- Aug 2 Brian Smith, Canadian sportscaster and NHL player, dies at 54 after being shot the previous day
- Aug 3 Harry Craft, American MLB baseball player and manager, dies at 80
- Aug 4 Dick Bartell, American baseball shortstop (MLB All Star 1933, 37; Philadelphia Phillies, New York Giants), dies from Alzheimer's disease at 87
Mickey Mantle (1931-1995)
Aug 13 American Baseball HOF outfielder (1956 Triple Crown; 20 x MLB All Star; 7 × World Series; 3 × AL MVP; NY Yankees), dies of liver cancer at 63
- Aug 20 William Kennedy, baseball player, dies at 76
- Aug 21 Ken Rickards, West Indies cricketer (104 runs at 34 66 for WI 1948-52), dies at 71
- Aug 21 Len Martin, Australian sports broadcaster (BBC Grandstand), dies at 76
- Aug 21 Manfred Donike, German cyclist and chemist drug test pioneer, dies at 61
- Aug 23 Johnny Carey, Irish professional footballer, dies at 76
- Aug 25 John Brunner, Britsih sci-fi author (100th Millennium), dies at 60
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