- Oct 5 Dave Marr, American golfer (PGA Championship 1965), and broadcaster, dies of stomach cancer at 63
- Oct 6 Johnny Vander Meer, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1938-39, 42-43; World Series 1940; Cincinnati Reds), dies of an abdominal aneurysm at 82
- Oct 8 Robin Lee, American figure skater, dies at 77
- Oct 21 Dolph Camilli, Bkln Dodger/MVP (1941), dies at 90
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