- Oct 8 John McLendon, American basketball coach (b. 1915)
Wilt Chamberlain (1936-1999)
Oct 12 American College / Basketball HOF center (4 x NBA MVP; 13 x All Star; NBA C'ship 1967, 72 [MVP]; Philadelphia/SF Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, LA Lakers), dies of heart failure at 63
- Oct 20 Calvin Griffith, Canadian baseball team owner (Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins 1955-84), dies at 87
John Bromwich (1918-1999)
Oct 21 Australian tennis player (Australian C'ship 1939, 46 / 13 Grand Slam doubles titles), dies at 80
- Oct 22 Martin Donnelly, New Zealand cricket batsman (7 Tests, 1 x 100, 4 x 50, HS 206; Wellington, Canterbury) and rugby union centre (1 Test England 1947), dies at 82
Payne Stewart (1957-1999)
Oct 25 American golfer (US Open 1991, 99; PGA 1989), dies in a plane crash at 42
- Oct 31 Greg Moore, Canadian race car driver (b. 1975)
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