- Feb 1 Dick Rathmann, American auto racer (first Indy pole-sitter to complete no laps), dies at 74
- Feb 8 Derrick Thomas, American Pro and College Football Hall of Fame linebacker / end (Pro Bowl 1989–97; First-team All-Pro 1990–92; KC Chiefs), dies of a pulmonary embolism at 33
- Feb 8 Sid Abel, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings), dies at 81
- Feb 9 Beau Jack, American boxer (NYSAC world lightweight champion 1942-44), dies of complications from Parkinson's disease at 78
Tom Landry (1924-2000)
Feb 12 American NFL player, 1949-55 (NY Giants) and coach, 1960-88 (Dallas Cowboys), dies of leukemia at 75
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