- Oct 9 Tom Cheek, American sportscaster (Voice of the Toronto Blue Jays), dies at 66
- Oct 15 Jason Collier, American basketball player, dies of an enlarged heart at 28
- Oct 18 Bill King, American sports broadcaster (b. 1927)
- Oct 18 Johnny Haynes, English soccer forward (56 caps; Fulham 594 games), dies of a brain haemorrhage at 71
- Oct 28 Bob Broeg, American sportswriter (St. Louis Cardinals for St. Louis Post-Dispatch; National Sportscasters and Sportswriters HOF), dies at 87
Al López (1908-2005)
Oct 30 American Baseball HOF catcher (MLB All-Star 1934, 41; Brooklyn Dodgers; Boston Bees, Pittsburgh Pirates) and manager (AL Manager of the Year 1959 Chicago WS; Cleveland Indians), dies at 97
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