- Sep 2 Bob Mathias, American decathlete (Olympic gold 1948, 52) and congressman, dies of cancer at 75
- Sep 2 Charlie Williams MBE, English soccer defender (Doncaster Rovers 151 games) and comedian, dies from Parkinson's disease at 78
- Sep 4 Giacinto Facchetti, Italian soccer left-back (94 caps; Inter Milan 476 games), dies at 64
- Sep 8 Erk Russell, American football, basketball, baseball and track coach, dies at 80
- Sep 8 Peter Brock, Australian auto racer (3 x Australian Touring Car C'ship; 9 x Bathurst 500/1000; 9 x Sandown Endurance), dies in a rally crash at 61
Patty Berg (1918-2006)
Sep 10 American golfer (15 major titles, US Open 1946), dies of Alzheimer's disease at 88
Sofia Muratova (1929-2006)
Sep 25 Soviet-Russian gymnast (1952-60 Olympics: 6 gold, 3 silver & 4 bronze medals), dies at 77
Byron Nelson (1912-2006)
Sep 26 American golfer (winner 5 major titles; record 19 tournaments 1945), dies of a blood disorder at 94
- Sep 29 Walter Hadlee, New Zealand cricket batsman (11 Tests, 1 x 100, 2 x 50; Canterbury; father of Richard, Dayle & Barry), dies from a stroke at 91
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