- Jul 11 Arif Butt, Pakistani cricket pace bowler (3 Tests, 14 wickets; Lahore, Pakistan Railways), dies at 63
- Jul 14 John Ferguson Sr, Canadian hockey player, dies at 68
- Jul 16 Tom Brooks, Australian cricket umpire (23 Tests 1970-78), dies at 88
- Jul 20 Bill Flemming, American journalist and sportscaster (ABC's Wide World of Sports), dies at 80
- Jul 25 Bernd Jakubowski, German goalkeeper (b. 1952)
- Jul 26 Skip Prosser, American basketball coach (only coach to take 3 schools to NCAA Tournament in first year; Loyola [MD], Xavier, Wake Forest), dies from heart attack at 56
- Jul 29 Jim David, American NFL defensive back (Pro Bowl 1954-59; NFL Champion 1952-53, 57; Detroit Lions), dies at 79
Bill Walsh (1931-2007)
Jul 30 American Pro Football HOF coach (Super Bowl 1981, 84, 88; NFL Coach of the Year 1981; SF 49ers; Stanford University 1977–78), dies of leukemia at 75