- Jul 1 John Pont, American college football coach (Miami, Yale, Northwestern, Indiana), dies at 80
- Jul 4 Terrence Kiel, American Football Player (b. 1980)
- Jul 5 Hasan Doğan, 37th president of the Turkish Football Federation (b. 1956)
- Jul 10 Mike Souchak, American golfer (15 PGA Tour titles; Ryder Cup 1959, 61), dies of a heart attack at 81
- Jul 12 Bobby Murcer, American baseball outfielder (5-time MLB All Star), dies of brain cancer at 62
- Jul 15 Gyorgy Kolonics, Hungarian canoeist, Olympics medalist. (b. 1972)
- Jul 19 Eddie Fuller, South African cricket fast bowler (7 Tests, 22 wickets, BB 5/66; Western Province, Cumbria CCC), dies at 76
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