- Sep 6 Sören Nordin, Swedish harness racing driver and trainer (b. 1917)
- Sep 7 Don Haskins, American College Basketball Hall of Fame coach (Texas El Paso 1961-99; NCAA Tournament 1966), dies at 78
- Sep 8 Evan Tanner, American mixed martial arts fighter and UFC Champion, dies of heat exposure in the California desert at 37
- Sep 24 Mickey Vernon, American baseball first baseman (7 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1960; AL batting champion 1946, 53), dies at 90
Paul Newman (1925-2008)
Sep 26 American actor (Hud, Hombre, Hustler), auto racer and team owner (Newman/Haas Racing) and charity food company founder (Newman's Own), dies of lung cancer at 83
- Sep 28 Andrzej Badeński, Polish athlete (400 metres)
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