- Dec 1 Tommy Henrich, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1942, 1947–50; World Series 1938, 41, 47, 49, 51; NY Yankees), dies of a stroke at 96
- Dec 2 Foge Fazio, American college football coach (University of Pittsburgh), dies of leukemia at 71
- Dec 11 Claudia Boyarskikh, Soviet cross country skier (5 Olympic gold 1964, 1968), dies at 70
- Dec 14 Alan A'Court, English footballer, dies at 75
- Dec 17 Chris Henry, American football player (b. 1983)
- Dec 23 Grayson Shillingford, West Indian cricket fast bowler (7 Tests, 15 wickets, BB 3/63; Windward Islands), dies at 65
- Dec 24 George Michael, American sportscaster (The George Michael Sports Machine) (b. 1939)
- Dec 26 Arthur McIntyre, English cricket wicket-keeper (3 Tests, 8 dismissals; Surrey CCC, MCC), dies at 91
- Dec 29 Steve Williams, American professional wrestler, known as "Dr. Death", and USFL football player, dies of throat cancer at 49
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