- Dec 1 Rick Majerus, American college basketball coach (5 × WAC Coach of the Year; Uni of Utah), dies of heart failure at 64
- Dec 4 Miguel Calero, Colombian soccer goalkeeper (50 caps; Copa América 2001; Pachuca), dies from cerebral thrombosis at 41
- Dec 7 Art Larsen, American tennis player (US Open 1950), dies at 87
- Dec 9 Alexander Moulton, English engineer and bicycle designer (folding bicycle), dies at 92
- Dec 11 Colleen Walker, American golfer (du Maurier Classic 1997), dies of cancer at 56
- Dec 14 Klaus Köste, German gymnast, dies at 69
- Dec 19 Larry Morris, American College Football HOF iinebacker (NCAA C'ship 1952 Georgia Tech; NFL C'ship 1963 Chicago Bears), dies at 79
- Dec 20 Eagle Keys, American Canadian Football Hall of Fame linebacker and coach (Grey Cup champion 1949, 54-56, 66; Edmonton Eskimos, Saskatchewan R'riders), dies at 89
- Dec 22 Arkady Vorobyov, Russian weightlifter (Olympic gold Middle-heavyweight 1956, 60), dies at 88
- Dec 25 Othmar Schneider, Austrian alpine skier (Olympic gold men's slalom, silver downhill 1952), dies at 84
- Dec 27 Valentin Boreyko, Russian rower (Olympic gold coxless pair [Oleg Golovanov] 1960), dies at 79
- Dec 28 Emmanuel Scheffer, Israeli soccer coach (Israel 1968–70, 78–79; only World Cup appearance 1970), dies at 88
Tony Greig (1946-2012)
Dec 29 English cricket captain, all-rounder (1972-77) and commentator, dies from a heart attack at 66
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