- Oct 2 Bill Bidwill, American NFL team owner (St. Louis/Arizona Cardinals 1962-2019), dies at 88
- Oct 5 Andy Etchebarren, American baseball catcher (Baltimore Orioles - World Series champion 1966, 1970; MLB All Star 1966,1967), dies at 76
- Oct 6 Masaichi Kaneda, Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (only Japanese pitcher to win 400 games; perfect game 1957), dies at 86
- Oct 9 Andrés Gimeno, Spanish tennis player (French Open 1972), dies from cancer at 82
- Oct 21 Willie Brown, American Pro Football Hall of Fame cornerback, coach and executive (Super Bowl 1976, 80, 84; Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders), dies at 78
- Oct 23 Bernie Parrish, American football cornerback (Pro Bowl 1960, 63; Cleveland Browns; best-selling book, 'They Call It A Game'), dies of prostate cancer at 83
- Oct 26 Enriqueta Basilio, Mexican track and field athlete, and first woman to light the Olympic Cauldron (Mexico City, 1968), dies of pneumonia at 71
- Oct 28 Al Bianchi, American basketball guard (Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers), ABA Coach of the Year 1971 and NY Knicks general manager (1987-91), dies from heart failure at 87
- Oct 30 Don Fraser, American boxing promoter (LA venues; Sugar Ray Robinson, Ruben Olivares, George Foreman; known for colourful wardrobe, offbeat PR gimmicks), dies at 92
- Oct 30 Ron Fairly, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1973 Montreal Expos, 1977 Toronto Blue Jays; World Series 1959, 63, 65 LA Dodgers) and broadcaster (California Angels radio/television; KNBR SF Giants), dies from cancer at 81
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