Fausto Coppi (1919-1960)
Jan 2 Italian cyclist (Giro d'Italia 1940, 47, 49, 52-53; Tour de France 1949, 52; World Championship gold Individual pursuit 1947, road race 1953), dies from malaria at 40
- Jan 5 Donald Knight, English cricket batsman (2 Tests; Surrey CCC, Oxford University CC), dies at 65
- Jan 7 Dorothea Lambert Chambers, British tennis player (Wimbledon 1903-04, 06, 10-11, 13-14), dies at 81
- Jan 10 Jack Laviolette, Canadian ice hockey player, dies at 80
- Feb 5 Louis Stricker, South African cricketer (South African open bat in 13 Tests 1909-12), dies at 75
- May 6 Vern Bickford, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1949; no-hitter 1950; Boston / Milwaukee Braves), dies from cancer at 39
- May 12 Prince Aly Khan [Ali Salman Aga Khan], Pakistani socialite, jockey, political ambassador and third husband to Rita Hayworth, dies from injuries sustained in a car accident at 48
- May 17 Ioannis Georgiadis, Greek fencer (Olympic gold sabre 1896), dies at 84
- Jun 1 Lester Patrick, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman (6 x Stanley Cups as player, coach and manager), dies from a heart attack at 76
- Jun 25 Tommy Corcoran, American baseball shortstop (MLB shortstop game assist record 14), dies at 91
- Jun 26 John B. Kelly, American rower and father of Grace Kelly (3 x Olympic gold 1920, 24), dies of intestinal cancer at 70
Lottie Dod (1871-1960)
Jun 27 British all-round athlete (Wimbledon 1887-88, 1891-93), dies at 88
- Jun 29 Frank Patrick, Canadian Hockey HOF pioneer (Stanley Cup 1915 Vancouver Millionaires; introduced uniform numbers, blue line, penalty shots) and coach (Boston Bruins 1934-36), dies at 74
- Jul 9 Vallance Jupp, cricketer (28 wkts in 8 Tests for England 1921-28), dies
- Aug 14 Fred Clarke, American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder and manager (Louisville Colonels, Pittsburgh Pirates; World Series 1909 [PP]), dies at 87
- Aug 16 Errol Holmes, cricketer (batted in 5 Tests for England 1935), dies
- Aug 22 Eduard Pütsep, Estonian wrestler (b. 1898)
- Sep 18 John Evans, English cricket batsman (1 Test) and author ('The Escaping Club'), dies at 71
- Sep 26 William Ling, South African cricketer (batsman in 6 Tests 1921-23), dies at 68
- Nov 3 Bobby Wallace, Baseball HOF shortstop, pitcher (Temple Cup 1895 Cleveland Spiders) and manager (St. Louis Browns, Cincinnati Reds), dies at 86
- Nov 11 Red Byron, American auto racer (NASCAR Strictly Stock Series C'ship 1949), dies from a heart attack at 45
- Nov 12 John Trim, cricketer (occasional WI quick 1948-52, 18 wkts), dies at 45
- Nov 26 Helen Hellwig, American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1894), dies at 86
- Nov 27 Frederick Fane, English cricket batsman (14 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 143; Essex CCC, Oxford University CC, London County CC), dies at 85
- Dec 10 Ernie Quigley, Canadian Basketball HOF official (St. Mary's College, Kansas Uni), basketball umpire (1936 Olympics), MLB umpire (6xWorld Series) & football referee, dies at 80
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