- Sep 2 Concetto Lo Bello, Italian intl soccer judge, dies
- Sep 6 Bob Goldham, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1922)
- Sep 10 Jack Crawford, Australian tennis player (6 Grand Slam singles titles), dies at 83
- Sep 13 Metin Oktay, Turkish football player (b. 1936)
- Sep 13 Paul Thompson, Canadian ice hockey forward (1926-39), won 3 Stanley Cups (1928 with NY Rangers, 1934 and 1938 with Chicago Black Hawks), and Black Hawks coach (1938-45), dies at 84
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