- Jan 2 Graham Sharp, British figure skater (World C'ship, European C'ship 1939), dies at 77
- Jan 7 Harry Golombek, British chess grandmaster, author (3-time British champion), dies at 83
- Jan 8 Carlos Monzón, Argentine boxer (Undisputed world middleweight champion 1970-74, 76-77), dies in a car accident at 52
- Jan 9 Gisela Mauermeyer, German discus thrower (Olympic gold 1936), dies at 81
- Jan 18 Ron Luciano, American baseball umpire in the American League (1969-79), dies at 57
- Jan 21 Philippe Casado, Moroccan-French bicyclist, dies at 30
- Jan 26 Vic Buckingham, English soccer player and trainer (Ajax), dies at 79
- Jan 29 Dickie Burnell, British rower (Olympic gold double sculls 1948), dies at 77
- Jan 30 George Poyser, English soccer defender (Brentford) and manager (Notts County, Manchester City), dies at 84
- Jan 31 Sir John Smith, English soccer administrator (chairman Liverpool F.C. 1973-90), dies at 74
Fred Perry (1909-1995)
Feb 2 English tennis player/broadcaster (8 x Grand Slam singles, 6 x Grand Slam doubles titles; Davis Cup 1933, 34, 35, 36), dies of broken ribs at 85
- Feb 4 Godfrey Brown, British athlete, 4 X 400m runner (Olympic gold 1936), dies at 79
- Feb 4 Manohar Hardikar, Indian cricketer (batted in 2 Tests India v WI 1958-59), dies at 58
- Feb 4 Roel Wiersma, Dutch soccer star (PSV), dies at 62
- Feb 12 Nat Holman, American Basketball HOF coach (NCAA, NIT C'ships 1950 CCNY), dies at 98
- Feb 14 Nigel Finch, English TV director and film-maker (Chelsea Hotel; Vampyr; Stonewall), dies from AIDS-related illness at 45
- Feb 28 (Herman) "Ace" Wallace, American St. Louis blues guitarist and singer, dies at 69
- Feb 28 Keith Rigg, Australian cricket batsman (8 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 127; Victoria), dies at 88
- Mar 1 César Rodríguez Álvarez, Spanish soccer forward (12 caps; Barcelona) and manager (Zaragoza, Barcelona), dies at 74
- Mar 5 Gregg Hansford, Australian motorcycle racer (10 x GP wins) and touring car racer (Bathurst 1993), dies in a race accident at 42
- Mar 10 Richard Baerlein, British horse racing journalist (Evening Standard 1947-57, Observer 1963-95, Guardian 1968-95), and author, dies at 84
- Mar 13 Leon Day, American Baseball HOF pitcher (9 x NgL All Star; NgL World Series 1946; Brooklyn/Newark Eagles, Baltimore Elite Giants), dies of heart failure at 78
Florence Chadwick (1918-1995)
Mar 15 American swimmer who was the 1st woman to swim the English Channel in both directions, dies of leukemia at 76
- Mar 20 Merv Harvey, Australian cricketer (scored 12 & 31 in Test Aus v Eng 46-47), dies at 76
- Mar 23 Davie Cooper, Scottish soccer winger (22 caps; Clydebank, Rangers 376 games, Motherwell), dies of a subarachnoid haemorrhage at 39
- Mar 29 Terry Moore, American baseball outfielder (World Series 1942, 46; 4 x MLB All Star; St. Louis Cardinals) and manager (Philadelphia Phillies 1954), dies at 82
- Mar 30 Tony Lock, English cricket spin bowler (49 Tests, 174 wickets, BB 7/35, 2 x 50; Surrey CCC, Western Australia, Leicestershire CCC), dies from cancer at 65
- Mar 31 Gustav-Adolf Boltenstern, Swedish equestrian (Olympic gold team dressage 1952, 56; silver 1932, bronze 1948), dies at 90
- Apr 2 Harvey Penick, American golfer, coach, author (World Golf Hall of Fame), dies of degenerative arthritis at 90
- Apr 8 Maurice Allom, English cricketer (14 Test wickets-NZ debut hat-trick), dies at 89
- Apr 17 Anton Murray, South African cricket all-rounder (10 Tests; 1 x 100; 18 wickets), dies at 72
- Apr 20 R E S Wyatt, cricketer (England captain 16 times), dies
- Apr 21 Bob Wyatt, English cricket all-rounder and captain (40 Tests, 2 x 100, HS 149, 18 wickets; Warwickshire CCC, Worcestershire CCC), dies at 93
- Apr 21 Stafford Heginbotham, British toymaker (Tebro Toys) and Bradford Football Club Chairman (during time of the fire), dies at 61
- Apr 23 Howard Cosell, American sports journalist (Monday Night Football), dies at 77
- Apr 23 John Stennis, American politician (Sen-D-MS), dies at 93
- Apr 28 Peaches Davis, American baseball pitcher, dies at 89
Mikhail Botvinnik (1911-1995)
May 5 Russian influential World Chess Champion, dies at 83
- May 6 Noel Brotherston, Irish soccer winger (27 caps Northern Ireland; Blackburn Rovers 317 games), dies of a heart attack at 38
- May 9 Percy Mansell, Rhodesian cricket all-rounder (13 Tests South Africa, 11 wickets, 2 x 50; Rhodesia), dies at 75
- May 17 Toe Blake, Canadian Hockey HOF left wing (Stanley Cup 1935 Montreal Maroons; 1944, 46 Montreal Canadiens) and coach (Stanley Cup 1956-60, 1965-66, 68 Montreal Canadiens), dies at 82
- May 18 Dorothy Poynton-Hill, American diver (Olympic gold 10m platform 1932, 36; silver springboard 1928, bronze 1936), dies at 79
- May 23 Dan Fortmann, American College/Pro Football HOF guard (3 × NFL C'ship 1940, 41, 43 Chicago Bears; 6 × First-team All-Pro; 3 × Pro Bowl), dies from Alzheimer's disease at 79
- May 25 Krešimir Ćosić, Croatian basketball player, dies at 46
- May 30 Ted Drake [Edward Joseph Drake], English footballer, dies at 82
- Jun 10 Lindsey Nelson, American sportscaster (NY Mets), dies at 76
- Jun 10 Ron Morrisby, Australian cricketer (prolific batsman for Tasmania 1931-52), dies
- Jun 23 Anatoly Tarasov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (considered as the father of Russian ice hockey), dies at 76
- Jun 24 Inshan Ali, West Indian cricketer (WI chinaman bowler 1971-77), dies at 45
- Jul 1 Bruce Mitchell, South African cricket opening batsman (42 Tests), dies at 86
- Jul 3 Pancho González, American tennis player (US National C'ships singles 1948-49; Wimbledon & French Open Doubles, 1949; 13 x Pro Grand Slam titles), dies of stomach cancer at 67
- Jul 15 Paula Myers-Pope, American platform diver, (2 silver, 1 bronze Olympics 1952-60), dies at 60
Juan Manuel Fangio (1911-1995)
Jul 16 Argentine auto racer (World F1 champion 1951, 1954-57), dies of kidney failure at 84
- Jul 17 Herbert Hippauf, baseball player, dies at 56
- Jul 18 Fabio Casartelli, Italian road cyclist (Olympic gold Individual road race 1992), dies in a race crash during the Tour de France at 24
- Jul 19 James Smiddy, American basketball coach (national high school record 1,216 wins; Charleston HS, Bradley Central HS), dies at 71
- Jul 22 Harold Larwood, England cricket fast bowler (21 Tests, Bodyline Series v Australia 1932-33), dies at 90
- Jul 22 Roley Jenkins, English cricket spin bowler (9 Tests, 32 wickets), dies at 76
Rick Ferrell (1905-1995)
Jul 27 American Baseball Hall of Fame catcher (8 x MLB All Star; Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators), dies of arrhythmia at 89
- Aug 2 Brian Smith, Canadian sportscaster and NHL player, dies at 54 after being shot the previous day
- Aug 3 Harry Craft, American MLB baseball player and manager, dies at 80
- Aug 4 Dick Bartell, American baseball shortstop (MLB All Star 1933, 37; Philadelphia Phillies, New York Giants), dies from Alzheimer's disease at 87
Mickey Mantle (1931-1995)
Aug 13 American Baseball HOF outfielder (1956 Triple Crown; 20 x MLB All Star; 7 × World Series; 3 × AL MVP; NY Yankees), dies of liver cancer at 63
- Aug 20 William Kennedy, baseball player, dies at 76
- Aug 21 Ken Rickards, West Indies cricketer (104 runs at 34 66 for WI 1948-52), dies at 71
- Aug 21 Len Martin, Australian sports broadcaster (BBC Grandstand), dies at 76
- Aug 21 Manfred Donike, German cyclist and chemist drug test pioneer, dies at 61
- Aug 23 Johnny Carey, Irish professional footballer, dies at 76
- Aug 25 John Brunner, Britsih sci-fi author (100th Millennium), dies at 60
- Sep 3 Alec Brown, English snooker player (Daily Mail Gold Cup 1939, 40; News of the World 1951), dies at 87
- Sep 6 Buster Mathis, American boxer (World Super Heavyweight title 1972), dies from heart failure at 52
- Sep 10 Molly Hide, English cricketer who captained England for 17 years, dies at 81
- Sep 11 Keith Odor, British racing driver, dies during a touring car race at 33
- Sep 13 Harold Sheperdson, British soccer trainer, dies at 76
- Sep 15 Gunnar Nordahl, Swedish soccer striker (33 caps; AC Milan; Olympic gold 1948), dies at 73
- Sep 17 Lucien Victor, Belgian road racing cyclist, dies at 64
- Sep 18 Oleg Tverdokhleb, Ukrainian athlete (b. 1969)
- Sep 20 Walter Haas Jr., American businessman and sports team owner (Levi Strauss & Co, Oakland A's), dies of prostate cancer at 79
- Sep 25 Dave Bowen, Welsh soccer wing-half (19 caps; Arsenal) and manager (Wales 1964-74; Northampton Town), dies at 67
- Oct 7 Louis Meyer, Indie 500 racer (3 wins), dies at 91
- Oct 9 Lord Home of Hirsel, cricket (Middlesex player later British PM), dies
- Oct 10 Edward Gill, baseball player, dies at 100
- Oct 13 Golfredo Corradetti, Canadian conductor, dies at 79
Bobby Riggs (1918-1995)
Oct 25 American tennis player ("The Battle of the Sexes", US Open 1939, 41), dies of prostate cancer at 77
- Oct 26 Agha Saadat Ali, Pakistani cricketer (8 not out in 1 inn for Pak 1956), dies at 66
- Oct 31 Dr. Hepcat [Lavad Durst], American blues piano player and singer-songwriter, radio DJ and baseball broadcaster, dies at 82
- Nov 1 Alun Pask, Welsh rugby union flanker (26 caps; British Lions 8 caps; Abertillery), dies at 58
- Nov 2 Bill Blair, American auto racer (NASCAR pioneer; 54 top-10 finishes), dies at 84
- Nov 10 Clairmonte Depeiaza, West Indian cricketer (world record partnership v Aust 1955), dies at 67
- Nov 14 Les Horvath, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback and halfback (Heisman Trophy 1944; first Ohio State player to win the award; National C'ship 1942), dies of heart failure at 74
- Nov 20 Sergei Grinkov, Russian figure skater (with Ekaterina Gordeeva - Pairs World Championship, 1986-87, 1989-90; Olympic gold, 1988 & 94), dies at 28 of a heart attack on the practice rink in Lake Placid, New York,
- Nov 23 Frank Hammond, American umpire, world's 1st professional tennis umpire, dies of ALS at 66
- Nov 27 Giancarlo Baghetti, Italian auto racer (French GP 1961) and journalist/photographer, dies from cancer at 60
- Nov 28 Brunhilde Hendrix, German relay runner (Olympic silver 1960), dies at 57
- Nov 30 Hopper Levett, English cricket wicket-keeper (1 Test, 3 dismissals; Kent CCC), dies at 87
- Dec 5 Bill Bruton, American baseball outfielder (NL stolen bases leader 1953-55 Milwaukee Braves), dies of a heart attack at 70
- Dec 14 Rob Harris, American sky surfer (World Champion 1994, 95), dies skydiving at 28
- Dec 23 Gabrielle Keiller, Scottish art collector, golfer, archaeological photographer, dies at 87
- Dec 25 Jimmy Boucher, Irish cricket all-rounder (28 first-class matches for Ireland; secretary Irish Cricket Union 1954-73), dies at 85
- Dec 27 Al Barlick, American Baseball Hall of Fame umpire (7 x World Series; 7 x MLB All Star games), dies at 80