Paul Arizin (1928-2006)
Dec 12 American College/Basketball HOF small forward (NBA C'ship 1956; 10 x NBA All Star; NBA scoring champion 1952, 57; Philadelphia Warriors), dies in his sleep at 78
- Dec 13 Lamar Hunt, American sports executive and NFL owner (KC Chiefs), dies at 74
- Dec 15 Clay Regazzoni, Swiss Formula One driver, dies at 67
- Dec 17 Larry Sherry, American baseball pitcher (World Series MVP 1959, LA Dodgers), dies at 71
- Dec 21 Scobie Breasley, Australian jockey (b. 1914)
- Dec 21 Sydney Wooderson, English athlete dubbed "The Mighty Atom" (world record 1937), dies at 92
- Dec 22 Elena Mukhina, Russian gymnast (3 x World C'ship gold 1978; 2 x World Cup gold 1977), dies of complications from quadriplegia at 46
- Dec 23 Johnny Vincent, English footballer for Birmingham City and Middlesbrough (b. 1947)
- Dec 30 Michel Plasse, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1948)
- Dec 31 Liese Prokop, Austrian pentathlete (Olympic silver 1968), dies at 65
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