- Jan 9 Wayne Munn, wrestler (b. 1896)
- Mar 28 Ban Johnson, American baseball executive, founder and President of the American League, dies after a long illness at 67
- Mar 31 Knute Rockne, American College Football Hall of Fame receiver, coach, (Notre Dame, 13 National titles), dies in a plane crash at 43
- Apr 25 Bert Hopkins, Australian cricketer (20 Tests for Aust, 509 runs), dies at 56
- Apr 30 Sammy Woods, Australian cricketer (3 Tests for Australia, 3 for England), dies at 64
- May 5 Glen Kidston, British aviator and racing driver (b. 1899)
- Jul 7 Johannes "Kodgee" Kotze, South African cricketer (South Africa 1902-07), dies at 51
- Jul 16 Charles Studd, English cricket all-rounder (5 Tests; Middlesex) and missionary (Cambridge Seven), dies from untreated gallstones at 70
- Aug 2 Kinue Hitomi, Japanese athlete (World record women's 100m, 200m, long jump, triple jump; Olympic silver 800m 1928), dies from pneumonia at 24
- Sep 5 John Thomson, football player who died in an accidental collision during a match (b. 1909)
- Sep 20 Sam Morris, cricketer (one Test Aust v Eng 1884), dies
- Oct 2 Thomas Lipton, Scottish yachtsman (5-time America's Cup challenger) and tea merchant (Lipton Tea), dies at 81
- Oct 2 George Bradley, American baseball pitcher (first no-hitter in MLB history 1876; NL ERA leader 1876), dies at 79
- Oct 24 Murray Bisset, South African cricketer (South African wicket-keeper 1899 & 1910), dies at 55
- Oct 26 Charles Comiskey, American baseball player, team owner and manager (Chicago White Sox), dies at 72
- Nov 2 Henry Musgrove, Australian cricket batsman (1 Test 1885), dies at 72
- Nov 6 Jack Chesbro, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (NY Highlanders - won 41 games 1904), dies of heart attack at 57