- Oct 6 Bill O'Reilly, cricketer (great leggie, 774 wickets at 16 60), dies
- Oct 22 Red Barber, sportscaster (Dodgers, Yankees), dies at 84
- Oct 26 Dottie Green, female baseball player (Peaches), dies of cancer at 71
- Oct 27 Roy Marshall, West Indian cricketer (143 runs for WI, 35725 runs overall), dies at 62