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See also:
1988 in sports,
other events of 1989,
1990 in sports and the
list of 'years in sports'.
- August 24 - Following an investigation that he gambled on baseball, superstar player Pete Rose is banned from baseball for life.
Men's Golf
Women's Golf
- Secretariat - thoroughbred race horse
- January 9 - Bill Terry[?], Major League Baseball player (1923-1936)
- January 21 - Carl Furillo[?], Major League Baseball player (1946-1960)
- February 17 - Lefty Gomez[?], New York Yankees pitcher (1930-1943)
- February 10 - Dan Kelly[?], NHL sportscaster
- March 18 - Piet Kruiver[?], Dutch soccer player
- April 12 - Sugar Ray Robinson, boxing champion
- June 17 - John Matusek[?] 38, NFL player with Oakland Raiders
- June 22 - Lee Calhoun[?], Olympic Gold Medal hurdler
- July 18 - Donnie Moore[?] 35, Major League Baseball pitcher, suicide
- August 13 - Tim Richmond[?], NASCAR driver
- August 18 - Bert Oosterbosch[?] 32, cyclist, world professional pursuit champion
- September 10 - Jeff Stollmeyer[?], President, West Indies Cricket Board, murdered
- September 15 - Harry Cave[?], New Zealand cricketer
- October 4 - Norman Yardley[?], English cricketer
- December 25 - Billy Martin[?], New York Yankees manager, auto accident
- December 26 - Doug Harvey[?], NHL superstar defenseman (1947-1969)
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