Athletes and Sports Stars Born in April 1928

Earl Lloyd (1928-2015)

Apr 3 1st African American basketball player in the NBA, born in Alexandria, Virginia

Paul Arizin (1928-2006)

Apr 9 American College/Basketball HOF small forward (NBA C'ship 1956; 10 x NBA All Star; NBA scoring champion 1952, 57; Philadelphia Warriors), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Apr 14 Gene Corrigan, American lacrosse player, coach and college athletics administrator (President of the NCAA 1995-97), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2020)
Apr 16 Dick 'Night Train' Lane, American Pro Football HOF cornerback (7 x Pro Bowl; 7 x First-team All-Pro; LA Rams, Chicago Cardinals, Detroit Lions), born in Austin, Texas (d. 2002)
Apr 18 Ken Colyer, British New Orleans jazz devotee trumpeter, cornetist, and bandleader, born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England (d. 1988)
Apr 20 Johnny Gavin, Irish soccer winger (7 caps Rep. Ireland; Norwich City 312 games), born in Limerick, Ireland (d. 2007)
Apr 20 Robert Byrne, American chess player (FIDE Grandmaster), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2013)
Apr 24 Tommy Docherty, Scottish soccer midfielder (25 caps; Preston North End) and manager (Chelsea, QPR, Scotland, Manchester United), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2020)
Apr 28 Manuel Muñoz, Chilean soccer striker (26 caps; CSD Colo-Colo), born in Tocopilla, Chile (d. 2022)