Athletes and Sports Stars Born in April 1940

John Havlicek (1940-2019)

Apr 8 American College/Basketball Hall of Fame small forward (8 x NBA C'ship Boston Celtics; 13 x NBA All Star; 4 x All-NBA First Team), born in Martin's Ferry, Ohio

Apr 9 Jimmy Roberts, Canadian ice hockey defenceman (NHL All Star 1965, 69, 70; Stanley Cup 1965, 66, 73, 76, 77; Montreal Canadiens), born in Toronto (d. 2015)
Apr 11 Wladyslaw Komar, Polish athlete (Olympic gold shot put 1972) and actor, born in Kaunas, Lithuania (d. 1998)
Apr 12 Duncan Fearnley, English cricket entrepreneur (Duncan Fearnley cricket bats), born in Pudsey, Yorkshire, England (d. 2024)
Apr 12 Woodie Fryman, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1968, 76; Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos), born in Ewing, Kentucky (d. 2011)
Apr 13 Max Mosley, British auto racer and lawyer (President Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile [FIA] 1993-2009), born in London, England (d. 2021)
Apr 13 Mike Beuttler, British racing driver, born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 1988)
Apr 15 Edy Hubacher, Swiss 4-man bobsled (Olympic gold 1972), born in Bern, Switzerland

Willie Davis (1940-2010)

Apr 15 American MLB center fielder (LA Dodgers), born in Mineral Springs, Arkansas

Apr 16 David Holford, West Indian cricket all-rounder (24 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 105no, 51 wickets, BB 5/23; Barbados), born in Upper Collymore Rock, Saint Michael, Barbados
Apr 16 Dick Versace, American basketball coach (Bradley University, Indiana Pacers), broadcaster (TNT) and executive (GM Memphis Grizzlies), born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina (d. 2022)
Apr 17 John McCririck, English horse racing broadcaster, born in Surbiton, England (d. 2019)
Apr 18 Ed Garvey, American labor leader (NFL Players Association), born in Burlington, Wisconsin (d. 2017)
Apr 18 Jaak Lipso, Estonian basketball center (FIBA World C'ship gold 1967 USSR; Olympic silver 1964, bronze 1968; CSKA Moscow), born in Tallinn, Estonia (d. 2023)
Apr 20 George Andrie, American football defensive end (Super Bowl 1971; First Team All Pro 1969; 5 x Pro Bowl; Dallas Cowboys), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan (d. 2018)
Apr 24 David Larter, Scottish cricket fast bowler (10 Tests England, 37 wickets; Northamptonshire), born in Inverness, Scotland
Apr 25 Frank Foster, English rugby league lock (1 Test GB; Workington Town, Hull Kingston Rovers, Bradford Northern) and coach (Barrow, Whitehaven), born in Maryport, England (d. 2019)
Apr 26 Cliff Watson, English rugby league front rower (30 Tests GB, 4 England; St Helens 373 games, Cronulla-Sutherland), born in London, England (d. 2018)
Apr 26 Ronney Pettersson, Swedish soccer goalkeeper (17 caps; IFK Skövde, Djurgårdens IF, Hudiksvalls ABK), born in Países Nórdicos, Sweden (d. 2022)
Apr 29 Brian Taber, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (16 Tests, 60 dismissals; NSW), born in Wagga Wagga, Australia (d. 2023)