- Apr 4 Guy Chamberlin, American College/Pro Football HOF end (Uni of Nebraska; 5×NFL C'ship; First-team All-Pro 1920), dies at 73
- Apr 4 Héctor Scarone, Uruguayan soccer forward (51 caps; Nacional, FC Barcelona, FC Inter Milan, Palermo FC), dies at 68
- Apr 17 Giorgio Cesana, Italian coxswain (Olympic gold 1906), dies at 75
- Apr 18 Karl Miller, German soccer defender (12 caps; Dresdner SC), dies at 53
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