Gil Hodges (1924-1972)
Apr 2 American Baseball HOF 1st baseman (8 x MLB All Star; Brooklyn/LA Dodgers; NY Mets; World Series 1955, 59, 69; Gold Glove Award 1957–59) and manager (Washington Senators, NY Mets), dies of a heart attack at 47
- Apr 2 Toshitsugu Takamatsu, Japanese Martial Arts Grandmaster (b. 1887)
Sherwin Badger (1901-1972)
Apr 8 American figure skater (US singles championship 1920-24; Olympic silver pairs [with Beatrix Loughran] 1932), dies at 70
- Apr 19 Billy Burke, American golfer (US Open 1931), dies at 69
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