- Apr 1 John McSherry, American MLB baseball umpire, 1971-96 (World Series - 1977, 87; All-Star Game - 1975, 82, 91), dies of a heart attack behind the plate on Opening Day in Cincinnati, Ohio at 51
- Apr 4 Barney Ewell, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x100m relay, silver 100m, 200m 1948; equal WR 100m 1948), dies at 78
- Apr 16 George Abel, Canadian ice hockey player (Olympic gold 1952), dies at 80
- Apr 18 Hubert Opperman, Australian road cyclist, politician (multi-distance world records), dies of heart failure at 91
- Apr 19 Norman Oldfield, English cricketer (scored 99 runs in Test for England), dies at 84
- Apr 21 Abdul Hafeez Kardar, Pakistani cricketer and politician (captained Pakistan's 1st Test, prev played for India), dies at 71
- Apr 21 Jimmy "the Greek" Snyder, sportscaster, LV bookmaker (The NFL Today; fired for racist remarks), dies of a heart attack at 77
- Apr 22 Harold "Jug" McSpaden, American golfer, course designer (17 PGA Tour wins), dies of carbon monoxide poisoning at 87
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