- Apr 1 Ioannis Kyrastas, Greek soccer midfielder (46 caps; Olympiacos; Panathinaikos) and manager (Panathinaikos), dies from septicaemia at 51
- Apr 4 Alberic Schotte, Belgian cyclist (World C'ship gold road race 1948, 50), dies at 84
- Apr 6 Lou Berberet, American MLB baseball catcher. 1954-60 (New York Yankees, Washington Senators, and 2 other teams), dies at 74
- Apr 8 Enda Colleran, Gaelic footballer (b. 1941)
- Apr 8 Frank Chamberlain, English cricketer and CEO (Test & County Cricket Board), dies at 78
- Apr 22 Pat Tillman, American football player and U.S. Army Ranger, killed in action at 27
- Apr 24 Willie Watson, English cricket batsman (23 Tests, 2 x 100s) and soccer midfielder (4 caps; Sunderland), dies at 84
- Apr 29 Sid Smith, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1925)
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