- Apr 3 Marshall Goldberg, American College Football HOF back (Uni of Pittsburgh; All Pro, Pro Bowl 1941; Chicago Cardinals), dies at 88
- Apr 6 Maggie Dixon, American college basketball coach (b. 1977)
- Apr 9 Billy Hitchcock, American baseball player, coach, and official (b. 1916)
- Apr 13 Bill Baker, American baseball player, dies at 95
- Apr 15 Louise Smith, American auto racer (tied for 2nd woman to race in top level NASCAR), dies of cancer at 89
- Apr 18 John Lyall, English soccer manager (West Ham United 1974-89; FA Cup 1980), dies from a heart attack at 66
- Apr 21 Telê Santana, Brazilian soccer winger (Fluminense FC 557 games) and manager (Brazil, Flamengo, Fluminense, Palmeiras, São Paulo), dies from an abdominal infection at 74
- Apr 23 Steve Stavro, Canadian businessman and sports executive (owner Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors) and thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder (Knob Hill Stable, Newmarket Ontario), dies at
- Apr 24 Brian Labone, English soccer defender (26 caps; Everton FC 451 games), dies at 66
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