- Apr 1 Lou Gorman, American baseball executive (general manager Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox), dies at 82
- Apr 2 Larry Finch, American college basketball coach (University of Memphis 1986-97), dies at 60
- Apr 10 Homer Smith, American football coach (b. 1931)
- Apr 10 Mikhail Rusyayev, Russian footballer (b. 1964)
- Apr 12 Eddie Joost, American baseball shortstop (MLB All Star 1949, 52; World Series 1940 Cincinnati Reds; Philadelphia Athletics) and manager (Philadelphia A's), dies at 94
- Apr 16 Gerry Alexander, West Indian cricket wicket-keeper (25 Tests, top score 108, 90 dismissals), dies at 82
- Apr 18 Mason Rudolph, American golfer (Ryder Cup 1971; PGA C'ship 1973 3rd), dies at 76
- Apr 18 Olubayo Adefemi, Nigerian footballer, dies at 25
Grete Waitz (1953-2011)
Apr 19 Norwegian long distance athlete (9 x NYC Marathon titles; World C'ship gold 1983; 5 x gold World Cross Country; WR x 4), dies of cancer at 57
- Apr 22 Wiel Coerver, Dutch soccer manager (developer of Coerver Method, football coaching technique), dies of pneumonia at 86
- Apr 24 Colin Snedden, New Zealand cricket spin bowler (1 Test; Auckland), dies at 93
- Apr 25 (Fletcher) Joe Perry, American AAFC/NFL Hall of Fame fullback, 1948-63, 3X Pro Bowl (San Francisco 49ers; Baltimore Colts), and US Navy veteran, dies of complications from dementia at 84
- Apr 30 Emilio Navarro, Puerto Rican baseball player, dies at 105
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