- Apr 1 Jack Pardee, American College Football Hall of Fame linebacker (Texas A&M; NFL: LA Rams, Washington Redskins) and coach (Houston Oilers), dies at gallbladder cancer at 76
- Apr 1 Nicolae Martinescu, Romanian Greco-Roman wrestler (Olympic gold 100kg 1972), dies at 73
- Apr 2 Chuck Fairbanks, American football coach (New England Patriots 1973-78; University of Oklahoma 1967-72, University of Colorado 1979-81), dies from brain cancer at 79
- Apr 4 Ian Walsh, Australian rugby league hooker (25 Tests [10 as captain]; St. George RLFC) and coach (Australia 5 Tests; St. George, Parramatta), dies at 80
- Apr 6 Miguel Poblet, Spanish cyclist, 1944-62, dies at 85
- Apr 7 Marty Blake, NBA executive (GM Atlanta Hawks, NBA Director of Scouting), dies at 86
- Apr 11 Angela Voigt, German athlete (Olympic gold GDR long jump 1976), dies at 61
- Apr 11 Grady Hatton, American baseball player and manager, dies from natural causes at 90
- Apr 12 Marv Harshman, American College/Basketball HOF coach (Pacific Lutheran, Washington State Uni, Uni of Washington; Pac-10 Coach of the Year 1982, 84), dies at 95
- Apr 12 Robert Byrne, American chess player (FIDE Grandmaster), dies from Parkinson’s disease at 84
Pat Summerall (1930-2013)
Apr 16 American NFL player (NY Giants) and CBS sportscaster, dies from cardiac arrest at 82
- Apr 19 Mike Denness, English cricket batsman and captain (28 Tests, top score 188), dies from cancer at 72
- Apr 20 Nosher Powell, English actor and boxer, dies at 84
- Apr 24 Larry Felser, American sports columnist (Buffalo Courier-Express, The Buffalo Evening News, The Sporting News), dies at 80
- Apr 25 Rick Camp, American MLB pitcher, dies of natural causes at 59
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