Apr 3 Sydney Burke, South African cricket fast bowler (2 Tests; 11-196 on Test debut v NZ 1961), dies at 83 Apr 6 Bob Cerv, American baseball player (Yankees), dies at 91 Apr 21 Ugo Ehiogu, English soccer defender (4 caps; Aston Villa, Middlesborough), dies from cardiac arrest at 44 Apr 23 Johnny Roe, Irish jockey (9 x Irish flat racing Champion Jockey; National Stakes 1971; 1000 Guineas Stakes 1975), dies at 79 Apr 23 Kenny Sears, American NBA player (NY Knicks), dies at 83 Apr 28 Luis Olmo, Puerto Rican NBA player (Brooklyn Dodgers), dies at 97 Mar 2017 Deaths in Sport by Year May 2017 Famous Sports Stars Baseball Players Basketball Stars Boxers Footballers NFL Stars Tennis Champions