Athletes Who Died on April 18
- 1925 Charles Ebbets, American sports executive (co-owner of Brooklyn Dodgers 1897-1902), dies at 65
- 1947 Benny Leonard, American boxer (world lightweight title 1917-25), dies from a heart attack at 51
- 1955 Don Blackie, Australian cricket spin bowler (3 Tests, 14 wickets, BB 6/94; Victoria), dies at 46
- 1967 Karl Miller, German soccer defender (12 caps; Dresdner SC), dies at 53
- 1974 John Henry Lewis, American boxer (World Light-Heavyweight champion, 1935-38), dies of emphysema and Parkinson's at 59
- 1977 Irene Steer, Welsh swimmer (Olympic gold GB 4 x 100m relay 1912), dies at 87
- 1983 Alan Melville, South African cricket batsman (11 Tests, 4 x 100, HS 189; Natal, Oxford University CC, Sussex CCC, Transvaal), dies at 72
- 1993 Masahiko Kimura, Japanese judoka, dies at 75
- 1994 Bill Rexford, American auto racer (NASCAR Grand National Series championship 1950, youngest Cup champion [23]), dies at 67
- 1996 Hubert Opperman, Australian road cyclist, politician (multi-distance world records), dies of heart failure at 91
- 2005 Sam Mills, American football player, dies at 46
- 2006 John Lyall, English soccer manager (West Ham United 1974-89; FA Cup 1980), dies from a heart attack at 66
- 2011 Mason Rudolph, American golfer (Ryder Cup 1971; PGA C'ship 1973 3rd), dies at 76
- 2011 Olubayo Adefemi, Nigerian footballer, dies at 25
- 2020 François Lafortune Jr., Belgian rifle shooter (7 x Olympic Games 1952-1976, 50m Rifle, Prone Position), dies from Parkinson's disease at 87
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