- 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 football manager (b. 1931)
- Apr 24 Steve Stavro, Canadian businessman and sports team owner (b. 1927)
- Apr 24 Brian Labone, English footballer (b. 1940)