Birthdays in Sport in 1956

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 215

Eddie Murray

Feb 24 Eddie Murray, 1st baseman (Orioles, Dodgers, Cleveland Indians), born in Los Angeles, California

Feb 25 Davie Cooper, soccer star
Feb 28 Jimmy Nicholl, Canadian-born Northern Irish footballer
Mar 1 Balwinder Singh Sandhu, cricketer (Sikh pace bowler 1983 World Cup)
Mar 1 Mark Todd, UK, NZ equestrian 3 day event (Olympics 1996)
Mar 3 Jim Barton, American sailor (1996 Olympic bronze in Soling class), born in Lincoln, Nebraska
Mar 3 John F Reid, cricketer (New Zealand batsman of 70's/80's)
Mar 3 Zbigniew Boniek, Polish footballer
Mar 6 Peter Roebuck, English cricketer and journalist, born in Oddington, Oxfordshire, England (d. 2011)
Mar 8 Laurie Cunningham, English former footballer (d. 1989)
Mar 9 Mark Dantonio, American football coach for Michigan State University, born in El Paso, Texas
Mar 10 Janet Anderson, West Sunbury PA, LPGA golfer (1982 US Women's Open)
Mar 12 Dale Murphy, slugger (Atlanta Braves, 2 time NL MVP), born in Portland, Oregon
Mar 14 Tessa Sanderson, British javelin thrower (Olympic gold 1984), born in Kingston, Jamaica
Mar 14 Colin Ayre, British football player (Newcastle United), born in Ashington, Northumberland
Mar 15 Clay Matthews, NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons)
Mar 16 Ozzie Newsome, NFL tight end (Cleveland Browns)
Mar 18 Ingamar Stenmark, Swedish slalom (Olympic-2 gold-1980)
Mar 21 Ingrid Kristiansen, Norwegian marathoner (Olympic-4th-1984, Bost-86, 89)
Mar 22 Lyndsay Stephen, Donnybrook WA, Australian golfer
Mar 24 Ijaz Faqih, cricketer (Pakistan off-spin all-rounder in 5 Tests 80-88)
Mar 25 Sonia M Lannaman, England, 4X100m relayer (Olympic bronze 1980)
Mar 26 Tatyana Kochergina, USSR, team handball (Olympic gold 1976, 80)
Mar 27 Brian Kelly, CFL wide receiver (Edmonton Eskimos), born in Arcadia, California
Mar 27 Thomas Wassberg, Swedish 15K/50K cross country skier (Olympic gold 1980), born in Lennartsfors, Värmland, Sweden
Mar 28 Asoka De Silva, Sri Lankan cricket leg-spinner (Sri Lanka in 10 Tests 1985-91), born in Kalutara, Sri Lanka

Mar 28 Evelin Jahl, German discus thrower (Olympic-2 gold-1976), born in Annaberg-Buchholz, Germany
Mar 28 T A Sekar, Indian cricket pace-bowler (2 Tests 1982-83 little impact), born in Chennai, India
Mar 29 Kurt Thomas, American gymnast (Olympics), actor (Gymkata), born in Miami, Florida
Mar 29 Sue Fogleman, LPGA golfer
Apr 2 Farrukh Zaman, Pakistani cricket spinner (bowled 10 overs Pak v NZ 1976), born in Peshawar, Pakistan
Apr 4 Tom Herr, American baseball player, born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Apr 6 Dilip Vengsarkar, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1976-92)
Apr 6 Mudassar Nazar, cricketer (son of Nazar Mohammad Pakistani batsman)
Apr 7 Gail Lee Hirata, LPGA golfer
Apr 9 Miguel Ángel Russo, Argentine footballer
Apr 13 Michael Nikolay, German DR, gymnast (Olympics)
Apr 13 Peter 'Possum' Bourne, New Zealand rally driver (d. 2003)
Apr 15 Michael Cooper, NBA star (LA Lakers)
Apr 16 Marty Dickerson, golfer (1994 ShopRite Classic-22nd), born in Middletown, Ohio
Apr 18 David Wayne Edwards, Neosho MO, PGA golfer (1980 Walt Disney)
Apr 19 Lori West, LPGA golfer (1994 State Farm-5th), born in Denver, Colorado
Apr 19 Sue Barker, English tennis star
Apr 21 Rick DeMont, American 400m swimmer, drug disqualification (1972 Olympics)
Apr 23 Peter Teravainen, Plymouth MA USA, Australian golfer
Apr 27 Dennie Shupryt-Knoop, American beach volleyballer (Olympics 1996), born in Chicago, Illinois
May 3 Gillian Rolton, Australian equestrian (Summer Olympics 1992, 1996- gold), born in Adelaide, South Australia (d. 2017)
May 4 Jackie Bertsch, American LPGA golfer
May 4 Ulrike Meyfarth, German high jumper (Olympic gold 1972), born in Frankfurt, Germany
May 4 Ken Oberkfell, American baseball player, born in Highland, Illinois
May 8 Jeff Madrigali, soling sailor (Olymp-bronze-96), born in Walnut Creek, California
May 12 Bernie Federko, Canadian ice hockey player
May 15 Alice Miller, Marysville CA, LPGA golfer (1985 Nabisco Dinah Shore)
May 15 Dan Patrick, American sportscaster
May 17 Sugar Ray [Charles] Leonard, Rocky Mount North Carolina, boxer (Olympic gold 1976)
May 18 Joe [Naomichi] Ozaki, Tekushima Japan, golfer (1995 Phoenix Open-8th)
May 20 Andrew Hilditch, cricketer (Australian opening bat 1979-85)
May 20 Tomas Smid, Czech, tennis star
May 23 Mark Shaw, New Zealand rugby footballer
May 23 Buck Showalter, American baseball player and manager
May 27 Nick Lowery, NFL kicker (NY Jets)
May 27 Steve Pagano, horse trainer
May 28 Jeff Dujon, cricket wicket-keeper (WI 1981-91, their most successful)
May 28 Markus Höttinger, Austrian racing driver (d. 1980)
Jun 3 Suren Nalbandyan, USSR, lightweight (Olympic gold 1976)
Jun 3 George Burley, Scottish football player and manager
Jun 4 John Treacy, marathonr (Olympic silver 1984)
Jun 4 Terry Kennedy, baseball player
Jun 4 Martin Adams, English darts player
Jun 6 Andy Pycroft, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test batsman)

Björn Borg

Jun 6 Björn Borg, Swedish tennis player (Wimbledon 1976-80), born in Stockholm, Sweden

Jun 7 Robert Dover, American equestrian dressage (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Chicago, Illinois

Joe Montana

Jun 11 Joe Montana, NFL quarterback (San Francisco 49ers), born in New Eagle, Pennsylvania

Jun 12 Terry Alderman, Australian cricketer (prolific Australian medium-pacer 1981-91), born in Subiaco, Perth, Australia
Jun 14 Frederick Funk, Takoma Park MD, PGA golfer (1992 Shell Houston Open)
Jun 15 Lance Parrish, baseball player
Jun 17 Nick Cook, English cricketer (left arm slow bowler in 15 Tests 1983-89), born in Leicester
Jun 20 Peter Reid, English former footballer
Jun 21 Mikhail Burtsev, USSR, sabres (Olympic gold 1976)
Jun 21 Rick Sutcliffe, pitcher (LA Dodgers, Chicago Cubs)
Jun 22 Alfons De Wolf, Belgian cyclist
Jun 23 Tony Hill, American football player
Jun 27 Jeff Odintz, horse trainer
Jun 27 Brad Childress, American football coach
Jun 29 Pedro Guerrero, baseball player
Jul 2 Leslie Reid, equestrian dressage (Olympics 1996), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
Jul 3 Eddie Edwards, South Africa, tennis star
Jul 5 James Lofton, NFL wide receiver (Bills, Packers, Raiders)
Jul 6 Matt Bahr, NFL kicker (NE Patriots, NY Giants)
Jul 8 Millard Frank Hampton, 4x100m runner (Olympic gold 1976), born in Fresno, California
Jul 12 Mario Soto, Dominican baseball player
Jul 13 Bill Caudill, American MLB reliever (All Star 1984), born in Santa Monica, California
Jul 15 Kathy Kreiner, Canadian giant slalom (Olympic gold 1976)
Jul 15 Toshihiko Seko, Japanese runner (world record 25/30 km)

Bryan Trottier

Jul 17 Bryan Trottier, American NHL Center (NY Islanders), born in Val Marie, Saskatchewan

Jul 18 Razor Shines, American baseball player, manager and coach
Jul 20 Charlie Magri, world champ flyweight boxer (1983)

Mima Jausovec

Jul 20 Mima Jausovec, Yugoslavian tennis player (French Open-1977), born in Maribor, Yugoslavia

Jul 22 Michael Spinks, American middleweight boxer (Olympic gold 1976)
Jul 26 Dorothy Hamill, Riverside Ct, figure skater (Olympic gold 1976)
Jul 29 Brenda Hocott, LPGA golfer
Jul 29 Teddy Atlas, American boxing trainer and commentator
Jul 31 Bill Callahan, American football coach, born in Chicago, Illinois
Aug 3 Todd Christensen, Bellefonte, PA, NFL player (Oakland) and sportscaster, (d. 2013)
Aug 8 Wes Chandler, Florida, WLAF wide receiver coach (Rhein Fire)
Aug 10 Dianne Fromhottz, Balestrat Australia, tennis star
Aug 12 Sidath Wettimuny, Sri Lanka cricket opener (190 v England Lords 1984)
Aug 14 Rusty Wallace, American race car driver
Aug 16 Colleen Walker, LPGA golfer (1988 Mazda Champions), born in Jacksonville, Florida
Aug 16 Dominic Erban, French rugby international player
Aug 16 Daniel Willems, Belgian cyclist
Aug 17 Álvaro Pino, Spanish cyclist
Aug 18 Sandeep Patil, cricketer (Indian batsman Great 174 v Adelaide 1981)
Aug 19 Cindy Nelson, American skier (Olympic bronze 1976)
Aug 20 Alvin Greenidge, cricketer (WI opener, no relation to Gordon or Geoff)
Aug 21 Carol Charbonnier, LPGA golfer
Aug 22 Jeffrey Lloyd, South African jockey based in Australia, born in Durban, South Africa
Aug 22 Paul Molitor, infielder (Mn Twins, 1993 World Series MVP), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Aug 22 Peter Taylor, Australian cricketer (Australian off-spinner 1987-92), born in North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Aug 24 Gerry Cooney, heavyweight boxer (US Olympics team 1980)
Aug 25 Henri Toivonen, Finnish rally driver, born in Jyväskylä, Finland (d. 1986)
Aug 26 Mark Mangino, American football coach
Aug 28 Beverley Goddard-Callender, Barbados, 4x100m (Olympic bronze 1980, 84)
Aug 29 Edddie Murray, NFL kicker (Washington Redskins, Minnesota Vikings)
Aug 29 Kelly Murray, Canadian Tour golfer (985 Alberta Open), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
Sep 2 Mario Tremblay, Canadian hockey player and coach
Sep 3 Hans-Georg Beyer, German DR, team handball player (Olympic gold 1980)
Sep 4 Shane Gould, freestyle swimmer (Olympics 3 Gold-1972)
Sep 5 Steve Denton, tennis player (world's fastest tennis serve-138 mph), born in Kingsville, Texas
Sep 6 Pam Allen, LPGA golfer (1988 Planters Pat Bradley-12th), born in Billings, Montana
Sep 7 Byron Stevenson, British footballer (d. 2007)
Sep 8 Maurice Cheeks, NBA guard (NY Knicks, Philadelphia '76ers)
Sep 12 Charles Henry Beck, PGA golfer (1990 Buick Open 1992), born in Fayetteville, North Carolina
Sep 12 Ricky Rudd, American race car driver
Sep 14 Ray Wilkins, English former footballer and captain of the National Soccer Team, born in Hillingdon, England (d. 2018)
Sep 16 Anatoly Beloglazov, USSR, 52 kg freestyle wrestler (Olympic gold 1980)
Sep 16 Sergei Beloglazov, USSR, 57 kg freestyle wrestler (Olympic gold 1980)
Sep 17 Thad Bosley. American major league baseball player
Sep 18 Peter Šťastný, Slovak ice hockey player
Sep 19 Juan Manuel Fangio II, Argentine racing driver
Sep 21 Jack Givens, American basketball player
Sep 23 Paolo Rossi, Italian footballer
Sep 24 Ilona Briesenick-Slupianek, German DR, shot-putter (Olympic gold 1980)
Sep 26 Steve Butler, American racing driver
Sep 29 Sebastian Coe, British 1500m runner (Olympic gold 1980, 84), born in London, England
Oct 1 Leslie Burr-Howard, equestrian show jumper (Olympic silver 1996)
Oct 4 Hans van Breukelen, Dutch soccer goaltender (PSV)

Sherri Turner

Oct 4 Sherri Turner, LPGA golfer (1988 Mazda LPGA Champ), born in Greenville South Carolina

Oct 7 Julio Pezua, Pervian-American jockey
Oct 8 Jeff Lahti, American baseball player
Oct 10 Melissa Belote, 100m/200m swimmer (Olympics 3 gold-1972)
Oct 13 Anura Ranasinghe, cricketer (Sri Lankan batsman in 3 Tests 1982)

Beth Daniel

Oct 14 Beth Daniel, American LPGA golfer (1990 Kemper Open), born in Charleston, South Carolina

Oct 16 Johnny Chavis, American football coach

Martina Navratilova

Oct 18 Martina Navratilova, Czech tennis star (Wimbledon 1989,79,82-87), born in Prague, Czech Republic

Oct 19 Sue Barker, tennis pro (French Open 1976)
Oct 19 Bruce Weber, American Basketball Coach, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Oct 19 Didier Theys, Belgian racing driver
Oct 22 Frank DiPino, American baseball player
Oct 23 Betsy Nagelsen, tennis star, born in St Petersburg, Florida
Oct 23 Darrell Pace, archer (Olympic 2 gold/silver-1976, 84, 88), born in Cincinnati, Ohio

Patty Sheehan

Oct 27 Patty Sheehan, American golfer (6 LPGA major titles incl. US Open 1992, 94), born in Middlebury, Vermont

Oct 29 Wilfredo Gómez, Puerto Rican boxer
Oct 30 Leslie Webb, equestrian dressage (Olympics 1996)
Nov 3 Bob Welch, American MLB pitcher (Oakland), born in Seal Beach, CA, (d. 2014)
Nov 6 Graeme Wood, Australian cricketer (Australian lefty opening batsman 1978-88), born in East Fremantle, Australia
Nov 8 Beverly Klass, LPGA golfer
Nov 16 Terry Labonte, American NASCAR driver
Nov 18 Tony Franklin, NFL kicker (Philadelphia Eagles, New England Patriots)
Nov 18 Warren Moon, NFL quarterback (Houston Oilers, Seahawks, Vikings)
Nov 18 Noel Brotherston, Northern Irish footballer (d. 1995)
Nov 20 Mark Gastineau, NFL end (NY Jets, Pro Bowl 1981-85)
Nov 23 Bruce Edgar, cricketer (NZ opener through the 80')
Nov 23 Shane Gould, Brisbane Queensland, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold-1972)
Nov 25 Liana Vicens, Puerto Rico, 100m breaststroke (Olympics 1968)

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