About April 1972
How Old? 46 years old
Generation: Generation X
Birthdays in Sport
- Apr 1 Kenny Gales, NFL/WLAF cornerback (Chicago Bears, Barcelona Dragons)
- Apr 1 Mike McCoy, WLAF quarterback and coach, born in San Francisco, California
- Apr 2 Graham Hood, Canadian 1.5k runner (Olympics-9-92, 96), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Apr 3 Sandrine Testud, French tennis star (1993 Strasbourg), born in Lyon, France
- Apr 4 Chad Eaton, American football player (New England Patriots), born in Exeter, New Hampshire
- Apr 4 Jim Werland, Ventura California, American canoeist (alt-Olympics 1996)
- Apr 4 Matt Wagner, American baseball pitcher (Seattle Mariners), born in Cedar Falls, Iowa
- Apr 5 Shigemasa Ito, WLAF offensive linebacker (Rhein Fire)
- Apr 5 Tom Coronel, Dutch racing driver
- Apr 5 Paul Okon, Australian former footballer
- Apr 6 Dickey Simpkins, NBA forward (SF Warriors, Chicago Bulls)
- Apr 6 Donald Blair, CFL slot back (Edmonton Eskimos)
- Apr 6 Hurvin McCormack, NFL defensive tackle (Dallas Cowboys)
- Apr 7 Greg Clark, tight end (San Francisco 49ers)
- Apr 7 Joanne Brown, Australian softball catcher/1st baseman (Olym-bronze-96)
- Apr 7 Lovett Purnell, wide receiver (New England Patriots)
- Apr 7 Malcolm Huckaby, NBA guard (Miami Heat)
- Apr 7 Shana Williams, Bridgeton NJ, long jumper/heptathlete
- Apr 8 Damon Watts, NFL center (Indianapolis Colts)
- Apr 8 Isaac Davis, NFL guard (San Diego Chargers)
- Apr 8 Katrina Powell, Australian field hockey striker (Olympics 1996), born in Canberra Australia
- Apr 9 Brian DeMarco, NFL tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars)
- Apr 9 Craig Jones, Australian rower (Olympics 1996)
- Apr 9 Jeffrey van As, soccer player (MVV)
- Apr 9 Karen Clark, synchronized swimmer (Olympic silver 1996), born in Calgary, Alberta
- Apr 10 Maurice Harrell, NFL tight end (San Diego Chargers)
- Apr 10 Richard Wearne, Australian rower (Olympics 1996) and photographer, born in Sydney, Australia
- Apr 10 Sue Merz, American ice hockey defenseman (Olympics 1998), born in Greenwich, Connecticut
- Apr 11 Avo Avetisyan, WLAF defensive linesman (Amsterdam Admirals)
- Apr 11 Dietrich Jells, American wide receiver (New England Patriots), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Apr 11 Kunihiko Sakurai, Japanese hockey forward (Team Japan 1998), born in Hokkaido, Japan
- Apr 11 Nicole Levesque, American baseball guard (Charlotte Sting), born in Shaftsbury, Vermont
- Apr 12 Paul Lo Duca, American baseball player, born in Brooklyn, New York
- Apr 13 Dave Wohlabaugh, NFL center/guard (NE Patriots)
- Apr 13 Mariusz Czerkawski, Radomsko Pol, NHL right wing (Edmonton Oilers)
- Apr 13 Mike Kennedy, NHL left wing (Dallas Stars), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Apr 14 Jason Mallett, CFL safety (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
- Apr 14 Zev Lumelski, WLAF guard (Amsterdam Admirals)
- Apr 14 Paul Devlin, England-born Scottish footballer
- Apr 14 Dean Potter, American free climber and BASE jumper, born in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas (d. 2015)
- Apr 15 Melvin Johnson, NFL safety (Tampa Bay Bucs)
- Apr 15 Ricky Otero, Vega Baja Puerto Rico, outfielder (Philadelphia Phillies)
- Apr 15 Ronald Cherry, NFL tackle (Detroit Lions)
- Apr 15 Vickie Johnson, WNBA guard/forward (NY Liberty)
- Apr 16 Conchita Martinez, Monzon Spain, tennis star (1996 final Indian Wells)
- Apr 16 Jim Ballard, NFL/WLAF quarterback (Scottish Claymores, Buffalo Bills)
- Apr 16 Mario Bradley, WLAF cornerback (London Monarchs)
- Apr 17 Benjamin Dodwell, Australian rower (Olympics 1996)
- Apr 17 Gordon Laro, NFL tight end (Jacksonville Jaguars)
- Apr 17 Keith Lyle, safety (St Louis Rams)
- Apr 17 Muttiah Muralitharan, cricketer (leading Sri Lankan Test off-spinner)
- Apr 17 Tony Boselli, NFL offensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars)
- Apr 17 Jarkko Wiss, Finnish Footballer
- Apr 17 Gary Bennett, American baseball player
- Apr 18 Jeff Traversy, CFL defensive tackle (Calgary Stampeders)
- Apr 19 Eric Jack, NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons)
- Apr 19 Jeff Wilkins, NFL kicker (SF 49ers, St Louis Rams), born in Youngstown, Ohio
- Apr 19 Rivaldo, Brazilian footballer
- Apr 20 Lê Huỳnh Đức, Vietnamese footballer, born in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Apr 21 David Williams, Bedford PA, outfielder (SF Giants)
- Apr 21 Tia Jackson, WNBA forward (Phoenix Mercury)
- Apr 21 Gwendal Peizerat, French ice dancer
- Apr 22 Sabine Appelmans, Aalst Belg, tennis star (Strasbourg doubles final)
- Apr 22 Owen Finegan, Australian rugby union footballer
- Apr 23 Rachel Hetherington, Port Macquarie NSW, golfer (1993 NSW Champ)
- Apr 24 Chipper Jones, American MLB infielder (Atlanta Braves), born in DeLand, Florida
- Apr 24 Jamie Brown, American football tackle (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32), born in Miami, Florida
- Apr 24 Nicolas Gill, 86kg judoka (Olympic bronze 1992, 96), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Apr 24 Rab Douglas, Scottish football goalkeeper (Arbroath), born in Lanark, Scotland
- Apr 24 Jure Košir, Slovenian alpine skier, born in Jesenice, Yugoslavia
- Apr 25 Percell Gaskins, linebacker (Carolina Panthers)
- Apr 26 Francisco Cordova, Veracruz Mexico, pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates)
- Apr 26 Marco Rivera, NFL/WLAF guard (Scot Claymores, GB Packers-Super Bowl 31)
- Apr 26 Natrone Means, NFL running back (San Diego Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars)
- Apr 26 Avi Nimni, Israeli Footballer
- Apr 26 Kiko Narváez, Spanish footballer
- Apr 27 Alison McKnight, 100m hurdler and heptathlete, born in Bakersfield, California
- Apr 27 Ethan Brooks, American football offensive tackle (Atlanta Falcons, Rhein Fire), born in Hartford, Connecticut
- Apr 27 Silvia Farina, Italian tennis star (1995 Maria Lankowitz doubles), born in Milan, Italy
- Apr 27 Tim Ruddy, American football offensive lineman (Miami Dolphins), born in Dunmore, Pennsylvania
- Apr 27 Tommy Thompson, NFL punter (SF 49ers)
- Apr 28 Jan Benda, Reet Belgium, hockey forward (Team Germany 1998)
- Apr 28 Jean-Paul van Gastel, soccer player (Willem II)
- Apr 29 Gwendolyn Wentland, high jumper, born in Flint, Michigan
- Apr 30 Kendricke Bullard, NFL wide receiver (NE Patriots)
- Apr 30 Mario Schaden, hockey forward (Team Austria 1998)