Birthdays in Sport
- Jul 1 Corey Hirsch, Canadian NHL goalie (Olympic silver 1994), coach and broadcaster, born in Medicine Hat, Canada
- Jul 3 Leigh Andrew-Pearso, North 470 sailor (Olympics 1996), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Jul 4 Steve Giles, English canoeist (Olympics-6-92, 96), born in Sussex, United Kingdom
- Jul 5 Robert Esmie, Canadian 4X100m runner (Olympic gold 1996), born in Kingston, Jamaica
- Jul 6 Billy Davis, American NFL wide receiver (Dallas Cowboys), born in El Paso, Texas
- Jul 6 Greg Norton, American baseball player (Chicago White Sox), born in San Leandro, California
- Jul 7 Aldi Henry, Canadian CFL defensive back (Calgary Stampeders), born in Montreal, Canada
- Jul 7 Darnay Scott, American NFL wide receiver (Cin Bengals), born in St. Louis, Missouri
- Jul 7 Lisa Leslie, American WNBA center (LA Sparks)/forward (Olympic gold 1996), born in Gardena, California
- Jul 7 Michael Westbrook, American NFL wide receiver (Washington Redskins), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Jul 7 Stoney Case, American NFL quarterback (Arizona Cardinals), born in Odessa, Texas
- Jul 7 Manfred Stohl, Austrian rally driver, born in Vienna, Austria
- Jul 8 Brandon Rock, 800m runner, born in Las Vegas, Nevada
- Jul 8 Jay Bellamy, NFL safety (Seattle Seahawks)
- Jul 8 Karl Dykhuis, Sept-iles, NHL defenseman (Philadelphia Flyers)
- Jul 8 Saurav Ganguly, Indian cricketer (centuries in 1st two Tests for India 1996), born in Behala, Kolkata
- Jul 8 Tom Hutton, NFL punter/kicker (Philadelphia Eagles)
- Jul 9 Derek Mills, 400m runner, born in Washington, D.C.
- Jul 9 Pete Kendall, NFL guard (Seattle Seahawks)
- Jul 11 Jerrott Willard, NFL linebacker (KC Chiefs)
- Jul 11 Joe Johnson, NFL defensive end (New Orleans Saints)
- Jul 11 Ken Irvin, NFL cornerback (Buffalo Bills)
- Jul 11 Steven Richards, Australian racing driver
- Jul 12 Colin Quiney, CFL tackle (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
- Jul 12 Travis Best, American basketball player (1995-2002 Indiana Pacers), born in Springfield, Massachusetts
- Jul 13 Clint Sodowsky, Ponca City OK, pitcher (Detroit Tigers)
- Jul 13 Sean Waltman, American wrestler
- Jul 14 Ben Talley, NFL linebacker (NY Giants), born in Griffin, Georgia
- Jul 14 Joe Aska, NFL running back (Oakland Raiders)
- Jul 14 Lou Roe, NBA forward (Detroit Pistons)
- Jul 14 Matthew Campbell, NFL tight end (Carolina Panthers)
- Jul 15 Khalid Reeves, NBA guard (Dallas Mavericks, NJ Nets)
- Jul 16 Aaron Glenn, American NFL cornerback and kick returner (NY Jets), born in Humble, Texas
- Jul 17 Donny Marshall, American NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Detroit, Michigan
- Jul 17 Eric Williams, American NBA forward (Denver Nuggets, Boston Celtics), born in Newark, New Jersey
- Jul 17 Melissa "Missy" Schwen, American rower (Olympic silver 1996), born in Bloomington, Indiana
- Jul 17 Jaap Stam, Dutch footballer, born in Kampen, Netherlands
- Jul 18 Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway, NBA guard (Orlando, Olympic gold 1996), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- Jul 18 Bernard Williams, NFL tackle (Philadelphia Eagles)
- Jul 18 Bruce Walker, NFL nose tackle (NE Patriots)
- Jul 19 Tamarie Ivie, Ananheim CA, female infielder (Colo Silver Bullets)
- Jul 19 Ebbe Sand, Danish footballer
- Jul 20 Jay Barker, NFL quarterback (NE Patriots)
- Jul 20 Jozef Stümpel, Slovak NHL forward (Boston Bruins, LA Kings), born Nitra, Czechoslovakia
- Jul 21 Dennis Military man, soccer player (Sparta/Vitesse)
- Jul 21 Joe Rudolph, NFL guard (Philadelphia Eagles)
- Jul 21 Kimera Bartee, outfielder (Detroit Tigers), born in Omaha, Nebraska
- Jul 21 Lilach Parisky, Israel, Women's foil fencer (Olympics 1996)
- Jul 21 Martin Miller, CFL safety (BC Lions)
- Jul 22 Keyshawn Johnson, American football player
- Jul 23 Oscar McBride, NFL tight end (Arizona Cardinals)
- Jul 23 Seth Dittman, NFL offensive tackle (Indianapolis Colt, London Monarchs)
- Jul 23 Trisha Fallon, Australian basketball forward (Olympic bronze 1996)
- Jul 24 Kaiō Hiroyuki, Japanese sumo wrestler
- Jul 25 Kevin Roberts, Australian cricketer (NSW middle-order batsman since 1994-95), born in Sydney, New South Wales
- Jul 26 Ryan Christopherson, American NFL running back (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Jul 26 Sean Graham, CFL slot back (Winnipeg Blue Bombers), born in Richmond, British Columbia
- Jul 26 Tydus Winans, American NFL and CFL wide receiver (Washington Redskins, Roughriders), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jul 27 Bryce Bevill, CFL defensive back (Saskatchewan Roughriders), born in Hyattsville, Maryland
- Jul 27 Clint Robinson, Australian K-1 1k canoeist (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Brisbane, Queensland
- Jul 27 Jill Arrington, American sports reporter, born in Conyers, Georgia
- Jul 28 Ed Templeton, American skateboarder
- Jul 30 Clif Groce, NFL running back (Indianapolis Colts)
- Jul 30 Damon House, kayak (alt-Olympics 1996)
- Jul 30 Jim McIlvaine, NBA center (Washington Bullets, Seattle Supersonics)
- Jul 30 Olga Chernyak, US fencer-foil (Olympics 1996), born in Kiev, Ukraine
- Jul 31 Antonio Langham, NFL cornerback (Cleveland Browns)
- Jul 31 Jason Gildon, NFL linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers)
- Jul 31 Ray McElroy, NFL center (Indianapolis Colts)
About July 1972
How Old? 47 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: Yes