Sports Stars Born in 1972 (Part 2)

Birthdays 201 - 400 of 709

Conchita Martínez

Apr 16 Conchita Martínez, Spanish tennis player (Wimbledon 1994; Federation Cup 1991, 93, 94, 95, 98) and coach (Garbiñe Muguruza, Karolína Plíšková), born in Monzón, Huesca, Spain

Apr 16 Jim Ballard, American NFL & WLAF quarterback (Scottish Claymores, Buffalo Bills), born in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Apr 17 Benjamin Dodwell, Australian rower (Olympics 1996), born in Melbourne, Australia
Apr 17 Gordon Laro, American NFL tight end (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Lynn, Massachusetts
Apr 17 Keith Lyle, American football safety (St Louis Rams), born in Washington, D.C.
Apr 17 Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lankan cricketer (leading Sri Lankan Test off-spinner), born in Kandy, Ceylon
Apr 17 Tony Boselli, American NFL offensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Modesto, California
Apr 17 Jarkko Wiss, Finnish footballer, born in Tampere, Finland
Apr 17 Gary Bennett, American baseball player, born in Waukegan, Illinois
Apr 18 Jeff Traversy, Canadian CFL defensive tackle (Calgary Stampeders), born in Ottawa, Ontario
Apr 19 Eric Jack, American NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons), born in Dallas, Texas
Apr 19 Jeff Wilkins, American NFL kicker (SF 49ers, St Louis Rams), born in Youngstown, Ohio
Apr 19 Rivaldo, Brazilian footballer (Brazil national team 1993-2003), born in Recife, Brazil
Apr 20 Lê Huỳnh Đức, Vietnamese footballer, born in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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 flanker (56 caps; ACT Brumbies, Leinster), born in Sydney, Australia
Apr 23 Rachel Hetherington, Australian golfer (ANA Inspiration 2001 runner-up, 8 LPGA Tour titles), born in Port Macquarie, NSW
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, American football linebacker (Carolina Panthers), born in Daytona Beach, Florida
Apr 26 Francisco Cordova, Mexican pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Veracruz, Mexico
Apr 26 Marco Rivera, American NFL/WLAF guard (Scot Claymores, GB Packers-Super Bowl 31), born in Brooklyn, New York
Apr 26 Natrone Means, American NFL running back (San Diego Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Harrisburg, North Carolina
Apr 26 Avi Nimni, Israeli footballer (Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.), born in Holon, Israel
Apr 26 Kiko Narváez, Spanish footballer (Atlético Madrid), born in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
Apr 27 Alison McKnight, 100m hurdler and heptathlete, born in Bakersfield, California
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 29 Gwendolyn Wentland, American high jumper, born in Flint, Michigan
Apr 30 Kendricke Bullard, NFL wide receiver (NE Patriots)
May 1 Bobby Chouinard, Filipino baseball pitcher (first Filipino to play MLB), born in Manilla, Philippines
May 2 Erik Maes, Dutch soccer player (MVV)
May 2 Jill Savery, American synchronized swimmer (Olympic gold 1996), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
May 2 Peter Ogilvie, Canadian 100m sprinter (Olympics 1996), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
May 3 Brett Hayman, Australian rower (Olympics 1996), born in Melbourne
May 3 Vyacheslav Kozlov, Russian ice hockey NHL forward (Detroit Red Wings), born in Voskresensk, Russia
May 4 Ethan Watts, American volleyball middle blocker (Olympics 1996), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 4 Gretchen Ulion, American ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics 1998), born in Marlborough, Connecticut
May 5 Mikael Renberg, Swedish NHL right wing (Philadelphia Flyers, TB Lightning), born in Piteå, Sweden
May 5 Ronald Snook, Australian rower (Olympics bronze 1996), born in Dalwallinu, Western Australia
May 5 Rushia Brown, American WNBA forward & center (Cleveland Rockers), born in New York
May 5 Travis Jervey, American NFL running back (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31), born in Columbia, South Carolina
May 5 Žigmund Pálffy, Slovak NHL right wing (NY Islanders), born in Skalica, Czechoslovakia
May 5 James Cracknell, British rowing champion (Olympic gold 2000, 04), born in Sutton, London

Martin Brodeur

May 6 Martin Brodeur, NHL goalie (NJ Devils, Team Canada), born in Montreal, Quebec

May 7 John Holecek, NFL linebacker (Buffalo Bills)
May 7 Frank Trigg, American Mixed Martial Arts Fighter, born in Kendall, New York
May 9 Dan Hollander, figure skater (1996 Great Lakes champ), born in Royal Oak, Michigan
May 9 Simon Hollingsworth, Australian 400m hurdler (Olympics 1992, 96)
May 9 Daniela Silivaș, Romanian gymnast (3 Olympic gold 1988), born in Deva, Romania
May 10 Farrell Duclair, CFL fullback (Calgary Stampeders)
May 10 Stuart Carlisle, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test batsman 1995-)
May 10 Radosław Majdan, Polish footballer
May 11 Stefen Reid, CFL linebacker (Montreal Alouettes)
May 12 Jason Kyle, NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks), born in Tempe, Arizona
May 13 Josh Taves, American football defensive end (New England Patriots), born in Watsonville, California
May 13 Darryl Sydor, Canadian NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars), born in Edmonton
May 14 Chad Cascadden, American NFL linebacker, 1995-99 (New York Jets), s), Two Rivers, Wisconsin
May 15 Patrick Pothuizen, soccer player (Vitesse)
May 15 Troy Drake, NFL tackle (Philadelphia Eagles)
May 16 Keith Burns, American NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32), born in Greeleyville, South Carolina
May 16 Matthew Hart, cricketer (NZ lefty spinner 1994- )
May 17 Elena Wagner, Sofia Bulgaria, tennis star (1996 ITF/Redbridge-GBR)
May 17 John Burrough, NFL defensive tackle (Atlanta Falcons)
May 18 Turner Stevenson, Canadian NHL right wing (Montreal Canadiens), born in Prince George, British Columbia
May 19 Ronald Williams, CFL running back (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
May 20 Michael Cox, American 1.5k runner, born in Hannibal, Missouri
May 20 Christophe Dominici, French rugby union winger (65 caps; Stade Français), born in Toulon, France (d. 2020)
May 21 Liliko Ogasawara, American middleweight judoka (Olympics 1996), born in Englewood, New Jersey
May 22 Mike Hollis, NFL kicker (Jacksonville Jaguars)
May 22 Rich Owens, NFL defensive end (Washington Redskins)
May 23 Isabelle Fijalkowski, WNBA center/forward (Cleveland Rockers)
May 23 Marco van Hoogdalem, Dutch soccer player (Roda JC)
May 23 Rene Ingoglia, running back (Buffalo Bills)
May 23 Shannon Brown, NFL defensive tackle (Atlanta Falcons)
May 23 Rubens Barrichello, Brazilian formula one driver
May 24 Danny Bautista, Dominican baseball outfielder (Atlanta Braves), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
May 24 Petra Schwarz-Ritter, Austrian tennis star (1988 Futures-Bari-ITA), born in Vienna, Austria
May 24 Tito Paul, American NFL defensive back (Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals), born in Kissimmee, Florida
May 24 Viktor Ujčík, Czech hockey player (Team Czech Rep), born in Jihlava, Czechoslovakia
May 25 Antonio Lang, American NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Columbia, South Carolina
May 25 Tony Ronaldson, Australian basketball forward (Olympics 1996), born in Adelaide, South Australia
May 27 Antonio Freeman, American NFL wide receiver (Super Bowl 1996; Pro Bowl 1998; First-team All-Pro 1998; Green Bay Packers), born in Baltimore, Maryland
May 27 Karen Hecox, US 1500m runner
May 27 Troy Sienkiewicz, NFL tackle/guard (San Diego Chargers)
May 28 Cheryl Demkowski, American ice dance skater (with partner Gregory Maddalone), born in Syracuse, New York
May 28 Michael Boogerd, Dutch cyclist
May 28 Guidoni Junior Doriva, Brazilian footballer and manager, born in Mirassol. Brazil
May 30 Anthony Cook, NFL defensive end/defensive tackle (Tenn Oilers)
May 30 Jeff Jones, NFL tackle (Detroit Lions)
May 30 Manny Ramirez, Dominican-American baseball outfielder (12 × MLB All-Star; World Series 2004 [MVP], 07; 9 × Silver Slugger Award; Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
May 30 Renita Farrell, Australian field hockey midfielder (Olympic Gold 1996, 2000), born in Townsville, Queensland
May 31 John Godina, American shot putter (World C'ship gold 1995, 97, 01; Olympic silver 1996), born in Fort Still, Oklahoma
May 31 Dave Roberts, American baseball outfielder (World Series 2004 LA Dodgers) and manager (World Series 2020 LA Dodgers; NL Manager of the Year 2016), born in Naha, Japan
Jun 1 Mike Dunham, American ice hockey goaltender (Olympic silver 2002; NHL: Nashville Predators; NY Rangers) and GT Development coach (Boston Bruins, NY Islanders), born in Johnson City, New York
Jun 1 Leta Lindley, American golfer (Women's PGA C'ship runner-up 1997), born in Phoenix, Arizona
Jun 2 Brad Ottis, tackle (Arizona Cardinals)
Jun 2 Dwayne Joseph, NFL cornerback (Chicago Bears)
Jun 3 Robert Kennedy, New Zealand cricket medium pace bowler (NZ 4 Tests), born in Dunedin, NZ
Jun 4 Derian Hatcher, American hockey defenseman (NHL All Star 1997, Dallas Stars), born in Sterling Heights, Michigan
Jun 6 Dulip Liyanage, Sri Lankan cricketer (right armed fast-medium Test bowler)
Jun 6 Erin Woodley, Canadian synchronized swimmer (Olympic silver 1996), born in Mississauga, Ontario
Jun 6 Frankie King, NBA guard (LA Lakers)
Jun 6 Gary Downs, running back (Atlanta Falcons)
Jun 6 Jeff Williams, Australian baseball pitcher (Olympics 1996)
Jun 6 Marko Kiprusoff, Turku FIN, NHL defenseman (Team Finland, Montreal)
Jun 7 Jeff Burris, NFL cornerback/punt returner (Buffalo Bills)
Jun 8 David Sloan, NFL tight end (Detroit Lions)
Jun 8 Christian Mayrleb, Austrian footballer
Jun 9 Bryan Strang, Zimbabwean cricket pace bowler (brother of Paul Zimbabwe), born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Jun 11 Andrew Peterson, American NFL tackle (Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers), born in Greenock, Scotland
Jun 12 Inger Miller, American 100m runner, born in Los Angeles, California
Jun 12 Nathalie Baudone, Rocurt Belgium, tennis star (3rd round 1995 US Open)
Jun 12 Patrick van Diemen, Dutch soccer player (FC Utrecht, NEC), born in Woerden, Netherlands
Jun 13 Sale Isaia, American football guard (Baltimore Ravens), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
Jun 14 Jeff Kysar, NFL tackle (Oakland Raiders)
Jun 14 Rick Brunson, NBA guard (Portland Trailblazers)
Jun 15 Andrew Pettitte, American MLB pitcher (NY Yankees), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jun 15 DeWayne Patterson, CFL defensive tackle (Calgary Stampeders)
Jun 15 Jean Francois Labbe, Canadian NHL goalie (Colorado Avalanche), born in Sherbrooke, Ontario
Jun 15 Justin Leonard, American golfer (British Open 1997; 12 PGA Tour titles), born in Dallas, Texas
Jun 15 Lianne Bennion, American rower (Olympics 1996), born in Seattle, Washington
Jun 15 Ramiro Mendoza, Panamanian MLB pitcher (NY Yankees), born in Los Santos, Panama
Jun 15 Tony Clark, American MLB infielder, 1995-2009 (Detroit Tigers, Arizona Diamondbacks, and 4 other teams), and union leader (MLBPA director, 2013-present), born in Newton, Kansas
Jun 17 Dirk-Jan Derksen, Dutch soccer player (Roda JC), born in Tiel, Netherlands
Jun 17 James McKnight, American NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks), born in Orlando, Florida
Jun 18 Otakar Vejvoda, Kladno CZE, hockey forward (Team Czech Rep)
Jun 19 Anna Van der Kamp, Abbotsford BC, rower (Olympics 1996)
Jun 19 Millard Coleman, CFL receiver (Montreal Alouettes)
Jun 20 Jozef Stumpel, Nitra CZE, NHL forward (Team Slovakia, Boston)
Jun 20 Juan Castro, Sinaloa Mexico, infielder (LA Dodgers)
Jun 20 Martin Keino, Nyeri Kenya, 1.5k runner
Jun 20 Paras Mhambrey, Indian cricket pace bowler (Test v England 1996)
Jun 20 Paul Bako, American baseball player
Jun 21 Tony Berti, American NFL tackle (San Diego Chargers), born in Rock Springs, Wyoming
Jun 23 Cory Schlesinger, American football fullback (Detroit Lions), born in Columbus, Nebraska
Jun 23 Larry Whigham, NFL safety (NE Patriots)
Jun 23 Roell Preston, NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons)

Zinedine Zidane

Jun 23 Zinédine Zidane, French soccer midfielder/Real Madrid manager (Champions League 2016-17-18, World Cup 1998), born in Marseille, France

Jun 24 Mitch Berger, punter (Minnesota Vikings)
Jun 24 Shawn King, NFL defensive end (Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers)
Jun 24 Robbie McEwen, Australian cyclist
Jun 25 Amy Wickus, American 800m/1500m runner
Jun 25 Carlos Delgado, Puerto Rican infielder (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Jun 26 Jai Taurima, Australian long jumper (Olympics 1996), born in Southport, Queensland
Jun 26 Jerris McPhail, American football running back (Miami Dolphins), born in Clinton, North Carolina
Jun 28 Arie van der Padt, Dutch soccer player (Tonegido, Sparta), born in Ridderkerk, Netherlands
Jun 28 Kelly Wiltshire, CFL defensive back (Toronto Argonauts)
Jun 28 Marvin Jones, American NFL linebacker (NY Jets), born in Miami, Florida
Jun 30 Dan Comiskey, Canadian CFL guard (Grey Cup 2003, 05 Edmonton Eskimos; CFL All Star 2003, 06), born in Windsor, Ontario
Jun 30 Garret Anderson, American baseball outfielder (California Angels), born in Los Angeles, California
Jun 30 Tyrone Davis, American NFL tight end (NY Jets, Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31), born in Halifax, Virginia
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, Quebec
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, American NFL safety (Seattle Seahawks), born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey
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, American NFL defensive end (Pro Bowl 1998, 2000; All-Pro 2000; New Orleans Saints), born in Cleveland, Ohio
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 12 Tibor Benedek, Hungarian water polo player (Olympic gold 2000, 04, 08; World C'ship gold 2003) and coach (Hungary 2013-16), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2020)
Jul 13 Clint Sodowsky, Ponca City OK, pitcher (Detroit Tigers)
Jul 13 Sean Waltman, American wrestler
Jul 14 Ben Talley, American NFL linebacker (NY Giants), born in Griffin, Georgia
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

On This Day

Sports Stars Born in 1972 (Part 2)

Conchita Martínez

Martin Brodeur

Zinedine Zidane

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