Birthdays in Sport on January 24

1916 Walter Haas Jr., American businessman & sports team owner (Levi Strauss & Co, Oakland A's), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1995)
1916 Vic Stollmeyer, West Indian cricketer (bro of Jeff Scored 96 in only Test innings), born in Santa Cruz, Trinidad (d. 1999)
1916 Jack Brickhouse, American sports broadcaster, born in Peoria, Illinois (d. 1998)
1922 Neil Franklin, English footballer, born in Shelton, Staffordshire (d. 1996)
1931 Maria Piątkowskacka, Polish athlete (WR 4 x 100m relay 1964), born in Goleni, Moldova (d. 2020)
1934 Burdette Haldorson, American basketball player (Olympic gold 1956, 60), born in Austin, Minnesota
1935 Eric Ashton, English rugby league footballer, born in St Helens, United Kingdom (d. 2008)
1938 Gyula Torok, Hungarian boxer (Oly Gold 1960), born in Kispest, Hungary (d. 2014)
1947 Giorgio Chinaglia, Italian soccer striker (14 caps; Lazio, NY Cosmos), born in Carrara, Italy (d. 2012)
1947 Masashi 'Jumbo' Ozaki, Japanese golfer (record 94 Japan Tour titles), born in Kaifu District, Tokushima
1954 Jo Gartner, Austrian racing driver, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1986)
1955 James Montgomery, American swimmer (1976 Olympics 3 golds), born in Madison, Wisconsin
1958 Frank Ullrich, German world biathlon champion, born in Trusetal, Germany
1958 Neil Allen, American baseball player, born in Kansas City, Kansas

1961 William Van Dijck, Belgian athlete, born in Leuven, Belgium
1963 Martyn Grimley, English field hockey player, born in Halifax, United Kingdom
1963 Arnold Vanderlyde, Dutch boxer, born in Sittard, Netherlands
1964 Rob Dibble, American baseball pitcher (Cincinnati Reds), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut
1965 Ross MacDonald, Canadian sailor (Olympics 1996), born in British Columbia, Canada
1966 Mike Forgeron, Canadian rower (Olympics 1996), born in Main-a-dieu, Canada
1967 Chris Warren, American NFL running back (Seattle Seahawks), born in Seattle, Washington
1967 Shannon Butler, American 10k runner, born in South Lake Tahoe, California
1968 Mark Burmester, Zimbabwean cricketer (Zimbabwe Test all-rounder in 3 Tests 1992), born in Durban, South Africa
1968 Mary Lou Retton, American gymnast (Olympic gold all-round 1984), born in Fairmont, West Virginia
1968 Ross Powell, American baseball pitcher (Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan (d. 2017)
1968 Scott Mercier, American cyclist (Olympics 1996), born in Harbor City, California
1969 Louise McPaul, Australian javelin thrower (Olympic silver 1992, 96), born in Port Kembla, New South Wales
1971 Cory Bailey, American baseball pitcher (Boston Red Sox), born in Marion, Illinois
1971 Joe Panos, American football offensive lineman (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Brookfield, Wisconsin
1972 Jay Walker, American football quarterback (Minnesota Vikings), born in Los Angeles, California
1972 Salima Davidson, American volleyball setter (Olympics 1996), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1972 Shannon Garrett, American CFL defensive back (Winnipeg Blue Bombers), born in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
1973 Erik Gervais, Canadian kayaker (Olympics 1996), born in Valleyfield, Quebec
1974 Tim Biakabutuka, American football running back (Carolina Panthers), born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
1975 Rónald Gómez, Costa Rican footballer, born in Punta Arenas, Costa Rica
1976 Shae-Lynn Bourne, Canadian pairs skater (Bourne & Kraatz, 1994 World Champs-4th), born in Chatham-Kent, Canada
1976 Cindy Pieters, Belgian cyclist, born in Veurne, Belgium
1977 Lenka Cenkova, Czech tennis player (1995 Futures-Vaihingen-GER), born in Trinec, Czechia
1980 Rocky Boiman, American football player, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
1981 Travis Hanson, American baseball player, born in Seattle, Washington
1983 Shaun Maloney, Scottish soccer midfielder (47 caps; Celtic), born in Miri, Malaysia
1983 Scott Speed, American race car driver, born in Manteca, California
1984 Scott Kazmir, American baseball player, born in Houston, Texas