Birthdays in Sport
Birthdays 101 - 142 of 142
- Sep 9 Richard Sharpe, English rugby player
- Sep 12 Claude Ruel, Canadian NHL coach (Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup 1968-69), born in Sherbrooke, Quebec (d. 2015)
- Sep 15 Gaylord Perry, baseball player (1972 AL Cy Young winner)
- Sep 15 Rafael H Osuna, tennis champ (US Open - 1963)
- Sep 20 Tom Tresh, NY Yankee (1962 AL Rookie of Year)
- Sep 22 Gene Mingo, American football player
- Sep 23 Clifford Ann Creed, LPGA golfer
- Sep 29 Mike McCormick, American MLB baseball pitcher (SF Giants, Cy Young 1967), born in Pasadena, California
- Oct 1 J Bert Sonnier, race horse trainer
- Oct 1 Les Scheinflug, Australian soccer asst coach (Olyroos, Olympics 1996)
- Oct 7 Ann Jones, British tennis player (Wimbledon 1969), born in Birmingham, England
- Oct 8 Fred Stolle, Australian tennis player, broadcaster (French Open 1965, US Open 1966), born in Sydney, Australia
- Oct 8 Penny Pitou, American skier (Olympic-2 silvers-1960), born in Bayside, New York
- Oct 12 Bob Miller, American NHL broadcaster, born in Chicago, Illinois
- Oct 13 Mahboob Shah, Pakistani cricketer (Pakistani Test umpire on intl panel), born in Delhi, India
- Oct 25 Robert Webster, diver (Olympic gold 1960, 64), born in Berkeley, California
- Oct 28 Peter Carlstein, cricketer (South African Test batsman 1958-64)
- Oct 31 Rives McBee, PGA golfer (1989 RJR Bank One Classic), born in Denton, Texas
- Nov 4 Alan Jones, cricketer (England v ROW 1970 his only intl honour)
- Nov 5 César Luis Menotti, Argentine footballer
- Nov 6 Mack Jones, American baseball player, born in Atlanta (d. 2004)
- Nov 7 James Katt, pitcher/sportscaster (NY Yankees, Minnesota Twins)
- Nov 11 Josef Odozil, Czech, 1500m (Olympic silver 1964)
- Nov 11 Haruhiro Yamashita, Japanese gymnast
- Nov 18 Karl Schranz, Austrian slalom (Olympic-1968)
- Nov 19 Frank Misson, cricketer (Australian pace bowler 1960-61)
- Nov 19 Richard Dumbrill, cricketer (South African all-rounder in 5 Tests 1965-67)
Ted Turner
Nov 19 Ted Turner, American founder of CNN, owner of the Atlanta Braves and winner of the America's Cup in 1977, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Ted Turner
- Nov 20 Tony White, cricketer (2 Tests WI v Australia 1965)
Oscar Robertson
Nov 24 Oscar Robertson [The Big O], NBA guard (Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Olympic gold 1960), born in Charlotte, Tennessee
Oscar Robertson
- Nov 24 Wynne Bradburn, cricketer (father of Grant NZ batsman v South Africa 1964)
- Nov 27 Jose Tartabull, baseball player
- Dec 1 Bill Playle, cricketer (NZ batsman in 8 Tests without distinction)
- Dec 4 Richard Meade, British equestrian (3 Olympic Golds 1968, 1970), born in Chepstow, Monmouthshire (d. 2015)
- Dec 9 [David] Deacon Jones, American NFL defensive end (LA, SD, Washington), born in Eatonville, Florida (d. 2013)
- Dec 13 Tom Shaw, American PGA golfer (1969 Doral Open AVCO Golf Classic), born in Wichita, Kansas
- Dec 15 Bob [Robert] Foster, American professional boxer "The Deputy Sheriff", born in Borger, Texas (d. 2015)
- Dec 16 Frank Deford, American sportswriter
- Dec 17 Peter Snell, New Zealand middle distance runner (3 Olympic gold 1960, 64), born in Opunake, New Zealand
- Dec 22 Matty Alou, Dominican baseball player
- Dec 29 Wayne Huizenga, American businessman, CEO (Waste Management, Blockbuster), and sports team owner (Miami Dolphins, Florida Panthers, Florida Marlins), born in Evergreen Park, Illinois (d. 2018)
- Dec 31 Atje Keulen-Deelstra, Holland, speed skater (world champ), (d. 2013)