Birthdays in Sport
Birthdays 101 - 142 of 142
Tony Greig
Oct 6 Tony Greig, English cricket captain, all-rounder (1972-77) and commentator, born in Queenstown, South Africa (d. 2012)
Tony Greig
- Oct 8 Paul Splittorff, American MLB pitcher and broadcaster (KC Royals), born in Evansville, Indiana (d. 2011)
- Oct 8 Aleksandr Gorshkov, Soviet ice dancer (holds 6 titles, Olympic gold 1976), born in Moscow
- Oct 10 Peter Mahvolich, Canadian NHL star (Montreal Canadiens), born in Timmins, Ontario, Canada
- Oct 11 Sawao Kato, Japanese gymnast (8 Olympic gold 1968, 72, 76), born in Gosen, Japan
- Oct 12 Ashok Mankad, Indian cricketer (son of Vinoo, batted for India 1969-78), born in Mumbai, India (d. 2008)
- Oct 14 James Robert "Radio" Kennedy, American football coach, born in Anderson, South Carolina
- Oct 14 Al Oliver, American baseball player, born in Portsmouth, Ohio
- Oct 17 Bob Seagren, American pole vaulter/actor (Olympic gold 1968, "Soap"), born in Pomona California
- Oct 19 Bob Holland, cricketer (Australian leg-spinner at age 38)
- Oct 20 Lucien Van Impe, Belgian cyclist
- Oct 21 Jim Hill, American sportscaster
- Oct 23 Miklos Nemeth, Hungarian javelin thrower (Olympic gold 1976)
- Oct 28 Wim Jansen, Dutch footballer and coach
- Oct 29 Anura Tennekoon, cricketer (Sri Lankan World Cup captain 1975-79)
- Oct 30 Ian McGeechan, Scottish rugby player
- Oct 31 Ramnath Parkar, Indian cricket batsman (Indian in 2 Tests v England 1972-73), born in Mumbai, India (d. 1999)
- Nov 2 Alan Jones, Australian auto racer (1980 World Champion), born in Melbourne, Australia
- Nov 13 Al Luginbill, American football coach (Amsterdam Admirals), born in Pomona, California
- Nov 16 Jo Jo White, American basketballer (Olympic gold - 1968), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2018)
- Nov 20 Greg Cook, American football player
- Nov 23 Giorgos Koudas, Greek footballer
- Nov 29 Suzy Chaffee, American skier and chapstick user (Olympics 1968)
- Nov 30 Ken Wadsworth, cricket keeper (NZ dashing batsman)
- Dec 1 Ho-Jun Li, Korea PR, rifle (Olympic gold 1972)
- Dec 3 Joop Zoetemelk, Dutch road cyclist (world champion 1985 - oldest), born in The Hague, Netherlands
- Dec 6 Frank Hayes, cricketer (106* England v WI on debut 1973)
- Dec 11 Rick McCosker, Australian cricketer (fine Australian opener 1975-80), born in Inverell, New South Wales, Australia
- Dec 12 Emerson Fittipaldi, Brazilian auto racer (World F1 Champion 1972, 74, Indy 500 1989, 93), born in São Paulo, Brazil
- Dec 14 Ruth Fuchs, German javelin thrower (Olympic 2 gold-72, 76), born in Egeln, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
- Dec 14 Stan Smith, American tennis player (US Open 1971, Wimbledon 1972), born in Pasadena, California
- Dec 15 Art Howe, American baseball player and manager
- Dec 17 Albert Padmore, cricketer (WI off-spinner mid-70s)
- Dec 18 Hubie Green, PGA golfer (US Open 1977), born in Birmingham, Alabama
- Dec 25 Larry Csonka, NFL running back (Miami Dolphins, NY Giants)
- Dec 25 Gene Lamont, American baseball player and manager
- Dec 28 Hubert Green, American golfer (US Open 1977, PGA 1985), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2018)
- Dec 28 Hubie Green, golfer (US Open-1977, PGA-1985)
- Dec 28 Jorge Velasquez, sportsman
- Dec 29 Laffit Pincay Jr., Panamanian jockey (Ky Derby 1984, Belmont 1982-84, Swale), born in Panama City, Panama