Birthdays in Sport for Sunday 8th June 2014 1906 - S Nazir Ali, cricketer (bro of Wazir Ali, Indias 1st Test 1932) 1911 - Van Lingle Mungo, SC, pitcher (Dodgers, Giants) 1914 - Joseph de Pietro, US, 56kg weightlifter (Olympic-gold-1948) 1917 - Byron R Whizzer White, Ft Collins, NFLer/Supreme Court Just (1962-93) 1919 - Guy Overton, cricketer (NZ pace bowler in 3 Tests on 1953-54 SA tour) 1920 - A J Mottram, tennis player 1924 - Ian Colquhoun, cricket wicket keeper (NZ vs England 1954-55) 1925 - Del Ennis, baseball player (d. 1996) 1929 - Ventappa Muddiah, cricketer (Indian off-spinner in 2 Tests 1959-61) 1932 - Ray Illingworth, cricketer (England off-spin all-rounder & captain) 1939 - Herb Adderley, Phila, NFL hall of famer (Packers, Cowboys) 1942 - Willie D Davenport, Troy Alabama, 110m hurdler (Olympic-gold-1968) 1943 - Willie Davenport, Troy Ala, bobsledder/hurdler (Olympics-gold-68) 1944 - Mark Belanger, American baseball player (d. 1998) 1945 - Derek Underwood, cricketer (Deadly Maybe the best post-war SLA) 1946 - Richie Robinson, cricketer (Victorian keeper, Australian batsman 1977) 1949 - Hildegard Falck, German FR, 800m runner (Olympic-gold-1972) 1953 - Ad Tak, Dutch cyclist 1957 - Don Robinson, American baseball player 1958 - Stan Brock, NFL tackle (San Diego Chargers) 1960 - Linda Hanley, Laguna Beach California, beach volleyballer (Olympics-4th-96) 1961 - Kevin Gross, Downey CA, pitcher (Texas Rangers) 1963 - John Restino, Westchester NY, Canadian Tour golfer (1993 Tommy Armour) 1963 - Susan Smith, LPGA golfer 1965 - Kevin Ritz, Eatonstown NJ, pitcher (Colorado Rockies) 1966 - Brian Williams, NFL center (NY Giants) 1967 - Kathryn Marshall, Dundee Scotland, LPGA golfer (1995 Jamie Farr) 1967 - Stephane Simian, France, tennis star 1967 - Willie Williams, WLAF tight end (Amsterdam Admirals) 1968 - Dave Mlicki, Cleveland Ohio, pitcher (NY Mets) 1968 - Rob Ray, Belleville, NHL left wing (Buffalo Sabres) 1969 - Glenn Rogers Jr, CFL defensive back (Edmonton Eskimos) 1969 - Laurel Martin, Hummelstown PA, field hockey forward (Olympics-96) 1970 - Troy Vincent, NFL cornerback (Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles) 1971 - Elena Brioukhovets, Odessa Ukraine, tennis star (finalist 1990 Moscow) 1971 - Jamie Morgan, Australia, tennis star 1971 - Tom Nutten, CFL/NFL centers (Hamilton Tiger Cats, Buffalo Bills) 1972 - David Sloan, NFL tight end (Detroit Lions) 1972 - Christian Mayrleb, Austrian footballer 1973 - Bryant Reeves, NBA center (Vancouver Grizzlies) 1973 - Michael Sheldon, NFL offensive tackle (Buffalo Bills) 1974 - Gabe Northern, defensive end (Buffalo Bills) 1975 - Bryan McCabe, St Catherines, NHL defenseman (NY Islanders) 1976 - Lindsay Davenport, Palos Verdes CA, tennis star (Olympics-gold-96) 1976 - Kenji Johjima, Japanese baseball player 1977 - Yvette Basting, Breda Neth, tennis star (1994 Futures-Flensberg-GER) 1979 - Pete Orr, Canadian baseball player 1979 - Luis Ernesto Michel, Mexican football player 1981 - Matteo Meneghello, Italian racing driver 1982 - Dickson Etuhu, Nigerian footballer 1982 - Nadia Petrova, Russian tennis player 1983 - Kim Clijsters, Belgian tennis player 1984 - Javier Mascherano, Argentine footballer 1985 - Alexandre Despatie, French-Canadian diver 1994 - Nicholas Joseph Mills, son of Chris Evert & Andy Mills
Posted on: Sun, 08 Jun 2014 18:38:35 +0000
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