Birthdays and Deaths in Sports on your birthday

[Biggems]

http://www.todayinsport.com/birthdays.php

September 2

BIRTHDAYS
1850 Albert Spaulding - founder of Spalding
1948 Terry Bradshaw - NFL
1952 Jimmy Connors - Tennis
1960 Eric Dickerson - NFL
1960 Rex Hudler - MLB
1963 Sam Mitchell - NBA
1965 Lennox Lewis - Boxing
1971 Rich Aurelia - MLB
1971 Tommy Maddox - NFL

DEATHS
1973 J.R.R. Tolkein - author (not sports figure, but I wanted to include it cause I like LOTR)
1989 A Bartlett Giamatti - MLB Commissioner

 

[the kid 05]

not a damn thing happened when i was born nor was any one born or had passed on my birthday

 

[windward]

Births
Harry Caray
Pete Rozelle
Mike Rozier
Luis Sojo
Chris Webber

 

[Yeagermeister]

Important Events in Sport
Results 1 - 29 of 29 for 20 June in all years

20/06/1913 - 3 of 1st 4 Yankees hit-by-pitch en route to a record 6 hit batsman
20/06/1930 - 65th British Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 291 at Hoylake Hoylake
20/06/1940 - Joe Louis TKOs Arturo Godoy in 8 for heavyweight boxing title
20/06/1950 - Joe Dimaggio's 2,000th hit, Yanks beat Indians 8-2
20/06/1951 - Cleve Indian Bobby Avila hits 3 HRs, double and single vs Red Sox
20/06/1953 - Louise Suggs wins LPGA Western Golf Open
20/06/1960 - Floyd Patterson KOs Ingemar Johansson in 5 for heavywgt boxing title
20/06/1964 - 64th US Golf Open: Ken Venturi shoots a 278 at Congressional CC MD
20/06/1965 - Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Cosmopolitan Golf Open
20/06/1966 - 66th US Golf Open: Billy Casper shoots a 278 at Olympic CC in SF
20/06/1967 - Phillies Larry Jackson beats NY Mets for 18th straight time
20/06/1971 - Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Heritage Golf Open
20/06/1973 - Chicago's Cy Acosta is 1st AL pitcher to bat since DH rule (strikeout)
20/06/1976 - Joanne Carner wins LPGA Hoosier Golf Classic
20/06/1976 - Czechoslovakia becomes European soccer champ
20/06/1976 - 76th US Golf Open: Jerry Pate shoots a 277 at Atlanta AC in Duluth Ga
20/06/1978 - 1st 6 teams of Women's Pro Basketball League (WBL) granted-Iowa, NJ, Milwaukee, Chicago, Minnesota and Dayton
20/06/1980 - Calif Angels Freddie Patek, hits 3 HRs and double to beat Red Sox 20-2
20/06/1980 - Roberto Duran takes WBC welterweight title from Sugar Ray Leonard at Olympic Stadium in Montreal by unanimous decision
20/06/1982 - 82nd US Golf Open: Tom Watson shoots a 282 at Pebble Beach GL Calif
20/06/1982 - Jan Stephenson wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open
20/06/1983 - 83rd US Golf Open: Larry Nelson shoots a 280 at Oakmont CC PA
20/06/1988 - Curtis Strange wins US Open golf tournament
20/06/1992 - Kelly Saunders is 2nd female baseball PA announcer (Balt Orioles)
20/06/1993 - 47th NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls beat Phoenix Suns, 4 games to 2
20/06/1993 - 93rd US Golf Open: Lee Janzen shoots a 272 at Baltusrol GC NJ
20/06/1993 - Tammie Green wins LPGA Rochester International Golf Tournament
20/06/1994 - Ernie Els win's 1994 Golf US Open
20/06/1999 - 99th US Golf Open: at Pinehurst CC NJ

Birthdays in Sport
Results 1 - 31 of 31 for 20 June in all years

20/06/1897 - Cyril "Froggy" Francois, cricketer (S Afr all-rounder v Eng 1922-23)
20/06/1903 - Glenna Collett Vare, RI, Natl Am Golf champ (1922, 25, 28-30, 35)
20/06/1909 - Cecil Marley, cricketer (Jamaican batsman 1928-1946, WICBC pres)
20/06/1933 - Jean Boiteux, France, 400m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1952)
20/06/1939 - R B Desai, cricketer (effective pace bowler for India in 60s)
20/06/1943 - Andy Etchebarren, baseball catcher (Balt Orioles)
20/06/1944 - Dave Nelson, baseball player
20/06/1949 - Paul Shaw, Collingwood Ontario, trap shooter (Olympics-96)
20/06/1952 - Jayne Thobois, Noblesville IN, LPGA golfer (1995 Hawaiian-56th)
20/06/1954 - Allan Lamb, cricketer (Langebaanweg, Cape Prov, 79 Tests for England)
20/06/1958 - Dickie Thon, baseball player
20/06/1961 - Gary Varsho, baseball player
20/06/1961 - Karin Enke, Dresden German DR, speed skater (Olympic-gold-1980, 84)
20/06/1963 - Kirk Baptiste, Beaumont Tx, 200m runner (Olympic-silver-1984)
20/06/1963 - Matt Anger, Walnut Creek Cal, tennis star
20/06/1964 - Paul David Goydos, Long Beach CA, PGA golfer (1994 BC Open-7th)
20/06/1964 - Najee Mustafaa, NFL cornerback (Oakland Raiders)
20/06/1968 - Fred McAfee, NFL running back (Pitts Steelers)
20/06/1968 - Garry Howe, WLAF nose tackle (Amsterdam Admirals)
20/06/1968 - Mike McCarthy, Bkln NY, pursuit cyclist (Olympics-88, 96)
20/06/1969 - Gerald Dixon, NFL linebacker (Cleve Browns, Cincinnati Bengals)
20/06/1969 - Malivai Washington, Glenn Cove NY, tennis star (Olympics-96)
20/06/1971 - William Gaines, NFL defensive tackle (Washington Commanders)
20/06/1971 - Rodney Rogers, NBA forward (LA Clippers)
20/06/1972 - Jo Roberts, WLAF quarterback (Barcelona Dragons)
20/06/1972 - Juan Castro, Sinaloa Mexico, infielder (LA Dodgers)
20/06/1972 - Martin Keino, Nyeri Kenya, 1.5k runner
20/06/1972 - Paras Mhambrey, Indian cricket pace bowler (Test v England 1996)
20/06/1975 - Francois Rozenthal, hockey forward (Team France 1998)
20/06/1975 - Maurice Rozenthal, hockey forward (Team France 1998)
20/06/1979 - Sydne Vogel, Anchorage Alaska, figure skater (1996 NW Pac Sr champ)

Deaths in Sport
Results 1 - 3 of 3 for 20 June in all years

20/06/1950 - Claude Jennings, cricketer (Aust opening bat in 1912 Triangular), dies
20/06/1994 - Bram Koopmans, cyclist/coach, dies at 78
20/06/1997 - Lawrence Payton, rocker (4 Tops-I'll Be There), dies at 59

 

[Gibby!]

20/06/1950 - Claude Jennings, cricketer (Aust opening bat in 1912 Triangular), dies
20/06/1994 - Bram Koopmans, cyclist/coach, dies at 78
20/06/1997 - Lawrence Payton, rocker (4 Tops-I'll Be There), dies at 59

What the heck is with cricketers dying in June? Not that I mind, its kinda hard to call it a sport when they stop for tea for three days...

18/06/1898 - George Ulyett, cricketer (949 runs 50 wkts for England 25 Tests), dies
18/06/1958 - Douglas Jardine, cricketer (22 Tests for England), dies
18/06/1990 - Dennis Dyer, cricketer (scored 96 3 Tests for South Africa), dies

 

[cbfan55]

Birthdays:


25/10/1869 - John Heisman, pioneering football coach/trophy namesake
25/10/1912 - Jack Kent Cooke, NFL team owner (Washington Commanders)
25/10/1925 - Yakov Rylskly, USSR, sabre team (Olympic-bronze-1956)
25/10/1927 - Hedley Keith, cricketer (solid left-handed for S Africa in the 1950's)
25/10/1929 - Peter Loader, cricketer (England quick in 13 Tests 1954-59, later WA)
25/10/1933 - Roy Swetman, cricketer (England wicket-keeper late 50's)
25/10/1933 - Ron Archer, cricketer (Aussie all-rounder mid-50's)
25/10/1936 - Alan Smith, cricket wicket-keeper (England1962-63 Aust-NZ tour)
25/10/1938 - Robert Webster, Berkeley Cal, diver (Oly-gold-1960, 64)
25/10/1940 - Bobby Knight, college basketball coach (Indiana, Olympic-gold-1984)
25/10/1941 - Bobby Keetch, soccer player/entrepreneur
25/10/1948 - Dan Gable, Waterloo Iowa, 68kg freestyle wrestler (Oly-gold-72)
25/10/1948 - Dave Cowens, NBA forward (Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks)
25/10/1953 - Mark Will McNulty, Bindwa Zimbabwe, PGA golfer (1982 Danny Thomas-4th)
25/10/1953 - Muffin Spencer-Devlin, Piqua OH, LPGA golfer (1985 MasterCard Pro-Am)
25/10/1955 - Danny Darwin, Bonham Texas, pitcher (Pitts Pirates)
25/10/1958 - Dipak Patel, cricketer (in Kenya New Zealand off-spin all-rounder)
25/10/1958 - Kornelia Ender, Halle GDR, swimmer (Olympic-4 gold-1972, 76)
25/10/1960 - Kelli McMullen-Temple, Columbus OH, Canadian equestrian (Olympics-96)
25/10/1964 - Pat Swilling, NFL defensive end/linebacker (Oakland Raiders)
25/10/1964 - Johan de Kock, Dutch soccer player (Roda JC)
25/10/1964 - Barb Broen-Ouellette, Edmonton Alberta, volleyballer (Olympics-96)
25/10/1965 - Derrick Rostagno, LA Calif, tennis star
25/10/1965 - Leigh Ann Mills, Melbourne FL, LPGA golfer (1985 Mazda Champions)
25/10/1965 - Warren Ayres, cricketer (Victorian right-handed batsman since 1987-88)
25/10/1967 - Anthony Johnson, NFL fullback (Chic Bears, Carolina Panthers)
25/10/1967 - Mazhar Hussein, cricketer (UAE batsman World Cup 1996)
25/10/1968 - Corey Miller, NFL linebacker (NY Giants)
25/10/1969 - Mike Pritchard, NFL wide receiver (Denver Broncos)
25/10/1969 - Larry Thomas, Miami FL, pitcher (Chic White Sox)
25/10/1969 - Eric Guliford, NFL wide receiver (Carolina Panthers, NO Saints)
25/10/1969 - Corey Harris, NFL cornerback (Seattle Seahawks, Miami Dolphins)
25/10/1970 - Kelvin Ingram, NFL guard (Seattle Seahawks)
25/10/1971 - Stephanie Martin-Cobb, LPGA golfer
25/10/1971 - Lee Gissendaner, NFL/WLAF receiver (Minn Vikings, Scottish Claymores)
25/10/1971 - Laura Chapot, equestrian show jumper (Olympics-96)
25/10/1971 - Jeffrey Prommayon, soccer player (PSV)
25/10/1973 - Joe Angel Acosta Jr, SD CA, PGA golfer (1995 Greater Milwaukee-3rd)
25/10/1978 - Riley Mants, Winnipeg Manitoba, 200m breaststroker (Olympics-96)
25/10/1980 - Ilana Goldfogel, Denver Colo, pairs skater (and Erik Schulz

Deaths:
25/10/1929 - James Lillywhite Jr, cricketer (two Tests for England 1877), dies
25/10/1942 - Ted Arnold, cricketer (160 runs and 31 wkts in 10 Tests for Eng), dies
25/10/1995 - Bobby Riggs, tennis star, dies of prostate cancer at 77


Events:
25/10/1621 - Gov Bradford of US colony Plymouth disallows sport on Christmas Day
25/10/1884 - 1st World Series OK by AA, Providence (NL) sweeps NY Mets (AA) in 3
25/10/1930 - 1st football game in Atlantic City Convention Center
25/10/1964 - Anton Geesink is 1st non-Japanese Olympic judo gold medal winner
25/10/1964 - Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Phoenix Thunderbirds Ladies' Golf Open
25/10/1968 - Longest Oly field hockey game, Hol beats Spain 1-0 in 2h25m (6 OT)
25/10/1970 - Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Women's Golf Charities Open
25/10/1973 - SF Giants trade Willie McCovey to SD Padres for pitcher Mike Caldwell
25/10/1975 - Denv Nuggets 1st game at McNichols Sports Arena beat St Louis Spirits
25/10/1980 - Mike Weaver KOs Gerrie Coetzee in 13 for heavyweight boxing title
25/10/1982 - David Hookes scores Cricket century in 34 balls 43 mins, SA v Victoria
25/10/1990 - Evander Holyfield KOs Buster Douglas in 3 for heavyweight boxing title
25/10/1993 - Daryll Cullinan hits 337* for Transvaal, SAf 1st-class cricket record