You ever wondered what famous sports personalities were born today? This is a series that will list some of the most famous sports birthdays on each day. These sports figures will often come from the NFL, NBA, MLB and the NHL. There will also be birthdays from other sports like NASCAR and professional golf. We will also say happy birthday to the most famous people in MMA, boxing and the Olympics.
You born on this day
Personalities from sports
God given talent
Birthdays
1926-2011 Duke Snider, American baseball player, Hall of Fame center-fielder for the Brooklyn/LA Dodgers
1936-2007 Alfred A Oerter Jr, Astoria NY, discus (Olympic-gold-56, 60, 64, 68)
1943 Joe Morgan, American baseball player, Hall of Fame second baseman for the Cincinnati Reds and important member of the Big Red Machine
1956 Charlie Reliford, American baseball umpire
1958 Azumah Nelson, Ghanaian boxer who is the former Lineal and two-time WBC Super Featherweight Champion. He also competed in the Featherweight division where he won the WBC title.
1962 Ken Rosenthal, American sportswriter
1962 Randy Myers, Vancouver WA, relief pitcher in MLB
1964 Bob Papa, American sportscaster for the NFL New York Giants
1965 Katrina McClain, Charleston SC, basketball forward (Olympics-gold-96)
1967 Jim Abbott, American baseball player who pitched in MLB even though he was born without a right hand
1976 Raja Bell, American NBA basketball player
1983 Matt Wiman, American mixed martial artist in the UFC
1989 Tyreke Evans, Basketball player, NBA Rookie of the Year
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Sources
Wiki
Baseball reference.com
Todayinsports.com