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
1913-1980 Jesse Owens, American athlete
1934-2009 Glenn Davis was an Olympic hurdler and sprinter who won a total of three gold medals in the 1956 and 1960 Olympic games. He later played professional football with the Detroit Lions and was a teacher and coach in his adopted hometown of Barberton, Ohio for 33 years.
1940 Mickey Lolich, American baseball player, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
1949 Irina Rodnina, Russian figure skater who won three Olympic Gold Medals
1956 Ricky Rudd, American race car driver for NASCAR
1958 Wilfredo Benitez, American boxer who won world championships in three separate weight divisions, and was the youngest world champion in boxing history.
1965 Vernon Maxwell, American basketball player in the NBA
1969 Angel Cabrera, Argentine PGA golfer
1980 Yao Ming, Chinese basketball player who played in the NBA
1989 Andrew Luck, American Football Quarterback for Stanford who is projected as the number one pick in the 2011, NFL Draft but returned to college instead
Come back tomorrow for more Sport Stars Birthdays
Sources
Wiki
Baseball reference.com
Todayinsports.com