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
1927-2010 George Blanda, American football player, Hall of Fame QB who played 26 years of professional football
1933-1984 Claude Provost, National Hockey League player who won nine Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadians
1934-1969 Maureen Connolly was an American tennis player who was the first woman to win all four Grand Slam tournaments during the same calendar year, she died young from stomach cancer
1937 Orlando Cepeda, Puerto Rican Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player
1945 Phil Jackson, American basketball player and NBA head coach, Basketball Hall of Fame as coach, he has won eleven NBA Championships
1960 Damon Hill, English race car driver and 1996 F1 world champion
1960 John Franco, American baseball player and excellent closer in MLB
1961 Jim Cornette, American professional wrestling manager
1970 Mark Brunell, American football player, QB in the NFL
1974 Rasheed Wallace, American basketball player who was a power forward in the NBA
1975 Jimmie Johnson, American race car driver for NASCAR who won five consecutive championships
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Sources
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