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2009 Kelly Groucutt, bass player, Electronic Light Orchestra, ELO, musician, pop, rock, rock and roll genres, dies in Worcester, England, at age 63
2004 Reggie White, football player, dies at 43 2004 Pat Tillman, soldier/pro football player, dies at 27 2002 John Entwistle, bass player, The Who, dies at 57 2001 Tony Miles, chess player, chess Grandmaster, won matches with World Chess Champions Boris Spassky, Vassily Smyslov, Mikhail Tal, achieved peak rating of 2635, January 1, 1996 dies 2001 Larry Adler, harmonica player, dies at 87 1999 Wilt Chamberlain, "Wilt ""The Stilt"" Chamberlain", basketball great/sometime actor, Record-smashing basketball player who scored over 70 points in several pro games, dies at 63 1999 Bert Remsen, actor, The Player, dies at 74 1999 Super Bowl XXXIII, Pro Player Stadium, Miami, Denver Broncos beat Atlanta Falcons 34-19 1998 Hockey News selects Wayne Gretzky best NHL player ever 1997 Floyd Cramer, pianist, session player, architect of the 'Nashville Sound', played piano on Elvis Presley's Heartbreak Hotel, dies of lung cancer at age 64 1997 Roy McMillan, baseball player (Reds), dies of heart failure at 68 1997 Richie Ashburn, HOF baseball player (Phillies, Mets), dies at 70 1997 Eddie Murray is 6th baseball player to play in 3,000 games 1997 Mario LeMieux is 7th NHL player to score 600 goals 1996 Portland's Jermaine O'Neal, 18, becomes youngest NBA player 1996 Braves Andruw Jones is youngest player to homer in World Series 1996 Rene Lacoste, tennis player, dies at 92 1996 San Francisco Giant Bobby Bond is 2nd player to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases 1996 Paul Molitor of Twins is 21st player to reach 3,000 hits 1996 A's Mark McGwire is 13th player to hit 50-home runs in a season 1996 "Jock" John Wallace, soccer player/manager, dies at 60 1996 Jock Wallace, football player/manager, dies at 60 1996 Robert Collins, keyboard player, dies at 33 1996 Sritharan Jeganathan, cricketer, 1st Sri Lankan Test player to die 1996 Timothy Gullikson, tennis player and coach, dies at 45 1996 Bernard Edwards, bass player, dies at 44 1996 Magic Johnson is 2nd NBA player to reach 10,000 career assists 1995 Paul Adams becomes South Africa's youngest Test Cricket player, 18 years 340 ds 1995 Sal Gliatto, baseball player, dies at 93 1995 Robert Lorimer Riggs, tennis Player, dies at 77 1995 Edward Gill, baseball player, dies at 100 1995 Lord Home of Hirsel, cricket (Middlesex player later British PM), dies 1995 Dave Bowen, born in Maesteg, Glamorgan, Wales, Welsh football player, manager, captain, led country to win 1958 World Cup finals, dies at 67 1995 Alex Brown, snooker player, dies at 87 1995 Von McDaniel, baseball player, dies at 56 1995 William Kennedy, baseball player, dies at 76 1995 Jeff King of Pirates is 16th NL player to home run twice in one inning 1995 Dick Bartell, baseball player, dies at 87 1995 Herbert Hippauf, baseball player, dies at 56 1995 Gabor Ormai, viola Player, dies at 40 1995 David Bell debuts for the Indians (3rd generation player, Gus and Buddy) 1995 Davie Cooper, David 'Davie' Cooper, professional soccer player, signed by Ranger for 100,000 pounds, won Scottish Cup with Motherwell in 1991, dies at 39 1995 Earring George Mayweather, blues harmonica player, dies at 66 1995 George H Poyser, English soccer player (Manchester City), dies at 84 1995 Vic Buckingham, English soccer player/trainer (Ajax), dies at 79 1994 Woodrow "Woody" Strode, U.S. rugby player/black cowboy actor (Oil), dies 1994 Augustus John "Gus" Risman, rugby League Player, dies at 83 1994 Frankie Kennedy, flute player, dies at 38 1994 Haywood Frank Henry, sax player, dies at 81 1994 Louis Myers, blues guitarist /harmonica player, dies at 64 1994 Billy Wright, English soccer player (World Champion 1950), dies at 70 1994 Roy Castle, singer, musician, jazz trumpet player, television celebrity, starred in BBC's 'The Roy Castle Show', dies at age 62 in Buckinghamshire, England 1994 Clarence Ford, sax player, dies at 64 1994 Aad Ivens, Dutch checkers player, dies at 80 1994 Earle Warren, alto Sax Player, dies at 79 1994 Cliff Wilson, snooker player, dies at 60 1994 Danny Barker, U.S. banjo player/guitarist (Bourbon St. Black), dies at 85 1994 Edward James "Murt" O'Donoghue, snooker player 1994 Joe Daley, jazz tenor/clarinet/flute player, dies at 75 1994 Elbert "Skippy" Williams, tenor Sax player, dies at 77 1994 Manuel F "Garincha" dos Santos, soccer player (Brazil), dies at 49 1994 Grady "Fats" Jackson, tenor Sax Player, dies at 66 1994 Roger "Ram" Ramirez, jazz piano player/composer, dies at 80 1994 Bobby Pratt, jazz Trombone/Piano Player, dies at 67 1994 Lynn Blessing, vibes Player, dies at 65 1993 Irving Torgoff, U.S. baseball player (Detroit Tigers), dies at 75 1993 Muriel C Bradbrook, English writer (Rise of Common Player), dies at 84 1993 Drazen Petrovic, NBA player (New Jersey Nets), dies in auto-accident at 28 1993 Johnny Mize, baseball player, dies at 80 1993 Marvin Young, producer/child actor (Player), dies at 90 1993 Roy Riegels, University of California football player who ran wrong way, dies at 84 1993 Charlie Gehringer, baseball player, dies at 89 1993 Chris Street, basketball player, dies at 20 1992 Rinus Terlouw, Dutch soccer player/trainer (Sparta), dies 1992 Dottie Green, female baseball player (Peaches), dies of cancer at 71 1992 1st time a positional player pitches for New York Mets, Phil Pecota, in 19-2 lose to Pirates 1992 Toronto's Dave Winfield, 40, is oldest player to reach 100-RBI 1992 Easley Blackwood, expert bridge player, dies at 89 1992 Roepie Kruize, hockey player (Olympic-bronze-48/silver-52), dies at 67 1991 Florida Marlins sign their 1st player, 16 year old pitcher Clemente Nunez 1991 Ken Keltner, U.S. baseball player (Cleveland Indians), dies at 75 1991 Aad Mansfield, soccer player/trainer (ADO/Feyenoord/FC Utrecht), dies 1991 Dolphin Dan Marino surpasses Joe Montana as the highest paid NFL player with a 5-year extension for $25 million 1991 Theo Laseroms, Tank, Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord), dies 1991 Luc de Rijck, Belgian soccer player (Turnhout), dies 1991 Nugget's Michael Adams becomes shortest NBA player to get a triple-double 1991 Rod Carew is 22nd player elected to Hall of Fame on 1st try 1990 Reds Eric Davis is 22nd player to homer in his 1st World Series at bat 1990 Andre Dawson steals his 300th base and is only player other than Willie Mays to have 300 home runs, 300 steals and 2,000 hits 1990 Stefan Edberg (#1 seeded player) loses in 1st round to Alex Volkov 1990 51st PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Gary Player 1990 Tony Conigliaro, baseball player (Red Sox), dies of pneumonia at 45 1989 1st time since 1948 a player hit 6 consecutive doubles (Kirby Puckett) 1989 Piet Kruiver, Dutch soccer player, dies at 51 1989 Former baseball player and manager Leo Durocher injured in a car crash 1989 Oklahoma football player Charles Thompson is charged with selling cocaine; he is later sentenced to 2 years in prison 1989 Kareem Abdul-Jabar becomes 1st NBA player to score 38,000 points 1988 2 gambling clubs and 1 player share 61.38 M California lotto jackpot 1988 Wade Boggs is 1st player to get 200 hits for 6 consecutive seasons 1988 9th U.S. Seniors Golf Open: Gary Player 1988 49th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Gary Player 1987 2nd regular-season National Football League player strike begins 1987 Jaco Pastorius, John Francis Anthony 'Jaco' Pastorius III, musician, electric bass player, jazz genre, style included intricate, higher register solos, voted 'Greatest Bass Player Who Has Ever Lived' by Bass Guitar magazine, dies at 35 1987 Travis Jackson, baseball player (New York Giants), dies at 83 1987 8th U.S. Seniors Golf Open: Gary Player 1987 Paul Butterfield, singer/harmonica player, dies of drug abuse at 44 1987 Julius Erving becomes 3rd NBA player to score 30,000 points 1986 Cliff Burton, bass player (Metallica), dies in a bus crash at 24 1986 Robert L "Bobby" Layne, football player (Detroit Lions), dies at 59 1986 Ivan Lendl is 1st tennis player to earn over $10 million, lifetime 1986 Bob Horner becomes 11th player to hit 4 home runs in a game 1986 Martina Navratilova is 1st tennis player to earn $10 million 1986 James H "Jim" Crowley, U.S. football player (Notre Dame), dies at 83 1984 Tim Raines is 1st player with 4 consecutive 70-stolen-base seasons 1984 Al Schacht, Clown prince of baseball, baseball player, dies at 91 1984 Piet Kraak, Dutch soccer player, dies at 63 1983 Vitas Gerulatis bets his house that Martina Navratilova can't beat 100th ranked male tennis player 1983 Greg Luzinski is 1st player to put 3 home runs onto roof at Comiskey Park 1983 Harry James, swing-era bandleader/trumpet player, dies at 67 1983 U.S. Football League holds its 1st player draft 1980 New York Yankee Dave Winfield becomes highest-paid player, 10 years $15M 1980 Charles Urbanus, Dutch baseball player, dies at 66 1980 Gordie Howe becomes 1st NHL player to score 800 career goals 1979 James Allen, born in Portland, Oregon, James Deshaune Allen, football player, linebacker, played for National Football League, attended Oregon State University, chosen 82nd overall in 2002 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints, now a free agent 1979 Willie Horton becomes 43rd player to hit 300 home runs in the majors 1979 Petra Cada, Prague Czechoslovakia, Canadian table tennis player 1996 Olympics 1979 High-school player Daryl Moreau makes 126th consecutive free throws 1978 Phillies Pete Rose becomes highest paid baseball player 1978 Jimmy Connors is 1st player to win U.S. Open on 3 different surfaces 1978 Reggie Jackson is 19th player to hit 20 home run in 11 straight years 1978 Cincinnati Red Pete Rose becomes 14th player to get 3,000 hits 1978 Victor Sikora, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1978 42nd Golf Masters Championship: Gary Player wins, shooting a 277 1978 U.S. Court of Appeals upholds Commissioner Kuhn's voiding of attempted player sales by A's owner Charlie Finley in June 1976 1977 Robert C "Cal" Hubbard, U.S. baseball player/umpire, dies at 77 1977 Arnold Bruggink, Dutch soccer player, FC Twente 1977 Zephnad Wattimury, Dutch soccer player, FC Groningen 1977 Pascal de Vries, soccer player, FC Twente 1977 Tom van der Leegte, Dutch soccer player, PSV 1977 Izaak Boleslavski, Russian chess player, dies at 67 1977 Ali el Kattabi, soccer player, Sparta 1976 Jerry Lee Lewis, attempting to shoot soda bottles hits his bass player Norman Owens twice in the chest 1976 "Ronaldo" de Lima, Brazilian soccer player, Cruzeiros/PSV 1976 Markus Wieland, Tegernsee GER, hockey player, Team Germany 1998 1976 Cleveland manager Frank Robinson last game as a player 1976 Danny Blankers, soccer player, PSV/Willem II 1976 Bjorn van der Doelen, Dutch soccer player, PSV 1976 Nordin Wooter, Dutch soccer player, Ajax 1976 Boudewijn Send, soccer player, PSV 1976 Germain Wattamaleo, soccer player, Sparta 1976 Nwankwo Kanu, soccer player, Ajax 1976 Michael Renfurm, Surinam/Dutch soccer player, Sparta 1976 Patrick Stephan Kluivert, Surinam/Dutch soccer player, Ajax 1976 Frank van Twillert, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1976 Clarence Seedorf, Surinam/Dutch soccer player, Ajax, Real Madrid 1976 Arno Knapen, Dutch soccer player, Holten, FC Twente 1976 Maringo Vlijter, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1976 Florian Keller, Munchen GER, hockey player, Team Germany, Rosenheim 1976 Mike Ferrier, Suriname/Dutch soccer player, FC Volendam, Salernitana 1976 Vincent Polvliet, soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1976 Ad Verhoeven, soccer player (Xerxes/Sparta), dies in auto-accident 1976 Chester Arthur Burnett, U.S. blues pianist/harmonica player, dies at 65 1976 Mendel Witzenhauser, soccer player, Ajax, VVV 1975 Patrick Paauwe, Dutch soccer player, PSV, Graafschap 1975 Arno Schreuders, Dutch soccer player, RKC 1975 Carla Boyd, Wynyard Tasmania, basketball player 1996 Olympics bronze 1975 Melchior Schoenmakers, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1975 Arafath Hill, soccer player, FC Groningen 1975 Leo Koswal, soccer player, Dordrecht '90 1975 Jan Harm Schippers, Dutch soccer player: South Carolina Heerenveen, Veendam 1975 John Harm Skippers, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1975 Jurgen Dirkx, soccer player, PSV 1975 Julian "Cannonball" Alderly, sax player, dies of a stroke at 46 1975 Jimmy van Fessem, soccer player, Willem II 1975 Rik Platvoet, Dutch soccer player, FC Twente, MVV 1975 Vincent Goossens, soccer player, Dordrecht '90 1975 Stijn Haeldermans, Belgian soccer player, MVV 1975 Hank Aaron returns as a Milwaukee Brewer player 1975 Roy Makaay, Dutch soccer player, Vitesse 1975 Raymond Graanoogst, Suriname/Dutch soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1975 Robert Fuchs, soccer player, PSV 1975 Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Dutch soccer player, Feyenoord 1975 Jan l'Ami, Dutch soccer player, Willem II 1975 Martijn Reuser, Dutch soccer player, Ajax 1975 Maarten Kerkhof, soccer player, Vitesse, De Graafschap 1975 Willem Korsten, Dutch soccer player, Vitesse 1975 Marcel Koning, soccer player, FC The Hague/NEC 1975 Jacky Verbeek, Dutch soccer player, RKC 1974 Jeffrey van der Stone, soccer player, RKC 1974 Paul Staight, Victoria Australia, badminton player 1996 Olympics 1974 Arjan Ebbinge, soccer player, FC Groningen 1974 Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, tennis player (U.S. Open 1909-11), dies at 87 1974 Serge Heuveling, soccer player, NEC 1974 Juan Viedna Schenkhuizen, soccer player, Ajax, NEC 1974 Sander Westerveld, soccer player, FC Twente 1974 Geert Jelle de Vries, Dutch soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1974 Pele retires as soccer player 1974 Bas Leferink, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1974 Lucian Sahetapy, soccer player, FC Groningen 1974 Sekou Soumah, soccer player, Willem II 1974 Bobby Petta, soccer player, Feyenoord, RKC 1974 Nabil Bouchlal, soccer player, Willem II 1974 103rd British Golf Open: Gary Player shoots a 282 at Royal Lytham 1974 Andre Ooyer, soccer player, Ajax/FC Volendam 1974 Harvey Esajas, Suriname/Dutch soccer player, Feyenoord 1974 Jana Nejedly, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, Canadian tennis player 1996 Olympics 1974 Addilson dos Santos, soccer player, Sparta 1974 Roger Juffing, soccer player, Fortuna Sittard 1974 Stolen "Guitar Player" painting by Jan Vermeer found in London 1974 Carlos Fortes, soccer player, Sparta 1974 Toine Rorije, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1974 Marcel Nijenhuis, soccer player, NEC 1974 38th Golf Masters Championship: Gary Player wins, shooting a 278 1974 Sascha van Wissen, Dutch soccer player, MVV 1974 Tony Alberda, Dutch soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen, Emmen 1974 Andre Batista Santos "Vampeta", Brazilian soccer player, PSV 1974 Joost Volmer, soccer player, FC Twente 1974 Hans Bond, Dutch soccer player, FC Volendam 1974 Ron Fox, soccer player, Willem II 1974 Olaf Lindenbergh, soccer player, Ajax, De Graafschap 1974 Bob Mulder, soccer player, Appingedam, FC Groningen 1974 Pavel Mikhalevitch, soccer player, NEC 1974 Gregory Playfair, Suriname/Dutch soccer player, PSV 1974 Tarik Oulida, soccer player, Ajax/Seville 1974 Arjan Blaauw, Dutch soccer player, FC Groningen 1973 Johan Cruyff chosen European soccer Player of year 1973 Cubs' Ron Santo became 1st baseball player to veto his trade 1973 Dick van Burik, soccer player, Ajax/NAC 1973 Sjoerd Sanders, soccer player, PSV/MVV 1973 Tijani Babangida, soccer player, Roda JC 1973 Alex Pijper, Dutch soccer player, FC Groningen 1973 Peter Heijsteek, soccer player, DFC/Dordrecht '90 1973 Leonid Stein, Russian chess player, dies at about 39 1973 Mischa Smoking, soccer player, Dordrecht '90 1973 Arne van de Berg, soccer player, Willem II 1973 Rick Plum, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC, MVV 1973 Todd Sweeris, Grand Rapids, Michigan, table tennis player 1996 Olympics 1973 Josee Corbeil, Pointe-Claire Quebec, volleyball player 1996 Olympics 1973 Ralph Miller, last 19th century baseball player, dies 1973 Michel Traveller, soccer player, Ajax 1973 Sebastien Lareau, born in Montreal, Quebec, tennis player 1996 Olympics 1973 Peter Hoekstra, Dutch soccer player, PSV, Ajax 1973 Ferdy Vierklau, soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1973 Marc Overmars, Dutch soccer player, Ajax 1973 Bert Zuurman, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1973 Edgar Davids, Dutch soccer player, Ajax, AC Milan 1973 Louis Laros, Dutch soccer player, Willem II, Vitesse 1973 Frankie "Fordham Flash" Frisch, baseball player, dies at 74 1973 Paul Lieftink, Dutch soccer player, NAC, Spakenburg 1973 James Young, Australian water polo player 1996 Olympics 1973 Andreas Gliatis, soccer player, NEC 1973 Arie Obdam, Dutch soccer player, FC Volendam 1973 Said Larossi, soccer player, Emmen/Vitesse 1973 Boston Red Sox sign Orlando Cepeda as 1st player signed as a DH 1973 Regilio Vreede, soccer player, Blue White, RKC 1973 Daniel Nijhof, Dutch soccer player, FC Twente 1973 Grateful Dead bass player, Phil Lesh, busted on drugs in California 1973 Berry Radstraat, Dutch soccer player, NEC, SCH 1973 Ronald Hamming, soccer player, FC Groningen, Fortuna Sittard 1973 Clyde Wijnhard, soccer player, Ajax, RKC 1972 Bobby Schoonens, soccer player, RKC 1972 Yureck Person, soccer player, NAC 1972 Kevin Han, Shanghai China, U.S. badminton player 1996 Olympics 1972 Christian van der Weerden, Dutch soccer player, NEC, Vitesse 1972 Dick Kooijman, Dutch soccer player, Heracles, FC Groningen, Az 1972 Alfred Schreuders, soccer player, RKC 1972 Jackie Robinson, 1st black baseball player, Brooklyn Dodgers, dies at 53 1972 Tom van Mol, soccer player, PSV 1972 Eric van de Merwe, soccer player, Dordrecht '90 1972 Francois Gesthuizen, soccer player, PSV, NAC 1972 Ramon van Haaren, soccer player, RKC 1972 Mariano Bombarda, Italian, soccer player, ACV, FC Groningen 1972 Daniel Nestor, born in Belgrade Yugo, Canadian tennis player 1996 Olympics 1972 54th PGA Championship: Gary Player shoots a 281 at Oakland Hills, Michigan 1972 Allison Cook, Australian basketballl player 1996 Olympics bronze 1972 Garry Player wins PGA golf tournament 1972 Darryl Yung, Victoria BC, badminton player 1996 Olympics 1972 Nathan Thomas, Australian water polo player 1996 Olympics 1972 Dennis Military man, soccer player, Sparta/Vitesse 1972 Arie van de Padt, Dutch soccer player, Tonegido, Sparta 1972 Dirk-Jan Derksen, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC 1972 Patrick van Diemen, Dutch soccer player, FC Utrecht, NEC 1972 Marco van Hoogdalem, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC 1972 Patrick Pothuizen, soccer player, Vitesse 1972 Erik Maes, Dutch soccer player, MVV 1972 Jean-Paul van Gastel, soccer player, Willem II 1972 Jeffrey van As, soccer player, MVV 1972 Ajah Wilson-Ogechukwu, soccer player, Roda JC 1972 Wilt Chamberlain is 1st NBA player to score 30,000 points 1972 Hank Aaron becomes 1st baseball player to sign for $200,000 a year 1972 Erwin van de Looi, soccer player, Vitesse 1972 Raymond Beerens, Dutch soccer player, PSV, FC Groningen 1972 Dennis Iliohan, Dutch soccer player, FC Lisse, ADO Den Haag 1972 Reinier Robbemond, Dutch soccer player, Dordrecht '90 1972 Huub Loeffen, Dutch soccer player, Vitesse 1971 Boudewijk Pahlplatz, soccer player, FC Twente, PSV 1971 Cedric Ihalauw, soccer player, Roda JC 1971 Amanda Hardy, Altona Australia, badminton player 1996 Olympics 1971 Roy van de Hill, soccer player, Roda JC 1971 Lloyd Kammeron, soccer player, Feyenoord, Go Ahead Eagles 1971 Robert Wijnands, Dutch soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1971 Twan Scheepers, soccer player, MVV 1971 Jeffrey Prommayon, soccer player, PSV 1971 Mitchel van der Gaag, Dutch soccer player, PSV, Motherwell 1971 Rene Ponk, soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1971 Erik Smit, Dutch soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1971 Marcel Boudesteyn, soccer player, Excelsior/FC Groningen 1971 Henryk Larsson, soccer player, Feyenoord 1971 Paul Janssen, soccer player, Fortuna S, NAC 1971 Dennis de Brown, soccer player, Sparta 1971 Olaf Sheep, soccer player, Dordrecht '90, NAC 1971 Ernest Faber, soccer player, PSV 1971 Sharon Tina Jenkins, Auckland New Zealand, badminton player 1996 Olympics 1971 Paul Newlove, rugby league player 1971 Roy Keane, born in Cork, Ireland, soccer player, midfielder, manager of Ipswich Town, an English Championship club, represented Republic of Ireland in 1994 World Cup and 2002 World Cup 1971 Mary Joe Fernandez, Dominican Republic, tennis player, U.S. National 16s 1971 Dick Schreuder, Dutch soccer player, PSV/FC Groningen/RKC 1971 Ger Senden, soccer player, Roda JC 1971 John Achterberg, soccer player, NAC 1971 Dennis Gerritsen, soccer player, NAC 1971 Iwan Tomasz, soccer player, Roda JC, Feyenoord 1971 Romano Sion, soccer player, Dordrecht '90/FC Groningen 1971 Aaron Ledesma, baseball player 1971 Murray Hocking, Victoria Australia, badminton player 1996 Olympics 1971 Ferdino Hernandez, soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1971 Sandy Schreur, Dutch soccer player, NEC 1971 Lori Ann Mundt, Yorkto,n Saskatchawan, volleyball player 1996 Olympics 1971 Eric Stock, soccer player, NEC 1971 Finidi George, soccer player, Ajax 1971 Janis Kelly, born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, volleyball player 1996 Olympics 1971 Jiri Vykoukai, born in Olomouc, Czech Republic, hockey player, Team Czech Republic, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1971 Edwin van Holten, soccer player, FC Volendam 1971 Andre Karnebeek, soccer player, FC Twente 1971 Mohammed Sylla, soccer player, Willem II, FC Martigues 1971 Arco Jochemsen, Dutch soccer player, SVDB, Vitesse 1971 Jari Litmanen, soccer player, Ajax 1971 Marco Sas, Dutch soccer player, NAC 1971 Jim Butler, born in Iowa City, Iowa, table tennis player, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1971 Satchel Paige becomes 1st negro-league player elected to baseball Hall of Fame 1971 Maarten Atmodikoro, soccer player, Dordrecht '90, NAC 1971 Milko Pieren, Dutch soccer player, Sparta 1971 Mark Noordlander, soccer player, Sparta 1971 Maurice Hofman, Dutch soccer player, MVV 1971 Michel Kreek, Dutch soccer player, Ajax 1971 Ulrich van Gobbel, Suriname/Dutch soccer player, Feyenoord 1971 Rene van Rijswijk, Dutch soccer player, RKC 1970 Edwin Huizinga, Dutch soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen, Emmen 1970 Ghalid Salamat, soccer player, MVV 1970 Romeo Wouden, Dutch soccer player, Dordrecht '90, Heerenveen 1970 Michael Mols, soccer player, FC Twente 1970 Berthil de Avest, soccer player, Roda JC/FC Twente 1970 Max Huiberts, soccer player, Roda JC 1970 Suvat Karadag, soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1970 Wim Bubberman, soccer player, Sparta 1970 Phillip Cocu, Dutch soccer player, Vitesse, PSV 1970 Winston Bogarde, soccer player, Sparta/Ajax 1970 Sander Boschke, soccer player, FC Twente 1970 Mark Schenning, Dutch soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1970 Jean-Paul de Young, soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1970 Marciano Vink, soccer player, Genoa/PSV 1970 Mark Luijpers, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC 1970 Gaston Taument, soccer player, Feyenoord 1970 Danny de Supervise, soccer player, FC Volendam 1970 Marc Latupeirissa, soccer player, Willem II 1970 Dean Gorre, Suriname/Dutch soccer player, Feyenoord 1970 Ronald Waterreus, soccer player, Roda JC, PSV 1970 Fabian Wilnis, Dutch soccer player, NAC, De Graafschap 1970 Wilco Hellinga, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1970 Patricia Palinkas becomes 1st woman pro football player (Orlando) 1970 Arno Doornernik, soccer player, Roda JC 1970 Orlando Trustfull, soccer player, Feyenoord 1970 Rhona Susan Robertson, Auckland New Zealand, badminton player 1996 Olympics 1970 Roger Knarren, soccer player, MVV 1970 Carl Everett, born in Tampa, Florida, baseball player, outfielder, played for Florida Marlins, Major League Baseball team, played for New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, Montreal Expos, 2005 World Series Champion 1970 Mike Kelly, born in Los Angeles, California, Michael Raymond Kelly, baseball player, outfielder, attended Arizona State University, played outfield for Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, won Golden Spikes Award, 1991 1970 Tigers Al Kaline collides with another player and swallows his tongue 1970 Clemens Zwijnenberg, soccer player, FC Twente 1970 Hank Aaron becomes 9th player to get 3,000 hits 1970 John Karelse, soccer player, NAC 1970 Gabriela Sabatini, Argentina, tennis player 1988 Olympics silver 1970 Ronald de Boer, Dutch soccer player, Ajax 1970 Marco Heering, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1970 Edwin Zoetebier, Dutch soccer player, FC Volendam 1970 Barry van Galen, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC 1970 Paul Bosvelt, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles/FC Twente 1970 Errol Refos, soccer player, Feyenoord 1970 Harry Decheiver, soccer player, RKC 1970 Rhett Harty, born in Pasedena California, U.S. soccer player, 1992 Olympics 1970 Erik ten Hag, soccer player, FC Twente, RKC, FC Utrecht 1970 Ivan Vukov, soccer player, FC Volendam 1970 Edwin de Kruyf/Kruijff, soccer player, FC Utrecht, FC Groningen 1970 Hans Spark, soccer player, RKC 1970 Dennis Hulshof, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1970 Sporting News names Willie Mays as Player of the Decade for the 1960s 1970 AAU player Steve Myers makes a basketball field goal of 92'3 " from out of bounds, Tacoma-it shouldn't have counted, but was allowed 1970 Elroy Kromheer, soccer player, FC Volendam 1970 Frank Kooiman, soccer player, Sparta 1970 Geert Brusselers, soccer player, NAC 1970 Rene Binken, soccer player, Volendam 1970 Tom Sier, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1969 Rob Maas, Dutch soccer player, Feyenoord 1969 Scott Player, WLAF punter for the Frankfurt Galaxy 1969 Arthur Numan, soccer player, PSV 1969 Frank Dikstaal, soccer player, MVV 1969 Antoon Kuil, soccer player, Veendam, South Carolina Heerenveen 1969 Ben Iroha, soccer player, Vitesse 1969 Pierre van Hooijdonk, Dutch soccer player, NAC, Celtic 1969 Sam Militello, baseball player 1969 Iain Sydie, North York Ontario, badminton player 1996 Olympics 1969 Arjan van der Laan, Dutch soccer player, Sparta 1969 Mark Verhoeven, Dutch soccer player, MVV/NEC 1969 San Francisco Giant Willie Mays, becomes 2nd player to hit home run number 600 off Mike Corkins 1969 Marian Chlad, soccer player, FC Groningen 1969 Marthijn Pothoven, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1969 Bobby Bonds is baseballs 4th 30-HR, 30-steal player 1969 Jerry Simons, soccer player, Dordrecht '90, Vitesse 1969 Steven Van Randwijck, Washington D.C., field hockey player 1996 Olympics 1969 Maurice Graef, soccer player, VVW, Roda JC 1969 Bart Spark, soccer player, Veendam, South Carolina Heerenveen 1969 Wilfried Elzinga, soccer player, FC Twente 1969 Dave Smits, soccer player, Willem II 1969 Roberto Lanckohr, soccer player, MVV 1969 Erik Meijer, Dutch soccer player, PSV, Uerdingen 1969 Jaimie Dawson, born in Geneva, Switzerland, Canadian badminton player 1996 Olympics 1969 Richard Roelofsen, soccer player, Vitesse/MVV 1969 Erik Tammer, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen, Go Ahead Eagles 1969 Armand Benneker, Dutch soccer player, MVV 1969 Jurgen Streppel, soccer player, Telstar/RKC 1969 Melissa Gurney, born in California, tennis player, Virginia Slims of, South Dakota, 1986 1969 Steffi Graf, born in Bruhl, West Germany, tennis player, Grand Slam 1988 1969 Johan Hansma, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1969 Regi Blinker, soccer player, Feyenoord 1969 Ramon Caraballo, baseball player 1969 Dennis Bergkamp, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, soccer player, Ajax 1969 Katerina Maleeva, Bulgaria, tennis player, U.S. Open Junior 1984 1969 Brett Steven, born in Bermuda, New Zealand tennis player 1996 Olympics 1969 John van Halst, soccer player, FC Twente 1969 Amy Feng, born in Tianjin, China, U.S. table tennis player 1996 Olympics 1969 Dennis de Nooijer, Dutch soccer player, Sparta 1969 Gerard de Nooijer, Dutch soccer player, Sparta 1969 Reid Hayston Hamilton, born in New Zealand, beach volleyball player 1996 Olympics 1969 John Forest, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1969 Earnest Stewart, soccer player, Willem II 1969 Arjan Vermeulen, soccer player, Vitesse 1969 Phil Esposito becomes 1st NHL Player to score 100 points in a season 1969 Robert Molenaar, Dutch soccer player, FC Volendam 1969 Fiona Robinson, born in Collie, Australia, basketball player, Bronze Medal 1996 Olympics 1969 Kurt Abbott, U.S. baseball player for the Florida Marlins 1969 Robert Young, NFL player for the St. Louis Rams 1969 John Veenhof, Dutch soccer player, FC Groningen 1969 Rob van Dijk, Dutch soccer player, Feyenoord 1969 Stephen Hendry, British snookers player 1969 Kees van Wonderen, Dutch soccer player, NEC/NAC 1969 Jack Kent Cooke, owner of NHL's Los Angeles Kings, fines each player $100 for "NOT" arguing with the referee 1968 Cees Marbus, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1968 Carlos Hasselbaink, Dutch soccer player, VVV/FC Utrecht/Haarlem 1968 Jeffrey Kooistra, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen/NEC 1968 Edward Linskens, soccer player, PSV 1968 Glenn Clear, soccer player, Vitesse 1968 Nico John Hoogma, soccer player, FC Twente 1968 Warry van Wattum, Dutch soccer player, Dordrecht '90, FC Groningen 1968 Marco Roelofsen, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1968 Yvo Joordens, soccer player, MVV 1968 Ricardo de Jongh, soccer player, Dordrecht '90 1968 Michel Doesburg, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1968 Jack de Gier, soccer player, Cambuur L, Go Ahead Eagles 1968 97th British Golf Open: Gary Player shoots 289 at Carnoustie Scotland 1968 Michel Langerak, soccer player, Dordrecht '90 1968 Edwin Vurens, Dutch soccer player, FC Twente 1968 Anton Scheutjens, soccer player, Roda JC 1968 Lisa Campbell, Victoria, Australia, badminton player 1996 Olympics 1968 Vernell Coles, basketball player 1988 Olympics bronze 1968 Peter van Foxes, soccer player, Ajax 1968 Bill Bellamy, actor, Fled, How to be a Player, Joey Breaker 1968 Peter Blackburn, born in Australia, badminton player 1996 Olympics 1968 Erwin Vanderbroeck, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC 1968 Jason van Blerk, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1968 Rene Groen, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1968 John Velddman, soccer player, Sparta 1968 Erik Regtop, Dutch soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1968 Peter Hofstede, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC, FC Utrecht 1968 John de Visser, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1967 Cal Eldred, baseball player 1967 Boris Becker, West Germany, tennis player, Wimbledon 1985, 86, 89 1967 Carling Bassett-Seguso, Canada, tennis player/actress, Spring Fever 1967 Gheorge Popescu, Romania, soccer player, Barcelona 1967 Gica Popescu, Romania, soccer player, PSV 1967 Roland Jansen, soccer player, Willem II 1967 Romeo van Aerde, soccer player, RKC 1967 John Smit, soccer player, NAC 1967 Rein van Duynhoven, soccer player, Helmond Sport, MVV 1967 Margo Malowney, born in Saint John, New Brunswick, volleyball player 1996 Olympics 1967 Aaron Krickstein, Ann Arbor, Michigan, tennis player, Tel Aviv 1983 1967 Martin Laamers, soccer player, Vitesse 1967 Sean O'Neill, born in Toledo, Ohio, U.S. Olympic table tennis player 1992 Olympics 1967 Emiel van Eijkeren, soccer player, FC The Hague/NEC 1967 Virgil Breedveld, soccer player, Dordrecht '90 1967 Erik van der More, soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1967 Mark van Hintum, soccer player, Willem II 1967 Ante Mise, Yugoslav soccer player, Hajduk Split/Vitesse 1967 Rick Wilkins, born in Jacksonville, Florida, Richard Wilkins, baseball player, catcher, played Major League teams San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, also played for Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, New York Mets 1967 Carlos van Wanrooy, soccer player, NEC 1967 Paul Gascoigne, soccer player 1967 Luc Nilis, Belgian soccer player, RSC Anderlecht/PSV 1967 Miroslav Stefanovic, soccer player, FC Volendam 1967 Marcel Valk, soccer player, RKC, Go Ahead Eagles 1967 Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel, born in Florida, tennis player, Virginia Slims of Ark 1987 1967 Patrick Lodewijks, Dutch soccer player, PSV, FC Groningen 1967 Tom Waddle, NFL player, Chicago Bears/Cincinnati Bengals 1967 Roel Liefden, soccer player, Dordrecht '90, FC Groningen 1967 Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere, Sofia Bulgaria, tennis player, 1984 U.S. Mix 1967 Bennie Dekker, Dutch soccer player, NEC/AZ/De Graafschap 1967 Aurelio Vidmar, soccer player, Standard Luik, Feyenoord 1967 Peter Hofstede, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC, FC Utrecht 1967 New Orleans Saints sign their 1st player (Paige Cothren-kicker) 1967 Marco Boogers, Dutch soccer player, RKC, Sparta, West Ham United 1967 Johnny Keane, baseball player/manager (Cards, New York Yankees), dies at 55 1966 Hans van Arum, Dutch soccer player, Vitesse, Willem II 1966 Roberto Beam, soccer player, Vitesse/MVV 1966 Hans Visser, Dutch soccer player, MVV, FC Utrecht 1966 Brian Wilsterman, soccer player, Dordreecht '90 1966 Ulrich Cruden, soccer player, NEC 1966 Rosalyn Fairbank, South Africa, tennis player 1966 Ruud Cabbage, soccer player, FC Twente 1966 Alex Pastoor, Dutch soccer player, FC Volendam 1966 John van de Brom, soccer player, Ajax 1966 Raymond Atteveld, Belgian soccer player, Waregem, Roda JC 1966 Rhonda Cator, Australia, badminton player 1996 Olympics 1966 Cees Lock of hair, soccer player, NEC 1966 Glenn Donald Hamilton, New Zealand, beach volleyball player 1996 Olympics 1966 Carlo L'Ami, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1966 Henk Fraser, soccer player, Feyenoord 1966 Paul Stevenson, Victoria, Australia, badminton player 1996 Olympics 1966 Jacques "Jacq" Koumans, soccer player, NAC 1966 David Justice, baseball player, Atlanta Braves, husband of Halle Barry 1966 Matthew Maynard, cricketer, big hitting Glamorgan and England player 1966 David Nascimento, soccer player, Roda JC/FC Utrecht 1966 Player reps elect Marvin Miller, as executive director of Players' Association 1966 Claus Boekweg, Dutch soccer player, FC Groningen, FC Zwolle 1966 Erik van Kessel, Dutch soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1966 Pete Smith, U.S. baseball player, Atlanta Braves, New York Mets 1966 Stefan Edberg, Sweden, tennis player, Wimbledon 1988, U.S. Open 1991 1965 Erika von Heiland, Angeles City Phil, U.S. badminton player, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1965 Branch Rickey, American baseball player, manager, and general manager 1965 Grant Connell, Regina Saskatchawan, tennis player 1996 Olympics 1965 Zeljko Petrovic, soccer player, FC The Bosch/RKC 1965 Bart Latuheru, soccer player, Vitesse 1965 John Feskens, Dutch soccer player, Willem II 1965 Ruud Hesp, soccer player, Roda JC 1965 Doris Piche, La Sarre Quebec, badminton player 1996 Olympics 1965 Juul Ellerman, soccer player, PSV, FC Twente 1965 Theo Bos, Dutch soccer player: Vitesse 1965 Troy Neel, baseball player 1965 Marc Dunn, Kingston Ontario, volleyball player 1996 Olympics 1965 Johan Garrels, soccer player, Alphense Boys, RKC 1965 Aldo Swager, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1965 Alphons Arts, Dutch soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1965 Kathleen Horvath, born in Chicago, Illinois, tennis player, French Open, Jr. 1980 1965 Fred Grim, soccer player, Cambuur L, Ajax 1965 Eric van der Luer, soccer player, Roda JC 1965 Japanese community of San Francisco holds Masanori Murakami Day at Candlestick Park to honor 1st Japanese player to play in major leagues 1965 Andrew Gaze, Australian basketball player, Olympics-1984, 88, 92, 96 1965 Joe Morgan is 1st Houston player with 6 hits in a game 1965 Arno Hofstede, Dutch soccer player, Willem II, Go Ahead Eagles 1965 65th U.S. Golf Open: Gary Player shoots 282 at Bellerive CC in St. Louis 1965 Andrea Jaeger, born in Chicago, tennis player, retired as a teenager 1965 Beau Allred, born in Mesa, Arizona, Dale Le Beau Allred, baseball player, outfielder, played for the Cleveland Indians Major League Baseball team for three seasons from 1989 - 1991 1965 Emilio Sanchez, born in Madrid, Spain, Tennis player, 1988 Olympic bronze 1965 Pat Cash, Australia, tennis player, Wimbledon 1987 1965 Sonny Boy Williamson, Aleck Miller, blues player, dies at 65 1965 Chris Jorgis, Palo Alto California, U.S. badminton player 1992 Olympics 1965 Chris Washburn, born in Hickory, North Carolina, Christopher Scott Washburn, athlete, NBA player, played for North Carolina State 1985 - 1986 1965 Mike Butcher, baseball player 1965 Norman Whiteside, British soccer player 1965 Adri Bogers, Dutch soccer player, Willem II 1965 Reggie Miller, NBA player for the Indiana Pacers 1965 Andrew Hudson, South African cricket player 1965 Cindy Brown, U.S., basketball player 1988 Olympics gold 1965 Reginald Thal, soccer player, MVV 1965 Ben Lee, Rangoon Burma, U.S. badminton player 1992 Olympics 1965 John van Loen, Dutch soccer player, Feyenoord, San Frecce 1965 Rene Trost, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC 1965 Tim McDonald, NFL player for the San Francisco 49ers 1965 Mark Dewey, U.S. baseball player, Pittsburgh Pirates 1964 Anil Kaul, Amritsar India, Canadian badminton player 1996 Olympics 1964 Raymond Libregts, soccer player, MVV 1964 Marcel van der Net, Dutch soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1964 Jose Gonzales, baseball player 1964 Ronald Agenor, Rabat Morocco, tennis player, 1989 French quarters 1964 Jill Hetherington, Brampton Ontario, tennis player 1996 Olympics 1964 Johan de Kock, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC 1964 Pieter Axe, soccer player, FC Utrecht/South Carolina Heerenveen 1964 Gerrie Slagboom, Dutch soccer player: Dordrecht '90 1964 Leon Meijs, soccer player, Willem II 1964 Danny Hoekman, soccer player, NEC 1964 Peter Remie, soccer player, NAC 1964 Masanori Murakami is 1st Japanese player in majors (New York Mets) 1964 Giuseppe Giannini, Rome, Italy, soccer player, Rome A Team 1964 Jimmy Arias, Buffalo, New York, tennis player, U.S. Davis Cup team 1964 Nigel Redman, English rugby international player 1964 Erminia Russo, Kelowna BC, volleyball player 1996 Olympics 1964 Barbara Chiu, born in Canton, China, Canada table tennis player, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1964 Joe Magrane, born in Des Moines, Iowa, Joseph David Magrane, baseball player, pitcher, MLB Network broadcaster, played for Major League Baseball teams, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox, California Angels, NBC sports analyst at 2008 Summer Olympics 1964 Mike Twardoski, baseball player 1964 Nico Jalink, Dutch soccer player, Sparta, NAC 1964 Steve Searcy, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, William Steven Searcy, baseball player, pitcher, played for Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, Major League Baseball teams from 1998 - 1992 1964 Joy Ellen Kitzmiller, born in Los Angeles, California, U.S. badminton player 1992 Olympics 1964 John Parrott, snooker player 1964 Miloslav Mecir, Czechoslovakia, tennis player 1988 Olympics gold 1964 Kim Oden, U.S. Olympic volleyball player, NCAA Play of Decade-80s 1964 Ulrich Wilson, soccer player, FC Volendam 1964 Carlos Aalbers, Dutch soccer player, NEC 1964 Paul Parker, born in West Ham, London, athlete, soccer player, commentator, critical player at 1990 World Cup with England, manager, Blue Square Premier League 1964 Ab Plugboer, soccer player, FC Utrecht 1964 Alison Johnson, born in Tustin, California, WPVA volleyball player, U.S. Open-4th-1993 1964 Linda French, born in Oak Park, Illinois, badminton player 1996 Olympics 1964 Richard de Vries, soccer player, De Graafschap 1964 Roger Reijners, soccer player, MVV 1964 John Gallagher, rugby league player 1964 Roger Smith, Freeport Bahamas, tennis doubles player 1964 Cees van der de Linden, soccer player 1964 Cheryl Miller, Riverside California, basketball player 1984 Olympics gold 1963 Joop Gall, Dutch soccer player, FC Groningen 1963 Pam Casale, Camden, New Jersey, tennis player, Marco Island finals 1985 1963 John Lammers, Dutch soccer player, NAC 1963 Gerald Sandel, soccer player, Sparta 1963 Robin White, San Diego Cal, tennis player, U.S. Open doubles 1988 1963 Mike Snoei, soccer player, Sparta 1963 Dale Sveum, baseball player 1963 Gideon Joe Ng, born in Toronto, Ontario, table tennis player 1996 Olympics 1963 John Barnes, British soccer player 1963 Hans Gilhaus, soccer player, Vitesse 1963 1st time since 1910 no AL player, played in every game 1963 Ed Drakich, Windsor Ontario, volleyball player 1996 Olympics 1963 Bonnie Gadusek, Pittsburgh, tennis player, French Juniors 1981 1963 Jozsef Kiprich, soccer player, Feyenoord 1963 David Zhuang, born in China, U.S. table tennis player 1996 Olympics 1963 Sonny Silooy, soccer player, Ajax 1963 Abe Button, soccer player, Vitesse 1963 Lily Yip, Canton China, U.S. table tennis player, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1963 Oriole's Dick Hall retires his 28th consecutive player in relief 1963 Cynthia Stevenson, born in Oakland California, actress, Player, Bob, Hope and Gloria 1963 Michel Boerebach, Dutch soccer player, FC Twente 1963 Edwin Gorter, soccer player, Lommel/FC Utrecht 1963 Henri Leconte, born in France, tennis player, French finalist 1988 1963 Jose Oquendo, born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, Jose Manuel Roberto Guillermo Contreras Oquendo, baseball player, infielder, coach, signed with New York Mets at age fifteen, member, St. Louis Cardinals, played 1987 World Series, record for fewest second baseman errors, 1990 1963 Don August, born in Inglewood, California, Donald Glenn August, baseball player, pitcher, batted right-handed, pitched right-handed, played for Milwaukee Brewers 1988 - 1991, related to Archbishop of Philadelphia Justin Francis Rigali 1963 Si-An Deng, born in Shanghai, China, Canadian badminton player 1996 Olympics 1963 Jeff Musselman, baseball player 1963 Bettina Bunge, born in Switzerland, tennis player, Virginia Slims of California 1983 1963 Catarina Lindqvist, born in Sweden, tennis player, Swedish Open 1986 1963 Edward Sturing, soccer player, Vitesse 1963 Jos van Eck, Dutch soccer player, Sparta 1963 Jan Willem van Ede, Dutch soccer player, FC Utrecht, PSV 1963 Arnold Oosterveer, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1963 Robert Collins, keyboard player 1963 Rob Andrew, English rugby player 1963 Paul Way, born in Kingsbury, Middlesex, British golfer, won Brabazon Trophy, 1981, turned pro in 1982, won KLM Dutch Open while on the European Tour, second youngest Ryder Cup player in 1983, and 1985, finished in the top 100 in 1993, on the Order of Merit, after 1997, his participation in tournament golf waned 1963 Todd Benzinger, U.S. baseball player for the San Francisco Giants 1963 Harris Huizingh, soccer player, FC Groningen 1963 Jessie Hester, NFL player for the St. Louis Rams 1963 Lijuan Geng, Hebei China, Canadian tennis player 1996 Olympics 1963 Frank Wijnhoven, Dutch soccer player, NEC, Treffers 1963 Rogers Hornsby, baseball player, dies of a heart ailment at 66 1963 Oscar Backing, Austria/Netherlands viola player, dies at 83 1962 Keith Lee, basketball player, Memphis State 1962 Ejo Elburg, Dutch soccer player, Pax, NEC 1962 John de Wolf, soccer player, Feyenoord 1962 Arnold Scholten, soccer player, Feyenoord 1962 John Gaasbeek, soccer player, FC Twente/NAC 1962 Bo Jackson, baseball/football player, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Raiders 1962 Cathy Boswell, Joliet, Illinois, basketball player 1984 Olympics gold 1962 Ruud Bread, soccer player, NAC 1962 Johnny Huang, Canton China, table tennis player 1996 Olympics 1962 Leon Hutten, soccer player, RKC 1962 Gertjan Verbeek, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1962 Sandra "Sweetness" Hodge, basketball player, Harlem Globetrotters 1962 44th PGA Championship: Gary Player shoots a 278 at Aronimink Golf Club Pennsylvania 1962 Duane Sutter, NHL player, New York Islander 1962 Darnell Coles, baseball player 1962 Joey Meyer, baseball player 1962 Cleveland sends Harry Chiti to Mets for a player to be named later, on 1962 Andre Wasiman, soccer player, FC Volendam 1962 Maarten de Young, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1962 Johan Steur, soccer player, FC Volendam 1962 Marcel Brands, soccer player, RKC 1962 Chunli Li, Auckland New Zealand, table tennis player 1996 Olympics 1962 Hana Mandlikova, Prague Czechoslovakia, tennis player, 1985 U.S. Open 1962 Hennie Meijer, soccer player, Cambuur L, FC Heerenveen 1962 Paul Webb, born in Essex, England, musician, producer, bass player, member of reggae band Eskalator, joined band TalkTalk in 1981, produced album 'The Year of the Leopard' with James Jorkston in 1996 1962 Mark Gardner, U.S. baseball player for the Florida Marlins 1961 William "Dummy" Hoy, professional baseball player, dies at 99 1961 Jeff Robinson, baseball player, Det, Balt 1961 Randy Milligan, baseball player 1961 NBA's Bob Cousy becomes 2nd player to score 15,000 points 1961 Anne Donovan, born in Ridgewood, New Jersey, basketball player 1984 Olympics gold 1961 Mark Bucek, Winter Pak, Florida, Nike golfer, 1994 Gary Player Tour 1961 Barbara Potter, Connecticut, tennis player, changed shirt on Wimbledon Court 1961 Ian Rush, born in St. Asaph, Wales, soccer player, footballer, striker, played with Liverpool FC, Welsh national football team 1961 Wilfried Brookhuis, soccer player, NEC 1961 Steve Young, NFL quarterback, San Francisco 49ers, NFL Player of Year '92 1961 Erwin Koeman, soccer player, PSV, FC Groningen 1961 Karolyn Kirby, U.S. beach volleyball player, Goodwill-gold-94 1961 Gary Varsho, born in Marshfield, Wisconsin, Gary Andrew Varsho, baseball player, outfielder, played for Major League Baseball teams, the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, played in 1991 and 1992 National League Championship Series 1961 Kevin Romine, baseball player 1961 Lisa Wagner, bowler, 3-time LPBT Player of Year, Bowler of Decade 1961 25th Golf Masters Championship: Gary Player wins, shooting a 280 1961 Gijs Steinmann, Dutch soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1961 Ellery Hanley, rugby league player 1961 Wei Wang, born in Beijing, China, U.S. table tennis player 1996 Olympics 1961 Akiba Rubinstein, Polish chess player (opening theorist), dies at 78 1961 Cor Lems, soccer player, ADO The Hague/Dordrecht '90 1961 Ruud Really, soccer player, Feyenoord 1961 Vern Fleming, LIC, New York, basketball player 1984 Olympics gold 1961 Andrea Carnevale, soccer player, Napoli 1960 Andy Van Slyke, baseball player 1960 Piet Keur, Dutch soccer player/trainer, South Carolina Heerenveen, AZ 1960 Mike Ramsey, U.S., ice hockey player, 1980 Olympics gold 1960 Rick Savage, bass player, Def Leppard-Hysteria, Rock of Ages 1960 Gary Lineker, English soccer player, World Cup 1986 1960 Ken Howell, baseball player 1960 Martin van Yellow, soccer player, Willem II 1960 Harold Reynolds, baseball player 1960 Diego A Maradona, Argentina/Italy soccer player, World Cup 1960 Curt Ford, baseball player 1960 Wendy White, born in Atlanta, Georgia, tennis player 1960 Maureen "Peanut" Louie Harper, SF, tennis player, Denver-1985 1960 Ron van de Berg, soccer player, Sparta 1960 Leora "Sam" Jones, born in Mount Olive, North Carolina, U.S. team handball player 1992 Olympics 1960 Tim Mayotte, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, tennis player 1988 Olympics silver 1960 Jo Durie, England, tennis player 1960 Denyse Julien, Rouyn Quebec, badminton player, Olympics-9-92, 96 1960 Jack Daugherty, baseball player 1960 Mike Fitzgerald, baseball player 1960 Barry Lyons, born in Biloxi, Mississippi, Barry Stephen Lyons, baseball player, catcher, played for Major League Baseball teams, New York Mets, Chicago White Sox, served as backup catcher to Gary Carter, named Most Valuable Player, South Atlantic League, 1984 1960 Jack Daugherty, baseball player 1960 Steve Lyons, born in Tacoma, Washington, Stephen John Lyons, nicknamed 'Psycho', baseball player, outfielder, third baseman, television sportscaster, played with Boston Red Sox, Major League Baseball team, known for oddities, such as playing hangman and tic-tac-toe with his spikes 1960 Peter Winterbottom, British rugby player 1960 Yannick Noah, France, tennis player, French 1983 1960 Baseball uniforms begin displaying player's names on their backs 1960 Michael Evans, born in Fontana, California, U.S. water polo player 1988 Olympics silver 1960 John van Grinsven, soccer player, MVV 1960 Sean Kerly, born in Whitstable, Kent, England, Sean Robin Kerly, athlete, field hockey player, awarded bronze medal at 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 1984, scored eight goals at 1988 Olympics in Seoul, playing for Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad 1959 Ton Lokhoff, Dutch soccer player, NAC 1959 Kathy Jordan, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, tennis player, U.S. Opens Doubles 1981 1959 Sylvia Hanika, Munich West Germany, tennis player, Avon-1982 1959 Mike Moore, baseball player 1959 Brook Jacoby, baseball player 1959 Tim Wilkison, Shelby, North Carolina, tennis player, WCT Atlanta finals-1986 1959 Walter Ray Williams, Jr., bowler, twice Player of the Year 1959 Hans Werdekker, Dutch soccer player, Ajax, RKC/Amsterdam Admirals 1959 Michel Valke, Dutch soccer player, Sparta, Dordrecht '90 1959 Denise Curry, Daivs California, basketball player 1984 Olympics gold 1959 Red Sox are last team to use a black player (Pumpsie Green) 1959 88th British Golf Open: Gary Player shoots a 284 at Muirfield Gullane 1959 Rob Delahaye, soccer player, MVV 1959 Eliot Teltscher, born in California, tennis player, U.S. Davis Cup team 1959 Romeo Zondervan, Dutch soccer player, NAC 1959 John McEnroe, tennis player, U.S. Open 1979-81, 84 Wimb 1981, 83, 84 1959 Joe Hesketh, U.S. baseball player for the Boston Red Sox 1959 Sammy Lee, British soccer player 1959 Napoleon Lajorie, baseball player, dies at 83 1959 Kapil Dev, India's cricket player 1958 Carlos Carson, football player 1958 Terry Butcher, British soccer player 1958 Joop Hiele, soccer player, Dordrecht '90, Go Ahead Eagles 1958 Rickey Henderson, born in Chicago, Illinois, baseball player, stolen base king, A's, Yankees 1958 Mike Scioscia, baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1958 Pete Runnels wins Comeback Player of Year (avg went from .230 to .322) 1958 Lesley Player, born in Redhill, England, Sarah Fergusson's father's lover 1958 Larisa Karlova, U.S.S.R., team handball player, Gold Medal 1976, 1980 Olympics 1958 Debbie Green, born in South Korea, volleyball player 1984 Olympics silver 1958 Dickie Thon, born in South Bend, Indiana, Richard William 'Dickie' Thon, baseball player, shortstop, played for Major League Baseball teams California Angels, Milwaukee Brewers, suffered Mike Torrez fastball facial injury, Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Famer, 2003 1958 Monte Lynch, cricketer, Surrey batsman, WI Rebel, England ODI player 1958 Walt Terrell, baseball player 1958 Ted Williams is 10th major league player to get 1,000 extra-base hits 1958 Bernadette Robi, model/ex-wife of football player Lynn Swann 1958 Ken Griffy, baseball player, Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees 1958 Johan Kriek, born in South Africa, tennis player, U.S. Indoor 1982 1958 Bill Dawley, born in Norwich, Connecticut, baseball player, pitcher, played Major League Baseball with the Houston Astros, Chicago Whitesox, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Oakland Athletics 1958 Larry Smith, born in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, professional basketball player, coach, played forward/center for Alcorn State University, played for NBA's Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, credited as best rebounder in the 1980's, coached Anaheim Arsenal 1957 Chico Walker, baseball player 1957 Rita Crockett, born in San Antonio, Texas, volleyball player 1984 Olympics silver 1957 Glen Hoddle, English soccer ball player, Tottenham 1957 Jeanne Evert, tennis player, Chris' sister 1957 Tim Flannery, DJ/MLB player for the San Diego Padres 1957 Jerry Don Gleaton, baseball player 1957 Gwyn Evans, Welsh rugby player 1957 Bernhard Langer, born in Anhausen, West Germany, professional golfer, two-time Masters champion, ranked as the world's first official number one player in 1986 1957 British soccer player Jimmy Greaves' (17) 1st game for Chelsea 1957 Steve Davis, born in Plumstead, London, snooker player, nine-ball pool player, won six World Championships in the 1980's, performed well in Mosconi Cup, World Pool Championships 1957 Bill Cartwright, basketball player, New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls 1957 Wlodi Smolarek, soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1957 Ron Duguay, born in Canada, hockey player, New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings 1957 Danny Heep, born in San Antonio, Texas, Daniel William Heep, athlete, baseball player, outfielder, coach, played for Houston Astros, played in two World Series, 1986 with New York Mets, 1988 with Los Angeles Dodgers, head coach for University of the Incarnate Word, Texas 1957 Sue Woodstra, Colton California, volleyball player 1984 Olympics silver 1957 Yankee Bill Skowron becomes 3rd player to hit a ball out of Fenway 1957 Gordon Strachan, soccer player 1957 Carney Lansford, baseball player 1957 Damaso Garcia, baseball player 1957 Vincent Calloway, Kentucky, trumpet player, Midnight Star-No Parking 1956 Bernard King, basketball player, New York Knicks, New Jersey Nets 1956 Hans-Georg Beyer, born in East Germany, team handball player, 1980 Olympics gold 1956 Dominic Erban, French rugby international player 1956 Mima Jausovec, born in Yugoslavia, tennis player, French Open-1977 1956 Bill Caudill, born in Santa Monica, California, nickname 'Cuffs', baseball player, pitcher, played for American and National League teams, including, Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners 1956 Lance Parrish, baseball player 1956 Terry Kennedy, baseball player 1956 Davie Cooper, born in Hamilton, Scotland, David 'Davie' Cooper, professional soccer player, signed by Ranger for 100,000 pounds, won Scottish Cup with Motherwell in 1991 1956 Liam Brady, British soccer player 1956 Philip Jackson Ford, Jr., North Carolina, basketball player 1976 Olympics gold 1956 Savilly Tartakower, Austrian/Polish/French chess player, dies at 74 1955 Cassandra Wilson, born in Jackson, Mississippi, jazz singer, guitar player, jazz and blues genres, album 'New Moon Daughter' won Grammy Award 1955 Andy Gray, English soccer player 1955 Bob Walk, baseball player 1955 Wayne Tolleson, baseball player 1955 Clark Griffith, baseball player/manager (New York Yankees), dies at 85 1955 Frankie Kennedy, flute player 1955 Willie Mays is 7th player to reach 50 home runs in a season 1955 Charlotte Lewis, born in Chicago, Illinois, basketball player 1976 Olympics silver 1955 Peter Gallagher, Armonk, New York, actor, Player, Summer Lovers, Dreamchild 1955 Kenneth Carr, born in Clearwater, Florida, basketball player 1976 Olympics gold 1955 "Country" Jem Finer, English banjo player, Pogues-Straight to Hell 1955 Matt Keough, baseball player, Oakland A's, New York Yankees 1955 Mike Corby, born in Windsor, England, rocker, guitarist, keyboard player, member of The Basbys 1955 Buster Mottram, born in Kingston upon Thames, in south-west London, English tennis player, ranked 15th best tennis player in the world, represented Great Britain in Davis Cup eight times 1955 John Nunn, British chess player 1955 Tony Miles, born in Edgbaston, Birmingham, chess player, chess Grandmaster, won matches with World Chess Champions Boris Spassky, Vassily Smyslov, Mikhail Tal, achieved peak rating of 2635, January 1, 1996 1955 Lusia Mae Harris, born in Minter City, Mississippi, basketball player, Silver Medal 1976 Olympics 1955 Charlie Puleo, baseball player 1955 Eric Money, born in Detroit, Michigan, athlete, former pro basketball player for the NBA, averaged 12.2 points per game 1955 Reginald Calloway, trumpet player, Midnight Star-No Parking 1955 Peter Fleming, New Jersey, tennis player, U.S. Open Doubles 1979, 81, 83 1954 Yankees send Miller, Segrist, Leppert and 2 minors to Orioles for Blayzka, Kryhoski, Johnson, Fridley and Del Guercio (completing 18 player deal) 1954 Ken Schrom, baseball player 1954 Yankees trade Woodling, Byrd, McDonald, Triandos, Miranada and Smith to Orioles for Turley, Larsen and Hunter as part of an 18 player deal 1954 JoAnne Russell, born in Miami, Florida, tennis player, Wibeldon Double 1977 1954 Mike Eruzione, Winthrop Massachusetts, jockey player, Gold Medal 1980 Olympics 1954 Walter Paul Davis, Pineville, North Carolina, basketball player 1976 Olympics gold 1954 Gabor Ormai, viola Player 1954 Sammy McIlroy, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, soccer player, athlete, played for Manchester United, manages Morecambe Football Club, in Football League Two, the fourth division of English football 1954 Flo Hyman, born in Inglewood, California, volleyball player 1984 Olympics silver 1954 Steve Morse, born in Hamilton, Ohio, rocker, guitarist, founder of the Dixie Dregs, guitar player in Deep Purple 1954 Alan [Joseph] Lamb, South African/British cricket player, Northampton 1954 Daniel Seemiller, Pitts, U.S. Olympic table tennis player 1992 Olympics 1954 Ludmila Borozna, U.S.S.R., volleyball player, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1953 Vijay Amritraj, India, tennis player/actor, Octopussy 1953 Sixto Lezcano, baseball player 1953 Warren Cromartie, baseball player 1953 Billy Hunter is last St. Louis Browns player to homer in a game 1953 Ernie Banks becomes Chicago Cubs 1st black player 1953 Michael Stean, chess player 1953 Baseball player reps Ralph Kiner (NL) and Allie Reynolds (AL) hire John Norman Lewis at $15,000 to give legal advice to players in negotiation 1953 "Sweet" Lou Dunbar, basketball player, Harlem Globetrotters 1953 Osvaldo Ardiles, Argentine soccer player 1953 Tony Armas, born in Puerto Piritu, Venezuela, Antonio Rafael Armas Machado, baseball player, two-time All-Star, played with California Angels, Pittsburgh Pirates, Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, susceptible to injuries, on disabled list 12 times, missing 302 games 1953 Charlie Moore, Jr., baseball player 1953 Raul Ramirez, born in Ensenada, Baja California, professional Mexican tennis player, in 1976, ranked No. 4 in the world, in 1983, ranked No. 6 in the world in doubles, won 60 doubles titles, 19 singles titles, married former Miss Universe, Venezuelan-born Maritza Sayalero 1953 Johnny Mize is 93rd player to get 2,000 hits 1953 Ron Jackson, baseball player 1953 Robert Brazile, born in Mobile, Alabama, football player, linebacker, played for National Football League's Houston Oilers and Kansas City Chiefs, nicknamed 'Dr. Doom', named 1975's NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year 1952 Dusty Hare, English rugby player 1952 Wendy Turnbell, Australia, tennis player, 1979,82 U.S. Opens Double 1952 Dave Collins, baseball player 1952 Rhys Chatham, born in New York City, New York, composer, trumpet player, guitarist, minimalist, avant garde music 1952 James Forbes, basketball player 1972 Olympics silver 1952 Henriette H Bosmans, Dutch cello player/pianist/composer, dies at 56 1952 Gordon McQueen, born in Kilbirnie, Scotland, footballer, soccer player, central defender, coach, played for Manchester United and Leeds, led team to win FA Cup Final, 1979, coached Airdrieonians, manager for Middleborough, pundit for Sky Sports 1952 Efim D Bogolyubov, Russian chess player, dies at 63 1952 Vladislav Tretiak, U.S.S.R. hockey player, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics, 76 1952 Kenny Aaronson, born in New York City, New York, rocker, bass guitar player, played for Dust, Stories, Hall & Oates, toured with Billy Squier, Joan Jett, Billy Idol 1952 Ken Boyd, born in Frederick, Maryland, basketball player, played for New Orleans Jazz 1974 - 1975 1952 Anand Armitraj, born in India, tennis player, Brother of ViJay 1952 Dwight Elmo Jones, born in Houston, Texas, basketball player, Silver Medal 1972 Olympics 1952 Guillermo Vilas, tennis player, 1977 U.S. Open 1952 Insook Bhushan, Seoul Korea, U.S. U.S. table tennis player 1992 Olympics 1952 Omar Henry, cricketer, 1st colored player for South Africa 1992 1951 Michael Allen Bantom, Philadelphia, basketball player 1972 Olympics silver 1951 Jan Timman, Dutch chess player 1951 James Turner Brewer, born Maywood, Illinois, basketball player, Silver Medal 1972 Olympics 1951 Jaco Pastorius, born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, John Francis Anthony 'Jaco' Pastorius III, musician, electric bass player, jazz genre, style included intricate, higher register solos, voted 'Greatest Bass Player Who Has Ever Lived' by Bass Guitar magazine 1951 Johnny Rep, Dutch soccer player 1951 Graham Price, British rugby player 1951 Former Cubs 1st baseman and future TV star of Rifleman Chuck Connors is 1st player to oppose the major league draft 1951 Roscoe Tanner, tennis player, Wimbledon Finals 1979 1951 Timothy Gullikson, tennis player and coach, Pete Sampras 1951 Tom Gullikson, born in Wisconsin, tennis player, U.S. mixed Doubles 1984 1951 Evonne Goolagong, born in Cawley, Australia, tennis player, Wimbledon 1971 1951 Doug Collins, U.S., basketball player 1972 Olympics silver 1951 Dave Parker, baseball player, Pittsburgh Pirates, NL MVP 1978 1951 Mike Sleman, rugby player 1951 John Bentley, born in Deptford, South East London, rocker, bass player, played for Squeeze 1980 - 1982, appeared on albums Argybargy and East Side Story 1951 Mark Roth, bowler, 4-time PBA Player of Year 1951 Phil Neal, English soccer player 1951 Kevin Keegan, British soccer player/manager, Newcastle United 1951 Benny Ayala, born in Yauco, Puerto Rico, Benigno Ayala Felix, Major League Baseball player, played outfield, first base, designated hitter for New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals 1950 Red Sox sign shortstop Lou Boudreau as a player to 2-year contract 1950 Jorge Orta, baseball player 1950 Greg Luzinski, baseball player, Phillies, White Sox 1950 Lyman Bostock, baseball player 1950 1st Major League baseball player to fight in Korea (Curt Simmons) 1950 Gary Matthews, baseball player, 1973 NL rookie of year 1950 Stanislas Bizot, French checker player (world champ 1925), dies at 70 1950 Dane Iorg, baseball player, Philles, Cards 1950 Tony Banks, born in East Sussex, England, singer, musician, pianist, keyboard player, guitarist, founding member of Genesis 1950 Vic Harris, born in Los Angeles, California, baseball player, second baseman for Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, Major League Baseball teams 1950 Willie Duggan, rugby football player 1950 Clarence Ellis, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, football player, safety, played with National Football League's Atlanta Falcons, drafted in first round of 1972 NFL Draft 1950 Burt Hooton, born in Greenville, Texas, Burt Carlton Hooton, baseball player, nicknamed 'Happy', right-handed starting pitcher for Major League Baseball teams Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers 1950 Rich Glover, born in Bayonne, New Jersey, athlete, American football player, played in the NFL's New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles 1950 Barry Pearson, born in Geneseo, Illinois, born Barry Lynn Pearson, American professional football player, attended Northwestern University, played position of wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs 1949 Bobby Jones, baseball player 1949 Steve Busby, born in Burbank, California, baseball player, sportscaster, starting pitcher, played for Major League Baseball team Kansas City Royals 1949 Tennis player Pancho Gonzales turns professional 1949 Roger Uttley, English rugby player 1949 Bobby Clarke, Manitoba, NHL player and coach, Philadelphia Flyer 1949 Sunil Gavaskar, Indian cricket player, opener, 10122 Test runs 1949 Don Baylor, born in Texas, baseball player, Rockies, 1979 AL RBI leader, 267 HBP 1949 Dusty Baker, baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1949 Jean Potvin, born in Ottawa, Ontario, hockey player, National Hockey League, played defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota North Stars, Philadelphia Flyers 1949 Alex "Hurricane" Higgins, Irish snooker player, 2X world-champ 1949 Piet Van de Pol (Netherlands) becomes world champion billiard player 1949 Sido Martens, Dutch guitarist, singer and mandolin player, Fungus 1949 Len Randle, baseball player for the New York Mets 1949 Joe DiMaggio becomes 1st $100,000/year baseball player (New York Yankees) 1949 Richie Zisk, baseball player 1948 Dave Kingman, baseball player, Mets, Yankees, Giants 1948 Piet Roozenburg becomes world champion checker player 1948 Dan Issel, NBA coach/player, 27,482 points, Denver Nuggets 1948 Trevor Brooking, English soccer player 1948 Max Walker, Australian cricket player 1948 Ed Armbrister, baseball player 1948 Champ Summers, baseball player 1948 Sonny Boy Williamson, John Lee, blues player, dies at 34 1948 Reggie Cleveland, baseball player 1948 Y. Y. Williams, Welsh rugby player 1948 Billy Zoom, born in Savanna, Illinois, musician, guitarist, founder of punk rock band X, Guitar Player named him greatest guitar player of all time in 2007, worked with Gene Vincent, rockabilly legend, as well as Etta James, Big Joe Turner 1948 Cliff Thorburn, Victoria, BC, champion snooker player 1948 Larry McNeeley, Lafayette, Indiana, banjo player, Glen Campbell Hour 1947 Aurelio Rodriguez, baseball player 1947 Larry Gura, baseball player 1947 Richie Hebner, baseball player 1947 Oleg Antropov, U.S.S.R., volleyball player, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1947 Andy Irvine, rugby player 1947 M Jacques Fouroux, rugby player 1947 Larry Doby signs with Cleveland Indians-1st black player in AL 1947 Ken Singleton, born in Mount Vernon, New York, baseball player, Orioles 1947 Johan Cruyff, Dutch soccer player and coach, Ajax/Barcelona 1947 Barry Guy, born in London, England, composer, musician, double bass player, Guildhall School of Music teacher, influenced by contemporary jazz, member Michael Nyman Band 1947 Geoffrey Hunt, Australia, world-champion squash player 1947 Bill Weberniuk, Canadian snookers player 1946 University of Tennessee refuses to play Duquesne U, because they may use a black player in their basketball game 1946 Ian McGeechan, Scottish rugby player 1946 Gary Gentry, baseball player for the New York Mets 1946 Andre Bolhuis, hockey player, World Cup 1973, European Cup 1978 1946 Billy Bonds, British soccer player 1946 Ilie Nastase, born in Bucharest, Romania, tennis player, U.S. Open 1972 1946 Ken Henderson, baseball player 1946 Roger Freed, baseball player 1946 Craig Patrick, born in Detroit, Michigan, hockey player, coach, general manager of Pittsburgh Penguins 1989 - 2006 1946 John Virgo, British snooker player 1946 Bill Sudakis, baseball player 1946 Don Chaney, NBA player for the Houston Rockets/coach, Detroit Pistons 1946 Bobby Bond, baseball player, Giants, Yankees, etc 1946 1st black pro-baseball player Jackie Robinson marries Rachel Isum 1945 Kelly Groucutt, born in Coseley, England, bass player, Electronic Light Orchestra, ELO, musician, pop, rock, rock and roll genres 1945 Dodgers Tommy Brown, 17, is youngest player to hit a home run 1945 John Lodge, born in Birmingham, England, musician, singer, songwriter, bass guitar player, member of The Moody Blues rock band, created songs 'Candle of Life', 'Eyes of a Child', 'Send Me No Wine' 1945 Dimitar Penev, born in Bulgaria, soccer player/union coach, Lokomotiv/CSKA 1945 Matti Salminen, born in Turku, Finland, bass player, King Philipp-Don Carlos 1945 Curtis Blefary, baseball player, 1965 AL rookie of year 1945 Betty Stove, born in Netherlands, tennis player, U.S. Doubles 1972 1945 Tony Roche, born in Tarcutta, Australia, professional tennis player, coach, upset Adriano Panatta to win the Davis Cup, 1977 1945 Bill Bergey, born in South Dayton, New York, American collegiate and professional football player, played for American Football League's Cincinnati Bengals and NFL Philadelphia Eagles 1945 Gerald Davies, British rugby player 1945 Bob Griese, NFL quarterback, Miami Dolphins, 1971 Player of Year 1945 Barry John, Welsh international rugby player 1944 Anthea Stewart, Zimbabwe, field hockey coach/player, Olympic-1980 1944 Rodney Marsh, born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, athlete, footballer, striker, player for Manchester City, Queens Park Rangers, Tampa Bay Rowdies, coached the New York United team in the American Soccer League 1944 Tim Bogert, born in Ridgefield, New Jersey, musician, bass player, played rock, blues-rock, heavy metal, performed bass solos with Vanilla Fudge, Beck, Bogert & Appice 1944 Byron Berline, born in Caldwell, Kansas, musician, fiddle, mandolin player, famous for contemporary bluegrass music, played with The Flying Burrito Brothers, worked with Manassas, founded Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival 1944 Dave Nelson, baseball player 1944 Inna Ryskai, U.S.S.R., volleyball player, Olympic-2 gold/2 silver-1964-76 1944 Joe Nuxhall, 15, of Cincinnati Reds is youngest player in major league 1944 Rick Price, born in Birmingham, England, bassist, rock music, bass player, played with Electronic Light Orchestra, ELO, The Move 1944 Tommy Hitchcock, polo player (Westchester Cup 1924, 27), dies at 44 1944 Clyde Lee, born in Nashville, Tennessee, basketball player, Vanderbilt University's 'greatest player', played ten NBA seasons with the Warriors, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers 1944 Tom Okker, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, tennis player, nickname, The Flying Dutchman, world's top doubles player, 1969, world's top ten singles player for 17 years 1944 Youngest baseball player, Cincinnati Reds sign 15 year old Joe Nuxhall 1944 Sal Bando, baseball player for the Oakland A's 1944 Sergey Belov, U.S.S.R., basketball player, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1944 Vlastimil Hort, Czechoslovakian/German chess player 1943 Walter Spanghero, French rugby player 1943 Bobby Keyes, born in Slaton, Texas, musician, saxophone player, played with Bobby Vee, Buddy Holly, The Rolling Stones, celebrated recording "Return to Sender", "Brown Sugar" 1943 John Mackin, born in Bellshill, Scotland, soccer player, footballer, manager, Corby Town 1943 Martin Peters, British soccer player 1943 Ian Chappell, Australian cricket player, batsman 1964-80 1943 Pedro Chappe-Garcia, Havana, basketball player 1972 Olympics bronze 1943 Denny Payton, saxophonist, harmonica player, guitarist, singer, performed with the Dave Clark Five, English pop rock group 1943 Lawrence Elkins, football player Florida for the Houston Oilers 1943 Edward Skorek, Poland, volleyball player 1976 Olympics gold 1943 Antal Dunai, born in Hungary, soccer player, 1968 Olympics gold 1943 James King, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, basketball player, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1943 Bob Oliver, baseball player 1943 Terry Venables, British soccer player/manager 1943 Ferreira da Silva Eusebio, Brazilan International soccer player 1942 Francoise Durr, France, tennis player, 1976 U.S. indoor Doubles 1942 Nancy Richey Gunther, San Ant, Texas, tennis player, U.S. Doubles 1965, 66 1942 Hal Lanier, baseball player 1942 Bruce DalCanton, baseball player 1942 Duane Josephson, baseball player 1942 Tony Perez, baseball player 1942 Bert Campaneris, baseball player for the Oakland A's 1942 Richie Allen, baseball player, AL MVP 1972 1942 Jose R Capablanca, Cuban chess player (world champ 1927), dies at 53 1942 Rogers Hornsby is 14th player selected to the Hall of Fame 1941 Austin Savage, Welsh hockey player 1941 Jeff Torborg, baseball player 1941 Lou Boudreau, 24, becomes Cleveland Indians player/manager 1941 Alan Mullery, English soccer player 1941 Joe Louis Caldwell, born in Texas City, basketball player 1964 Olympic gold 1941 Harald Nielsen, Denmark, soccer player 1960 Olympics silver 1941 Bobby Keetch, soccer player/entrepreneur 1941 Boog Powell, baseball player, AL MVP 1970 1941 Jim Barnes, Tuckerton, Arkansas, basketball player 1964 Olympic gold 1941 Duane Duke Sims, baseball player 1941 Ken Berry, baseball player, White Sox, Angels, Brewers, Indians 1941 Aleksandr Ragulin, born in U.S.S.R., ice hockey player, Gold Medals 1964, 1968, 1972 Olympics 1941 Jonah Barrington, British World champion squash player, 1966-73 1941 Charlie McCoy, born in Oak Hill, West Virginia, harmonica player, Hee Haw 1941 Barclay Plager, hockey player/twin brother of hockey's Bob Plager 1941 Bob Plager, hockey player/twin brother of hockey's Barclay Plager 1941 1st baseball player drafted into WW II (Hugh Mulcahy, Phillies) 1941 Christine Janes, tennis player 1940 Miguel Calderon-Gomez, Havana, basketball player 1972 Olympics bronze 1940 Edison Pele, Brazil, soccer player extraordinaire, New York Cosmos 1940 John Dawes, born in Chapel of Ease, Wales, rugby union player, rugby coach, captain for The Barbarians, British and Irish Lions, Wales 1940 Frank Linzy, baseball player 1940 Larry Brown, NBA player/NBA coach for the New York Knicks 1940 Tony Oliva, ball player, batting champ, AL Rookie of Year 1964 1940 Viktor Kuzkin, U.S.S.R., ice hockey player, Gold Medals 1964, 1968, 1972 Olympics 1940 Cesar Tovar, baseball player 1940 Willie-John McBride, British rugby player 1940 Theo Laseroms, The Tank, Dutch soccer player, Feyenoord 1940 Ron Santo, shortstop, Cubs, 1st baseball player to veto his trade 1940 Denis Law, British soccer player 1940 Jimmy Greaves, British broadcaster/soccer player 1940 Calvin Fowler, Pitts, basketball player, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1940 Jack Nicklaus, Columbus Ohio, golfer, Player of Yr 1967,72,73,75,76 1939 Gennadiy Volnov, U.S.S.R., basketball player, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1939 Jim Northrup, baseball player 1939 Maria Bueno, born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, tennis player, Wimbledon 1959 1939 Kathy Whitworth, Monahans, Texas, golfer, 7 time LPGA Player of Year 1939 Joe Azcue, baseball player 1939 James Deacon White, ball player jumped teams in 1876 (Chi), dies at 91 1939 Budge Rogers, British rugby player 1939 Rachel Heyhoe Flint, English cricket player/journalist 1939 Heinz Holliger, born in Langenthal, Switzerland, studied with Pierre Boulez, composer, world's most famous oboe player 1939 Herbert Hippauf, baseball player 1939 Von McDaniel, baseball player 1939 Vitaliy Davidov, born in U.S.S.R., ice hockey player, Gold Medals 1964, 1968, 1972 Olympics 1939 Deszo Nowak, born in Hungary, soccer player, Gold Medals 1964, 1968 Olympics 1939 Cliff Thorburn, English snookers player 1939 Tom Kierman, British rugby player 1938 Lynn Blessing, vibes Player 1938 Jose Tartabull, baseball player 1938 Don Budge becomes 1st tennis player to grand slam 1938 Gaylord Perry, baseball player, 1972 AL Cy Young winner 1938 Richard Sharpe, English rugby player 1938 Don Pavletich, baseball player 1938 Mickie Finn, born in Hugo, Oklahoma, TV hostess/banjo player, Mickie Finn's 1938 Billy Williams, baseball player, Cubs 1938 Art Mahaffey, baseball player 1938 Ludmil Buldakova, U.S.S.R., volleyball player, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1938 Manuel Santana, tennis player, U.S. Open 1965 1938 Merritt Ranew, baseball player 1938 Donald Schwall, baseball player, 1961 AL rookie of year 1938 Juan Pizarro, baseball player 1938 Bill Christian, U.S., ice hockey player 1960 Olympics gold 1938 Francis W "Frank" Mahovlich, Canadian ice hockey player 1937 Russian chess player Aljechin recaptures world title from Max Euwe 1937 Lenny Wilkins, NBA player and coach, Seattle, Cleveland, Atlanta 1937 Bobby Charlton, English soccer player 1937 William Cannon, football player, Heisman-1959 1937 Clemon Daniels, AFL player of year 1963, halfback, Oak, Dallas SF 1937 Dick Berardino, baseball player 1937 Cub Augie Galan becomes 1st player to switch hit home runs in a game 1937 Jim Hickman, baseball player, Mets, Dodgers, Cubs 1937 Robert Boozer, born in Omaha, Nebraska, basketball player 1960 Olympics gold 1937 Raymond Ceulemans, Belgian world champ billiards player 1937 Bill Tillman, basebal player 1937 Noel Murphy, British rugby player 1937 Yuriy Poyarkov, U.S.S.R., volleyball player, Gold Medals 1964, 1968 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1972 Olympics 1936 Roy Emerson, Australia, tennis player, Wimbledon-1964, 65, U.S. Open-61 1936 Roy Emerson, tennis player, won 12 Majors in singles from 1961-67 1936 Frank Howard, baseball player, NL Rookie of the Year 1960 1936 Harmon Killebrew, baseball player, Minnesota Twins 1936 Colin Meads, rugby player 1936 Floyd Robinson, baseball player, White Sox, Reds, A's 1936 Bob Cleary, U.S., ice hockey player 1960 Olympics gold 1936 John White, born in Berlin, Germany, composer, musician, tuba player, invented Systems music, a British form of minimalism, influences include Howard Skempton, Cornelius Cardew 1936 Babe Ruth turns down Reds to make a comeback as a player 1936 John Harris, British cricket player 1936 Robert Simpson, Australian cricket player/manager 1935 Roger Christian, U.S., ice hockey player 1960 Olympics gold 1935 Gary J. Player, born in Johannesburg, South Africa, PGA golfer, British Open 1959, 1968, 1974 1935 Frank Robinson, baseball player/manager, MVP 1961-NL 1966-AL 1935 John McCartan, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, ice hockey player, Gold Medal 1960 Olympics 1935 John David Crow, football player, Heisman Trophy 1957 1935 Babe Ruth, 40, announces his retirement as a player 1934 NFL adopts player waiver rule; applies after 6th game of season 1934 Dave Guard, born in San Francisco, California, singer, songwriter, recording artist, guitar and banjo player, founding member of The Kingston Trio 1934 Orlando Cepeda, Giants player, NL MVP 1967 1934 Bill Cleary, U.S., ice hockey player 1960 Olympics gold 1934 Renee Richards, Richard Rankind, trans-sexual tennis player 1934 Maureen Connally, champion tennis player, Wimbledon 1934 Babe Ruth announces this is his final season as full time player 1934 Carl Cecil Cain, Freeport, Illinois, basketball player 1956 Olympics gold 1934 Jim Gentile, baseball player 1934 Cliff Wilson, snooker player 1934 Gino Cappelletti, ORFU, AFL running back, AFL Player of Year 1964 1934 Flemming Nielsen, Denmark, soccer player 1960 Olympics silver 1934 Hank Aaron, born in Mobile, Alabama, baseball player, record 755 home runs, 1957 NL MVP 1934 Burdette Haldorson, U.S., basketball player, Gold Medals 1956, 1960 Olympics 1933 Floyd Cramer, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, pianist, session player, architect of the 'Nashville Sound', played piano on Elvis Presley's Heartbreak Hotel 1933 Scotty Bowman, NHL player and coach, Mont Canadians 1933 Rocky Colavito, Bronx, baseball player, Hit 4 home runs in a game 1933 David M Storey, British rugby player/playwright, Home 1933 Frank Baumann, baseball player 1933 Jerry Lumpe, baseball player 1933 Cecil Travis becomes 1st player to get 5 hits in his 1st game 1932 Colin Cowdrey, English cricket player 1932 Geoff Lawson, Australian cricket player 1932 Chinadorai Deshmutu, India, field hockey player, 1952 1932 Harry Sinden, NHL player and coach, Team Canada 1932 Roy Castle, born in Scholes, England, singer, musician, jazz trumpet player, television celebrity, starred in BBC's 'The Roy Castle Show' 1932 Pitcher John Quinn, 47, is oldest player to have an extra-base hit (a double) and bat in a run, as the Dodgers beat the Cubs 9-2 1932 A. R. Dawson, rugby player 1932 K C Jones, Taylor, Texas, basketball player 1956 Olympics gold 1932 Angela Mortimer, English tennis player, Wimbledon 1932 Wes Covington, baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies 1932 Woody, Woodson, Held, baseball player 1931 Billy Casper, born in San Diego, California, golfer, 3-time PGA Player of Year, '66, '68, '70 1931 Larry Jackson, baseball player 1931 Robert Dickson, born in Canada, ice hockey player, 1948 1931 John Bartlett, tennis player, Davis Cup captain-Britain 1931 Knute Rockne, football player and coach, dies in a plane crash at 43 1931 Bohumil Golian, born in Czechoslovakia, volleyball player, Olympic-bronze-1968 1931 Fred Trueman, Fiery Fred, English cricket player 1930 Harvey Kuenn, baseball player, AL Rookie of the Year-1953 1930 Jack McKeon, baseball player 1930 Gene Conley, MLB player/NBA player 1930 Bill Fischer, baseball player 1930 Don Ho, Hawaii, ukulele player, Tiny Bubbles 1930 Kenny Ball, born in Essex, England, musician, lead trumpet player, Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen, appeared in film Live It Up!, featured with Joe Brown, Brenda Lee on Kapp Records 1930 Alfred Lewis Valentine, Jamaican cricket player 1930 Frank Malzone, baseball player 1929 Clarence Ford, sax player 1929 Jimmy Piersall, baseball player, Red Sox, Senators, Indians 1929 James Brosnan, baseball player/writer, Long Season 1929 Lev Jasjin, Russian soccer player, goalie 1929 Balbir Singh, India, field hockey player, Gold Medal Gold Medals 1948, 1956 Olympics 1929 Louis Myers, blues guitarist /harmonica player 1929 Bill Tuttle, baseball player 1929 Chuck Tanner, baseball player 1929 Dick Williams, baseball player, manager, including Seattle 1986-87 1928 Earring George Mayweather, blues Harmonica Player 1928 Udham Singh, born in India, field hockey player, Gold Medals 1952, 1956, 1964 Olympics 1928 Dave Bowen, born in Maesteg, Glamorgan, Wales, Welsh football player, manager, captain, led country to win 1958 World Cup finals 1928 Al "Fuzzy" Smith, baseball player 1927 Grady "Fats" Jackson, tenor sax player 1927 Joseph Wilbur Adcock, manager/player, Braves 1927 Dezso Gyarmati, Hungary, water polo player, Gold Medals 1956. 1960, 1964 Olympics 1927 Carl Braun, basketball player for the New York Knicks 1927 Ruben Gomez, baseball player 1927 Jackie Collum, baseball player 1927 [Harold] Bud Grant, Wisconsin, CFL/NFL player and coach, Winnipeg, Minnesota 1927 Ray Katt, baseball player 1927 Jack Jensen, baseball player, AL MVP 1958 1927 Babe Ruth becomes highest paid baseball player ($70,000 per year) 1927 Geoffrey WT Atkins, British World Champion racket player, 1954-72 1926 Donald Carr, cricketer, England player in 50's, later MCC honcho 1926 Carl Erskine, baseball player, Brooklyn Dodgers 1926 Lew Burdette, baseball player 1926 Marques Haynes, NBA player, World's Greatest Dribbler, Globetrotters 1926 Emile Francis, NHL player/coach/General Manager, Rangers, Blues, Whalers 1926 Danny Blanchflower, British soccer player 1925 Zoot Sims, born in Queens, New York, musician, saxophonist, jazz player, played with Woody Herman, Al Cohn, Buddy Rich, Jack Kerouac, Count Basie, Art Pepper 1925 Bobby Shantz, baseball player, 1952 AL MVP 1925 Doris J Hart, born in St. Louis, Missouri, tennis player, Wimbledon 1951 1925 Gene Baker, baseball player 1925 Cees de Ruyter, European champion billiards player 1925 Everton Weekes, West Indian cricket player 1925 Vic Wertz, baseball player 1925 Roepie Kruize, Dutch field hockey player, Olympic-Bronze-48/Silver-52 1924 Piet Roozenburg, World champ checker player, 1948 . . 55 1924 Tom Landry, NFL player for the New York Giants/coach for the Dallas Cowboys 1924 Andrea Gyarmati, Hungary water polo player, Olympics, 1948-60 1924 Gil Hodges, baseball player/manager, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Mets 1924 Joe Black, baseball player 1924 Billy Wright, English soccer player 1923 Elias Victor Seixas, U.S., mixed double tennis player, Wimbeld 1953-56 1923 A Louise Brough Clapp, born in Oklahoma, tennis player, 4 time Wimbledon champ 1922 Art Fowler, baseball player 1922 John McNamara, baseball player 1922 Abdul Rashid, born in Pakistan, field hockey player, Gold Medal 1960 Olympics 1921 Joe "Ducky" Medwick, baseball player 1921 Gunnar Nordahl, Sweden, soccer player 1948 Olympics gold 1921 Angelica Rozeanu, Romanian table tennis player, World Champ 1950-55 1921 Piet Kraak, Dutch soccer player 1921 Hoot Evers, baseball player 1920 Istvan Szivos, Hungary, water polo player 1976 Olympics gold 1920 Bob Kennedy, baseball player 1920 Knut Nordahl, Sweden, soccer player 1948 Olympics gold 1920 A. J. Mottram, tennis player 1920 Ravi Shankar, born in Benares, India, sitar player, Sounds of India 1920 Buddy Blattner, baseball player 1919 Red Sox owner Harry Frazee announces they will deal any player except Harry Hooper, Hooper is sent to the White Sox after 1920 season 1919 Reds Adolfo Luque is 1st Latin player to appear in a World Series 1919 Izaak Boleslavski, Russian chess player 1919 Hank Sauer, baseball player, NL MVP 1952 1919 Jackie Robinson, born in Georgia, 1st black major league baseball player, Dodgers 1919 Bob Paisley, English soccer player/trainer/manager of FC Liverpool 1919 Dharam Singh, India, field hockey player 1964 Olympic gold 1918 William Kennedy, baseball player 1918 Phil Rizzuto, born in Brooklyn, New York, Major League Baseball player, shortstop for the New York Yankees 1918 Joe Daley, jazz tenor/clarinet/flute player 1918 Sheikh Iman, player/singer 1917 Marty Marion, baseball player, NL MVP 1944 1917 Bertil Nordahl, born in Sweden, soccer player 1948 Olympics gold 1917 Lou Bourdeau, baseball player/manager, 1948 AP Athlete of Year 1917 1st baseball player (Hank Gowdy) to enter WW I military service 1917 Hank Gowdy is 1st baseball player to enlist during WW I 1917 Jim Konstanty, baseball player, NL MVP 1950 1916 Bob Elliot, baseball player 1916 Verdun Scott, New Zealand cricketer/rugby player 1916 Elbert "Skippy" Williams, tenor Sax player 1916 Phillip Cavaretta, baseball player, NL MVP 1945 1916 Eddie Joost, baseball player 1916 Helen Willis Moody Roark, tennis player, U.S. Open 1923-25, 27-29, 31 1916 George Abel, Canada, ice hockey player, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1916 NL votes down a proposal by Giants, Braves, and Cubs to increase club player limit from 21 to 22 (The Reds want to decrease to 20) 1915 Max Lanier, baseball player 1915 J. Donald Budge, U.S. tennis player, 1st to hold world's 4 major titles 1915 Stanley Matthews, 1st British soccer player to be knighted 1915 Joe Hitchcock, darts player, leader of St. Dunstan's Four 1914 Earle Warren, alto sax player 1914 Charles Urbanus, Dutch baseball player 1914 Katherine Stammers Menzies, born in England, doubles tennis player, Wimb 1935 1914 Sammy Baugh, born in Texas, American football player, coach, inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame 1914 Bert Haas, baseball player 1913 Alice Marble, Beckworth California, tennis player, U.S. Open 1936, 1938-40 1913 Fred Davis, English world champ snooker player, 1948-49, 51 1913 Willie Mosconi, world champion pool player, 1941-57 1913 Earl Bostic, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, alto sax player, Flamingo, Temptation 1913 Mort Cooper, baseball player, NL MVP 1942 1913 Haywood Frank Henry, sax player 1912 Vincent DiMaggio, baseball player, Giants, Phils, Reds, Braves 1911 Augustus John "Gus" Risman, rugby league player 1910 Hal Schumacher, baseball player 1910 R. J. Ritchie, tennis player 1910 George H Poyser, English soccer player/manager, Brentford 1910 Jahangir Khan, cricketer, father of Majid, Indian player 1932-36 1909 Spud Chandler, baseball player, AL MVP 1943 1908 Alfonso Lopez, baseball player, AL Manager of the year 1959 1908 Alex Brown, snooker player 1907 Roy Douglas, born in Tunbridge Wells, England, Richard Roy Douglas, composer, pianist, member London Symphony Orchestra, pianist, organist, celesta player, fourth percussionist, created orchestration for 'Les Sylphides' 1907 English Professional Football Player's Association forms 1907 Dick Bartell, baseball player 1907 Ted a'Beckett, cricketer, Australian Test player 1907 Ralph Marston, born in Malden, Massachusetts, Ralph Fulsom Marston, professional football player, played with National Football League's Boston Bulldogs, 1929 1906 Harry N Pillsbury, U.S. chess player, dies 1905 Cubs Jack McCarthy becomes only major league player to throw out 3 runners at plate in 1 game, all were ends of a double play 1904 Hugh Plaxton, Canada, ice hockey player 1928 Olympics gold 1903 Patrick McShane, cricket player/ump (1884-85 Ashes series), dies 1903 Bill Bradley becomes 1st Cleveland baseball player (Cleveland Naps) to hit for cycle 1902 Learie [Nicholas] Constantine, Trinidad cricket player 1902 Sal Gliatto, baseball player 1900 Edward J "Murt" O'Donoghue, snooker player, 1st witnessed 147 break 1900 Edwin S Votey patents pneumatic piano player 1900 Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., great polo player, Westchester Cup 1924,27,30,39 1899 Sonny Boy Williamson, Aleck Miller, blues player 1898 Frank "Fordham Flash" Frisch, New York City, baseball player, NL MVP 1931 1897 Francis "Lefty" O'Doul, baseball player and organized Japanese baseball 1895 Maurice Roelants, Belgian author, Jazz Player 1895 Edward Gill, baseball player 1894 Erich Romer, Germany, ice hockey player, Olympic-bronze-1932 1894 Emanuel Lasker (26) becomes World Champion chess player 1893 William [Bill] T Tilden II, tennis player, U.S. Open 1920-25, 29 1892 Pudge Heffelfinger receives $500, becomes 1st pro football player 1890 Cyril Rutherford "Snuffy" Browne, cricketer, pioneer WI Test player 1890 Tommy Andrews, cricketer, NSW and Aussie player of the 1920's 1889 Efim D. Bogoljubov, Russian chess player 1888 John H Zuckertort, German chess player, dies at 45 1888 Knute Rockne, Norwegian/U.S. football player and coach, Notre Dame 1887 Edouard Lalonde, Canada, NHLer, Mont Canadiens, lacrosse player 1887 Joe Jackson, black sox player, Say it aint so, Joe 1887 Savielly [Xavier] G Tartakower, Austrian/Polish/French chess player 1887 Henry Zimmerman, baseball player, 1912-batted .372 with 14 home runs 1886 Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, California, tennis player, U.S. Open 1909-11 1886 Aaron Nimzowitsch, Latvian chess player, openings theorist 1886 Eric Coates, Hucknall Nottinghamshire England, viola player/composer 1885 Ringgold "Ring" Lardner, baseball player 1884 Moses Walker became 1st black player in major league 1884 John Wisden, publisher/cricketer (prominent Sussex player), dies 1883 Harold "Hal" Chase, baseball player/manager 1882 Akiba Rubinstein, Polish chess player, openings theory 1881 Percy Lesueur, hockey player/inventor, large goalie glove 1881 Edward Leveaux patents automatic player piano 1881 Player piano patented by John McTammany, Jr. (Cambridge, Mass) 1881 Oliver Seibert, hall of fame hockey player, elected 1963 1881 Savilly Tartakower, Austrian/Polish/French chess player 1879 Oscar Back, Austrian-Dutch viola player 1877 Frank Chance, baseball player/manager, Tinkers to Evers to Chance 1876 1st player to hit for cycle (George Hall, Philadelphia Athletics) 1873 John McGraw, born in Truxton, New York, MLB player and manager of the New York Giants, nicknamed 'Little Napoleon' 1872 Harry N Pillsbury, U.S. chess player 1871 Charles Kortright, British cricket player 1869 Clark Griffith, Missouri, baseball player/manager, New York Yankees 1866 William "Sliding Billy" Hamilton, New Jersey, hall of fame baseball player 1862 William "Dummy" Hoy, professional baseball player who lived to 99 1858 Tommy Garrett, cricketer, original Australian Test player 1850 Albert Spaulding, baseball player/founded Spaulding sports company 1847 James Deacon White, Canton, New York, ball player jumped teams in 1876, Chi 1842 John H Zuckertort, German chess player 1837 Paul Morphy, New Orleans, greatest chess player of all time, 1857-61 1833 Antonius von der Linde, Netherlands/German librarian/chess player 1787 Carl Friedrich Abel, German/British viola player/composer, dies at 63 1781 Louis-Francois Dauprat, composer/horn player 1746 John Vaclav Stich, Giovanni Punto, Bohemian horn player/composer |
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