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Posted by :	Mick Spruce
Posted on :	March 8, 2010
Send link :	http://vintsport.com/event.php?eventsID=16

Birthdays in Sport for Monday 8th March 2010

Birthdays in Sport on this Day in History

1854 - Tom Felix Horan, cricketer (Ireland Pioneering
Aust all-rounder)
1930 - Bob Grim, American baseball player (d. 1996)
1931 - Neil Adcock,
cricketer (South African pace bowler, 104 wkts 1953-62)
1934 - Marv Breeding, American baseball player
(d.2006)
1939 - Jim Bouton, Newark NJ, pitcher (NY Yankees)/author (Ball Four)
1939 - Lydia
Skoblikova, USSR, speed skater (Olympics-6 gold-1960, 64)
1940 - Theo Laseroms, [The Tank], Dutch
soccer player (Feyenoord)
1942 - [Dick] Richie Allen, baseball player (AL MVP 1972)
1945 -
Graeme Watson, cricketer (Australian opening batsman 5 Tests 1966-72)
1946 - Mohammad Nazir, Pakistani
cricket off-spinner (14 Tests 1969-83)
1949 - Charles Lismont, Belgian marathon runner
(Olympic-silver-1972)
1951 - Philippe Henri Edmonds, cricketer (in Zambia England slow left-arm)/> 1953 - Jim Rice, Boston Red Sox outfielder (AL MVP 1978)
1953 - Jim Rice, American baseball
player
1953 - Don Werner, American baseball player
1954 - David Wilkie, England, 200m backstroke
swimmer (Olympic-gold-1976)
1954 - Karl Schnabl, 90m ski jumper (Olympic-gold-1976)
1955 - Don
Ashby, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1981)
1956 - Laurie Cunningham, English former footballer (d.
1989)
1957 - Bob Stoddard, American baseball player
1958 - Andreas Maurer, West Germany, tennis
star
1958 - Nick Capra, American baseball player
1960 - Buck Williams, NBA forward (Portland
Trail Blazers, NY Knicks)
1961 - Larry Murphy, Scarborough, NHL defenseman (Toronto Maple Leafs)/> 1962 - Shaun Gayle, NFL strong safety (SD Chargers)
1962 - William Fuller, NFL defensive end (Phila
Eagles, SD Chargers)
1963 - Gursharan Singh, cricketer (Indian batsman played one Test 1989-90)/> 1963 - Mike Lalor, Buffalo, NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars)
1964 - Lance McCullers, American baseball
player
1965 - Kenny Smith, NBA guard (Houston Rockets)
1966 - Elliot Boult, Blenheim NZ,
Australasia golfer
1966 - Laura McCabe, cross country skier (Olympics-1994)
1967 - Brent Fedyk,
Yorkton, NHL left wing (Dallas Stars)
1967 - Dale Joseph, CFL defensive back (Saskatchewan
Roughriders)
1967 - Joel Johnston, American baseball player
1968 - Clare Wood, Zululand South
Africa, tennis star (1986 Futures-Lisbon)
1968 - Rob Zettler, Sept-iles, NHL defenseman (Toronto Maple
Leafs)
1968 - Michael Bartels, German race car driver
1968 - Jim Dougherty, American baseball
player
1970 - Harry Decheiver, soccer player (RKC)
1970 - Jason Elam, NFL kicker (Denver
Broncos-Superbowl 32)
1970 - Rhett Harty, Pasedena CA, US soccer player (Olympic-92)
1970 -
Vadim Bekboulatov, NHL forward (Belarus, Oly-98)
1971 - Bob Boughner, Windsor, NHL defenseman (Buffalo
Sabres)
1971 - Marc Tobert, CFL slot back (Edmonton Eskimos)
1971 - Kit Symons, Welsh
footballer
1972 - Craig Johnson, St Paul Mn, NHL left wing (LA Kings/Oly-1994)
1972 - Pat Riley,
NFL defensive end (Chic Bears, Seattle Seahawks)
1972 - Takuro Abe, WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam
Admirals)
1972 - Georgios Georgiadis, Greek footballer
1973 - Kendell Watkins, NFL tight end
(Dallas Cowboys)
1973 - Kurt Mollekens, Belgian racing car driver
1973 - Justin Thompson,
American baseball player
1974 - Steve Sarkisian, CFL quarterback (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
1974
- Toran James, linebacker (San Diego Chargers)
1974 - Mike Moriarty, American baseball player/> 1975 - Brett Conway, NFL kicker (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
1975 - Kenny Wheaton, cornerback
(Dallas Cowboys)
1976 - Juan Encarnacion, American baseball player
1976 - Hines Ward, American
football player
1977 - Johann Vogel, Swiss footballer
1981 - Michael Beauchamp, Australian
footballer
1982 - Nicolas Armindo, race car driver
1982 - Leonidas Kabantais, Greek
footballer
1982 - Nicoleta Onel, Romanian gymnast
1982 - Craig Stansberry, American baseball
player
1983 - Mark Worrell, American baseball player.
1988 - Armanti Edwards, American college
football player
1990 - Ben Tozer, English footballer

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

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