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Posted by :	Mick Spruce
Posted on :	March 8, 2010
Send link :	http://vintsport.com/event.php?eventsID=20

Birthdays in Sport on 12th March

1880 - Nikolaos Georgantas, Greek discus thrower (d. 1958)
1904 - Ken James, cricket wicketkeeper (NZ`s
1st Test, later Northants)
1910 - Tony "Two-Ton" Galento, Orange NJ, boxer/actor (On the Waterfront)/> 1913 - Harold Butler, cricketer (England pace bowler late 40`s)
1918 - James Bracken, race horse
trainer
1925 - Louison Bobet, French cyclist (Tour de France 1953-55)
1929 - Bernard Costello,
US, double sculls (Olympic-silver-1956)
1935 - John Doherty, English footballer (d. 2007)
1936 -
Keith Slater, cricketer (one Test for Australia 1958-59 series)
1938 - Johnny Rutherford, auto racer
(26 championship races)
1938 - Vijay Mehra, cricketer (Indian Test batsman from age 17)
1940 -
Albert Johanneson, soccer star
1942 - Bert Campaneris, baseball player (Oakland A`s)
1942 -
Jimmy Wynn, American baseball player, 1963-1977
1949 - Natalia Kuchinskaya, Soviet gymnast
1950
- Willie Duggan, rugby football player
1956 - Dale Murphy, Portland Ore, slugger (Atlanta Braves, 2
time NL MVP)
1960 - Eldine Baptiste, cricketer (WI all-rounder early 80`s)
1962 - Darryl
Strawberry, LA Calif, right fielder (Mets, Dodgers, Yankees)
1962 - Gunde Svan, Swedish long jumper
(Olympics-gold-1984, 88)
1963 - Candy Costie, Seattle Wash, synchronized swimmer (Olympic-gold-1984)/> 1963 - Joaquim Carvalho Cruz, Brazil, 800m runner (Olympic-gold-1984)
1963 - John Andretti, race
car driver
1963 - Paul Way, British golfer
1965 - Fran Harris, WNBA guard (Houston Comets)/> 1965 - Molly Van Nostrand, West lslip NY, tennis star
1965 - Randy Dixon, NFL guard (Indianapolis
Colts)
1965 - Steve Finley, Union City TN, outfielder (San Diego Padres)
1965 - Shawn Gilbert,
American baseball player
1965 - Steve Levy, American sports journalist
1966 - Alecia Stephenson,
North Vancouver BC, softball ss (Olympics-96)
1966 - Erich Fischer, Dinuba CA, US Olympic water polo
foward (Olympic-92)
1966 - Grant Long, NBA forward (Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks)
1966 - John
Thompson III, NCAA Basketball Head Coach
1967 - Irvin Smith, CFL cornerback (Montreal Alouettes)/> 1967 - Rowelle Blenman, WLAF cornerback/safety (London Monarchs)
1967 - Julio Dely Valdes,
Panamanian footballer
1968 - Merton Hanks, NFL safety (SF 49ers)
1969 - J P Izquierdo, CFL slot
back (Calgary Stampeders)
1969 - Karen Snelgrove, London Ontario, softball pitcher (Olympics-96)/> 1969 - Muhammad Oliver, NFL cornerback/safety (Washington Redskins)
1970 - Michael Bankston, NFL
defensive end (Arizona Cardinals)
1970 - Rex Walters, NBA guard (Phila 76ers, Miami Heat)
1970 -
Rod Smith, NFL cornerback (Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers)
1970 - John Nemechek, American NASCAR
driver (d. 1997)
1971 - Greg Hansell, Bellflower CA, pitcher (Minn Twins)
1971 - Isaiah Rider,
NBA guard/forward (Minn Timberwolves, Port Trailblazers)
1971 - Raul Mondesi, San Cristobal Dom Rep,
outfielder (LA Dodgers)
1973 - Antonio Banks, cornerback (Minnesota Vikings)
1973 - Gabriel
Mendez, Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
1973 - Keif Bryant, NFL defensive end
(Seattle Seahawks)
1973 - Louis Laros, Dutch soccer player (Willem II, Vitesse)
1974 - Chris
Carr, NBA guard (Phoenix Suns, Minn Timberwolves)
1977 - Ramiro Corrales, American footballer/> 1978 - Tara Mounsey, ice hockey defenseman (USA, Oly-98)
1978 - Casey Mears, American auto racer/> 1979 - Edwin Villafuerte, Ecuadorian footballer
1982 - Tobias Schweinsteiger, German footballer/> 1982 - Zach Miner, American baseball player
1985 - Bradley Wright-Phillips, English footballer/> 1986 - Danny Jones, English singer (McFly)
1987 - Chris Seitz, American footballer

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