Today's Birthdays in Sport

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1904 - Gustav-Adolf Boltenstein, Sweden, equest dressage (Oly-gold-1952, 56)
1912 - Alexis Nihon, Bahamas, wrestler (Olympics-1968)
1919 - Charles Palmer, cricketer (one Test 1955, later MCC president)
1924 - Don Kenyon, cricketer (England batsman in 8 Tests 1951-55)
1929 - Jack Flavell, cricketer (England pace bowler in 4 Tests 1961-64)
1935 - Ted Dexter, cricketer (in Milan Superb England batsman of 60's)
1940 - Beth Stone, LPGA golfer
1941 - Cyril Cooray, cricketer (Sri Lankan Test umpire on intl panel)
1944 - Miruts Yifter, Ethiopia, 5K/10K runner (Olympic-gold-1980)
1949 - Wendy Pritchard, Australian women's field hockey team manager (Oly-96)
1952 - Rick Waits, baseball pitcher (Rangers, Indians, Twins)
1954 - Bob Beauchemin, Winnipeg Canada, golfer (West Coast Open-1982, 83)
1956 - Alice Miller, Marysville CA, LPGA golfer (1985 Nabisco Dinah Shore)
1961 - Anne Kelly, LPGA golfer
1964 - Pierre Trentin, France, 1K time trials (Olympic-gold-1968)
1965 - Dan Stryzinski, NFL punter (Atlanta Falcons)
1965 - Glen Hnatiuk, Selkirk Manitoba, Nike golfer (1992 Mississippi Gulf)
1967 - John Smoltz, Detroit MI, pitcher (Atlanta Braves, 1996 Cy Young)
1967 - Omar Vizquel, Caracas Venezuela, shortstop (Seattle Mariners, Indians)
1968 - Leroy Hoard, NFL running back (Cleve Browns, Minnesota Vikings)
1968 - James "Jim" Neil, Buffalo NY, rower (Olympics-1996)
1969 - Emmitt Smith, running back (Dallas Cowboys, 3-time NFL rushing leader)
1969 - Holly McPeak, Manhattan Beach CA, beach volleyballer (Olympics-96)
1970 - Tony Brown, NFL cornerback (Seattle Seahawks)
1970 - Ronald de Boer, Dutch soccer player (Ajax)
1970 - Rod Smith, NFL wide reciever (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
1970 - Keith Tower, NBA center (LA Clippers)
1970 - Frank de Boer, Dutch soccer star (Ajax)
1970 - Desmond Howard, NFL receiver (Jacksonville Jaguars, Oakland Raiders)
1970 - Cory Philpot, CFL running back (BC Lions)
1970 - Artie Smith, NFL defensive end (Cin Bengals)
1971 - Scott Shipley, Bremerton Wash, slalom single kayak (Olympics-6th-96)
1972 - Troy Drake, NFL tackle (Phila Eagles)
1972 - Tirrell Greene, WLAF guard (Frankfurt Galaxy)
1972 - Patrick Pothuizen, soccer player (Vitesse)
1973 - Suzannah Bianco, San Jose CA, synchronized swimmer (Olympics-alt-96)
1974 - A J Hinch, Wavely IA, baseball catcher (Olympics-bronze-96)
1974 - Addilson dos Santos, soccer player (Sparta)
1975 - Ray Lewis, linebacker (Baltimore Ravens)
1976 - Eric DuBose, Bradenton Fl, baseball pitcher (Olympics-bronze-96)
1978 - Amy Chow, San Jose Calif, gymnast (Olympics-gold/silver-96)

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