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Athletes Born on August 11

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  • 1778 Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, German educator and founder of the turnverein (gymnastics) movement, born in Lanz, Brandenburg, Prussia (d. 1852)
  • 1855 John Hodges, Australian cricket fast bowler (2 Tests [first 2 played], 6 wickets; Victoria), born in London, England (d. 1933)
  • 1870 Tom Richardson, England cricket fast bowler (14 Tests, 88 wickets, BB 8/94; Surrey CCC), born in Byfleet, England (d. 1912)
  • 1870 Walter Bowman, Canadian soccer player (d. ?)
  • 1892 Archie Wiles, West Indian cricketer (d. 1957)
  • 1900 Charles William Paddock, Texas, American athlete and 100m record breaker (Olympic-2 gold-1920) (d. 1943)
  • 1902 Alfredo Binda, Italian road cyclist (first to win Giro d'Italia x 5; World Road Race C'ship 1927, 30, 32), born in Cittiglio, Italy (d. 1986)
  • 1907 Ted à Beckett, Australian cricket fast bowler (4 Tests, 3 wickets; Victoria), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1989)
  • 1910 Denis "Sonny" Moloney, New Zealand cricket all-rounder (3 Tests, 1 x 50; Otago, Wellington, Canterbury), born in Dunedin, New Zealand (d. 1942)
  • 1913 Bob Scheffing, American baseball catcher (Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds), manager (Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers) and executive (GM NY Mets 1970-74), born in Overland, Missouri (d. 1985)
  • 1916 Johnny Claes, Belgian racing driver (d. 1956)
  • 1919 Luis Olmo, pioneering Puerto Rican NBA player (Brooklyn Dodgers), born in Arecibo (d. 2017)
  • 1920 Chuck Rayner, Canadian Hockey HOF goaltender (Hart Memorial Trophy 1950; NHL All-Star 1949, 50, 51; New York Americans, New York Rangers), born in Sutherland, Saskatchewan (d. 2002)
  • 1923 Roy Roper, New Zealand rugby union three-quarter (5 Tests; Taranaki RU), born in Ōwhango, New Zealand (d. 2023)
  • 1925 Floyd Curry, Canadian ice hockey right wing (Stanley Cup 1953, 56-58; Montreal Canadiens), born in Chapleau, Ontario (d. 2006)
  • 1928 Bill Bartholomay, American businessman and MLB owner (Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves 1962-76), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2020)
  • 1932 Wilson "Papa" Godett, Curacaos worker's union leader/boxer
  • 1936 Bill Monbouquette, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1960, 60², 62, 63; no-hitter 1962 Boston Red Sox), born in Medford, Massachusetts (d. 2015)
  • 1942 Otis Taylor, American football wide receiver (Super Bowl IV Kansas City Chiefs; First-team All-Pro & Pro Bowl 1971, 72), born in Houston, Texas (d. 2023)
  • 1947 Sergey Kovalneko, USSR, basketball (Olympic bronze 1968)
  • 1948 Rustam Akramov, Uzbek soccer coach (Uzbekistan 1992-94; India 1995-97), born in Yangibozor, Uzbekistan (d. 2022)
  • 1950 Glenn Jarrett, American auto racer (67 x NASCAR starts) and broadcaster (TNN, Speed Channel. MRN), born in Conover, North Carolina

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1953 WWF heavyweight champion (1984-89), born in Augusta, Georgia

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  • 1954 M V Narasimha Rao, Indian cricketer (leg-spin all-rounder 1978-79), born in Secunderabad, India
  • 1954 Yashpal Sharma, Indian cricket batsman (37 Tests; 2 x 100s; 42 ODIs), born in Ludhiana, Punjab, India (d. 2021)
  • 1956 June Daugherty, American women's college basketball coach (Boise State Uni, Uni of Washington, Washington State University), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 2021)
  • 1960 Leora "Sam" Jones, American US team handball player (Olympic-92), born in Mt. Olive, North Carolina
  • 1961 Craig Ehlo, American NBA basketball guard (Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks, and 2 other teams), born in Lubbock, Texas
  • 1962 Jonathan Hayes, American NFL tight end and coach (KC Chiefs, Pittsburgh Steelers), born in South Fayette Township, Pennsylvania
  • 1962 Uvais Karnain, cricketer (Sri Lankan ODI bowler in mid 1980's)
  • 1963 Mike Huff, outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
  • 1965 Marc Bergevin, Canadian professional ice hockey player
  • 1966 Antonio Goss, American NFL linebacker, 1989-96, 2X Super Bowl winner (San Francisco 49ers), born in Randleman, North Carolina
  • 1966 Nigel Martyn, English soccer goalkeeper (23 caps; Crystal Palace, Leeds, Everton), born in St Austell, Cornwall
  • 1967 Brad Dalgarno, NHL right wing (NY Islanders), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
  • 1967 Eric Maleson, Brazilian Bobsleigh 2002 Olympian
  • 1967 Mike Lodish, NFL nose tackle (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
  • 1968 Alan Kelly, England-born Irish footballer
  • 1971 Aaron Miller, NHL defenseman (Colorado Avalanche), born in Buffalo, New York
  • 1971 Tommy Mooney, English football player
  • 1972 Curtis Ceaser, NFL wide receiver (NY Jets)
  • 1973 Edgardo Alfonzo, Venezualan MLB infielder, 1995-2006 (NY Mets; San Francisco Giants, and 2 other teams), born in Miranda, Venezuela
  • 1974 Anju Jain, Indian cricketer(women's team)
  • 1974 Audrey Mestre, French diver
  • 1976 Ľubomír Višňovský, Slovak ice hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia, Los Angeles Kings, Edmonton Oilers), born in Topoľčany, Czechoslovakia
  • 1978 Jermain Taylor, American boxer (undisputed world middleweight champion 2005-07), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
  • 1980 Lee Suggs, American football player, born in Roanoke, Virginia
  • 1984 Lucas Di Grassi, Brazilian racing driver
  • 1984 Markis Kido, Indonesian badminton player (Olympic gold men's doubles 2008 [with Hendra Setiawan]; World Championships gold 2007; World Cup gold 2006), born in Jakarta, Indonesia (d. 2021)
  • 1984 Melky Cabrera, Dominican baseball player
  • 1987 Nkem Ojougboh, American basketball player
  • 1988 Patrick Mills, Australian basketball player
  • 1992 Jose Ortiz Jr., Puerto Rican jockey (Belmont Stakes 2016), born in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico


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