Athletes Born on August 22

  • 1857 Ned Hanlon, American Baseball HOF center fielder (NL pennant 1887 Detroit Wolverines) and manager (5 × NL pennant Baltimore Orioles, Brooklyn Superbas), born in Montville, Connecticut (d. 1937)
  • 1871 James Foulis, Scottish golfer (US Open 1896), born in St. Andrews, Scotland (d. 1928)
  • 1882 Harry Makepeace, English cricket batsman (4 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 117; Lancashire CCC) and soccer midfielder (4 caps; FA Cup 1906 Everton), born in Middlesbrough, England (d. 1952)
  • 1892 Percy Fender, English cricket all-rounder (13 Tests, 29 wickets, BB 5/90, HS 60; Sussex CCC, Surrey CCC, MCC), born in London, England (d. 1985)
  • 1893 George Wood, England cricket wicket-keeper (3 Tests, 6 dismissals; Cambridge University CC, Kent CCC), born in Blackheath, England (d. 1971)
  • 1897 Bill Woodfull, Australian cricketer (Australian captain in the Bodyline series), born in Maldon, Australia (d. 1965)

Mel Hein (1909-1992)

American NFL center (NY Giants), born in Redding, California

  • 1930 Gilmar, Brazilian football player, born in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil (d. 2013)
  • 1934 Ralph Mellanby, Canadian sportscaster / television producer (EP Hockey Night in Canada 1966-85; 5 x Emmy Awards various Olympic Games), born in Hamilton, Ontario (d. 2022)
  • 1935 Richard W Howard, American 400m hurdler (Olympic bronze 1960), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • 1937 Pat Gillick, American Baseball HOF executive (GM Toronto Blue Jays World Series 1992, 93, Philadelphia Phillies 2008), born in Chico, California
  • 1938 Paul Maguire, American football commentator, born in Youngstown, Ohio

Carl Yastrzemski (84 years old)

1939 American Baseball HOF left fielder, 1st baseman, 1961-83 (18X MLB All-Star; AL MVP & Triple Crown 1967; 7X Gold Glove Award; Boston Red Sox), born in Southampton, New York

  • 1940 David R. Vance, American horse trainer, born in Logansport, Indiana

Bill Parcells (82 years old)

1941 American NFL coach, 1993-2006, 2X Super Bowl wins (NY Giants, NE Patriots, NY Jets, Dallas Cowboys), born in Englewood, New Jersey

  • 1949 Diana Nyad, American journalist and long-distance swimmer (1st to swim Bahamas to Fla-1979), born in New York City
  • 1949 Doug Bair, American baseball player, born in Defiance, Ohio
  • 1950 Ray Burris, American baseball player, born in Idabel, Oklahoma
  • 1956 Jeffrey Lloyd, South African jockey based in Australia, born in Durban, South Africa

Paul Molitor (67 years old)

1956 American Baseball HOF infielder (7 x MLB All-Star Milwaukee Brewers; World Series MVP 1993 Toronto Blue Jays) and manager (Minnesota Twins 2015-18), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota

  • 1956 Peter Taylor, Australian cricketer (Australian off-spinner 1987-92), born in North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  • 1957 Randy Romero, American jockey (Breeder's Cup 1987-89; Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame 2010), born in Erath, Louisiana (d. 2019)
  • 1957 Steve Davis, English snooker player (6 x World C'ship; 15 x Triple Crown titles, born in London, England
  • 1959 Denise Curry, American basketball forward (Olympic gold 1984; World C'ship gold 1979, 83), born in Fort Benton, Montana
  • 1962 Gene Sauers, American golfer (US Senior Open 2016; PGA C'ship 1992 runner-up), born in Savannah, Georgia
  • 1963 Lily Yip, Chinese-American table tennis player (Olympics 1992, 96), born in Guangzhou, China
  • 1963 Terry Catledge, American NBA star (Orlando Magic), born in Houston, Mississippi
  • 1963 Tom Ansberry, American long-distance runner
  • 1964 Dean Evason, Canadian NHL player (Calgary Flames), born in Thompson, Manitoba

Mats Wilander (59 years old)

1964 Swedish tennis player (7-time Grand Slam winner), born in Växjö, Sweden

  • 1966 Rob Witschge, Dutch soccer star (Ajax/Feyenoord), born in Amsterdam
  • 1968 Alexander Mostovoi, Russian footballer, born in Leningrad Oblast, Russia
  • 1968 Henrik Holm, Swedish tennis star, born in Täby, Sweden
  • 1968 Horst Skoff, Austrian tennis star, born in Klagenfurt, Austria
  • 1968 Michael Curry, American basketball forward and coach (Detroit Pistons), born in Anniston, Alabama
  • 1968 Paul Ereng, Kenyan athlete, 800m runner (Olympic gold 1988), born in Kitale, Kenya
  • 1969 Hipolito Pichardo, Dominican MLB pitcher. 1902-2002 (Kansas City Royals, and 2 other teams), born in Jicomé, Dominican Republic
  • 1969 Maurice Graef, Dutch soccer player (VVW, Roda JC), born in Horn, Netherlands
  • 1970 Jean-Michel Bombardier, Canadian pair skater (1995, 96 Can), born in Montreal, Quebec
  • 1972 Max Wilson, Brazilian racing driver, born in Hamburg, Germany
  • 1972 Stephen Boyd, American NFL linebacker (Detroit Lions), born in Valley Stream, New York
  • 1974 Agustín Pichot, Argentine rugby player, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • 1975 Charles C. Smith, American baseball player, NBA guard (Miami Heat), born in Fort Worth, Texas
  • 1975 Clint Bolton, Australian former football goalkeeper, born in Bundaberg, Australia
  • 1975 Robert Enes, Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics 1996)
  • 1976 Jim Weaver, American baseball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996)
  • 1977 Heiðar Helguson, Icelandic footballer, born in Dalvík, Iceland
  • 1980 Nicolas Macrozonaris, French Canadian track-and-field athlete, born in Laval, Canada
  • 1980 Roland Benschneider, German footballer, born in Neuruppin, Germany
  • 1981 Alex Holmes, American football player, born in San Diego, California
  • 1983 Theo Bos, Dutch cyclist, five time world champion, born in Hierden, Netherlands
  • 1984 Lee Camp, English soccer goalkeeper (9 caps Northern Ireland; Nottingham Forest, QPR, Rotherham United, Birmingham City), born in Derby, England
  • 1985 Brittany Lang, American golfer (US Open 2016), born in Richmond, Virginia
  • 1997 Eddie Williams, American pastor and former fullback (Cleveland Browns), born in San Mateo, California
  • 2001 LaMelo Ball, American NBA player (Charlotte Hornets), born in Anaheim, California