Birthdays in Sport on 22nd August

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1857 - Ned Hanlon, American baseball player and manager (d. 1937)
1882 - Harry Makepeace, cricketer (4 Tests for England v Australia 1920-21)
1892 - Percy Fender, cricketer (legendary Surrey & England all-rounder)
1897 - Bill Woodfull, cricketer (Australian captain in the Bodyline series)
1909 - Mel Hein, NFL center (NY Giants)
1930 - Gilmar, Brazilian football player
1935 - Richard W Howard, Oklahoma City Ok, 400m hurdler (Olympic-bronze-1960)
1938 - Paul Maguire, American football commentator
1939 - Carl Yastrzemski, NY, Boston Red Sox great (1967 AL MVP, Hall of Fame)
1940 - David Vance, horse trainer
1941 - Bill Parcells, NFL coach (NY Giants, NY Jets, NE Patriots)
1949 - Doug Bair, baseball player
1950 - Ray Burris, baseball player
1954 - John Colwell, Kingston Ont, Canadian Tour golfer (1978 Simon Fraser)
1956 - Jeff Lloyd, jockey
1956 - Paul Molitor, St Paul MN, infielder (Mn Twins, 1993 World Series MVP)
1956 - Peter Taylor, cricketer (Australian off-spinner 1987-92)
1957 - Randy Romero, Garden City NY, jockey (Breeder's Cup 1987-89)
1958 - Elhadjdia Ba, Dakar Senegal, hurdler (Olympic-silver-1988)
1959 - Denise Curry, Daivs California, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1984)
1961 - John Kidd, NFL punter (Miami Dolphins)
1962 - Gene Craig Sauers, Savannah GA, PGA golfer (1986 Bank of Boston)
1963 - Lily Yip, Canton China, US Table Tennis player (Olympics-92, 96)
1963 - Terry Catledge, NBA star (Orlando Magic)
1964 - Dean Evason, Flin Flon, NHL center (Calgary Flames)
1964 - Mats Wilander, Vaxjo Sweden, tennis star (1988-US, Aust, French)
1965 - Patricia Hy-Boulais, Cambodia, tennis star (1994 Auckland doubles)
1966 - Rob Witschge, Dutch soccer star (Ajax/Feyenoord)
1967 - Curt Bourque, jockey
1968 - Henrik Holm, Sweden, tennis star
1968 - Horst Skoff, Austria, tennis star
1968 - Michael Curry, NBA guard (Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks)
1968 - Paul Ereng, Kenya, 800m runner (Olympic-gold-1988)
1968 - Alexander Mostovoi, Russian footballer
1969 - Hipolito Pichardo, Esperanza Dom Rep, pitcher (KC Royals)
1969 - Maurice Graef, soccer player (VVW, Roda JC)
1971 - Bernard Carter, NFL/WLAF linebacker (Jaguars, Frankfurt Galaxy)
1972 - Stephen Boyd, NFL linebacker (Detroit Lions)
1972 - Max Wilson, Brazilian racing driver
1974 - Agustín Pichot, Argentine rugby player
1975 - Charles C Smith, NBA guard (Miami Heat)
1975 - Robert Enes, Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
1975 - Clint Bolton, Australian footballer
1976 - Jim Weaver, Northridge California, baseball pitcher (Olympics-bronze-96)
1977 - Heiðar Helguson, Icelandic footballer
1980 - Roland Benschneider, German footballer
1981 - Alex Holmes, American football player
1983 - Theo Bos, Dutch cyclist
1984 - Lee Camp, English footballer

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