Athletes and Sports Stars Born in 1887

Jan 9 Dan Taylor, South African cricket batsman (2 Tests, HS 36; Natal), born in Durban, South Africa (d. 1957)

Georges Vezina (1887-1926)

Jan 21 Canadian Hockey HOF goalie after whom the Vezina Trophy is named; Stanley Cup 1916, 24 Montreal Canadiens, born in Chicoutimi, Quebec

François Faber (1887-1915)

Jan 26 Luxembourgian cyclist (Tour de France 1909), born in Aulnay-sur-lton, France

Feb 9 Heinie Zimmerman, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs, NY Giants,1912-batted .372 with 14 HRs), born in New York City (d. 1969)
Feb 21 Savielly Tartakower, Austrian-Polish-French chess player, born in Rostov-on-Don, Russian Empire (d. 1956)
Feb 26 Grover Cleveland Alexander, American Baseball HOF pitcher (World Series 1926 Chicago Cubs; Triple Crown 1915, 16, 20; 6 × NL wins & strikeout leader; Philadelphia Phillies), born in Elba, Nebraska (d. 1950)
Mar 9 Phil Mead, English cricket batsman (17 Tests, 4 x 100, HS 182no; Hampshire CCC, MCC, Suffolk CCC), born in Battersea, England (d. 1958)
Mar 18 Frank Moran, American heavyweight boxer and film actor, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1967)
Mar 30 Albert Termote, Flemish-Dutch sculptor of equestrian bronzes (Charles the Great), born in Lichtervelde, Belgium (d. 1978)
Apr 15 Mike Brady, American golfer (US Open 1911, 19 runner-up; 9 PGA Tour titles), born in Brighton, Massachusetts (d. 1972)

Joe McCarthy (1887-1978)

Apr 21 American Baseball Hall of Fame manager (Chicago Cubs; New York Yankees - World Series 1932, 36–39, 41, 43; Boston Red Sox), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Eddie Collins (1887-1951)

May 2 American Baseball Hall of Fame infielder (World Series 1910, 11, 13, 17, 29, 30; AL MVP 1914; 4 x AL stolen base leader; Philadelphia A's, Chicago White Sox), born in Millerton, New York

May 27 Frank Woolley, English cricket all-rounder (64 Tests, 5 x 100, 23 x 50, HS 154, 83 wickets, BB 7/76; Kent CCC), born in Tonbridge, England (d. 1978)

Jim Thorpe (1887-1953)

May 28 American all-round athlete (Olympic gold decathlon, pentathlon 1912; College & Pro Football Hall of Fame), born in Indian Territory, Oklahoma

Jun 4 Tom Longboat, Canadian athlete (Boston Marathon 1907 record time 2:24:24), born in Six Nations Reserve Brantford, Ontario (d. 1949)
Jul 6 Annette Kellermann, Australian swimmer, silent-film actress (A Daughter of the Gods; Venus Of The South Seas), and author, born in Marrickville, New South Wales, New South Wales (d. 1975)
Jul 16 "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, American baseball outfielder, 1908-20 (Chicago White Sox, and two other teams; 1919 World Series "Black Sox" Scandal), born in Pickens County, South Carolina (d. 1951)
Jul 29 Tim Mara, American founder and administrator (NFL NY Giants), born in New York (d. 1959)
Aug 2 Tommy Ward, South African cricket wicket-keeper (23 Tests, 32 dismissals, 2 x 50; Transvaal), born in Rawalpindi, Pakistan (d. 1936)
Aug 6 Dudley Benjafield, British racing driver, born in Edmonton, London (d. 1957)
Aug 24 Harry Hooper, American Baseball HOF right fielder (World Series 1912, 15, 16, 18 Boston Red Sox), born in Bell Station, California (d. 1974)
Sep 14 Stanley Ketchel [The Michigan Assassin], Polish-American heavyweight boxing champion (1908-10), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan (d. 1910)
Sep 23 Alfieri Maserati, Italian auto racer and engineer (established Maserati Racing), born in Voghera, Italy (d. 1932)
Sep 28 Avery Brundage, American businessman (5th President International Olympic Committee 1952-72), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1975)
Oct 6 George Brown, English cricket wicketkeeper/batsman (7 Tests; Hampshire), born in Cowley, Oxford, England (d. 1964)
Oct 7 A.C. "Jack" Russell, English cricket batsman (10 Tests, 5 x 100s; Essex CCC), born in Leyton, England (d. 1961)
Oct 11 William Hoppe, American carom billiards player (51 world titles 1906-52), born in Cornwall on Hudson, New York (d. 1959)
Oct 24 Octave Lapize, French cyclist (Tour de France 1910), born in Paris, France (d. 1917)
Oct 31 Newsy Lalonde, Canadian ice hockey (Montreal Canadiens) and lacrosse player, born in Cornwall, Ontario (d. 1970)
Oct 31 William Whysall, British cricketer (4 Tests for England 1924-30), (d. 1930)
Nov 3 Nat Fleischer, American boxing writer (established Ring Magazine), born in New York City, NY (d. 1972)

Walter Johnson (1887-1946)

Nov 6 American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (3 x Triple Crown of Pitching; World Series, 1924; AL MVP, 1913, 1924; Washington Senators), born in Humboldt, Kansas

Dec 12 Nigel Haig, English cricket all-rounder (5 Tests; 1,000 runs and 100 wickets 1921, 27, 29 Middlesex CCC), born in London, England (d. 1966)
Dec 21 Cy Williams, American baseball outfielder (4 x NL HR leader; Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Wadena, Indiana (d. 1974)
Dec 27 Sir John Layton Jarvis, English thoroughbred race horse trainer (9 x British Classic Races; 3 x British flat racing Champion Trainer), born in Newmarket, England (d. 1968)