Athletes Born in 1898

  • Jan 15 Dutch Meyer, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (National C'ship 1935, 38; TCU), born in Ellinger, Texas (d. 1982)
  • Jan 24 Cliff Heathcote, American baseball player (d. 1939)
  • Feb 15 Allen Woodring, American runner (d. 1982)
  • Feb 17 Tom Lowry, New Zealand cricket batsman (7 Tests, 2 x 50s; first NZ Test captain), President NZ Thoroughbred Breeders Association 1951-65, born in Fernhill, New Zealand (d. 1976)

Enzo Ferrari (1898-1988)

Feb 18 Italian racing car driver and founder of the Scuderia Ferrari Grand Prix motor racing team and sportscar manufacturer Ferrari, born in Modena, Italy

  • Feb 27 Allison Danzig, American sports writer (Tennis Pictorial History), born in Waco, Texas (d. (1987)
  • Feb 28 Zeki Rıza Sporel, Turkish soccer striker (16 caps; Fenerbahçe), born in Istanbul, Turkey (d. 1969)
  • Mar 6 Jimmy Conzelman, American Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback, coach, team owner (Chicago Cardinals), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1970)
  • Apr 6 Pete DePaolo, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1925; first driver to average > 100mph at Indy, recording 101.13mph), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1980)

Curly Lambeau (1898-1965)

Apr 9 American Pro Football Hall of Fame halfback, coach (founder, first coach Green Bay Packers), born in Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Apr 15 Harry F. V. Edward, British 100m/200m runner (Olympic bronze 1920), born in Berlin (d. 1973)
  • Apr 21 Steve Owen, American Pro Football Hall of Fame tackle (NY Giants) and coach (NFL C'ship 1927, 34, 38; NY Giants), born in Cleo Springs, Oklahoma (d. 1964)
  • May 1 David Tobey, American Basketball Hall of Fame referee (1918-45; first game with a 3-man officiating crew), born in New York, New York (d. 1988)
  • May 25 Gene Tunney, American boxer (world heavyweight champion 1926-30), born in New York City (d. 1978)
  • Jun 1 Curtis Stevens, American bobsledder (Olympic gold 2-man [with brother Hubert] 1932), born in Lake Placid, New York (d. 1979)
  • Jun 9 Luigi Fagioli, Italian race car driver (d. 1952)
  • Jul 14 A. B. "Happy" Chandler, American Baseball HOF executive (MLB Commissioner 1945-51) and politician (44th & 49th Governor Kentucky), born in Corydon, Kentucky (d. 1991)
  • Jul 23 Red Dutton, Canadian ice hockey player (Calgary Tigers) and coach, born in Russell, Manitoba (d. 1987)
  • Aug 4 Ernesto Maserati, Italian auto racer and engineer (director, chief engineer Maserati of Modena), born in Bologna, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1975)

Jean Borotra (1898-1994)

Aug 13 French tennis player (Wimbledon 1924, 26), born in Biarritz, France

  • Aug 25 Arthur Wood, English cricket wicketkeeper (4 Tests, 11 dismissals), born in Bradford, England (d. 1973)
  • Aug 30 Kiki Cuyler, American Baseball HOF right fielder (World Series 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates; 4 × NL stolen base leader; MLB All Star 1934 Chicago Cubs), born in Harrisville, Michigan (d. 1950)

Frankie Frisch (1898-1973)

Sep 9 American Baseball HOF infielder (3 x MLB All-Star; 4 x World Series; NL MVP 1931; NY Giants, St.L Cardinals) and manager (St.L Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs), born in New York City

  • Oct 5 Linus McAtee, American Hall of Fame jockey (Preakness Stakes 1916; Kentucky Derby 1927, 29; US Champion Jockey by earnings 1928), born in Frenchtown, New Jersey (d. 1963)
  • Oct 9 Joe Sewell, American Baseball HOF infielder (World Series 1920, 32; Cleveland Indians, NY Yankees; MLB record 167.7 at-bats per strikeout 1932), born in Titus, Alabama (d. 1990)
  • Oct 15 Boughera El Ouafi, Algerian athlete (Olympic gold marathon 1928), born in Ouled Djellal, Algeria (d. 1959)
  • Oct 21 Eduard Pütsep, Estonian wresler and Olympic medalist (d. 1960)

Bill Terry (1898-1989)

Oct 30 American Baseball HOF first baseman (MLB All-Star 1933–35; World Series 1933; NL batting champion 1930; NY Giants) and manager (NY Giants 1932-41), born in Atlanta, Georgia

  • Nov 12 Leon Štukelj, Slovene gymnast (Olympic gold, 1924,1928; World Championship gold, 1922, 1926), born in Novo Mesto, Austria-Hungary (now Slovenia) (d. 1999)

Earl Sande (1898-1968)

Nov 13 American HOF jockey (Triple Crown 1930 Gallant Fox; 3 x Kentucky Derby; 5 x Belmont Stakes; 1 x Preakness Stakes; 3 x US Champion Jockey by earnings; US Champion Trainer by earnings 1938), born in Groton, South Dakota

  • Nov 30 Roy "Link" Lyman, American Pro Football HOF offensive tackle (4 × NFL C'ship; First-team All-Pro 1930, 34; Chicago Bears), born in Table Rock, Nebraska (d. 1972)
  • Dec 24 Héctor Scarone, Uruguayan soccer forward (51 caps; Nacional, FC Barcelona, FC Inter Milan, Palermo FC), born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 1967)