Athletes and Sports Stars Born in 1913

Adrian Quist (1913-1991)

Jan 23 Australian tennis player, analyst (Australian C'ship 1936, 40, 48), born in Medindie, South Australia

Jan 30 Dicky Fuller, West Indian cricketer (one Test WI v England 1935, 1, 0-12), born in St. Ann Parish, Jamaica (d. 1987)

Don Hutson (1913-1997)

Jan 31 American College-Pro Football HOF end (Uni of Alabama; NFL MVP 1941, 42; 8 × First-team All-Pro, 4 × NFL All-Star; Green Bay Packers), born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Jan 31 Wayne Millner, American NFL Hall of Fame football end, 1936-45 (Boston/Washington Redskins), and US Navy WWII veteran, born in Roxbury Massachusetts (d. 1976)
Feb 3 Richard Seaman, British auto racer (German GP 1938), born in Chichester, England (d. 1939)
Feb 9 Leo van der Kar, Dutch businessman and sport benefactor (Sports funds) (d. 1992)
Feb 14 Mel Allen, American sportscaster (voice of NY Yankees; 22 World Series; 24 MLB All Star games), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 1996)
Feb 14 Woody Hayes, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (National C'ship 1954, 57, 61, 68, 70; Ohio State), born in Clifton, Ohio (d. 1987)
Feb 15 Erich Eliskases, Austrian chess player (grandmaster 1952), born in Innsbruck, Austria (d. 1997)
Feb 20 Tommy Henrich, American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1942, 1947–50; World Series 1938, 41, 47, 49, 51; NY Yankees), born in Massillon, Ohio (d. 2009)
Feb 21 Roger Laurent, Belgian racing driver (d. 1997)
Feb 23 Charles Leonard, American pentathlete (Olympic silver medal 1936), born in Fort Snelling, Minnesota (d. 2006)
Mar 2 Mort Cooper, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1942, 43, 45, 46; World Series 1942, 44; NL MVP 1942), born in Atherton, Missouri (d. 1958)
Mar 12 Harold Butler, English cricket fast bowler (2 Tests, 12 wickets; Nottinghamshire CCC), born in Clifton, Nottinghamshire, England (d. 1991)
Mar 21 George Abecassis, English race car driver (d. 1991)
Mar 27 June Beebe, American golfer (Western Open 1931, 33), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2003)
Mar 31 Dai Rees, Scottish golfer (British Open runner-up 1953-54, 61), born in Fontegary, Glamorgan (d. 1983)
Mar 31 Walter Winterbottom, England soccer manager (first manager England national football team 1946–62; FA Director of Coaching), born in Oldham, England (d. 2002)
Apr 2 Benny Lynch, Scottish boxer (World flyweight title 1937-38), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1946)
Apr 4 Dave Brown, Australian rugby league centre (9 Tests, 19 games NSW; Eastern Suburbs, Warrington; RL "Immortal") and coach (Eastern Suburbs), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1974)
Apr 13 Dave Albritton, American high jumper (Olympic silver 1936), born in Danville, Alabama (d. 1994)
Apr 19 Ken Carpenter, American athlete (Olympic gold discus 1936), born in Compton, California (d. 1984)
May 1 Marvin 'Bud' Ward, American golfer (1939, 1941 US Amateur), born in Elma, Washington (d. 1968)
May 17 Hans Ruesch, Swiss racing driver (d. 2007)
May 24 Audrey Brown, British 4 X 100m runner (Olympic silver 1936), born in Bankura, India (d. 2005)
May 24 Willi Daume, German olympic organizer, born in Hückeswagen, Germany (d. 1996)
May 29 Tony Zale, American boxer (World Middleweight Champion 1940-47, 48), born in Gary, Indiana (d. 1997)
Jun 7 Dallas Shirley, American Basketball Hall of Fame referee (officiated 2,000+ games in 33-year career), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1994)

Vince Lombardi (1913-1970)

Jun 11 American Pro Football Hall of Fame coach (Green Bay Packers 1959-67; NFL Coach of the Year 1959, 61; Super Bowl I, II), born in Brooklyn, New York

Jun 27 Willie Mosconi, American pool player (World C'ship pocket billiards 1941-57), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1993)
Jun 30 Harry Wismer, American sports broadcaster (NBC Blue Network, ABC, voice of Washington Redskins) and AFL team owner (NY Titans), born in Port Huron, Michigan (d. 1967)
Jul 24 Britton Chance, American molecular biologist and yachtsman (Olympic gold 5½m Class 1952), born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (d. 2010)
Jul 26 Louis Salica, American boxer (NBA World Bantamweight title 1935, 40; Olympic bronze flyweight 1932), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2002)
Jul 31 Bryan Hextall, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame right wing (NY Rangers; 3-time 1st team NHL All Star), born in Grenfell, Saskatchewan, Canada (d. 1984)
Aug 11 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)
Aug 13 John Facenda, American sportscaster (NFL Action), born in Portsmouth, Virginia (d. 1984)
Aug 14 Fred Davis, English snooker player (World C'ship 1948-49, 51), born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire (d. 1998)
Aug 14 Paul Dean, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals), born in Lucas, Arkansas (d. 1981)
Aug 17 Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Argentine racing driver (d. 1989)
Aug 17 Rudy York, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers), born in Ragland, Alabama (d. 1970)
Aug 21 Cornelius Johnson, American high jumper (Olympic gold 1936), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1946)
Aug 28 Lindsay Hassett, Australian cricket batsman and captain (43 Tests; 3,073 runs @ 46.56; 10 x 100s; Victoria) and broadcaster (ABC 1956-81), born in Geelong, Australia (d. 1993)
Aug 29 Len Butterfield, New Zealand cricketer (NZ all-rounder, Test), born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 1999)
Aug 31 Ray Dandridge, American Baseball HOF third baseman (3 × NgL All-Star 1935, 37, 44; American Association MVP 1950 Minneapolis Millers), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 1994)
Sep 2 Bill Shankly, Scottish football manager (Liverpool, 1959-74), born in Glenbuck, Ayrshire, Scotland (d. 1981)

Paul "Bear" Bryant (1913-1983)

Sep 11 American college football coach (Alabama), born in Moro Bottom, Arkansas

Jesse Owens (1913-1980)

Sep 12 American athlete (4 Olympic gold 100/200m, long jump, 4x100m relay 1936), born in Oakville, Alabama

Alice Marble (1913-1990)

Sep 28 American tennis player (US Open 1936, 1938-40), born in Beckwourth, California

Sep 29 Silvio Piola, Italian soccer striker (34 caps, 30 goals; Lazio), born in Robbio Lomellina, Pavia (d. 1996)
Oct 2 Gene Benson, American baseball outfielder (Negro League All-Star 1940, 45-46), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1999)
Oct 2 Karl Miller, German soccer defender (12 caps; Dresdner SC), born in Hamburg (d. 1967)
Oct 14 Ginty Lush, Australian cricketer (NSW quick of the 30's who didn't play for Aust), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1985)
Oct 22 Annette Rogers, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x100m relay 1932, 36), born in Chelsea, Massachusetts (d. 2006)
Oct 24 Molly Hide, English cricketer who captained England for 17 years, born in Shanghai, China (d. 1995)
Oct 28 Cyril Christiani, West Indian cricket wicketkeeper (4 Tests; British Guiana), born in Georgetown, Guyana (d. 1938)
Oct 31 Milton Green, American athlete (WR 45-yard high hurdles 5.8s 1935; WR 60m high hurdles 7.5s 1936), born in Lowell, Massachusetts (d. 2005)
Nov 22 Gardnar Mulloy, American tennis player (5 x Grand Slam doubles champion; Davis Cup 1946, 48, 49), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2016)
Nov 24 Gisela Mauermeyer, German discus thrower (Olympic gold 1936), born in Munich, Germany (d. 1995)
Nov 26 Foy Draper, American athlete (Olympic gold 4 x 100m relay 1936 WR 39.8s), born in Georgetown, Texas (d. 1943)
Dec 6 Eleanor Holm, American 100m backstroke swimmer (Olympic gold 1932), born in New York City (d. 2004)
Dec 6 John Mikaelsson, Swedish race walker (Olympic gold 10k 1948, 52), born in Kristinehamn, Sweden (d. 1987)
Dec 12 Ferenc Csik, Hungarian swimmer (Olympics gold medal 100m freestyle 1936), born in Kaposvár, Hungary (d. 1945)

Archie Moore (1913-1998)

Dec 13 American light-heavyweight boxing champion (1952-60), born in Benoit, Mississippi,

Dec 18 Ray Meyer, American basketball coach (d. 2006)
Dec 21 Raich Carter, English soccer forward (13 caps; Sunderland, Derby County, Hull C) and manager (Hull C, Leeds, Mansfield Town, Middlesborough), born in Sunderland, England (d. 1994)
Dec 26 Frank Swift, English soccer goalkeeper and journalist (19 caps; Manchester City 376 games; died Munich air disaster), born in Blackpool, Lancashire (d. 1958)