Athletes and Sports Stars Born in 1914

Jersey Joe Walcott (1914-1994)

Jan 31 American boxer (NYSAC, NBA, The Ring heavyweight titles 1951-52), county sheriff, and state athletic commissioner, born in Merchantville, New Jersey

George Nissen (1914-2010)

Feb 3 American inventor (created the trampoline), born in Blairstown, Iowa

Feb 6 Forrest Towns, American athlete (Olympic gold 110m hurdles 1936), born in Fitzgerald, Georgia (d. 1991)
Feb 8 Bert Haas, American baseball player, born in Naperville, Illinois (d. 1999)

Bill Veeck (1914-1986)

Feb 9 American Baseball HOF executive (owner Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians [World Series 1948], St. Louis Browns), born in Chicago, Illinois

Feb 14 Norman Von Nida, Australian golfer, coach, broadcaster (British Open 1948 3rd), born in Sydney, NSW (d. 2007)
Feb 15 Arthur Sydney Martin, British M15 spy catcher, (d. 1996)
Feb 21 Arnold Denker, American chess champion (1944-46), born in New York City (d. 2005)
Feb 23 Mike Tresh, American baseball catcher (MLB All Star 1945; Chicago White Sox), born in Hazleton, Pennsylvania (d. 1966)
Feb 23 Theofiel Middelkamp, Dutch cyclist (d. 2005)
Feb 25 John Arlott, British cricket commentator and writer (BBC), born in Basingstoke, England (d. 1991)
Mar 1 Harry Caray, American Baseball Hall of Fame broadcaster (Chicago Cubs), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 1998)
Mar 4 Gino Colaussi, Italian soccer striker (26 caps; Triestina, Juventus, Vicenza, Padova), born in Gradisca d'Isonzo, Italy (d. 1991)
Mar 10 Chandler Harper, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1950), born in Portsmouth, Virginia (d. 2004)
Mar 14 Lee Petty, American race car driver (d. 2000)

Sammy Baugh (1914-2008)

Mar 17 American College/Pro Football quarterback (TCU; NFL C'ship 1937, 42; 4 × First-team All-Pro; 6 × Pro Bowl; 4 × NFL passing yards leader; Washington Redskins), born in Temple, Texas

Mar 19 Jay Berwanger, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (1st Heisman Trophy winner 1935, Chicago), born in Dubuque, Iowa (d. 2002)
Mar 26 Ray Robinson, Australian cricket batsman (1 Test; NSW, South Australia, Otago), born in Stockton, Australia (d. 1965)
Apr 3 Katherine Stammers Menzies, English doubles tennis player (Wimb 1935), born in St Albans, England (d. 2005)
Apr 8 John Cameron, Jamaican cricketer (brother of Jimmy WI v-capt 1939 England tour), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2000)
Apr 10 Foffie Williams, West Indian cricket all-rounder (4 Tests; 9 wickets, 1 x 50; Barbados), born in Bank Hall, St Michael, Barbados (d. 1997)
Apr 10 Jack Badcock, Australian cricketer (Tasmania Australian batsman of 30's), born in Exton, Tasmania (d. 1982)
Apr 18 C. S. Nayudu, Indian cricketer (brother of C K, 11 Tests as leggie), born in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India (d. 2002)
Apr 24 Phil Watson, Canadian NHL right wing (Stanley Cup 1940 [NYR], 1944 [Montreal Canadiens]) and coach (NY Rangers), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1991)
May 1 John Henry Lewis, American boxer (World Light-Heavyweight champion 1935-38), born in Phoenix, Arizona (d. 1974)
May 2 Dennis Dyer, South African cricketer (opened batting for South Africa v England 1947), born in Durban, Natal (d. 1990)

Joe Louis (1914-1981)

May 13 American boxer (world heavyweight champion 1937-49), born in Lafayette, Alabama

May 15 Walter "Turk" Broda, Canadian ice hockey goaltender, 5x Stanley Cup, 2x Vezina Trophy (Toronto Maple Leafs, 1935-51), born in Brandon, Manitoba (d. 1972)
May 19 Alex Shibicky, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2005)
May 20 Hideko Maehata, Japanese swimmer (d. 1995)

May 29 Tibetan climber who was the 1st to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953 with Edmund Hillary (exact date of birth unknown, but he celebrated on the 29th), born in either northeastern Nepal or Tibet

Jun 8 Joseph DePietro, American weightlifter (Olympic gold -56kg 1948), born in Paterson, New Jersey (d. 1999)
Jun 16 Billy Griffith, English cricket wicketkeeper (3 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 140, 5 dismissals; Cambridge Uni CC, Surrey CCC, MCC, Sussex CCC) and administrator (Secretary MCC), born in London (d. 1993)
Jun 18 Billy Wade, South African cricket wicketkeeper (11 Tests, 1 x 100, 17 dismissals; Natal), born in Durban, South Africa (d. 2003)
Jun 28 Charles Urbanus, Dutch baseball player, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1980)
Jul 1 Christl Cranz, German alpine skier (combined gold Winter Olympics 1936), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 2004)
Jul 18 Gino Bartali, Italian cyclist (Tour de France 1938, 48; Giro d'Italia 1936-7, 46), born in Ponte a Ema, Florence, Italy (d. 2000)
Jul 18 Mack Robinson, American 200m dash (Olympic silver 1932), born in Cairo, Georgia (d. 2000)
Jul 19 Marius Russo, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1941; World Series 1941, 43; New York Yankees), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2005)

Woody Strode (1914-1994)

Jul 25 American football end (LA Rams, Calgary Stampeders) and actor (Posse, Cotton Club, Vigilante, Scream), born in Los Angeles, California

Jul 30 Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, MBE, TD, Irish journalist, author, sports official (6th President International Olympic Committee 1972-80), born in London, England (d. 1999)
Jul 31 Elmer Riddle, American baseball pitcher (NL wins leader 1943; Cincinnati Reds), born in Columbus, Georgia (d. 1984)
Aug 6 Arthur Charles Dobson, British racing driver (d. 1980)
Aug 9 Joe Mercer, English soccer midfielder (5 caps; Everton, Arsenal) and manager (Manchester City, Aston Villa, England 1974), born in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire (d. 1990)
Aug 10 Carlos Menditeguy, Argentine auto racer (11 x F1 GP) and horse trainer, polo player, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1973)
Aug 16 Tullio Pandolfini, Italian water polo athlete (Olympic gold, 1948), born in Florence, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1999)
Aug 19 Lajos Baróti, Hungarian soccer defender (2 caps; Szegedi AK, Győri ETO) and manager (Hungary 1957-66, 75-78), born in Szeged, Hungary (d. 2005)
Aug 21 Doug Wright, English cricket spin bowler (34 Tests, 108 wickets; Kent), born in Sidcup, England (d. 1998)
Aug 30 Sydney Wooderson, English athlete dubbed "The Mighty Atom" (world record 1937), born in Camberwell, London (d. 2006)
Sep 8 Doug Freeman, New Zealand cricket spin bowler (2 Tests, 1 wicket; Wellington), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1994)
Oct 7 Herman Keiser, American golfer (US Masters 1946), born in Springfield, Missouri (d. 2003)
Oct 10 Tommy Fine, American baseball player, born in Cleburne, Texas (d. 2005)
Oct 19 Harold Gimblett, English cricket batsman (3 Tests, 1 x 50; 265 career FC sixes; Somerset CCC), born in Bicknoller, England (d. 1978)
Oct 23 Frank "Bruiser" Kinard, American College-Pro Football HOF tackle (Ole Miss; 6 × First-team All-Pro; 5 × NFL All-Star; Brooklyn Dodgers/Tigers, Fleet City, NY Yankees), born in Pelahatchie, Mississippi (d. 1980)
Nov 2 Johnny Vander Meer, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1938-39, 42-43; World Series 1940; Cincinnati Reds), born in Prospect Park, New Jersey (d. 1997)
Nov 12 Roberto Cavanagh, Argentine polo player (Olympic gold 1936), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2002)
Nov 12 Sylvi Saimo, Finnish kayaker (Olympic gold 1952, 1st female summer Olympic champion), born in Jaakkima, Finland (d. 2004)
Nov 23 Emmett Ashford, American baseball umpire (first certified black umpire), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1980)

Joe DiMaggio (1914-1999)

Nov 25 American Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder (13 × MLB All-Star; 9 x World Series; 3 x AL MVP; MLB record 56-game hitting streak; NY Yankees), born in Martinez, California

Dec 6 Cyril Washbrook, English cricket batsman (37 Tests, 6 x 100, HS 195; Lancashire CCC), born in Barrow, England (d. 1999)
Dec 7 Winston Place, English cricket batsman (3 Tests, 1 x 100; Lancashire CCC, MCC), born in Rawtenstall, England (d. 2002)
Dec 8 Corbett Davis, American football fullback (#1 overall pick NFL Draft 1938 Cleveland Rams), born in Lowell, Indiana (d. 1968)

Ernie Toshack (1914-2003)

Dec 8 Australian cricket fast bowler (12 Tests, 47 wickets), born in Cobar, NSW

Dec 10 Jeff Nicklin, Canadian CFL football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers), Army officer and paratrooper, born in Fort William, Ontario (d. 1945) [1]
Dec 12 Buzzie Bavasi, American MLB executive (Brooklyn & LA Dodgers), born in New York City (d. 2008)
Dec 12 Denis Begbie, South African cricketer (South African batsman in five Tests 1948-50), born in Middelburg, Transvaal, South Africa (d. 2009)
Dec 14 Attila Petschauer, Hungarian fencer (Olympic gold 1928, 32), born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary (d. 1943)
Dec 17 Syed Mushtaq Ali, Indian cricketer (prolific batsman of 30's & 40's), born in Indore, British India (d. 2005)