Athletes and Sports Stars Born in 1922

Mar 13 Brun Smith, New Zealand cricket batsman (4 Tests @ 47.40), born in Rangiora, Canterbury (d. 1997)
Mar 15 Nino Bibbia, Italian sledder (Olympic gold skeleton 1948), born in Bianzone, Lombardy, Italy (d. 2013)
Mar 28 Joey Maxim, American boxer (World Light Heavyweight Champion 1950-52), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2001)
Apr 1 Emil 'Bus' Mosbacher, American yachtsman (America's Cup 1962 [Weatherly], 1967 [Intrepid]), born in White Plains, New York (d. 1997)
Apr 5 Tom Finney, English football player (Preston North End), born in Preston, Lancashire (d. 2014)
Apr 19 Billy Joe Patton, American golfer (Masters 1954 3rd; Walker Cup captain 1969), born in Morganton, North Carolina (d. 2011)
Apr 21 Allan Watkins, Welsh cricket all-rounder, (15 Tests, England @ 40.15, 11 wickets; Glamorgan), born in Usk, Wales (d. 2011)
Apr 29 George Allen, American NFL football coach (LA Rams, Washington Redskins), born in Nelson County, Virginia (d. 1990)
Apr 29 Helmut Krackowizer, Austrian motorcycle racer and journalist ("Motorcycle Sport", "The History of Famous Makes of Motorcycle"), born in Frankenmarkt, Austria (d. 2001)
Apr 30 Anton Murray, South African cricket all-rounder (10 Tests; 1 x 100; 18 wickets), born in Grahamstown, South Africa (d. 1995)
May 3 Len Shackleton, English former footballer, born in Bradford, England (d. 2000)
May 6 Pat Harder, American NFL fullback (Cardinals, Lions), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1992)
May 11 Nestor Chylak, American Baseball HOF umpire (AL 1954-78; 3 x ALCS; 5 x World Series; 6 x MLB All Star games), born in Olyphant, Pennsylvania (d. 1992)
May 13 Michael Ainsworth, British cricketer (d. 1978)
May 28 Lou Duva, American boxing trainer, born in New York City (d. 2017)

May 29 Joe Weatherly, American auto racer (NASCAR Sprint Cup champion 1962-63), born in Norfolk, Virginia (d. 1964)
Jun 1 Lala Abdul Rashid, Pakistani field hockey goalkeeper (Olympic gold 1960), born in Rawalpindi, Pakistan (d. 1988)

Charlie Sifford (1922-2015)

Jun 2 American golfer (first African-American to join PGA Tour, 2 titles), born in Charlotte North Carolina

Jun 13 Mel Parnell, American MLB pitcher (Boston Red Sox, 1947-56), coach, and broadcaster, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2012)
Jun 20 Tommy Mont, American football quarterback (Washington Redskins) and coach (University of Maryland 1956-58, DePauw University 1959-76), born in Mount Savage, Maryland (d. 2012)
Jun 21 Jim McConnon, English cricketer (England off-spinner against Pakistan 1954), born in Burnopfield, England (d. 2003)
Jun 23 Hal Laycoe, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1998)
Jul 1 Don Whitmire, American College Football Hall of Fame tackle (Alabama, Navy - All American at both), born in Giles County, Tennessee (d. 1991)
Jul 4 Ghulam Ahmed, Indian cricket spin bowler (22 Tests, 68 wickets, BB 7/49, 1 x 50; Hyderabad), born in Hyderabad, India (d. 1998)
Jul 10 Herb McKenley, Jamaican athlete (Olympic gold 4 x 400m relay 1952; 3 x silver 1948, 52), born in Pleasant Valley, Clarendon, Jamaica (d. 2007)

Jake LaMotta (1922-2017)

Jul 10 American boxer (world middleweight champion 1949-51, immortalised in 'Raging Bull'), born in New York City

Jul 13 Ken Mosdell, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2006)
Jul 18 Jean de Gribaldy, French road cyclist and team director (Frimatic - Viva, Miko, Sem - France Loire), born in Besançon, France (d. 1987)
Jul 22 Patricia Canning Todd, American tennis player (French National C'ship singles 1947; French doubles & mixed doubles 1948; Wimbledon doubles 1947), born in San Francisco (d. 2015)

Hoyt Wilhelm (1922-2002)

Jul 26 American Baseball HOF pitcher (8 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1954 NY Giants; no-hitter 1958 Baltimore Orioles; Chicago WS), born in Huntersville, North Carolina

Hank Bauer (1922-2007)

Jul 31 American baseball infielder, manager (8-time World Series champion; NY Yankees, Baltimore Orioles), born in East St. Louis, Illinois

Aug 6 Doug Ford, American golfer (PGA Championship 1955, US Masters 1957), born in West Haven, Connecticut (d. 2018)
Aug 17 Roy Tattersall, English cricketer (brilliant England off-spinner early 50's), born in Bolton, England (d. 2011)
Aug 23 Eevi Huttunen, Finnish speed skater (8 World C'ship gold 1951-59), born in Karttula, Finland (d. 2015)
Aug 23 George Kell, American Baseball HOF third baseman (10 x MLB All-Star; AL batting champion 1949; Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox), born in Swifton, Arkansas (d. 2009)
Sep 3 Morrie Martin, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1949-59 (Brooklyn Dodgers, Philadelphia Athletics, and 5 other teams), and double Purple Heart Army veteran, born in Dixon, Missouri (d. 2010)
Sep 15 Bob Anderson, English Olympic Fencer, renowned film fight choreographer (Star Wars, Lord of the Rings) (d. 2012)
Sep 19 Dana Zátopková, Czech athlete (Olympic gold women's javelin 1952, silver 1960), born in Fryštát, Czechoslovakia (d. 2020)

Emil Zátopek (1922-2000)

Sep 19 Czech distance runner (4 x Olympic gold 1948, 52), born in Kopřivnice, Czech Republic

Sep 30 Allan Rae, Jamaican cricketer (prolific WI opening batsman 1948-53), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2005)
Oct 5 Jock Stein, Scottish soccer manager (Dunfermline Athletic, Hibernian, Scotland [1965, 78-85], Celtic, Leeds United), born in Burnbank, Scotland (d. 1985)
Oct 5 José Froilán González, Argentine race car driver, born in Arrecifes, Argentina (d. 2013)
Oct 6 Joe Frazier, American baseball outfielder (Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles) and manager (NY Mets 1976–77), born in Liberty, North Carolina (d. 2011)
Oct 7 Grady Hatton, American baseball player, (d. 2013)
Oct 10 Harry Cave, New Zealand cricketer (NZ bowler & Test captain in the 1950's), born in Whanganui, New Zealand (d. 1989)
Oct 10 Merv Pregulman, American NFL linebacker (Green Bay Packers), born in Lansing, Michigan (d. 2012)
Oct 22 Juan Carlos Lorenzo, Argentine soccer forward (Boca Juniors, Sampdoria, Atlético Madrid) and manager (Argentina, Boca Juniors, Lazio, Roma), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2001)
Oct 27 George Young, Scottish soccer defender (54 caps; Rangers 293 games), born in Grangemouth, Scotland (d. 1997)
Oct 27 Ralph Kiner, American Baseball HOF left fielder (NL HR leader 1946–52; 6×MLB All-Star; Pittsburgh Pirates) and sportscaster (NY Mets), born in Santa Rita, New Mexico (d. 2014)
Oct 28 Butch van Breda Kolff, American basketball player and coach, born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey (d. 2007)
Nov 8 Ademir de Menezes, Brazilian footballer (Brazil national team 1945-53), born in Recife, Brazil (d. 1996)
Nov 18 Marjorie Gestring, American springboard diver (Olympic gold 1936) (d. 1992)
Nov 21 Abe Lemons, American basketball coach (Oklahoma City Uni, Pan American Uni; NABC Coach of the Year 1978 Uni of Texas Austin), born in Ryan, Oklahoma (d. 2002)

Eugene Stoner (1922-1997)

Nov 22 American firearms designer and inventor of the M16, born in Gosport, Indiana

Nov 26 Étienne Gailly, Belgian long distance runner (famous Olympic bronze finish 1948), born in Beringen, Belgium (d. 1971)
Nov 29 Minnie Miñoso, Cuban Baseball HOF left-fielder (9 x MLB All Star; Gold Glove Award 1957, 59, 60; Chicago White Sox), born in Perico, Cuba (d. 2015)
Dec 1 Vsevolod Bobrov, Soviet ice hockey left wing (Olympic gold 1956) and soccer striker (3 caps), born in Morshansk, Tambov, Russia (d. 1979)
Dec 3 Joe Collins, American baseball first baseman (World Series 1949–53, 56; New York Yankees), born in Scranton, Pennsylvania (d. 1989)
Dec 7 Rogério Pipi, Portuguese soccer forward (15 caps; Benfica), born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 2019)
Dec 8 George Fullerton, South African cricketer (South African keeper-batsman 1947-51), born in Kensington, South Africa (d. 2002)
Dec 16 Pierre Chany, French cycling journalist (49 x Tour de France; L'Équipe), born in Langeac, Haute-Loire, France (d. 1996)
Dec 23 Micheline Ostermeyer, French athlete (Olympic gold shot put, discus; bronze high jump 1948), born in Rang-du-Fliers, Pas-de-Calais, France (d. 2001)