Athletes and Sports Stars Born in September 1937

Sep 1 Al Geiberger, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1966; first sub-60 PGA Tour round 1977; Players Tour C'ship 1975), born in Red Bluff, California

Peter Ueberroth (86 years old)

Sep 2 American organizer of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and commissioner of baseball (1984-89), born in Evanston, Illinois

Sep 3 Willie Bell, Scottish soccer defender (2 caps; Queen's Park FC, Leeds United, Leicester City, Brighton & HA) and manager (Birmingham City, Lincoln City, Liberty Flames), born in Johnstone, Scotland (d. 2023)

Dawn Fraser (86 years old)

Sep 4 Australian swimmer (Olympic gold 100m freestyle 1956, 60, 64; 4×100m freestyle relay 1956), born in Sydney, Australia

Sep 5 Antonio Valentín Angelillo, Italian-Argentinian footballer who played for both Argentina and Italy, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2018)
Sep 8 Josef Panáček, Czech sport shooter (Olympic gold skeet 1976), born in Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic (d. 2022)
Sep 10 Alun Pask, Welsh rugby union flanker (26 caps; British Lions 8 caps; Abertillery), born in Blackwood, Monmouthshire (d. 1995)
Sep 12 George Chuvalo, Canadian boxer, born in Toronto, Ontario
Sep 12 Wes Hall, West Indian cricket fast bowler (48 Tests, 192 wickets; Barbados, Queensland CA, Trinidad) and politician (Minister of Tourism & Sport, Barbados), born in Glebe Land, Station Hill, Barbados
Sep 15 Tony Yates, American college basketball point guard (National C'ship 1961, 62 Cincinnati Bearcats) and head coach (Cincinnati 1983-89), born in Lawrenceburg, Indiana (d. 2020)
Sep 16 Aleksandr Medved, Ukrainian freestyle wrestler (Olympic gold USSR heavyweight 1964 68, 72; World C'ship gold x 7), born in Bila Tserkva, Ukraine
Sep 16 Vince Naimoli, American businessman and MLB team owner (Tampa Bay Devil Rays), born in Paterson, New Jersey (d. 2019)
Sep 17 Orlando Cepeda, Puerto Rican Baseball HOF first baseman (11 × MLB All-Star; World Series & NL MVP 1967 St. Louis Cardinals; NL Rookie of the Year 1958 SF Giants; Atlanta Braves), born in Ponce, Puerto Rico
Sep 18 Ralph Backstrom, Canadian ice hockey centre (6 x Stanley Cup Montreal Canadiens; 6 x NHL All-Star), born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario (d. 2021)
Sep 19 Abner Haynes, American AFL running back (AFL MVP 1960; Kansas City Chiefs), born in Denton, Texas
Sep 22 Hameur Hizem, Tunisian soccer coach (Tunisia national team 1970-74, 1978-79, 1980-81; US Monastir), born in Monastir, French Tunisia (d. 2023)
Sep 22 Raul Machado, Portuguese soccer centre-back (11 caps; Leixões SC, SL Benfica), born in Matosinhos, Portugal (d. 2023)