Birthdays in Sport for Year 1943

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Months in Year 1943: January February March April May June July August September October November December

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Jan 1st - Jerilyn Britz, Minneapolis MN, LPGA golfer (1979 US Women's Open)
Jan 4th - Tom Wilkinson, CFL QB (Edmonton Eskimos)
Jan 5th - Eusebio de Silva Ferreira, Mozamb/Port soccer star (Europa Cup 1 1962)
Jan 5th - Ferreira da Silva Eusebio, Brazilan intl soccer player
Jan 6th - Terry Venables, British soccer player/manager
Jan 7th - Jim Lefebvre, Hawthorne California, baseball manager (Seattle Mariners)
Jan 15th - Mike Marshall, MLB pitcher (1974 Cy Young Award)
Jan 26th - César Gutiérrez, Venezuelan baseball player (d. 2005)
Jan 28th - Paul Henderson, Canadian ice hockey player
Jan 30th - Davy Johnson, baseball manager (NY Mets)
Feb 5th - Craig Morton, Flint Mich, NFL quarterback (Dallas, Denver)
Feb 8th - Bob Oliver, baseball player
Feb 9th - James King, New Orleans LA, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1968)
Feb 9th - Jonny Nilsson, Sweden, 10K speed skater (Olympic-gold-1964)
Feb 14th - Robert J Murphy Jr, Brooklyn NY, PGA golfer (1968 Phila Classic)
Feb 20th - Antonio Inoki, [Kanji Rikidozan], wrestler (NJPW/JWA)
Feb 22nd - Dick Van Arsdale, NBA all-star (NY Knicks, Phoenix Suns)
Feb 22nd - Tom Van Arsdale, NBA all-star (Detroit, Cincinnati, KC-Omaha, Phil)
Feb 23rd - Bobby Wayne Mitchell, Chatham VA, PGA golfer (1971 Cleveland Open)
Feb 23rd - Fred Biletnikoff, NFL wide receiver
Feb 25th - Wilson da Silva Piazza, Brazilian footballer
Mar 1st - Mauro Checcoli, Italy, 3 day Equestrian (Olympic-gold-1964)
Mar 1st - Wolfgang Scheidel, German DR, luge (Olympic-gold-1972)
Mar 1st - Akinori Nakayama, Japanese gymnast
Mar 1st - José Ángel Iribar, Spanish footballer
Mar 2nd - Zygfryd Blaut, Polish footballer (d. 2005)
Mar 5th - Billy Backus, American boxer
Mar 7th - Carole Peel, Australian softball asst coach (Olympics-bronze-96)
Mar 19th - Vern Schuppan, Australian racing driver
Mar 21st - Antal Dunai, Hungary, soccer player (Olympic-gold-1968)
Mar 23rd - Gail Goodrich, NBA star (Lakers, Suns)
Mar 23rd - Lee May, former Major League Baseball player
Mar 24th - Jesus Alou, baseball outfielder (SF Giants)
Mar 24th - Marika Kilius, German FR, ice skating pair (Olympic-silver-1960, 64)
Mar 25th - Pavel Lednev, USSR, pentathelete (Olympic-gold-1980)
Mar 30th - Bob Blewett, cricketer (father of Greg South Aust batsman 1975-79)
Apr 6th - Joaquin Agostinho, Portuguese cyclist
Apr 7th - Dennis Amiss, cricketer (prolific English batsman)
Apr 8th - Carol Lavell, Fairfax Vt, Equestrian Dressage (Oly-bronze-92, 96)
Apr 8th - J P Kavanaugh, racehorse trainer
Apr 16th - Johnny Watkins, cricketer (NSW leg-spinner, bowled 6 overs for Aust)
Apr 22nd - Steve Dunne, cricketer (NZ Test umpire on international panel)
Apr 23rd - Tony Esposito, Ontario, NHL goalie (Chicago Blackhawks)
Apr 27th - Helmut Marko, auto racer (Le Mans Grand Prix)
May 9th - Maurice Foster, cricketer (West Indies batsman of 70's)
May 10th - Bruce Raymond, jockey
May 11th - Nancy Greene, Canada, giant slalom (Olympic-gold-1968)
May 17th - Johnny Warren, Australian Footballer (d. 2004)
May 20th - Deryck Murray, cricket wicket-keeper (West Indian 1963-80)
May 23rd - John Newcombe, Australia, tennis pro (Wimbledon 1967, 70, 71)
May 28th - Liz Edgar, horse show jumper
May 30th - Gale Sayers, NFL running back (Chicago Bears)
May 31st - Joe Namath, PA, NFL QB (NY Jets), $400,000 man (1969 Superbowl)
Jun 3rd - Billy Cunningham, NBA/ABA (Phila 76ers, Carolina Cougers)
Jun 4th - Sandra Haynie, Fort Worth TX, LPGA golfer (1974 US Women's Open)
Jun 6th - Asif Iqbal, cricketer (elegant Pakistani batsman 1964-80)
Jun 8th - Willie Davenport, Troy Ala, bobsledder/hurdler (Olympics-gold-68)
Jun 13th - Edward Skorek, Poland, Volleyball player (Olympic-gold-1976)
Jun 14th - John Miles, British racing driver
Jun 20th - Andy Etchebarren, baseball catcher (Balt Orioles)
Jun 27th - Rico Petrocelli, American baseball player
Jul 2nd - Walter Godefroot, Belgian cyclist
Jul 4th - Emerson Boozer, NFL running back (NY Jet)/sportscaster
Jul 5th - Curt Blefary, American baseball player (d. 2001)
Jul 10th - Arthur Ashe, tennis pro (1968 US Open, 1975 Wimbledon)
Jul 12th - Bruce Taylor, cricketer (big-hitting NZ all-rounder 1965-73)
Jul 12th - Paul Silas, NBAer (Boston Celtic, Seattle SuperSonic)
Jul 16th - Jimmy Johnson, NFL coach (Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins)
Jul 18th - Calvin Peete, Detroit MI, PGA golfer (1979 Greater Milwaukee Open)
Jul 21st - Jerry McGee, New Lexingon OH, PGA golfer (1975 Pensacola Open)
Jul 24th - Lyudmila Bragina, USSR, 1500m runner (Olympic-gold-1972)
Hall of Fame Basketball/US Senator Bill BradleyHall of Fame Basketball/US Senator Bill Bradley (Jul 28th) Jul 28th - Bill Bradley, Crystal City Ms, Basketball player (NY Knicks), Democratic US Senator (1979-1997)
Jul 28th - Lawrence Elkins, football player FL (Houston Oilers)
Jul 29th - Ingrid Kramer, Dresden Germany, diver (Olympic-gold-1964)
Jul 31st - Carla Glasgow, LPGA golfer
Aug 1st - Andy Roxburgh, Glasgow, Scotland, football player, coach and manager
Aug 2nd - Tom Burgmeier, American baseball player
Aug 4th - Rodney Stuart Pattison, British yachtsman (Olympics)
Aug 9th - Ken Norton, American boxer
Aug 10th - Shafqat Rana, Pakistani cricket batsman (5 Tests 1964-69)
Aug 13th - Gary Ilman, US, 100m freestyle (Olympic-4th-1964)
Aug 14th - Barrie Leadbeater, cricket umpire
Aug 17th - Robert De Niro, NYC, actor (Bang the Drum Slowly, Taxi Driver)
Aug 17th - Yukio Kasaya, Japan, 70m ski jumper (Olympic-gold-1972)
Aug 18th - Gianni Rivera, Italian footballer and politician
Aug 26th - Ulf Sundelin, Sweden, yachtsmen (Olympic-gold-1968)
Actor Robert De NiroActor Robert De Niro (Aug 17th) Aug 30th - Jean Claude Killy, Paris France, alpine skier (Olympic-3 golds-1968)
Sep 1st - Pat Connolly-Daniels-Winslow-Banks, US pentathlete (Olympics-7th-1968)
Sep 2nd - Glenn Sather, NHL coach (Edmonton Oiler)
Sep 3rd - Dave Eichelberger, Waco TX, PGA golfer (1971 Greater Milwaukee Open)
Sep 3rd - Frank Lister, English footballer
Sep 4th - Giuseppi Gentile, Italy, triple jumper (Olympic-bronze-1968)
Sep 16th - Dennis W Conner, yachting pro (4-time America's Cup-winning skipper)
Sep 19th - Christi Haas, Austria, downhill skier (Olympic-gold-1964)
Sep 19th - Joe Morgan, baseball player
Sep 23rd - Marty Schottenheimer, American football coach
Sep 26th - Ian Chappell, Australian Cricket player (batsman 1964-80)
Sep 26th - Tim Schenken, Australian racing driver
Sep 28th - Gertrud "Traudl" Hecher, Austria, downhill skier (Olympic-bronze-1960)
Sep 28th - Lou Piniella, outfielder/manager (NY Yankees, Seattle Mariners)
Oct 1st - Naushad Ali, cricketer (Pakistani wicket-keeper in six Tests 1964-65)
Oct 4th - Bonnie Bryant, LPGA golfer
Oct 4th - Owen Keir Davidson, Australia, 4 time Wimbledon mix double champ
Oct 7th - José Cardenal, Cuban baseball player
Oct 11th - Keith Boyce, cricketer (big-hitting WI all-rounder of 70's)
Oct 11th - Ken Boyce, cricketer
Oct 14th - Lance Rentzel, NFL receiver (Minn, LA)/ex-husband of Joey Heatherton
Oct 19th - Michael Findlay, cricket wicket-keeper (WI early 70's)
Oct 19th - Takis Ikonomopoulos, Greek footballer
Oct 22nd - Allen James Coage, NYC, HW Judo (Olympic-bronze-1976)
Nov 4th - Clark Graebner, American tennis player
Nov 8th - Martin Peters, British soccer player
Nov 9th - John Shepherd, cricketer (WI all-rounder 1969-71, later in South Africa)
Nov 12th - Bjorn Waldegard, Swedish rally driver
Nov 13th - Robert Jay Sigel, Narberth PA, PGA golfer (1994 GTE West Classic)
Nov 13th - Roberto Boninsegna, Italian footballer
Nov 19th - Sharon Wilder, LPGA golfer
Nov 21st - Jacques Laffite, French former racing driver
Nov 22nd - Billie Jean King, Long Beach California, American tennis pro (Wimbledon 1968, 72, 73, 75)
Nov 22nd - Mushtaq Mohammad, cricketer (Pakistan leg-spin all-rounder 1959-79)
Nov 22nd - Yvan Cournoyer, Canadian ice hockey player
Nov 24th - Barry Milburn, cricketer (NZ wicket-keeper in three Tests 1969)
Nov 26th - Jan Stenerud, Norway, NFL place kicker (Kansas City Chiefs)
Dec 1st - Orton Enderlein, German FR, Luge (Olympic-gold-1964)
Dec 13th - Ferguson Jenkins, baseball pitcher (Red Sox)
Dec 15th - Mihaly Hesz, Hungary, 1K kayak (Olympic-gold-1968)
Dec 21st - Walter Spanghero, French rugby player
Dec 25th - Hedley Howarth, cricketer (brother of Geoff, NZ lefty spinner 1969-77)
Dec 25th - Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior, Brazilian racing driver


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