Athletes and Sports Stars Born in August 1943

Ken Norton (1943-2013)

Aug 9 American boxer (WBC heavyweight champion 1978; famous Muhammad Ali trilogy; International Boxing HOF), born in Jacksonville, Illinois

Aug 10 Shafqat Rana, Pakistan cricket batsman (5 Tests, top score 95), born in Simla, Punjab, British India
Aug 13 Gary Ilman, American 100m freestyle (Olympic-4th-1964), born in Glendale, California
Aug 13 Walter Villa, Italian motorcycle road racer (250cc world champion 1974-76; 350cc 1976; Harley-Davidson), born in Castelnuovo Rangone (d. 2002)
Aug 14 Barrie Leadbeater, English cricketer and umpire, born in Harehills, Leeds
Aug 14 Herman Van Springel, Belgian road cyclist (Tour de France, 5 career stage wins; Tour de France 1968 & Giro d'Italia 1971 runner-up; Vuelta a España 1970 3rd), born in Grobbendonk, Belgium (d. 2022)
Aug 17 Yukio Kasaya, Japanese ski jumper (Olympic gold 1972), born in Yoichi, Japan (d. 2024)
Aug 18 Gianni Rivera, Italian footballer and politician, born in Alessandria, Italy
Aug 26 Ulf Sundelin, Swedish yachtsmen (Olympic gold 5.5m class 1968; World C'ship gold Dragon class 1971, 5.5m class 1986), born in Nacka, Sweden
Aug 28 Lou Piniella, American baseball outfielder (1969 AL rookie of the year TEST) and manager (NY Yankees, Seattle Mariners), born in Tampa, Florida
Aug 30 Jean-Claude Killy, French alpine skier (3 Olympic gold 1968), born in Paris, France
Aug 30 Terry Simpson, Canadian ice hockey coach (New York Islanders 1986-89, Philadelphia Flyers 1993-94, Winnipeg Jets 1994-96), born in Brantford, Ontario