Athletes and Sports Stars Born in October 1945

Rod Carew (78 years old)

Oct 1 Panamanian Baseball HOF infielder (18 x MLB All Star; AL MVP 1977; 7 × AL batting champion; Minnesota Twins, California Angels), born in Gatún, Panama Canal Zone

Oct 3 Viktor Saneyev, Georgian athlete (Olympics 3 x gold, Soviet Union, triple jump 1968, 72, 76; silver 1980), born in Sukhumi, Georgia (d. 2022)
Oct 8 Vanburn Holder, West Indian cricket fast bowler (40 Tests, 109 wickets; 12 ODIs), born in Deans Village, Saint Michael, Barbados
Oct 9 Naftali Bon, Kenyan 4x400m runner (Olympic silver 1968), born in Kapsabet, Rift Valley Province, Kenya
Oct 10 Yuri Kolmakov, Russian biathlete (World C'ship gold relay 1973, 74), born in Malmyzh Nanayskiy, Russia (d. 2022)
Oct 13 Chako Higuchi, Japanese golfer (Women's PGA C'ship 1977; first Asian-born player to win a major title), born in Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan
Oct 14 Allan Stone, Australian tennis player (Australian Open doubles 1968, 77; Wimbledon doubles & mixed doubles 1975 runner-up) and broadcaster (7 Network), born in Launceston, Australia

Jim Palmer (78 years old)

Oct 15 American Baseball HOF pitcher (6 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1966, 70, 83; AL Cy Young Award 1973, 75, 76; no-hitter 1969; Baltimore Orioles), born in New York City

Oct 15 Steve Camacho, West Indian cricket batsman (11 Tests, 4 x 50; British Guiana) and executive (CEO WI Cricket Board), born in Georgetown, British Guiana (d. 2015)
Oct 17 Dave Cutler, CFL place kicker (Edmonton Eskimos)
Oct 18 Yıldo, Turkish famous showman and football player
Oct 28 Dennis Lillie [sic], cricketer (Queensland leg-spinner 1965-66/80-82)