Athletes and Sports Stars Born in July 1949

Sunil Gavaskar (74 years old)

Jul 10 Indian cricket batsman and captain (125 Tests, 10,122 runs @ 51.12; 34 x 100, HS 236no; Bombay CA, Somerset CCC), born in Bombay, India

Jul 12 Rick Hendrick, American NASCAR team owner (Hendrick Motorsports; 7 x NASCAR Cup Series titles), born in Palmer Springs, Virginia
Jul 13 Helena Fibingerova, Czech, shot putter (Olympic bronze 1976)
Jul 17 Charlie Steiner, American sports broadcaster, born in Malverne, New York
Jul 17 Gennadi Touretski, Russian swimming coach (Soviet Union, Australia national teams; Alexander Popov, Michael Klim, Ian Thorpe), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 2020)

Dennis Lillee (74 years old)

Jul 18 Australian cricket fast bowler (1971-84), born in Subiaco, Western Australia

Jul 21 Al Hrabosky, American MLB player (St. Louis Cardinals), born in Oakland, California
Jul 21 Ludmila Smirnova, Russian pairs figure skater (Olympic silver USSR 1972; World C'ship silver x 5), born in Moscow, Russia
Jul 22 Lasse Viren, Finland, 5K/10K runner (Olympic gold 1972, 76)
Jul 23 Clive Rice, South African cricket all-rounder (WSC 1978-79, ODI 1991; Nottinghamshire), born in Johannesburg, Transvaal Province (d. 2015)
Jul 27 André Dupont, Quebec ice hockey player, born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada

Vida Blue (1949-2023)

Jul 28 American baseball pitcher (6 x MLB All-Star; Cy Young Award & AL MVP 1971; World Series 1972, 73, 74 Oakland A's; SF Giants, KC Royals), born in Mansfield, Louisiana