Athletes and Sports Stars Born in November 1949

Nov 2 Alfred Riedl, Austrian soccer striker (4 caps; Austria Wien, Standard Liège) and manager (Austria, Liechtenstein, Vietnam, Palestine, Laos, Indonesia), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2020)

Larry Holmes (74 years old)

Nov 3 American boxer (World Heavyweight champion, 20 successful title defenses), born in Cuthbert, Georgia

Nov 3 Roswitha Krause, German swimmer and team handball player (first woman Summer Olympic medals in different sports; silver 4x100m freestyle 1968, handball 1976), born in Dahme, Germany
Nov 11 Kathy Postlewait, American golfer (4-time LPGA Tour winner), born in Norfolk, Virginia
Nov 17 Thomas Lionel Hill, American 110m hurdler (Olympic bronze 1972), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Nov 18 Ted Sator, NHL coach (NY Rangers, Buffalo Sabres), born in Utica, New York
Nov 19 Ahmad Rashad [Bobby Moore], American NFL receiver (Minnesota Vikings) and sportscaster, born in Portland, Oregon
Nov 20 Juha Mieto, Finnish 15KM skier (Olympic silver 1980), born in Kurikka, Finland
Nov 21 Anatoliy Kuksov, Ukrainian soccer midfielder (8 caps USSR; FC Zorya Luhansk 489 games) and manager, born in Luhansk, Ukraine (d. 2022)
Nov 21 Barbara Jo Rubin, American jockey (first women to win a race on a major US track), born in Highland, Illinois
Nov 21 Basil Williams, West Indian cricket batsman (7 Tests, 2 x 100s; century on debut 1978), born in Caymanas Estate, St Catherine, Jamaica (d. 2015)
Nov 22 David Pietrusza, American baseball historian
Nov 25 Kerry O'Keeffe, cricketer (Australian leg-spinner 1971-77)
Nov 26 Ivan Patzaichin, Romanian canoeist (Olympic gold C-2 1000m 1968, 80, 84; C-1 1000m 1972; World C'ship gold x 8), born in Crișan, Tulcea County, Romania (d. 2021)
Nov 27 Masanori Sekiya, Japanese racing driver, born in Ikawa, Japan
Nov 29 Wayne Cowan [Dutch Mantel], American wrestler, born in South Carolina
Nov 30 Margaret Whitton, American actress (Good & Evil; Major League), born in Meade, Maryland (d. 2016)