Athletes and Sports Stars Born in September 1949

Tom Watson (74 years old)

Sep 4 American golfer (8 x major winner [British Open 1975, 77, 80, 82, 83]; 6 x Senior Tour major titles), born in Kansas City, Missouri

Sep 9 Joe Theismann, American NFL quarterback (Redskins) and sportscaster, born in New Brunswick, New Jersey
Sep 9 John Curry, British figure skater (Olympic gold, World C'ship gold, European C'ship gold 1976), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1994)
Sep 11 Bill Whittington, American auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1979), born in Lubbock, Texas (d. 2021)
Sep 11 Marty Liquori, American runner (AAU 3 mile-1979 (13:14.7)), born in Montclair, New Jersey
Sep 11 Roger Uttley, English rugby union player, born in Blackpool, England
Sep 12 Irina Rodnina, Russian pairs figure skater (Olympic gold 1972, 76, 80), born in Moscow, Soviet Union
Sep 18 Peter Shilton, English football goalkeeper, born in Leicester, England
Sep 19 Chi Shangbin, Chinese soccer midfielder (58 caps; Liaoning) and coach (Dalian Wanda: Chinese Jia-A League champions & Coach of the Year 1996, 97), born in Dalian, China (d. 2021)
Sep 20 John W. Henry, American businessman and sports executive (owner Boston Red Sox, Liverpool FC, The Boston Globe, RFK Racing), born in Quincy, Illinois
Sep 21 Peter Cronjé, South African rugby union center (7 caps; Transvaal, Natal), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 2020)
Sep 22 Harold Carmichael, American NFL wide receiver (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Jacksonville, Florida
Sep 25 Inshan Ali, West Indian cricketer (big-spinning WI chinaman bowler 1971-77), born in Preysal, Trinidad and Tobago (d. 1995)
Sep 25 Jean Petit, French soccer midfielder (12 caps; AC Monaco 428 games), born in Toulouse, France (d. 2024)

Mike Schmidt (74 years old)

Sep 27 American Baseball HOF 3rd baseman (World Series MVP 1980; NL MVP 1980-81, 86; 12 x MLB All Star; 10 x Gold Glove; Philadelphia Phillies), born in Dayton, Ohio