Athletes and Sports Stars Born in June 1961

Jun 1 John Huston, American golfer (US Masters 1990 3rd, 7 PGA Tour titles), born in Mt. Vernon, Illinois

Paul Coffey (62 years old)

Jun 1 Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame defenceman (Norris Trophy 1984–85, 1985–86, 1994–95; 14 x NHL All Star; Stanley Cup 1984, 85, 87-Edmonton, 1991-Pittsburgh), born in Weston, Ontario

Jun 1 Werner Günthör, Swiss athlete (World C'ship gold, shot put 1987, 91, 93; Olympic bronze 1988), born in Uttwil, Switzerland
Jun 2 Kerry Junna-Saxby, Australian 10k walker (Olympics-15th-1992, 96)
Jun 3 César Zabala, Paraguayan soccer defender (49 caps; Cerro Porteño), born in Luque, Paraguay (d. 2020)
Jun 3 Kevin Arnott, Zimbabwean cricketer (batsman, 101* v NZ 1992)
Jun 3 Peter Vidmar, American gymnast (Olympic gold pommel horse, team; silver all-round 1984), born in Los Angeles, California
Jun 5 Ramesh Krishnan, Indian tennis star (Davis Cup 1987), born in Chennai, India
Jun 6 Aldo Costa, Italian engineer and the Engineering Director of the Mercedes Formula One team, born in Parma, Italy
Jun 6 Bill Bates, American football safety (Super Bowl XXVII, XXVIII, XXX; Pro Bowl 1984; Dallas Cowboys), born in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Jun 8 Kevin Gross, American baseball pitcher (Texas Rangers), born in Downey, California
Jun 12 Rod Latham, New Zealand cricketer (NZ opening batsman), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
Jun 14 Sam Perkins, American NBA forward and center (Seattle Supersonics), born in Brooklyn, New York
Jun 15 Dave McAuley, Northern Irish boxer
Jun 16 Robbie Kerr, Australian cricketer (Queensland opener 2 Tests for Australia 1985)
Jun 18 Andrés Galarraga, Venezuelan baseball infielder (5 × MLB All-Star; Gold Glove Award 1989, 90; NL batting champion 1993 Colorado Rockies, Montreal Expos), born in Caracas, Venezuela
Jun 20 Gary Varsho, baseball player
Jun 20 Karin Enke, German speed skater (3 Olympic gold 1980, 84), born in Dresden, Germany
Jun 22 Stephen Batchelor, British Olympic hockey player, born in Beare Green, Surrey
Jun 23 LaSalle Thompson, NBA forward/center (Philadelphia 76ers)
Jun 24 Bernie Nicholls, Canadian NHL center, 1981-99 (Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks, and 4 other teams), born in Haliburton, Ontario
Jun 24 Natalya Shaposhnikova, Soviet artistic gymnast (Olympic gold 1980), born in Rostov-on-Don, USSR

Greg LeMond (62 years old)

Jun 26 American road cyclist (Tour de France 1986, 89, 90; World C'ship gold road race 1983, 89), born in Lakewood, California

Jun 28 Jay Schroeder, NFL quarterback (Wash Redskins, LA Raiders), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jun 28 Jeff Malone, American basketball guard (NBA All-Star 1986, 87; Utah Jazz, Washington Bullets), born in Mobile, Alabama
Jun 30 Karolyn Kirby, American beach volleyball player (Goodwill-gold-94), born in Brookline, Massachusetts