Athletes and Sports Stars Born in October 1965

Mario Lemieux (58 years old)

Oct 5 Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center, team owner (3-time NHL MVP, Pittsburgh Penguins owner), born in Montreal, Quebec

Patrick Roy (58 years old)

Oct 5 Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame goalie (4-time Stanley Cup, 3-time Vezina Trophy winner), born in Québec City, Québec

Oct 5 Richey Reneberg, American tennis player (1995 Australian doubles), born in Phoenix, Arizona
Oct 5 Trace Armstrong, American football defensive end (Pro Bowl 2000 Miami Dolphins), born in Bethesda, Maryland
Oct 6 Ruben Sierra, Rio Piedras Puerto Rico, outfielder (NY Yankees)
Oct 7 Juul Ellerman, Dutch soccer player (PSV, FC Twente), born in Dordrecht, Netherlands
Oct 8 Martin Mayhew, American NFL cornerback (Tampa Bay Bucs), born in Daytona Beach, California

Matt Biondi (58 years old)

Oct 8 American swimmer (8 Olympic gold-84, 88, 92), born in Moraga, California

Oct 11 Chris Spielman, American NFL linebacker (Detroit Lions, Buffalo Bills), born in Canton, Ohio
Oct 11 Julianne McNamara, American gymnast (Olympic gold, uneven bars 1984), born in Flushing, New York
Oct 12 Chris Chandler, American NFL quarterback (Houston Oilers, Atlanta Falcons), born in Everett, Washington
Oct 12 J. J. Daigneault, Canadian NHL defenseman (Pitts Penguins), born in Montreal, Quebec
Oct 13 Johan Museeuw, Belgian road racing cyclist, born in Varsenare, Belgium
Oct 13 Syarhyey Hyerasimets, Belarusian soccer midfielder (25 caps; Shakhter Donetsk, Dinamo Minsk) and manager (Okzhetpes, Piter Saint Petersburg), born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 2021)
Oct 15 Daniel Held, American 10k runner, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Oct 16 German Titov, NHL center (Calgary Flames, Olympic silver 1998), born in Moscow, Russia
Oct 16 Tom Tolbert, American sports broadcaster (KNBR SF-'The Razor & Mr. T'; NBC, ESPN, ABC) and basketball forward (GS Warriors, Orlando Magic, LA Clippers), born in Long Beach, California
Oct 17 Pinnaduwage Aravinda De Silva, cricket (Sri Lanka's greatest batsman)
Oct 19 Brad Daugherty, American basketball center (5 x NBA All-Star; Cleveland Cavaliers), NASCAR team owner (JTG Daugherty Racing, winner Daytona 500 2023) and broadcaster (ESPN, NBC, CBS), born in Black Mountain, North Carolina
Oct 20 Chad Hennings, American NFL defensive tackle (Dallas Cowboys), born in Elberon, Iowa
Oct 20 Mikhail Shtalenkov, Russian NHL goalie (Team Russia, Anaheim Mighty Ducks), born in Moscow, Russia
Oct 21 Jon Andoni Goikoetxea, Spanish soccer midfielder (36 caps Spain, 5 Basque Country; CA Osasuna, FC Barcelona, Athletic Bilbao), born in Pamplona, Spain
Oct 23 Al Leiter, American pitcher (Florida Marlins, NY Mets), born in Toms River, New Jersey
Oct 24 Donald Frank, American NFL cornerback (Minnesota Vikings), born in Edgecombe County, North Carolina
Oct 24 Vernice Smith, American NFL guard (Phoenix Cardinals, Chicago Bears, Washington Redskins, St Louis Rams), born in Orlando, Florida
Oct 25 Steve Decker, American baseball catcher (SF Giants), born in Rock Island, Illinois
Oct 25 Warren Ayres, Australian cricketer (Victorian right-handed batsman since 1987-88), born in Melbourne, Australia
Oct 26 Gil Heredia, American MLB pitcher (Texas Rangers), born in Nogales, Arizona
Oct 26 Ken Rutherford, New Zealand cricketer (NZ Test batsman and latterly capt), born in Dunedin, New Zealand
Oct 26 Kim Cooper, Australian softball 3rd baseman and shortstop (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Parramatta, Australia
Oct 26 Mark McLoughlin, Canadian CFL placekicker (CFL All Star 1994, 96, 99; Grey Cup 1992, 98, 2001; Calgary Stampeders), born in Liverpool, England
Oct 26 Wayne Martin, American NFL defensive tackle (New Orleans Saints), born in Forrest City, Arkansas
Oct 28 Eric Floyd, NFL guard (Arizona Cardinals)
Oct 28 Mark Carrier, NFL wide receiver (Carolina Panthers)