On This Day

<<

Athletes Born in August 1966

>>
  • Aug 1 Darryl Hall, CFL linebacker (Calgary Stampeders), born in Oscoda, Michigan
  • Aug 1 Horacio de la Peña, Argentinian tennis star and coach, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Aug 2 Joseph Wanag, American judoka (Olympic-92), born in Wilton, Connecticut
  • Aug 2 Tim Wakefield, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 2009; World Series 2004, 07 Boston Red Sox) and broadcaster (NESN), born in Melbourne, Florida (d. 2023) [1]
  • Aug 3 Eric Esch, American boxer, born in Atlanta, Georgia
  • Aug 6 Billy Mayfair, American golfer (Tour Championship 1995), born in Phoenix, Arizona
  • Aug 8 Chris Eubank, English boxer (WBO middleweight and super-middleweight titles), born in London, England
  • Aug 8 John Hudek, American baseball player
  • Aug 9 Vinny Del Negro, American NBA guard (San Antonio Spurs) and coach (Chicago Bulls), born in Springfield, Massachusetts
  • Aug 10 Gerald Williams, American MLB baseball outfielder, 1992-2005 (NY Yankees, and 5 other teams), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2022)
  • Aug 11 Antonio Goss, American NFL linebacker, 1989-96, 2X Super Bowl winner (San Francisco 49ers), born in Randleman, North Carolina
  • Aug 11 Nigel Martyn, English soccer goalkeeper (23 caps; Crystal Palace, Leeds, Everton), born in St Austell, Cornwall
  • Aug 12 Bruce Covernton, Canadian CFL defensive tackle (Calgary Stampeders), born in Morris, Manitoba
  • Aug 12 Dean Hartgraves, American baseball pitcher (Houston Astros), born in Bakersfield, California
  • Aug 12 Greg Manusky, American NFL coach (Denver Broncos) and linebacker (KC Chiefs), born in Dallas, Pennsylvania
  • Aug 12 Vladimir Fedotov, Russian soccer manager (FC Ural Yekaterinburg, FC Orenburg, PFC Sochi, CSKA Moscow) and utility (FC Ural Yekaterinburg 264 games), born in Mikhaylovsk, Russia
  • Aug 13 Miguel Miranda, Peruvian soccer goalkeeper (47 caps; Sporting Cristal) and coach (Alianza Atlético), born in Lima, Peru (d. 2021)
  • Aug 13 Shayne Corson, Canadian NHL forward (Team Canada Olympics 1998, Montreal), born in Midland, Ontario, Canada
  • Aug 14 Freddy Rincón, Colombian soccer midfielder (84 caps; Santa Fe, América de Cali, SC Corinthians), born in Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia (d. 2022)
  • Aug 14 Karl Petter Løken, Norwegian footballer, born in Karlskoga, Sweden
  • Aug 15 Fred Strickland, American NFL linebacker, 1988-99 (Los Angeles Rams, Dallas Cowboys, and 3 other teams), born in Buffalo, New York
  • Aug 16 Ed Olczyk, NHL center (Winnipeg Jets), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • Aug 16 Rosey Edeh, Canadian 400m hurdler (Olympics-4-92, 96), born in London, England
  • Aug 16 Terry Shumpert, infielder (Chicago Cubs), born in Paducah, Kentucky
  • Aug 17 Cedric Figaro, American football linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals), born in Lafayette, Louisiana
  • Aug 17 Don Sweeney, Canadian ice hockey defenseman (Boston Bruins) and executive (GM Boston Bruins), born in St. Stephen, New Brunswick
  • Aug 17 Rodney Mullen, American skateboarder ("Godfather of modern freestyle skating"; 35 x world titles), born in Gainesville, Florida
  • Aug 17 Zefross Moss, American NFL tackle (Detroit Lions, NE Patriots), born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • Aug 18 Steve Avery, American football running back (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Aug 20 Steven Finn, Canadian NHL defenseman (LA Kings), born in Laval, Quebec, Canada
  • Aug 21 John Wetteland, American pitcher (NY Yanks, Rangers, Expos), born in San Mateo, California
  • Aug 22 Rob Witschge, Dutch soccer star (Ajax/Feyenoord), born in Amsterdam
  • Aug 23 Rik Smits, NBA center (Indiana Pacers), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands
  • Aug 24 Jon Sieben, Australian swimmer (Olympic gold 200m butterfly 1984), born in Brisbane, Queensland
  • Aug 25 Albert Belle, American baseball outfielder (Cleveland Indians; 5-time MLB All-Star), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
  • Aug 26 Jacques Brinkman, Dutch field hockey player
  • Aug 27 Deena Wigger, US shooter (Olympic-92), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • Aug 30 John Terry, Canadian CFL tackle (Saskatchewan Roughriders), born in Greenwood, North Carolina
  • Aug 31 Jeff Frye, American MLB infielder (Boston Red Sox), born in Oakland, California
  • Aug 31 Zdenko Morović, Venezuelan soccer midfielder (5 caps; Deportivo Italia, CS Marítimo, Caracas FC), born in Rijeka, Croatia (d. 2024)

About August 1966

How Old? 57 years old
Generation: Generation X
Leap Year: No

Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Signs: Leo (Jul 23 - Aug 22), Virgo (Aug 23 - Sep 22)



Famous Sports Stars

Search the largest, most accurate site for today in sports history.