Athletes and Sports Stars Born in October 1968

Oct 1 Phil de Glanville, English rugby union centre and captain (38 caps; Bath RUFC), born in Loughborough, Leicestershire

Jana Novotna (1968-2017)

Oct 2 Czech tennis player (Wimbledon 1998; WTA Tour C'ship 1997), born in Brno, Czech Republic

Oct 2 Mark Crear, American athlete (Olympic 110m hurdles silver 1996, bronze 2000), born in San Francisco, California
Oct 3 Greg Foster, American basketball center and coach (NBA C'ship 2001 LA Lakers), born in Oakland, California
Oct 7 Erick Anderson, American NFL linebacker (Washington Redskins), born in Long Beach, California
Oct 8 Ali Benarbia, Algerian footballer, born in Oran, Algeria
Oct 8 Zvonimir Boban, Croatian football player and Deputy Secretary General of FIFA, born in Imotski, Croatia
Oct 10 Bart Brentjens, Dutch mountain biker, born in Haelen, Netherlands
Oct 11 Claude Lapointe, Canadian NHL center (Calgary Flames), born in Lachine, Quebec, Canada
Oct 12 Bill Auberlen, American race car driver, born in Redondo Beach, California
Oct 12 Charles Anthony, American CFL defensive back (Toronto Argonauts), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
Oct 12 Leon Lett, American NFL defensive tackle and coach (Dallas Cowboys), born in Mobile, Alabama
Oct 13 Julio Valera, Puerto Rican MLB pitcher (KC Royals), born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Oct 14 Dwayne Schintzius, American NBA center (Indiana Pacers), born in Brandon, Florida (d. 2012)
Oct 14 Matthew Le Tissier, English footballer, born in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey
Oct 14 Rashid Latif, Pakistani cricket wicket-keeper (37 Tests, 130 dismissals, 1 x 100; 166 ODIs; Karachi), born in Karachi, Pakistan
Oct 14 Wanda Guyton, American WNBA forward (Houston Comets), born in Tampa, Florida

Didier Deschamps (55 years old)

Oct 15 French footballer and manager who won the World Cup for France both as captain (1988) and as manager (2018), born in Bayonne, France

Oct 15 Meredith Rainey, American 800m runner, born in Brooklyn, New York
Oct 18 Denisa Szabova, Bratislava Czech, tennis star (1987 Futures-GER)
Oct 18 Michael Stich, German tennis star
Oct 18 Narendra Hirwani, Indian cricketer (16 wickets v WI on debut 1988), born in Gorakhpur, India
Oct 18 Stuart Law, cricketer (prolific Queensland batsman, Australia 1995)
Oct 20 Raymond Biggs, Canadian CFL linebacker (Calgary Stampeders), born in Toronto, Ontario
Oct 23 Bettina Fulco Villella, Argentinian tennis star (1993 Futures), born in Mar Del Plata, Argentina
Oct 23 Kevin Henry, american NFL defensive end (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Mound Bayou, Mississippi
Oct 24 Adrian Dale, South African cricketer (prolific Glamorgan & England A batsman), born in Germiston, Transvaal, South Africa
Oct 24 Francisco Claver, Spanish tennis star
Oct 24 Ken Ryan, American baseball pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Oct 25 Corey Miller, American NFL linebacker (NY Giants), born in Pageland, South Carolina
Oct 26 Chris Oldham, American NFL cornerback (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Sacramento, California
Oct 26 Nico-Jan Hoogma, Dutch soccer player (FC Twente), born in Heerenveen, Netherlands
Oct 28 Ernie Mills, NFL wide receiver (Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers)
Oct 28 Glenn Clear, soccer player (Vitesse)
Oct 28 Marc Lièvremont, French rugby union footballer and coach
Oct 28 Stan Thomas, NFL tackle (Houston Oilers)
Oct 29 Johann Olav Koss, Norwegian speed skater (Olympics 3 gold-1994), born in Drammen, Norway
Oct 31 Antonio Davis, American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 2001; Indiana Pacers), executive (President NBA Players Association 2005-06) and broadcaster (ESPN, SiriusXM), born in Oakland, California
Oct 31 Eddie Taubensee, American baseball catcher (Cincinnati Reds), born in Beeville, Texas