Athletes and Sports Stars Born in October 1970

Annika Sörenstam (53 years old)

Oct 9 Swedish golfer (10 LPGA major titles; 8-time LPGA Tour Player of the Year), born in Stockholm, Sweden

Oct 9 Kenny Anderson, American NBA guard (Charlotte Hornets, Portland Trailblazers), born in Queens, New York
Oct 10 Alexei Zhitnik, NHL defenseman (Team Russia Olympic silver 1998, Buffalo), born in Kyiv, Ukraine
Oct 10 Dean Kiely, Irish football goalkeeper (Crystal Palace), born in Salford, England
Oct 10 Matthew Pinsent, English rower (Olympic gold coxless pair 1992, 96; four 2000, 04; World C'ship gold x 10) and broadcaster (BBC), born in Holt, England
Oct 10 Mohammed Mourhit, Belgian athlete, born in Khouribga, Morocco
Oct 10 Silke Kraushaar-Pielach, German luger (Olympic gold 1998), born in Sonneberg, Thuringia, Germany
Oct 11 Andy Marriott, English-Welsh football goalkeeper, born in Sutton-in-Ashfield, England
Oct 11 Chidi Ahanotu, American NFL defensive end and defensive tackle (Tampa Bay Bucs), born in Modesto, California
Oct 12 Charlie Ward, American basketball guard (NBA: NY Knicks) and College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1993, Florida State), born in Tallahassee, Florida
Oct 12 Herman Arvie, American NFL tackle (Cleveland Browns), born in Opelousas, Louisiana
Oct 12 Tanyon Sturtze, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs), born in Worcester, Massachusetts
Oct 13 Ann Grossman, American tennis star (1994 LA finalist), born in Grove City, Ohio
Oct 13 Steve Matthews, American NFL and WLAF quarterback (KC Chiefs, Scottish Claymores), born in Tullahoma, Tennessee
Oct 14 Jim Jackson, NBA guard (Dallas Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers)
Oct 14 Nina Kemppel, cross country skier (Olympics 1994), born in Anchorage, Alaska
Oct 14 Pär Zetterberg, Swedish football player
Oct 15 Lonnie Palelei, American football offensive lineman (NY Jets), born in Nu'uuli, American Samoa
Oct 16 Adrian Murrell, NFL running back/kick returner (NY Jets)
Oct 16 Kazuyuki Fujita, Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter
Oct 16 Mehmet Scholl, German footballer
Oct 17 Anil Kumble, cricketer (great Indian leg-spinner since 1990)
Oct 17 Jean-Paul de Young, soccer player (FC Utrecht)
Oct 17 John Mabry, outfielder (St Louis Cardinals), born in Wilmington, Delaware
Oct 17 Marciano Vink, soccer player (Genoa/PSV)
Oct 17 Tasha Tsang, Canadian rower (Olympic silver 1996), born in Saskatoon Saskatchewan
Oct 18 Bob Kennedy, American 5K runner, born in Bloomington, Indian
Oct 18 Camille Spitaleri, Mountain View Ca, female infielder (Silver Bullets)
Oct 18 Mark Schenning, Dutch soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles)
Oct 18 Shane Bonham, NFL defensive linesman (Detroit Lions)
Oct 19 Chamara Dunusinghe, cricket wicket-keeper (Sri Lanka 1995)
Oct 20 Sander Boschke, Dutch soccer player (FC Twente), born in Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands
Oct 22 Winston Bogarde, Dutch soccer defender (20 caps; Sparta Rotterdam, Ajax, FC Barcelona), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
Oct 24 Walter Dunson, NFL running back and kick returner (Arizona Cardinals)
Oct 25 J.A. Adande, American sports columnist, born in Los Angeles, California
Oct 25 Kelvin Ingram, American NFL guard (Seattle Seahawks), born in Fort Pierce, Florida
Oct 25 Peter Aerts, Dutch kickboxer and martial artist (International Kick Boxing Federation's Heavyweight C'ship 1990; 3 x K-1 World Grand Prix), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands
Oct 26 Bert Emanuel, American NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons), born in Kansas City, Missouri
Oct 26 Jessie Armstead, American NFL linebacker (NY Giants), born in Dallas, Texas
Oct 27 Felix Bwalya, Zambian boxer, born in Chingola, Zambia
Oct 27 Vernon Lewis, NFL cornerback (NE Patriots), born in Houston, Texas
Oct 28 Rob Hitchcock, CFL defensive back (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
Oct 29 Chris Thorpe, American doubles luger (Olympics 1994), born in Waukegan, Illinois
Oct 29 Dan Ratushny, Canadian NHL player (Florida Panthers) and coach, born in Nepean, Ontario
Oct 29 Edwin van der Sar, Dutch soccer goalkeeper (Ajax)
Oct 29 Marquez Pope, American NFL cornerback (SF 49ers), born in Nashville, Tennessee
Oct 29 Phillip Cocu, Dutch soccer player (Vitesse, PSV), born in Voorhout, Netherlands
Oct 30 Dino Philyaw, American NFL running back (NE Patriots), born in Dudley, North Carolina
Oct 30 Ekaterini Voggoli, Greek discus thrower, born in Larissa, Greece
Oct 30 James Pedro, American lightweight judoka (Olympic bronze 1992, 96), born in Danvers, Massachusetts
Oct 30 Kevin Johnson, American NFL defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles, Oakland Raiders), born in Los Angeles, California
Oct 30 Patrice Tardif, Canadian NHL center (LA Kings), born in Thetford Mines, Quebec
Oct 30 Suvat Karadag, Turkish soccer player (FC Utrecht), born in Mazgirt, Turkey
Oct 30 Wim Bubberman, Dutch soccer player (Sparta), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
Oct 31 Nicky Wu, Taiwanese singer, actor and martial arts expert (Xiao Hu Dui/Little Tiger Team), born in Taipei, Taiwan
Oct 31 Steve Trachsel, American baseball pitcher (Chicago Cubs), born in Oxnard, California