Athletes and Sports Stars Born in October 1971

Oct 13 Irv Smith, American NFL tight end (New Orleans Saints), born in Trenton, New Jersey
Oct 14 Frank Wycheck, American football tight end (Pro Bowl 1998, 99, 2000; Washington Redskins, Houston/Tennessee Oilers-Titans), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2023)
Oct 14 Jorge Costa, Portuguese soccer defender and manager (50 caps; FC Porto), born in Porto, Portugal
Oct 15 Andy Cole, English soccer striker (15 caps; Newcastle United, Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Fulham), born in Nottingham, England
Oct 15 Bernardo Harris, American NFL linebacker (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31), born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Oct 15 Roland McGhee, American long jumper, born in Flint, Michigan
Oct 16 David Johnson, cricketer (Karnataka fast bowler, India 1996-)
Oct 16 Greg Jeffries, NFL cornerback (Detroit Lions)
Oct 16 Simon Shanks, NFL inside linebacker (Arizona Cardinals)
Oct 17 Byron Chamberlain, American football tight end (Denver Broncos, Minnesota Vikings), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
Oct 17 Ernest Dixon, NFL linebacker (New Orleans Saints)
Oct 17 Henry McMillian, NFL defensive tackle (Seattle Seahawks)
Oct 18 Bob Whitfield, NFL tackle (Atlanta Falcons), born in Carson, California
Oct 18 Yoo Sang-chul, South Korean soccer midfielder (124 caps; 2002 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team; Ulsan Hyundai), born in Seoul, South Korea (d. 2021)
Oct 20 Eddie Jones, American NBA guard/forward (LA Lakers), born in Pompano Beach, Florida

Oct 20 Kimberly Po, American tennis player (1991 Futures-Evansville IN), born in Los Angeles, California
Oct 21 Damien Martyn, cricketer (WA & Australian middle-order batsman)
Oct 21 Paul Norman Telfer, Scottish footballer
Oct 21 René Ponk, soccer player (FC Utrecht)
Oct 21 Shane Hannah, NFL guard (Dallas Cowboys)
Oct 22 Amanda Coetzer, South African tennis player (World #3 1997; Hopman Cup 2000 [Wayne Ferreria]; US Open doubles 1993 runner-up), born in Hoopstad, South Africa
Oct 24 Mike Verstegen, American NFL guard (New Orleans Saints), born in Appleton, Wisconsin
Oct 25 Geoffrey Prommayon, Thai-American soccer player (PSV), born in Udon Thani, Thailand
Oct 25 Lee Gissendaner, NFL/WLAF receiver (Minnesota Vikings, Scottish Claymores), born in Akron, Ohio
Oct 25 Pedro Martínez, Dominican Baseball HOF pitcher (8 × MLB All-Star; World Series 2004; Cy Young Award 1997, 99, 2000; Triple Crown 1999; Montreal Expos, Boston Red Sox), born in Manoguayabo, Dominican Republic
Oct 25 Simon Charlton, English footballer (Southampton), born in Huddersfield, England
Oct 26 Ronnie Irani, English cricketer (Essex all-rounder, England 1996), born in Leigh, Lancashire, England
Oct 27 Jorge Soto, Peruvian soccer midfielder (101 caps; Sporting Cristal), born in Lima, Peru
Oct 27 Mike Ricci, Canadian NHL center (Colorado Avalanche), born in Scarborough, Ontario
Oct 27 Theodoros Zagorakis, Greek soccer midfielder (120 caps; Kavala, PAOK, Leicester City, AEK Athens, Bologna) and politician (Member European Parliament), born in Kavala, Greece

Oct 28 John Coker, NBA center (Phoenix Suns)
Oct 28 Nicole Green, 400m runner, born in Springfield, Ohio
Oct 29 Greg Blewett, Australian cricketer (Aust batsman, century on Test debut 1995)
Oct 29 Matthew Hayden, Australian cricket batsman (103 Tests, 8,625runs @ 50.73, 30 x 100, HS 380; 161 ODIs, 10 x 100; Queensland CA, Hampshire CCC, Northamptonshire CCC, Chennai Super Kings, Brisbane Heat), born in Kingaroy, Australia
Oct 30 Edward "Ted" Murphy, American rower (Olympic 5th 1996), born in Boston, Massachusetts
Oct 30 Henry Ford, NFL defensive end (Houston/Tennessee Oilers), born in Fort Worth, Texas
Oct 31 Alphonso Ford, American basketball guard (EuroLeague Top Scorer, All-EuroLeague First Team 2001, 03; Olympiacos, Montepaschi Siena), born in Greenwood, Mississippi (d. 2004)
Oct 31 Ian Walker, English footballer, born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Oct 31 Tom Smith, Scottish rugby union loosehead prop (61 Tests, 6 British & Irish Lions; Glasgow Warriors, Caledonia Reds, Northampton Saints RUFC), born in London, England (d. 2022)