Athletes and Sports Stars Born in May 1972

Martin Brodeur (51 years old)

May 6 Canadian NHL goalie (NJ Devils, Team Canada), born in Montreal, Quebec

May 7 Frank Trigg, American Mixed Martial Arts Fighter, born in Kendall, New York
May 7 John Holecek, NFL linebacker (Buffalo Bills)
May 9 Dan Hollander, figure skater (1996 Great Lakes champ), born in Royal Oak, Michigan
May 9 Daniela Silivaș, Romanian gymnast (3 Olympic gold 1988), born in Deva, Romania
May 9 Simon Hollingsworth, Australian 400m hurdler (Olympics 1992, 96)
May 10 Farrell Duclair, CFL fullback (Calgary Stampeders)
May 10 Radosław Majdan, Polish footballer
May 10 Stuart Carlisle, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test batsman 1995-)
May 11 Stefen Reid, CFL linebacker (Montreal Alouettes)
May 12 Jason Kyle, NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks), born in Tempe, Arizona
May 13 Darryl Sydor, Canadian NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars), born in Edmonton
May 13 Josh Taves, American football defensive end (New England Patriots), born in Watsonville, California
May 14 Chad Cascadden, American NFL linebacker, 1995-99 (New York Jets), s), Two Rivers, Wisconsin
May 15 Patrick Pothuizen, soccer player (Vitesse)
May 15 Troy Drake, NFL tackle (Philadelphia Eagles)
May 16 Keith Burns, American football linebacker (Super Bowl XXXII, XXXIII Denver Broncos), born in Greeleyville, South Carolina
May 16 Matthew Hart, New Zealand cricketer (NZ lefty spinner), born in Hamilton, New Zealand
May 17 Elena Wagner, Sofia Bulgaria, tennis star (1996 ITF/Redbridge-GBR)
May 17 John Burrough, NFL defensive tackle (Atlanta Falcons)
May 19 Aleksandr Golubev, Russian speed skater (Olympic gold 500m 1994), born in Karavaievo, Russia
May 19 Ronald Williams, CFL running back (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
May 20 Christophe Dominici, French rugby union winger (65 caps; Stade Français), born in Toulon, France (d. 2020)
May 20 Michael Cox, American 1.5k runner, born in Hannibal, Missouri
May 22 Mike Hollis, NFL kicker (Jacksonville Jaguars)
May 23 Isabelle Fijalkowski, WNBA center/forward (Cleveland Rockers)
May 23 Rene Ingoglia, running back (Buffalo Bills)
May 23 Rubens Barrichello, Brazilian formula one driver
May 24 Danny Bautista, Dominican baseball outfielder (Atlanta Braves), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
May 24 Petra Schwarz-Ritter, Austrian tennis star (1988 Futures-Bari-ITA), born in Vienna, Austria
May 24 Tito Paul, American NFL defensive back (Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals), born in Kissimmee, Florida
May 24 Viktor Ujčík, Czech hockey player (Team Czech Rep), born in Jihlava, Czechoslovakia
May 25 Antonio Lang, American NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Columbia, South Carolina
May 27 Antonio Freeman, American football wide receiver (Super Bowl XXXI Green Bay Packers; Pro Bowl 1998; First-team All-Pro 1998), born in Baltimore, Maryland
May 27 Karen Hecox, US 1500m runner
May 27 Troy Sienkiewicz, NFL tackle/guard (San Diego Chargers)
May 28 Cheryl Demkowski, American ice dance skater (with partner Gregory Maddalone), born in Syracuse, New York
May 28 Guidoni Junior Doriva, Brazilian footballer and manager, born in Mirassol. Brazil
May 28 Michael Boogerd, Dutch cyclist
May 30 Anthony Cook, NFL defensive end/defensive tackle (Tenn Oilers)
May 30 Jeff Jones, NFL tackle (Detroit Lions)
May 30 Manny Ramirez, Dominican-American baseball outfielder (12 × MLB All-Star; World Series 2004 [MVP], 07; 9 × Silver Slugger Award; Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
May 30 Renita Farrell, Australian field hockey midfielder (Olympic Gold 1996, 2000), born in Townsville, Queensland
May 31 Dave Roberts, American baseball outfielder (World Series 2004 Boston Red Sox) and manager (SD Padres 2015; World Series 2020, NL Manager of the Year 2016 LA Dodgers), born in Naha, Japan
May 31 John Godina, American shot putter (World C'ship gold 1995, 97, 01; Olympic silver 1996), born in Fort Still, Oklahoma