Athletes and Sports Stars Born in December 1974

Dec 1 Costinha, Portuguese soccer midfielder and manager (53 caps; Porto, Monaco), born in Lisbon, Portugal
Dec 3 Charl Willoughby, South African cricket fast bowler (2 Tests; 3 ODIs; Somerset), born in Cape Town, South Africa

Anke Huber (49 years old)

Dec 4 German tennis player (Fed Cup 1992, Hopman Cup 1995), born in Bruchsal, Germany

Dec 4 Tadahito Iguchi, Japanese baseball second baseman and manager (first Japanese position player to win World Series 2005, Chicago White Sox; Chiba Lotte Marines), born in Tokyo, Japan
Dec 5 Charlie Batch, American NFL quarterback (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Homestead, Pennsylvania
Dec 6 Arjan Ebbinge, Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen), born in Veendam, Netherlands
Dec 7 Alex Rădulescu, Romanian tennis player, born in Bucharest, Romania
Dec 7 Annette Salmeen, American biochemist and gold medalist (1996 Summer Olympics), born in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dec 9 Wendy Dillinger, American female soccer player and coach, born in St. Charles County, Missouri
Dec 11 Kevin Devine, American football cornerback and kick returner (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Jackson, Mississippi
Dec 12 Franklin Anangonó, Ecuadorian soccer defender (7 caps; ESPoli Quito, El Nacional Quito, Macará), born in Quito, Ecuador (d. 2022)
Dec 12 Nolberto Solano, Peruvian footballer, born in Callao, Peru
Dec 14 Billy Koch, American baseball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Garden City, New York
Dec 18 Peter Boulware, American football linebacker (Baltimore Ravens), born in Columbia, South Carolina
Dec 19 Jake Plummer, American football quarterback (Arizona Cardinals; Pro Bowl 2005 Denver Broncos), born in Boise, Idaho
Dec 19 Ricky Ponting, Australian cricket batsman, captain, coach and broadcaster (168 Tests, 13,378 runs @ 51.85; 41 x 100s), born in Launceston, Tasmania
Dec 20 Augie Ojeda, American baseball infielder (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Los Angeles, California

Karrie Webb (49 years old)

Dec 21 Australian golfer (US Open 2000, 01; British Open 2002; Chevron C'ship 2000, 06; PGA C'ship 2001; du Maurier Classic 1999; 41 x LPGA Tour titles), born in Ayr, Australia

Dec 21 Raymond Austin, American defensive back (NY Jets), born in Greensboro, North Carolina
Dec 23 Agustín Delgado, Ecuadorian footballer, born in Ambuquí, Ecuador
Dec 24 Marcelo Salas, Chilean footballer, born in Temuco, Chile
Dec 26 Tony Brackens, American football defensive end (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Fairfield, Texas
Dec 27 Jay Pandolfo, American ice hockey player
Dec 28 Rob Niedermayer, Canadian NHL center (Florida Panthers), born in Cassiar, British Columbia
Dec 29 Brad Hodge, Australian cricketer (promising Victorian middle-order batsman), born in Sandringham, Australia
Dec 29 James Darling, American football linebacker (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Denver, Colorado
Dec 29 Richmond "Richie" Sexson, American baseball player, born in Portland, Oregon
Dec 31 Mario Aerts, Belgian road cyclist (La Flèche Wallonne 2002, Grand Prix d'Isbergues 1996, Circuit Franco Belge 2001, Giro della Provincia di Lucca 2001), born in Herentals, Belgium
Dec 31 Tony Kanaan, Brazilian auto racer (Indianapolis 500 2013; IndyCar Series 2004; Indy Lights Series 1997), born in Salvador, Brazil