Athletes Born on December 11

  • 1909 John Wyer, English sports car racing team manager, born in Kidderminster, England (d. 1989)
  • 1924 Doc Blanchard, American College Football Hall of Fame fullback (Heisman Trophy 1945; National C'ship 1944, 45, 46; Army), born in McColl, South Carolina (d. 2009)
  • 1927 Stein Eriksen, Norwegian alpine skier (first Olympic giant slalom gold 1952), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 2015)
  • 1929 Subhash "Fergie" Gupte, Indian cricket leg-spin bowler (36 Tests, 149 wickets, BB 9/102; Bombay, Bengal), born in Bombay, India (d. 2002)
  • 1932 Rob Heming, Australian rugby union lock (21 Tests; NSW, Manly RUFC), born in Namatanai, Papua New Guinea (d. 2023)
  • 1934 Mike Nykoluk, Canadian ice hockey coach (NHL's 1st full-time assistant coach - Philadelphia Flyers, 1972-78), and (head coach - Toronto Maple Leafs, 1980-84), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2022)
  • 1934 Salim Durani, Indian cricket all-rounder (29 Tests, 1 x 100, 74 wickets, BB 6/73; Saurashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan), born in Kabul, Afghanistan (d. 2023)
  • 1938 Fred Cox, American football kicker (NFL C'ship 1969; Pro Bowl 1970; Minnesota Vikings all-time leading scorer), born in Monongahela, Pennsylvania (d. 2019)
  • 1942 Karen Susman, American tennis player (Wimbledon 1962), born in San Diego, California
  • 1943 Michael McCaskey, American football executive (Chicago Bears president 1983-98; chairman 1999-2011), born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania (d. 2020)
  • 1945 Jarno Saarinen, Finnish motorcycle racer, born in Turku, Finland (d. 1973)
  • 1946 Rick McCosker, Australian cricket batsman (25 Tests, 4 x 100, 9 x 50, HS 127; NSW CA), born in Inverell, Australia
  • 1949 Noel Campbell, Irish soccer midfielder (11 caps; St Patrick's Athletic FC, SC Fortuna Köln, Shamrock Rovers FC), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 2022)
  • 1951 Robert Cochran, American skier (Olympics 1972), born in Claremont, New Hampshire
  • 1954 Brad Bryant, American golfer (US Senior Open 2007), born in Amarillo, Texas
  • 1954 Sylvester Clarke, West Indian cricket fast bowler (11 Tests, 42 wickets), born in Christ Church, Barbados (d. 1999)
  • 1955 Stu Jackson, American NBA coach (NY Knicks (1989-90), born in Reading, Pennsylvania
  • 1958 Regina Marsikova, Czech tennis player, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia
  • 1960 Mary Beth Zimmerman, American golfer (4 LPGA Tour titles), born in Mount Vernon, Illinois
  • 1961 Mike Henneman, American baseball pitcher (Texas Rangers), born in Saint Charles, Missouri
  • 1962 Ejo Elburg, Dutch soccer goalkeeper (Pax, NEC), born in the Netherlands
  • 1962 Kim Linehan, American swimmer (1500m World record, 1979), born in Bronxville, New York
  • 1963 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, German tennis star, born in Saarbrücken, West Germany
  • 1963 Mark Greatbatch, New Zealand cricket batsman (41 Tests, 3 x 100, HS 146no; 84 ODIs, 2 x 100; Auckland, Central Districts), born in Auckland, New Zealand
  • 1964 Dave Gagner, Canadian NHL center (Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Chatham, Ontario, Canada
  • 1964 Thomas Howard, American MLB baseball outfielder, 1990-2000 (San Diego Padres, Cincinnati Reds, and 4 other teams), born in Middletown, Ohio
  • 1965 Jay Bell, American baseball infielder (MLB All-Star 1993, 99; World Series 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks; Gold Glove Award 1993 Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Eglin AFB, Florida
  • 1967 Katy Steding, American basketball forward (Olympic gold 1996), born in Portland, Oregon
  • 1967 Richard Stemp, English cricketer (Yorkshire & England A left-arm spinner), born in Erdington, Birmingham, United Kingdom
  • 1968 Mark Dailey, American 1.5k runner, born in Youngstown, Ohio
  • 1969 Alessandro Melli, Italian footballer, born in Agrigento, Italy
  • 1969 Sean Grande, American sportscaster, born in New York City
  • 1969 Stig Inge Bjørnebye, Norwegian footballer, born in Elverum, Norway
  • 1969 Vishwanathan Anand, Indian chess grandmaster, born in Mayiladuthurai, India
  • 1970 Danan Hughes, American NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs), born in Bayonne, New Jersey
  • 1970 Doug Nussmeier, American NFL quarterback (New Orleans Saints), born in Portland, Oregon
  • 1970 Errict Rhett, American NFL running back (Tampa Bay Bucs), born in Pembroke Pines, Florida
  • 1971 Willie McGinest, American NFL outside linebacker (NE Patriots), born in Long Beach, California
  • 1972 Daniel Alfredsson, Swedish NHL right wing (Ottawa Senators), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
  • 1972 Francisco Rodriguez, American pitcher (Minnesota Twins), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • 1972 Robert Robinson, Canadian CFL defensive linebacker (Winnipeg Blue Bombers), born in Toronto, Ontario
  • 1973 Erin Moorad, America pairs skater (with partner Richard Gillam), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1973 Luke Casserly, Australian soccer defender (Olyroos, Olympics 1996), born in Sydney, Australia
  • 1973 Ralph Intranuovo, Canadian NHL center (Edmonton Oilers), born in East York, Toronto, Ontario
  • 1974 Kevin Devine, American football cornerback and kick returner (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Jackson, Mississippi
  • 1975 Gerben de Knegt, Dutch cyclist, born in Tilburg, Netherlands
  • 1976 Shareef Abdur-Rahim, NBA forward (Vancouver Grizzlies), born in Marietta, Georgia
  • 1977 Mark Streit, Swiss ice hockey player, born in Englisberg, Switzerland
  • 1981 Javier Saviola, Argentine footballer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • 1982 Pablo Pérez Companc, Argentine racing driver, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • 1984 Leighton Baines, English soccer left back (30 caps; Wigan Athletic, Everton 348 games), born in Kirkby, England
  • 1988 Murugan Thiruchelvam, English chess player, born in England
  • 1988 Tim Southee, New Zealand cricketer, born in Whangarei, New Zealand
  • 1989 Kellie Harrington, Irish boxer (lightweight Gold Medal 2021 Tokyo Olympics), born in Dublin, Ireland
  • 1992 Jacoby Brissett, American NFL player (Miami Dolphins), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
  • 1992 Malcolm Brogdon, American NBA player (Indiana Pacers), born in Atlanta, Georgia