Athletes Born on December 9

  • 1853 Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn, American HOF pitcher, 1880-91 (won MLB record 60 games & Triple Crown 1884; no-hitter 1883; Providence Grays, Boston Beaneaters, and 3 other teams), born in Rochester, New York (d. 1897)
  • 1864 Willoughby Hamilton, Irish tennis player (Wimbledon 1890), born in Monasterevin, Kildare (d. 1943)
  • 1871 Joe Kelley, American Baseball HOF left fielder (NL stolen base leader 1896 Baltimore Orioles) and manager (Cincinnati Reds, Boston Doves), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts (d. 1943)
  • 1889 Hannes Kolehmainen, Finnish long-distance runner (Olympic gold 1912), born in Kuopio, Finland (d. 1966)
  • 1912 Jim Turnesa, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1952; Ryder Cup 1953), born in New York City (d. 1971)
  • 1915 Colin McCool, Australian cricket all-rounder (14 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 104no, 36 wickets, BB 5/41; NSW, Queensland, Somerset CCC), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1986)
  • 1928 André Milhoux, Belgian racing driver, born in Bressoux, Belgium
  • 1933 Milt Campbell, American decathlete (Olympic gold 1956), born in Plainfield, New Jersey (d. 2012)
  • 1933 Orville Moody, American golfer (US Open 1969), born in Chickasha Oklahoma (d. 2008)
  • 1938 Deacon Jones, American Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end (8 × Pro Bowl; 5 × First-team All-Pro; LA Rams, SD Chargers), born in Eatonville, Florida (d. 2013)
  • 1942 Billy Bremner, Scottish footballer (Leeds United), born in Stirling, Scotland (d. 1997)
  • 1942 Dick Butkus, American College-Pro Football HOF linebacker (Uni of Illinois; NFL Defensive Player of the Year 1969, 70; 5×First-team All-Pro; 8xPro Bowl; Chicago Bears), sportscaster (CBS, ESPN) and actor (My Two Dads), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2023) [1]
  • 1947 Steve Owens, American College Football Hall of Fame running back (Heisman Trophy 1969, U of Oklahoma; Pro Bowl, All Pro 1971, Detroit Lions), born in Gore, Oklahoma

Tom Kite (74 years old)

1949 American golfer (US Open 1992; 19 PGA Tour titles, The Tradition 2000), born in McKinney, Texas

  • 1951 Dragan Pantelić, Serbian soccer goalkeeper (19 caps Yugoslavia; Radnički Niš, Bordeaux), born in Loznica, Serbia (d. 2021)
  • 1953 World B. Free [Lloyd Bernard Free], American NBA guard (Philadelphia 76ers; Cleveland Cavaliers; Golden State Warriors), born in Atlanta, Georgia
  • 1955 Janusz Kupcewicz, Polish soccer midfielder (20 caps; KS Arka Gdynia, ASSE Saint-Étienne), born in Gdańsk, Poland (d. 2022)
  • 1960 Juan Samuel, Dominican-American baseball infielder (NY Yankees, Blue Jays), manager and coach, born in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
  • 1963 Barry Wilburn, American NFL full safety (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Memphis, Tennessee
  • 1963 Dave Hilton, Jr., Canadian boxer, born in Port Credit, Ontario
  • 1964 Josie Cichockyj, British wheelchair athlete (wheelchair racing [WR 5,000m], basketball, tennis, table tennis), born in Huddersfield, England (d. 2014)
  • 1964 Petr Briza, hockey goalie (Team Czech Rep), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia
  • 1965 Joe Ausanio, American baseball player
  • 1966 Dana Murzyn, NHL defenseman (Vancouver Canucks), born in Calgary, Alberta
  • 1967 Caryn Kadavy, American figure skater, born in Erie, Pennsylvania,
  • 1967 Jason Dozzell, English footballer
  • 1967 Ray Agnew, American NFL nose tackle, 1990-2000 (New England Patriots; New York Giants; St. Louis Rams), and executive (Los Angeles Rams; Detroit Lions), born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
  • 1968 Bill Johnson, NFL defensive linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers)

Kurt Angle (55 years old)

1968 American 220 lbs freestyle wrestler (Olympic gold 1996), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • 1969 Bixente Lizarazu, French footballer, born in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France
  • 1969 Ramon Garcia, Venezuelan pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers), born in Guanare, Venezuela
  • 1970 Marlin Cannon, American 200m/400m runner, born in Dallas, Texas
  • 1971 Chris Boniol, NFL kicker (Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles), born in Alexandria, Louisiana
  • 1971 Clifton Abraham, American NFL cornerback (Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Bucs), born in Dallas, Texas
  • 1971 Petr Nedved, Czech NHL center (Team Czech, Pitts Penguins), born in Liberec, Czechia
  • 1972 Fabrice Santoro, Tahitian tennis star, born in Tahiti, French Polynesia
  • 1973 Tony Batista, Dominican baseball infielder (Oakland A's), born in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
  • 1974 Wendy Dillinger, American female soccer player and coach, born in St. Charles County, Missouri
  • 1976 Chris Booker, American baseball player, born in West Virginia
  • 1977 Shayne Graham, American football player, born in Radford, Virginia
  • 1979 Stephen McPhail, Irish footballer, born in City of Westminster, London
  • 1980 Ryder Hesjedal, Canadian cyclist, born in Victoria, Canada
  • 1981 Mardy Fish, American tennis player, born in Edina, Minnesota
  • 1982 Nathalie De Vos, Belgian athlete, born in Ghent, Belgium
  • 1982 Tamilla Abassova, Russian cyclist, born in Moscow, Russia
  • 1983 Dariusz Dudka, Polish footballer, born in Kostrzyn, Poland
  • 1983 Jermaine Beckford, Jamaican soccer striker (6 caps; Leeds United, Everton, Leicester City), born in London, England
  • 1993 Wyndham Clark, American golfer (US Open 2023), born in Denver, Colorado

McKayla Maroney (28 years old)

1995 American artistic gymnast (Olympic gold and silver medals 2012) famous for her "not impressed" expression that became a meme, born in Aliso Viejo, California