Athletes and Sports Stars Born on January 6

Ban Johnson (1864-1931)

American Baseball HOF executive (founder, President American League), born in Norwalk, Connecticut

1891 Ted McDonald, Australian cricket fast bowler (11 Tests, 43 wickets, BB 5/32; Tasmania, Victoria, Lancashire CCC), born in Launceston, Australia (d. 1937)
1911 Ivan Barrow, Jamaican cricket wicketkeeper (11 Tests; first West Indian Test century-maker in England), born in Morant Bay, Jamaica (d. 1979)
1920 Early Wynn, Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (Cy Young Award 1959 Chicago WS; MLB wins leader 1954, 59; 9 x MLB All Star; Cleveland Indians), born in Hartford, Alabama (d. 1999)

Cary Middlecoff (1921-1998)

American golfer (US Open 1949, 56; US Masters 1955), born in Halls, Tennessee

1926 Dick Rathmann, American auto racer (first Indy pole-sitter to complete no laps), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2000)
1926 Kid Gavilan, Cuban boxer, born in Berrocal, Spain (d. 2003)
1926 Pat Flaherty, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500, 1956), born in Glendale, California (d. 2002)
1926 Ralph Branca, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1947–49; pitched “Shot Heard Round the World”), born in Mount Vernon, New York (d. 2016)
1930 (Wilbert) Billy Davis, American tennis player (11 x American Tennis Association Titles; mentor to Arthur Ashe), born in New York City (d. 2021)
1931 Graeme Hole, Australian cricket batsman (18 Tests, 6 x 50; NSW CA), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1990)

Darlene Hard (1936-2021)

American tennis player (US C'ships 1960-61, French C'ships 1960; 18 Grand Slam doubles titles), born in Los Angeles, California

1936 Rubén Amaro, Sr., Mexican baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Nuevo Laredo (d. 2017)
1937 Lou Holtz, American football coach (NJ Jets), born in Follansbee, West Virginia
1937 Luigi Arienti, Italian track cyclist (Olympic gold men's team pursuit 1960), born in San Carlo de Desio, Italy (d. 2024)
1939 Murray Rose, Australian Olympic swimmer (4x oly gold), born in Birmingham, United Kingdom (d. 2012)
1943 Terry Venables, British soccer midfielder (2 caps; Chelsea, Tottenham, QPR, Crystal Palace) and manager (Crystal Palace, QPR, Barcelona, Tottenham, England, Australia, Leeds United), born in Dagenham, England (d. 2023)
1945 Barry John, Welsh rugby union fly-half (25 Tests Wales, 5 British & Irish Lions; Cefneithin RFC, Llanelli RFC, Cardiff RFC, Barbarian FC), born in Cefneithin, Wales (d. 2024)
1946 Harold Jackson, NFL wide receiver (LA, New Engl), born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
1947 Ian Millar, Canadian dressage rider (World Cup 1988, 89, Olympics 1996), born in Halifax, NS, Canada
1948 Dayle Hadlee, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (brother of Richard; 26 Tests, 71 wickets, 1 x 50; Canterbury), born in Christchurch, Canterbury
1949 Mike Boit, Kenyan 800m runner (Olympic bronze 1972), born in Eldoret, Kenya
1951 Don Gullett, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1970-78 (3 x World Series Champion - Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees), born in Lynn, Kentucky (d. 2024)
1954 Norbert Hahn, German luger (Olympic gold GDR men's doubles 1976, 80; World C'ship gold 1975, 77), born in Elbingerode, Germany
1955 Chantal Langlacé, French runner (women's marathon & 100k world records), born in Amiens, France

Nancy Lopez (67 years old)

1957 American golfer (3 major titles, 48 LPGA Tour wins), born in Torrance, California

Kapil Dev (65 years old)

1959 Indian cricketer (India's finest all-rounder 1978-94, Cup-1982), born in Chandigarh, Punjab

1960 Paul Azinger, American golfer, broadcaster (PGA C'ship 1993, 12 PGA Tour titles), born in Holyoke, Massachusetts
1961 Howie Long, American NFL tackle/actor/broadcaster (Broken Arrow), born in Somerville, Massachusetts
1962 Philip Brown, English 4x400m runner (Olympic silver 1984), born in Birmingham, England
1962 Sean Landeta, NFL place kicker (NY Giants), born in Baltimore, Maryland
1963 Norm Charlton, American baseball pitcher (Seattle Mariners), born in Fort Polk, California
1964 Charles Haley, NFL defensive end (Dallas Cowboys), born in Gladys, Virginia
1964 Henry Maske, German boxer, born in Treuenbrietzen, Germany
1964 Jacqueline Moore, American wrestler, born in Dallas, Texas
1964 Rafael Vidal, Venezuelan athlete, born in Caracas, Venezuela (d. 2005)
1965 José DeJesús, American baseball pitcher (Kansas City Royals), born in Brooklyn, New York
1965 Lindsay Burns, American rower (Olympic silver 1996), born in Big Timber, Montana
1965 Tim McDonald, American football safety (Super Bowl 1995; First-team All-Pro 1989; 6 × Pro Bowl; St. L/Phoenix Cardinals, SF 49ers), born in Fresno, California
1966 Bob Kratch, NFL guard (NE Patriots), born in Brooklyn, New York
1966 Chris Antley, American Racing Hall of Fame jockey (Kentucky Derby 1991, 1999; Preakness 1999), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (d. 2000)
1966 Shahid Saeed, Pakistani cricketer (Pakistani batsman in Test v India 1989), born in Lahore, Pakistan
1967 Larry Donald, American boxer (Olympic-92), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
1968 Jerry Crafts, NFL/WLAF tackle (Philadelphia Eagles, Amsterdam Admirals), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
1969 Alvin Morman, American baseball pitcher (Houston Astros), born in Rockingam, North Carolina
1969 Nick A'Hern, Australian 20k walker (Olympics 22-92, 96), born in Swansea, United Kingdom
1970 Daniel Naulty, American pitcher (Minnesota Twins), born in Los Angeles, California
1970 Gabrielle Reece, American volleyball player and actress (Extremists), born in La Jolla, California
1970 Geert Brusselers, Dutch football player and coach (NAC), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands
1970 John Gerak, NFL tight end/guide (Minnesota Vikings, St Louis Rams), born in Youngstown, Ohio
1970 Keenan McCardell, NFL wide receiver (Cleveland Browns, Jaguars), born in Houston, Texas
1970 Kerrin Petty, Swedish-American cross country skier (Olympics 1994), born in Townshend, Vermont
1971 Myron Baker, NFL linebacker (Chicago Bears), born in Haughton, Louisiana
1972 Willie Clark, NFL cornerback (San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles), born in New Haven, Connecticut
1973 Sairaj Bahatule, Indian cricketer (promising Bombay leg-spin all-rounder), born in Mumbai, India
1974 Daniel Cordone, Argentine footballer, born in General Rodríguez Partido, Argentina
1974 Juan Roque, American football tackle (Detroit Lions), born in San Diego, California
1974 Marcus Crandell, CFL quarterback (Edmonton Eskimos), born in Charlotte, North Carolina
1974 Paul Grant, NBA center (Minn Timberwolves), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1975 James Farrior, American football linebacker (NY Jets), born in Richmond, Virginia
1975 Jeremy Linn, American 100m breaststroke (Olympics-silver/gold-96), born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
1975 Laura Berg, American softball outfielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Whittier, California
1976 Richard Zednik, Slovak NHL forward (Team Slovakia, Wash), born in Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
1978 Casey Fossum, American baseball player, born in Cherry Hill, New Jersey
1978 Cédric Roussel, Belgian soccer forward (3 caps; KAC Gent, Coventry City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, RAEC Mons, KRC Genk), born in Mons, Belgium (d. 2023)
1978 Steve Hartsell, American pairs skater (with partner Danielle Hartsell), born in Ann Arbor, Michigan
1980 Steed Malbranque, French footballer, born in Mouscron, Belgium
1981 Asante Samuel, National Football League Defensive Back, born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1982 Brian Bass, American baseball player, born in Pinehurst, North Carolina
1982 Gilbert Arenas, American basketball player, born in Tampa, Florida
1984 A. J. Hawk, American football player, born in Kettering, Ohio
1984 Sean O'Brien, Australian professional windsurfer, born in Carlow, Republic of Ireland
1986 Paul McShane, Irish footballer, born in Wicklow, Republic of Ireland
1991 Nikola Saric, Danish footballer, born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
1994 Jameis Winston, American NFL quarterback (Heisman Trophy 2013, Florida State; Pro Bowl 2015, Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in Bessemer, Alabama