Athletes and Sports Stars Born on July 18

W. G. Grace (1848-1915)

English cricket batsman and captain (22 Tests; 2 x 100, HS 170; 54,896 runs over record 44 FC seasons; Gloucestershire CCC), born in Bristol, England

1890 Chick Evans, American golfer (US Open 1916), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 1979)
1892 Arthur Friedenreich, Brazilian football player, born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 1969)
1897 Ernest Eldridge, British auto racer (world land speed record 1924 at Arpajon, France; 1 mile −145.89 mph), born in Hampstead, London (d. 1935)
1912 Max Rousié, French rugby footballer, born in Marmande, Lot-et-Garonne, France (d. 1959)
1914 Gino Bartali, Italian cyclist (Tour de France 1938, 48; Giro d'Italia 1936-7, 46), born in Ponte a Ema, Florence, Italy (d. 2000)
1914 Mack Robinson, American 200m dash (Olympic silver 1932), born in Cairo, Georgia (d. 2000)
1916 Johnny Hopp, American baseball outfielder, first baseman (MLB All-Star 1946; World Series 1942, 44, 50, 51; St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Hastings, Nebraska (d. 2003)
1920 Eric Brandon, British auto racer (closely associated with development Cooper Car Company), born in London, England (d. 1982)
1922 Jean de Gribaldy, French road cyclist and team director (Frimatic - Viva, Miko, Sem - France Loire), born in Besançon, France (d. 1987)
1924 Inge Sørensen, Danish swimmer (youngest female Olympic Games medalist in an individual event [12] bronze 200m breaststroke 1936), born in Skovshoved, Denmark (d. 2011)
1925 Glen Wood, American auto racer, team owner (Wood Bros Racing), born in Stuart, Virginia (d. 2019)
1925 Hubert Doggart, English cricket batsman (2 Tests; Cambridge University CC, Sussex CCC) and executive (President MCC 1981–82), born in London, England (d. 2018)
1925 Shirley Strickland, Australian athlete (Olympic gold 80m hurdles 1952, 56; 4 x 100m relay 1956), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2004)
1927 Zin Harris, New Zealand cricket batsman (9 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 101; Canterbury), born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 1991)
1929 Dick Button, American figure skater (Olympic gold 1948, 52), born in Englewood, New Jersey

Tenley Albright (88 years old)

1935 American figure skater (Olympic gold 1952, 56), born in Boston, Massachusetts

1936 Ted Harris, Canadian ice hockey defenseman (5 x NHL All Star; Stanley Cup 1965, 66, 68, 69 Montreal Canadiens, 75 Philadelphia Flyers), born in Winnipeg, Canada
1938 John Connelly, English footballer (20 English caps), born in St Helens, Lancashire (d. 2012)
1939 Jerry Moore, American football player and coach, born in Bonham, Texas

1940 American Baseball HOF manager (World Series 1996, 98–2000 NY Yankees) and infielder (NL MVP & batting champion 1971; Gold Glove Award 1965; Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals), born in Brooklyn, New York

1942 Giacinto Facchetti, Italian soccer left-back (94 caps; Inter Milan 476 games), born in Treviglio, Italy (d. 2006)
1943 Calvin Peete, American golfer (12 PGA Tour titles), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2015)
1944 David Hemery, English 400m-hurdler (Olympic gold 1968), born in Cirencester, England

Dennis Lillee (74 years old)

1949 Australian cricket fast bowler (1971-84), born in Subiaco, Western Australia

1950 Kostas Eleftherakis, Greek footballer (Panathinaikos), born in Greece
1951 Bruce Lietzke, American golfer (13 PGA Tour wins; US Senior Open 2003), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 2018)
1951 Henry Caicedo, Colombian soccer centre-back (11 caps; Deportivo Cali FC), born in Cali, Colombia (d. 2023)
1952 James Forbes, American basketball player (Olympic silver 1972), born in Fort Rucker, Alabama
1954 Imtiaz Ali, West Indian cricketer (brother of Inshan One Test WI v India 1976), born in Maraval, Trinidad
1954 Robert Cameron, CFL punter (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
1956 Razor Shines, American baseball player (Montreal Expos), born in Durham, North Carolina

Nick Faldo (66 years old)

1957 English golfer (US Masters 1989, 90, 96; British Open 1987, 90, 92), born in Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire

1963 Lonnie Young, NFL safety/cornerback (NY Jets)
1965 Robert Holland, CFL defensive back (BC Lions)
1966 Dan[iel Dion] O'Brien, American decathlete (Olympic gold 1996), born in Portland, Oregon
1967 Jeff Lageman, NFL defensive end, 1989-98 (New York Jets, Jacksonville Jaguars), and sports broadcaster, born in Fairfax, Virginia
1970 John Kalin, CFL safety (Calgary Stampeders)
1971 Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway, American basketball guard (NBA All-Star 1995–98; All-NBA First Team 1995, 96; Olympic gold 1996; Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, NY Knicks), born in Memphis, Tennessee
1972 Bernard Williams, NFL tackle (Philadelphia Eagles)
1972 Bruce Walker, NFL nose tackle (NE Patriots)
1975 Torii Hunter, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 2002, 07, 09, 10, 13; Gold Glove Award 2001–09; Minnesota Twins, LA Angels of Anaheim, Detroit Tigers), born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas
1978 Ben Sheets, American baseball player
1978 Shane Horgan, Irish rugby player
1979 Deion Branch, American football player
1982 Panagiotis Lagos, Greek footballer
1983 Carlos Diogo, Uruguayan footballer
1988 César Villaluz, Mexican footballer