Athletes and Sports Stars Born on July 27

Leo Durocher (1906-1991)

American Baseball HOF shortstop (MLB All Star 1936, 38, 40; World Series 1928, 34; NY Yankees, St.Louis Cardinals), manager (World Series 1954 NY Giants) and coach (World Series 1963 LA Dodgers), born in West Springfield, Massachusetts

1907 Mollie Phillips, British figure skater and judge (first woman to referee a world championship), born in London, England (d. 1994)
1909 Marcia Anastasia Christoforides, British philanthropist, art collector, and racehorse owner, born in Sutton, Surrey, England (d. 1994)
1915 Jack Iverson, Australian cricket spin bowler (5 Tests, 21 wickets, BB 6/27; Victoria CA), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1973)
1933 Roger Harris, New Zealand cricketer (NZ opening batsman vs England 1959), born in Otahuhu, Auckland
1934 André Abadie, French rugby union front rower (7 caps; SC Rieumois, SC Graulhetois, SC Albi), born in Toulouse, France (d. 2020)
1935 Billy McCullough, Northern Irish footballer, born in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland
1939 Greg Davis, Australian rugby union flanker (39 Tests, 16 as captain; NSW, Drummoyne DRFC), born in Matamata, New Zealand (d. 1979)
1939 Irv Cross, American football cornerback (Pro Bowl 1964, 65; Philadelphia Eagles) and broadcaster (CBS), born in Hammond, Indiana (d. 2021)
1942 Dennis Ralston, American tennis player (4 x Grand Slam doubles champion; Wimbledon singles 1966 runner-up), born in Bakersfield, California (d. 2020)
1944 Jean-Marie Leblanc, French cyclist, born in Nueil-les-Aubiers, Deux-Sèvres, France
1946 Larry Biitner, American MLB baseball outfielder, 1970-83 (Washington Senators/Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs, and 2 other teams), born in Pocahontas, Iowa (d. 2022)

Peggy Fleming (75 years old)

1948 American figure skater (Olympic gold 1968, World C'ship gold 1966, 67, 68), born in San Jose, California

1949 André Dupont, Quebec ice hockey player, born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
1952 Hannu-Pekka Hänninen, Finnish sports commentator, born in Helsinki, Finland

Allan Border (68 years old)

1955 Australian cricket batsman (156 Tests [93 as captain]; 11,174 runs @ 50.56; 27 x 100s; TS 205; 273 ODIs), born in Sydney, Australia

Christopher Dean (65 years old)

1958 English ice dancer (Torvill & Dean; Olympic gold 1984), born in Calverton, Nottinghamshire, England

1959 David East, English cricketer, born in London
1960 Jo Durie, English tennis player, born in Bristol
1961 Ed Orgeron, American College football coach (NCAA National C'ship 2019, Louisiana State University), born in Larose, Louisiana
1963 Jason Buck, American NFL defensive end (Scottish Claymores), born in Moses lake, Washington
1965 José Luis Chilavert, Paraguayan soccer goalkeeper (74 caps; San Lorenzo, CA Vélez Sarsfield), born in Luque, Paraguay
1966 Al Charron, Canadian rugby union forward, born in Ottawa, Ontario
1967 Craig Wolanin, American NHL defenseman (Colorado Avalanche), born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan
1967 Emiel van Eijkeren, Dutch soccer player (FC The Hague/NEC), born in The Hague, Netherlands
1967 Jeff Novak, American NFL tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Arlington Heights, Illinois
1967 Neil Smith, English cricketer (Warwickshire & England A all-rounder), born in Solihull, Warwickshire
1968 Christina Singer, German tennis star (1991 Futures GBR), born in Goppingen, Germany
1968 Ricardo Rosset, Brazilian Formula One driver, born in São Paulo, Brazil
1968 Tom Goodwin [Thomas Jones], American MLB player (1994-1997 KC Royals), born in Fresno, California
1969 Linda Burgess, American basketball forward (L.A. Sparks), born in Madison, Alabama
1970 Tom Europe, Canadian football defensive back (Montreal Alouettes), born in Toronto, Ontario
1971 Brennon James Dowric, Australian gymnast (Olympics 1992, 96)
1971 Lehlo Ledwaba, South African boxer (IBF super bantamweight title 1999-2001), born in Soweto, South Africa (d. 2021)
1972 Bryce Bevill, CFL defensive back (Saskatchewan Roughriders), born in Hyattsville, Maryland
1972 Clint Robinson, Australian K-1 1k canoeist (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Brisbane, Queensland
1972 Jill Arrington, American sports reporter, born in Conyers, Georgia
1973 Gorden Tallis, Australian rugby league footballer, born in Townsville, Queensland, Australia
1975 Alessandro Pistone, Italian footballer, born in Milan, Italy

Alex Rodriguez (48 years old)

1975 American MLB shortstop (14-time All Star), born in New York City

1975 Shea Hillenbrand, American baseball player, born in Mesa, Arizona
1976 Fernando Ricksen, Dutch soccer midfielder (12 caps; Glasgow Rangers), born in Hoensbroek, Limburg (d. 2019)
1976 Mwadi Mabika, WNBA guard and forward (LA Sparks), born in Kinshasa, Zaire
1976 Scott Mason, Australian cricketer, born in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia (d. 2005)
1979 Jorge Arce, Mexican boxer (second Mexican to win world titles in 4 weight divisions), born in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico
1980 Allan Davis, Australian cyclist, born in Ipswich, Queensland
1980 Jessi Combs, American auto racer, television personality (women’s land speed class record [4 wheels] 2013, 16), born in Rockerville, South Dakota (d. 2019)
1981 Collins Obuya, Kenyan cricket all-rounder (104 ODIs, 35 wickets, 11 x 50), born in Nairobi, Kenya
1981 Susan King Borchardt, American basketball player, born in Richfield, Minnesota
1983 Goran Pandev, Macedonian footballer (captain of the Macedonian national team), born in Strumica, Yugoslavia
1986 Courtney Kupets, American gymnast (World Championships champion 2002, 2003), born in Bedford, Texas
1988 Adam Biddle, Australian footballer (Sydney FC), born in Sydney, Australia
1988 Ryan Tannehill III, American football quarterback (Miami Dolphins, Tennessee Titans; NFL passer rating leader 2019), born in Lubbock, Texas