Athletes and Sports Stars Born on June 18

George Mallory (1886-1924)

English mountain climber ("because it is there"), born in Mobberley, England

1912 Glenn Morris, American athlete (Olympic gold decathlon 1936) and actor (Tarzan's Revenge; Hold That Co-ed), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 1974)
1914 Billy Wade, South African cricket wicketkeeper (11 Tests, 1 x 100, 17 dismissals; Natal), born in Durban, South Africa (d. 2003)
1915 Arthur Fagg, English cricket batsman (5 Tests; dual double-centuries for Kent v Essex 1938) and umpire (18 Tests, 7 ODIs), born in Chartham, England (d. 1977)
1921 Angelo Bertelli, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1943, National C'ship 1943, Notre Dame), born in West Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 1999)

George Mikan (1924-2005)

American Basketball Hall of Fame center (NBA All-Star 1951-54; NBL MVP 1948; Minneapolis Lakers), born in Joliet, Illinois

1932 Carl Tacy, American college basketball coach (Wake Forest University 1972-85; 222-149 record), born in Huttonsville, West Virginia (d. 2020)
1933 Jean Wicki, Swiss bobsledder (Olympic gold 4-man 1972, bronze 1968; bronze 2-man 1972), born in Sierre, Switzerland (d. 2023)
1936 Denny Hulme, New Zealand auto racer (F1 World Drivers' Champion 1967, 3rd 1968, 72; 112 F1 GP starts, 8 wins), born in Motueka, New Zealand (d. 1992)

Lou Brock (1939-2020)

American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (6 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1964, 67; 8 × NL stolen base leader; St Louis Cardinals), born in El Dorado, Arkansas

1940 Jim Albus, American golfer (Senior Players C'ship 1991), born in Staton Island, NY
1950 Annelie Ehrhardt, German athlete (Olympic gold GDR 100m hurdles WR 12.59 1972), born in Hötensleben, Germany
1954 Viktor Mazin, Russian weightlifter (Olympic gold USSR 60kg [5 x WR] 1980), born in Chernovskiye Kopi, Russia (d. 2022)
1961 Andrés Galarraga, Venezuelan baseball infielder (5 × MLB All-Star; Gold Glove Award 1989, 90; NL batting champion 1993 Colorado Rockies, Montreal Expos), born in Caracas, Venezuela
1963 Bruce Smith, American College-Pro Football HOF defensive end (Virginia Tech; NFL Defensive Player of the Year 1990, 96; 8×First-team All-Pro; 11×Pro Bowl; Buffalo Bills, Washington Redskins), born in Norfolk, Virginia

Kurt Browning (57 years old)

1966 Canadian figure skater (World C'ship gold men's singles 1989, 90, 91, 93) and broadcaster (CBS), born in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta

1966 Luke Jensen, American tennis player (1993 French Open doubles), born in Grayling, Michigan
1966 Sandy Alomar Jr., Puerto Rican baseball catcher (6 × MLB All-Star; AL Rookie of the Year 1990 Cleveland Indians), born in Salinas, Puerto Rico
1968 John Lumkes, 3k steeplechase runner, born in Chicago, Illinois
1969 Jay Leeuwenburg, American NFL guard/center (Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts), born in St. Louis, Missouri
1971 Nigel Owens, Welsh rugby union referee (record holder for most Test matches refereed 100), born in Mynyddcerrig, Wales
1972 Otakar Vejvoda, Kladno CZE, hockey forward (Team Czech Rep)
1973 Alexandros Papadimitriou, Greek hammer thrower
1973 Tracy Ducar (née Noonan), American soccer goalkeeper (24 caps; Raleigh Wings, Boston Breakers), born in Lawrence, Massachusetts
1974 Vincenzo Montella, Italian footballer
1975 Aleksandrs Koliņko, Latvian footballer
1975 Jeff Saturday, American football center (6 × Pro Bowl; First-team All-Pro 2005, 07; Super Bowl 2006; Indianapolis Colts) and sports analyst (ESPN), born in Atlanta, Georgia
1975 Martin St. Louis, Canadian hockey player
1980 Antonio Gates, American football player
1984 Janne Happonen, Finnish ski jumper, born in Kuopio, Finland
1986 Richard Gasquet, French tennis player, born in Béziers, France
2001 Evan Mobley, American NBA player (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in San Diego, California