Athletes and Sports Stars Born on June 30

Willie Park Sr. (1833-1903)

Scottish golfer (British Open 1860, 63, 66, 75), born in Wallyford, East Lothian

1890 Horace Chapman, South African cricket all-rounder (2 Tests, 1 wicket; Natal), born in Durban, Natal (d. 1941)
1900 Beatrix Loughran, American figure skater (Olympic gold 1924, 1928, 1932), born in Mount Vernon, New York (d. 1975)
1912 Dan Reeves, American NFL team owner (Cleveland/LA Rams), born in New York City (d. 1971)
1913 Harry Wismer, American sports broadcaster (NBC Blue Network, ABC, voice of Washington Redskins) and AFL team owner (NY Titans), born in Port Huron, Michigan (d. 1967)
1920 Zeno Colò, Italian downhill skier (Olympic gold 1952), born in Abetone, Tuscany, Italy (d. 1993)
1927 Shirley Fry, American tennis player (French Open 1951; Wimbledon,rnUS Open 1956; Australian Open 1957; 11 x Grand Slam doubles titles; world #1 1956), born in Akron, Ohio (d. 2021)
1930 Mac Benson, Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame trainer, born in Wilmington, Delaware
1930 W. C. Gorden, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (Jackson State University, 1976-91, record 119–48–5), born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 2020)
1933 Mike Smith, English cricket batsman and captain (50 Tests; last England dual international [1 rugby union cap]), born in Westcotes, Leicestershire
1933 Orval Tessier, Canadian ice hockey coach (Chicago Blackhawks 1982-85) and center (Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins), born in Cornwall, Ontario (d. 2022)
1938 Billy Mills, American 10k (Olympic gold 1964), born in Pine Ridge, South Dakota
1938 Mike Hellawell, English soccer outside right (2 caps; Birmingham City 178 games), born in Keighley, England (d. 2023)
1938 Mirko Novosel, Croatian Basketball HOF coach (EuroLeague C'ship 1985, 1986; European Coach of the Year 1985 Cibona Zagreb; 7 × Yugoslav Cup), born in Zagreb, Croatia (d. 2023)
1940 Brian Aldridge, New Zealand cricket umpire (26 Tests, 45 ODIs), born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 2021)
1941 John Jameson, English cricketer (England batsman, 465 p/ship with Kanhai), born in Bombay, British India
1941 Peter Pollock, South African cricket fast bowler (28 Tests, 116 wickets, BB 6/38, 1 x 50; Eastern Province), born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
1944 Ron Swoboda, American baseball outfielder and sportscaster (NY Yankees, NY Mets), born in Baltimore, Maryland
1949 Eric Goetz, American shipbuilder (America's Cup 1995), born in New York City
1957 Sterling Marlin, American race car driver (NASCAR), born in Columbia, Tennessee
1959 Michel Dion, Canadian Rifle shooter (Olympics 24-92, 96), born in Quebec City, Québec
1960 Randy Ladouceur, Canadian ice hockey defenseman, 1983-96 (Detroit Red Wings, captain: Hartford Whalers & Anaheim Mighty Ducks), and coach, born in Brockville, Ontario
1961 Karolyn Kirby, American beach volleyball player (Goodwill-gold-94), born in Brookline, Massachusetts
1962 Tony Fernández, Dominican baseball shortstop (5 x MLB All-Star; 4 x Gold Glove; World Series 1993 Toronto Blue Jays), born in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic (d. 2020)
1965 Gary Pallister, English footballer (Manchester United), born in Ramsgate, Kent, England
1965 Mitch Richmond, American NBA guard (Sac Kings, Olympic gold 1988, 96), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1965 Steve Duchesne, Canadian NHL defenseman (Ottawa Senators), born in Sept-Îles, Quebec, Canada
1966 Louie Aguiar, American NFL punter (KC Chiefs), born in Livermore, California

Mike Tyson (57 years old)

1966 American boxer (youngest ever heavyweight champion 1986-90, 20 years, 4 months, 22 days), born in Brooklyn, New York

1967 Rudi Steyn, South African cricketer (South African opening batsman 1995), born in Kimberley, South Africa
1967 Sheila Hudson, American triple jumper (US record 1992), born in Wurzburg, Germany
1968 Dan Peltier, American baseball outfielder (SF Giants), born in Clifton Park, New York
1968 Peter Miller, Canadian CFL linebacker (BC Lions), born in Montreal, Quebec
1969 Jim Montgomery, Canadian NHL center (Philadelphia Flyers), born in Montreal, Quebec
1969 Ken Gernander, American NHL center (NY Rangers), born in Coleraine, Minnesota
1969 Kristina Farrar Stookey, American 470 sailor (Olympic 4th 1996), born in Martha Vineyard, Massachusetts

Sanath Jayasuriya (54 years old)

1969 Sri Lankan cricket opening batsmen (MVP-1996 World Cup), born in Matara, Sri Lanka

1970 Mark Grudzielanek, American MLB infielder (Montreal Expos), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1972 Dan Comiskey, Canadian CFL guard (Grey Cup 2003, 05 Edmonton Eskimos; CFL All Star 2003, 06), born in Windsor, Ontario
1972 Garret Anderson, American baseball outfielder who was MLB All-Star 2002, 03 (MVP), 05; World Series 2002 California Angels, born in Los Angeles, California
1973 Chan Ho Park, South Korean pitcher (LA Dodgers), born in Kong Ju City, Korea
1973 Dodda Ganesh, Indian cricketer and pace bowler (Karnataka & India), born in Bengaluru, India
1974 Hezekiel Sepeng, South African athlete, born in Potchefstroom, South Africa