Athletes and Sports Stars Born on March 17

Bobby Jones (1902-1971)

American golfer, course designer (13 major titles, Grand Slam 1930), born in Atlanta, Georgia

1907 Sonny Werblin, former owner of the New York Jets (d. 1991)

Sammy Baugh (1914-2008)

American College/Pro Football quarterback (TCU; NFL C'ship 1937, 42; 4 × First-team All-Pro; 6 × Pro Bowl; 4 × NFL passing yards leader; Washington Redskins), born in Temple, Texas

1915 William "Bill" Roycroft, Australian equestrian 3 day (Olympic bronze 1976), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2011)
1919 Hank Sauer, American baseball left fielder (NL MVP, HR leader, RBI leader 1952; MLB All Star 1950, 52; Chicago Cubs), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2001)
1921 Mick Harvey, Australian cricketer (in Newcastle Brother of Neil Test umpire), born in Newcastle, Australia (d. 2016)
1935 Vladimir Popović, Serbian soccer midfielder (20 caps, Yugoslavia; Red Star Belgrade) and manager (Intercontinental Cup, Red Star Belgrade 1991), born in Belgrade, Serbia (d. 2020)
1938 Fred Akers, American football coach (University of Wyoming; University of Texas, Austin; Purdue; career college record 108–75–3), born in Blytheville, Arkansas (d. 2020)

Robin Knox-Johnston (85 years old)

1939 British yachtsman who completed the 1st single non-stop circumnavigation of the globe in 1969, born in London, England

1939 Shahid Mahmoud, Pakistani cricketer (opener scored 16 & 9 in only Pak Test)
1944 Cito Gaston, American MLB player and manager (Toronto Blue Jays), born in San Antonio, Texas
1948 Alex MacDonald, Scottish Footballer and football manager
1949 Pat Rice, Irish soccer defender and coach (49 caps; Arsenal, Watford), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
1953 Chuck Muncie, American football running back, (d. 2013)
1956 Frank McGarvey, Scottish soccer forward (7 caps; Celtic, St Mirren) and manager (Queen of the South FC), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2023)
1957 Mal Donaghy, Northern Irish footballer
1959 Danny Ainge, American NBA basketball player (Boston Celtics, 1981-69; 3 other teams 1989-95), coach (Phoenix Suns, 1996-99), and executive (Boston Celtics, 2000-present)and MLB baseball (Toronto Blue Jays, 1979-81) player, born in Eugene, Oregon
1963 Roger Harper, Guyanese cricketer (West Indies off-spinner), born in Georgetown, Guyana
1964 Alex Shoumidoub, NHL goaltender (Belarus, Olympics 1998)
1964 Jacques Songo'o, Cameroonian football goalkeeper, born in Sackbayeme, Cameroon
1964 Lee Dixon, English footballer (Arsenal), born in Manchester, England
1964 Ron Warren Jr, American jockey (Bay Meadows)
1965 Andrew Hudson, South African cricket player, 1984-2000 (South Africa, 163 on debut vs WI 1992), 55), born in Eshowe, KwaZulu-Nata
1965 Caitlin Bilodeaux, US fencer (Olympic-92), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1965 John Smiley, American MLB pitcher, 1986-97 (Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, and two other teams), born in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
1967 Chris Luongo, American NHL defenseman (NY Islanders), born in Detroit, Michigan
1968 Judy Mosley McAfee, American basketball player (Sacramento Monarchs), born in Los Angeles, California
1969 Gilbert Schaller, Austrian tennis player, born in Bruck, Austria
1970 Shannan Mitchem, American infielder (Colo Silver Bullets), born in Decatur, Georgia
1971 Bill Mueller, American baseball player, born in Maryland Heights, Missouri
1971 Katrina Colleton, American basketball player (LA Sparks), born in Tampa, Florida
1972 Mia Hamm, Anerican soccer forward (276 caps; FIFA Women's World Cup gold 1991, 99; Olympic gold 1996, 2004; Washington Freedom), born in Selma, Alabama
1973 Jerome Woods, American football safety (Pro Bowl 2003; KC Chiefs), born in Memphis, Tennessee
1974 John Hall, American NFL placekicker (NY Jets), born in Port Charlotte, Florida
1976 Álvaro Recoba, Uruguayan footballer
1976 Scott Downs, American baseball player
1979 Andrew Ference, Canadian ice hockey player
1980 Danny Califf, American soccer player
1981 Kyle Korver, American Basketball Player
1981 Servet Çetin, Turkish Football Player
1982 Steven Pienaar, South African footballer
1986 Edin Dzeko, Bosnian footballer (Inter Milan), born in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
1989 Shinji Kagawa, Japanese footballer (Borussia Dortmund), born in Kobe, Japan
1990 Saina Nehwal, Indian Badminton player, born in Hisar, India
1991 Cordarrelle Patterson 'The Flash', American NFL player (Atlanta Falcons), born in Rock Hill, South Carolina
1994 DeForest Buckner, American NFL player, born in Waianae, Hawaii
1995 Claressa Shields, American professional boxer (only boxer to hold all four major world titles simultaneously in two weight classes), born in Flint, Michigan