Athletes and Sports Stars Born on March 29

Cy Young (1867-1955)

American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (Cleveland Spiders, Boston Americans; most wins in MLB history 511), born in Gilmore, Ohio

1871 Tom Hayward, English cricket batsman (35 Tests, 3 x 100; HS 137; Surrey CCC), born in Cambridge (d. 1939)
1874 Ioannis Georgiadis, Greek fencer (Olympic gold sabre 1896), born in Tripoli, Greece (d. 1960)
1917 Man o' War, American thoroughbred racehorse (Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes 1920), foaled at Nursery Stud, Kentucky (d. 1947)
1917 Tommy Holmes, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1945, 48; NL HR leader 1945; Boston Braves) and manager (Boston Braves), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2008)
1921 Sam Loxton, Australian cricket batsman (12 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 101; Victoria; National team selector 1970-81), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2011)
1923 Geoff Duke, English motorcycle racer (world 500cc champion 1951, 1953-55), born in St. Helens, England (d. 2015)
1923 Hernán Carrasco, Chilean soccer manager (El Salvador; CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1967 Alianza FC, 1969, 70 CD Atlético Marte, 1968 CD Águila), born in Arauco, Chile (d. 2023)
1925 Emlen Tunnell, American Pro Football HOF safety (NFL C'ship 1956 NY Giants, 1961 GB Packers; 6 × First-team All-Pro; 9 × Pro Bowl), born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania (d. 1975)
1929 Olga Tass, Hungarian gymnast (Olympic gold, team portable apparatus 1956), born in Pécs, Hungary (d. 2020)
1930 Gundibail Sunderam, Indian cricket fast bowler (2 Tests, 3 wickets; Bombay, Rajasthan), born in Udupi, India (d. 2010)
1939 Hanumant Singh, Indian cricket batsman (14 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 105; Madhya Bharat, Rajasthan, Central Zone) and ICC match referee (9 Tests, 54 ODIs 1995-2002), born in Banswara, India (d. 2006)
1944 Bill Vukovich II, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year 1968; Indianapolis 500 1973 runner-up), born in Riverside, California (d. 2023)

Denny McLain (80 years old)

1944 American baseball pitcher (AL Cy Young Award 1968-69; AL MVP 1968; MLB All-Star 66, 68, 69; Detroit Tigers), born in Markham, Illinois

1945 Eddie Colquhoun, Scottish soccer centre back (11 caps; Sheffield United 363 games), born in Prestonpans, Scotland (d. 2023)

Walt Frazier (79 years old)

1945 College / Basketball HOF guard (Southern Illinois Uni; NBA C'ship 1970, 73 NY Knicks; 7×NBA All-Star; NBA All-Star Game MVP 1975; 4×All-NBA First Team), born in Atlanta, Georgia

1949 Uton Dowe, West Indian cricket fast bowler (4 Tests, 12 wickets; Jamaica), born in Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica
1950 Miah Dennehy, Irish soccer winger (11 caps; Cork Hibernians FC, Nottingham Forest, Walsall FC, Bristol Rovers), born in Cork, Ireland (d. 2023)
1951 Geoff Howarth, New Zealand cricket batsman (47 Tests, 30 as captain, 6 x 100s, HS 147; Surrey CCC, Auckland CA, Northern Districts CA), born in Auckland, New Zealand
1952 Teofilo Stevenson, Cuban boxer (Olympic gold heavyweight 1972, 76, 80), born in Puerto Padre, Cuba (d. 2012)
1955 Earl Campbell, American College-Pro Football HOF running back (Heisman Trophy 1977, Uni of Texas; Pro Bowl 1978, 79, 80, 81, 83, Houston Oilers), born in Tyler, Texas
1956 Kurt Thomas, American gymnast (first American male to win gold medal at World Championships, floor 1978; floor, horizontal bars 1979), and actor (Gymkata), born in Miami, Florida (d. 2020)
1959 Brad McCrimmon, Canadian ice hockey defenseman (Stanley Cup 1989 Calgary Flames; NHL All-Star 1988; Plus-Minus Award +48 1989), born in Dodsland, Saskatchewan (d. 2011)
1961 Gary Brabham, Australian auto racer, (British Formula 3000 C'ship 1989; 12 Hours of Sebring 1991), born in London, England
1962 Billy Beane, American baseball executive (GM Oakland Athletics 1997-2016; MLB Executive of the Year Award 2018; film 'Moneyball' based on Beane), born in Orlando, Florida
1962 Kirk Triplett, American golfer (3 x PGA Tour, 8 x PGA Tour Champions winner; US Seniors Open 2017 runner-up), born in Moses Lake, Washington
1965 Voula Patoulidou, Greek athlete (Olympic gold 100m hurdles 1992), born in Tripotamo, Greece
1967 Brian Jordan, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1999 Atlanta Braves; LA Dodgers, St Louis Cardinals) and NFL defensive back (Atlanta Falcons 1989-91), born in Baltimore, Maryland
1969 Kim Batten, American athlete (World C'ship gold 400m hurdles 1995; Olympic silver 1996), born in McRae, Georgia
1972 Paul Kent, New Zealand swimmer (World C'ship SC gold 4x100m medley 1995), born in Auckland, New Zealand
1972 Rui Costa, Portuguese soccer midfielder (94 caps; Benfica, Fiorentina, AC Milan) and executive (President SL Benfica), born in Amadora, Portugal
1973 Brad Bridgewater, American swimmer (Olympic gold 200m backstroke 1996), born in Charleston, West Virginia
1973 Marc Overmars, Dutch soccer winger (86 caps; Ajax, Arsenal, FC Barcelona) and executive (director of football Royal Antwerp FC), born in Emst, Netherlands
1974 Marc Gené, Spanish auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 2009), born in Sabadell, Spain
1976 Igor Astarloa, Spanish road cyclist (World C'ship gold Elite Men's Road Race 2003), born in Ermua, Spain

Jennifer Capriati (48 years old)

1976 American tennis player (Olympic gold women's singles 1992; Australian Open 2001, 02; French Open 2001; World #1 2001), born in New York City

1987 Dimitri Payet, French soccer midfielder (38 caps; Saint-Étienne, Lille, Marseille, West Ham United), born in Saint-Pierre, Réunion
1990 Teemu Pukki, Finnish soccer striker (Finland, Schalke 04, Celtic, Brøndby, Norwich City), born in Kotka, Finland