Athletes and Sports Stars Born on March 6

Molla Mallory (1884-1959)

American-Norwegian tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1915-18, 20-22, 26), born in Mosvik, Norway

1885 Ring Lardner, American sports writer (Chicago Examiner, Chicago Tribune; "Pullman Pastimes"-The Sporting News; "You Know Me"; the Boston American), born in Niles, Michigan (d. 1933)
1898 Jimmy Conzelman, American Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback, coach, team owner (Chicago Cardinals), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1970)
1900 Robert "Lefty" Grove, American Baseball HOF pitcher (6 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1929, 30; AL MVP 1931; Triple Crown 1930, 31; Philadelphia A's, Boston Red Sox), born in Lonaconing, Maryland (d. 1975)
1903 Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston, American platform diver (Olympic gold 1924 and 1928), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1989)
1905 Lisle Nagel, Australian cricket fast bowler (1 Test, 2 wickets; Victoria CA), born in Bendigo, Australia (d. 1971)
1915 Leonard Tose, American trucking magnate and owner of NFL Philadelphia Eagles (1969-85), born in Bridgeport, Pennsylvania (d. 2003)
1915 Pete Gray [Wyshner], American baseball one-armed outfielder (St Louis Browns), born in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania (d. 2002)
1917 Roy Scott, New Zealand cricket all-rounder (1 Test, 1 wicket; Canterbury), born in Clyde, New Zealand (d. 2005)
1926 Ann Curtis, 400m/800m US swimmer (Olympics 2 gold-1948), (d. 2012)
1929 David Sheppard, British Church of England clergyman (Bishop of Liverpool, 1975-97) and cricketer (England batsman, 1950-63, 22 tests), born in Reigate, Surrey, England (d.. 2005)
1931 Carlo Galli, Italian soccer striker (13 caps; Palermo FC, AS Roma, AC Milan), born in Montecatini Terme, Italy (d. 2022)
1931 Ed Whitlock, British-Canadian runner, oldest person to run marathon under 4 hrs (at 85), born in London, England (d. 2017)
1932 Jan Jindra, Czech rower (Olympic gold Coxed four 1952, bronze Eight 1960), born in Třeboň, Czech Republic (d. 2021)
1933 Américo Lopes, Portuguese soccer goalkeeper (15 caps; Porto, Boavista), born in Santa Maria de Lamas, Portugal (d. 2023)
1933 Kim Elgie, South African cricketer (South African bat v NZ 1961-62, Scotland RU intl)
1933 Ted Abernathy, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1955-72 (Washington Senators, Chicago Cubs, and 5 other teams), born in Stanley, North Carolina (d. 2004)
1935 Derek Kevan, English soccer striker (14 caps; WBA 262 games, Manchester City), born in Ripon, England (d. 2013)
1935 Ron Delany, Irish 1500m runner (Olympic gold 1956), born in Arklow, Republic of Ireland
1938 Nikolai Manoshin, Russian soccer midfielder (8 caps; FC Torpedo Moscow, CSKA Moscow) and manager (Somalia, Yemen, Mali), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 2022)
1939 Cookie Rojas, Cuban baseball second baseman (5 × MLB All-Star; Philadelphia Phillies, Kansas City Royals) and manager (California Angels, Florida Marlins), born in Havana, Cuba

Willie Stargell (1940-2001)

American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder/1st baseman (7 x MLB All Star; World Series 1971, 79 [MVP]; Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Earlsboro, Oklahoma

1947 Dick Fosbury, American athlete (Olympic gold high jump 1968, "Fosbury Flop"), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 2023)
1949 Martin Buchan, Scottish soccer player
1951 Gerrie Knetemann, Dutch road cyclist (World Road Race Champion 1978; Amstel Gold Race 1974, 85), born in Amsterdam, New Holland (d. 2004)
1956 Peter Roebuck, English cricketer and journalist, born in Oddington, Oxfordshire, England (d. 2011)
1960 (Eric) "Sleepy" Floyd, American NBA guard, 1985-92 (All-Star; Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, and 2 other teams), born in Gastonia, North Carolina
1962 Alison Nicholas, English golfer (US Open 1997), born in Gibraltar
1962 Sergei Yashin, Russian Hockey HOF left winger (Olympic gold USSR 1988; HC Dynamo Moscow, EC Wilhelmshaven-Stickhausen), born in Penza, Russia (d. 2022)
1965 Tammy Liley, volleyball mid blocker/capt (Olympic bronze 1992, 96), born in Long Beach, California
1966 Cliff Meidl, American sprint kayak (Olympics 1996 & 2000), born in Manhattan Beach, California
1967 Bennie Dekker, Dutch football player (NEC/AZ/De Graafschap), born in Ermelo, Netherlands
1968 Carla McGhee, American basketball forward (Olympic gold, 1996), born in Peoria, Illinois
1969 Deems May, American NFL tight end, 1992-99 (San Diego Chargers, Seattle Seahawks), born in Lexington, North Carolina
1970 Robbie Tobeck, NFL guard/center (Atlanta Falcons)
1971 Darrick Martin, NBA guard (LA Clippers, Minnesota Timberwolves)
1971 Roger Salkeld, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds), born in Burbank, California
1972 Jamal Anderson, American football fullback who was First-team All-Pro & Pro Bowl 1998; Atlanta Falcons, born in Newark, New Jersey
1972 Paul Frlan, CFL linebacker (Saskatchewan Roughriders)

Shaquille O'Neal (52 years old)

1972 American Basketball Hall of Fame center (4-time NBA champion, 3-time NBA Finals MVP, Olympic gold 1996), born in Newark, New Jersey

1973 Greg Ostertag, NBA center (Utah Jazz)
1973 Michael Finley, NBA guard/forward (Phoenix Suns/Dallas Mavericks)
1973 Terry Adams, pitcher (Chicago Cubs), born in Mobile, Alabama
1977 Giorgos Karagounis, Greek soccer midfielder (139 caps; Inter Milan, Benfica, Panathinaikos, Fulham), born in Pyrgos, Greece
1977 Marcus Thames, American baseball player
1978 Sage Rosenfels, American Football Player
1979 Erik Bedard, Canadian baseball player
1979 Ryan Nyquist, American BMX rider (4 x X Games gold; 3 x Gravity Games gold), born in Los Gatos, California
1983 Andranik Teymourian, Iranian soccer player