Athletes Born on March 7

  • 1864 George Bean, English cricket batsman (3 Tests, 1 x 50; Sussex CCC), born in Sutton-in-Ashfield, England (d. 1923)
  • 1869 Bertha Townsend, American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1888-89), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1909)
  • 1886 René Thomas, French auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1914), born in Périgueux, France (d. 1975)
  • 1904 Ivar Ballangrud, Norwegian speed skater (Olympic gold 5,000m 1928; 500m, 5,000m 10,000m 1936), born in Lunner, Norway (d. 1969)
  • 1920 Willie Watson, English cricket batsman (23 Tests, 2 x 100s) and soccer midfielder (4 caps; Sunderland), born in Bolton upon Dearne, England (d. 2004)
  • 1923 Bobo Holloman, American baseball pitcher (no-hitter on MLB debut 1953; St. Louis Browns), born in Thomaston, Georgia (d. 1987)
  • 1931 Wálter Taibo, Uruguayan soccer goalkeeper (30 caps; Huracán, C.A. Peñarol), born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 2021)
  • 1933 Jackie Blanchflower, Irish soccer midfielder (12 caps Northern Ireland; Manchester United 105 games; survived Munich air disaster), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 1998)
  • 1934 Nari Contractor, Indian cricket batsman and captain (31 Tests, 1 x 100, 11 x 50, HS 108; Gujarat, Railways), born in Godhra, India
  • 1936 Colin Appleton, English soccer midfielder (Leicester City 277 games) and manager (Hull City, Swansea City, Exeter City), born in Scarborough, England (d. 2021)
  • 1938 Homero Blancas, American golfer (US Ryder Cup 1973), born in Houston, Texas
  • 1938 Janet Guthrie, American auto racer (1st woman to race in Indianapolis 500 & Daytona 500; first woman to lead a lap in NASCAR Winston Cup Series), born in Iowa City, Iowa
  • 1939 Panajot Pano, Albanian soccer forward (28 caps; Partizani Tirana 210 games; "The little Puskás"), born in Durrës, Albania (d. 2010)
  • 1942 U N Kulkarni, Indian cricket pace bowler (4 Tests, 5 wickets, BB 2/37; Mumbai), born in Alibagh, India
  • 1943 Billy MacMillan, Canadian NHL hockey right wing, 1970-77 (Toronto Maple Leafs, Atlanta Flames, NY Islanders), and coach, 1980-84 (Colorado Rockies/New Jersey Devils), born in Charlottetown, Canada (d. 2023)
  • 1943 Rick Redman, American College Football HOF linebacker (University of Washington; AFL All-Star 1967; San Diego Chargers), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 2022)
  • 1947 Walter Röhrl, German auto racer / rally car driver (World Rally C'ship 1980, 82; 24 Hours of Le Mans GTP +3.0 class 1981; Pikes Peak International Hill Climb record 1987), born in Regensburg, Germany
  • 1950 Franco Harris, American Pro Football HOF running back (Super Bowl 1974 [MVP], 75, 78, 79; 9 x Pro Bowl; First-team All-Pro 1977; Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Fort Dix, New Jersey (d. 2022) [1]
  • 1950 J.R. Richard, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1980; NL ERA leader 1979; NL strikeout leader 1978, 79; Houston Astros), born in Vienna, Louisiana (d. 2021)
  • 1952 Lynn Swann, American College/Pro Football HOF wide receiver (USC; Super Bowl 1974, 75 [MVP], 78, 79; First-team All-Pro 1978; 3 × Pro Bowl; Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Alcoa, Tennessee

Viv Richards (72 years old)

1952 Antiguan cricket batsman (121 Tests West Indies, 24 x 100, HS 291, BA 50.23; Leeward Islands, Somerset CCC, Queensland, Glamorgan CCC), born in St. Johns, British Leeward Islands

  • 1955 Tommy Kramer, American College Football HOF quarterback (Rice University; NFL Comeback Player of the Year & Pro Bowl 1986 Minnesota Vikings), born in San Antonio, Texas
  • 1959 Jorge Domínguez, Argentinian soccer striker (3 caps; CA Boca Juniors, OGC Nice, SC Toulon, Nîmes), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2023)

Tom Lehman (65 years old)

1959 American golfer (British Open 1996; Senior PGA C'ship 2010, Tradition 2011-12), born in Austin, Minnesota

Ivan Lendl (64 years old)

1960 Czech-American tennis player (world #1 270 weeks; 8 x Grand Slam singles title winner; 5 x Tour Finals, 2 x WCT Finals), born in Ostrava, Czech Republic

Joe Carter (64 years old)

1960 American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1991–94, 96; World Series 1992, 93; Silver Slugger Award 1991, 92; Toronto Blue Jays), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

  • 1962 Peter Manley, English Darts Player (PDC World C'ship runner-up 1999, 2002, 2006), born in London, England
  • 1963 Mike Eagles, Canadian NHL center (Washington Capitals), born in Sussex, New Brunswick
  • 1964 Jeff Criswell, American NFL tackle (KC Chiefs), born in Grinnell, Iowa
  • 1965 Jack Armstrong, American baseball player, born in Englewood, New Jersey
  • 1965 Jesper Parnevik, Swedish golfer (Ryder Cup 1997, 99, 2002; British Open 2004, 07 runner-up), born in Stockholm, Sweden
  • 1965 Steve Beuerlein, American NFL quarterback (Jacksonville Jaguars, Car Panthers), born in Hollywood, California
  • 1965 [Willie] Flipper Anderson, NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts), born in Paulsboro, New Jersey
  • 1966 Jeff Feagles, American NFL punter (Arizona Cardinals), born in Anaheim, california
  • 1966 Terry Carkner, Canadian NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers), born in Smiths Falls, Canada
  • 1967 Zheng Haixia, Chinese WNBA center (LA Sparks), born in Shangqiu, China
  • 1968 Jeff Kent, American MLB infielder (NY Mets), born in Bellflower, California
  • 1968 Ricky Proehl, American NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears), born in New York City
  • 1969 Anne Marie Lauck, American marathoner (Olympics 10th 1996), born in Rochester, New York
  • 1969 Brian Jamieson, American rower (Olympic silver 1996), born in Livingston, New Jersey
  • 1969 Geoff Smith, Canadian NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers), born in Edmonton
  • 1969 Matt Blundin, American quarterback (KC Chiefs, Detroit Lions), born in Darby, Pennsylvania
  • 1969 Sam Gash, American NFL running back (New England Patriots), born in Hendersonville, North Carolina
  • 1970 James 'Jim' Spivey, American middle-distance runner, born in Schiller Park, Illinois
  • 1971 Alison Herst, Canadian kayaker (Olympics-5-92, 96), born in Toronto, Ontario
  • 1973 Ray Parlour, English footballer (Arsenal), born in Romford, England
  • 1974 Facundo Sava, Argentine footballer and manager, born in Ituzaingó, Argentina
  • 1975 William Hampton, CFL defensive back (Calgary Stampeders)
  • 1977 Gianluca Grava, Italian footballer, born in Caserta
  • 1977 Mitja Zastrow, German-born Dutch swimmer, born in Wuppertal, Germany
  • 1983 Manucho, Angolan footballer, born in Luanda, Angola
  • 1984 Mathieu Flamini, French footballer (Arsenal), born in Marseille, France
  • 1985 Gerwyn Price, Welsh darts player (PDC World C'ship 2021; Grand Slam of Darts 2018, 19; World Grand Prix 2020), born in Cardiff, Wales
  • 1994 Chase Kalisz, American swimmer (Olympic gold men's 400m individual medley 2020; silver 2016), born in Bel Air, Maryland