Athletes Born on November 17

  • 1877 Frank Calder, British born Canadian ice hockey executive (first NHL President), born in Bristol, England (d. 1943)
  • 1901 Joyce Wethered, British golfer (English Ladies' champion 1920–24), born in London, England (d. 1997)
  • 1905 Arthur Chipperfield, Australian cricketer (batsman and leggie 99 on Test debut), born in Ashfield, New South Wales (d. 1987)
  • 1919 Hershy Kay, American composer (Olympic Hymn, A Chorus Line), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1981)
  • 1923 Bert Sutcliffe, New Zealand cricket batsman (42 Tests, 5 x 100s, TS 230no; Otago CA), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2001)
  • 1923 Mike Garcia, American baseball player (d. 1986)
  • 1928 Colin McDonald, Australian cricket batsman (47 Tests, 5 x 100s; Victoria), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2021)
  • 1929 Edgar White, American yachtsman (Olympic gold 1952)
  • 1929 Norm Zauchin, baseball player (d. 1999)
  • 1929 Sumner White, US yachtsman (Olympic gold 1952), born in New York City (d. 1988)
  • 1930 Bob Mathias, American decathlete (Olympic gold 1948, 52) and congressman, born in Tulare, California (d. 2006)
  • 1933 Alan Harrington, Welsh soccer defender (11 caps; Cardiff City 348 games), born in Penarth, Wales (d. 2019)
  • 1933 Orlando Peña, Cuban baseball player
  • 1935 Anton Sailer, Austrian skier (Olympic-3 golds-1956)
  • 1935 Toni Sailer, Austrian alpine ski racer (Olympic gold Downhill, Giant slalom, Slalom 1956; 7 x World C'ship gold), born in Kitzbühel, Austria (d. 2009)
  • 1944 Jim Boeheim, Basketball Hall of Fame coach (Syracuse; John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching Award 2006), born in Lyons, New York

Tom Seaver (1944-2020)

American Baseball HOF pitcher (NL Cy Young Award 1969, 73, 75; 12 x MLB All Star; NY Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago WS), born in Fresno, California [1]

Elvin Hayes (78 years old)

1945 American Basketball Hall of Fame forward (NBA All-Star 1969–1980; NBA scoring champion 1969), born in Rayville, Louisiana

  • 1948 Jaime Huelamo, Spanish cyclist (Olympic bronze 1972) drug disqualified
  • 1949 Thomas Lionel Hill, American 110m hurdler (Olympic bronze 1972), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • 1950 Roland Matthes, German swimmer (Olympic gold 100, 200m backstroke 1968, 72; WR x 19), born in Pößneck, Thuringia, Germany
  • 1950 Tom Walkinshaw, Scottish race car driver and race team owner
  • 1951 Butch Davis, American football coach (Cleveland Browns 2007–10; Uni of North Carolina 2017–21; FIU 2017-21), born in Tahlequah, Oklahoma
  • 1952 Roman Codreanu, Romania, wrestler (Olympic-1980)
  • 1953 Vítor Oliveira, Portuguese soccer midfielder (Braga, Portimonense) and manager (won 11 promotions to Primeira Liga, 6 as champion), born in Matosinhos, Portugal (d. 2020)
  • 1954 Jeremy Lloyds, English cricket umpire (5 Tests, 18 ODIs, 1 T20I) and all-rounder (Somerset CCC, Orange Free State, Gloucestershire CCC), born in Penang, Malaya (d. 2022)
  • 1954 Jorge Hernández, Cuban boxer Olympic gold light flyweight 1976; World C'ship gold 1974, 78), born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2019)
  • 1955 Bill McCreary, Ontario, NHL referee
  • 1955 Dennis Maruk, Canadian hockey player
  • 1959 Terry Fenwick, English footballer (Queens Park Rangers, England), born in Seaham, England
  • 1964 Marina Tcherkasova, American pairs figure skater (Olympic silver 1980)
  • 1965 Grant Connell, Canadian tennis player who was the world's #1 doubles player in the 1990s, born in Regina Saskatchewan
  • 1965 Paul Sorrento, Somerville MA, infielder (Seattle Mariners)
  • 1965 Rob Koll, Bellefonte PA, 163 lbs/74 kg freestyle wrestler (Olymp-96)
  • 1965 Winthrop Graham, Jamaica, 4x400m runner (Olympic silver 1988)
  • 1966 Jeff Nelson, pitcher (NY Yankees), born in Baltimore, Maryland
  • 1967 Howard Griffith, NFL running back (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
  • 1968 Sean Miller, American basketball coach
  • 1969 Takako Inque, Toride Japan, wrestler (Japan)
  • 1970 Chris Tamer, Dearborn, NHL defenseman (Pitts Penguins)
  • 1971 Audra Keller, Macon Georgia, tennis star (1993 Futures-Evansville IN)
  • 1973 Bernd Schneider, German footballer
  • 1973 Eli Marrero, Cuban-American MLB baseball player, 1997-2006 (St, Louis Cardinals and 5 other teams), born in Havana, Cuba
  • 1973 Scott Rehberg, tackle (New England Patriots)
  • 1974 Marc Edwards, NFL fullback (SF 49ers)
  • 1977 Ryk Neethling, South African swimmer
  • 1978 Reggie Wayne, American football player
  • 1979 Matthew Spring, English footballer
  • 1982 Katie Feenstra, American basketball player
  • 1982 Yusuf Pathan, Indian cricketer
  • 1983 Nick Markakis, American baseball player
  • 1983 Ryan Braun, American baseball player (Milwaukee Brewers), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1983 Scott Moore, American baseball player
  • 1983 Yiannis Bourousis, Greek basketball player
  • 1986 Aaron Finch, Australian cricket batsman (5 Tests, 2 x 50; captain Men's T20 World Cup 2021; record score T20I 172 2018; Victoria) and broadcaster (Fox Sports, Network 7), born in Colac, Australia
  • 1986 Nani, Portuguese football player
  • 1987 Darren McKillion, Northern Irish sportsman
  • 1990 Elías Díaz, Venezuelan baseball catcher (MVP MLB All Star Game 2023 Colorado Rockies; Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Maracaibo, Venezuela