Athletes and Sports Stars Born on November 29

Vin Scully (1927-2022)

American sportscaster (Brooklyn / LA Dodgers, 1950-2016; Ford Frick Award, 1982; Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award, 1995), born in The Bronx, New York

1931 André Noyelle, Belgian cyclist (d. 2003)
1932 Stephen A. DiMauro, American thoroughbred racing jockey, trainer, breeder and owner (Eclipse Award 1975; Lady Pitt, Dearly Precious, Nassipour, Wajima), born in Camden, New Jersey (d. 2020)
1939 Gennadi Volnov, Russian basketball player (Olympic gold 1972), born in Moscow, Soviet Union (d. 1998)
1941 Bill Freehan, American baseball catcher (11 x All Star; World Series 1968; 5 x Gold Glove; Detroit Tigers), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2021)
1945 Roger Bambuck, French 4X100 runner (Olympic bronze 1968), born in Guadeloupe
1946 Suzy Chaffee, American skier and chapstick user (Olympics 1968)
1949 Wayne Cowan [Dutch Mantel], American wrestler, born in South Carolina
1952 Dusty Hare, English rugby union player, born in Newark-on-Trent, England
1956 Eric Laakso, American NFL player (Miami Dolphins), born in New York City
1959 Neal Broten, American NHL center, 1980-97 (US Olympic gold, 1980; Minnesota North Stars/Dallas Stars, and 3 other teams), born in Roseau, Minnesota
1959 Rich Camarillo, American NFL punter, 1981-96, 5X Pro Bowl (New England Patriots, Phoenix Cardinals, and 3 other teams), born in Whittier, California

Howard Johnson (63 years old)

1960 American baseball player (NY Mets), born in Clearwater, Florida

1962 Sadanand Viswanath, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (v Sri Lanka 1985-86)
1967 Sean Carlin, Australian hammer thrower (Olympics-8-1992, 96), born in Adelaide, Australia
1968 Dee Brown, American NBA guard (Boston Celtics), born in Jacksonville, Florida
1968 Jiri Veber, Czech hockey player (Team Czech Rep), born in Praha, Czech Republic
1969 Ben Iroha, Nigerian football player (Vitesse), born in Aba, Nigeria
1969 Kasey Keller, American soccer player, born in Olympia, Washington
1969 Mariano Rivera, Panamanian Baseball HOF pitcher (13 × MLB All-Star; 5 × World Series; World Series MVP 1999; NY Yankees), born in Panama City, Panama
1969 Pierre van Hooijdonk, Dutch soccer player (NAC, Celtic), born in Steenbergen, Netherlands
1970 Lamar Smith, American NFL running back (Seattle Seahawks), born in San Antonio, Texas
1970 Mark Pembridge, Welsh footballer, born in Merthyr Tydfil, United Kingdom
1971 Brad May, Canadian NHL left wing (Buffalo Sabres), born in Toronto, Ontario
1972 Jamal Mashburn, American NBA forward (Miami Heat, Dallas Mavericks), born in The Bronx, New York
1973 Craig Glassock, Australian cricketer (NSW wicket-keeper 1994-95), born in Mona Vale, New South Wales, Australia
1973 Dick van Burik, Dutch soccer player (Ajax/NAC), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
1973 Ryan Giggs, Welsh footballer, born in St David's Hospital, Cardiff, United Kingdom
1974 Pavol Demitra, Slovak NHL right wing (Ottawa Senators, Blues), born in Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia (d. 2011)
1976 Michalis Kakiouzis, Greek basketball player, born in Athens, Greece
1978 Alessandro Fei, Italian volleyball player, born in Saronno, Italy
1978 Dimitrious Konstantopolous, Greek footballer, born in Thessaloniki, Greece
1979 Francis Beltrán, Dominican baseball player, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1982 Ashley Force, American race car driver, born in Yorba Linda, California
1985 Shannon Brown, American basketball player, born in Maywood, Illinois
1987 Stephen O'Halloran, Irish footballer, born in Cobh, Republic of Ireland

Russell Wilson (35 years old)

1988 American NFL quarterback (Super Bowl 2013, Seattle Seahawks; Pro Bowl 2012–15, 2017–19), born in Cincinnati, Ohio

1993 Stefon Diggs, American NFL football wide receiver, 2015-present (Minnesota Vikings, Buffalo Bills), born in Alexandria, Virginia
1997 William Byron Jr., American auto racer (Daytona 500 2024; NASCAR Xfinity Series C'ship 2017), born in Charlotte, North Carolina