Athletes Born on November 30

  • 1857 Bobby Abel, English cricket batsman (13 Tests, 2 x 100, HS 132no; Surrey CCC), born in Rotherhithe, England (d. 1936)
  • 1880 Herbert Jones, British thoroughbred jockey (British Triple Crown [Diamond Jubilee] 1900; 8 x British Classic Race wins), born in Epsom, England (d. 1951)
  • 1898 Roy "Link" Lyman, American Pro Football HOF offensive tackle (4 × NFL C'ship; First-team All-Pro 1930, 34; Chicago Bears), born in Table Rock, Nebraska (d. 1972)
  • 1907 Johnny Arnold, English cricket batsman (1 Test, HS 34; Hampshire CCC) and soccer winger (1 cap; Oxford City, Southampton, Fulham), born in Cowley, England (d. 1984)
  • 1928 Joe B. Hall, American Basketball HOF coach (NCAA Division I C'ship 1978; University of Kentucky 1972-85), born in Cynthiana, Kentucky (d. 2022)
  • 1930 Jim Boyd, American boxer (Olympic gold light-heavyweight 1956), born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina (d.1997)

Bill Walsh (1931-2007)

American Pro Football HOF coach (Super Bowl 1981, 84, 88; NFL Coach of the Year 1981; SF 49ers; Stanford University 1977–78), born in Los Angeles, California

  • 1931 Cotton Davidson, American football quarterback & punter (AFL All-Star 1961, 63; AFL All-Star Game MVP 1961; Baltimore Colts, Dallas Texans, Oakland Raiders), born in Gatesville, Texas (d. 2022)
  • 1933 Norman Deeley, English footballer (d. 2007)
  • 1934 Steve Hamilton, American baseball pitcher (New York Yankees) and basketball forward (Minneapolis Lakers), born in Columbia, Kentucky (d. 1997)
  • 1937 Abdelmajid Tlemçani, Tunisian soccer striker (54 caps; Espérance Sportive de Tunis), born in Tunis, Tunisia (d. 2020)
  • 1937 Jesús del Muro, Mexican soccer defender (40 caps; Atlas FC, CF Cruz Azul) and manager (Toluca FC, CF Pachuca, Jalisco AC), born in Guadalajara, Mexico (d. 2022)
  • 1937 Tom Simpson, English road cyclist (World C'ship gold road race 1965; Olympic bronze 1956), born in Haswell, England (d. 1967)
  • 1946 Ken Wadsworth, New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper and batsman (33 Tests, 96 dismissals, 5 x 50s; Central Districts CA), born in Nelson, New Zealand (d. 1976)
  • 1949 Margaret Whitton, American actress (Good & Evil; Major League), born in Meade, Maryland (d. 2016)
  • 1950 Paul Westphal, American Basketball Hall of Fame guard (NBA C'ship 1974; NBA All-Star 1977–81; Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns) and coach (Phoenix Suns, Seattle SuperSonics, Sacramento Kings), born in Torrance, California (d. 2021)
  • 1955 Andy Gray, English soccer player
  • 1958 Miodrag Ješić, Serbian soccer defender (8 caps Yugoslavia; FK Partizan, Altay) and manager (FK Partizan, CSKA Sofia, FK Sarajevo), born in Osečenica, Serbia (d. 2022)

Sylvia Hanika (64 years old)

1959 German tennis player (WTA Tour Championship 1982), born in Munich, West Germany

  • 1960 Bob Tewksbury, American MLB pitcher, 1986-98 (New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, and 4 other teams), broadcaster, and sports psychologist, born in Concord, New Hampshire
  • 1960 Dan Rashovich, CFL linebacker (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
  • 1960 Gary Lineker, English soccer player (World Cup 1986)
  • 1961 Innocent Egbunike, Nigeria, 4x400m runner (Olympic bronze 1984)

Bo Jackson (61 years old)

1962 American College Football Hallf of Fame running back (Heisman Trophy 1985, Auburn; Pro Bowl 1990, LA Raiders) and baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1989, KC Royals), born in Bessemer, Alabama

  • 1964 David Wood, NBA forward (Dallas Mavericks)
  • 1965 Aldair, Brazilian footballer
  • 1965 Mike Zandofsky, NFL guard (Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles)
  • 1967 Gary Jones, American NFL football safety, 1990-96 (Pittsburgh SteeelersNY Jets), born in St. Augustine, Texas
  • 1968 Laurent Jalabert, French road cyclist (Tour de France points 1992, 95; mountains 2001-2), born in Mazamet, France
  • 1969 Larry Brown, NFL cornerback (Dallas Cowboys, Oakland Raiders)
  • 1969 Mark Lewis, American MLB infielder (Detroit Tigers), born in Hamilton, Ohio
  • 1970 Natalie Williams, American Women's Basketball HOF forward (Olympic gold 2000; 4×WNBA All-Star; 3×All-WNBA First Team; Portland Power, Utah Starzz, Indiana Fever) and executive (GM WNBA LV Aces), born in Long Beach, California
  • 1970 Robert Griffith, NFL strong safety (Minnesota Vikings)
  • 1970 Yayuk Basuki, Indonesian tennis player and politician, born in Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia
  • 1971 Heath Davis, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (5 Tests, 17 wickets, BB 5/63; Wellington), born in Wellington, New Zealand
  • 1971 Iván Rodríguez, Puerto Rican Baseball HOF catcher (14 × MLB All-Star; World Series 2003 Florida Marlins; AL MVP 1999 Texas Rangers; 13 x Gold Glove), born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
  • 1971 Matthew Lawton, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 2000, 04; Minnesota Twins), born in Gulfport, Mississippi
  • 1971 Ray Durham, American MLB infielder (Chicago White Sox), born in Charlotte, North Carolina
  • 1972 Abel Xavier, Portuguese footballer
  • 1973 Jay Hamilton, CFL running back (Edmonton Eskimos)
  • 1973 Ty Howard, cornerback (Arizona Cardinals)
  • 1974 Marcellus Wiley, defensive end (Buffalo Bills)
  • 1975 Ben Thatcher, Welsh footballer
  • 1975 Mehrdad Minavand, Iranian soccer midfielder (67 caps; Persepolis, Sturm Graz), born in Tehran, Iran (d. 2021)
  • 1976 Josh Lewsey, English rugby union footballer
  • 1977 Iván Guerrero, Honduran soccer defender (84 caps; CD Motagua, Chicago Fire, Coventry City FC), born in Comayagua, Honduras
  • 1977 Kazumi Saitoh, Japanese baseball player
  • 1977 Olivier Schoenfelder, French ice dancer
  • 1979 Andrés Nocioni, Argentine basketball player
  • 1979 Chris Atkinson, Australian rally driver
  • 1980 Jamie Ashdown, English footballer
  • 1981 Rich Harden, Canadian baseball player
  • 1982 Jason Pominville, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1982 Tony Giarratano, American baseball player
  • 1983 Adrian Cristea, Romanian footballer
  • 1984 Alan Hutton, Scottish footballer
  • 1984 Francisco Sandaza, Spanish Footballer
  • 1984 Nigel de Jong, Dutch soccer midfielder (81 caps; Manchester City, AC Milan), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • 1986 Jordan Farmar, National Basketball Association player
  • 1987 Vasilisa Bardina, Russian tennis player
  • 1988 Phillip Hughes, Australian cricketer who died in cricket accident, born in Macksville, Australia (d. 2014)

Magnus Carlsen (33 years old)

1990 Norwegian chess Grandmaster, born in Tønsberg, Norway

  • 1994 Nyjah Huston, American skateboarder, born in Davis, California