Athletes and Sports Stars Born on November 5

Teddy Flack (1873-1935)

Australian athlete, (Olympic gold 800m, 1500m 1896), born in London, England

1883 Ernie Parker, Australian tennis player (Australasian C'ship 1913), born in Perth, Western Australia (d. 1918)
1891 Earl Neale, American College and Pro Football Hall of Fame coach (Virginia; NFL: Philadelphia Eagles) and MLB outfielder (Cincinnati Reds), born in Parkersburg, West Virginia (d. 1973)
1891 Herb McGirr, New Zealand cricket all-rounder (played in NZ's 1st Test series; 2 Tests, 1 x 50; Wellington), born in Wellington, New Zealand (d. 1964)
1901 Eddie Paynter, English cricketer (England batting hero in Bodyline series), born in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England (d. 1979)
1904 Cooney Weiland, Canadian ice hockey coach (Stanley Cup 1941 Boston Bruins; Harvard Uni) and NHL forward (Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings), born in Seaforth, Ontario (d. 1985)
1905 George Bissett, South African cricketer (successful South African quick in 1927-28), born in Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa (d. 1965)
1916 Jim Tabor, American MLB 3rd baseman (2 x grand slams in one game), born in New Hope, Alabama (d. 1953)
1916 Len Wilkinson, English cricket spin bowler (3 Tests, 7 wickets; Lancashire CCC), born in Northwich, England (d. 2002)
1918 George Sheehan, American doctor, athlete and author ("Running & Being: The Total Experience," NY Times best seller), born in Brooklyn, NY (d. 1993)
1920 Tommy Godwin, British track cyclist (Great Britain coach; 2 x Olympic bronze 1948; President British Cycling Federation), born in Connecticut, United States (d. 2012)
1923 Ian Munro, British medical journalist, humanitarian and cricketer, born in Bradford, England (d. 1997)
1929 Lennart Johansson, Swedish soccer administrator (President Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) 1990–2007), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 2019)
1935 Lester Piggott, English jockey (11 x British flat racing C'ship Jockey; record 9 x Epsom Derby; 30 x British Classic Race wins), born in Wantage, Berkshire, England (d. 2022)
1936 Uwe Seeler, German soccer striker (72 caps West Germany; Hamburger SV 476 games, 404 goals), born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 2022)
1937 Al Jamison, American football offensive lineman (AFL All Star 1961, 62; AFL C'ship 1960, 61; Houston Oilers), born in Toledo, Ohio (d. 2021)
1938 César Luis Menotti, Argentine football player (1978 FIFA World Cup) and coach, born in Rosario, Argentina
1939 Kenneth Walter, South African cricket fast bowler (2 Tests, 6 wickets), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 2003)
1947 Oļegs Antropovs, Latvian volleyball player (Olympic gold 1968), born in Shymkent, Kazakh SSR
1950 Debbie Massey, American golfer (3-time LPGA Tour winner), born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan

Bill Walton (71 years old)

1952 American Basketball Hall of Fame center (NBA C'ship 1977, 1986; NBA Finals MVP 1977; Portland Trail Blazers, Boston Celtics), born in La Mesa, California

1952 Oleg Blokhin, Ukrainian footballer, born in Kiev, Ukrainian SSR
1954 Alejandro Sabella, Argentine soccer midfielder (8 caps; River Plate, Sheffield United, Estudiantes) and manager (Argentina 2011-14), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2020)
1954 Alvin Gentry, American basketball head coach (New Orleans Pelicans 2015-19; Miami Heat, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers, Phoenix Suns), born in Shelby, North Carolina
1962 Abédi Pelé, Ghanaian footballer (captain of Ghana National Team), born in Kibi, Eastern Region, Ghana
1963 Hans Gilhaus, Dutch soccer player (Vitesse), born in Helmond, Netherlands
1966 Nayim [Mohamed Alí Amar], Spanish footballer, born in Ceuta, Spain
1967 Frank Pollack, American NFL tackle (SF 49ers), born in Camp Springs, Maryland
1968 Bob Dahl, American NFL guard (Washington Redskins, Cleveland Browns), born in Chicago, Illinois
1968 Cary Blanchard, American NFL kicker (Indianapolis Colts), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2016)
1968 Malcolm Frank, CFL cornerback (Edmonton Eskimos)
1970 Javy López, Puerto Rican baseball catcher (MLB All-Star 1997, 98, 2003; World Series 1995; NLCS MVP 1996; Silver Slugger Award 2003 Atlanta Braves), born in Ponce, Puerto Rico
1970 Ryan Wetnight, American NFL tight end (Chicago Bears), born in Fresno, California
1971 Erick Walder, American triple jumper, born in Mobile, Alabama
1971 Rob Jones, English footballer (Liverpool), born in Wrexham, Wales
1971 Sergei Berezin, Russian NHL forward (Team Russia, Olympic silver 1998), born in Voskrensensk, Russia
1973 Alexei Yashin, Russian ice hockey center (Team Russia Olympic silver 1998, bronze 2002; Ottawa Senators; IIHF Hall of Fame), born in Sverdlovsk, Russia
1973 Johnny Damon, American professional baseball outfielder (Kansas City Royals), born in Fort Riley, Kansas
1973 Rupert Grant, American NFL fullback (NE Patriots), born in Washington, D.C.
1974 Conrad Hamilton, American football cornerback (NY Giants), born in Alamogordo, New Mexico
1974 Dado Pršo, Croatian footballer, born in Zadar, SFR Yugoslavia
1974 Jerry Stackhouse, American NBA guard and forward (Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers), born in Kinston, North Carolina
1977 Richard Wright, English football goalkeeper and coach (Manchester City), born in Ipswich, England
1977 Tuula Puputti, Finnish ice hockey goalie (Finland, Olympics 1998), born in Kuopio, Finland
1978 Bubba Watson Jr., American golfer (US Masters 2012, 2014), born in Bagdad, Florida
1980 Christoph Metzelder, German footballer, born in Haltern, West Germany
1980 Jaime Camara, Brazilian racing driver, born in Goiânia, Brazil
1983 Mike Hanke, German footballer, born in Hamm, West Germany