Athletes and Sports Stars Born on October 12

Rick Ferrell (1905-1995)

American Baseball Hall of Fame catcher (8 x MLB All Star; Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators), born in Durham, North Carolina

Joe Cronin (1906-1984)

American Baseball HOF shortstop (7 x MLB All Star), manger (Boston RS, Washington Senators) and executive (AL President 1959-73), born in San Francisco, California

Maribel Vinson (1911-1961)

American figure skater (9 time US National Champion) and coach, born in Winchester, Massachusetts

1911 Vijay Merchant, Indian cricket batsman (10 Tests, 3 x 100, HS 154; Bombay CC), born in Bombay, India (d. 1987)

Jaroslav Drobný (1921-2001)

Czech ice hockey player (Olympic silver 1948) and tennis player (Wimbledon 1954, French Open 1951-52), born in Prague, Czech Republic

1921 Les Horvath, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback and halfback (Heisman Trophy 1944; first Ohio State player to win the award; National C'ship 1942), born in South Bend, Indiana (d. 1995)
1923 Goody Petronelli, American boxing trainer and manager, born in Brockton, Massachusetts (d. 2012)
1925 Gilbert Parkhouse, Welsh cricket batsman (7 Tests England, 2 x 50; Glamorgan CCC, MCC), born in Swansea, Wales (d. 2000)
1925 William Steinkraus, American equestrian (Olympic gold 1968, 2 silver 1960, 70, bronze 1952), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2017)
1926 Hans Liebold, German auto racer (Nardo, Italy)
1931 Mohamed Soukhane, Algerian soccer defender (6 caps; Le Havre AC), born in Algiers, Algeria (d. 2021)
1932 Ned Jarrett, American auto racer (NASCAR Cup Series 1961, 65; Motorsports HOF of America) and broadcaster (CBS, ESPN, TNN, FSN), born in Conover, North Carolina
1932 Vitold Kreyer, Russian athlete (Olympic bronze, triple jump 1956, 60) and coach (Soviet athletics team 1967–80; head Russian team 2000 Olympics), born in Krasnodar, Russia (d. 2020)
1933 Titus Buberník, Czech soccer midfielder (23 caps Czechoslovakia; ČH Bratislava, LASK Linz), born in Pusté Úľany, Czech Republic (d. 2022)
1936 Tony Kubek, American baseball shortstop (MLB All-Star (1958, 59², 61, 61²; World Series 1958, 61, 62; NY Yankees) and sportscaster (NBC-TV, Madison Square Garden), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1937 Per Kristoffersen, Norwegian soccer forward (25 caps; Fredrikstad FC 194 games, 147 goals), born in Fredrikstad, Norway (d. 2023)
1938 Andrzej Pogorzelski, Polish motorcycle speedway rider (Speedway World Team Cup gold 1965, 66, 69), born in Leszno, Poland (d. 2020)
1938 Bob Miller, American NHL broadcaster, born in Chicago, Illinois
1940 Glenn Beckert, American baseball second baseman (MLB All-Star 1969-72; Gold Glove Award 1968; Chicago Cubs), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2020)
1946 Ashok Mankad, Indian cricket batsman (22 Tests, 6 x 50; Bombay), born in Mumbai, India (d. 2008)
1946 Chris Nicholl, Irish soccer centre-back (51 caps Northern Ireland; Aston Villa 210 games, Southampton 228 games) and manager (Southampton 1985–91, Walsall 1994–97), born in Wilmslow, England (d. 2024)
1951 Bernie Ruoff, CFL kicker (Winnipeg, Hamilton), born in West Germany

Sally Little (72 years old)

1951 South African/American golfer (PGA 1980, du Maurier 1988), born in Cape Town, South Africa

1952 Trevor Chappell, Australian cricket all-rounder (3 Tests; 20 ODIs, 1 x 100; underarm bowling controversy; South Australia, West Australia, NSW), born in Adelaide, South Australia
1954 Ian Trent, Australian water polo coach (World C'ship gold women 1986; FINA World Cup gold 1984) and broadcaster (2WS, 2GB, 2KY, Fox Sports), born in Sydney, Australia
1960 Steve Lowery, American golfer (PGA C'ship 2001 3rd), born in Birmingham, Alabama
1962 Dammika Ranatunga, Sri Lankan cricketer (bro of Arjuna Sri Lankan batsman 1990), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
1962 Sid Fernandez, American baseball pitcher (NY Mets, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
1963 Alan McDonald, Northern Irish soccer defender (52 caps; QPR 476 games), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 2012)
1964 Fanie De Villiers, South African cricket fast bowler (18 Tests, 85 wickets, BB 6/23, 2 x 50s; Northern Transvaal), born in Vereeniging, South Africa
1965 Chris Chandler, American NFL quarterback (Houston Oilers, Atlanta Falcons), born in Everett, Washington
1965 J. J. Daigneault, Canadian NHL defenseman (Pitts Penguins), born in Montreal, Quebec
1966 Wim Jonk, Dutch soccer midfielder (49 caps; Ajax, Internazionale, PSV, Sheffield Wednesday), born in Volendam, Netherlands
1968 Bill Auberlen, American race car driver, born in Redondo Beach, California
1968 Charles Anthony, American CFL defensive back (Toronto Argonauts), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
1968 Leon Lett, American NFL defensive tackle and coach (Dallas Cowboys), born in Mobile, Alabama
1969 Alison Peek, Australian field hockey halfback and midfielder (Olympics gold 2000), born in Adelaide, South Australia
1969 Dave Chaytors, CFL defensive tackle (British Columbia Lions), born in Calgary, Alberta
1969 José Valentín, MLB infielder, 1992-2007 (Milwaukee Brewers, and 3 other teams), born in Manatí, Puerto Rico
1969 Terry Ray, American NFL & CFL football strong safety; NFL, 1992-2004 (New England Patriots, Edmonton Eskimos, and 3 other teams), born in Belgium
1970 Charlie Ward, American basketball guard (NBA: NY Knicks) and College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1993, Florida State), born in Tallahassee, Florida
1970 Herman Arvie, American NFL tackle (Cleveland Browns), born in Opelousas, Louisiana
1970 Tanyon Sturtze, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs), born in Worcester, Massachusetts
1971 Bronzell Miller, American WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals), born in Federal Way, Washington (d. 2013)
1971 Tony Fiore, American baseball player, born in Oak Park, Illinois
1972 Juan Manuel Silva, Argentine racing driver, born in Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina
1972 Singor Mobley, American football safety (Dallas Cowboys), born in Tacoma, Washington
1972 Tom van Mol, Belgian soccer player (PSV), born in Dendermonde, Belgium
1974 Miroslav Šatan, Slovak ice hockey forward (World C'ship gold 2002 captain; Stanley Cup 2009 Pittsburgh Penguins; NHL All Star 2000, 03), born in Jacovce, Slovakia
1974 Stephen Lee, English snooker player, born in Trowbridge, Wiltshire

Marion Jones (48 years old)

1975 American track and field athlete and drug cheat (5 forfeited Olympic medals), born in Los Angeles, California

1977 Bode Miller, American alpine ski-racer (Olympic gold 2010), born in Easton, New Hampshire
1977 Christie Kerr, American golfer (US Open 2007, PGA Championship 2010), born in Miami, Florida
1977 Javier Toyo, Venezuelan football goalkeeper (Venezuela national football team), born in Caracas, Venezuela
1978 Baden Cooke, Australian cyclist, born in Benalla, Victoria, Australia
1980 Ledley King, English soccer defender (England 21 caps), born in London, England
1981 Brian Kerr, Scottish football manager, born in Dublin, Ireland
1981 Shola Ameobi, Nigerian footballer (Notts County), born in Zaria, Nigeria
1983 Alex Brosque, Australian footballer (Sydney FC), born in Sydney, Australia
1985 Mike Green, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings), born in Calgary, Alberta
1986 Sergio Peter, German footballer (SpVgg Neckarelz), born in Ludwigshafen, West Germany
1990 Henri Lansbury, English footballer (Aston Villa), born in Enfield, London