Athletes and Sports Stars Born on October 23

1832 William Hulbert, American Baseball HOF executive (President Chicago White Stockings; National League 1877-82), born in Burlington Flats, New York (d. 1882)

John Heisman (1869-1936)

American football coach (legalised forward pass, originated the center-snap; Heisman Trophy named after him), born in Cleveland, Ohio

1886 Lena Blackburne, American baseball infielder, manager, coach (Chicago White Sox; discovered rubbing clay to take the shine off baseballs), born in Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania (d. 1968)
1900 Douglas Jardine, English cricket batsman (22 Tests, 1 x 100, 10 x 50, HS 127; England's Bodyline Series captain; Oxford Uni CC, Surrey CCC, MCC), born in Bombay, British India (d. 1958)
1904 Harvey Penick, American golfer, coach, author (World Golf Hall of Fame), born in Austin, Texas (d. 1995)
1905 Gertrude Ederle, American swimmer (1st female English Channel 1926), born in New York City (d. 2003)
1914 Frank "Bruiser" Kinard, American College-Pro Football HOF tackle (Ole Miss; 6 × First-team All-Pro; 5 × NFL All-Star; Brooklyn Dodgers/Tigers, Fleet City, NY Yankees), born in Pelahatchie, Mississippi (d. 1980)
1920 Vern Stephens, American baseball shortstop (8 x MLB All Star; AL HR leader 1945; 3×AL RBI leader; St. Louis Browns, Boston Red Sox), born in McAlister, New Mexico (d. 1968)

American Baseball HOF pitcher (9 x MLB All-Star; perfect game 1964; no-hitter 1958; Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies) and politician (US Senator Kentucky 1999-2011; US Representative 1987-99), born in Southgate, Kentucky

1933 Hans Weilbächer, German soccer midfielder (1 cap West Germany; Eintracht Frankfurt e.V 241 games), born in Hattersheim am Main, Germany (d. 2022)
1933 Tom Dewdney, West Indian cricket fast bowler (9 Tests, 21 wickets, BB 5/21; Jamaica), born in Kingston, Jamaica

Chi-Chi Rodríguez (88 years old)

1935 Puerto Rican golfer (Senior Tournament Players C'ship 1986, PGA Senior C'ship 1987), born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico

1936 Barry Sinclair, New Zealand cricket batsman and captain (21 Tests, 3 x 100s; Wellington CA), born in Wellington, New Zealand (d. 2022)

Pele (1940-2022)

Brazilian soccer attacking midfielder (92 caps; Player of the Century; 1,281 goals in 1,363 games; Santos, NY Cosmos), born in Três Corações, Brazil [1] [2]

1941 Colin Milburn, English cricket batsman (9 Tests, 2 x 100, 2 x 50, HS 139; Northamptonshire CCC, MCC, WA CA), born in Burnopfield, England (d. 1990)
1941 René Metge, French rally driver (Dakar Rally 1981, 84, 86), born in Montrouge, France (d. 2024)
1946 Miklós Németh, Hungarian athlete (Olympic gold javelin 1976), born in Budapest, Hungary
1951 David Johnson, English soccer forward (8 caps; Liverpool FC, Ipswich Town, Everton, Manchester City), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2022)
1956 Betsy Nagelsen, American tennis player (Australian Open doubles 1978, 80; Australian Open singles 1978 runner-up), born in St Petersburg, Florida
1956 Darrell Pace, American archer (Olympic gold individual 1976, 84; silver team 1988), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
1960 Wayne Rainey, American motorcycle racer (500cc World Champion 1990, 91, 92; runner-up 1989, 93), born in Downey, California
1961 Andoni Zubizarreta, Spanish soccer goalkeeper (126 caps Spain, 4 Basque Country; FC Barcelona 301 games, Athletic Bilbao, Valencia), born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
1962 Christo van Rensburg, South African tennis player (Australian Open doubles 1985), born in Uitenhage, South Africa

Doug Flutie (61 years old)

1962 American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1984, Boston College; Grey Cup MVP 1992, 96, 97; Pro Bowl 1998, Buffalo Bills), born in Manchester, Maryland

1962 Mike Tomczak, *American NFL quarterback (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Calumet City, Illinois
1963 David Bedard, Canadian springboard diver (Olympics 1984, 88, 92, 96), born in Montreal, Quebec
1965 Al Leiter, American pitcher (Florida Marlins, NY Mets), born in Toms River, New Jersey
1966 Alex Zanardi, Italian race car driver who raced with prosthetic limbs, born in Bologna, Italy
1967 Jaime Yzaga, Peruvian tennis star, born in Lima, Peru
1968 Bettina Fulco Villella, Argentinian tennis star (1993 Futures), born in Mar Del Plata, Argentina
1968 Kevin Henry, american NFL defensive end (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Mound Bayou, Mississippi
1972 Tiffeny Milbrett, American soccer forward (206 caps; Olympic gold 1996, silver 2000; NY Power, FC Gold Pride), born in Portland, Oregon
1973 Blaine McElmurry, American NFL defensive back (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31), born in Helena, Montana
1974 Beatrice Faumuina, New Zealand discus thrower (Olympics 96), born in Auckland, New Zealand
1974 Dani Tyler, American softball infielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Denver, Colorado
1974 Sander Westerveld, Dutch soccer coach and player (FC Twente), born in Enschede, Netherlands
1975 Keith Van Horn, American NBA forward, 1997-2006 (New Jersey Nets, and 4 other teams), born in Fullerton, California
1978 Archie Thompson, Australian footballer, born in Otorohanga, New Zealand
1978 Jimmy Bullard, English footballer and TV host (Soccer AM), born in East Ham, England
1978 Steve Harmison, English cricketer, born in Ashington, England
1979 Jorge Solís, Mexican boxer (WBA Super Featherweight title 2010), born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
1979 Simon Davies, Welsh soccer winger (58 caps; Fulham, Tottenham Hotspur, Everton), born in Haverfordwest, Wales
1980 Pedro Liriano, Dominican baseball player, born in Fantino, Dominican Republic
1981 Jeroen Bleekemolen, Dutch racing driver, born in Heemstede, Netherlands
1983 Filipos Darlas, Greek footballer, born in Kenourgio, Greece
1988 Nicolaj Agger, Danish football player, born in Hvidovre, Denmark
1992 Álvaro Morata, Spanish footballer (Juventus), born in Madrid, Spain
1993 Fabinho [Fábio Tavares], Brazilian footballer (Liverpool), born in Campinas, Brazil
1997 Nick Bosa, American NFL player (San Francisco 49ers), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida