Athletes and Sports Stars Born on October 31

1872 James Hogan, Irish College Football Hall of Fame tackle (Yale), born in Glenbane, County Tipperary, Ireland (d. 1910)

Anthony Wilding (1883-1915)

New Zealand tennis player (Wimbledon 1910-13), born in Christchurch, New Zealand

1887 Newsy Lalonde, Canadian ice hockey (Montreal Canadiens) and lacrosse player, born in Cornwall, Ontario (d. 1970)
1887 William Whysall, British cricketer (4 Tests for England 1924-30), (d. 1930)
1895 C. K. Nayudu, Indian cricketer (7 Tests for India in 30's), born in Nagpur, Maharashtra (d. 1967)
1897 Pete Henry, American College/Pro Football HOF tackle (Washington & Jefferson; First-team All-Pro 1920–23, NFL C'ship 1922, 23; Canton Bulldogs), born in Mansfield, Ohio (d. 1952)
1900 Cal Hubbard, American Baseball HOF umpire (AL 1936-51) and Pro/College Football HOF tackle (4 × NFL C'ship 1927, 29–31; 4 × First-team All-Pro; NY Giants, GB Packers), born in Keytesville, Missouri (d. 1977)
1902 Wilbur Shaw, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1937, 39, 40; Motorsports Hall of Fame of America 1991), born in Shelbyville, Indiana (d. 1954)
1913 Milton Green, American athlete (WR 45-yard high hurdles 5.8s 1935; WR 60m high hurdles 7.5s 1936), born in Lowell, Massachusetts (d. 2005)
1916 Ken Keltner, American MLB baseball third baseman, 1937-50, 7x All-Star (Cleveland Indians; Boston Red Sox), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1991)
1920 Dick Francis, British jockey and detective writer (Whip Hand, High Stakes), born in Lawrenny, Pembrokeshire, Wales (d. 2010)
1920 Fritz Walter, German footballer (1. FC Kaiserslautern) and captain of West Germany, born in Kaiserslautern, Germany (d. 2002)
1929 Eddie Charlton, Australian snooker player (World #3 1976-81; Pot Black 1972, 73, 80), born in Merewether, Australia (d. 2004)
1933 Eric Nesterenko, Canadian ice hockey center (NHL All Star 1961, 65; Toronto Maple Leafs; Stanley Cup 1961 Chicago Black Hawks), born in Flin Flon, Manitoba (d. 2022)

Hobart "Hobie" Alter (1933-2014)

American surf and sailing entrepreneur who created the Hobie Cat catamaran, born in Ontario, California

1933 Phil Goyette, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Lachine, Canada
1933 Sante Ranucci, Italian cyclist (gold UCI World C'ships amateur road race 1955), born in Montefiascone, Italy (d. 2023)
1941 Derek Bell, British auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1975, 81, 82, 86, 87; World Sportscar C'ship 1985, 86; 24 Hours of Daytona 1987, 89), born in Pinner, England
1941 Luke Jackson, American basketball center/forward (Olympic gold 1964; NBA C'ship 1967 Philadelphia 76ers; NBA All-Star 1965), born in San Marcos, Texas (d. 2022)
1942 Dave McNally, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1969-70, 72; World Series 1966, 70; Baltimore Orioles), born in Billings, Montana (d. 2002)
1943 Brian Piccolo, American NFL football running back, 1965-69 (Chicago Bears), and subject of the 1971 TV movie "Brian's Song", born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts (d. 1970)
1946 Ged Dunn, English rugby league winger (8 Tests; Hull KIngston Rovers 301 games), born in Redcar, England (d. 2021)
1946 Ramnath Parkar, Indian cricket batsman (Indian in 2 Tests v England 1972-73), born in Mumbai, India (d. 1999)
1947 Frank Shorter, American marathoner (Olympic gold/silver-72, 76), born in Munich, Germany
1951 François Bracci, French soccer defender (18 caps; Olympique de Marseille, RC Strasbourg, FC Bordeaux), born in Beinheim, France (d. 2023)
1951 Nick Saban, American football coach (National NCAA C'ships 2003, 09, 11-12, 15, 17; LSU, Alabama, Miami Dolphins), born in Fairmont, West Virginia
1953 John Lucas, NBA guard (Houston, Golden State, Milwaukee), born in Durham, North Carolina
1958 Jeannie Longo, French cyclist (Olympic gold road race 1996; World C'ship [track] gold x 4; World C'ship [road] gold x 9), born in Annecy, France
1958 Russ Cochran, American golfer (Senior Open C'ship 2011), born in Paducah, Kentucky
1959 Ann Henricksson, American tennis star, born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
1960 Janice Harrer, American WPVA volleyballer (US Open-1989, Olympics 1996), born in Torrance, California
1961 Alonzo Babers, American track and field athlete, 400m/4X400m relay (Olympic gold 1984), born in Montgomery, Alabama
1961 Sterling Hinds, Canadian 4X100m relayer (Olympic bronze 1984), born in Toronto, Ontario
1963 Dunga [Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri], Brazilian footballer, born in Ijuí, Brazil
1963 Fred McGriff, American Baseball HOF infielder (World Series 1995 Atlanta Braves; 5 x MLB All Star), born in Tampa, Florida

Marco van Basten (59 years old)

1964 Dutch soccer star (Ajax, AC Milan), born in Utrecht, Netherlands

1966 Brian Keyser, American baseball pitcher (Chicago White Sox), born in Castro Valley, California
1968 Antonio Davis, American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 2001; Indiana Pacers), executive (President NBA Players Association 2005-06) and broadcaster (ESPN, SiriusXM), born in Oakland, California
1968 Eddie Taubensee, American baseball catcher (Cincinnati Reds), born in Beeville, Texas
1969 Damon Mashore, MLB outfielder (Oakland A's), born in Ponce, Puerto Rico
1969 Henry John Mills, American NFL tight end (Houston Oilers), born in Jacksonville, Florida
1969 Lee Woodall, American NFL linebacker (SF 49ers), born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania
1970 Nicky Wu, Taiwanese singer, actor and martial arts expert (Xiao Hu Dui/Little Tiger Team), born in Taipei, Taiwan
1970 Steve Trachsel, American baseball pitcher (Chicago Cubs), born in Oxnard, California
1971 Alphonso Ford, American basketball guard (EuroLeague Top Scorer, All-EuroLeague First Team 2001, 03; Olympiacos, Montepaschi Siena), born in Greenwood, Mississippi (d. 2004)
1971 Ian Walker, English footballer, born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England
1971 Tom Smith, Scottish rugby union loosehead prop (61 Tests, 6 British & Irish Lions; Glasgow Warriors, Caledonia Reds, Northampton Saints RUFC), born in London, England (d. 2022)
1972 Jamie Asher, American NFL tight end (Washington Redskins), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
1972 Matt Dawson MBE, English rugby union halfback (77 caps England, 7 British & Irish Lions; Northampton, London Wasps) and broadcaster (A Question of Sport, BBC), born in Birkenhead, England
1973 David Dellucci, American baseball player, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1973 Fiona Smith, Canadian ice hockey defenseman (Canada, Olympics 1998), born in Saskatchewan, Canada
1973 Grigorios Georgatos, Greek footballer, born in Piraeus, Greece
1973 Ross Verba, American NFL tackle (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31), born in Des Moines, Iowa
1974 Jeff Gooch, American football linebacker (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in Nashville, Tennessee
1974 Muzzy Izzet, Turkish footballer, born in Mile End, London
1975 Carla Boyd, Australian basketball player (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Wynyard, Tasmania
1975 Fabio Celestini, Swiss footballer, born in Lausanne, Switzerland
1976 Guti [José María Gutiérrez Hernández], Spanish footballer, born in Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain
1977 Sylviane Félix, French athlete, born in Créteil, France
1978 Emmanuel Izonritei, Nigerian boxer
1978 Martin Verkerk, Dutch tennis player, born in Leiderdorp, Netherlands
1979 Ricardo Fuller, Jamaican footballer, born in Kingston, Jamaica
1979 Simão Sabrosa, Portuguese footballer, 1997-2015 (Benfica, Atlético Madrid, Portugal, and 5 other teams), born in Vila Real, Portugal
1982 Tomáš Plekanec, Czech ice hockey player, born in Cladno, Czech Republic
1986 Chris Alajajian, Australian racing driver, born in Sydney, Australia
1988 Sébastien Buemi, Swiss racing driver, born in Aigle, Switzerland