Athletes and Sports Stars Born on October 9

1864 Maud Watson, British tennis player (first Wimbledon female champion 1884-85), born in London, England (d. 1946)

Rube Marquard (1886-1980)

American Baseball HOF pitcher (NL wins leader 1912; NL strikeout leader 1911; no-hitter 1915; NY Giants), born in Cleveland, Ohio

1898 Joe Sewell, American Baseball HOF infielder (World Series 1920, 32; Cleveland Indians, NY Yankees; MLB record 167.7 at-bats per strikeout 1932), born in Titus, Alabama (d. 1990)
1900 Silvio Cator, Haitian athlete and long jumper (Olympic silver 1928), born in Cavaellon, Haiti (d. 1952)
1903 Walter O'Malley, American Baseball HOF executive (owner Brooklyn/LA Dodgers 1950-79), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 1979)
1907 Klaes Karppinen, Finnish athlete, 4 X 10K relay (Olympic gold 1936), born in Iisalmi, Finland (d. 1992)
1917 Kusuo Kitamura, Japanese 1500m freestyle swimmer (Olympic gold 1932), born in Kōchi, Japan (d. 1996)
1918 Walter Burkemo, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1953), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1986)
1924 Arnie Risen, Basketball Hall of Fame center (NBA All-Star 1952-55; NBA C'ship 1951, 57; Rochester Royals, Boston Celtics), born in Williamstown, Kentucky (d. 2012)
1935 Paul Barton, New Zealand cricket batsman (7 Tests, 1 x 100; Wellington), born in Wellington, New Zealand
1938 Olga Szabó-Orbán, Romanian fencer (World C'ship gold women's foil individual 1962, team 1969; Olympic silver individual 1956, bronze team 1968, 72), born in Cluj, Romania (d. 2022)

Joe Pepitone (1940-2023)

American baseball utility (3 x MLB All-Star; 3 x Gold Glove; World Series 1962 New York Yankees), born in Brooklyn, New York

1945 Naftali Bon, Kenyan 4x400m runner (Olympic silver 1968), born in Kapsabet, Rift Valley Province, Kenya
1949 Shep Messing, American soccer goalkeeper (NY Cosmos), born in Bronx, New York
1950 Brian Downing, American baseball player (California Angels), born in Los Angeles, California
1950 Mick Malone, Australian cricketer (WA seamer, Test 1977, made 46 took 5-63, 1-14), born in Scarborough, Australia
1951 Greg Robinson, American football coach (Syracuse University 2005-08; Super Bowl 1997, 98 DC Denver Broncos), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2022)
1953 Hank Pfister, American tennis star, born in Bakersfield, California
1955 Steve Ovett, British athlete (Olympics gold 800m, bronze 1500m 1980), born in Brighton, England
1957 Don Garber, American sports executive (Commissioner USMLS 1999- ), born in New York City
1959 Mike Singletary, American NFL middle linebacker (Chicago Bears), born in Houston, Texas
1961 Arlene Boxall, Zimbabwean field hockey player (Olympic gold 1980)
1961 Trevor Matich, American NFL center, 1985-96 (New England Patriots, Washington Redskins, and 3 other teams), born in Washington, D.C.
1962 Jorge Burruchaga, Argentine soccer attacking midfielder and manager (57 caps; Independiente, Nantes), born in Gualeguay, Argentina
1964 Martín Jaite, Argentine tennis star, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
1967 Carling Bassett-Seguso, Canadian tennis player and actress (Spring Fever, 2 x WTA titles), born in Toronto, Ontario
1967 Gheorghe Popescu, Romanian soccer player (Barcelona), born in Calafat, Dolj County, Romania
1969 Dwayne Sabb, American NFL outside linebacker (NE Patriots), born in Jersey City, New Jersey

Annika Sörenstam (53 years old)

1970 Swedish golfer (10 LPGA major titles; 8-time LPGA Tour Player of the Year), born in Stockholm, Sweden

1970 Kenny Anderson, American NBA guard (Charlotte Hornets, Portland Trailblazers), born in Queens, New York
1972 Maurice Kelly, American CFL linebacker (BC Lions), born in Orangeburg, South Carolina
1972 Roman Oben, American football tackle (NY Giants), born in Cameroon
1973 A. J. Ofodile, American NFL tight end (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Detroit, Michigan
1973 Brandon Pollard, American soccer defender (Olympic gold 1996), born in Richmond, Virginia
1973 Carlos Pavón, Honduran footballer (Real España), born in El Progreso, Honduras
1973 Dexter McCleon, American football cornerback (St Louis Rams), born in Meridian, Mississippi
1974 Kavika Pittman, American defensive end (Dallas Cowboys), born in Frankfurt, Germany
1974 Keith Booth, American NBA forward (Chicago Bulls), born in Baltimore, Maryland
1975 Mahendra Nagamootoo, West Indian cricketer (Guyanese leg-spinner), born in Whim, Berbice, Guyana
1975 Mark Viduka, Australian soccer striker (Olyroos, Olympics 1996), born in Melbourne, Australia
1977 Brian Roberts, American baseball second baseman (MLB All-Star 2005, 07; AL stolen base leader 2007; Baltimore Orioles), born in Durham, North Carolina
1978 Juan Dixon, American basketball player, born in Baltimore, Maryland
1979 Gonzalo Sorondo, Uruguayan footballer (Defensor), born in Montevideo, Uruguay
1979 Todd Kelly, Australian auto racer (Bathurst 1000 2005 [Mark Skaife]; Bathurst 24 Hour 2003), born in Melbourne, Australia
1980 Henrik Zetterberg, Swedish ice hockey player, born in Njurunda, Sweden
1980 Ibrahim Fazeel, Maldivian footballer (Victory Sports Club), born in Malé, Maldives
1981 Darius Miles, American basketball player, born in Belleville, Illinois
1982 António Mendonça, Angolan footballer, born in Luanda, Angola
1982 Modeste M'bami, Cameroonian soccer midfielder (37 caps; CS Sedan, Paris Saint-Germain, Marseille; Olympic gold 2000), born in Yaoundé, Cameroon (d. 2023)
1982 Shi Jun, Chinese footballer, born in Dalian, China
1983 Andreas Zuber, Austrian racing driver, born in Judenburg, Austria
1983 Jang Mi-Ran, South Korean weightlifter (Olympic gold 2008), born in Gangwon, South Korea
1983 Stephen Gionta, American NHL ice hockey player, 2010-19 (New Jersey Devils;, New York Islanders), born in Rochester, New York
1986 Laure Manaudou, French swimmer, born in Villeurbanne, France
2002 Ben Shelton, American tennis player, born in Gainesville, Florida