Athletes Born on September 19

  • 1902 Jimmy Van Alen, American tennis official (created Simplified Scoring System), born in Newport, Rhode Island (d. 1991)
  • 1920 Roger Angell, American literary editor and baseball journalist (The New Yorker), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2022)
  • 1921 Joan Tozzer, American figure skater, born in Dedham, Massachusetts (d. 2012)
  • 1922 Dana Zátopková, Czech athlete (Olympic gold women's javelin 1952, silver 1960), born in Fryštát, Czechoslovakia (d. 2020)

Emil Zátopek (1922-2000)

Czech distance runner (4 x Olympic gold 1948, 52), born in Kopřivnice, Czech Republic

  • 1925 Jack McCloskey, American basketball coach (Portland Trail Blazers 1972-74) and executive (GM Detroit Pistons NBA C'ship 1989, 90), born in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania (d. 2017)

Duke Snider (1926-2011)

American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (8 x MLB All Star; World Series 1955, 59; Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers), born in Los Angeles, California

  • 1930 Bob Turley, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1956, 58 [MVP] New York Yankees; 3 x MLB All-Star; Cy Young Award 1958), born in Troy, Illinois (d. 2013)

Al Oerter (1936-2007)

American discus thrower (Olympic gold 1956, 60, 64, 68), born in Astoria, New York

  • 1937 Abner Haynes, American AFL running back (AFL MVP 1960; Kansas City Chiefs), born in Denton, Texas
  • 1939 Moshe Weinberg, Israeli Olympic wrestling coach (murdered in the Munich Olympic massacre), born in Haifa, British Mandate of Palestine (d. 1972)
  • 1941 Jim Fox, British pentathlete (Olympics gold team 1976), born in Pewsey, Wiltshire, England (d. 2023)
  • 1943 Christl Haas, Austrian downhill skier (Olympic gold 1964), born in Kitzbühel, Austria (d. 2001)

Joe Morgan (1943-2020)

American Baseball HOF infielder (10 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1975, 76; NL MVP 1975, 76; Cincinnati Reds) and broadcaster (ESPN), born in Bonham, Texas

  • 1945 Jane Blalock, American golfer (27 LPGA Tour wins), born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
  • 1946 Brian Henton, English racing driver, born in Castle Donington, Leicestershire
  • 1947 Larry Brown, American NFL runningback (3rd to rush over 4,000 yards), born in Clairton, Pennsylvania
  • 1948 Nadezhda Tkachenko, Ukrainian pentathlete (Olympic gold 1980), born in Kremenchuk, Ukraine
  • 1949 Chi Shangbin, Chinese soccer midfielder (58 caps; Liaoning) and coach (Dalian Wanda: Chinese Jia-A League champions & Coach of the Year 1996, 97), born in Dalian, China (d. 2021)
  • 1950 Bill Roe, American sports executive (President USA Track & Field 2000-2008), born in Seattle, Wahington (d. 2020)
  • 1952 Bernard de Dryver, Belgian racing driver, born in Brussels, Belgium
  • 1956 Juan Manuel Fangio II, Argentine racing driver, born in Balcarce, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • 1958 Azumah Nelson, Ghanaian professional boxer, born in Accra, Ghana
  • 1960 Loïc Bigois, French Formula One engineer and aerodynamicist, born in Aix-en-Provence, France
  • 1962 Ken Rosenthal, American sportswriter and reporter, born in Oyster Bay, Long Island
  • 1962 Randy Myers, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1990, 94, 95, 97; World Series 1990; NLCS MVP 1990; Cincinnati Reds), born in Vancouver, Washington
  • 1963 David Seaman, English football goalkeeper (Arsenal), born in Rotherham, England
  • 1964 Bob Papa, American sportscaster (NBC Sports), born in Dumont, New Jersey
  • 1965 Katrina McClain, American basketball forward (Olympic gold 1996), born in Charleston, South Carolina
  • 1967 Alexander Karelin, Russian-Soviet Greco-Roman wrestler, born in Novosibirsk, Russia
  • 1967 Jim Abbott, American MLB baseball pitcher born with only one hand, 1989-99 (Olympic gold 1988; California Angels, NY Yankees, and 2 other teams), born in Flint, Michigan
  • 1969 Kostya Tszyu, Russian-Australian boxer (world champion at light-welterweight), born in Serov, Soviet Union
  • 1970 Antti Törmänen, Finnish professional ice hockey forward, 1990-2004 (Finland Olympic bronze, 1998; Ottawa Senators), and European leagues coach, born in Espoo, Finland
  • 1971 Colleen Coyne, American ice hockey defenseman (USA, Olympics 1998), born in Falmouth, Massachusetts
  • 1971 Jeremy Nunley, American NFL defensive tackle and defensive end (Houston Oilers), born in Winchester, Tennessee (d. 2018)
  • 1972 Amy Frazier, American tennis star, born in St Louis, Missouri
  • 1972 David Tamburrino, American speed skater (Olympics 1994), born in Saratoga Springs, New York
  • 1972 Eric van de Merwe, Dutch soccer player (Dordrecht '90), born in Dordrecht, Netherlands
  • 1972 Fred McCrary, American NFL fullback (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Naples, Florida
  • 1973 Cristiano da Matta, Brazilian auto racer (CART FedEx Series 2002), born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
  • 1973 Nick Colgan, Irish football goalkeeper, born in Drogheda, Ireland
  • 1977 Aakash Chopra, Indian cricketer, born in Agra, India
  • 1978 Nick Johnson, American baseball player, born in Tempe, Arizona
  • 1981 Damiano Cunego, Italian cyclist (Nippo–Vini Fantini team), born in Cerro Veronese, Italy
  • 1981 Rick DiPietro, American ice hockey player, born in Winthrop, Massachusetts
  • 1982 Eleni Daniilidou, Greek tennis player, born in Chania, Crete, Greece
  • 1982 Jordan Parise, American ice hockey player, born in Faribault, Minnesota
  • 1983 Charlie Haeger, American baseball player, born in Livonia, Michigan
  • 1983 Joey Devine, American baseball player, born in Junction City, Kansas

Brittany Lincicome (38 years old)

1985 American golfer (ANA Inspiration 2009, 15), born in St. Petersburg, Florida

  • 1986 Ken Gushi, Japanese racing driver, born in Okinawa, Japan
  • 1990 Kieran Trippier, English footballer (Newcastle United, England), born in Bury, England
  • 1998 Trae Young, American NBA player (Atlanta Hawks), born in Lubbock, Texas

Lewis Koumas (18 years old)

2005 English footballer, born in Chester, England