Athletes and Sports Stars Born on September 22

Charlotte Cooper (1870-1966)

British tennis player (1st female Olympic champion 1900; Wimbledon 1895-96, 98, 1901, 08), born in Ealing, England

1889 George "Hooks" Dauss, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1912-26 (Detroit Tigers), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 1963)
1896 Henry Segrave, British racing driver (d. 1930)
1907 Philip Fotheringham-Parker, British racing driver (d. 1981)
1912 Alfred G. Vanderbilt Jr., English thoroughbred horse owner (Bed O' Roses, Native Dancer), born in London (d. 1999)
1920 Bob Lemon, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (MLB All-Star 1948–54; World Series 1948; no-hitter 1948; Cleveland Indians) and manager (KC Royals, Chicago White Sox; World Series NY Yankees 1978), born in San Bernardino, California (d. 2000)
1924 Norvel Lee, American boxer (Olympic gold 1952), born in Eagle Rock, Virginia (d. 1992)
1927 Gordon Astall, English soccer forward (2 caps; Birmingham City 235 games, 59 goals), born in Horwich, England (d. 2020)

Tommy Lasorda (1927-2021)

American Baseball Hall of Fame manager (World Series 1981, 88; NL Manager of the Year 1983, 88; LA Dodgers 1976-96), born in Norristown, Pennsylvania [1]

1929 Carlo Ubbiali, Italian motorcycle racer (World Champion 125cc 1951, 55, 56, 58-60; 250cc 1956, 59, 60), born in Bergamo, Italy (d. 2020)

Ingemar Johansson (1932-2009)

Swedish world heavyweight boxing champion, born in Gothenburg, Sweden

1933 Dave Smith, Scottish soccer manager (Mansfield Town, Southend United, Plymouth Argyle, Dundee, Torquay United), born in Dundee, Scotland (d. 2022)
1934 Lute Olson, American Basketball Hall of Fame coach (Uni of Iowa 1974-83; NCAA Division I Tournament 1997, Uni of Arizona 1983-2008), born in Mayville, North Dakota (d. 2020)
1935 Harriet King, American Olympic fencer, born in New York City
1936 Maurice Evans, English soccer wing half (Reading 407 games) and manager (Shrewsbury Town, Reading, Oxford United), born in Didcot, England (d. 2000)
1937 Hameur Hizem, Tunisian soccer coach (Tunisia national team 1970-74, 1978-79, 1980-81; US Monastir), born in Monastir, French Tunisia (d. 2023)
1937 Raul Machado, Portuguese soccer centre-back (11 caps; Leixões SC, SL Benfica), born in Matosinhos, Portugal (d. 2023)
1938 Gene Mingo, American football player (1st African American placekicker in American football), born in Akron, Ohio
1941 Cesare Salvadori, Italian fencer (Olympic gold sabre team 1972; silver 1964, 68), born in Turin, Italy (d. 2021)
1942 David Stern, American basketball executive (NBA commissioner 1984-2014; longest-tenured commissioner in history of major North American sports leagues), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2020)
1944 Jim Forrest, Scottish soccer striker (5 caps; Rangers, Preston NE, Aberdeen, Hong Kong Rangers), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2023)
1945 Ilija Petković, Serbian soccer midfielder (43 caps, Yugoslavia; Troyes, OFK Beograd) and manager (Serbia & Montenegro), born in Knin, Croatia (d. 2020)
1945 John Bland, South African golfer (British Senior Open 1997, 99, 2000 runner-up; US Senior Open 1997 runner-up), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 2023)
1946 Dan Baker, American public address announcer (Philadelphia Phillies, 1972-present; Philadelphia Eagles, 1985-2014), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1948 Mark Phillips, British equestrian rider (Olympic gold team eventing 1972, silver 1988) and ex-husband of Anne, Princess Royal, born in Tetbury, England
1949 Harold Carmichael, American NFL wide receiver (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Jacksonville, Florida
1953 Tomasz Wójtowicz, Polish volleyball player (Olympic gold 1976; World C'ship gold 1974; Legia Warsaw, Santal Parma) and broadcaster, born in Lublin, Poland (d. 2022)
1954 Randy Lanier, American auto racer (IMSA Camel GT 1984; convicted drug trafficker 1988), born in Lynchburg, Virginia
1955 Jeffrey Leonard, American Major League baseball player, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1957 Giuseppe Saronni, Italian cyclist (Giro d'Italia), born in Novara, Italy
1957 Mark Johnson, American NHL forward (Olympic gold 1980, Pitts, NJ), born in Madison, Wisconsin
1957 Phil Blackmar, American golfer (3 PGA Tour titles), born in San Diego, California
1958 El Hadji Dia Ba, Senegalese hurdler (Olympic silver 1988), born in Dakar, Senegal
1960 Victor Stevenson, Canadian CFL tackle (Edmonton Eskimos), born in New Westminster, British Columbia
1961 Dot Richardson, American softball infielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Orlando, Florida
1961 Vince Coleman, American MLB outfielder, 1985-97, NL Rookie of the Year, 6X NL stolen base leader, 2X All-Star (St. Louis Cardinals; New York Mets, and 4 other teams), born in Jacksonville, Florida

Martin Crowe (1962-2016)

New Zealand cricketer and batsman, born in Auckland

1965 Mark Guthrie, American MLB pitcher, 1989-2003 (Minnesota Twins, LA Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, and 6 other teams), born in Buffalo, New York
1966 Mike Richter, American ice hockey goalie (Stanley Cup 1994 NY Rangers; World Cup gold 1996; Olympic silver 2002), born in Abington, Pennsylvania
1966 Stefan Rehn, Swedish footballer and manager, born in Stockholm, Sweden
1967 Félix Savón, Cuban boxer (3 Olympic heavyweight gold 1992, 96, 80), born in San Vicente, Cuba
1967 Harald Hasselbach, Dutch born NFL defensive end (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
1968 Godfrey Myles, America NFL linebacker (Dallas Cowboys), born in Miami, Florida
1968 Lisa Alexander, Canadian synchronized swimmer (Olympic silver 1996), born in Toronto, Ontario
1969 Marian Chlad, Czech soccer player (FC Groningen), born in Teplice, Czechoslovakia
1969 Nicole Bradtke, Australian tennis star (1995 Auckland), born in Melbourne, Victoria
1970 Emmanuel Petit, French footballer (Chelsea, France), born in Dieppe, France
1970 Mike Matheny, American MLB player (Milwaukee Brewers) and manager (Kansas City Royals), born in Columbus, Ohio
1971 Christian Fauria, American NFL tight end (Seattle Seahawks), born in Harbour City, California
1974 Gary Trent, American NBA forward (Portland Trailblazers), born in Columbus, Ohio
1975 Ethan Moreau, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Huntsville, Ontario
1977 Paul Sculthorpe, English rugby league footballer (St Helens, 2x Man of Steel Award), born in Burnley, England
1978 Ed Joyce, Irish-English cricketer, born in Dublin, Ireland
1982 Kosuke Kitajima, Japanese swimmer (Olympic gold 100/200m breaststroke 2004, 08), born in Tokyo, Japan
1983 Glenn Loovens, Dutch soccer defender (2 caps; Cardiff City, Celtic, Sheffield Wed), born in Doetinchem, Netherlands
1984 Thiago Emiliano da Silva, Brazilian football player (Paris Saint-Germain, Brazil national team), born in Rio de Janeiro
1985 Faris Haroun, Belgian footballer, born in Brussels, Belgium
1994 Carlos Correa, Puerto Rican MLB player (Minnesota Twins), born in Ponce, Puerto Rico
1997 Jeremy Peña, Dominican-American baseball shortstop (World Series MVP; ALCS MVP; Gold Glove Award 2022; Houston Astros), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic