Athletes Born on September 4

  • 1902 Tommy Mitchell, English cricket spin bowler (5 Tests, 8 wickets; Derbyshire CCC), born in Cresswell, England (d. 1996)
  • 1904 Sabin Carr, American athlete (Olympic gold pole vault 1928; WR 4.27m 1927), born in Santa Barbara, California (d. 1983)
  • 1918 Bill Talbert, American tennis player (9 x Grand Slam doubles titles; US Open singles 1944, 45 runner-up; International Tennis HOF), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1999)
  • 1926 Bert Olmstead, Canadian Hockey HOF left wing (Stanley Cup, Montreal Canadiens 1953, 56, 57, 58; Toronto Maple Leafs 1962), born in Sceptre, Saskatchewan (d. 2015)
  • 1926 Dennis Murphy, American sports entrepreneur (co-founder American Basketball Ass'n, World Hockey Ass'n, original World Team Tennis, Roller Hockey International), born in Shanghai, China (d. 2021)
  • 1928 Dominique Colonna, French soccer goalkeeper (13 caps; Stade Français, OGC Nice, Reims) and manager (Cameroon 1965-70), born in Corte, France (d. 2023)
  • 1931 Antoine Bonifaci, French soccer midfielder (12 caps; OGC Nice, FC Inter Milan, Bologna FC, Torino FC), born in Bezons, France (d. 2021)
  • 1932 Bevo Francis, American basketball forward (NCAA record for points scored in a game [113] 1954–2012), born in Hammondsville, Ohio (d. 2015)
  • 1932 Vince Dooley, American College Football HOF coach (NCAA C'ship, AFCA Coach of the Year, Eddie Robinson COY; AD University of Georgia 1979-2004), born in Mobile, Alabama (d. 2022)
  • 1934 Carlos Timoteo Griguol, Argentine soccer midfielder (Atlanta, Rosario Central) and manager (Ferro Carril Oeste, Real Betis, River Plate), born in Las Palmas, Argentina (d. 2021)
  • 1936 Federico Sacchi, Argentine soccer central defender (15 caps; Newell's Old Boys, Racing Club, Boca Juniors), born in Rosario, Argentina (d. 2023)

Dawn Fraser (86 years old)

1937 Australian swimmer (Olympic gold 100m freestyle 1956, 60, 64; 4×100m freestyle relay 1956), born in Sydney, Australia

  • 1941 Aleksandar Shalamanov, Bulgarian soccer defender (42 caps; PFC Slavia Sofia) and alpine skier (Winter Olympics 1960), born in Boyana, Bulgaria (d. 2021)
  • 1941 Alfons Dirnberger, Austrian soccer midfielder (3 caps; FC Austria Wien), born in Tulin, Austria (d. 2022)
  • 1941 Ken Harrelson, American baseball utility player (MLB All Star; AL RBI leader 1968; Kansas City A's, Boston Red Sox) and broadcaster (Boston Red Sox, NY Yankees, Chicago White Sox), born in Woodruff, South Carolina

Ray Floyd (81 years old)

1942 American golfer (US Masters 1976; PGA C'ship 1969, 82; US Open 1986; 4 x Seniors Tour major titles), born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina

  • 1943 Giuseppe Gentile, Italian athlete (Olympic bronze triple jump 1968; WR 17.22m 1968), born in Latina, Italy
  • 1947 Bob Jenkins, American television and radio sports announcer (IndyCar & NASCAR telecasts for ESPN/ABC, NBC Sports), born in Richmond, Indiana (d. 2021)
  • 1947 Paul Sait, Australian rugby league utility (7 Tests, 9 World Cup; NSWRL Premiership 1970, 71 South Sydney), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2023)
  • 1949 Dean Pees, American football coach (Kent State Uni 1998-2003; Super Bowl XXXIX NE Patriots LC, XLVII Baltimore Ravens DC), born in Dunkirk, Ohio

Tom Watson (74 years old)

1949 American golfer (8 x major winner [British Open 1975, 77, 80, 82, 83]; 6 x Senior Tour major titles), born in Kansas City, Missouri

  • 1950 Ehteshamuddin, Pakistani cricket medium pace bowler (5 Tests, 16 wickets, BB 5/47; Lahore, Punjab), born in Lahore, Pakistan
  • 1952 Nelson Marcenaro, Uruguayan soccer defender (8 caps; Mundialito 1980; Progreso, Portuguesa, Peñarol, Emelec), born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 2021)
  • 1961 Rizwan-uz-Zaman, Pakistani cricket all-rounder (11 Tests, 3 x 50, 4 wickets; Pakistan International Airlines, Karachi Whites, Karachi Blues), born in Karachi, Pakistan
  • 1962 Kiran More, Indian cricket wicketkeeper (49 Tests, 130 dismissals, 7 x 50; Baroda), born in Baroda, India
  • 1963 John Vanbiesbrouck, American ice hockey goalie (NHL All Star 1994, 96, 97; Vezina Trophy 1986; NY Rangers), born in Detroit, Michigan
  • 1964 Tomas Sandström, Swedish ice hockey right wing (Stanley Cup 1997 Detroit Red Wings; NHL All-Star 1988, 91; NY Rangers, LA Kings), born in Jakobstad, Finland
  • 1966 Jearl Miles Clark, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x400m relay 1996, 2000; World C'ship gold 400m 1993; 4x400m relay 1993, 95, 2003), born in Gainesville, Florida
  • 1967 Darrin Murray, New Zealand cricket batsman (8 Tests, 1 x 50; Canterbury), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
  • 1968 Carlette Guidry-White, American athlete (Olympic gold 4 x 100m relay 1992, 1996; World C'ships 1995), born in Houston, Texas
  • 1968 Mike Piazza, American Baseball HOF catcher (12 x MLB All-Star; 10 x Silver Slugger; LA Dodgers, NY Mets), born in Norristown, Pennsylvania
  • 1969 Va'aiga Tuigamala, Samoan rugby union centre/winger (19 Tests NZ, 23 Samoa; Newcastle Falcons, Auckland RU) and rugby league (2 Tests, Samoa; Wigan Warriors), born in Faleasiu, Western Samoa (d. 2022)
  • 1971 Maik Taylor, Irish soccer goalkeeper (88 caps Northern Ireland; Fulham, Birmingham City), born in Hildesheim, Germany
  • 1972 Daniel Nestor, Canadian tennis player (Olympic gold doubles 2000; 12 x Grand Slam doubles titles; Tour Finals 2007, 08, 10, 11), born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia
  • 1975 Nikos Liberopoulos, Greek soccer forward (76 caps; Panathinaikos, AEK Athens, Eintracht Frankfurt), born in Filiatra, Greece
  • 1979 Kosuke Matsuura, Japanese auto racer (IndyCar & Indy 500 Rookie of the Year 2004; Formula Dream 2000), born in Aichi, Japan
  • 1980 Pat Neshek, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 2014 St. Louis Cardinals, 2017 Philadelphia Phillies), born in Madison, Wisconsin
  • 1981 Richard Garcia, Australian soccer midfielder/forward (17 caps; West Ham United, Colchester United, Hull City, Perth Glory) and coach (Perth Glory), born in Perth, Australia
  • 1983 Tareq Aziz, Bangladeshi cricket fast bowler (3 Tests, 1 wicket; 10 ODIs, 13 wickets; Chittagong Districts), born in Chittagong, Bangladesh
  • 1985 Kaillie Humphries, Canadian-American bobsledder (Olympic gold 2-woman [Canada] 2010, 14; monobob [USA] 2022), born in Calgary, Alberta
  • 1986 James Younghusband, Philippine soccer midfielder (101 caps; Meralco Sparks / Manila, Davao Aguilas), born in Ashford, England