National Football League History (Part 17)

American Football Leagues: AAFC - AFL - CFL - NFL Europe

Related Topics: NFL Championship - NFL Draft - NFL Teams - Pro Bowl

Events in Sport


Birthdays in Sport

Birthdays 1601 - 1,676 of 1,676

  • 1985-01-25 Patrick Willis, American Pro Football HOF linebacker (NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year 2007; 5 × First-team All-Pro; 7 × Pro Bowl; NFL tackles leader 2007, 09; SF 49ers), born in Bruceton, Tennessee
  • 1985-03-02 Reggie Bush, American NFL running back (Heisman Trophy 2005 [later forfeited], USC; Super Bowl 2009, New Orleans Saints), born in Spring Valley, California
  • 1985-03-22 Mike Jenkins, German-born American NFL cornerback (Pro Bowl 2009; Dallas Cowboys), born in Neuenburg am Rhein, Germany
  • 1985-05-19 (Marcellous) "Tyrell" Johnson, American NFL football safety, 2008-12 (Minnesota Vikings, Detroit Tigers), born in Rison, Arkansas
  • 1985-05-30 Sam Baker, American NFL football tackle, 2008-14 (Atlanta Falcons), born in Tustin, California
  • 1985-05-31 Jordy Nelson, American NFL player (Green Bay Packers), born in Manhattan, Kansas
  • 1986-05-28 Michael Oher, American NFL player (Baltimore Ravens, story depicted in "The Blind Side"), born in Memphis, Tennessee
  • 1986-07-04 Terrance Knighton, American NFL Player, born in Hartford, Connecticut
  • 1986-08-24 Arian Foster, American football running back (First-team All-Pro 2010, 12; 4 × Pro Bowl; NFL rushing TD leader 2010, 12; Houston Texans, Miami Dolphins), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • 1986-12-01 DeSean Jackson, American NFL wide receiver (Pro Bowl 2009-10, 13; Philadelphia Eagles), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1987-05-01 Ryan Matthews, American NFL running back (Pro Bowl 2011; SD Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles), born in Riverside, California
  • 1987-08-14 Tim Tebow, American NFL quarterback (Heisman Trophy 2007, BCS National C'ship 2006, 08; U of Florida; Denver Broncos), born in Makati, Philippines
  • 1987-08-19 Patrick Chung, Jamaican-American NFL player (New England Patriots), born in Kingston, Jamaica
  • 1987-10-29 Andy Dalton, American NFL player (Chicago Bears), born in Katy, Texas

Colin Kaepernick (36 years old)

1987-11-03 American NFL quarterback (protest kneel during national anthem; SF 49ers), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

  • 1987-11-08 Sam Bradford, American football quarterback (Heisman Trophy 2008, U of Oklahoma; NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year 2010, St. Louis Rams), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • 1987-12-15 Josh Norman, American football cornerback (First-team All-Pro, Pro Bowl 2015 Carolina Panthers; San Francisco 49ers), born in Greenwood, South Carolina

Richard Sherman (36 years old)

1988-03-30 American NFL cornerback (San Francisco 49ers), born in Compton, California

  • 1988-04-16 Joe McKnight, NFL and CFL player killed in road rage incident, born in Kenner, Louisiana (d. 2016)
  • 1988-07-05 Kellen Moore, American NFL player and coach (Dallas Cowboys), born in Prosser, Washington
  • 1988-07-27 Ryan Tannehill III, American football quarterback (Miami Dolphins, Tennessee Titans; NFL passer rating leader 2019), born in Lubbock, Texas
  • 1988-07-31 A. J. Green [Adriel Jeremiah Green], American NFL player (Cincinnati Bengals), born in Summerville, South Carolina
  • 1988-08-19 Kirk Cousin, American NFL player (Minnesota Vikings), born in Barrington, Illinois

Russell Wilson (35 years old)

1988-11-29 American NFL quarterback (Super Bowl 2013, Seattle Seahawks; Pro Bowl 2012–15, 2017–19), born in Cincinnati, Ohio

  • 1989-01-01 Jason Pierre-Paul, American NFL linebacker (Pro Bowl 2011-12; Super Bowl 2011, New York Giants), born in Deerfield Beach, Florida

Nick Foles (35 years old)

1989-01-20 American NFL quarterback (Super Bowl LII MVP), born in Austin, Texas

  • 1989-02-08 Julio Jones, American football receiver (First-team All-Pro 2015, 16; 7 × Pro Bowl; Atlanta Falcons), born in Foley, Alabama

J. J. Watt (35 years old)

1989-03-22 American NFL player (Houston Texans), born in Waukesha, Wisconsin

  • 1989-03-26 Von Miller, American football linebacker who won Super Bowl 50 (MVP) Denver Broncos, LVI LA Rams; First-team All-Pro 2012, 15, 16; 8 x Pro Bowl, born in Dallas, Texas
  • 1989-05-11 Cam Newton, American football quarterback (Heisman Trophy 2010, Auburn; NFL MVP 2015; Pro Bowl 2011, 13, 15; Carolina Panthers), born in Atlanta, Georgia
  • 1989-05-29 Ezekiel Ansah, Ghanaian NFL defensive end (Pro Bowl 2015, Seattle Seahawks), born in Accra, Ghana
  • 1989-09-12 Andrew Luck, American NFL player (Indianapolis Colts), born in Washington D.C.
  • 1990-03-12 Dont'a Hightower, American football linebacker (Super Bowl XLIX, LI, LIII New England Patriots; Pro Bowl 2016, 19), born in Lewisburg, Tennessee
  • 1990-06-27 Bobby Wagner, American NFL player (Seattle Seahawks), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1990-09-08 Matt Barkley, American NFL football quarterback (Buffalo Bills), born in Newport Beach, California

Laurent Duvernay-Tardif (33 years old)

1991-02-11 Canadian NFL player (Kansas City Chiefs, NY Jets), born in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec

  • 1991-03-17 Cordarrelle Patterson 'The Flash', American NFL player (Atlanta Falcons), born in Rock Hill, South Carolina
  • 1991-05-23 Aaron Donald, American NFL football defensive end, Defensive Rookie of the Year, 7x Pro Bowls, 3x Defensive Player of the Year (St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • 1991-11-02 Jimmy Garoppolo, American NFL player (San Francisco 49ers), born in Arlington Heights, Illinois
  • 1992-04-03 Damien Williams, American NFL player (Atlanta Falcons), born in San Diego, California
  • 1992-05-13 Tyrann Mathieu, American NFL player (Kansas City Chiefs), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • 1992-09-08 Za'Darius Smith, American NFL player (Cleveland Browns), born in Montgomery, Alabama
  • 1992-09-28 Tyler Lockett, American NFL player (Seattle Seahawks), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
  • 1992-11-05 Odell Beckham Jr., American NFL player (New York Giants), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • 1992-12-06 Johnny Manziel, American football quarterback (Heisman Trophy 2012, Texas A&M; NFL: Cleveland Browns), born in Tyler, Texas
  • 1992-12-11 Jacoby Brissett, American NFL player (Miami Dolphins), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
  • 1992-12-30 Carson Wentz, American NFL quarterback (Pro Bowl 2017; Philadelphia Eagles), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
  • 1993-02-10 Sterling Shepard, American NFL player (New York Giants), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  • 1993-04-12 Carl Nassib, American NFL player (Cleveland Browns), 1st publicly gay player, born in West Chester, Pennsylvania
  • 1993-07-29 Dak Prescott, American football quarterback (NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year 2016; Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year 2022; Pro Bowl 2016, 18; Dallas Cowboys), born in Sulphur, Louisiana
  • 1993-08-21 Mike Evans, American NFL player (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in Galveston, Texas
  • 1993-10-30 Marcus Mariota, American football quarterback (Heisman Trophy 2014, U of Oregon; NFL: Tennessee Titans), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
  • 1993-11-29 Stefon Diggs, American NFL football wide receiver, 2015-present (Minnesota Vikings, Buffalo Bills), born in Alexandria, Virginia

Derrick Henry (30 years old)

1994-01-04 American NFL running back (Heisman Trophy 2015, U of Alabama; Pro Bowl 2019, Tennessee Titans), born in Yulee, Florida

  • 1994-01-06 Jameis Winston, American NFL quarterback (Heisman Trophy 2013, Florida State; Pro Bowl 2015, Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in Bessemer, Alabama
  • 1994-03-01 Tyreek Hill, American NFL wide receiver (Super Bowl 2020; Pro Bowl 2016–19; KC Chiefs), born in Lauderhill, Florida
  • 1994-03-17 DeForest Buckner, American NFL player, born in Waianae, Hawaii
  • 1994-08-03 Todd Gurley, American NFL player (Los Angeles Rams), born in Baltimore, Maryland
  • 1994-10-11 T. J. Watt, American NFL player (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Pewaukee, Wisconsin
  • 1994-10-24 Jalen Ramsey, American NFL cornerback (Jacksonville Jaguars, LA Rams, Miami Dolphins), born in Smyrna, Tennessee
  • 1995-01-18 Leonard Fournette, American NFL player (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
  • 1995-07-20 Shaquem Griffin, American football linebacker (one-handed Seattle Seahawks 2018-20), born in St. Petersburg, Florida
  • 1995-07-22 Ezekiel Elliott, American NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys), born in Alton, Illinois
  • 1995-09-06 Mark Andrews, American NFL player (Baltimore Ravens), born in Scottsdale, Arizona

Patrick Mahomes (28 years old)

1995-09-17 American football quarterback (Super Bowl MVP 2020, 22; KC Chiefs), born in Tyler, Texas

Lamar Jackson (27 years old)

1997-01-07 American NFL quarterback (Heisman Trophy 2016, Louisville; Pro Bowl 2019, Baltimore Ravens), born in Pompano Beach, Florida

  • 1997-04-14 D. J. Moore, American NFL player (Carolina Panthers), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • 1997-04-28 Denzel Ward, American NFL player (Cleveland Browns), born in Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1997-10-23 Nick Bosa, American NFL player (San Francisco 49ers), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • 1998-03-10 Justin Herbert, American NFL player (LA Chargers), born in Eugene, Oregon
  • 1998-03-24 Damar Hamlin, American NFL player (Buffalo Bulls), born in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania
  • 1998-11-02 Jordan Love, American NFL player (Green Bay Packers), born in Bakersfield, California
  • 1999-03-05 Justin Fields, American NFL football quarterback (Chicago Bears), born in Kennesaw, Georgia
  • 1999-04-14 Chase Young, American NFL player (Washington Commanders), born in Upper Marlboro, Maryland
  • 1999-06-16 Justin Jefferson, American NFL player (Minnesota Vikings), born in St. Rose, Louisiana
  • 1999-08-03 Zach Wilson, American NFL quarterback (NY Jets), born in Draper, Utah

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Deaths in Sport