Athletes and Sports Stars Born in June 1945

Hale Irwin (78 years old)

Jun 3 American golfer (US Open 1974, 79, 90; US Senior Open 1998, 2000), born in Joplin, Missouri

Jun 5 American sprinter who performed the black power salute while accepting his Olympic bronze medal in 1968, born in Harlem, New York

Jun 8 Derek Underwood, England cricket spin bowler (86 Tests, 297 wickets @ 25.83, BB 8/51; Kent CCC), born in Bromley, England (d. 2024)
Jun 9 Faina Melnik, Soviet discus thrower (Olympic gold 1972), born in Bakota, Ukraine
Jun 9 Luis Ocaña, Spanish cyclist (d. 1994)
Jun 12 Terry Anderson, American rapid fire pistol shooter (Olympic-80, 96), born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Jun 13 Garry Adey, English rugby union number 8 (2 Tests; Leicester Tigers 381 games) and businessman (Executive Chairman The Adey Group), born in Loughborough, England (d. 2023)
Jun 16 Claire Alexander, Canadian ice hockey player

Jun 17 Belgian road cyclist (Tour de France 1969-72, 74; Giro d'Italia 1968, 70, 72-74), born in Meensel-Kiezegem, Belgium

Jun 17 Australian tennis player and coach (French Open 1966; 15 x Grand Slam doubles titles; Australian Davis Cup captain), born in Wagga Wagga, NSW

Jun 21 Jacques Rougerie, French rugby union front rower (1 Test; AS Montferrand), born in Pamiers, France (d. 2023)
Jun 24 Betty Stöve, Dutch professional tennis player (6 Grand Slam Doubles, 1972-79; 4 Grand Slam Mixed Doubles, 1977-81), and coach, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
Jun 26 David Heyn, Sri Lankan cricket batsman (18 x unofficial tests; 2 ODIs; Nondescripts CC), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Jun 27 Catherine Lacoste, French golfer (US Women's Open 1967), born in Paris, France
Jun 27 John M. Veitch, American thoroughbred horse trainer (Breeders' Cup Classic 1985 [Proud Truth]; Alydar; National Museum of Racing HOF), born in Lexington, Kentucky (d. 2023)
Jun 28 Ken Buchanan, Scottish boxer (undisputed world lightweight champion 1971), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2023)