Athletes and Sports Stars Born in 1969 (Part 2)

Birthdays 201 - 400 of 562

Emmitt Smith (54 years old)

May 15 American College/Pro Football HOF running back (Uni of Florida; Super Bowl 1992, 93 [MVP], 95; NFL MVP 1993; 3 x NFL rushing leader; Dallas Cowboys), born in Pensacola, Florida

May 15 Hideki Irabu, Japanese-American NPB and MLB baseball pitcher, 1988-2004 (New York Yankees, 1997-2002), born in Okinawa, Japan (d. 2011)
May 15 Holly McPeak, American beach volleyballer (Olympic bronze 2004), born in Manhattan Beach, California
May 16 Steve Lewis, American athlete
May 16 Steven Earl Lewis, 4X100/400m runner (Olympic gold 1988), born in Los Angeles, California
May 17 Aaron Ruffin, CFL defensive back (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
May 17 Ujesh Ranchod, cricketer (Zimbabwe off-spinner 1993)
May 19 David Wharton, Warminster PA, US Olympic swimmer (Olympic silver 1988)
May 19 Richard Dumas, NBA forward (Philadelphia 76ers)
May 20 Alberto Mancini, Argentine professional tennis player, born in Misiones, Argentina
May 21 Pierluigi Brivio, Italian footballer, born in Milan, Italy
May 23 Pat Hurst, American golfer (ANA Inspiration 1998), born in San Leandro, California
May 23 Ramon Caraballo, baseball player
May 24 Martin McCague, England team cricketer (in Ulster AIS product, Eng quickie 1993-94), born in Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
May 27 Todd Hundley, American baseball catcher (MLB All-Star 1996, 97 NY Mets; LA Dodgers, Chicago Cubs), born in Martinsville, Virginia
May 28 Damian Rhodes, NHL goalie (Ottawa Senators), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
May 31 Juliet Haslam, Australian field hockey midfielder (Olympic gold 1996, 2000; World Cup gold 1994, 98; Champions Trophy gold 1991, 93, 95, 97, 99), born in Adelaide, Australia
Jun 1 Ari Sulander, Finnish ice hockey goaltender (World C'ship gold 1995; Olympic bronze 1998), born in Helsinki, Finland
Jun 1 Erin Hartwell, American time trial cyclist (Olympic bronze/silver-92, 96), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jun 1 Luis García Postigo, Mexican soccer striker (79 caps; UNAM, Atlético Madrid, Real Sociedad) and commentator (TV Azteca), born in Mexico City
Jun 2 David Wheaton, tennis star (1987 US junior boys), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jun 2 Kurt Abbott, infielder (Florida Marlins), born in Zanesville, Ohio
Jun 4 Regi Blinker, soccer player (Feyenoord)
Jun 4 Robert Perez, Bolivar Venezuela, outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays)
Jun 6 Mike Croel, NFL linebacker (NY Giants)
Jun 6 Sunil Joshi, Indian cricket all-rounder (15 Tests, 41 wickets, 1 x 50; Karnataka, Royal Challengers Bangalore), born in Gadag, India
Jun 7 Lachlan Elmer, Australian field hockey halfback (Olympic silver 1992, 96)
Jun 8 Glenn Rogers Jr, CFL defensive back (Edmonton Eskimos)
Jun 9 Eric Wynalda, American soccer player and coach, born in Fullerton, California
Jun 10 Ronny Johnsen, Norwegian soccer defensive midfielder (62 caps; FC Eik-Tønsberg, Manchester United, Aston Villa, Vålerenga), born in Sandefjord, Norway
Jun 12 Kevin Turner, American football fullback (Philadelphia Eagles) and plaintiff against NFL (concussion case), born in Prattville, Alabama (d. 2016)
Jun 12 Mathieu Schneider, American NHL defenseman (NY Islanders, Toronto), born in New York City
Jun 13 Svetlana Krivelyova, Russian shot put athlete (Olympic gold 1992), born in Bryansk, Russia
Jun 14 Éric Desjardins, Canadian NHL defenseman (Philadelphia Flyers, Canada), born in Rouyn, Quebec, Canada
Jun 14 Eugene Chung, American NFL guard (Jacksonville Jaguars, Indianapolis Colts), born in Prince George's County, Maryland

Steffi Graf (54 years old)

Jun 14 German tennis player (Golden Slam 1988, 22 Grand Slam singles titles), born in Mannheim, West Germany

Cedric Pioline (54 years old)

Jun 15 French tennis player (runner-up US Open 1993, Wimbledon 1997), born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France

Jun 15 Jesse Belanger, St-georges De Beau, NHL center (Vancouver Canucks)
Jun 15 Oliver Kahn, German footballer
Jun 15 Sheldon Kennedy, Canadian NHL hockey right wing, 1989-97 (Detroit Red Wings and 2 other teams), born in Brandon, Manitoba
Jun 16 Mark Crossley, Welsh footballer (Manchester United, Wales), born in Barnsley, England
Jun 17 Karen Nystrom, Canadian ice hockey forward (Olympic silver 1998), born in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Jun 17 Patric Kjellberg, hockey forward (Team Sweden Olympics 1998)
Jun 17 Paul Tergat, Kenyan long distance runner, born in Riwo, Baringo District, Kenya
Jun 18 Jay Leeuwenburg, American NFL guard/center (Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts), born in St. Louis, Missouri
Jun 20 Gerald Dixon, NFL linebacker (Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals), born in Rock Hill, South Carolina
Jun 20 Malivai Washington, American tennis player (Wimbledon 1998 runner-up), born in Glenn Cove, New York
Jun 21 Chris Perez, CFL tackle (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
Jun 21 Donovan Osborne, Amercian pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Roseville, California
Jun 21 Gabriella Paruzzi, Italian cross country skier (Olympic gold 30k classical 2002; World Cup gold women's overall 2004), born in Udine, Italy
Jun 22 Derek Russell, NFL wide receiver (Houston/Tennessee Oilers)
Jun 23 Elbert Ellis, NFL wide receiver (Carolina Panthers, GB Packers)
Jun 24 Sean Maye, American 400m/800m runner
Jun 24 Thabo Mngomeni, South African football player, born in Cape Town, South Africa
Jun 25 Alina Ivanova, Russian race walker (indoor 3K world record), born in Kildishevo, Yadrinsky District, Russia
Jun 25 Jurgen Streppel, Dutch soccer player (Telstar/RKC), born in Voorst, Netherlands
Jun 26 Harry Boatswain, NFL tackle (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Brooklyn, New York
Jun 26 Ingrid Lempereur, Belgian swimmer, born in Messancy, Belgium
Jun 26 Mike Myers, American baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers), born in Arlington Heights, Illinois
Jun 26 Troy Auzenne, American NFL tackle (Chicago Bears), born in El Monte, California
Jun 29 Erik Tammer, American soccer player (SC Heerenveen, Go Ahead Eagles), born in Utrecht, Netherlands
Jun 29 Simon Brown, English cricket fast bowler (1 Test, 2 wickets; Durham, Northamptonshire), born in Cleadon, England
Jun 30 Jim Montgomery, Canadian NHL center (Philadelphia Flyers), born in Montreal, Quebec
Jun 30 Ken Gernander, American NHL center (NY Rangers), born in Coleraine, Minnesota
Jun 30 Kristina Farrar Stookey, American 470 sailor (Olympic 4th 1996), born in Martha Vineyard, Massachusetts

Sanath Jayasuriya (54 years old)

Jun 30 Sri Lankan cricket opening batsmen (MVP-1996 World Cup), born in Matara, Sri Lanka

Jul 5 John LeClair, American NHL left wing (first American-born player to score 50 goals in 3 straight NHL seasons; Philadelphia Flyers), born in St Albans, Vermont
Jul 6 Sophia Witherspoon, American WNBA guard (NY Liberty), born in Fort Pierce, Florida

Joe Sakic (54 years old)

Jul 7 Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center (Colorado Avalanche, Canada 1998-2002) and executive (GM Colorado Avalanche), born in Burnaby, British Columbia

Jul 7 Sylke Otto, German luger, born in Chemnitz, Germany
Jul 9 Jerry Drake, NFL defensive linesman (Arizona Cardinals)
Jul 9 Robert Gordon, American CFL and Arena football receiver, 1991-2005 (Edmonton Eskimos, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, and 7 other teams), born in Detroit, Michigan
Jul 9 Venkatapathy Raju, cricketer (Indian slow left-armer)
Jul 12 Alan Mullally, English cricket fast bowler (19 Tests, 58 wickets; 50 ODIs, 63 wickets; Western Australia, Hampshire CCC, Leicestershire CCC), born in Southend-on-Sea, England
Jul 13 Ewan Beaton, 60 kg judoka (Olympics-9-92, 96), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Jul 13 Kakhi Kakhiashvili, Georgian-born Greek weightlifter
Jul 13 Kim Braatz, female outfielder (Colo Silver Bullets), born in Santa Ana, California
Jul 13 Shaun Greatbatch, English darts player (first player to hit perfect 9-dart finish on live television 2002), born in Newmarket, England (d. 2022)
Jul 14 Jose Hernandez, Puerto Rican infielder (Chicago Cubs), born in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico
Jul 15 John Crotty, American NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers, Portland Trailblazers), born in Orange, New Jersey
Jul 15 Peter Ciavaglia, US hockey forward (Olympics 1994), born in Albany, New York
Jul 16 Kathryn Harby-Williams, Australian netball GD, WD (95 caps; World C'ship gold 1995, 99; C'wealth Games gold 1998, 2002; Adelaide Thunderbirds, Auckland Diamonds), born in Adelaide, Australia
Jul 17 Tommy Soderstrom, Swedish NHL goalie (Sweden, NY Islanders), born in Stockholm, Sweden
Jul 20 Giovanni Lombardi, Italian cyclist (Gold Medal 1992 Olympics), born in Pavia, Italy
Jul 23 Andrew Cassels, Canadian NHL center (Hartford Whalers), born in Bramalea, Ontario, Canada
Jul 23 Dmitri Khristich, Ukrainian NHL left wing (LA Kings), born in Kyiv, Ukraine
Jul 23 Fernanda Ribeiro, Portuguese 10k runner (Olympic gold 1996), born in Penafiel, Portugal
Jul 24 Chris King, American NBA forward (Vancouver Grizzlies), born in Newton Grove, North Carolina
Jul 24 Rick Fox, Canadian actor and NBA player (LA Lakers, Boston Celtics), born in Toronto, Ontario
Jul 25 Jon Barry, American NBA guard (LA Lakers, Golden State Warriors), born in Oakland, California
Jul 26 Greg Colbrunn, American MLB infielder (Florida Marlins), born in Fontana, California
Jul 26 Jonty Rhodes, South African cricket batsman (brilliant fielder), born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Jul 26 Marc Boutte, American NFL defensive tackle (Washington Redskins), born in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Jul 27 Linda Burgess, American basketball forward (L.A. Sparks), born in Madison, Alabama
Jul 28 Dana White, American Ultimate Fighting Championship President, born in Manchester, Connecticut
Jul 28 Garth Snow, American hockey goalie (Olympics 1994, Flyers), born in Wrentham Massachusetts
Jul 28 Jarrod Hanks, American gymnast (Olympic-92, 96), born in Lafayette Louisiana
Jul 29 Alison Dunlap, American cyclist (UCI Mountain Bike Cross Country World C'ship gold 2001), born in Denver, Colorado
Jul 30 Errol Stewart, South African cricket wicket-keeper (limited-over 1993)
Jul 30 Robert Porcher, NFL defensive end (Detroit Lions)
Aug 1 Graham Thorpe, English cricketer (England LHB Century on Test debut 1993), born in Farnham, Surrey, England
Aug 2 Cedric Ceballos, American NBA forward (LA Lakers, Phoenix Suns), born in Maui, Hawaii,
Aug 2 Erik Meijer, Dutch soccer player (PSV, Uerdingen), born in Curaçao
Aug 2 Fernando Couto, Portuguese footballer, born in Espinho, Portugal
Aug 3 Doug Overton, American NBA guard (Philadelphia 76ers, Denver Nuggets), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Aug 4 Lee O'Leary, Compton CA, outfielder (Boston Red Sox)
Aug 4 Norm Casola, CFL slot back (Toronto Argonauts)
Aug 5 Kenny Irwin Jr., American auto racer (USAC National Midget Champion 1996; NASCAR 87 starts), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 2000)
Aug 5 Robert Scott, Australian businessman (CEO Wesfarmers Ltd) and rower (Olympic silver coxless pair 1996), born in Perth, Australia
Aug 5 Vasbert Conniel Drakes, cricketer (fast bowler, WI ODI 1995)
Aug 5 Venkatesh Prasad, Indian cricketer (consistent Indian Test pace bowler), born in Bangalore, India
Aug 6 Mike Budenholzer, American basketball head coach (Milwaukee Bucks 2018-19; Atlanta Hawks 2013-18; NBA Coach of the Year 2015, 19), born in Holbrook, Arizona
Aug 6 Simon Doull, cricket medium pacer (NZ)
Aug 8 Jerome Henderson, American NFL cornerback (NY Jets) and coach/executive (NY Jets), born in Statesville, North Carolina
Aug 9 Troy Percival, American baseball pitcher (California Angels), born in Fontana, California
Aug 10 Iain Fraser, Canadian NHL center (Winnipeg Jets), born in Scarborough, Ontario
Aug 12 Lincoln Coleman, NFL running back (Atlanta Falcons)
Aug 12 Stuart Williams, West Indian cricketer (31 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 128; Leeward Islands, Nevis), born in Charlestown, Nevis
Aug 13 Alex Fernandez, Cuban-American baseball pitcher (Chicago White Sox), born in Miami, Florida
Aug 13 Midori Ito, Japanese ice skater (Olympic silver 1992), born in Tokyo, Japan
Aug 14 Keitaro Hoshino, Japanese boxer (WBA minimumweight title 2000-01, 02), born in Yokohama, Japan (d. 2021)
Aug 14 Stig Tøfting, Danish footballer, born in Aarhus, Denmark
Aug 15 Eric Bieniemy, American NFL running back (Cincinnati Bengals) and coach, born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Aug 15 James Black, Canadian NHL center, 1989-2001 (Chicago Blackhawks, Washington Capitals, and 4 other teams), born in Regina, Saskatchewan
Aug 15 Mark Heese, Canadian beach volleyballer (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Toronto, Ontario
Aug 15 Yancey Thigpen, American NFL wide receiver (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Tarboro, North Carolina
Aug 16 Ben Coates, NFL tight end (NE Patriots)
Aug 17 Christian Laettner, American NBA forward/center (Atlanta Hawks, Olympic gold 1992), born in Angola, New York
Aug 17 Ed Cunningham, American football center (Arizona Cardinals) and broadcaster (CBS Sports, ABC Sports, ESPN), born in Washington, D.C.
Aug 17 Maria Strandlund, Swedish tennis star (1987 Futures NOR), born in Akersberga Sweden
Aug 18 Isaac Austin, American NBA basketball center, 1991-2002 (Miami Heat and 6 other teams), born in Gridley, California
Aug 19 Kazuyoshi Tatsunami, Japanese baseball player, born in Settsu, Japan
Aug 19 Kirk Herbstreit, American football analyst (College GameDay), born in Centerville, Ohio
Aug 20 Bart Spark, soccer player (Veendam, SC Heerenveen)
Aug 21 Josee Chouinard, Canadian figure skater (Olympic-9th-1994), born in Montreal, Quebec
Aug 22 Hipolito Pichardo, Dominican MLB pitcher. 1902-2002 (Kansas City Royals, and 2 other teams), born in Jicomé, Dominican Republic
Aug 22 Maurice Graef, Dutch soccer player (VVW, Roda JC), born in Horn, Netherlands
Aug 23 Jeremy Schaap, American Emmy Award-winning sportscaster, and author (Cinderella Man; Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics), born in New York City

Catriona Matthew (54 years old)

Aug 25 Scottish golfer (British Open 2009), born in Edinburgh, Scotland

Aug 25 Elly Hakami, tennis star, born in San Francisco, California
Aug 25 Mike Gisler, corner (New England Patriots)
Aug 25 Mike Jones, NFL defensive end (NE Patriots)
Aug 25 Vivek Razdan, cricket pace bowler (Indian Test 1989-90)
Aug 26 Nicole Arendt, American tennis player (1996 Aust doubles finalist), born in Somerville New Jersey
Aug 26 Ricky Bottalico, American MLB, pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), born in New Britain, Connecticut
Aug 27 Mark Ealham, cricketer (Kent & England Test all-rounder 1996)

Pierre Turgeon (54 years old)

Aug 28 Canadian NHL center (NY Islanders, Montreal Canadiens), born in Rouyn, Quebec

Aug 29 Joe Swail, Northern Irish snooker player, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Aug 31 Andrei Trefilov, Russian NHL goalie (Buffalo Sabres, Olympic silver 1998), born in Kirovo-Chepetsk, Russia
Aug 31 Javagal Srinath, Indian cricketer (right-arm pace bowler since 1991)
Aug 31 Victor Alexander, American NBA forward/center (NY Knicks), born in Detroit, Michigan
Sep 1 Henning Berg, Norwegian soccer defender (100 caps; Blackburn Rovers, Manchester United) and manager (Lillestrøm, Blackburn Rovers, Legia Warsaw), born in Eidsvoll, Norway
Sep 2 Shani Waugh, Australian golfer (US Open 2002 3rd), born in Bunbury West Australia
Sep 2 Stephen Peall, Zimbabwean cricketer
Sep 3 Keith Traylor, American football defensive tackle (Super Bowl 1997-98 Denver Broncos, 2004 NE Patriots), born in Little Rock, Arkansas
Sep 4 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)
Sep 5 Leonardo Araujo, Brazilian footballer, born in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sep 5 Mark Ramprakash, English cricketer, born in Bushey, Hertfordshire, England
Sep 6 Aaron Pierce, American NFL halfback (NY Giants), born in Seattle, Washington
Sep 6 Ben Finegold, American chess player, born in Detroit, Michigan
Sep 6 Michellie Jones, Australian triathlete (won two ITU Triathlon World Championships), born in Fairfield, New South Wales, Australia
Sep 7 Darren Bragg, American MLB baseball outfielder, 1994-2004 (Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, and 7 other teams), born in Waterbury, Connecticut
Sep 7 Rudy Galindo, American figure skater, born in San Jose, California
Sep 8 Gary Speed, Welsh footballer and Wales national football team manager, born in Mancot, Flintshire, Wales (d. 2011)
Sep 8 Lars Bohinen, Norwegian footballer (Nottingham Forest), born in Vadsø, Norway
Sep 8 Oswaldo Ibarra, Ecuadorian footballer, born in Ambuquí, Ecuador
Sep 9 Sean Rooks, American basketball center (LA Lakers), born in New York City
Sep 11 Eduardo Perez, American baseball player, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Sep 12 Ángel Cabrera, Argentine golfer (US Open 2007, US Masters 2009), born in Córdoba, Argentina
Sep 12 Shigeki Maruyama, Japanese golfer (3 PGA Tour titles; Presidents Cup 1998, 2000), born in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture

Shane Warne (1969-2022)

Sep 13 Australian cricket spin bowler and broadcaster (145 Tests, 708 wickets, BB 8/71; 194 ODIs; Victoria CA, Hampshire CCC), born in Melbourne, Australia

Sep 16 Andrew Borodow, Canadian freestyle wrestler (Olympic 5-92, 96), born in Montreal, Quebec
Sep 16 Chester McGlockton, American NFL defensive tackle (Oakland Raiders), born in Whiteville, North Carolina
Sep 16 Marthijn Pothoven, Dutch soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles)
Sep 17 Ken Doherty, Irish snooker player (world champion 1997), born in Dublin, Rep. of Ireland
Sep 17 Rob Zamuner, Canadian NHL forward (Tampa Bay Lightning, Team Canada 1998), born in Oakville, Ontario
Sep 18 Robert Coons, American NFL tight end (Buffalo Bills), born in Brea, California
Sep 19 Kostya Tszyu, Russian-Australian boxer (world champion at light-welterweight), born in Serov, Soviet Union
Sep 20 Richard Witschge, Dutch footballer, born in Amsterdam
Sep 20 Tommy Jeter, American NFL defensive tackle, 1992-96 (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Nacogdoches, Texas
Sep 21 Jason Christiansen, pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Omaha, Nebraska
Sep 22 Marian Chlad, Czech soccer player (FC Groningen), born in Teplice, Czechoslovakia
Sep 22 Nicole Bradtke, Australian tennis star (1995 Auckland), born in Melbourne, Victoria
Sep 23 Jeff Cirillo, infielder (Milwaukee Brewers), born in Pasadena, California