Athletes and Sports Stars Born on February 11

1891 J. W. Hearne, English cricket all-rounder (24 Tests, 30 wickets, 1 x 100; Middlesex), born in Hillingdon, England (d. 1965)
1907 E. W. Swanton, English author and sports commentator (cricket - BBC Radio), born in London, England (d. 2000)

Max Baer (1909-1959)

American heavyweight boxing champion (1934-35), born in Omaha, Nebraska

1911 Helen Hicks, American golfer (Western Open 1937, Titleholders Championship 1940), born in Cedarhurst, NY (d. 1974)
1919 Gretchen Fraser, American slalom skier (Olympic gold 1948, 1st American skiing gold), born in Tacoma, Washington (d. 1994)
1924 Budge Patty, American tennis player (French C'ship, Wimbledon men's singles 1950), born in Fort Smith, Arkansas (d. 2021)
1928 Gerry Alexander, West Indian cricket wicket-keeper (25 Tests, top score 108, 90 dismissals), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2011)
1929 Albert Azaryan, Armenian gymnast (Olympic gold USSR rings, team 1956, 60; World C'ship gold rings, team 1954, 58), born in Gəncə, Armenia (d. 2023)
1929 Burhan Sargun, Turkish soccer forward (8 caps, 7 goals; Fenerbahçe SK), born in Ankara, Turkey (d. 2023)
1930 Alevtina Koltschina, USSR, cross coutry relay skier (Olympic gold 1960)
1931 Larry Merchant, American boxing author and analyst (International Boxing Hall of Fame; HBO, Showtime), born in Brooklyn, New York
1933 Mildred Sampson, New Zealand distance runner (world marathon record 3:19:33 1964), born in Auckland, New Zealand
1934 John Surtees, British auto racer (World F1 C'ship 1964) and motorcycle racer (World C'ships: 350 cc – 1958, 59, 60; 500 cc – 1956, 58, 59, 60), born in Tatsfield, England (d. 2017)
1937 Bill Lawry AM, Australian cricket batsman and captain (67 Tests, 5,234 runs @ 47.15, 13 x 100s) and broadcaster (9 Network), born in Melbourne, Australia
1937 Eddie Shack, Canadian ice hockey left wing (NHL All Star 1962, 63, 64; Stanley Cup 1962, 63, 64, 67; Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Sudbury, Ontario (d. 2020)
1937 Peter Lashley, cricketer (4 Tests for West Indies 1960-66)
1938 Bevan Congdon, New Zealand cricket all-rounder and captain (61 Tests; 3448 runs @ 32.22, 7 x 100; 59 wickets), born in Motueka, New Zealand (d. 2018)
1938 Boris Majorov, USSR, ice hockey (Olympic gold 1964)
1938 Yevgeniy Majorov, USSR, ice hockey (Olympic gold 1964)
1940 Calvin Fowler, American basketball point guard (Olympic gold 1968 co-captain; Saint Francis University), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2013)
1944 Bert Greene, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1969 3rd), born in Gray, Georgia
1945 Ralph Doubell, Australian athlete (Olympic gold 800m WR 1:44.40 1968), born in Melbourne, Australia
1946 Ian Porterfield, English footballer, born in Dunfermline, United Kingdom (d. 2007)
1950 Clarence Ellis, American football safety, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan
1953 Yitzhak "Vicky" Peretz, Israeli soccer striker (40 caps; Maccabi Tel Aviv, Strasbourg, Rennes), born in Kfar Saba, Israel (d. 2021)
1958 Alberto Bica, Uruguayan soccer right winger (9 caps; Racing, River Plate, Nacional Montevideo), born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 2021)
1961 Mary Docter, American 3000m speed skater (Olympics 1980, 84, 88, 92), born in Madison, Wisconsin
1962 Eric Vanderaerden, Belgian cyclist, born in Herk-de-Stad, Belgium
1963 José Mari Bakero, Spanish footballer, born in Goizueta, Spain
1965 Vicki Wilson, Australian netballer, born in Brisbane, Australia
1966 Alexander Semak, Russian NHL center (NY Islanders), born in Ufa, Russia
1966 Patrick Kuhnen, German tennis player, born in Püttlingen, Germany
1967 John Patterson, American baseball infielder (SF Giants), born in Orange, Texas
1967 Uwe Daßler, German swimmer, born in Ebersbach, Görlitz
1969 Bryan Eversgerd, American baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Centralia, Illinois
1969 Joe Valerio, American NFL outside corner/tackle (KC Chiefs), born in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
1969 Mark Atkinson, Australian cricket wicket-keeper (Tasmanian batsman), born in Sydney, Australia
1970 Alistair Brown, English cricketer (Surrey & England ODI opening batsman 1996), born in Beckenham, United Kingdom
1971 Linda Wild, American tennis star (1993 Melbourne Open), born in Arlington Heights, Illinois
1972 Dennis Iliohan, Dutch soccer player (FC Lisse, ADO Den Haag), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
1972 Kelly Slater, American surfer (11 x WSL champion; Triple Crown 1995, 98, 2019, born in Cocoa Beach, Florida
1972 Steve McManaman, English footballer, born in Kirkdale, Liverpool
1973 Tom Tumulty, American linebacker (Cincinnati Bengals), born in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania
1974 Brian Newman, American football guard (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in Houston, Texas
1974 Jaroslav Špaček, Czech NHL defenseman (Team Czech Olympic gold 1998), born in Rokycany, Czechoslovakia
1975 Andrew "Andy" Lally, American sports car & stock car racing driver, born in Northport, New York
1975 Jacque Vaughn, American basketball guard (Utah Jazz) and coach (Orlando Magic), born in Los Angeles, California
1976 Tony Battie, American NBA forward (Denver Nuggets), born in Dallas, Texas
1980 Marco Bresciano, Australian soccer player, born in Melbourne, Australia
1980 Titi Buengo, Angolan footballer, born in Luanda, Angola
1981 Scot Thompson, American soccer player, born in New York City
1982 Neil Robertson, Australian snooker player (2010 world champion), born in Melbourne, Australia
1983 Rafael Van der Vaart, Dutch footballer, born in Keemskerk, Netherlands
1985 Mike Richards, Canadian ice hockey center (Stanley Cup 2011, 14 LA Kings; Olympic gold 2010), born in Kenora, Canada
1987 Beat Feuz, Swiss alpine ski racer (Olympic gold men's downhill 2022; World C'ships gold downhill 2017), born in Bern, Switzerland