Athletes and Sports Stars Born on February 28

1879 James "Soup" Perkins, American jockey (Kentucky Derby 1985; winningest jockey in America 1895), born in Lexington, Kentucky (d. 1911)

Joe Malone (1890-1969)

Canadian Hockey HOF center (only player in NHL history to score 7 goals in a single game 1920; Stanley Cup 1912, 13 Quebec Bulldogs; 1924 Montreal Canadiens), born in Quebec City, Québec

1896 Jud Wilson, American Baseball HOF infielder (NgL World Series 1943, 44; Baltimore Black Sox, Homestead Grays, Philadelphia Stars), born in Remington, Virginia (d. 1963)
1898 Zeki Rıza Sporel, Turkish soccer striker (16 caps; Fenerbahçe), born in Istanbul, Turkey (d. 1969)
1917 Hans Deutgen, Swedish archer (World C'ship gold individual 1947, 48, 49, 50; team 1948), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1989)
1929 Hayden Fry, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (SMU 1962-72, North Texas State University 1973-78, University of Iowa 1979-98), born in Eastland, Texas (d. 2019)
1930 Frank Malzone, MLB player (Boston Red Sox), born in the Bronx, New York (d. 2015)
1931 Peter Alliss, English golfer (Ryder Cup 1957 GB winners) and author, course designer and television presenter, commentator (BBC, ESPN, ABC Sports), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2020)
1933 Charles Vinci, American weightlifter (Olympic bantamweight gold 1956, 60), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2018)
1933 Robert Grondelaers, Belgian cyclist (d. 1989)
1935 Bill Haller, American baseball umpire (AL 1961, 63-82; 15 x AL C'ship Series games; 27 x World Series games; 4 x MLB All-Star games), born in Joliet, Illinois (d. 2022)
1935 Clive Halse, cricketer (South African fast bowler on 1963-64 Aust/NZ tour)
1938 Foge Fazio, American college football coach (University of Pittsburgh), born in Dawmont, West Virginia (d. 2009)
1939 Charles Brown, featherweight boxer (Olympic bronze 1964), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
1939 Kamel Lemoui, Algerian soccer defender (7 caps; AS Béziers Hérault) and manager (Algeria 1988-89), born in Batna, Algeria (d. 2022)

Mario Andretti (84 years old)

1940 Italian American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1969; F1 World Champion 1978), born in Montona, Italy

1942 Dino Zoff, Italian footballer goalkeeper, 1961-83, and manager, 1988-2005, born in Mariano del Friuli, Italy
1944 Sepp Maier, German soccer goalkeeper (95 caps West Germany; Bayern Munich 536 games), born in Metten, Germany
1945 Bubba Smith, American College Football Hall of Fame defensive end (Michigan State; Pro Bowl 1970, 71; First Team All Pro 1971; Super Bowl 1971; Baltimore Colts) and actor (Police Academy), born in Orange, Texas (d. 2011)
1946 Graham Vivian, New Zealand cricketer (son of Giff, 5 Tests for NZ 1965-72), born in Auckland New Zealand
1951 Gustavo Thoeni, Italian giant slalom (Olympic gold 1972)
1951 Karsan Ghavri, cricketer (Indian lefty medium pacer early 80s)
1952 Melissa Babish, SC, swimmer (Olympic)
1953 Ingo Hoffmann, Brazilian race car driver, born in São Paulo, Brazil
1954 Brian Billick, American football coach
1955 Adrian Dantley, NBA forward (Olympic gold 1976, Utah Jazz), born in Washington, D.C.
1956 Jimmy Nicholl, Irish soccer defender (73 caps Northern Ireland; Manchester United 197 games) and manager (Millwall, Raith Rovers, Cowdenbeath), born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1957 Ian Smith, New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper (63 Tests, 2 x 100, HS 173, 176 dismissals; Central Districts, Auckland) and broadcaster (Sky Sports, SEN), born in Nelson, New Zealand
1958 Christine Lathan-Brehmer, German DR, 400m runner (Olympic gold 1976)
1958 Mark Pavelich, American ice hockey forward (Olympic gold 1980 'Miracle on Ice'; NY Rangers, Minnesota North Stars, San Jose Sharks), born in Eveleth, Minnesota (d. 2021)
1961 Barry McGuigan, Irish boxer, born in Clones, Ireland
1961 Eric Bachelart, Belgian racing driver
1963 Claudio Chiappucci, Italian cyclist
1964 Djamolidine Abdoujaparov, Uzbekistan road cyclist (Tour de France points winner 1991, 93-4), born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
1965 Duane Ferrell, NBA forward (SF Warriors, Indiana Pacers)
1965 Mikko Makela, Tampere Finland, NHL right wing (NY Islanders)
1966 Paulo Futre, Portuguese footballer
1966 Tim Goad, NFL defensive tackle (Cleveland Browns)
1966 Vincent Askew, NBA guard/forward (Seattle Supersonics, Trailblazers)
1967 Colin Cooper, English soccer defender (2 caps; Middlesborough, Nottingham Forest), born in Durham, England
1967 Jeff[rey] Pfaendtner, rower (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Detroit, Michigan
1968 J T Snow, American baseball 1st baseman (NY Yankees, California Angels)
1968 Mike Milchin, pitcher (Minnesota Twins), born in Knoxville, Tennessee
1969 Butch Leitzinger, American race car driver
1969 Shawn McEachern, Waltham MA, NHL forward (Boston Bruins, Senators)
1969 Tor Øivind Ødegaard, Norwegian track runner
1970 Mika Stromberg, Finnish ice hockey defenseman (Team Finland), born in Helsinki, Finland
1970 Noureddine Morceli, Algeria, 1500m runner (Olympic gold 1996)
1972 Jared Bednar, Canadian ice hockey coach (Stanley Cup 2022 Colorado Avalanche), born in Yorkton, Saskatchewan
1972 Melisa Moses, diver (Olympic 4th 1996), born in Jacksonville, Florida

Eric Lindros (51 years old)

1973 Canadian NHL forward,1992-2007, 6X All-Star (Philadelphia Flyers, and 3 other teams; Olympic Gold - 2002), born in London, Ontario

1973 Gary Walker, American NFL defensive tackle/defensive end, 1995-2005 (Houston Oilers, and 2 other teams), born in Royston, Georgia
1973 Nicolas Minassian, French-Armenian racing driver, born in Marseille, France
1974 Katie Allen, Australian field hockey utility back (Olympic gold 2000; World Cup gold 1994; Champions Trophy gold 1995, 97, 2003), born in Adelaide, Australia
1974 Kevin Abrams, cornerback (Detroit Lions)
1974 Lee Carsley, Irish footballer
1975 Azhar Mahmood, Pakistan cricket all-rounder (21 Tests, 900 runs @ 30.00, 3 x 100s, 39 wickets), born in Rawalpindi, Pakistan
1975 Mike Rucker, American football player
1976 Angie Kennedy, Australian swimmer (World C'ship SC gold 4×100m medley 1995; Olympic silver 1996), born in Nambour, Australia
1977 Aki-Petteri Berg, NHL defenseman (Team Finland Olympic bronze 1998, Kings)
1977 Debbie Koegel, dance skater (with partner Oleg Fediukov), born in Norristown, Pennsylvania
1978 Benjamin Raich, Austrian alpine ski racer, born in Innsbruck, Austria
1978 Jamaal Tinsley, American basketball player, born in Brooklyn, New York
1978 Mariano Zabaleta, Argentine tennis player, born in Tandil, Argentina
1979 Ivo Karlović, Croatian tennis player, born in Zagreb, Croatia
1979 Primož Peterka, Slovenian ski jumper, born in Ljubljana, Slovenia
1979 Sébastien Bourdais, French auto racer, (Champ Car World Series 2004-07, Le Mans 24 Hours 2016), born in Le Mans, France
1980 Lucian Bute, Romanian-born Quebec boxer, born in Pechea, Romania
1980 Pascal Bosschaart, Dutch footballer, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
1980 Piotr Giza, Polish footballer, born in Kraków, Poland
1980 Tayshaun Prince, American basketball player, born in Compton, California
1981 Florent Serra, French tennis player, born in Bordeaux, France
1985 Jelena Janković, Serbian tennis player, born in Belgrade, Serbia
1987 Kerrea Gilbert, English footballer, born in Willesden, London
1996 Karsten Warholm, Norwegian athlete (Olympic gold 400m hurdles WR 45.94 2021; World C'ship gold 2017, 19), born in Ulsteinvik, Møre og Romsdal, Norway