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Athletes Born on July 22

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  • 1863 Alec Hearne, English cricket batsman (1 Test; Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1894; Kent), born in Ealing, England (d. 1952)
  • 1892 Jack MacBryan, English cricket batsman (1 Test; Cambridge University CC, Somerset CCC) and field hockey player (Olympic gold GB & Ireland 1920), born in Box, England (d. 1983)
  • 1893 Jesse Haines, American Baseball HOF pitcher (World Series 1926, 31, 34; pitched no-hitter 1924; St. Louis Cardinals), born in Clayton, Ohio (d. 1978)
  • 1905 Doc Cramer, American baseball player (d. 1990)
  • 1909 Dorino Serafini, Italian racing driver (d. 2000)
  • 1909 Licia Albanese, Italian-American operatic soprano (NY Metropolitan Opera, 1940-66), born in Torre Pelosa (now Bari), Italy (d. 2014)
  • 1916 Gino Bianco, Brazilian racing driver (d. 1984)
  • 1916 Marcel Cerdan, French boxer (NBA, NYSAC, The Ring middleweight titles 1948-49), born in Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria (d. 1949)
  • 1922 Patricia Canning Todd, American tennis player (French National C'ship singles 1947; French doubles & mixed doubles 1948; Wimbledon doubles 1947), born in San Francisco (d. 2015)
  • 1923 Netti Witziers-Timmer, Dutch athlete (Olympic gold 4×100m relay 1948), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2005)
  • 1927 George Hunter, South African boxer (Olympic gold light heavyweight 1948), born in Brakpan, South Africa (d. 2004)
  • 1929 John Barber, British racing driver

Sonny Liston (1930-1970)

American boxer (world heavyweight champion 1962-64), born in Johnson Township, Arkansas

Sonny Liston
  • 1932 Bob Reade, American College Football Hall of Fame coach (NCAA Div III C'ship 1983-86; AFCA Div III Coach of the Year 1983–86; Augustana Vikings), born in Monticello, Iowa (d. 2020)
  • 1935 Tom Cartwright, England cricket medium pacer (5 Tests 1964-65)
  • 1936 Harold "Dusty" Rhodes, England cricket fast bowler (2 Tests, 9 wickets; Derbyshire CCC, Nottinghamshire CCC), Hadfield, England
  • 1937 John Price, English cricket fast bowler (15 Tests, 40 wickets, BB 5/73; Middlesex CCC), born in Harrow, England
  • 1937 V B Ranjane, Indian cricket fast bowler (early 1960's)
  • 1940 Yuriy Klimov, USSR, team handball (Olympic gold 1976)
  • 1941 Ron Turcotte, Canadian jockey
  • 1941 Susie Berning, American golfer (US Women's Open 1968, 72-73, Western Open 1965), born in Pasadena, California
  • 1944 Dennis Firestone, Australian racing driver
  • 1944 Sparky Lyle, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1973, 76, 77; World Series 1977, 78; AL Cy Young Award 1977; NY Yankees), born in DuBois, Pennsylvania
  • 1949 Lasse Viren, Finland, 5K/10K runner (Olympic gold 1972, 76)
  • 1952 Herbert Chang, West Indian cricket batsman (1979)
  • 1957 Dave Stieb, American MLB pitcher (7-time All Star, Blue Jays), born in Santa Ana, California
  • 1960 Denyse Julien, Rouyn Quebec, badminton player (Olympics-9-92, 96)
  • 1961 Calvin Fish, English racing driver
  • 1962 Alvin Robertson, NBA guard (Toronto Raptors)
  • 1963 Eddie Anderson, NFL safety (Oakland Raiders)
  • 1963 Emilio Butragueno, Spanish footballer
  • 1964 Rafael Addison, American professional basketball forward, 1986-97 (NBA: Charlotte Hornets, and three other teams; Italian League: Livorno, and Treviso), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
  • 1965 Alondra Johnson, CFL linebacker (Calgary Stampeders)
  • 1965 Doug Riesenberg, NFL tackle (NY Giants)
  • 1966 Anna Wood (née Cox), Dutch-Australian canoeist (Olympics bronze 1988, 1996; World Championship, 1998, 1999), and kayaker, born in Roeumond, Netherlands
  • 1966 Tim Brown, American Pro and College Football Hall of Fame wide receiver (Heisman Trophy 1987, Notre Dame; 9X Pro Bowl, LA/Oakland Raiders), born in Dallas, Texas
  • 1968 Sean Vanhorse, NFL cornerback (Detroit Lions)
  • 1970 Craig Baird, New Zealander racing driver
  • 1970 Dan Jones, NFL tackle (Cin Bengals)
  • 1970 Sergei Zubov, Russian NHL defenseman (Team Russia, Pittsburgh), born in Moscow, Russia
  • 1970 W R Tillman, NFLer (Jacksonville Jaguars)
  • 1971 Kristine Lilly, American soccer midfielder (record 354 caps; Olympic gold 1996, 2004; FIFA Women's World Cup gold 1991, 99; Boston Breakers), born in New York City
  • 1972 Keyshawn Johnson, American football wide receiver (Super Bowl XXXVII TB Buccaneers; Pro Bowl 1998-99, 2001) and broadcaster (ESPN), born in Los Angeles, California
  • 1973 Mike Sweeney, American baseball first baseman, catcher, DH (MLB All-Star 2000, 01, 02, 03, 05; Kansas City Royals), born in Orange, California
  • 1977 Gustavo Nery, Brazilian footballer
  • 1978 Dennis Rommedahl, Danish footballer
  • 1978 Runako Morton, West Indian cricket batsman (15 Tests, 4 x 50, HS 70no; Leeward Islands, Trinidad & Tobago), born in Gingerland, Saint Kitts and Nevis (d. 2012)
  • 1979 Lucas Luhr, German racing driver, born in Mülheim-Kärlich, West Germany
  • 1980 Dirk Kuyt, Dutch footballer, 1998-2017 (Liverpool and 4 other teams), and manager, born in Katwijk, Netherlands
  • 1980 Scott Dixon, New Zealand auto racer (IndyCar Drivers' champion 2003, 08, 13, 15, 18), born in Brisbane, Australia
  • 1982 Nuwan Kulasekara, Sri lankan cricketer
  • 1983 Steven Jackson, American football player
  • 1984 Stewart Downing, English footballer (Middlesborough), born in Middlesborough, England
  • 1985 Takudzwa Ngwenya, Zimbabwean-American rugby player
  • 1995 Ezekiel Elliott, American NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys), born in Alton, Illinois
  • 1998 Federico Valverde, Uruguayan football player (Real Madrid, Uruguay), born in Montevideo, Uruguay


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