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Athletes Born on May 25

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  • 1845 Lip Pike, American baseball player, born in New York City (d. 1893)
  • 1852 William Muldoon, American wrestler and owner of NY health institute "The Olympia", born in Caneadea, Allegany County, New York (d. 1933)
  • 1897 Alan Kippax, Australian cricket batsman (22 Tests, 2 x 100, 8 x 50, HS 145; NSW CA), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1972)
  • 1898 Gene Tunney, American boxer (world heavyweight champion 1926-30), born in New York City (d. 1978)
  • 1905 Martín Dihigo, Cuban Baseball HOF two-way player (2 × Negro League All-Star New York Cubans; 4 × Cuban League MVP), born in Matanzas, Cuba (d. 1971)
  • 1918 Johnny Beazley, American MLB baseball pitcher (1941-42 & 1946-49 (St. Louis Cardinals - winner of two 1942 World Series games; Boston Braves), and WWII veteran, born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 1990)
  • 1918 Peder Lunde Sr., Norwegian yachtsman (Olympic silver 1952), born in Nordstrand, Norway (d. 2009)
  • 1919 Lindsey Nelson, American sportscaster (NY Mets), born in Pulaski, Tennessee (d. 1995)
  • 1924 István Nyers, Hungarian footballer, born in Freyming-Merlebach, Moselle, France (d. 2005)
  • 1925 Don Liddle, American baseball player, born in Mount Carmel, Illinois (d. 2000)

Bill Sharman (1926-2013)

American Basketball HOF guard (8 × NBA All-Star; 4 x NBA C'ship; Boston Celtics) and coach (NBA C'ship 1972 LA Lakers), born in Abilene, Texas

Bill Sharman
  • 1932 K. C. Jones, American Basketball Hall of Fame point guard (Olympic gold 1956; NBA C'ship 1959–66, Boston Celtics) and coach (NBA C'ship 1984, 86; Boston Celtics), born in Taylor, Texas (d. 2020)
  • 1932 Roberto Fleitas, Uruguayan soccer coach (Uruguay: Copa América 1987; Nacional FC: Copa Libertadores & South American Coach of the Year 1988), born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 2024)
  • 1935 Cookie Gilchrist, American football fullback (AFL All Star 1962-65; AFL MVP 1962; CFL All Star 1956-60), born in Brackenridge, Pennsylvania (d. 2011)
  • 1936 Rusi Surti, Indian cricketer (Indian slow lefty, hat-trick for Qld 1969), born in Surat, Gujarat, India (d. 2013)
  • 1938 John Davies, New Zealand sports executive (President NZOC 2000-03) and athlete (Olympic bronze 1500m 1964), born in London, England (d. 2003)
  • 1938 Lyudmila Buldakova, Russian volleyball player (Olympic gold USSR 1968, 72), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 2006)
  • 1939 Gene A. Budig, American baseball executive (last American League [AL] president 1994-99), born in McCook, Nebraska (d. 2020)
  • 1942 Ron Davies, Welsh soccer forward (29 caps; Norwich City, Southampton, Portsmouth, LA Aztecs), born in Holywell, Wales (d. 2013)
  • 1946 Irena Szewińska, Polish 200m runner (Olympic Gold 1964, 68, 76), born in Leningrad, Russian SSR, Soviet Union
  • 1949 Lalith Kaluperuma, Sri Lankan cricketer (two Tests for Sri Lanka 1982), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
  • 1953 D. A. Weibring Jr., American golfer (Senior Players Championship 2008), born in Quincy, Illinois
  • 1953 Daniel Passarella, Argentine footballer, born in Chacabuco, Argentina
  • 1953 Gaetano Scirea, Italian soccer defender (78 caps, FIFA World Cup 1982; Juventus 377 games), born in Cernusco sul Naviglio, Italy (d. 1989)
  • 1962 Zulqarnain, Pakistani cricketer (last person in alphabetical order to play Test), born in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
  • 1964 David Shaw, Canadian NHL defenseman, 1982-98 (Quebec Nordiques, New York Rangers, and 4 other teams), born in St. Thomas, Ontario
  • 1965 Stefka Kostadinova, Bulgaria high jumper (world record 1987), born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  • 1967 Luc Nilis, Belgian soccer player (RSC Anderlecht/PSV), born in Hasselt, Belgium
  • 1967 Ruthie Bolton, American basketball guard (Olympic gold 1996), born in Lucedale, Mississippi
  • 1968 Kendall Gill, American NBA guard & forward (NJ Nets), born in Chicago, Illinois
  • 1968 Nathalie Schneyder, American synchronized swimmer (Olympic gold 1996), born in San Francisco, California
  • 1968 Shawn Bouwens, American NFL guard (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Lincoln, Nebraska
  • 1970 Heather Simmons-Carrasco, American synchronized swimmer (Olympic alt-96), born in Mountain View, California
  • 1970 Joey Eischen, American MLB pitcher (LA Dodgers), born in West Covina, California
  • 1970 Robert Croft, Welsh cricket spin bowler (21 Tests England, 49 wickets, BB 5/95; Glamorgan CCC) and broadcaster (Sky Sports), born in Swansea, Wales
  • 1971 Alan Kline, American NFL tackle (New Orleans Saints), born in Tiffin, Ohio
  • 1971 Keith Hamilton, American NFL defensive tackle (NY Giants), born in Paterson, New Jersey
  • 1972 Antonio Lang, American NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Columbia, South Carolina
  • 1973 Duncan Free, Australian rower (Olympics gold 2006), born in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
  • 1973 Jeff Smith, American football cornerback (Scotland Claymores, KC Chiefs), born in Decatur, Tennessee
  • 1973 María José Gaidano, Argentine tennis star (1993 Belgium doubles), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • 1973 Racquel Spurlock, WNBA center (Houston Comets)
  • 1974 Dennis Stallings, American football linebacker (Tennessee Oilers), born in East St. Louis, Illinois
  • 1976 Tarik Glenn, American football offensive tackle (Pro Bowl 2004-06; Super Bowl 2006; Indianapolis Colts), born in Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1977 Giel Beelen, Dutch radio DJ (a Guinness World Record for the longest radio DJ marathon ever, lasting 198 hours of non-stop broadcasting), born in Haarlem, Netherlands
  • 1978 Brian Urlacher, American football player (Chicago Bears), born in Pasco, Washington
  • 1979 Caroline Ouellette, French Canadian ice hockey player, born in Montreal, Quebec

Jonny Wilkinson (44 years old)

1979 English international and Newcastle Falcons rugby player, born in Frimley, England

Jonny Wilkinson
  • 1979 Sam Sodje, Nigerian footballer, born in Greenwich, London
  • 1980 David Navarro, Spanish footballer, born in Sagunto, Spain
  • 1982 Adam Boyd, English footballer, born in Hartlepool, England
  • 1982 Daniel Braaten, Norwegian footballer, born in Oslo, Norway
  • 1982 Ryan Gallant, American professional skateboarder, born in Southboro, Massachusetts
  • 1984 Kyle Brodziak, Canadian ice hockey player, born in St. Paul, Alberta, Canada
  • 1984 Shawne Merriman, American football player, born in Washington, D.C.
  • 1985 Demba Ba, French footballer (played for Senegal), born in Sèvres, France
  • 1986 Yoan Gouffran, French footballer, born in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France
  • 1987 Timothy Derijck, Belgian footballer, born in Liedekerke, Belgium
  • 1987 Yves De Winter, Belgian football goalkeeper, born in Lier, Belgium
  • 1992 Kendall Coyne Schofield, American ice hockey forward (Olympic gold 2018; World C'ship gold 2011, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19; Minnesota Whitecaps), born in Palos Heights, Illinois
  • 1993 Norman Powell, American NBA player (Toronto Raptors), born in San Diego, California
  • 1994 Alexandra Rose "Aly" Raisman, American gymnast (two-time Olympic medalist, Fierce Five, Final Five), born in Needham, Massachusetts
  • 1995 Kagiso Rabada, South African cricketer (fast bowler for South Africa), born in Johannesburg, South Africa


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