Athletes and Sports Stars Born on May 9

1837 Adam Opel, German automobile manufacturer (founded Adam Opel AG), born in Rüsselsheim, Hesse, Prussia (d. 1895)

Harry Vardon (1870-1937)

Jersey golfer (6 time British Open champion, US Open 1900), born in Grouville, Jersey

1901 George Duckworth, English cricket wicket-keeper (24 Tests, 60 dismissals), born in Warrington, Lancashire, England (d. 1966)
1905 Lilí Álvarez, Spanish tennis player (Wimbledon 1926-28 runner-up), born in Rome, Italy (d. 1998)
1907 Fred Warngård, Swedish athlete (d. 1950)
1919 Betty Jameson, American golfer (US Open 1947, Western Open 1942, 54), born in Norman, Oklahoma (d. 2009)
1927 Juan José Pizzuti, Argentine soccer striker and manager (12 caps; Racing Club de Avellaneda), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2020)
1927 Ray Katt, baseball player
1928 Barbara Ann Scott, Canadian figure skater (Olympic gold 1948, World champion 1947-48), born in Ottawa, Ontario (d. 2012)
1928 Pancho González, American tennis player (US National C'ships singles 1948-49; Wimbledon & French Open Doubles, 1949; 13 x Pro Grand Slam titles), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1995)
1932 Conrad Hunte, cricketer (great West Indian opener 1958-66)
1936 Terry Downes, British middleweight boxing champion (1961-62), born in London (d. 2017)
1938 Walt Corey, American football linebacker (AFL C'ship 1962, 66; AFL All-Star 1963; Dallas Texans/KC Chiefs) and coach (KC Chiefs, Buffalo Bills), born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania (d. 2022)
1939 Herbert Hippauf, baseball player
1939 Ion Ţiriac, Romanian tennis manager

Ralph Boston (1939-2023)

American athlete (Olympic gold long jump 1960, silver 1964, bronze 1968; first to break 27 feet [8.2m] barrier), born in Laurel, Mississippi

1941 Dorothy Hyman, English athlete (Olympic silver 100m, bronze 200m 1960; bronze 4×100m relay 1964), born in Cudworth, England
1941 Howard Komives, American NBA star (NY Knicks, Buffalo Braves), born in Toledo, Ohio (d. 2009)
1942 George Wilson. American basketball center (NCAA C'ship 1962 Uni of Cincinnati; Olympic gold 1964; Cincinnati Royals, Chicago Bulls, Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns), born in Meridian, Mississippi (d. 2023)
1943 Maurice Foster, West Indian cricket batsman (14 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 125; Jamaica), born in St. Mary, Jamaica
1948 Calvin Murphy, American basketball player
1948 John Mahaffey, American golfer (PGA Championship 1978; 10 PGA Tour titles), born in Kerrville, Texas
1953 Ron Jackson, baseball player
1954 Balazs Taroczy, Hungarian tennis star
1955 Myra Blackwelder, American golfer (LPGA Rookie of the Year 1980), born in Lexington, Kemtucky
1957 John Stuper, baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
1958 Esko Rechardt, Finnish yachtsman (Olympic gold 1980)
1959 Andrew Jones, New Zealand cricket batsman (39 Tests @ 44.27, 87 ODIs), born in Wellington, New Zealand
1959 Asantha De Mel, cricketer (pioneering Sri Lankan Test opening bowler)
1960 Iain Butchart, cricket all-rounder (Zimbabwe, Test v Pak 1995)

Tony Gwynn (1960-2014)

American Baseball HOF outfielder (15 x MLB All Star; 8 x NL batting champion; 5 × Gold Glove Award; SD Padres), born in Los Angeles, California

Miloslav Mečíř (59 years old)

1964 Czech tennis player (Olympic gold 1988), born in Bojnice, Czechoslovakia

1965 Marc Logan, NFL running back (Washington Redskins), born in Lexington, Kentucky

Steve Yzerman (58 years old)

1965 Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame forward (Olympic gold 2002, Detroit Red Wings), born in Cranbrook, British Columbia

1966 Mark Tinordi, Canadian NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals), born in Red Deer, Alberta
1968 Bruce Pickens, NFL cornerback (Oakland Raiders)
1968 David Benoit, NBA forward (Utah Jazz, NJ Nets)
1968 Marie-José Pérec, French track and field athlete (Olympic gold 200m, 400m 1996), born in Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe
1968 Vince Workman, NFL running back (Packers, Panthers, Colts)
1969 Carla Overbeck, American soccer defender (170 caps; Olympic gold 1996, silver 2000; FIFA Women's World Cup gold 1991, 99), born in Pasadena, California
1969 Renn Crichlow, canoeist (Olympics-8-92, 96), born in Ottawa, Ontario
1970 Doug Christie, NBA guard/forward (Toronto Raptors)
1972 Dan Hollander, figure skater (1996 Great Lakes champ), born in Royal Oak, Michigan
1972 Daniela Silivaș, Romanian gymnast (3 Olympic gold 1988), born in Deva, Romania
1972 Simon Hollingsworth, Australian 400m hurdler (Olympics 1992, 96)
1974 Stephane Yelle, NHL center (Colorado Avalanche), born in Ottawa, Ontario
1975 Brian Deegan, American freestyle motocross cyclist, born in Omaha, Nebraska
1977 Iñigo Landaluze, Spanish cyclist
1977 Maggie Dixon, American college basketball coach (d. 2006)
1978 Aaron Harang, American baseball player
1978 Leandro Damián Cufré, Argentine footballer
1979 Brandon Webb, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 2006, 07, 08; NL Cy Young Award 2006; NL wins leader 2006, 08; Arizona Diamondbacks), born in Ashland, Kentucky
1980 Grant Hackett, Australian swimmer (Olympicss - gold, 2000 & 2004), born in Southport, Queensland
1980 Tony Schmidt, German racing driver
1981 Bill Murphy, American baseball player
1983 Tyler Lumsden, American baseball player
1984 Prince Fielder, American baseball first baseman (6 x MLB All Star, NL HR leader 2007, MLB RBI leader 2009, Milwaukee Brewers), born in Ontario, California
1985 Gints Freimanis, Latvian soccer right-back (13 caps; Jelgava 110 games), born in Saldus, Latvia (d. 2023)
1985 Jake Long, American football player
1988 John Ryan Fitzpatrick, Canadian race truck driver
1991 Majlinda Kelmendi, Kosovar-Albanian judoka (Olympic gold 2016), born in Peć, SFR Yugoslavia
1995 Beth Mead, English footballer (Arsenal), born in Whitby, England