Happy Birthday To The Following Athletes

Today, February 8th, I'd like to wish a Happy Birthday to:

1901 - Janina Spychajowa-Kurkowska, Poland, women's world champion archer
1914 - Bert Haas, baseball player
1920 - Buddy Blattner, baseball player
1921 - Hoot Evers, baseball player
1924 - Joe Black, baseball player
1925 - Raimondo d'Inzeo, It, equestrian (Oly-gold/2 silver/3 bronze-1948-76)
1930 - Catherine Hardy, Carollton Ga, 4x100m runner (Olympic-gold-1952)
1936 - Manohar Hardikar, cricketer (batted in 2 Tests India v WI 1958-59)
1942 - Fritz Peterson, baseball pitcher (NY Yankees)
1943 - Bob Oliver, baseball player
1944 - Bunky Henry, golfer
1947 - Sam Gannon, cricketer (Austr lefty quick, 3 Tests v India 1977-78)
1949 - Scott Allen, USA, skater (Olympic-bronze-1964)
1954 - "Sensational" Sherri Martel, [Russell], New Orl, wrestler (WWF/AWA)
1955 - Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart, wrestler (WWF/WCW/NJPW/CWFI/Calgary)
1959 - Heinz Gunthardt, Switzerland, tennis star
1959 - Irina Kalinina, USSR, springboard diver (Olympic-gold-1980)
1960 - Linda Fratianne, LA Calif, figure skater (Olympic-silver-1980)
1963 - Mohammad Azharuddin, cricketer (elegant Indian batsman 1984-)
1963 - Raleigh MCkenzie, NFL center/guard (Phila Eagles, SD Chargers)
1964 - Dennis Gibson, NFL inside linebacker (SD Chargers)
1965 - Carmen Savy, Brisbane QLD, golfer (1990 Brisbane and District)
1965 - Jim Thornton, NFL tight end (Houston Oilers)
1965 - Lee Knight, CFL full back (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
1965 - Rod Bernstine, NFL running back (Denver Broncos)
1965 - Terry McDaniel, NFL cornerback (Oakland Raiders, LA Raiders)
1968 - Joy Fawcett, Inglewood Calif, soccer defender (Olympics-96)
1968 - Ron Goetz, CFL linebacker (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
1969 - Herb Hohenberger, hockey defenseman (Team Austria 1998)
1970 - Cameron Cuffy, cricketer (St Vincent and WI fast bowler 1994-)
1970 - Alonzo Mourning, NBA center (Miami Heat, Charlotte Hornets)
1972 - Adrian Rollins, cricketer (Derbyshire batsman, bro of Robert of Essex)
1972 - Marcus Pollard, NFL tight end (Indianapolis Colts)
1973 - Tom King, Australian 470 class yachter (Olympics-96)
1973 - Michelle Brogan, Australian basketball forward (Olympics-bronze-96)
1973 - Dave Dopek, Bolingbrook Illinois, 200m runner
1973 - Andreas Gliatis, soccer player (NEC)
1976 - Holly Manthei, Edina Minn, soccer midfielder/forward (Olympics-96)
1976 - Jim Parque, Norwalk Calif, baseball pitcher (Olympics-bronze-96)
1978 - Christa Williams, Houston TX, softball pitcher (Olympics-gold-96)