🏆Denis Law -- is 84 in the year 2024 and 85 in the year 2025; b.2/24/1940
Hall of Famer, Soccer Striker, Scottish
Misc: CBE
🏆🏁Alain Prost -- is 69 in the year 2024 and 70 in the year 2025; b.2/24/1955
Hall of Famer, Auto Racer, French
Misc: 4-time Formula One world champion (1985-86,89,93); sat out 1992 then returned to win 4th driver's title in 1993 at age 38; retired after '93 season as all-time F1 wins leader with 51.
🏆⚾Eddie Murray -- is 68 in the year 2024 and 69 in the year 2025; b.2/24/1956
Hall of Famer, MLB First Baseman
Names/Places: NN: Steady Eddie
Misc: 8x All-Star, 3x Silver Slugger, 3x Gold Glove; 400+ HRs; some say 1957; over 3000+ hits and 1850 RBIs; Orioles #33 retired
Sports Teams: Baltimore Orioles (1977-1988), Los Angeles Dodgers (1989-1991), New York Mets (1992-1993), Cleveland Indians (1994-1996), Baltimore Orioles (1996), Anaheim Angels (1997), Los Angeles Dodgers (1997)
🏆⚾Matías Carrillo -- is 61 in the year 2024 and 62 in the year 2025; b.2/24/1963 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Baseball Manager, Baseball Outfielder, Mexican
Misc: in the Mexican Professional Baseball Hall of Fame
🏆🥊Floyd Mayweather -- is 47 in the year 2024 and 48 in the year 2025; b.2/24/1977 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Boxer
🏆🥊Shinsuke Nakamura -- is 44 in the year 2024 and 45 in the year 2025; b.2/24/1980 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Wrestler, Japanese
🏆🏁🏊John Arthur Jarvis -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/24/1872 N.S. d.5/9/1933 N.S. (61)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, English
Misc: won 108 titles
🏆⚾Honus Wagner -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/24/1874 d.12/6/1955 (81)
Hall of Famer, MLB Coach, MLB Shortstop, MLB Pitcher
Names/Places: NN:Flying Dutchman; RN: John Peter Wagner
Misc: Honus may have been the best "all-around" player in history; he could run, hit, field and play any position, but preferred shortstop where he played for 21 years. His 252 triples is still a record. He recorded 10,427 at-bats, won 8 NL batting titles, 5x stolen base leader, 3,430 hits; Pirates #33 retired
Sports Teams: Louisville Colonels (player 1897-1899), Pittsburgh Pirates (player 1900-1917, coach 1917, coach 1933-1951)
🎵Don Law -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/24/1902 d.12/20/1982 (80)
Hall of Famer, Music Executive, Country Musician
Misc: Head of Columbia Records' country music division
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🎭Jay Henry Sandrich -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/24/1932 N.S. d.9/22/2021 N.S. (89)
Hall of Famer, TV Director (m)
🏆⚽Walter Ferguson Smith -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/24/1948 N.S. d.10/26/2021 N.S. (73)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Defender, Soccer Manager, Scottish
Misc: Soccer Director
🏆🏈Fred Dean -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/24/1952 N.S. d.10/14/2020 N.S. (68)
Hall of Famer, NFL Player
Misc: 4x Pro Bowl, 2x All-Pro, 2x Super Bowl champ; in the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame
Sports Teams: Lousiana Tech, San Diego Chargers (1975-1981), San Francisco 49ers (1981-1985)
⚛Robert Fulton -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/14/1765 N.S. d.2/24/1815 N.S. (49)
Hall of Famer, Inventor (m)
Misc: The Steamboat
🏆⚾Edward S. "Eddie" Plank -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/31/1875 N.S. d.2/24/1926 N.S. (50)
Hall of Famer, MLB Pitcher
Names/Places: NN:Gettysburg Eddie
Sports Teams: Philadelphia Athletics (1901-1914), St. Louis Terriers (1915), St. Louis Browns (1916-1917)
🎵Memphis Slim -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/3/1915 d.2/24/1988 (72)
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Pianist, Blues Singer
Names/Places: RN:Peter Chatman
🏆🏒⛸William Thayer Tutt -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/2/1912 d.2/24/1989 (76)
Hall of Famer, Hockey Figure, Figure Skater
Misc: Tutt was elected to the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1973 and the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1978. He was also elected to the United States Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 1991; he was an executive for several ice hockey leagues and organizations
🎵Webb Pierce -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/8/1921 d.2/24/1991 (69)
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Singer/Guitarist, Country-Blues Performer
Names/Places: b. in West Monroe, LA
Misc: Ozark Jubilee; a top 50s country music star; his biggest hit "In The Jailhouse Now" topped the country chart for 21 weeks. Some say b. 1926
Song Titles: In The Jailhouse Now
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🏆⚽Robert Frederick Chelsea "Bobby" Moore -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/12/1941 N.S. d.2/24/1993 N.S. (51)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, English
Misc: the "golden boy of English soccer" and captain of the national side that defeated West Germany 4-2 in the 1966 World Cup final at Wembley Stadium in London; it was England's only World Cup championship
⛪🎭🎵🏆🏌Dinah Shore -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/29/1916 d.2/24/1994 (77)
Hall of Famer, Jewish, Movie Actress, TV Talk Show Hostess, Variety Show Hostess, Pop Singer, Golf Figure
Names/Places: b. in Winchester, Tenn.; RN:Frances "Fanny" Rose Shore; George Montgomery's wife '43-62
Misc: honorary LPGA Hall of Fame member who founded a tournament that eventually became a major
TV Shows: The Dinah Shore Show, Dinah Shore Chevy Show, Dinah's Place, Dinah!, Dinah & Friends, Conversation with Dinah
🏆🏁🏊Hideko Maehata -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/20/1914 N.S. d.2/24/1995 N.S. (80)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, Japanese
🎵🎸Howard "Howie" Epstein -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/21/1955 d.2/24/2003 (47)
Hall of Famer, Rock and Roll Bassist
Group Names: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
🎵🎸Francis "Franny" Beecher -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/29/1921 d.2/24/2014 (92)
Hall of Famer, Rock and Roll Guitarist
Group Names: The Comets (lead guitar player for backing band for Bill Haley)
🎵Mac Wiseman -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/23/1925 N.S. d.2/24/2019 N.S. (93)
Hall of Famer, Bluegrass Singer/Guitarist
Names/Places: RN: Malcolm B. Wiseman; NN: The Voice with a Heart
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