🏆🎳Mike Durbin -- is 83 in the year 2024 and 84 in the year 2025; b.5/3/1941
Hall of Famer, Bowler
🏆🏈Dave Robinson -- is 83 in the year 2024 and 84 in the year 2025; b.5/3/1941
Hall of Famer, NFL Linebacker, College Football Player
Misc: 2x Super Bowl champion, 3x NFL champ; in the Green Bay Packers, College Football and Pro Football Halls of Fame
Sports Teams: Penn State, Green Bay Packers (1963-1972), Washington Redskine (1973-1974)
🏆🏒Rod Langway -- is 67 in the year 2024 and 68 in the year 2025; b.5/3/1957
Hall of Famer, NHL Defensive, Hockey Coach, Olympic Athlete, American, Chinese
Misc: played 1977-1993
Sports Teams: Hampton Gulls (AHL), Nova Scotia Voyaguers (AHL), Providence Bruins (AHL), Birmingham Bulls (WHA), Montreal Canadiens (NHL), Washington Capitals (NHL)
🏆🎳Rick Pollard -- is 64 in the year 2024 and 65 in the year 2025; b.5/3/1960
Hall of Famer, Bowler
🏆⚾Amos Rusie -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/3/1871 d.12/6/1942 (71)
Hall of Famer, MLB Pitcher
Misc: fastball so intimidating that in 1893 the pitching mound is moved back 5'6" to its present 60'6"
Sports Teams: Indianapolis Hoosiers (1889), New York Giants (1890-1898), Cincinnati Reds (1901)
🏆🏒Joseph Henry "Joe" Hall -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/3/1881 N.S. d.4/5/1919 N.S. (37)
Hall of Famer, NHL Defensive, Canadian
Misc: played 1902-1919
Sports Teams: Montreal Canadiens, Quebec Bulldogs, Montreal Shamrocks, Montreal Wanderers, Winnipeg Maple Leafs, Montreal Hockey Club, Kenora Thistles, Brandon Wheat Cities
🏆⚾Alexander "Alex" Pomoez -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/3/1890 N.S. d.3/14/1974 N.S. (83)
Hall of Famer, Sports Executive, Baseball Figure
Misc: an American executive in Negro league baseball who owned the Cuban Stars (East) and New York Cubans franchises from 1916 to 1950.
🏆⚾Eppa Rixley -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/3/1891 d.2/28/1963 (71)
Hall of Famer, MLB Pitcher
Names/Places: NN:Jeptha
Misc: pitched 1912-33
Sports Teams: Philadelphia Phillies (1912-1917, 1919-1920), Cincinnati Reds (1921-1933)
🎭🎵"Bing" Crosby -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/3/1903 N.S. d.10/14/1977 N.S. (74)
Hall of Famer, TV/Movie Actor, Variety Show Host, Pop Crooner
Names/Places: RFMN:Harry Lillis; b. in Tacoma, WA; NN:The Old Groaner
Misc: some say b. 1901, 1902, or 1904; E-mail indicated he was born May 3, though Bing said May 2, He had no birth certificate, but a baptismal certificate that was discovered after his death had the correct birthdate of May 3; most popular entertainer of the 1st 1/2 of 20th century; in golf Hall of Fame; celebrity friend of golf who founded his own PGA Tour event and in the Golf Hall of Fame.
TV Shows: Bing Crosby Show (as Bing Crollins), Hollywood Palace
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🏆⚾Charles Herbert "Red" Ruffing -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/3/1905 N.S. d.2/17/1986 N.S. (80)
Hall of Famer, MLB Pitcher
Misc: 6x All-Star, 6x World Series champ
Sports Teams: Boston Red Sox (1924-1930), New York Yankees (1930-1942, 1945-1946), Chicago White Sox (1947)
🏆🥊Stewart Edward "Stu" Hart -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/3/1915 N.S. d.10/16/2003 N.S. (88)
Hall of Famer, Wrestler, Canadian
Misc: Wrestler both amateur and professional, promoter, and trainer.
📰🎵Pete Seeger -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/3/1919 d.1/28/2014 (94)
Hall of Famer, Editor (m), Teacher (m), Political Activist, Songwriter, Tenor, Banjoist, Guitarist, Folk Singer
Names/Places: b. in New York City; NN:America's Tuning Fork
Misc: Spark Plug player
Group Names: The Weavers, Kingston Trio, soloist
🏆🥊"Sugar" Ray Robinson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/3/1920 d.4/12/1989 (68)
Hall of Famer, Boxer
Names/Places: RN:Walker Smith Jr.
Misc: mddleweight champ 5X's, welterweight champ; 175 wins w/ 110 KOs, 19 losses w/ 1 KO
🏆🏀Goose Tatum -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/3/1921 d.1/18/1967 (45)
Hall of Famer, NBA Forward
Names/Places: RFN:Reece
Sports Teams: Harlem Globetrotters
🏆⚽Len Shackleton -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/3/1922 d.11/27/2000 (78)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, English
Names/Places: NN:The Clown Price of Soccer
Misc: inside forward, outside left; one of English soccer's finest ever entertainers
🏆⛸Yvonne Sherman Tutt -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/3/1930 d.2/2/2005 (74)
Hall of Famer, Figure Skater
🎭🎵James Brown -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/3/1933 N.S. d.12/25/2006 N.S. (73)
Hall of Famer, Dancer (m), Arranger, Composer, Drummer, Pianist, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Names/Places: b. in Augusta, Ga.; RN:James Joe Brown Jr. Ben Bart; NN: The Godfather of Soul, Soul Brother #1, Hardest working man in Show business
Misc: many including he say was b. in 1933, few '34, or June 17; Weird Al parodied his hit "Living In America" into "Living With A Herrina" in 1986
Group Names: James and the Flames (founder), soloist
Song Titles: Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, I Got You (I Feel Good), Get Up (I Fell Like Being a) Sex Machine, Hot Pants, Living in America
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🏆🥊José Torres -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/3/1936 N.S. d.1/19/2009 N.S. (72)
Hall of Famer, Boxer, Olympic Athlete, Puerto Rican
🏆🥊Vicente Saldivar -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/3/1943 d.7/18/1985 (42)
Hall of Famer, Boxer, Mexican
🏆🎾Mary Outerbridge -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/26/1852 d.5/3/1886 (34)
Hall of Famer, Tennis Player
🏆🏒Richard Robinson "Dickie" Boon -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/10/1878 N.S. d.5/3/1961 N.S. (83)
Hall of Famer, NHL Manager, NHL Defensive, NHL Forward, Canadian
Misc: played 1899-1906
Sports Teams: Montreal Wanderers, Montreal HC
🏆🏈Ernie Nevers -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/11/1903 d.5/3/1976 (72)
Hall of Famer, NFL Coach, NFL Player, College Football Coach, College Football Player
Names/Places: RN:Ernest Alonzo
Misc: Stanford star selected best fullback pyr 1919-69; fullback, set alltime pro single game record for points scored (40) and TDs (6), St. Louis baseball pitcher, surrendered 2 of Babe Ruth's 60 homers, Willow River, Minn.
Sports Teams: Duluth Eskimos (player 1926-1927, coach 1927), St. Louis Browns (player 1928-1928), Chicago Cardinals (player 1929-1931, coach 1930-1931, coach 1939), Stanford (coach 1933-1935), Lafayette (coach 1936), Iowa (coach 1937-38)
🏆🥊Carl Ray Stevens -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/5/1935 N.S. d.5/3/1996 N.S. (60)
Hall of Famer, Wrestler
Names/Places: wrestled under the names as Ray Stevens, Ray "The Crippler" Stevens, or Ray "Blond Bomber" Stevens
🎵Patsy Montana -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/30/1908 d.5/3/1996 (87)
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Yodeler, Country Singer, Country Guitarist
Names/Places: RN:Ruby Blevins; NN:Queen of Country Western Music
Song Titles: I Want To Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart
🏆🎳Jim Godman -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/5/1946 d.5/3/2001 (55)
Hall of Famer, Bowler
Misc: one of the most prolific bowlers during the 1970s.
🏆🎳Don Johnson -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/19/1940 d.5/3/2003 (62)
Hall of Famer, Bowler
🏆🏁🏊Chester Andrew "Chet" Jastremski -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/12/1941 N.S. d.5/3/2014 N.S. (73)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, American
🎵Lloyd Price -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/9/1933 N.S. d.5/3/2021 N.S. (88)
Hall of Famer, Music Executive, Composer/Songwriter, Lyricist, Pianist, Trumpeter, Bandleader, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Names/Places: NN: Mr. Personality
Misc: some say b. in 1934
Song Titles: Stagger Lee, Personality, I'm Gonna Get Married
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