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Hall of Fame Today in Birthdays and Deaths by Age for July 2

Last Updated 04-13-2024

🏆🏈John Cooper -- is 87 in the year 2024 and 88 in the year 2025; b.7/2/1937
Hall of Famer, College Football Coach, College Football Player
Misc: 5x champ with University of Tulsa, 1x champ with Arizona State, 3x champ with Ohio State; in the College Football Hall of Fame
Sports Teams: Iowa State University (player 1959-1961, coach 1962), Oregon State (coach 1963-1964), University of California Los Angeles (coach 1965-1966), University of Kansas (coach 1967-1971), University of Kentucky (coach 1972-1976), University of Tulsa (coach 1977-1984, administrator 1981-1985), Arizona State University (coach 1985-1987), Ohio State University (coach 1988-2000)

🏆🏁Richard Petty -- is 87 in the year 2024 and 88 in the year 2025; b.7/2/1937
Hall of Famer, Auto Racer
Names/Places: son of Lee and Father of Kyle; b. in Level Cross, NC; MN:Lee
Misc: Stock car legend, 7-time winner of Daytona 500; 7-time NASCAR national champ (1964, 67,71-72,74-75,79) and won the most NASCAR races at 200 victories; first stock car driver to win $1 million in career; also all-time NASCAR leader in poles (127) and wins in a single season (27 in 1967); retired after 1992 season

🎵🎸Roy Bittan -- is 75 in the year 2024 and 76 in the year 2025; b.7/2/1949 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Rock and Roll Keyboardist
Names/Places: aka Broyd?
Group Names: Bruce Springsteen and The E. Street Band (co-producer)

✍🎭🏆🥊Brett "The Hitman" Hart -- is 67 in the year 2024 and 68 in the year 2025; b.7/2/1957 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Writer (m), Actor, Wrestler, Canadian
Names/Places: NN: Hit Man
Misc: WWF champion

🏆🏈Troy Brown -- is 53 in the year 2024 and 54 in the year 2025; b.7/2/1971
Hall of Famer, NFL Wide Receiver, College Football Player
Misc: 5x AFC Champ, 3x Super Bown Champ; in the College Football Hall of Fame
Sports Teams: Marshall University, New England Patriots (1993-2007)

🏆⚽Rachel Brown -- is 44 in the year 2024 and 45 in the year 2025; b.7/2/1980 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, English

🏆⛸Johnny Weir -- is 40 in the year 2024 and 41 in the year 2025; b.7/2/1984 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Figure Skater

🏆🎾Jean-René Lacoste -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/2/1904 d.10/12/1996 (92)
Hall of Famer, Tennis Player, French
Names/Places: NN:Le Crocodile
Misc: alligator shirt designer; one of The Four Musketeers, a French quartet that dominated men's world tennis in 1920s and '30s, winning 8 straight French singles titles (1925-32), 6 Wimbledons in a row (1924-29) and 6 consecutive Davis Cups (1927-32); some say b. 1905

🏆🥊Manuel Ortiz -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/2/1916 d.5/31/1970 (53)
Hall of Famer, Boxer
Misc: one of the best boxers of the 1940s

🏆🎳Grazio Castellano -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/2/1917 d.8/29/1964 (47)
Hall of Famer, Bowler
Misc: the first to roll a 300 game on live television on October 4, 1953.

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🎵Paul Williams -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/2/1939 N.S. d.8/17/1973 N.S. (34)
Hall of Famer, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Group Names: The Temptations

🏆⚾Ed Delahanty -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/30/1867 d.7/2/1903 (35)
Hall of Famer, MLB Left Fielder, MLB Pitcher
Names/Places: NN:Big Ed
Misc: hit four home runs in one game in 1896
Sports Teams: Philadelphia Quakers (1888-1889), Cleveland Infants (1890), Philadelphia Phillies (1891-1901), Washington Senators (1902-1903)

🏆⚾Henry M. "Hank" O'Day -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/8/1859 N.S. d.7/2/1935 N.S. (75)
Hall of Famer, MLB General Manager, MLB Pitcher, MLB Umpire
Names/Places: NN: The Reverend
Sports Teams: Toledo Blue Stockings (player 1884), Pittsburgh Alleghenys (player 1885), Washington Nationals (player 1886-1889), New York Giants (player 1889-1890), Cincinnati Reds (manager 1912) Chicago Cubs (manager 1914)

🏆🥊Jeremiah "Joe" Jeannette -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/26/1879 N.S. d.7/2/1958 N.S. (78)
Hall of Famer, Boxer
Misc: considered to be one of the best heavyweight boxers of the early 20th century

🏆🏁Edward Glenn Roberts Jr. -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/20/1929 d.7/2/1964 (35)
Hall of Famer, Auto Racer
Names/Places: NN:Fireball
Misc: one of the pioneering race car drivers of NASCAR; 1962 Daytona 500 winner; 33 race wins.

🏆🥊Holman Williams -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/30/1915 d.7/2/1967 (52)
Hall of Famer, Boxer

🏆⚾Chick Hafey -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/12/1903 d.7/2/1973 (70)
Hall of Famer, MLB Left Fielder
Misc: NL batting champ (1931), 2x World Series champ; in the St. Louis Cardinals and Baseball Halls of Fame
Sports Teams: St. Louis Cardinals (1924-1931), Cincinnati Reds (1932-1935, 1937)

🎵Delford Bailey -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/14/1899 d.7/2/1982 (82)
Hall of Famer, Harmonicaist, Country Singer

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🏆⚾Harry Lee "Peanuts" Lowrey -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/27/1917 N.S. d.7/2/1986 N.S. (68)
Hall of Famer, MLB Outfielder
Sports Teams: Chicago Cubs (1942-43; 1945-49), Cincinnati Reds (1949-50), St. Louis Cardinals (1950-54), Philadelphia Phillies (1955)

🎵Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/18/1917 d.7/2/1988 (70)
Hall of Famer, Alto-sax, Bandleader, Blues Singer

🏆⛸James Grogan -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/7/1931 d.7/2/2000 (68)
Hall of Famer, Figure Skater

🏆🏁Briggs Swift Cunningham II -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/19/1907 d.7/2/2003 (96)
Hall of Famer, Auto Racer, Yachts Person
Misc: founder of Cunningham Racing

🏆Juno Stover-Irwin -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/22/1928 N.S. d.7/2/2011 N.S. (82)
Hall of Famer, Diver, Olympic Athlete, American
Misc: (Olympic-silver-1956)

🏆🏈Charlie Sanders -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/25/1946 d.7/2/2015 (68)
Hall of Famer, NFL Player
Misc: 7x Pro Bowl
Sports Teams: Detroit Lions (1968-1977)

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