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Hall of Fame Today in Birthdays and Deaths by Age for July 3

Last Updated 04-13-2024

✍🎭Adoor Gopalakrishnan -- is 83 in the year 2024 and 84 in the year 2025; b.7/3/1941
Hall of Famer, Screen/Scriptwriter, Producer (m), Movie Director (m), India

🎭🎵Betty Buckley -- is 77 in the year 2024 and 78 in the year 2025; b.7/3/1947
Hall of Famer, TV/Movie/Stage Actress, Dancer (m), Singer
Names/Places: b. in Big Springs, TX
Misc: stage: 1776, Pippin, Cats, Drood, Sunset Blvd. (as Norma Desmond); in the American Theater Hall of Fame
TV Shows: Eight is Enough (as Sandra Sue Abbott 'Abby' Bradford)
Movie Titles: Simply Irresitible

🏆🏁🏊Michael Jay "Mike" Burton -- is 77 in the year 2024 and 78 in the year 2025; b.7/3/1947 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, American
Misc: Olympic Gold medalist: 1,500-meter freestyle [1968,1972], 400-meter freestyle [1968] -the only swimmer to win this event twice; founded Des Moines, Iowa Aquatic Club

🎵🎸Vince Clarke -- is 64 in the year 2024 and 65 in the year 2025; b.7/3/1960 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Composer/Songwriter, Synthesizer, Hip-Pop Keyboardist, New Wave Keyboardist, English
Group Names: Yazoo, Assembly, Depeche Mode, Erasure

🎵🎸Gary Ryan -- is 60 in the year 2024 and 61 in the year 2025; b.7/3/1964
Hall of Famer, Rock and Roll Bassist
Names/Places: RN: Gary Moss
Group Names: Joan Jett and The Blackhearts

🏆🏒Teemu Selänne -- is 54 in the year 2024 and 55 in the year 2025; b.7/3/1970
Hall of Famer, NHL Player, Finnish
Names/Places: NN: The Finnish Flash

🏆🥊Peter B. Jackson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/3/1861 d.7/13/1901 (40)
Hall of Famer, Boxer, Australian, West Indies
Misc: was one of the first outstanding black professional boxers. A victim of discrimination, he was denied a chance to fight for the world heavyweight championship while in his prime.

🏆🏁Donald Mitchell Healey -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/3/1898 d.1/13/1988 (89)
Hall of Famer, Auto Racer, British
Misc: a noted English car designer, rally driver and speed record holder; founder of the Donald Healey Motor Company

🏆🏀Paul Endacott -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/3/1902 d.1/8/1997 (94)
Hall of Famer, College Basketball Player
Misc: a well-known collegiate basketball player in the 1920s. The Lawrence, Kansas native attended University of Kansas from 1919 to 1923. Playing under Hall of Fame coach Phog Allen, Endacott led Kansas to consecutive Helms Foundation national championships in 1922 and 1923.

🏆🏒Carl Sidney "Cully" Dahlstrom -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/3/1912 N.S. d.12/19/1998 N.S. (86)
Hall of Famer, NHL Player
Misc: played 1937-1945
Sports Teams: Chicago Blackhawks

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🏆🏀John Kundla -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/3/1916 N.S. d.7/23/2017 N.S. (101)
Hall of Famer, NBA Coach, College Basketball Player, College Basketball Coach
Sports Teams: University of Minnesota (player 1936-1939, coach 1959-1968), University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis (coach 1946-1947), Minneapolis Lakers (coach 1948-1959)

🎵David Lynch -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/3/1929 d.1/2/1981 (51)
Hall of Famer, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Group Names: The Platters

🎵Tommy Tedesco -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/3/1930 N.S. d.11/10/1997 N.S. (67)
Hall of Famer, Guitarist
Misc: king of studio musicians, lent his talents to records by Phil Spector, The Beach Boys, Frank Sinatra, and Ella Fitzgerald, as well as TV themes such as Bonanza and M*A*S*H

🏆🎳Billy Welu -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/3/1932 d.5/16/1974 (41)
Hall of Famer, Bowler

🏆🎳Andy Marzich -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/3/1935 d.5/18/2010 (74)
Hall of Famer, Bowler
Misc: 3x ABC Tournament champion

🏆🏁🏊Lance Larson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/3/1940 N.S. d.1/19/2024 N.S. (83)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, American
Misc: 100m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-silver-1960)

🎵Gerald Joseph "Jerry" Blavat -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/3/1940 N.S. d.1/20/2023 N.S. (82)
Hall of Famer, Radio Disc Jock
Names/Places: NN: The Geator with the Heater and The Big Boss with the Hot Sauce
Misc: a big influence in promoting oldies music on the radio

🏆🥊Samuel "Dutch Sam" Elias -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/4/1775 N.S. d.7/3/1816 N.S. (41)
Hall of Famer, Boxer, English
Misc: not to be confused with "Young Dutch Sam", another boxer

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William Crawford Gorgas -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/3/1854 d.7/3/1920 (65)
Hall of Famer, Scientist (m), Doctor (m)
Misc: fought yellow fever and malaria with mosquito control

🎵🎸Brian Jones -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/28/1942 d.7/3/1969 (27)
Hall of Famer, Clarinetist, Flutist, Harp, Harpsichordist, Keyboardist, Marimba, Percussionist, Saxophonist, Xylophonist, Zitarist, Rock and Roll Singer/Guitarist, English
Names/Places: RN:Lewis Brian Hopkins Jones
Misc: Koto Player
Group Names: The Rolling Stones

✍🎵🎸Jim Morrison -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/8/1943 d.7/3/1971 (27)
Hall of Famer, Poet (m), Songwriter, Rock and Roll Singer
Names/Places: NN:The Lizard King; FN:James Douglas; d. heart failure in Paris; his name is an anagram for "Mr. Mojo Risin'".
Group Names: The Doors (lead), soloist
Song Titles: Break On Thorugh (To The Other Side), Light My Fire, People Are Strange, Love Me Two Times, Hello I Love You, Touch Me, Love Her Madly, Riders on the Storm
Album Titles: The Doors, Strange Days, Waiting for the Sun, The Soft Parade, Morrison Hotel, L.A. Woman

🎵"Mississippi" Fred McDowell -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/12/1904 d.7/3/1972 (68)
Hall of Famer, Blues Singer/Guitarist

🏆🏒Ralph "Cooney" Weiland -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/5/1904 d.7/3/1985 (80)
Hall of Famer, NHL Center, Canadian
Misc: played from 1925-1939
Sports Teams: Boston Bruins, Ottawa Senators, Detroit Red Wings

🏆🎾James Van Alen -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/19/1902 d.7/3/1991 (88)
Hall of Famer, Tennis Player
Misc: created Simplified Scoring System for tennis

🏆⚾Don "Big D" Drysdale -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/23/1936 N.S. d.7/3/1993 N.S. (56)
Hall of Famer, Baseball Announcer, MLB Pitcher
Misc: 3x World Series champ, with 209-169 record, in 5 World Series, 9 NL All-Star Teams; most consecutive shutout innings (58) in '68; Cy Young Award winner in 1962; Dogers #53 retired
Sports Teams: Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers (1956-1969)
TV Shows: Monday Night Baseball

🏆🥊Petey Sarron -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/21/1906 N.S. d.7/3/1994 N.S. (87)
Hall of Famer, Boxer

🏆🎾Lew Hoad -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/23/1934 d.7/3/1994 (59)
Hall of Famer, Tennis Player, Australian
Misc: Wimbledon 1953, 56

🏆🎾Richard "Pancho" González -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/9/1928 N.S. d.7/3/1995 N.S. (67)
Hall of Famer, Tennis Player
Names/Places: b. in Los Angeles, CA
Misc: had a bad temper; won consecutive U.S. Championships in 1947-48 before turning pro at 21; dominated pro tour from 1950-61; in 1969 at age 41, played longest Wimbledon match ever (5:12) beating Charlie Pasarell 22-24,1-6,16-14,6-3,11-9.

🎵Johnny Copeland -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/27/1937 d.7/3/1997 (60)
Hall of Famer, Blues Singer/Guitarist

🏆⚽William Beveridge "Billy" Liddell -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/10/1922 d.7/3/2001 (79)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, Scottish

🎵Boots Randolph -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/3/1927 N.S. d.7/3/2007 N.S. (80)
Hall of Famer, Composer, Saxophonist
Names/Places: b. in Paducah, KY
Misc: Yakety Sax; his music was often used in the children's show Wonderama; also for Benny Hill Show; some say b. 1926
Song Titles: Yakety Yak

🎭Andy Griffith -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/1/1926 d.7/3/2012 (86)
Hall of Famer, Actor, Comedian, Producer (m)
Names/Places: b. in Mount Airy, NC
Song Titles: "What It Was, Was Football" (as Deacon Andy Griffith)
TV Shows: Headmaster (as Andy Thompson), The Andy Griffith Show (as Andy Taylor reprised on Mayberry R.F.D.), The Headmaster (as Andy Thompson), New Andy Griffith Show (as Andy Sawyer), Centennial, Salvage I (as Harry), Matlock (as Benjamin Matlock & own father Charlie Matlock)
Movie Titles: No Time For Sergeants, Spy Hard, Waitress, A Face in the Crowd

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