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Sports Today in Birthdays and Deaths by Age for January 5

Last Updated 01-01-2024

🏆🏀Luigi P. "Lou" Carnesecca -- is 99 in the year 2024 and 100 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1925 N.S.
Hall of Famer, NBA Coach, College Basketball Coach
Sports Teams: St. John's University (coach 1965-1970, 1973-1992), New York Nets (ABA coach 1970-1973)

🏆🏀Frank Layden -- is 92 in the year 2024 and 93 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1932
NBA General Manager, NBA Coach
Sports Teams: Utah Jazz (coach and General Manager)

🏆Edwin Elliason -- is 86 in the year 2024 and 87 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1938
Archery, Olympic Athlete
Misc: archer (Olympic-92)

🏆🏈Jim Otto -- is 86 in the year 2024 and 87 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1938
Hall of Famer, NFL Center
Misc: 9x AFL All-Star, 3x Pro Bowl, 10x All-AFL, 3x All-Pro
Sports Teams: Oakland Raiders (1960-1974)

🏆Bridget Parker -- is 85 in the year 2024 and 86 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1939
Equestrian, Olympic Athlete, English
Misc: equestrian 3 day event (Olympic-gold-1972)

🎭🏆Rosemarie Hillcrest -- is 81 in the year 2024 and 82 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1943
Actress, Model, Playmate, English
Misc: October 1964

🏆🏁🏊Carolyn Schuler -- is 81 in the year 2024 and 82 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1943 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, American

🏆🏈Mercury Morris -- is 77 in the year 2024 and 78 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1947
NFL Runningback
Names/Places: RFN:Eugene
Misc: Super Bowls VI, VII, VIII
Sports Teams: Miami Dolphins

✍🏆🏁🏃Kathrine Switzer -- is 77 in the year 2024 and 78 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1947
Author (m), Sports Commentator, Runner, German

🏆⚾Charles Olivier Hough -- is 76 in the year 2024 and 77 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1948
MLB Pitcher, Hawaiian
Names/Places: NN:Charlie

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🎭🏆Pamela Sue Martin -- is 71 in the year 2024 and 72 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1953
Actress, Model
Names/Places: b. in Westport, CT
TV Shows: The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (as Nancy Drew), Dynasty (as Fallon Carrington Colby)
Movie Titles: The Poseidon Adventure

🏆🥊Dwight Muhammad Qawi -- is 71 in the year 2024 and 72 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1953
Hall of Famer, Boxer

🏆🏀Alexander "Alex" English -- is 70 in the year 2024 and 71 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1954
Hall of Famer, NBA Forward
Misc: scored 2000 points in 8 straight seasons; played 1,193 games; 8x NBA All-Star (1982-1989); 3x All-NBA Second Team (1982-1983, 1986); J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (1988); NBA Scoring Champion (1983); Nuggets #2 retired, University of South Carolina #22 retired
Sports Teams: South Carolina College (1972-1976), Milwaukee Bucks (1976-1978), Indiana Pacers (1978-1980), Denver Nuggets (1980-1990), Dallas Mavericks (1990-1991), Basket Napoli (Italy 1991-1992)

🏆⚾Bob Dernier -- is 67 in the year 2024 and 68 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1957
MLB Outfielder
Misc: Gold Glove
Sports Teams: Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs

🏆⚾Ron Kittle -- is 66 in the year 2024 and 67 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1958
MLB Left Fielder

🏆⚾Milt Thompson -- is 65 in the year 2024 and 66 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1959
MLB Coach, MLB Outfielder

🏆🏒Tim Kerr -- is 64 in the year 2024 and 65 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1960
NHL Right Wing, Canadian

🏆🏒Basil McRae -- is 63 in the year 2024 and 64 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1961
NHL General Manager, NHL Player, Canadian

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🏆⚾John Russell -- is 63 in the year 2024 and 64 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1961
MLB Manager, MLB Catcher, MLB Outfielder

🏆⚾Danny Jackson -- is 62 in the year 2024 and 63 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1962
MLB Pitcher

🏆⚾Jeff Fassero -- is 61 in the year 2024 and 62 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1963
MLB Pitcher

🎭🏆⚽Vinnie Jones -- is 59 in the year 2024 and 60 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1965 N.S.
Actor, Soccer Player, English
TV Shows: Deception
Movie Titles: The Big Bounce, X-Men: The Last Stand, The Midnight Meat Train

🏆🏒Brian McReynolds -- is 59 in the year 2024 and 60 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1965
NHL Player, Canadian

🏆⚾Juan Nieves -- is 59 in the year 2024 and 60 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1965
MLB Coach, MLB Pitcher, Puerto Rican

🏆🏈Renaldo Turnbull -- is 58 in the year 2024 and 59 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1966
NFL Linebacker

🏆🏈J. B. Brown -- is 57 in the year 2024 and 58 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1967
NFL Cornerback

🏆🏈Ray Crockett -- is 57 in the year 2024 and 58 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1967
NFL Cornerback

🏆⚾Chris Nabholz -- is 57 in the year 2024 and 58 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1967
MLB Pitcher

🏆🏒Joé Juneau -- is 56 in the year 2024 and 57 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1968
NHL Player, Canadian

🏆🏈David Dixon -- is 55 in the year 2024 and 56 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1969
NFL Guard

🏆🏈Derrick Ned -- is 55 in the year 2024 and 56 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1969
NFL Runningback

🏆🏈Kurt Barber -- is 55 in the year 2024 and 56 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1969
NFL Linebacker, College Football Player

🏆🏈James Patton -- is 54 in the year 2024 and 55 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1970
NFL Player, Football Defensive Lineman

🏆🏈Eric Smith -- is 53 in the year 2024 and 54 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1971
NFL Wide Receiver

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🏆⚾Jason Bates -- is 53 in the year 2024 and 54 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1971
MLB Infielder

🏆🏈Joseph Patton -- is 52 in the year 2024 and 53 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1972
NFL Tackle

🏆🏈Warrick Dunn -- is 50 in the year 2024 and 51 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1974
NFL Runningback

💰🎭🏆Blanca Soto -- is 45 in the year 2024 and 46 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1979 N.S.
Businessperson, Actress, Producer (m), Model, Mexican

🎭🏆Dani Mathers -- is 37 in the year 2024 and 38 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1987
Actress, Model, Playmate
Misc: May 2014; Playboy Playmate of the Year 2015

🏆⚾Eduardo Escobar -- is 35 in the year 2024 and 36 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1989 N.S.
MLB Third Baseman, Venezuelan

🏆Amelia Talon -- is 34 in the year 2024 and 35 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1990
Playmate
Misc: June 2012

🏆⚾José Iglesias -- is 34 in the year 2024 and 35 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1990
MLB Pitcher, Cuban

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🎭🏆Suki Waterhouse -- is 32 in the year 2024 and 33 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1992 N.S.
Actress, Model, English

🏆🏈De'Anthony Thomas -- is 31 in the year 2024 and 32 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1993 N.S.
NFL Runningback

🏆🏀Tyler Ulis -- is 28 in the year 2024 and 29 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1996 N.S.
NBA Guard

💰🏆⚾Bancroft "Ban" Johnson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1864 d.3/28/1931 (67)
Hall of Famer, Executive, MLB Player
Names/Places: b. in Norwalk, CT
Misc: the American League of professional baseball owes its existence and its equal footing with the National League to Ban Johnson; Johnson encouraged a fierce competition with the N.L. that ended with a merger in 1903

⚛🏆🏁🏃Jack Lovelock -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1910 d.12/28/1949 (39)
Surgeon (m), Runner, Olympic Athlete, New Zealand
Misc: Olympic-gold-1936; athlete famous for an unexpected victory in the 1,500-metre (metric-mile) race in the 1936 Olympic Games. The world record he set on that occasion--3 min 47.8 sec--endured until 1941.

🏆⚾John Ritchey -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1923 d.1/14/2003 (80)
MLB Player
Misc: the first to break the PCL's color barrier with the San Diego Padres, homers in his second game, career .323 average, also a top batter with Vancouver Capilanos in WIL

🏆🏈Claude "Buddy" Young -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1926 N.S. d.9/5/1983 N.S. (57)
NFL Runningback
Misc: returned 2,514 yards in kickoffs with 2 TDs
Sports Teams: New York Yankees, Dallas Texans, Baltimore Colts

🏆🏒Fred Glover -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1928 d.8/16/2001 (73)
NHL Coach

🏆🏁🏊Alexandre "Alex" Jany -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1929 N.S. d.7/18/2001 N.S. (72)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, French

🏆Walter Davis -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1931 N.S. d.11/17/2020 N.S. (89)
Olympic Athlete, Track and Field
Misc: running high jumper (Olympic-gold-1952)

🏆🏈Chuck Noll -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1932 d.6/13/2014 (82)
Hall of Famer, NFL Coach, NFL Player
Names/Places: b. in Cleveland
Misc: coached the Pittsburgh Steelers to 4 Super Bowl titles (1975-76,79-80); retired after 1991 season ranked 5th on all-time list with 209 wins (including playoffs) in 23 years; record 209-156-1 (.572)
Sports Teams: University of Dayton, Cleveland Browns (player 1953-1959), Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers (coach 1960-1965), Baltimore Colts (coach 1966-1968), Pittsburgh Steelers (coach 1969-1991)

🏆⚾Earl Battey -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1935 d.11/15/2003 (68)
MLB Player
Misc: 3x Gold Glove

🏆🏈Emil Joseph Holub -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1938 N.S. d.9/21/2019 N.S. (81)
Hall of Famer, NFL Center, College Football Player
Misc: in the College Football Hall of Fame
Sports Teams: Texas Tech, Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs

🏆🎾Chuck McKinley -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1941 d.8/10/1986 (45)
Hall of Famer, Tennis Player

🏆🏒Wayne Rutledge -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1942 d.10/5/2004 (62)
NHL Player, Canadian

🏆🏈Sam Wyche -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1945 N.S. d.1/2/2020 N.S. (74)
NFL Coach, NFL Player
Misc: NBC commentator
Sports Teams: Cincinnatti Bengals

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🏆🎳Jim Godman -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1946 d.5/3/2001 (55)
Hall of Famer, Bowler
Misc: one of the most prolific bowlers during the 1970s.

🏆🏈Rick Tuten -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1965 d.6/??/2017 N.S. (52)
NFL Punter
Misc: his death was announced on June 15, 2017, and nobody knows which date he died before then

🏆🏀Jack "Jumpin' Jack" McCracken -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/15/1912 d.1/5/1958 (45)
Hall of Famer, College Basketball Player
Misc: Second place in National High School Tournament in Chicago (Classen High School, 1929); 8-time AAU All-America (1932, 1935, 1937-39, 1940, 1942, 1945); 3 AAU national titles (1937, 1939, 1942)

🏆⚾Rogers Hornsby -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/27/1896 d.1/5/1963 (66)
Hall of Famer, MLB Manager, MLB Second Baseman
Names/Places: NNLThe Rajah
Misc: NL League Award Winner 1925, 1929; 2,930 hits, 2X triple crown winner; batting leader 1920-25; the best right-handed batter in major league history, whose lifetime average was .358, second only to Ty Cobb's .367, and in 1924 he bettered Cobb's single season record of .420 with an incredible .424. Hornsby played 23 seasons.
Sports Teams: St. Louis Cardinals (player 1915-1926), New York Giants (player 1927), Boston Braves (player 1928), Chicago Cubs (player 1929-1932), St. Louis Cardinals (player 1933), St. Louis Browns (player 1933-1937), St. Louis Cardinals (manager 1925-1926), New York Giants (manager 1927), Boston Braves (manager 1928), Chicago Cubs (manager 1930-1932), St. Louis Browns (manager 1933-1937, 1952), Cincinnati Reds (manager 1952-1953)

🏆🏀Ralph Morgan -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/9/1884 N.S. d.1/5/1965 N.S. (80)
Hall of Famer, Basketball Administrator
Misc: was instrumental in early 20th century development of basketball rules; founded the College Basketball Rules Committee in 1905, and founded the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League which later became the Ivy League

🏆🏁Frank Stack -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/1/1906 d.1/5/1987 (81)
Speed Skater, Olympic Athlete, Canadian
Misc: Bronze 1932

🏆🏀"Pistol Pete" Maravich -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/22/1947 N.S. d.1/5/1988 N.S. (40)
Hall of Famer, NBA Guard, College Basketball Player
Names/Places: RN:Peter Press Maravich
Misc: scored NCAA record 44.2 ppg & 3,667 points during collegiate career; led NBA in scoring '77; most free throws in a college game (30); Legendary scoring guard raised for early age to star in basketball. Scored 40 points per game at LSU as collegian, then starred for the Atlanta Hawks and New Orleans Jazz; career 15,948 points, 2,747 rebounds, 3,563 assists; LSU #23 retired, Jazz #7 retired, New Orleans Pelicans #7 retired
Sports Teams: LSU (1967-1970), Atlanta Hawks (1970-1974), New Orleans/Utah Jazz (1974-1980), Boston Celtics (1980)

🏆Charles Dumas -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/12/1937 d.1/5/2004 (66)
Olympic Athlete, Track and Field
Misc: high jumper; first man to clear 7 feet (7-0 1/2) on June 29, 1956; won gold medal at 1956 Olympics.

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🏆⚾"Tug" McGraw -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/30/1944 d.1/5/2004 (59)
MLB Pitcher
Names/Places: NN:The Screwball; Tim's father
Misc: played in the World Series for both teams; record [15] for most games pitched [1969, 1973]
Sports Teams: Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets

🏆🏈Simon Shanks -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/16/1971 d.1/5/2006 N.S. (34)
NFL Player

🏆🎳Don Carter -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/29/1926 d.1/5/2012 (85)
Hall of Famer, Bowler
Misc: 6-time Bowler of Year (1953-54,57-58,60-61); voted Greatest of All-Time in 1970.

🏆🏈Jeff Lewis -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/17/1973 d.1/5/2013 (39)
NFL Quarterback
Misc: Super Bowl XXXII
Sports Teams: Denver Broncos

🏆Eusébio da Silva Ferreira -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/25/1942 N.S. d.1/5/2014 N.S. (71)
Soccer Striker, Portuguese
Names/Places: aka Eusebio

🏆⚾Jerry Coleman -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/14/1924 d.1/5/2014 (89)
Hall of Famer, Baseball Announcer, MLB Second Baseman
Misc: Ford C. Frick Award winner in 2005; CBS Radio broadcaster: Favorite blooper: "There's a long drive. The outfielder is back at the warning track and hits his head on the wall! It rolls back toward second base! This could be a triple!"
Sports Teams: New York Yankees (1949-1957, broadcaster 1963-1969), San Diego Padres (manager 1980, broadcaster 1974-1979, 1981-2013)

🏆🥊Anatoliy Roschin -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/10/1932 N.S. d.1/5/2016 N.S. (83)
Wrestler, Olympic Athlete, Russian
Misc: super heavyweight wrestler (Olympic-gold-1972)

🏆⚽Colin Bell -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/26/1946 N.S. d.1/5/2021 N.S. (74)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Midfielder, English
Misc: MBE

🏆🏁Ueal Eugene Patrick -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/10/1929 N.S. d.1/5/2021 N.S. (91)
Hall of Famer, Racing Figure
Names/Places: NN: Pat
Misc: the founder and owner of Patrick Racing, a team that raced in Champ Cars and the Indy Racing League.

🏆🏈Ralph Neely -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/12/1943 N.S. d.1/5/2022 N.S. (78)
NFL Tackle
Misc: Super Bowl V, X, XI
Sports Teams: Dallas Cowboys

🏆⚾🏈Greg (B. 1951) Robinson -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/9/1951 N.S. d.1/5/2022 N.S. (70)
College Baseball Coach, NFL Coach
Misc: 2x Super Bowl champion coach XXXII and XXXIII
Sports Teams: Denver Broncos (1995-2000)

🏆⚾Nate Colbert -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/9/1946 N.S. d.1/5/2023 N.S. (76)
MLB Player

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