🏆🎾Tony Roche -- is 77 in the year 2022 and 78 in the year 2023; b.5/17/1945
Hall of Famer, Tennis Player, Tennis Coach, Australian
🏆🏈Pat Toomay -- is 74 in the year 2022 and 75 in the year 2023; b.5/17/1948
NFL Player
🏆⚾Carlos May -- is 74 in the year 2022 and 75 in the year 2023; b.5/17/1948
MLB Player
🏆🏈Norv Turner -- is 70 in the year 2022 and 71 in the year 2023; b.5/17/1952
NFL Coach
🏆🥊Sugar Ray Leonard -- is 66 in the year 2022 and 67 in the year 2023; b.5/17/1956
Hall of Famer, Boxer, Olympic Athlete
Names/Places: b. in Wilmington, NC; RFMN:Ray Charles
Misc: light welterweight Olympic champ (1976), World Boxing Council world welterweight title 1979 and four more titles; retired after losing to Terry Norris on Feb. 9, 1991, with record of 36-2-1 and 25 KOs.
🏆Jim Nantz -- is 63 in the year 2022 and 64 in the year 2023; b.5/17/1959 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Sports Announcer
🏆🏈Scott Case -- is 60 in the year 2022 and 61 in the year 2023; b.5/17/1962
NFL Player
🏆🏀Kim Mulkey -- is 60 in the year 2022 and 61 in the year 2023; b.5/17/1962 N.S.
Hall of Famer, College Basketball Coach
🏆🏀Jon Koncak -- is 59 in the year 2022 and 60 in the year 2023; b.5/17/1963
NBA Center
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🏆⚾Rob Nelson -- is 58 in the year 2022 and 59 in the year 2023; b.5/17/1964
MLB Player
🏆🏀Daniel Ricardo "Danny" Manning -- is 56 in the year 2022 and 57 in the year 2023; b.5/17/1966 N.S.
NBA Forward, College Basketball Coach
🏆🏈Tim Grunhard -- is 54 in the year 2022 and 55 in the year 2023; b.5/17/1968
NFL Center
🏆🏈Craig Erickson -- is 53 in the year 2022 and 54 in the year 2023; b.5/17/1969
NFL Quarterback
🏆🏈Derrick Deese -- is 52 in the year 2022 and 53 in the year 2023; b.5/17/1970
NFL Player
🏆🏀Chris (Basketball) Smith -- is 52 in the year 2022 and 53 in the year 2023; b.5/17/1970
NBA Guard
🏆🏀Hubert Davis -- is 52 in the year 2022 and 53 in the year 2023; b.5/17/1970
NBA Guard, College Basketball Coach
🏆🏀Todd Mundt -- is 52 in the year 2022 and 53 in the year 2023; b.5/17/1970
NBA Player
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🏆🏒Jim Cummins -- is 52 in the year 2022 and 53 in the year 2023; b.5/17/1970
NHL Player
🏆🏒Dane Jackson -- is 52 in the year 2022 and 53 in the year 2023; b.5/17/1970
NHL Player, Canadian
🏆🏒Bill Lindsay -- is 51 in the year 2022 and 52 in the year 2023; b.5/17/1971
NHL Player, Canadian
🏆🏈John Burrough -- is 50 in the year 2022 and 51 in the year 2023; b.5/17/1972
NFL Player
🏆🏒Mike Prokopec -- is 48 in the year 2022 and 49 in the year 2023; b.5/17/1974
NHL Player, Canadian
🏆⚾Wiki González -- is 48 in the year 2022 and 49 in the year 2023; b.5/17/1974 N.S.
MLB Catcher, Venezuelan
🏆⚾José Guillén -- is 46 in the year 2022 and 47 in the year 2023; b.5/17/1976
MLB Player, Dominican Republican
🏆⚾Carlos Peña -- is 44 in the year 2022 and 45 in the year 2023; b.5/17/1978
MLB First Baseman, Dominican Republican
Names/Places: RN: Carlos Felipe Pena
Misc: Gold Glove, Silver Slugger, AL Home Run Leader 2009
Sports Teams: Texas Rangers (2001), Oakland Athletics (2002), Detroit Tigers (2002-2005), Boston Red Sox (2006), Tampa Bay Devil Rays / Rays (2007-2010), Chicago Cubs (2011), Tampa Bay Rays (2012), Houston Astros (2013), Kansas City Royals (2013), Texas Rangers (2014)
🏆🏈Matt Cassel -- is 40 in the year 2022 and 41 in the year 2023; b.5/17/1982
NFL Quarterback
🏆🏀Tony Parker -- is 40 in the year 2022 and 41 in the year 2023; b.5/17/1982
NBA Player, Belgiumese, French
🏆🏈Matt (Football) Ryan -- is 37 in the year 2022 and 38 in the year 2023; b.5/17/1985 N.S.
NFL Quarterback
Misc: NFL MVP (2016)
Sports Teams: Atlanta Falcons
🎭🏆Karrueche Tran -- is 34 in the year 2022 and 35 in the year 2023; b.5/17/1988 N.S.
Actress, Model
🏆Tessa Virtue -- is 33 in the year 2022 and 34 in the year 2023; b.5/17/1989 N.S.
Ice Dancer, Olympic Athlete
🏆Wilhelm Steinitz -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/17/1856 d.8/12/1900 (44)
Chess Player, Czech
Misc: the first world chess champion 1866-94; DOD was entered as DOB on Pat Kincaid's database(???), else DOD is unconfirmed
🏆George Sheldon -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/17/1874 N.S. d.11/25/1907 N.S. (33)
Hall of Famer, Diver, Olympic Athlete, American
🏆🥊Sam McVey -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/17/1884 d.12/23/1921 (37)
Hall of Famer, Boxer
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🏆⚾James "Cool Papa" Bell -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/17/1903 N.S. d.3/7/1991 N.S. (87)
Hall of Famer, MLB Outfielder
Misc: top Negro League player
🏆⚾🏈"Ace" Parker -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/17/1912 d.11/6/2013 (101)
Hall of Famer, MLB Player, College Baseball Coach, NFL Quarterback
Misc: in the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame
Sports Teams: Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL 1937-1941), Boston Yanks (NFL 1945), New York Yankees (AAFC 1946), Philadelphia Athletics (MLB 1936-1937)
🏆🏒Carl Liscombe -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/17/1915 d.2/23/2004 (88)
NHL Player
🏆Lydia Wideman -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/17/1920 N.S. d.4/13/2019 N.S. (98)
Olympic Athlete, Finnish
Misc: 10K cross country skier (Olympic-gold-1952)
🏆🏁🏊John Griffith Davies -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/17/1929 N.S. d.3/24/2020 N.S. (90)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, Australian
🏆🥊Billy Red Lyons -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/17/1932 N.S. d.6/22/2009 N.S. (77)
Hall of Famer, Wrestler, Canadian
Names/Places: RN: William Snip
🏆🏈Earl E. Morrall -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/17/1934 d.4/24/2014 (79)
NFL Quarterback
Misc: backup QB; NFL Player of the Year [1968], Super Bowls III, V, VII, VIII; AFC Player of the Year [1971]
Sports Teams: San Francisco '49ers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, New York Giants, Baltimore Colts, Miami Dolphins
🏆⚾Pascual Pérez -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/17/1957 d.10/31/2012 (55)
MLB Pitcher, Dominican Republican
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🏆🏈Chris Henry -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/17/1983 d.12/17/2009 (26)
NFL Wide Receiver
🏆🏈Harold "Brick" Muller -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/12/1901 N.S. d.5/17/1962 N.S. (60)
NFL Player
🏆🏈Steve Owen -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/21/1898 d.5/17/1964 (66)
Hall of Famer, NFL Coach, NFL Player, College Football Player
Sports Teams: Kansas City Blues (player 1924), Hartford Blues (player 1925), Cleveland Bulldogs (player 1925), Kansas City Cowboys (player 1925), New York Giants (player 1926-1931), New York Giants (player 1933), New York Giants (coach 1930-1953), Philadelphia Eagles (coach 1956-1957), Toronto Argonauts (coach 1959), Calgary Stampeders (coach 1960), Saskatchewan Roughriders (coach 1961-1962), Syracuse Stormers (coach 1963)
🏆Ernst Magnus Brandsten -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/13/1883 N.S. d.5/17/1965 N.S. (81)
Hall of Famer, Diver, Olympic Athlete, Swedish
🏆🥊Randolph "Randy" Turpin -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/7/1928 N.S. d.5/17/1966 N.S. (37)
Hall of Famer, Boxer, English
🏆⚾"Dixie" Walker -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/24/1910 d.5/17/1982 (71)
MLB Player
🏆🏒Hector "Toe" Blake -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/21/1912 N.S. d.5/17/1995 N.S. (82)
Hall of Famer, NHL Left Wing, Canadian
Misc: played 1934-1948; his eight Stanley Cup championships in 13 seasons as coach of the Montreal Canadiens is a National Hockey League record; led Montreal to 2 Stanley Cups as a player and 8 more as coach; regular season MVP in 1939.
Sports Teams: Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Maroons
🏆🏁Scott Brayton -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/20/1959 d.5/17/1996 (37)
Auto Racer
🏆🏒Donald "Don" Clark -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/25/1915 N.S. d.5/17/1999 N.S. (83)
Hall of Famer, Hockey Executive
🏆🏁🏊Thelma Kalama -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/24/1931 d.5/17/1999 (68)
Swimmer, Olympic Athlete
Misc: 4 X 100m relay swimmer (Olympic-gold-1948)
🏆⚾Joe Black -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/8/1924 d.5/17/2002 (78)
MLB Player
⛪🏆⚾Harmon Killebrew -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/29/1936 d.5/17/2011 (74)
Hall of Famer, Mormon, MLB First Baseman
Names/Places: MN:Clayton
Misc: 13x All-Star, AL MVP 1969; slugger who led AL in HRs 6 times and RBI 3 times; 573 career HRs; Twins #3 retired
Sports Teams: Washington Senators / Minnesota Twins (1954-1974), Kansas City Royals (1975)
🏆🏌Ken Venturi -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/15/1931 d.5/17/2013 (82)
Hall of Famer, Golfer
Misc: worked at CBS Sports as a golf analyst for 35 years until he retired in 2002.
🎭🏆Marnie Schulenburg -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/21/1984 N.S. d.5/17/2022 N.S. (37)
Actress, Gymnast
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