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Last Updated 08-10-2025

🏆🏈John Cooper -- is 88 in the year 2025 and 89 in the year 2026; 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 88 in the year 2025 and 89 in the year 2026; 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

🏆⚾Dick Berardino -- is 88 in the year 2025 and 89 in the year 2026; b.7/2/1937
MLB Player

🏆🏀Chris Rowe -- is 85 in the year 2025 and 86 in the year 2026; b.7/2/1940
NBA Player

🏆⚾Jim Hughes -- is 74 in the year 2025 and 75 in the year 2026; b.7/2/1951
MLB Player

🏆⚾Jack Bastable -- is 74 in the year 2025 and 75 in the year 2026; b.7/2/1951 N.S.
MLB Player

🏆⚾Tony Armas -- is 72 in the year 2025 and 73 in the year 2026; b.7/2/1953
MLB Player, Venezuelan

🎭🏆Linda Doucett -- is 71 in the year 2025 and 72 in the year 2026; b.7/2/1954 N.S.
Actress, Model
TV Shows: Larry Sanders Show (as Darlene)

🏆🎾Victor Amaya -- is 71 in the year 2025 and 72 in the year 2026; b.7/2/1954
Tennis Player

🎭🏆Jerry Hall -- is 69 in the year 2025 and 70 in the year 2026; b.7/2/1956
Actress, Model
Names/Places: a twin; Mick Jagger's ex-wife, later wed Rupert Murdoch

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✍🎭🏆🥊Brett "The Hitman" Hart -- is 68 in the year 2025 and 69 in the year 2026; b.7/2/1957 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Writer, Actor, Wrestler, Canadian
Names/Places: NN: Hit Man
Misc: WWF champion

🎭🏆Kelly Emberg -- is 66 in the year 2025 and 67 in the year 2026; b.7/2/1959
Actress, Model

🏆🏀Clark Kellogg -- is 64 in the year 2025 and 65 in the year 2026; b.7/2/1961
NBA Player

🏆🏀Jon Sundvold -- is 64 in the year 2025 and 65 in the year 2026; b.7/2/1961
NBA Guard

🏆🏈Hassan Jones -- is 61 in the year 2025 and 62 in the year 2026; b.7/2/1964
NFL Wide Receiver

🏆⚾Joe Magrane -- is 61 in the year 2025 and 62 in the year 2026; b.7/2/1964
Sports Commentator, MLB Pitcher

🏆⚾José Canseco -- is 61 in the year 2025 and 62 in the year 2026; b.7/2/1964 N.S.
MLB Outfielder, Cuban
Names/Places: Ozzie's twin; NN:The Bionic Cuban
Misc: AL MVP 1988; 1986 Rookie Year, home run champ 1988, 1991
Sports Teams: Oakland A's

🏆⚾Ozzie Canseco -- is 61 in the year 2025 and 62 in the year 2026; b.7/2/1964
MLB Pitcher, Cuban
Names/Places: José's twin

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🏆⚾Steve Sparks -- is 60 in the year 2025 and 61 in the year 2026; b.7/2/1965
MLB Pitcher, American

🏆⚾Tim Spehr -- is 59 in the year 2025 and 60 in the year 2026; b.7/2/1966
MLB Catcher, American

🎭🎵🏆🥊Amy Weber -- is 55 in the year 2025 and 56 in the year 2026; b.7/2/1970 N.S.
Actress, Movie Producer, Singer, Wrestler, Model
Movie Titles: Transmorphers, Kolobos

🏆🏒Brett Harkins -- is 55 in the year 2025 and 56 in the year 2026; b.7/2/1970
NHL Player, American

🏆🏈Troy Brown -- is 54 in the year 2025 and 55 in the year 2026; 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)

🏆⚾Joel Adamson -- is 54 in the year 2025 and 55 in the year 2026; b.7/2/1971
MLB Pitcher

🏆🎾Jared Palmer -- is 54 in the year 2025 and 55 in the year 2026; b.7/2/1971
Tennis Player

🏆⚾Sean Casey -- is 51 in the year 2025 and 52 in the year 2026; b.7/2/1974 N.S.
MLB Player
Names/Places: NN: The Mayor

🏆🏒Éric Dazé -- is 50 in the year 2025 and 51 in the year 2026; b.7/2/1975
NHL Player, Canadian

🏆🥊Carl Froch -- is 48 in the year 2025 and 49 in the year 2026; b.7/2/1977 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Boxer, English

🏆🏁Sam Hornish Jr. -- is 46 in the year 2025 and 47 in the year 2026; b.7/2/1979
Auto Racer

🏆🏒Joe Thornton -- is 46 in the year 2025 and 47 in the year 2026; b.7/2/1979 N.S.
NHL Center, Canadian

🏆⚽Rachel Brown -- is 45 in the year 2025 and 46 in the year 2026; b.7/2/1980 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, English

🏆⚾Angel Pagan -- is 44 in the year 2025 and 45 in the year 2026; b.7/2/1981 N.S.
MLB Outfielder, Puerto Rican

🏆⛸Johnny Weir -- is 41 in the year 2025 and 42 in the year 2026; b.7/2/1984 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Figure Skater

🏆🏈BenJarvus Green-Ellis -- is 40 in the year 2025 and 41 in the year 2026; b.7/2/1985 N.S.
NFL Runningback

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🏆⚽Alex Morgan -- is 36 in the year 2025 and 37 in the year 2026; b.7/2/1989 N.S.
Soccer Player, Olympic Athlete, American

🏆Camille Rowe -- is 35 in the year 2025 and 36 in the year 2026; b.7/2/1990 N.S.
Playmate
Misc: April 2016

🏆🥊Kayla Harrison -- is 35 in the year 2025 and 36 in the year 2026; b.7/2/1990 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Mixed Martial Arts, Judo, Olympic Athlete

🏆⚽Danny Rose -- is 35 in the year 2025 and 36 in the year 2026; b.7/2/1990 N.S.
Soccer Player, English

🏆🏁🏊Ryan (Swimmer) Murphy -- is 30 in the year 2025 and 31 in the year 2026; b.7/2/1995 N.S.
Swimmer, Olympic Athlete

🏆⚾Daulton Varsho -- is 29 in the year 2025 and 30 in the year 2026; b.7/2/1996 N.S.
MLB Player
Misc: Gold Glove Award 2024

🏆🏈Robert Zuppke -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/2/1879 d.12/22/1957 (78)
College Football Coach
Misc: credited with introducing (in the early 1920s) the offensive huddle, enabling the team with the ball to plan each play immediately before executing it.

🏆🎾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

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🏆🥊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.

🏆🏁🏊Harry Holiday Jr. -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/2/1923 N.S. d.2/16/1999 N.S. (75)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, American

🏆🏁Clara Lamore Walker -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/2/1926 N.S. d.4/2/2021 N.S. (94)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, American

🏆🏀Larry Costello -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/2/1931 N.S. d.12/13/2001 N.S. (70)
Hall of Famer, NBA Coach, NBA Player
Names/Places: RN: Lawrence Ronald Costello

🏆⚾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.

🏆🏁Glenn "Fireball" Roberts -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/20/1931 d.7/2/1964 (33)
Auto Racer
Misc: big NASCAR money winner; d. crash

🏆🥊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)

🏆🏁Swede Savage -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/26/1946 d.7/2/1973 (26)
Auto Racer

🏆⚾Charles James Hapey -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/12/1903 d.7/2/1973 (70)
MLB Player

🏆⚾Guy Bush -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/23/1901 d.7/2/1985 (83)
MLB Pitcher

🏆⚾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)

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🏆⚽Andrés Escobar -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/13/1967 d.7/2/1994 (27)
Soccer Player, Colombian
Misc: was shot to death in Medellin, 10 days after accidentally scoring a goal against his own team in World Cup competition and causing the team to lose to the U.S.

🏆Krissy Taylor -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/15/1978 d.7/2/1995 (17)
Model
Names/Places: Niki's sister

🏆⛸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)

🎭🏆🏈Ben Davidson -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/14/1940 N.S. d.7/2/2012 N.S. (72)
Actor, NFL Defensive
Misc: Super Bowl II
Sports Teams: Oakland Raiders
TV Shows: Ball Four, Code R

🏆🏈Tom Longo -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/21/1942 d.7/2/2015 (73)
NFL Defensive

🏆🏈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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🏆⚾Oscar Zamora -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/23/1944 N.S. d.7/2/2021 N.S. (76)
MLB Player, Cuban

🏆⚾Tony González -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/28/1936 N.S. d.7/2/2021 N.S. (84)
MLB Second Baseman, Cuban

🎭🏆Julian McMahon -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/27/1968 N.S. d.7/2/2025 N.S. (56)
Actor, Producer, Model, Australian
TV Shows: FBI: Most Wanted, Profiler (as Det. John Grant), Charmed (as Assistant D.A. Cole Turner), Nip/Tuck (as Dr. Christian Troy)
Movie Titles: Fantastic Four (series)

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