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Sports Today in Birthdays and Deaths by Age for July 4

Last Updated 07-17-2023

✍🏆George Vecsey -- is 84 in the year 2023 and 85 in the year 2024; b.7/4/1939 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Author (m), Sports Columnist
Misc: New York Times

🎭🏆🏀Digger Phelps -- is 82 in the year 2023 and 83 in the year 2024; b.7/4/1941
Actor, College Basketball Coach
Sports Teams: Notre Dame (1971-1991)

💰🏆⚾Hal Lanier -- is 81 in the year 2023 and 82 in the year 2024; b.7/4/1942
Businessperson, MLB Manager, MLB Coach, MLB Player
Misc: athlete

🏆🏈Emerson Boozer -- is 80 in the year 2023 and 81 in the year 2024; b.7/4/1943
Hall of Famer, Sportscaster, NFL Runningback
Misc: 2x AFL All-Star, Super Bowl III; in the College Football Hall of Fame
Sports Teams: Maryland Eastern Shore College, New York Jets (1966-1975)

🏆Tish Howard -- is 77 in the year 2023 and 78 in the year 2024; b.7/4/1946
Playmate
Misc: July 1966

🏆Morganna Roberts -- is 76 in the year 2023 and 77 in the year 2024; b.7/4/1947
Sports Figure
Misc: baseball's kissing bandit

🏆🏁René Arnoux -- is 75 in the year 2023 and 76 in the year 2024; b.7/4/1948
Auto Racer, French
Misc: formula-1 racer (6th place-1980)

🏆⚾Jim Beattie -- is 69 in the year 2023 and 70 in the year 2024; b.7/4/1954
MLB Pitcher

🏆🏀Jawann Oldhem -- is 66 in the year 2023 and 67 in the year 2024; b.7/4/1957
NBA Player

🏆🎾Pam Shriver -- is 61 in the year 2023 and 62 in the year 2024; b.7/4/1962
Hall of Famer, Tennis Player
Names/Places: RFMN:Pamela Howard
Misc: U.S. Open's Doubles 1983, 84, 86, 87

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🏆⚾José Oquendo -- is 60 in the year 2023 and 61 in the year 2024; b.7/4/1963
MLB Coach, MLB Player, Puerto Rican

🎭🏆Nina Alexander -- is 59 in the year 2023 and 60 in the year 2024; b.7/4/1964
Actress, XXX-rated actress, Model

🏆🏀Harvey Grant -- is 58 in the year 2023 and 59 in the year 2024; b.7/4/1965
NBA Forward
Names/Places: Horace's twin

🏆🏀Horace Junior Grant -- is 58 in the year 2023 and 59 in the year 2024; b.7/4/1965
NBA Forward
Names/Places: Harvey's twin

🏆🏀Adrian Caldwell -- is 57 in the year 2023 and 58 in the year 2024; b.7/4/1966
NBA Player

🏆⚾Rick Wilkins -- is 56 in the year 2023 and 57 in the year 2024; b.7/4/1967
MLB Catcher

🏆⚾Vinny Castilla -- is 56 in the year 2023 and 57 in the year 2024; b.7/4/1967
MLB Infielder, Mexican

🏆🏈Derek Loville -- is 55 in the year 2023 and 56 in the year 2024; b.7/4/1968
NFL Runningback
Misc: Superbowl XXXII
Sports Teams: Denver Broncos

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🏆🏈Todd Marinovich -- is 54 in the year 2023 and 55 in the year 2024; b.7/4/1969
NFL Quarterback

🏆🏒Steve Rucchin -- is 52 in the year 2023 and 53 in the year 2024; b.7/4/1971
NHL Player, Canadian

🏆🏁🏊Denis Pankratov -- is 49 in the year 2023 and 50 in the year 2024; b.7/4/1974 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, Russian

🏆🏈Josh McCown -- is 44 in the year 2023 and 45 in the year 2024; b.7/4/1979 N.S.
NFL Quarterback

🎭🏆Mike Sorrentino -- is 42 in the year 2023 and 43 in the year 2024; b.7/4/1981
Reality TV Star, Personality, Model
Sports Teams: NN: The Situation
TV Shows: Jersey Shore

🏆Isabeli Fontana -- is 40 in the year 2023 and 41 in the year 2024; b.7/4/1983 N.S.
Model, Brazilian

🏆Alyssa Miller -- is 33 in the year 2023 and 34 in the year 2024; b.7/4/1990 N.S.
Model

🏆⚾Mickey Welch -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/4/1859 d.7/30/1941 (82)
Hall of Famer, MLB Pitcher
Names/Places: NN:Smiling Mickey

🏆⚾George Mullin -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/4/1880 d.1/7/1944 (63)
MLB Pitcher
Misc: no-hitter on 7/4/1912
Sports Teams: Detroit Tigers

🏆🏀Henry Clifford "Doc" Carlson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/4/1894 N.S. d.11/1/1964 N.S. (70)
Hall of Famer, College Basketball Player, College Basketball Coach
Misc: a coach who originated the figure 8 play; in the Basketball and College Basketball Halls of Fame
Sports Teams: University of Pittsburgh (player of football, baseball and basketball 1915-1917, basketball coach 1922-1953)

🏆🏒Victor Arthur "Vic" Desjardins -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/4/1898 N.S. d.11/22/1988 N.S. (90)
Hall of Famer, NHL Player
Sports Teams: Chicago Blackhawks, New York Rangers

🏆🏀Abraham M. "Abe" Saperstein -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/4/1902 N.S. d.3/15/1966 N.S. (63)
Hall of Famer, NBA Owner, NBA Coach, English
Misc: ABL; the earliest coach of the Harlem Globetrotters
Sports Teams: Savoy Big Five (which later became the Harlem Globetrotters in which he helped formed as owner and coach), Chicago Majors (owner)

🏆⚾🏈🏀Howard Andrew "Hobby" Hobson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/4/1903 N.S. d.6/9/1991 N.S. (87)
Hall of Famer, College Baseball Coach, College Football Coach, College Basketball Player, College Basketball Coach
Misc: in the College Basketball and Basketball Halls of Fame
Sports Teams: University of Oregon (basketball player 1923-1926, basketball coach 1935-1944, 1945-1947, baseball coach 1936-1947), Southern Oregon University (football coach 1932-1934, basketball coach 1932-1935), Yale University (basketball coach 1947-1956)

🎵🏆🥊"Champion" Jack Dupree -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/4/1910 d.1/21/1992 (82)
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Drummer, Guitarist, Pianist, Blues Singer, Boxer
Names/Places: RFN:William

🏆🏀Arad McCutchan -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/4/1912 N.S. d.6/16/1993 N.S. (80)
Hall of Famer, College Basketball Coach
Sports Teams: Bosse High School (coach 1936-1943), University of Evansville (coach 1946-1977)

🏆🥊Manolete -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/4/1917 d.8/29/1947 (30)
Bullfighter, Spanish
Names/Places: RN:Manuel Rodriguez y Sanchez

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🏆🏀Lidiya Alekseyeva -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/4/1924 N.S. d.6/26/2014 N.S. (89)
Hall of Famer, Basketball Coach, Russian
Misc: in the Women's Basketball, FIBA and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Halls of Fame

🏆🏈Al Davis -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/4/1929 d.10/8/2011 (82)
Hall of Famer, NFL Owner, NFL Executive, NFL General Manager
Misc: the only one in pro football history to be a scout, assistant coach, head coach, GM, league commissioner, and owner; GM-coach of Oakland 1963-66; helped force AFL-NFL merger as AFL commisioner (April-July,1966); returned to Oakland as managing general partner and directed club to 3 Super Bowl wins (1977,81,84); moved Raiders to Los Angeles in 1982 and back to Oakland in 1995.
Sports Teams: The Citadel (1955-1956), Southern California (1957-1959), San Diego Chargers (1960-1962), Oakland Raiders (coach 1963-1965, part owner and General Manager 1966-1971, principal owner 1972-2011)

🏆⚾George Steinbrenner III -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/4/1930 d.7/13/2010 (80)
MLB Owner, MLB Executive
Misc: his teams have won 4 pennants and 2 World Series (1977-78); has changed managers 18 times, pitching coaches 15 times and GMs 10 times in 21 years; ordered by baseball commissioner Fay Vincent in 1990 to surrender control of club for dealings with small-time gambler; reinstated on Mar. 1, 1993; also serves as one of 3 VPs of U.S. Olympic Committee; David Letterman hates him.
Sports Teams: New York Yankees (principal owner)

🏆🥊Carey L. Lloyd -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/4/1933 N.S. d.11/13/1993 N.S. (60)
Hall of Famer, Wrestler
Names/Places: ring name: Rufus R. "Freight Train" Jones

🏆🏈Erich Barnes -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/4/1935 N.S. d.4/29/2022 N.S. (86)
NFL Defensive

🏆🏈Roosevelt "Rosey" Taylor -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/4/1937 N.S. d.5/29/2020 N.S. (82)
NFL Safety
Sports Teams: Grambling State, Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers

🏆🏒Pat Stapleton -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/4/1940 N.S. d.4/8/2020 N.S. (79)
NHL Defensive, Canadian

🏆🏈Floyd Douglas Little -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/4/1942 N.S. d.1/1/2021 N.S. (78)
Hall of Famer, NFL Runningback, College Football Player
Names/Places: NN: The Franchise
Misc: 3x Pro Bowl; in the College Football and Pro Football Halls of Fame
Sports Teams: Syracuse University, Denver Broncos (1967-1975)

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🏆🏁🏊Sylvia Ruuska -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/4/1942 N.S. d.2/7/2019 N.S. (76)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, American

🏆🏒Juha Widing -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/4/1947 d.12/30/1984 (37)
NHL Player

🏆🏀Caldwell Jones -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/4/1950 d.9/21/2014 (64)
NBA Player

🏆Mark Edward Lenzi -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/4/1968 N.S. d.4/9/2012 N.S. (43)
Hall of Famer, Diver, Olympic Athlete, American
Misc: Diving Coach

🏆🏈Will (Football) Smith -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/4/1981 N.S. d.4/9/2016 N.S. (34)
NFL Defensive End
Sports Teams: New Orleans Saints

🏆🎾Suzanne Lenglen -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/24/1899 d.7/4/1938 (39)
Hall of Famer, Tennis Player, French
Misc: 6x Wimbledon champ

🎖💰🏆🏁Harold S. Vanderbilt -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/6/1884 d.7/4/1970 (85)
Sailor (m), Businessperson, Yachts Person
Misc: Invented Contact Bridge; owner and skipper who successfully defended the America's Cup 3 consecutive times (1930, 1934, and 1937).

🏆🏀Mendy Rudolph -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/8/1926 d.7/4/1979 (53)
Hall of Famer, Basketball Referee
Misc: worked for the NBA for 22 years from 1953-1975; regarded as one of the greatest officials in NBA history; officiated 2,112 NBA games.

🏆Phillip George "Phil" Boggs -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/29/1949 N.S. d.7/4/1990 N.S. (40)
Hall of Famer, Diver, Olympic Athlete, American

🏆🏒David "Sweeney" Schriner -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/30/1911 d.7/4/1990 (78)
Hall of Famer, NHL Left Wing, NHL Forward, Canadian, Russian
Misc: played 1933-1946
Sports Teams: New York Americans, Toronto Maple Leafs

🏆🏈Hank Stram -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/3/1923 d.7/4/2005 (82)
Hall of Famer, Football Announcer, NFL Player, College Football Coach
Sports Teams: Purdue (1948-1955), University of Notre Dame, Southern Methodist University, University of Miami, Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs (1960-1974), New Orleans Saints (1976-1977)

🏆🏈Steve McNair -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/14/1973 d.7/4/2009 (36)
NFL Player

🏆🎳Dick Evans -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/20/1931 d.7/4/2010 (78)
Hall of Famer, Bowler
Misc: Bowling Writers Association of America president

🏆🏈Billy Hardee -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/12/1954 d.7/4/2011 N.S. (56)
CFL Figure, Football Defensive
Sports Teams: Toronto Agronauts

🏆⚾Wes Covington -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/27/1932 d.7/4/2011 (79)
MLB Outfielder
Sports Teams: Milwaukee Braves

🏆🥊Jimmy Bivins -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/6/1919 d.7/4/2012 (92)
Hall of Famer, Boxer

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🏆⚾🏀Gene Conley -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/10/1930 d.7/4/2017 N.S. (86)
MLB Pitcher, NBA Player
Misc: played for World Series and NBA champions with Milwaukee Braves (1957) and Boston Celtics (1959-61); winning pitcher in 1954 All-Star Game; won 91 games in 11 seasons.

🏆🏈Terry Donahue -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/24/1944 N.S. d.7/4/2021 N.S. (77)
Sports Executive, College Football Coach
Sports Teams: University of California Los Angeles

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