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Sports Today in Birthdays and Deaths by Age for July 20

Last Updated 08-10-2025

🏆🏌Butch Baird -- is 89 in the year 2025 and 90 in the year 2026; b.7/20/1936
Golfer

🏆🏀Henry O. "Hank" Nichols -- is 89 in the year 2025 and 90 in the year 2026; b.7/20/1936 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Basketball Referee
Misc: active 1986-2007 for NCAA Basketball

🏆⚾Tony Oliva -- is 87 in the year 2025 and 88 in the year 2026; b.7/20/1938 N.S.
Hall of Famer, MLB Player, Cuban
Names/Places: RN:Pedro Lopez
Misc: Gold Glove; A.L. batting champion 3x
Sports Teams: Minnesota Twins

🏆⚾Mickey Stanley -- is 83 in the year 2025 and 84 in the year 2026; b.7/20/1942
MLB Shortstop
Misc: 4x Gold Glove

✍📰🏆Leigh Montville -- is 82 in the year 2025 and 83 in the year 2026; b.7/20/1943 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Author, Columnist, Sports Writer

🏆🏌Betty Burfeindt -- is 80 in the year 2025 and 81 in the year 2026; b.7/20/1945
Golfer

🏆🏈James Harris -- is 78 in the year 2025 and 79 in the year 2026; b.7/20/1947
NFL Executive, NFL Quarterback
Sports Teams: Grambling State University, Buffalo Bills, Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars (administrator), Detroit Lions (administrator)

🏆Dan Shaughnessy -- is 72 in the year 2025 and 73 in the year 2026; b.7/20/1953 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Sports Writer

🏆🏈Mike O'Cain -- is 71 in the year 2025 and 72 in the year 2026; b.7/20/1954
College Football Coach, College Football Player
Sports Teams: North Carolina State University

🏆🏌Larry Rinker -- is 68 in the year 2025 and 69 in the year 2026; b.7/20/1957
Golfer

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🏆🏈Mike Lansford -- is 67 in the year 2025 and 68 in the year 2026; b.7/20/1958
Football Announcer, NFL Kicker
TV Shows: Monday Night Football

🏆⚾Mike Witt -- is 65 in the year 2025 and 66 in the year 2026; b.7/20/1960
MLB Pitcher

🏆🏒Murray Craven -- is 61 in the year 2025 and 62 in the year 2026; b.7/20/1964
NHL Player, Canadian

🏆🏈Ian Beckles -- is 58 in the year 2025 and 59 in the year 2026; b.7/20/1967
NFL Guard

🏆🏒Jimmy Carson -- is 57 in the year 2025 and 58 in the year 2026; b.7/20/1968
NHL Player, American

🎭🏆Josh Holloway -- is 56 in the year 2025 and 57 in the year 2026; b.7/20/1969 N.S.
Actor, Producer, Model
TV Shows: Lost (as James "Sawyer" Ford), Intelligence, Colony (as Will Bowman)
Movie Titles: Mission: Impossible -Ghost Protocol, Sabotage, Battle of the Year

🏆🏈Ron Stone -- is 54 in the year 2025 and 55 in the year 2026; b.7/20/1971
NFL Guard

🏆⚾Charles Johnson -- is 54 in the year 2025 and 55 in the year 2026; b.7/20/1971
MLB Catcher, Olympic Athlete
Misc: 2x All-Star, 4x Gold Glove; Olympics 1992
Sports Teams: Florida Marlins, Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies

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🏆⚾Ray McDavid -- is 54 in the year 2025 and 55 in the year 2026; b.7/20/1971
MLB Outfielder

🏆🏈Jay Barker -- is 53 in the year 2025 and 54 in the year 2026; b.7/20/1972
NFL Player

🏆⚽Claudio Reyna -- is 52 in the year 2025 and 53 in the year 2026; b.7/20/1973
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, American

🏆🏒Peter Forsberg -- is 52 in the year 2025 and 53 in the year 2026; b.7/20/1973
Hall of Famer, NHL Player, Swedish
Names/Places: MN: Mattias; NN: Foppa
Misc: played 1989-2011
Sports Teams: Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche, Philadelphia Flyers, Nashville Predators, Modo Hockey (SHL)

🏆⚾Bengie Molina -- is 51 in the year 2025 and 52 in the year 2026; b.7/20/1974
MLB Catcher, Puerto Rican
Names/Places: NN:Big Money
Misc: 2x Gold Glove
Sports Teams: Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, San Francisco Giants

🏆🏀Ray Allen -- is 50 in the year 2025 and 51 in the year 2026; b.7/20/1975 N.S.
Hall of Famer, NBA Player
Names/Places: RN: Walter Ray Allen Jr.
Misc: 10x NBA All-Star
Sports Teams: 1996-2003 Milwaukee Bucks, 2003-2007 Seattle SuperSonics, 2007-2012 Boston Celtics, 2012-2014 Miami Heat

🏆Tamás Kásás -- is 49 in the year 2025 and 50 in the year 2026; b.7/20/1976 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Olympic Athlete, Water Polo Player, Hungarian

🏆🏒Pavel Datsyuk -- is 47 in the year 2025 and 48 in the year 2026; b.7/20/1978 N.S.
Hall of Famer, NHL Center, Russian

🏆🥊Adam Rose -- is 46 in the year 2025 and 47 in the year 2026; b.7/20/1979 N.S.
Wrestler, South African
Names/Places: ring name: Leo Kruger

🎭🏆Gisele Bündchen -- is 45 in the year 2025 and 46 in the year 2026; b.7/20/1980
Actress, Producer, Model, Brazilian
Misc: Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

🏆🏈Troy Smith -- is 41 in the year 2025 and 42 in the year 2026; b.7/20/1984
NFL Quarterback, College Football Player
Misc: Heisman Trophy (2006)
Sports Teams: Ohio State

🏆⚾Stephen Strasburg -- is 37 in the year 2025 and 38 in the year 2026; b.7/20/1988 N.S.
MLB Pitcher
Misc: World Series MVP 2019

🏆Britt Linn -- is 35 in the year 2025 and 36 in the year 2026; b.7/20/1990
Model, Playmate
Misc: March 2014

🏆🏒Andrew Shaw -- is 34 in the year 2025 and 35 in the year 2026; b.7/20/1991 N.S.
NHL Center, Canadian

🏆🏀Steven Adams -- is 32 in the year 2025 and 33 in the year 2026; b.7/20/1993 N.S.
NBA Center, New Zealander

🏆Maia Shibutani -- is 31 in the year 2025 and 32 in the year 2026; b.7/20/1994 N.S.
Ice Dancer, Olympic Athlete, American

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🏆🏀Ben Simmons -- is 29 in the year 2025 and 30 in the year 2026; b.7/20/1996 N.S.
NBA Player, Australian

🏆Ellie Downie -- is 26 in the year 2025 and 27 in the year 2026; b.7/20/1999 N.S.
Gymnast, Olympic Athlete, English

🏆🥊Sir John Douglas -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/20/1844 d.1/31/1900 (55)
Boxer, Boxing Figure
Misc: Boxing rulemaker who lent his name and patronage to the "Marquess of Queensberry Rules" that formed the basis of modern boxing

🏆🥊Mike Gibbons -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/20/1887 d.8/31/1956 (69)
Hall of Famer, Boxer

🏆⚾Henry "Heinie" Manush -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/20/1901 N.S. d.5/12/1971 N.S. (69)
Hall of Famer, MLB Left Fielder
Sports Teams: Detroit Tigers (1923-1927), St. Louis Browns (1928-1930), Washington Senators (1930-1935), Boston Red Sox (1936), Brooklyn Dodgers (1937-1938), Pittsburgh Pirates (1938-1939)

🏆Lev Aronin -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/20/1920 d.10/3/1983 (63)
Chess Player, Soviet
Misc: International Chess Grandmaster (1950)

🏆⚽Charlie Colombo -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/20/1920 d.5/7/1986 (65)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player

🏆🎾Frederick Rudolph "Ted" Schroeder -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/20/1921 N.S. d.5/26/2006 N.S. (84)
Hall of Famer, Tennis Player
Misc: U.S. Open 1942

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🏆🏈Richard Anthony "Dick" Stanfel -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/20/1927 N.S. d.6/22/2015 N.S. (87)
Hall of Famer, NFL Coach, NFL Guard
Misc: 5x Pro Bowl, 5x First Team, Super Bowl champ (XX)
Sports Teams: University of San Francisco (player), Detroit Lions (player 1952-1955), Washington Redskins (player 1956-1958), University of Notre Dame (coach 1959-1962), University of California Berkeley (coach 1963), Philadelphia Eagles (coach 1964-1970), San Francisco 49ers (coach 1971-1975), New Orleans Saints (1976-1980, 1997-1998), Chicago Bears (1981-1992)

💰🏆⚾🏒Mike Ilitch -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/20/1929 d.2/10/2017 N.S. (87)
Hall of Famer, Restaurateur, MLB Owner, NHL Owner
Misc: Little Caesar's founder
Sports Teams: Detroit Red Wings (owner), The Detroit Tigers (owner)

🏆🏀Chuck Daly -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/20/1930 d.5/9/2009 (78)
Hall of Famer, NBA Coach, NBA Player, College Basketball Coach
Misc: coached Detroit to two NBA titles (1989-90) before leaving in 1992 to coach New Jersey; retired after 1993-94 season with 638 career wins (including playoffs) in 12 years; coached NBA "Dream Team" to gold medal in 1992 Olympics.
Sports Teams: Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania (coach 1950-1952), Punxsutawney Area High School (coach 1955-1963), Duke (coach 1963-1969), Boston College (coach 1969-1971), Penn (coach 1971-1977), Philadelphia 76ers (coach 1978-1981), Cleveland Cavaliers (coach 1981-1982), Detroit Pistons (coach 1983-1992), New Jersey Nets (coach 1992-1994), Orlando Magic (coach 1997-1999)

⚖🏆🏈Daniel Milton "Dan" Rooney -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/20/1932 N.S. d.4/13/2017 N.S. (84)
Hall of Famer, Ambassador, NFL Owner
Misc: 8x AFC Champion, 6x Super Bowl champion; was a U.S. Ambassador to Ireland from 2009-2012; chairman of the Pittsburgh Steelers founded by his father Art.
Sports Teams: Pittsburgh Steelers (owner and chairman)

📰🏆⚾Nelson Doubleday Jr. -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/20/1933 d.6/17/2015 (81)
Publisher, MLB Owner
Sports Teams: New York Mets (owned)

🏆⚽Roger Hunt -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/20/1938 N.S. d.9/27/2021 N.S. (83)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Striker, English

🏆🏁Pete Hamilton -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/20/1942 d.3/22/2017 N.S. (74)
Auto Racer

🏆🏁Chris Amon -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/20/1943 N.S. d.8/3/2016 N.S. (73)
Auto Racer, New Zealander

🏆🏀Melvin Joe "Mel" Daniels -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/20/1944 N.S. d.10/30/2015 N.S. (71)
Hall of Famer, Basketball Player
Misc: ABA Rookie of the Year (1968); 2x ABA Most Valuable Player (1969, 1971); 3x ABA champion (Indiana Pacers, 1970, 1972, 1973); 7x ABA All-Star.

🏆🏈Jake Scott -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/20/1945 N.S. d.11/19/2020 N.S. (75)
Hall of Famer, NFL Safety, College Football Player, CFL Figure
Misc: Punt Returner; 5x Pro Bowl; Super Bowl VII MVP; in the College Football Hall of Fame
Sports Teams: University of Georgia, British Columbia Lions, Miami Dolphins (1970-1975), Washington Redskins (1976-1978)

🏆🏁🏃Larry Black -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/20/1951 d.2/8/2006 N.S. (54)
Sprinter, Runner, Olympic Athlete
Misc: 4x100 runner (Olympic-gold-1972)

🏆🏈Dean Wells -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/20/1970 N.S. d.4/3/2025 N.S. (54)
NFL Linebacker

🎭🏆🥊Bruce Lee -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/27/1940 d.7/20/1973 (32)
TV/Movie Actor, Martial Arts
Names/Places: b. in San Francisco; RN:Lee Yuen Kam or Lee Siu Loong
Misc: chop sockey movies
TV Shows: Enter the Dragon, The Green Hornet (as Kato), Batman (as Kato), Longstreet (as instructor)
Movie Titles: Enter The Dragon

🏆⚽Alexander Wood -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/12/1907 N.S. d.7/20/1987 N.S. (80)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, Scottish

🏆🏁🏊Erwin Sietas -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/24/1910 N.S. d.7/20/1989 N.S. (78)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, German

🏆🥊June Byers -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/25/1922 d.7/20/1998 (76)
Hall of Famer, Wrestler
Names/Places: RN:DeAlva Eyvonnie Sibley

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🏆🏁🏊Béla Rajki -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/2/1909 N.S. d.7/20/2000 N.S. (91)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, Water Polo Player, Hungarian
Misc: Swimming Coach and Water Polo Coach

🏆Bill Flemming -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/3/1926 d.7/20/2007 (80)
Sportscaster
TV Shows: ABC's Wide World of Sports

🏆🏁🏊Ray Taft -- Death Anniversary -- b.??/??/???? N.S. d.7/20/2022 N.S. (82)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, American
Misc: b. 1939 or 1940

🏆🏀Mirko Novosel -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/30/1938 N.S. d.7/20/2023 N.S. (85)
Hall of Famer, Basketball Coach, Basketball Player, Basketball Referee, Croatian, Yugoslav

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