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Sports Today in Birthdays and Deaths by Age for August 8

Last Updated 08-10-2024

🏆🏁🏃Don Bowden -- is 88 in the year 2024 and 89 in the year 2025; b.8/8/1936
Runner
Misc: Athlete; the first American to run a sub 4 minute mile.

⛪🎭🏆🎾Dustin Hoffman -- is 87 in the year 2024 and 88 in the year 2025; b.8/8/1937
Jewish, TV/Movie Actor, Movie Director, Tennis Player
Names/Places: b. in Los Angeles
TV Shows: Search For Tomorrow
Movie Titles: The Graduate, Tootsie, All The President's Men, Rain Man, Kramer vs. Kramer, Midnight Cowboy, Ishtar, Dick Tracy, Hook's Captain Hook, Simpsons' Mr. Bergstrom, Sleepers, Midnight Cowboy, Little Big Man, Outbreak, Mad City, Wag the Dog, Sphere, Moonlight Mile, Runaway Jury, I Love Huckabees, Finding Neverland, Meet The Fockers, Racing Stripes, Stranger Than Fiction, Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, The Tale of Desperaux, Last Chance Harvey

🏆🏀Wimp Sanderson -- is 87 in the year 2024 and 88 in the year 2025; b.8/8/1937
College Basketball Coach
Names/Places: RFN: Winfrey
Sports Teams: Alabama, UA-Little Rock Head BB Coach

🏆🎳Pete Tountas -- is 86 in the year 2024 and 87 in the year 2025; b.8/8/1938
Hall of Famer, Bowler

🏆Christine Koren -- is 77 in the year 2024 and 78 in the year 2025; b.8/8/1947 N.S.
Model, Playmate
Misc: March 1970

🎖⚖💰🏆🏒Kenneth Dryden -- is 77 in the year 2024 and 78 in the year 2025; b.8/8/1947
Hall of Famer, Policeman, Lawyer, Businessperson, NHL Goaltender, Canadian
Misc: led Montreal to 6 Stanley Cup titles; playoff MVP as rookie in 1971; won or shared 5 Vezina Trophies.
Sports Teams: Montreal Voyageurs (AHL), Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens

🏆⚾José Cruz -- is 77 in the year 2024 and 78 in the year 2025; b.8/8/1947
MLB Coach, MLB Player, Puerto Rican
Names/Places: LN:Dilan
Sports Teams: St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros

🏆🏈Brian Sipe -- is 75 in the year 2024 and 76 in the year 2025; b.8/8/1949
NFL Quarterback, USFL Figure
Misc: NFL Player of the Year [1980]; U.S. Football League [1985-86]
Sports Teams: Cleveland Browns

🏆⚽Louis van Gaal -- is 73 in the year 2024 and 74 in the year 2025; b.8/8/1951 N.S.
Soccer Coach, Soccer Midfielder, Soccer Manager, Dutch (Netherlands)

🏆🏁Nigel Mansell -- is 71 in the year 2024 and 72 in the year 2025; b.8/8/1953
Hall of Famer, Auto Racer, English
Misc: earned over $2.5 million!; won 1992 Formula One driving championship with record 9 victories and 14 poles; quit Grand Prix circuit to race Indy cars in 1993; first rookie to win IndyCar title; third driver to win IndyCar and F1 titles; will return to F1 circuit after 1994 IndyCar season.

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🏆🏀"Sweet" Lou Dunbar -- is 71 in the year 2024 and 72 in the year 2025; b.8/8/1953
Basketball Coach, Basketball Player
Sports Teams: The Harlem Globetrotters

🏆🏈Bruce Matthews -- is 63 in the year 2024 and 64 in the year 2025; b.8/8/1961
Hall of Famer, NFL Coach, NFL Center
Sports Teams: Houston Oilers, Tennessee Oilers, Tennessee Titans (previous three 1983-2001, Houston moved and changed names during his time there), Houston Texans (coach, 2009-2010), Tennessee Titans (coach, 2011-2013)

🎭🏆Suzee Pai -- is 62 in the year 2024 and 63 in the year 2025; b.8/8/1962
Actress, Model
Misc: retired from acting in 1993
Movie Titles: Big Trouble in Little China, Jakarta, Sharky's Machine, Extralarge: Ninja Shadow (TV movie)

🏆Carol Lewis -- is 61 in the year 2024 and 62 in the year 2025; b.8/8/1963
Olympic Athlete, Track and Field
Names/Places: Carl's sister
Misc: high jumper (Olympic-9th-1984)

🏆⚾Ron Karkovice -- is 61 in the year 2024 and 62 in the year 2025; b.8/8/1963
MLB Catcher

🏆🥊Chris Eubank -- is 58 in the year 2024 and 59 in the year 2025; b.8/8/1966 N.S.
Boxer, English

🏆⚾John Hudek -- is 58 in the year 2024 and 59 in the year 2025; b.8/8/1966
MLB Pitcher, American

🏆🥊Sable -- is 57 in the year 2024 and 58 in the year 2025; b.8/8/1967
Wrestler
Names/Places: RN:Rena Richardson then Rena Mero; Marc Mero's wife

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🏆🏈Howard Cross -- is 57 in the year 2024 and 58 in the year 2025; b.8/8/1967
Sports Commentator, NFL Tight End

🏆⚽Marcelo Balboa -- is 57 in the year 2024 and 58 in the year 2025; b.8/8/1967
Hall of Famer, Soccer Defender, American

🏆⚾Matt Whiteside -- is 57 in the year 2024 and 58 in the year 2025; b.8/8/1967
MLB Pitcher

🏆🏁Suzy Favor-Hamilton -- is 56 in the year 2024 and 57 in the year 2025; b.8/8/1968
Runner, Olympic Athlete

🏆🏈Jerome Henderson -- is 55 in the year 2024 and 56 in the year 2025; b.8/8/1969 N.S.
NFL Coach, NFL Cornerback

🏆🏈Trev Alberts -- is 54 in the year 2024 and 55 in the year 2025; b.8/8/1970
NFL Player

🏆🏈Chad Cota -- is 53 in the year 2024 and 54 in the year 2025; b.8/8/1971
NFL Safety

🏆🏀Dwayne Morton -- is 53 in the year 2024 and 54 in the year 2025; b.8/8/1971
NBA Player

🏆🎾Roger Federer -- is 43 in the year 2024 and 44 in the year 2025; b.8/8/1981
Tennis Player, Swiss

🎭🏆Peyton (B. 1986) List -- is 38 in the year 2024 and 39 in the year 2025; b.8/8/1986 N.S.
Actress, Model
Names/Places: Spencer's twin sister; not to be confused with Peyton List b. in 1998
TV Shows: FlashForward (Nicole Kirby), The Tomorrow People (as Cara Coburn), Windfall, Big Shots, Mad Men (as Jane Sterling), Frequency
Movie Titles: The Greatest Game Ever Played, Shuttle, Meeting Evil

🏆Jennifer Campbell -- is 38 in the year 2024 and 39 in the year 2025; b.8/8/1986 N.S.
Model, Playmate
Misc: December 2008

🏆Natalie Jo Campbell -- is 38 in the year 2024 and 39 in the year 2025; b.8/8/1986
Model, Playmate
Misc: December 2008

🎭💻🎵🏆Jackie Cruz -- is 38 in the year 2024 and 39 in the year 2025; b.8/8/1986 N.S.
Actress, Internet Video Actress, Songwriter, Pop Singer, Model, American, Dominican Republican
Song Titles: Sweet Sixteen
TV Shows: Orange is the New Black (as Marisol "Flaca" Gonzales)

🎭🏆Madalina Diana Ghenea -- is 37 in the year 2024 and 38 in the year 2025; b.8/8/1987 N.S.
Actress, Model, Romanian

🏆🏁Hannah Miley -- is 35 in the year 2024 and 36 in the year 2025; b.8/8/1989 N.S.
Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, English

🏆⚾Anthony Rizzo -- is 35 in the year 2024 and 36 in the year 2025; b.8/8/1989 N.S.
MLB First Baseman
Misc: 4x Gold Glove; NL Platinum Glove Award (2016)
Sports Teams: Chicago Cubs

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🏆Liza Kei -- is 34 in the year 2024 and 35 in the year 2025; b.8/8/1990 N.S.
Playmate, Russian
Misc: August 2017 Playmate

🏆Jen Selter -- is 31 in the year 2024 and 32 in the year 2025; b.8/8/1993 N.S.
Model, American

🏆🏈Thomas Rawls -- is 31 in the year 2024 and 32 in the year 2025; b.8/8/1993 N.S.
NFL Runningback

🏆🥊Ryan Garcia -- is 26 in the year 2024 and 27 in the year 2025; b.8/8/1998 N.S.
Boxer, American

🏆Ragan Smith -- is 24 in the year 2024 and 25 in the year 2025; b.8/8/2000 N.S.
Gymnast, Olympic Athlete, American

🏆John Facenda -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/8/1913 d.9/26/1984 (71)
Sportscaster

🏆"Jumbo" Elliott -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/8/1915 d.3/22/1981 (65)
Olympic Athlete
Misc: track coach

🏆🏁🏊Shigeo Arai -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/8/1916 N.S. d.7/19/1944 N.S. (27)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, Japanese

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🏆⚽William "Willie" Woodburn -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/8/1919 N.S. d.12/2/2001 N.S. (82)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, Scottish
Misc: centre back

🎭🏆🏁Esther Williams -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/8/1921 N.S. d.6/6/2013 N.S. (91)
Hall of Famer, Movie Actress, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete
Names/Places: b. in Los Angeles; Billy Rose's wife; Fernando Lamas's widow
Misc: in the International Swimming Hall of Fame

🏆🏒Bill Gadsby -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/8/1927 d.3/10/2016 N.S. (88)
Hall of Famer, NHL Defensive, Canadian
Sports Teams: Chicago Black Hawks, New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings

🏆🥊Alfred George James Hayes -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/8/1928 N.S. d.7/21/2005 N.S. (76)
Hall of Famer, Sports Commentator, Wrestler, Wrestling Manager, English
Names/Places: aka Lord Alfred Hayes

🏆⚾Johnny Temple -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/8/1928 d.1/9/1994 (65)
MLB Second Baseman
Misc: 5x all star

🏆🏀Jerry Tarkanian -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/8/1930 d.2/11/2015 (84)
Hall of Famer, NBA Coach, College Basketball Coach
Names/Places: NN:Tank The Shark
Misc: all-time winningest college coach with .837 winning percentage; had record 625-122 over 24 years at Long Beach State and UNLV; led UNLV to 4 Final Fours and one national championship (1990); fought 16-year battle with NCAA over purity of UNLV program; quit as coach after going 26-2 in 1991-92; fired after 20 games (9-11) as coach of NBA San Antonio Spurs in 1992.
Sports Teams: Long Beach State, UNLV, San Antonio Spurs, Fresno State

🏆⚾Frank Howard -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/8/1936 N.S. d.10/30/2023 N.S. (87)
MLB Manager, MLB Player
Names/Places: NN:Hondo, The Washington Monument, and The Capital Punisher
Misc: NL Rookie of the Year 1960

🏆Woody Durham -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/8/1941 N.S. d.3/7/2018 N.S. (76)
Hall of Famer, Sports Announcer

🏆⚾Mike Ivie -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/8/1952 N.S. d.7/21/2023 N.S. (70)
MLB First Baseman

🏆🏈Jim Sweeney -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/8/1962 N.S. d.10/1/2022 N.S. (60)
NFL Guard, NFL Center

🏆⚾Wilbert Robinson -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/29/1863 d.8/8/1934 (71)
Hall of Famer, MLB Manager, MLB Catcher
Names/Places: NN:Uncle Robbie
Sports Teams: Philadelphia Athletics (1886-1890), Baltimore Orioles (AA/NL, 1890-1899), St. Louis Cardinals (1900), Baltimore Orioles (AL, 1901-1902), Baltimore Orioles (manager, AL, 1902), Brooklyn Robins (manager, 1914-1931)

🏆🥊Robert Friedrich -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/30/1891 d.8/8/1966 (75)
Hall of Famer, Wrestler
Names/Places: aka Ed "Strangler" Lewis

🏆🏒Harry Hyland -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/2/1889 d.8/8/1969 (80)
Hall of Famer, Hockey Right Wing, Canadian
Misc: played 1908-1918
Sports Teams: Ottawa Senators, Montreal Wanderers

🏆🏁🏇Citation -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/11/1945 d.8/8/1970 (25)
Racehorse

🏆🥊Kid Chocolate -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/6/1910 d.8/8/1988 (78)
Hall of Famer, Boxer, Cuban

🏆Julissa Gómez -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/4/1972 N.S. d.8/8/1991 N.S. (18)
Gymnast

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💰🏆🥊Arthur Lang -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/4/1877 d.8/8/1992 (115)
Businessperson, Boxer

🏆🏒John Kordic -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/22/1965 d.8/8/1992 (27)
NHL Player, Canadian

🏆⚽Jimmy Roe -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/27/1908 d.8/8/1999 (90)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player

🏆⚾Harry "The Hat" Walker -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/22/1916 N.S. d.8/8/1999 N.S. (82)
MLB Player

🏆🏈Harry Boatswain -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/26/1969 d.8/8/2005 (36)
NFL Player

🏆⚾Gene Mauch -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/18/1925 d.8/8/2005 (79)
MLB Manager
Misc: suffered through a record 23 straight losses as manager of the 1961 Phillies.
Sports Teams: Philadelphia Phillies (manager)

🏆🏌Orville Moody -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/9/1933 d.8/8/2008 (74)
Golfer

🏆🏒Gus (James) Mortson -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/24/1925 d.8/8/2015 N.S. (90)
NHL Defensive, Canadian

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🏆🏈Dick MacPherson -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/4/1930 N.S. d.8/8/2017 N.S. (86)
Hall of Famer, NFL Coach, College Football Coach, College Football Player
Misc: in the College Football Hall of Fame
Sports Teams: Springfield College-Massachusetts (player 1950s), University of Illinois (1958), University of Massachusetts (1959-1960, 1971-1977), University of Cincinnatti (1961-1965), University of Maryland (1966), Denver Broncos (1967-1970), Cleveland Browns (1978-1980), University of Syracuse (1981-1990), New England Patriots (1991-1992)

🏆🏌Jarrod Lyle -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/21/1981 N.S. d.8/8/2018 N.S. (36)
Golfer, Australian

🏆🎳Harry Smith -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/29/1930 N.S. d.8/8/2021 N.S. (91)
Hall of Famer, Bowler
Names/Places: NN: Tiger

🏆🏈Bobby Bowden -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/8/1929 N.S. d.8/8/2021 N.S. (91)
Hall of Famer, College Football Coach
Names/Places: RN:Robert Cleckler Bowden
Misc: coached Florida St. to a national title in 1993
Sports Teams: Alabama (freshman team player 1948), Howard (AL player 1949-1952), Howard (AL coach 1954-1955), South Georgia (coach 1956-1958), Howard (AL coach 1959-1962), Florida State (WR coach 1963-1965), West Virginia (OC coach 1966-1969), West Virginia (coach 1970-1975), Florida State (coach 1976-2009)

🎭🏆Shelley Smith -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/25/1952 N.S. d.8/8/2023 N.S. (70)
Actress, Model
Misc: retired from acting in 1991
TV Shows: The Associates (as Sara James), For Love & Honor
Movie Titles: National Lampoon's Class Reunion

🏆🏌John "Chi Chi" Rodríguez -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/23/1935 N.S. d.8/8/2024 N.S. (88)
Hall of Famer, Golfer, Puerto Rican
Names/Places: b. in Rio Piedras

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