🏆⚾Bob "Buck" Rodgers -- is 86 in the year 2024 and 87 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1938 N.S.
MLB Manager, MLB Coach, MLB Catcher
🏆🎾Lesley Turner Bowrey -- is 82 in the year 2024 and 83 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1942
Hall of Famer, Tennis Player, Australian
🏆John Howard -- is 77 in the year 2024 and 78 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1947
Sports Figure
Misc: speed record (152.284 mph at Bonneville Flats, UT)
🏆⚾Mike Jorgensen -- is 76 in the year 2024 and 77 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1948 N.S.
MLB Manager, MLB First Baseman
Misc: Gold Glove
Sports Teams: New York Mets, Montreal Expos
🏆⚾Al Holland -- is 72 in the year 2024 and 73 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1952
MLB Pitcher
🏆⚾Nick Leyva -- is 71 in the year 2024 and 72 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1953
MLB Manager, MLB Coach
Sports Teams: Philadelphia Phillies (1988-91)
🏆🏀James Donaldson -- is 67 in the year 2024 and 68 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1957
NBA Player
🏆🎾José Luis -- is 66 in the year 2024 and 67 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1958
Tennis Player, Argentine
🏆🏈Christian Okoye -- is 63 in the year 2024 and 64 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1961
NFL Runningback
Misc: UPI's AFL offensive player of the year [1989]
Sports Teams: Kansas City Chiefs
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🏆🏈Ray Criswell -- is 61 in the year 2024 and 62 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1963
NFL Player
🏆🏌Scott Dunlap -- is 61 in the year 2024 and 62 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1963
Golfer
🏆🏉Nigel Redman -- is 60 in the year 2024 and 61 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1964
Rugby Player, English
🏆⚾Rick Reed -- is 60 in the year 2024 and 61 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1964
MLB Player
🏆🎾Jimmy Arias -- is 60 in the year 2024 and 61 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1964
Tennis Player
Misc: US Davis Cup team
🏆🏈Todd McNair -- is 59 in the year 2024 and 60 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1965
NFL Runningback
🏆⚾Xavier Hernandez -- is 59 in the year 2024 and 60 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1965
MLB Pitcher
🏆🏒Ed Olczyk -- is 58 in the year 2024 and 59 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1966
Hall of Famer, Sports Commentator, NHL Center, Hockey Coach, American
Names/Places: RN:Edward Walter "Eddie" Olczyk, Jr.
Sports Teams: Chicago Blackhawks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins
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🏆⚾Terry Shumpert -- is 58 in the year 2024 and 59 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1966
MLB Player
🏆⚾Steve Foster -- is 58 in the year 2024 and 59 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1966
MLB Player
🏆🏈Matt Vanderbeek -- is 57 in the year 2024 and 58 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1967
NFL Player
🏆⚾Bret Barberie -- is 57 in the year 2024 and 58 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1967
MLB Infielder
🏆🏈Eric Jonassen -- is 56 in the year 2024 and 57 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1968
NFL Linebacker
🎭🏆Becky Delos Santos -- is 55 in the year 2024 and 56 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1969
Actress, Model, Playmate
Misc: April 1994
🏆🏈Ben Coates -- is 55 in the year 2024 and 56 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1969 N.S.
NFL Tight End
🏆🏈Adrian Hardy -- is 54 in the year 2024 and 55 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1970
NFL Defensive
🏆🏈Eric Swann -- is 54 in the year 2024 and 55 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1970
NFL Defensive, NFL Linebacker
🏆⚾Quinton McCracken -- is 54 in the year 2024 and 55 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1970
MLB Player
🏆🏈Willie Jackson -- is 53 in the year 2024 and 54 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1971
NFL Wide Receiver, College Football Player
🏆Michael Thornberry -- is 52 in the year 2024 and 53 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1972
Handball Player, Olympic Athlete
🏆🏈Michael Reed -- is 52 in the year 2024 and 53 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1972
NFL Cornerback
🏆🏈Eddie Goines -- is 52 in the year 2024 and 53 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1972
NFL Wide Receiver
🏆🏈Zach Wiegert -- is 52 in the year 2024 and 53 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1972
NFL Guard, NFL Tackle, College Football Player
🏆⚾Damian Jackson -- is 51 in the year 2024 and 52 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1973
MLB Second Baseman
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🏆🏈Ryan Longwell -- is 50 in the year 2024 and 51 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1974
NFL Kicker
Misc: Superbowl XXXI
Sports Teams: Green Bay Packers
🏆🏁Egerszegi Krisztina -- is 50 in the year 2024 and 51 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1974 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, Hungarian
🏆⚾Roger Cedeño -- is 50 in the year 2024 and 51 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1974
MLB Player, Venezuelan
🏆🏁Krizstina Egerszegi -- is 50 in the year 2024 and 51 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1974
Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, Hungarian
🏆🥊Felicia Zimmermann -- is 49 in the year 2024 and 50 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1975
Fencer, Olympic Athlete
🎭🏆George Stults -- is 49 in the year 2024 and 50 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1975
Actor, Model
TV Shows: 7th Heaven (as Kevin Kinkirk)
Movie Titles: Hydra, Necrosis, Night Skies
🏆Mingxia Fu -- is 46 in the year 2024 and 47 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1978 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Diver, Olympic Athlete, Chinese
🏆🏈David Givens -- is 44 in the year 2024 and 45 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1980
NFL Wide Receiver
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🏆🏈Kevin Williams -- is 44 in the year 2024 and 45 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1980
NFL Tackle
🏆🥊Colin Cassady -- is 38 in the year 2024 and 39 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1986 N.S.
Wrestler
🏆⚾Yu Darvish -- is 38 in the year 2024 and 39 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1986 N.S.
MLB Pitcher
🏆⚾Martín Maldonado -- is 38 in the year 2024 and 39 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1986 N.S.
MLB Catcher, Puerto Rican
Misc: 1x Gold Glove
🏆🏒Carey Price -- is 37 in the year 2024 and 38 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1987 N.S.
NHL Goaltender, Canadian
🏆🏁Caeleb Dressel -- is 28 in the year 2024 and 29 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1996 N.S.
Swimmer, Olympic Athlete
🏆⛸Karen Chen -- is 25 in the year 2024 and 26 in the year 2025; b.8/16/1999 N.S.
Figure Skater, American
🏆🎾Jannik Sinner -- is 23 in the year 2024 and 24 in the year 2025; b.8/16/2001 N.S.
Tennis Player
🏆⚾🏈🏀Amos Alonzo Stagg -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/16/1862 d.3/17/1965 (102)
Hall of Famer, College Baseball Coach, College Football Coach, NBA Player, College Basketball Coach
Misc: Grand Old Man of Football; 57-yr coach; coached Univ. of Chicago ftbl team 41 yrs incl 5 undefeated seasons; introduced the huddle, tackling dummy, man-in-motion, and end-around play; in the College Football and Basketball Halls of Fame.
Sports Teams: Yale (1885-1889), University of Chicago (as player, 1892, as football coach, 1892-1932), Pacific (football coach, CA, 1933-1946), Susquehanna (associate football HC, 1947-1952), Chicago (basketball coach, 1920-1921, Chicago (baseball coach, 1893-1905, 1907-1913)
🏆🏀William C. "Skinny" Johnson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/16/1911 N.S. d.2/5/1980 N.S. (68)
Hall of Famer, College Basketball Player
Sports Teams: Kansas (College, 1930-1933)
🏆🏒Bob Blake -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/16/1914 N.S. d.11/26/2008 N.S. (94)
Hall of Famer, NHL Player
Misc: played mostly in the smaller leagues
Sports Teams: Boston Bruins (1935-36)
🏆⚾Gene Woodlin -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/16/1922 d.6/2/2001 (78)
MLB Player
🏆🏀George King -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/16/1928 d.10/5/2006 (78)
NBA Player
⛪🎵🏆Eydie Gorme -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/16/1928 d.8/10/2013 (84)
Jewish, Singer, Model
Names/Places: b. in Bronx; Steve Lawrence's wife; RN:Edith Gormezano
TV Shows: Tonight Show (regular in the 1950s)
🏆🥊Fritz Von Erich -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/16/1929 N.S. d.9/10/1997 N.S. (68)
Hall of Famer, Wrestler
Names/Places: RN:Jack Barton Adkisson
Misc: Wrestling promoter and the patriarch of the Von Erich family.
🏆🏈Frank Gifford -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/16/1930 N.S. d.8/9/2015 N.S. (84)
Hall of Famer, Football Announcer, NFL Quarterback, NFL Runningback
Names/Places: b. in Santa Monica, CA; Kathie Lee's husband
Misc: Monday Night Football 1971-97; 78 TDs, 5434 yds passing; 4-time All-Pro (1955-57,59); NFL MVP in 1956; led NY Giants to 3 NFL title games; TV sportscaster since 1958, beginning career while still a player.
Sports Teams: New York Giants (1952-1960, 1962-1964)
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🎭🏆🎾Tony Trabert -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/16/1930 N.S. d.2/3/2021 N.S. (90)
Hall of Famer, TV Host, Tennis Player, Tennis Coach
Names/Places: RN:Marion Anthony Trabert
Misc: U.S. Open 1953, 1955; 1955 Wimbledon
🏆Jon Lindbergh -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/16/1932 N.S. d.7/29/2021 N.S. (88)
Diver
Names/Places: Charles' second son
🏆🏈Bill Glass -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/16/1935 N.S. d.12/5/2021 N.S. (86)
Hall of Famer, NFL Defensive End, College Football Player, CFL Figure
Sports Teams: Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL, 1957) Detroit Lions (1958-1961), Cleveland Browns (1962-1968)
🏆🏒Bill Masterson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/16/1938 d.1/15/1968 (29)
NHL Center, Canadian
🏆🏈Woody Peoples -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/16/1943 d.10/12/2010 (67)
NFL Player
Misc: Super Bowl XV
Sports Teams: Philadelphia Eagles
🏆🥊Hoyt Richard "Dick" Murdoch -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/16/1946 N.S. d.6/15/1996 N.S. (49)
Hall of Famer, Wrestler
🏆🏌Colleen Walker -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/16/1956 d.12/11/2012 (56)
Golfer
🏆⚾Raymond Johnson Chapman -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/15/1891 d.8/16/1920 (29)
MLB Shortstop
Misc: only major league fatality
Sports Teams: Cleveland Naps/Indians (1911-1920)
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🎭🏆⚾Babe Ruth -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/6/1895 d.8/16/1948 (53)
Hall of Famer, Movie Actor, MLB Right Fielder, MLB Pitcher
Names/Places: b. in Baltimore, MD; 2873 hits; No. 3; The Bambino Sultan of Swat; RFN:George Herman, d. in New York
Misc: AL League Award Winner 1923; hit 60 HR's '27; 714 home runs; led AL 11x's; although his home run record was broken, the "Babe" is still considered by many to be the greatest to ever play the game; His lifetime Batting Average was .342 and he still holds pitching records for the World Series, 2,211 RBIs
Sports Teams: Boston Red Sox (1914-1919), New York Yankees (1920-1934), Boston Braves (1935)
🏆🏁🏃Vladimir Kuts -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/7/1927 d.8/16/1975 (48)
Runner, Soviet
Misc: held the world record in the 5,000-metre race (1954-55, 1957-65), the 10,000-metre race (1956-60), and the three-mile race (1954).
🏆🎳Ed Brosius -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/30/1920 d.8/16/1981 (61)
Hall of Famer, Bowler
🏆⚾Earl Howard Averill -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/21/1902 d.8/16/1983 (81)
Hall of Famer, MLB Center Fielder
Misc: some say b. 1903 or 1915; Cleveland Indians all-time home run champ
Sports Teams: Cleveland Indians (1929-1939), Detroit Tigers (1939-1940), Boston Braves (1941)
🏆⚾Tommie Lee Aaron -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/5/1939 d.8/16/1984 (45)
MLB Player
🏆Mario Majoni -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/27/1910 N.S. d.8/16/1985 N.S. (75)
Hall of Famer, Olympic Athlete, Water Polo Player, Italian
🏆🏀Nick Vanos -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/13/1963 d.8/16/1987 (24)
NBA Player
🏆🥊Patrick John "Pat" O'Connor -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/22/1924 N.S. d.8/16/1990 N.S. (65)
Hall of Famer, Wrestler, New Zealand
🏆🏒Yanick Dupré -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/20/1972 d.8/16/1997 N.S. (24)
NHL Left Wing, Canadian
📰💰🏆Jim Murray -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/29/1919 d.8/16/1998 (78)
Hall of Famer, Journalist, Businessperson, Sports Writer
Misc: Sports Illustrated founder; sports columnist for LA Times since 1961; 14-time Sportswriter of the Year; won Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1990.
🏆🏒Fred Glover -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/5/1928 d.8/16/2001 (73)
NHL Coach
🏆🏀Alexander Gomelsky -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/18/1928 N.S. d.8/16/2005 N.S. (77)
Hall of Famer, Basketball Coach, Russian
🏆⚾Bobby Thomson -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/25/1923 d.8/16/2010 (86)
MLB Outfielder, Scottish
Misc: career .270 hitter who won the 1951 NL pennant for the NY Giants with a 1-out, 3-run HR in the bottom of the 9th inning of Game 3 of a best-of-3 playoff with Brooklyn; the pitcher was Ralph Branca, the count was 0-1 and the Dodgers were ahead 4-2; the Giants had trailed Brooklyn by 13 games on Aug. 11th.
Sports Teams: New York Giants
🏆🏈Peter Pihos -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/22/1923 N.S. d.8/16/2011 N.S. (87)
Hall of Famer, NFL Wide Receiver
Misc: 6x Pro Bowl, 2x NFL Champon, Hall of Fame inductees in College Football, Pro Football, and Eagles
Sports Teams: Philadelphia Eagles (1947-1955)
🏆Larry Sacknoff -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/26/1952 N.S. d.8/16/2014 N.S. (61)
Sports Journalist
🏆⚾Jerry Lumpe -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/2/1933 d.8/16/2014 (81)
MLB Player
Sports Teams: Kansas City Royals, Detriot Tigers
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🏆🏉Ken Thornett -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/27/1937 N.S. d.8/16/2016 N.S. (78)
Rugby Player, Australian
⚖💰🏆⚽João Havelange -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/8/1916 d.8/16/2016 N.S. (100)
Lawyer, Businessperson, Soccer Player, Brazilian
Misc: president of Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) from 1974-1988; also a member of International Olympic Committee.
🏆🏀Tom Hawkins -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/22/1936 d.8/16/2017 N.S. (80)
NBA Player, College Basketball Player
Sports Teams: University of Notre Dame, Los Angeles Lakers
🏆🏈James Francis "Jim" Hardy -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/24/1923 N.S. d.8/16/2019 N.S. (96)
NFL Quarterback
🏆🥊José Nápoles -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/13/1940 N.S. d.8/16/2019 N.S. (79)
Hall of Famer, Boxer, Cuban, Mexican
🏆🏈Mike (NFL) McGee -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/1/1938 N.S. d.8/16/2019 N.S. (80)
Hall of Famer, NFL Guard, College Football Coach
Misc: in the College Football Hall of Fame
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