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Sports Today in Birthdays and Deaths by Age for August 23

Last Updated 10-13-2024

🏆🏈"Sonny" Jurgensen -- is 90 in the year 2024 and 91 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1934
Hall of Famer, Sportscaster, NFL Quarterback
Misc: 32,224 career yds; 5x all pro; played 18 seasons with Philadelphia and Washington; led NFL in passing twice (1967,69); All-Pro in 1961; 255 career TD passes; shares record for longest pass completion [99 yds. -1968].
Sports Teams: Philadelphia Eagles (1957-1963), Washington Redskins (1964-1974)

🏆🎾Nancy Richey Gunter -- is 82 in the year 2024 and 83 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1942
Hall of Famer, Tennis Player
Names/Places: RN:Nancy Richey
Misc: U.S. Open Doubles 1965, 66

🎭🏆Lena Tabori -- is 80 in the year 2024 and 81 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1944
Actress, Producer, Model, Swedish
Names/Places: daughter of Viveca Lindfors

🏆🏈Rudy Ruettiger -- is 76 in the year 2024 and 77 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1948 N.S.
College Football Player
Misc: Motivational Speaker; was the first player to have been carried off the field at Notre Dame; played only two defensive snaps and recording just one sack.
Sports Teams: Notre Dame

🏆⛸Cynthia Kauffman -- is 76 in the year 2024 and 77 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1948
Hall of Famer, Figure Skater, Olympic Athlete

🏆⚾Ron Blomberg -- is 76 in the year 2024 and 77 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1948
MLB First Baseman
Names/Places: NN: Boomer
Misc: the first designated hitter
Sports Teams: New York Yankees

🏆🏌Barbra Mizrajoe -- is 73 in the year 2024 and 74 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1951 N.S.
Golfer

🏆🏀Allan Bristow -- is 73 in the year 2024 and 74 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1951
NBA Coach, NBA Player, College Basketball Player, ABA Figure
Names/Places: NN: Disco
Misc: Virginia Tech #44 retired; in the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame
Sports Teams: Virginia Tech University

🎨🎭🏆Cathy Saint George -- is 70 in the year 2024 and 71 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1954
Artist, Actress, Model, Playmate
Misc: August 1982

🏆⚾Michael James "Mike" Boddicker -- is 67 in the year 2024 and 68 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1957 N.S.
MLB Pitcher
Misc: Gold Glove, AL LCS MVP 1983
Sports Teams: Baltimore Orioles

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🏆⚾Julio Franco -- is 66 in the year 2024 and 67 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1958 N.S.
MLB Coach, MLB Player, Dominican Republican
Misc: All Star MVP 1990
Sports Teams: Texas Rangers

🏆⛸Peter Oppegard -- is 65 in the year 2024 and 66 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1959
Hall of Famer, Figure Skater, Olympic Athlete
Misc: skating coach

🏆⚾Randy Saint Claire -- is 64 in the year 2024 and 65 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1960
MLB Pitcher

🏆🏈Kyle Clifton -- is 62 in the year 2024 and 63 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1962
NFL Linebacker

🏆🏒Glenn Healy -- is 62 in the year 2024 and 63 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1962
NHL Goaltender, Canadian

🏆🏁Kenny Wallace -- is 61 in the year 2024 and 62 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1963
Auto Racer
Names/Places: Rusty's brother

🏆🏒Ray Ferraro -- is 60 in the year 2024 and 61 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1964
Hockey Announcer, NHL Player, Canadian

🏆🏈Mark Ingram -- is 59 in the year 2024 and 60 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1965
NFL Wide Receiver, College Football Player
Names/Places: Father of Mark Jr.
Misc: Super Bowl Champion (XXV)
Sports Teams: Michigan State, New York Giants (1987-1992), Miami Dolphins (1993-1994), Green Bay Packers (1995), Philadelphia Eagles (1996)

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🎭🏆Laura Richmond -- is 58 in the year 2024 and 59 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1966 N.S.
Actress, Model, Playmate
Misc: September 1988

🏆🏀Rik Smits -- is 58 in the year 2024 and 59 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1966
NBA Center, Dutch (Netherlands)
Sports Teams: Indiana Pacers

🏆Nancy Jane Cox -- is 57 in the year 2024 and 58 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1967
Beauty Pagent Winner
Misc: Miss Kentucky-America-1991

🏆🥊Alicia Ashley -- is 57 in the year 2024 and 58 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1967 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Boxer, Jamaican

🏆🏈Scott Kowalkowski -- is 56 in the year 2024 and 57 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1968
NFL Linebacker

🏆🏒Mike Casselman -- is 56 in the year 2024 and 57 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1968
NHL Player, AHL Figure, Canadian

🎭🏆Amanda Hope -- is 55 in the year 2024 and 56 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1969
Actress, Model, Playmate
Names/Places: RN:Amanda Hope Crouch
Misc: July 1992

🏆🏈Kenyon Rasheed -- is 54 in the year 2024 and 55 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1970
NFL Runningback

🏆🏈Hugh Douglas -- is 53 in the year 2024 and 54 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1971
Sports Analyst, NFL Player

🏆🏈Tony Carter -- is 52 in the year 2024 and 53 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1972
NFL Player

🏆🏈Matthew Dorsett -- is 51 in the year 2024 and 52 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1973
NFL Cornerback
Misc: in the Southern University College Football Hall of Fame
Sports Teams: Southern University College, Green Bay Packers (1995-1997), Kansas City Chiefs (1998)

🏆🥊Juan Manuel Márquez -- is 51 in the year 2024 and 52 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1973 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Boxer, Mexican

🏆⚾Casey Blake -- is 51 in the year 2024 and 52 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1973
MLB Third Baseman

🏆⚾Mark Bellhorn -- is 50 in the year 2024 and 51 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1974
MLB Player

🏆🏈Joe Andruzzi -- is 49 in the year 2024 and 50 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1975
NFL Guard
Misc: Superbowl XXXI
Sports Teams: Green Bay Packers

🏆⚽Kate Markgraf -- is 48 in the year 2024 and 49 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1976 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Soccer Defender, Soccer Manager

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🎭🏆⛸Nichole Bobek -- is 47 in the year 2024 and 48 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1977 N.S.
Actress, Figure Skater
TV Shows: Hip-Hop on Ice, Ice Wars 7, Champions on Ice, Too Hot to Skate
Movie Titles: Ice Pawn, Nutcracker on Ice, All the King's Men

🏆🏈Rex Grossman -- is 44 in the year 2024 and 45 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1980
NFL Quarterback

🎭🏆Gauhar Khan -- is 43 in the year 2024 and 44 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1981 N.S.
Actress, Model, India

🏆🏁Natalie Coughlin -- is 42 in the year 2024 and 43 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1982
Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, American

🏆⚽Glen Johnson -- is 40 in the year 2024 and 41 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1984 N.S.
Soccer Player, English

🏆Valeria Lukyanova -- is 39 in the year 2024 and 40 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1985 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Model, Ukrainian
Misc: looks like a Barbie doll

🏆🏉Brett Morris -- is 38 in the year 2024 and 39 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1986 N.S.
Rugby Player, Australian
Names/Places: Josh's twin

🏆🏉Josh Morris -- is 38 in the year 2024 and 39 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1986 N.S.
Rugby Player, Australian
Names/Places: Brett's twin

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🏆🏀Jeremy Lin -- is 36 in the year 2024 and 37 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1988
NBA Player

🏆🏒Carl Hagelin -- is 36 in the year 2024 and 37 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1988 N.S.
NHL Player, Swedish
Sports Teams: Anaheim Ducks

🏆🏀Seth Curry -- is 34 in the year 2024 and 35 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1990 N.S.
NBA Player
Names/Places: Stephen's brother

🏆Mara Teigen -- is 30 in the year 2024 and 31 in the year 2025; b.8/23/1994 N.S.
Model, American

🏆⚾George Stacey Davis -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/23/1870 d.10/17/1940 (70)
Hall of Famer, MLB Manager, MLB Shortstop
Sports Teams: Cleveland Spiders (1890-1892), New York Giants (1893-1901), Chicago White Sox (1902), New York Giants (1903), Chicago White Sox (1904-1909), New York Giants (as manager, 1895, 1900-1901)

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

🎭🏆🥊John "Rags" Ragland -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/23/1905 N.S. d.8/20/1946 N.S. (40)
Movie Actor, Boxer

🏆🏁🎿Birger Ruud -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/23/1911 d.6/13/1998 (86)
Skier, Norweigan
Misc: world champion ski jumper, holder of five world titles in ski jumping, 90m ski jumper (Olympic-gold-1932, 36).

🏆⚾George Kell -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/23/1922 d.3/24/2009 (86)
Hall of Famer, MLB Third Baseman
Sports Teams: Philadelphia Athletics (1943-1946), Detroit Tigers (1946-1952), Boston Red Sox (1952-1954), Chicago White Sox (1954-1956), Baltimore Orioles (1956-1957)

🏆⚾John Sherman Lollar Jr. -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/23/1924 N.S. d.9/24/1977 N.S. (53)
MLB Catcher
Names/Places: aka Sherm Lollar
Misc: 3x Gold Glove

🏆🏌Peter Thomson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/23/1929 N.S. d.6/20/2018 N.S. (88)
Hall of Famer, Golfer, Australian
Misc: British Open [1954, 55, 56, 58, 65]

🏆🏁🏊Donald Malcolm "Don" Talbot -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/23/1933 N.S. d.11/3/2020 N.S. (87)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, Australian
Misc: Swimming Coach

🏆⚾Johnny Romano -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/23/1934 N.S. d.2/24/2019 N.S. (84)
MLB Catcher, American

🏆🏁🏊Jon Urbanchek -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/23/1936 N.S. d.5/9/2024 N.S. (87)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, American
Misc: Swimming Coach

🏆🏀Tom Boerwinkle -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/23/1945 N.S. d.3/26/2013 N.S. (67)
NBA Player

🏆🏈Rayfield Wright -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/23/1945 N.S. d.4/7/2022 N.S. (76)
Hall of Famer, NFL Tackle, College Football Player
Misc: 6x Pro Bowl, 4x First Team All-Pro
Sports Teams: Fort Valley State College, Dallas Cowboys (1967-1980)

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🏆🏈Cortez Kennedy -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/23/1968 d.5/23/2017 N.S. (48)
Hall of Famer, NFL Defensive, NFL Tackle
Misc: 8x Pro Bowl, 5x All-Pro
Sports Teams: Seattle Seahawks (1990-2000)

🏆🏀Kobe Bryant -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/23/1978 N.S. d.1/26/2020 N.S. (41)
Hall of Famer, NBA Player
Misc: 5x NBA champion (2000-2002, 2009, 2010), 2x NBA Finals MVP (2009, 2010), NBA Most Valuable Player (2008), 18x NBA All-Star (1998, 2000-2016), 4x NBA All-Star Game MVP (2002, 2007, 2009, 2011), 11x All-NBA First Team (2002-2004, 2006-2013), 2x All-NBA Second Team (2000, 2001), 2x All-NBA Third Team (1999, 2005), 9x NBA All-Defensive First Team (2000, 2003, 2004, 2006-2011), 3x NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2001, 2002, 2012), 2x NBA scoring champion (2006, 2007)
Sports Teams: Los Angeles Lakers 1996-2016

🏆🥊William "Bendigo" Thompson -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/18/1811 N.S. d.8/23/1880 N.S. (68)
Hall of Famer, Boxer, English

🏆🎾Beals Wright -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/19/1879 d.8/23/1961 (81)
Hall of Famer, Tennis Player

🎭🏆Betty Blue -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/14/1931 N.S. d.8/23/2000 N.S. (69)
Actress, Model, Playmate
Misc: November 1956

🏆🏈Wayne Simmons -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/15/1969 d.8/23/2002 N.S. (32)
NFL Linebacker

🏆⚾Hoyt Wilhelm -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/26/1922 d.8/23/2002 (80)
Hall of Famer, MLB Pitcher
Misc: the first relief pitcher inducted into Hall of Fame (1985); knuckleballer and all-time leader in games pitched (1,070), games finished (651) and games won in relief (124); had career ERA of 2.52 and 227 saves; threw no-hitter vs NY Yankees (1958); also hit one and only HR of career in first major league at bat (1952).
Sports Teams: New York Giants (1952-1956), St. Louis Cardinals (1957), Cleveland Indians (1957-1958), Baltimore Orioles (1958-1962), Chicago White Sox (1963-1968), California Angels (1969), Atlanta Braves (1969-1970), Chicago Cubs (1970), Atlanta Braves (1971), Los Angeles Dodgers (1971-1972)

🏆⚾Bobby Bonds -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/15/1946 N.S. d.8/23/2003 N.S. (57)
MLB Player
Misc: 3x All-Star, All Star MVP 1973, 3x Gold Glove; only player to hit a home run his very first time at bat in the majors; 332 HRs and 461 SBs
Sports Teams: New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants (1968-1974)

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🏆🏁Anna-Maria Müller -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/23/1949 N.S. d.8/23/2009 N.S. (60)
Luger, Olympic Athlete, German
Names/Places: aka Anna-Maria Murach
Misc: Olympic-gold-1972

🏆🏈Steve van Buren -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/28/1920 d.8/23/2012 (91)
Hall of Famer, NFL Runningback
Misc: led Philadelphia to 2 NFL titles (1948-49); league's top rusher 4 times.
Sports Teams: The Philadelphia Eagles (1944-1951)

🏆🏉Lance Thompson -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/16/1978 N.S. d.8/23/2018 N.S. (40)
Rugby Player, Australian

🏆🏈Mike Thomas -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/17/1953 N.S. d.8/23/2019 N.S. (66)
NFL Runningback

🎭🏆Lori Nelson -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/15/1933 N.S. d.8/23/2020 N.S. (87)
TV/Movie Actress, Model
Names/Places: Johnny Mann's wife
Movie Titles: Bend of the River, Day the World Ended, Revenge of the Creature, How To Marry A Millionaire

🎭🏆🥊Terry Funk -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/30/1944 N.S. d.8/23/2023 N.S. (79)
Hall of Famer, Actor, Wrestler
Misc: (WWF/NWA)
Movie Titles: Over the Top, Road House, The Ringer, Paradise Alley

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