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Sports Today in Birthdays and Deaths by Age for December 16

Last Updated 08-16-2025

🏆🏈Don Morrison -- is 86 in the year 2025 and 87 in the year 2026; b.12/16/1939
NFL Player, Football Offensive Tackle

🏆🏒Wayne Connelly -- is 86 in the year 2025 and 87 in the year 2026; b.12/16/1939
NHL Right Wing, Canadian

🏆🏁🏃Vincent Matthews -- is 78 in the year 2025 and 79 in the year 2026; b.12/16/1947
Sprinter, Runner, Olympic Athlete
Misc: 400m dash (Olympic-gold-1972)

🏆🏈Jean Fugett -- is 74 in the year 2025 and 75 in the year 2026; b.12/16/1951
NFL Tight End

🏆Joslyn Y. Hoyte-Smith -- is 71 in the year 2025 and 72 in the year 2026; b.12/16/1954 N.S.
Track and Field, Olympic Athlete, English
Misc: 4X400m hurdler (Olympic-bronze-1980)

🏆🏈Bart Oates -- is 67 in the year 2025 and 68 in the year 2026; b.12/16/1958
NFL Center

🏆🏀Jeff Ruland -- is 67 in the year 2025 and 68 in the year 2026; b.12/16/1958
NBA Center

🎭🏆Kelly Ann Tough -- is 64 in the year 2025 and 65 in the year 2026; b.12/16/1961
Actress, Model, Playmate, Canadian
Misc: October 1981

🏆🏈Jerry Gray -- is 63 in the year 2025 and 64 in the year 2026; b.12/16/1962
NFL Coach, NFL Cornerback, College Football Coach

🏆🏈William Perry -- is 63 in the year 2025 and 64 in the year 2026; b.12/16/1962
NFL Defensive
Misc: Chicago Bears Refrigerator defensive tackle
Sports Teams: Chicago Bears

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🏆🥊Vinny Paz -- is 63 in the year 2025 and 64 in the year 2026; b.12/16/1962 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Boxer

🏆🏈Tim Green -- is 62 in the year 2025 and 63 in the year 2026; b.12/16/1963
NFL Defensive

🏆🏈Ernie Jones -- is 61 in the year 2025 and 62 in the year 2026; b.12/16/1964
NFL Wide Receiver

🎭🏆Gail Harris -- is 61 in the year 2025 and 62 in the year 2026; b.12/16/1964
Actress, Producer, Model, English
Movie Titles: Hard to Die, Cellblock Sisters: Banished Behind Bars

🏆🏁Heike Drechsler -- is 61 in the year 2025 and 62 in the year 2026; b.12/16/1964 N.S.
Sprinter, German
Misc: long jumper and sprinter; East German before reunification in 1991; set world long jump record (24-2 1/4) in 1988; won long jump gold medals at 1992 Olympics and 1983 and '93 World Championships; won silver medal in long jump and bronze medals in both 100-and 200-meter sprints at 1988 Olympics.

🏆⚾Billy Ripken -- is 61 in the year 2025 and 62 in the year 2026; b.12/16/1964
MLB Second Baseman

🏆Cynthia Lynne White -- is 60 in the year 2025 and 61 in the year 2026; b.12/16/1965
Beauty Pagent Winner
Misc: Miss Oklahoma-America (1991-top 10)

🏆🥊Romallis Ellis -- is 60 in the year 2025 and 61 in the year 2026; b.12/16/1965
Boxer, Olympic Athlete
Misc: lightweight boxer (Olympic-bronze-1988)

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🏆⚾Chris (Baseball) Jones -- is 60 in the year 2025 and 61 in the year 2026; b.12/16/1965
MLB Outfielder

🏆🏈Darryll Lewis -- is 57 in the year 2025 and 58 in the year 2026; b.12/16/1968
NFL Cheerleader

🏆🏈Charles Mincy -- is 56 in the year 2025 and 57 in the year 2026; b.12/16/1969
NFL Safety

🎭🏆Rachel Shane -- is 55 in the year 2025 and 56 in the year 2026; b.12/16/1970
Actress, Model, Canadian

🎭🏆Maria Luisa Gil -- is 48 in the year 2025 and 49 in the year 2026; b.12/16/1977
Actress, Model, Playmate, Cuban
Misc: June 1998

🏆🥊Luke Harper -- is 46 in the year 2025 and 47 in the year 2026; b.12/16/1979 N.S.
Wrestler

🏆Candice Crawford -- is 39 in the year 2025 and 40 in the year 2026; b.12/16/1986 N.S.
Beauty Pagent Winner

🏆⚾Alcides Escobar -- is 39 in the year 2025 and 40 in the year 2026; b.12/16/1986 N.S.
MLB Shortstop, Venezuelan
Misc: Gold Glove, ALCS MVP (2015); active as of 2015

🏆⚽Mats Hummels -- is 37 in the year 2025 and 38 in the year 2026; b.12/16/1988 N.S.
Soccer Player, German

🏆Sir John Berry Hobbs -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/16/1882 d.12/21/1963 (81)
Sports Figure, English
Misc: who was the world's greatest cricket batsman of his time.

🏆🏈Ray Parker -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/16/1913 N.S. d.3/22/1982 N.S. (68)
NFL Coach

🏆🏈Bill Arnsparger -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/16/1926 d.7/17/2015 (88)
NFL Coach, College Football Coach

🎭🏆Arline Hunter -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/16/1931 N.S. d.9/11/2018 N.S. (86)
Actress, Model, Playmate
Misc: August 1954

🏆🏈Tom Brookshier -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/16/1931 N.S. d.1/29/2010 N.S. (78)
Football Announcer, NFL Defensive
Misc: Sports Illustrated
Sports Teams: Philadelphia Eagles
TV Shows: CBS Sports Spectacular, This is the NFL, Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes

🏆🏁🏇John L. Rotz -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/16/1934 N.S. d.7/12/2021 N.S. (86)
Hall of Famer, Horse Jockey

✍📰🎭🏆Frank Deford -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/16/1938 d.5/28/2017 N.S. (78)
Hall of Famer, Novelist, Journalist, Actor, Sports Writer
Misc: 50-year tenure at Sports Illustrated

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🏆🏁Raymond Beadle -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/16/1943 d.10/20/2014 (70)
Hall of Famer, Drag Racer

🏆🏀Don Meyer -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/16/1944 d.5/18/2014 (69)
College Basketball Coach
Misc: one of the most winningest coaches in men's college basketball.

🏆🏀Bill (Basketball) Chamberlain -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/16/1949 N.S. d.7/14/2025 N.S. (75)
NBA Player, ABA Figure
Names/Places: RN: William Martin Chamberlain

🏆⚾Mike Flanagan -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/16/1951 d.8/24/2011 (59)
MLB Pitcher
Misc: AL Cy Young Award winner in 1979
Sports Teams: Baltimore Orioles

🏆🏀Orlando Woolridge -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/16/1959 d.5/31/2012 (52)
NBA Forward

🏆🥊Sid (Wrestler) Vicious -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/16/1960 N.S. d.8/26/2024 N.S. (63)
Wrestler
Names/Places: RN: Sid Edy, aka Sycho Sid

🏆🏀Clifton Ralph "Clifford" Robinson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/16/1966 N.S. d.8/29/2020 N.S. (53)
NBA Player

🏆🥊Frank Gotch -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/27/1878 d.12/16/1917 (39)
Hall of Famer, Wrestler
Misc: professional freestyle, or catch-as-catch-can, wrestler, considered one of the greatest in the history of the sport.

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🏆🎾William Larned -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/30/1872 d.12/16/1926 (53)
Hall of Famer, Tennis Player

🏆🏌Helen Hicks -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/11/1911 N.S. d.12/16/1974 N.S. (63)
Hall of Famer, Golfer
Misc: An LPGA Co-Founder

🏆🏈George Halas Jr. -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/4/1925 N.S. d.12/16/1979 N.S. (54)
NFL Executive
Names/Places: George's son; NN:Mugs

🏆⚽Rudy Kuntner -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/10/1908 d.12/16/1982 (74)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, Austrian

🏆🏈Doug Kotar -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/11/1951 d.12/16/1983 N.S. (32)
NFL Runningback

💰🏆🏁Colin Chapman -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/19/1928 d.12/16/1983 (55)
Hall of Famer, Businessperson, Auto Racer, British
Misc: auto designer, Lotus Cars founder

🏆⚾Debs Garms -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/26/1907 d.12/16/1984 (77)
MLB Player

🏆🏒Walter "Babe" Pratt -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/7/1916 d.12/16/1988 (72)
Hall of Famer, NHL Defensive, Canadian
Misc: played 1935-1952
Sports Teams: New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins

🏆Terre Tucker -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/9/1944 N.S. d.12/16/1990 N.S. (46)
Model, Playmate
Misc: November 1963

🏆🏈Al DeRogatis -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/5/1927 d.12/16/1995 (68)
Sports Commentator, NFL Defensive End
Names/Places: RFMN:Albert John

🏆🏁🏍Don Vesco -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/8/1939 d.12/16/2002 (63)
Motorcyclist
Misc: set motorcycle record in 1978 of 318MPH

🏆⚾Ted Abernathy -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/6/1933 d.12/16/2004 (71)
MLB Pitcher

🎭🏆Lynda Ann Wiesmeier -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/30/1963 d.12/16/2012 (49)
Actress, Model, Playmate
Misc: July 1982

🎵🏆🥊Ernie Terrell -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/4/1939 d.12/16/2014 (75)
Music Producer, Singer, Boxer

🏆🏒Leonard Stanley "Len" Ceglarski -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/27/1926 N.S. d.12/16/2017 N.S. (91)
Hall of Famer, Hockey Coach, Hockey Player, Olympic Athlete
Sports Teams: Clarkson (coach), Boston College (coach)

🎭🏆Lee Leonard -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/3/1929 N.S. d.12/16/2018 N.S. (89)
TV Host, Sportscaster
Misc: Inaugurated ESPN in Sports Center when he delivered the network's first words: "If you love sports, it you really love sports, you;'ll think you've died and gone to sports heaven" on September 7, 1979.
TV Shows: People Tonight, Showbiz Today

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🏆🥊Rolando Garbey -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/19/1947 N.S. d.12/16/2023 N.S. (76)
Boxer, Olympic Athlete, Cuban

🏆🏀Dick Van Arsdale -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/22/1943 N.S. d.12/16/2024 N.S. (81)
NBA Coach, NBA Player
Names/Places: Tom's twin
Sports Teams: New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns

⛪🎵🏆Anita Bryant -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/25/1940 N.S. d.12/16/2024 N.S. (84)
Baptist, Pop Singer, Beauty Pagent Winner
Misc: Miss Oklahoma 1958, Florida Orange Juice; anti-gay activist who got hit with a pie in her face
TV Shows: George Gobel Show

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