🏆⚽Al Trost -- is 75 in the year 2024 and 76 in the year 2025; b.2/7/1949
Hall of Famer, Soccer Midfielder, Olympic Athlete
🏆🏈Robert Brazile -- is 71 in the year 2024 and 72 in the year 2025; b.2/7/1953
Hall of Famer, NFL Linebacker
Names/Places: NN:Dr. Doom
Misc: 7x Pro Bowl, 5x First Team All-Pro, 5x First team All-AFC, 3x First-team All-AFC
Sports Teams: Houston Oilers (1975-1984)
🎭🎵Garth Brooks -- is 62 in the year 2024 and 63 in the year 2025; b.2/7/1962 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Actor, Songwriter, Country Singer, Country Guitarist
Names/Places: b. in Tulsa, OK; FN:Troyal
Misc: numerous #1 singles on the U.S. Country charts and Canada Country charts.
Song Titles: If Tomorrow Never Comes, Not Counting You, The Dance, Friends in Low Places, Unanswered Prayers, Two of a Kind Workin' on a Full House, The Thunder Rolls, Rodeo, Shameless, What She's Doing Now, The River, Somewhere Other Than the Night, That Summer, Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up), American Honky-Tonk Bar Association, She's Every Woman, The Beaches of Cheyenne, Longneck Bottle, She's Gonna Make It, Two Pina Coladas, Tom Make You Feel My Love, You Love Me, More Than a Memory
Album Titles: Garth Brooks, No Fences, Ropin' the Wind (which was the first country album to debut as #1 on Billboard's Pop Album charts), The Chase, In Pieces, Fresh Horses, Sevens, Scarecrow, Man Against Machine
🎵🎸David Bryan -- is 62 in the year 2024 and 63 in the year 2025; b.2/7/1962
Hall of Famer, Heavy Metal Keyboardist
Names/Places: RN:David Rashbaum
Group Names: Bon Jovi
🏆🏁🏊Cynthia "Sippy" Woodhead -- is 60 in the year 2024 and 61 in the year 2025; b.2/7/1964 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, American
Names/Places: MN: Lee
Misc: Olympic-silver-84
🏆🏁🏊Kristin Otto -- is 58 in the year 2024 and 59 in the year 2025; b.2/7/1966
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, German
Misc: She is most famous for being the first woman to win six gold medals at a single Olympic Games, doing so at the 1988 Seoul Olympic games.
🏆🏁🏊Marcus "Mark" Tewksbury -- is 56 in the year 2024 and 57 in the year 2025; b.2/7/1968 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, Canadian
🏆🏀Steve Nash -- is 50 in the year 2024 and 51 in the year 2025; b.2/7/1974 N.S.
Hall of Famer, NBA Guard, Canadian
Misc: 8x NBA All-Star; Suns #13 retired
Sports Teams: Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers
🏆🎳Basil "Buzz" Fazio -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/7/1908 d.2/15/1993 (85)
Hall of Famer, Bowler
Names/Places: NN: The Buzzer
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🎭🏆🏁🏊Buster Crabbe -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/7/1908 N.S. d.4/23/1983 N.S. (75)
Hall of Famer, Movie Actor, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete
Names/Places: b. in Oakland, CA; RFMN:Clarence Linden
Misc: Olympic-gold-1932; Silent film star; some say b. 1907 or b. Feb 2 1908
Movie Titles: Tarzan (1933), Flash Gordon (serials), Buck Rogers (serials)
🏆🥊Hans Schmidt -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/7/1925 N.S. d.5/26/2012 N.S. (87)
Hall of Famer, Wrestler, Canadian
Names/Places: RN: Guy Larose
Misc: played in the 1950s and 1960s
🏆🏈Calvin Jones -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/7/1933 d.12/9/1956 (23)
Hall of Famer, Sports Executive, College Football Player, CFL Figure, Football Player
Misc: the first black player to win Outland Trophy [1955] and to captain a U of Iowa team; CFL: Winnipeg Blue Bombers; killed in plane crash following all-star game
Sports Teams: Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1956)
🎵King Curtis -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/7/1934 N.S. d.8/13/1971 N.S. (37)
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Tenor-sax, Soul Singer
Names/Places: RN:Curtis Ousley
Misc: R&B and Jazz style; Curtis appeared on many records of the 1950's and 1960's including The Coasters' hit "Yakety Yak."
🏆🏒Arthur "Art" Farrell -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/8/1877 d.2/7/1909 (31)
Hall of Famer, NHL Forward, Canadian
Misc: played 1893-1901
Sports Teams: Montreal Shamrocks
🏆🏈Pete Henry -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/31/1897 d.2/7/1952 (54)
Hall of Famer, NFL Coach, NFL Tackle
Names/Places: RFN:Wilbur
Misc: outstanding punts and dropkicks put him in NFL record books; in the Pro and College Football Halls of Fame
Sports Teams: Canton Bulldogs (player 1920-1926, coach 1926), New York Giants (player 1927), Pottsville Maroons (player 1927-1928, coach 1928), Washington and Jefferson (coach 1942, 1945)
🏆🥊Oscar Mathaeus "Battling" Nelson -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/5/1882 N.S. d.2/7/1954 N.S. (71)
Hall of Famer, Boxer, Danish (Denmark)
🏆⚾Napoleon "Nap" Lajoie -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/5/1875 N.S. d.2/7/1959 N.S. (83)
Hall of Famer, MLB Manager, MLB Second Baseman
Names/Places: aka Larry
Misc: the sixth player to be inducted into baseball Hall of Fame, the third player to hit 3,000 (3,252), played on Cleveland teams (1902-1915), Cleveland manager (1905-1909), shortstop who batted .422 in 1901 and his 3,252 hits is still tenth on the all-time list. Lajoie hit 82 home runs in a career when 10 home runs in a year was enough to win the home run title (which he did, with 10, in 1897).
Sports Teams: Philadelphia Phillies (1896-1900), Philadelphia Athletics (1901-1902), Cleveland Naps (1902-1914), Philadelphia Athletics (1915-1916), Cleveland Naps (manager 1905-1909)
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🎵Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/10/1926 d.2/7/1959 (32)
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Blues Singer/Guitarist
Names/Places: RN:Eddie Jones
🏆🥊Abraham "Abe" Attell -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/22/1884 d.2/7/1970 (85)
Hall of Famer, Boxer
🏆🏒Maurice "Moe" Roberts -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/13/1905 N.S. d.2/7/1975 N.S. (69)
Hall of Famer, NHL Player
Misc: played 10 games in the NHL and most of his 16 seasons in the minor hockey leagues
Sports Teams: Cleveland Barons, New Haven Eagles
🏆⚾Warren C. Giles -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/28/1896 d.2/7/1979 (82)
Hall of Famer, MLB Executive, MLB Player
Misc: National League President 1951-70
Sports Teams: Cincinnatti Reds (General Manager and Club President 1937-1951)
🏆🥊Buzz Sawyer -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/14/1959 N.S. d.2/7/1992 N.S. (32)
Hall of Famer, Wrestler
Names/Places: RN: Bruce Alan Woyan
🏆🏌Betty Jameson -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/19/1919 d.2/7/2009 (89)
Hall of Famer, Golfer
Names/Places: aka Beth
Misc: U.S. Women's Open 1947
🏆⚽Harry Keough -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/15/1927 d.2/7/2012 (84)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player
⛪🏆🏌Billy Casper -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/24/1931 d.2/7/2015 (83)
Hall of Famer, Mormon, Golfer
Names/Places: b. in San Diego, Calif.
Misc: 3-time PGA Player of Year (1966, 68, 70); has won U.S. Open (1959,66), Masters (1970), U.S. Senior Open (1983); entered 1993 with 51 PGA wins and 9 on Senior Tour.
🏆🏀Dean Smith -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/28/1931 d.2/7/2015 (83)
Hall of Famer, College Basketball Player, College Basketball Coach, Olympic Athlete
Misc: has coached North Carolina to 24 NCAA tournaments in 33 years, reaching Final Four 9 times and winning championship twice (1982,93); has also led Tar Heels to 13 ACC tourney titles; coached U.S. Olympic team to gold medal in 1976; entered 1994-95 season ranked 2nd on all-time Div. I victory list with 802; in the Basketball and College Basketball Halls of Fame
Sports Teams: University of Kansas (player 1949-1953, coach 1953-1955), Air Force (coach 1955-1958), North Carolina (coach 1958-1997), US Men's National Team (1976)
🎵🎸Joe Mauldin -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/8/1940 N.S. d.2/7/2015 N.S. (74)
Hall of Famer, Rock and Roll Bassist
Group Names: The Crickets (a backing band for Buddy Holly)
🏆🏁🏊Sylvia Ruuska -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/4/1942 N.S. d.2/7/2019 N.S. (76)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, American
🏆⚾Frank Robinson -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/31/1935 N.S. d.2/7/2019 N.S. (83)
Hall of Famer, MLB Manager, MLB Right Fielder
Names/Places: b. in Beaumont, TX
Misc: 2x World Series champ, Gold Glove, NL MVP 1961, AL MVP 1966, All Star MVP 1971; career 586 HRs; Triple Crown winner and World Series MVP in 1966 with Baltimore; first black manager in Major Leagues with Cleveland in 1975; Reds and Orioles #20 retired
Sports Teams: Cincinnatti Reds (NL MVP 1961, player 1956-1965), Baltimore Orioles (AL MVP 1966, player 1966-1971, manager 1988-1991, coach 1978-1980, 1985-1987), Los Angeles Dodgers (player 1972), California Angels (player 1973-1974, coach 1977), San Francisco Giants (manager 1981-1984), Cleveland Indians (player 1974-1976, manager 1975-1977), Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals (manager 2002-2006), Milwaukee Brewers (coach, 1984)
🎵Henry Fambrough -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/10/1938 N.S. d.2/7/2024 N.S. (85)
Hall of Famer, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Misc: AP says b. 1938, some say b. 1935
Group Names: The Spinners
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