🏆🏒Steve Shutt -- is 71 in the year 2023 and 72 in the year 2024; b.7/1/1952
Hall of Famer, NHL Left Wing, Canadian
Misc: played 1972-1985
Sports Teams: Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Kings
🏆🏈Mike Haynes -- is 70 in the year 2023 and 71 in the year 2024; b.7/1/1953
Hall of Famer, NFL Cornerback, College Football Player
Misc: 9x Pro Bowl; Patriots #40 retired; in the College Football and Pro Football Halls of Fame
Sports Teams: Arizona State University, New England Patriots (1976-1982), Los Angeles Raiders (1983-1989)
🏆🏁Lee Edward "Chip" Hanauer -- is 69 in the year 2023 and 70 in the year 2024; b.7/1/1954 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Hydroplane Racer
Misc: in the Motorsports Hall of Fame; the third most successful Unlimited Hydroplane racer in history.
🏆🏀Nancy Lieberman -- is 65 in the year 2023 and 66 in the year 2024; b.7/1/1958
Hall of Famer, Basketball Coach, Basketball Player
Names/Places: NN: Lady Magic; LN:-Klein
Misc: promoter of women's basketball; 3-time All-America and 2-time Player of Year (1979-80); led Old Dominion to consecutive AIAW titles in 1979 and '80; played in defunct WPBL and WABA and became first woman to play in men's pro league (USBL) in 1986.
🏆🏒Jarome Iginla -- is 46 in the year 2023 and 47 in the year 2024; b.7/1/1977 N.S.
Hall of Famer, NHL Player, Canadian
🏆⚾Roger Connor -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/1/1857 d.1/4/1931 (73)
Hall of Famer, MLB Manager, MLB First Baseman
Misc: 19th century baseball great (N.Y. Giants, St. Louis 1880-97), first baseman, .327 lifetime hitter
Sports Teams: Troy Trojans (1880-1882), New York Gothams/Giants (1883-1889), New York Giants (PL 1890), New York Giants (1891), Philadelphia Phillies (1892), New York Giants (1893-1894), St. Louis Browns (1894-1897), St. Louis Browns (manager 1896)
🏆⚾John Gibson Clarkson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/1/1861 d.2/4/1909 (47)
Hall of Famer, MLB Pitcher
Sports Teams: Worcester Ruby Legs (1882), Chicago White Stockings (1884-1887), Boston Beaneaters (1888-1892), Cleveland Spiders (1892-1894)
🏆⚾Benjamin Harrison "Ben" Taylor -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/1/1888 N.S. d.1/24/1953 N.S. (64)
Hall of Famer, Baseball Figure
Misc: was an American first baseman and manager in baseball's Negro leagues.
🎵Thomas Andrew Dorsey -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/1/1899 N.S. d.1/23/1993 N.S. (93)
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Guitarist, Pianist, Blues Singer
Names/Places: NN:The Father of Black Gospel Music
Misc: sang a blend of blues, ragtime, & church songs
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🎭🎵🏆Bill Stern -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/1/1907 d.11/19/1971 (64)
Hall of Famer, Actor, TV Host, Radio Disc Jock, Sportscaster
Misc: Famous showman-sportscaster; announced the nation's first remote sports broadcast and the first telecast of a baseball game.
🎵Willie Dixon -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/1/1915 d.1/29/1992 (76)
Hall of Famer, Music Producer, Arranger, Composer, Songwriter, Bassist, Guitarist, Blues Singer
Misc: wrote over 500 blues & rock classics
🏆⚾Bob Prince -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/1/1916 d.6/10/1985 (68)
Hall of Famer, Sports Commentator, Baseball Announcer
Names/Places: NN:The Gummer
Misc: Ford C. Frick Award winner in 1986
Sports Teams: Pittsburgh Pirates
TV Shows: Monday Night Baseball (1976)
🏆🏈Art McNally -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/1/1925 N.S. d.1/1/2023 N.S. (97)
Hall of Famer, NFL Executive
Misc: fomer director of officiating for the NFL from 1968 to 1991.
🏆🏒John MacInnes -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/1/1925 N.S. d.3/6/1983 N.S. (57)
Hall of Famer, Hockey Coach, Hockey Goalie, Canadian
Sports Teams: Michigan Tech Huskies (1956-57 through the 1981-82 seasons)
🎵Chris Strachwitz -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/1/1931 N.S. d.5/5/2023 N.S. (91)
Hall of Famer, Record Company Owner, Music Producer, Musician, German
🎵James (Blues Musician) Cotton -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/1/1935 d.3/16/2017 N.S. (81)
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Drummer, Guitarist, Harmonicaist, Blues Singer
🎵Syl Johnson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/1/1936 N.S. d.2/6/2022 N.S. (85)
Hall of Famer, Music Producer, Blues Singer, Soul Singer
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🏆⚽James Craig Brown -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/1/1940 N.S. d.6/23/2023 N.S. (82)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, Soccer Manager, Scottish
Misc: CBE
🏆🏒Rod Gilbert -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/1/1941 N.S. d.8/19/2021 N.S. (80)
Hall of Famer, NHL Right Wing, Canadian
Names/Places: RN:Rodrique
Misc: played 1960-1978
Sports Teams: New York Rangers
✍Harriet Elizabeth Beecher-Stowe -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/14/1811 d.7/1/1896 (85)
Hall of Famer, Novelist
Names/Places: Catherine Beecher & Henry Ward Beecher's sister
Book Titles: Uncle Tom's Cabin
🏆🏒Hago Harrington -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/13/1903 N.S. d.7/1/1959 N.S. (55)
Hall of Famer, NHL Forward, American
Names/Places: RN: Leland Kitteridge Harrington
Sports Teams: Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins
✍⛪🎭Michael Landon -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/31/1936 d.7/1/1991 (54)
Hall of Famer, Screen/Scriptwriter, Jewish, TV/Movie Actor, TV Producer/Director (m)
Names/Places: b. in Forest Hills, NY; RN:Eugene Maurice Orowitz
Misc: NOT b.1937
TV Shows: Bonanza (as Little Joe Cartwright), Little House on the Prarie (as Charles Ingalls), Highway to Heaven (as Jonathan Smith), Us (Pilot)
Movie Titles: Legend of Tom Dooley, I Was a Teenage Werewolf
🎭🎵Wolfman Jack -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/21/1939 d.7/1/1995 (56)
Hall of Famer, Announcer (m), Radio Disc Jock
Names/Places: b. in Brooklyn, NY; RN:Robert "Bob" Smith; d. in Belvidere, N.C.
Misc: Legendary oldies D.J.; in the 1970s, he was heard on 2200 radio stations in 42+ world countries!
TV Shows: The Midnight Special (announcer), TNN's Rock and Roll Palace
Movie Titles: American Graffiti
⛪🎭Walter Matthau -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/1/1920 d.7/1/2000 (79)
Hall of Famer, Jewish, TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Movie Director (m)
Names/Places: b. in New York City; RLN:Matuschanskayasky (Mat-Shoe-An-Shock-Vas-Key)
Movie Titles: The Fortune Cookie, Cactus Flower, The Odd Couple, Plaza Suite, Pete n Tillie, Earthquake, The Sunshine Boys, The Bad News Bears, House Calls, California Suite, Hopscotch, The Couch Trip, JFK, Goodyear, Philco, Alfred Hitchcock, Dennis the Menace movie, Grumpy Old Men I and II, I.Q., Grumpier Old Men, I'm Not Rappaport, Out to Sea, Odd Couple II
🎵Luther Vandross -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/20/1951 N.S. d.7/1/2005 N.S. (54)
Hall of Famer, Music Producer, Arranger, Songwriter, Soul Singer
Names/Places: MN:Ronzoni
Misc: was an in-demand background vocalist for several different artists; he also wrote commercial jingles
Song Titles: Never Too Much, Bad Boy/Having a Party, Superstar (medley), Give Me the Reason, Stop to Love, Power of Love/Love Power, The Best Things in Life Are Free (with Janet Jackson, BBD, and Ralph Tresvant)
Album Titles: Never Too Much, "Forever, For Always, For Love", Busy Body, The Night I Fell in Love, Give Me the Reason, Any Love, Power of Love, Never Let Me Go, Songs, Your Secret Love, I Know, Luther Vandross, Dance with My Father
Movie Titles: The Goonies (soundtrack), The Heat (soundtrack)
Video Games: Grand Theft Auto IV (soundtrack)
🎵Renaldo "Obie" Benson -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/14/1936 N.S. d.7/1/2005 N.S. (69)
Hall of Famer, Rhythm and Blues Singer, Soul Singer
Group Names: The Four Tops
🏆🥊Alexis Argüello -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/19/1952 d.7/1/2009 (57)
Hall of Famer, Boxer, Nicaraguan
🏆🏈🏀Don Coryell -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/17/1924 d.7/1/2010 (85)
Hall of Famer, NFL Coach, College Football Coach, College Basketball Player
Names/Places: NN:Air Coryell
Misc: in the Chargers and College Football Halls of Fame
Sports Teams: University of Washington (defensive back 1949-1951), Whittier College (1957-1959), USC (assistant 1960), San Diego State (1961-1962), St. Louis Cardinals (1973-1977), San Diego Chargers (1978-1986)
🎵Red Lane -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/9/1939 d.7/1/2015 N.S. (76)
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Country Musician
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