🎭Jean Doumanian -- is 82 in the year 2024 and 83 in the year 2025; b.7/28/1942 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Producer (m)
TV Shows: Saturday Night Live (November 1980 through March 1981 when she was replaced by Dick Ebersol)
🏆⚾Marty Brennaman -- is 82 in the year 2024 and 83 in the year 2025; b.7/28/1942 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Baseball Announcer
Misc: Ford C. Frick Award winner in 2000; in the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame
Sports Teams: Cincinnatti Reds
🏆🏈Lawrence Elkins -- is 81 in the year 2024 and 82 in the year 2025; b.7/28/1943
Hall of Famer, NFL Wide Receiver
Misc: in the College Football Hall of Fame
Sports Teams: Baylor University, Houston Oilers
✍⚖🏆🏀William W. "Bill" Bradley -- is 81 in the year 2024 and 82 in the year 2025; b.7/28/1943 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Author (m), Senator (m), NBA Coach, NBA Forward, Olympic Athlete
Names/Places: RN:William Warren Bradley
Misc: 3-time All-America at Princeton, captain of gold medal-winning 1964 U.S. Olympic team; Three-time All-American at Princeton (1963-65); Olympic gold medal (1964); USBWA College Player of the Year (1965); NCAA Tournament MOP (1965); Sullivan Award as top amateur athlete in the U.S. (1965); Rhodes Scholar; European Champions Cup (now Euroleague) title with Simmenthal Milan (1966); two NBA titles (New York Knicks, 1970, 1973); first player ever to win Olympic gold medal, Euroleague title, and NBA title; U.S. Senator (D,NJ) since 1979.
Sports Teams: New York Knicks (1967-1977)
🏆🏁🏃Barbara Ann Ferrell -- is 77 in the year 2024 and 78 in the year 2025; b.7/28/1947
Hall of Famer, Runner, Track and Field
Misc: National Track & Field Hall of Famer: Olympic medalist: silver: 100 meter dash, gold: 4x100 meter relay [1968]; gold medalist: Pan American Games: 100 meters [1967]; tied world record twice: 100 meters [11.1 seconds [1967]
🏆🏀Doug Collins -- is 73 in the year 2024 and 74 in the year 2025; b.7/28/1951
Hall of Famer, Sports Analyst, Basketball Announcer, NBA Coach, NBA Player, Olympic Athlete
Names/Places: RN: Paul Douglas Collins
Misc: 3x NBA All-Star; in the College Basketball Hall of Fame
Sports Teams: Illinois State (player 1967-1970), Philadelphia 76ers (player 1973-1981, coach 2010-2013), Chicago Bulls (coach 1986-1989), Detroit Pistons (coach 1995-1998), Wshington Wizards (coach 2001-2003)
✍🏆John Feinstein -- is 68 in the year 2024 and 69 in the year 2025; b.7/28/1956 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Author (m), Sports Commentator, Sports Writer
🏆⚾Charles Wilber "Bullet Joe" Rogan -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/28/1893 N.S. d.3/4/1967 N.S. (73)
Hall of Famer, MLB Pitcher
Sports Teams: Kansas City Monarchs (1917)
🏆🥊Memphis Pal Moore -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/28/1894 N.S. d.3/15/1953 N.S. (58)
Hall of Famer, Boxer
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🎵Frankie Yankovic -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/28/1915 d.10/14/1998 (83)
Hall of Famer, Composer/Songwriter, Accordionist, Pianist, Bandleader
Names/Places: b. in Davis, WV; No relation to Weird Al
Misc: Polka musician; Accordionist in the field's hall of fame, and the first polka musician to win a Grammy
🏆🏁🏊Albert Joseph "Al" Vande Weghe -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/28/1916 N.S. d.8/13/2002 N.S. (86)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, American
🎵Brian May -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/28/1934 d.4/25/1997 (62)
Hall of Famer, Composer, Australian
Names/Places: NOT to be confused with the Queen rocker of the same name
Misc: composed for over 30 movies and soundtracks
Movie Titles: Mad Max
🎵🎸Rick Wright -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/28/1943 d.9/15/2008 (65)
Hall of Famer, Keyboardist, Rock and Roll Singer, English
Names/Places: RFN:Richard
Group Names: Pink Floyd
🎵Mike Bloomfield -- Birth Anniversary -- b.7/28/1944 d.2/15/1981 (36)
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Harmonicaist, Pianist, Blues Singer/Guitarist
Names/Places: b. in Chicago
Misc: some say b. in 1942 or 1943
Group Names: Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Electric Flag, sessionist
🏆🥊Mike O'Dowd -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/5/1895 d.7/28/1957 (62)
Hall of Famer, Boxer
🏆⚾🏈🏀"Doggie" Julian -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/5/1901 d.7/28/1967 (66)
Hall of Famer, College Baseball Player, College Baseball Coach, Baseball Player, College Football Coach, College Football Player, NBA Coach, College Basketball Player, College Basketball Coach
Names/Places: RN: Alvin Fred Julian
Sports Teams: Bucknell (football player 1920-1922, basketball player 1921-1922, baseball player 1922-1923), Pottsville Maroons (football player 1924), Reading Keystones (baseball player 1923), Harrisberg Senators (baseball player 1924), York White Roses (baseball player 1924-1925), Chambersburg Maroons (baseball player 1926), Lawrence Merry Macks (baseball player 1926), Albright (football coach 1929-1930), Ashland HS (PA) (football coach 1933-1935), Muhlenberg College (football coach 1936-1944, basketball coach 1936-1945, baseball coach 1942-1944), Holy Cross (basketball coach 1945-1948), Boston Celtics (coach 1948-1950), Dartmouth College (basketball coach 1950-1967)
🏆🥊Karl Gotch -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/3/1924 d.7/28/2007 (82)
Hall of Famer, Wrestler, German
Names/Places: RN:Karl Charles Istaz
Misc: Wrestling Trainer
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🏆🏈Edward Alexander Sprinkle -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/3/1923 N.S. d.7/28/2014 N.S. (90)
Hall of Famer, Football Figure
Names/Places: NN: The Meanest Man in Pro Football
Sports Teams: Chicago Bears (player), New York Jets (coach, 1962)
🏆🏁🏊Jon Erikson -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/6/1954 N.S. d.7/28/2014 N.S. (59)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, American
Misc: the first man to complete a "triple crossing" swim of the English Channel. It took 38 hours and 27 minutes.
🏆🏁🏊Kenneth Monfore "Monte" Nitzkowski -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/7/1929 N.S. d.7/28/2016 N.S. (86)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, Water Polo Player, American
Misc: Water Polo Coach
🎵🎸Dusty Hill -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/19/1949 N.S. d.7/28/2021 N.S. (72)
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Bassist, Keyboardist, Rock and Roll Singer
Group Names: ZZ Top
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