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Sports Today in Birthdays and Deaths by Age for March 12

Last Updated 03-13-2024

🏆⚾Vernon Law -- is 94 in the year 2024 and 95 in the year 2025; b.3/12/1930
MLB Pitcher
Misc: Cy Young Award winner in 1960
Sports Teams: Pittsburgh Pirates

🎭🏆Barbara Feldon -- is 91 in the year 2024 and 92 in the year 2025; b.3/12/1933
Actress, TV Talk Show Hostess, Dancer (m), Model
Names/Places: b. in Pittsburgh
Misc: sources once said she was born in 1941; tv.com says she was born in 1932
TV Shows: Get Smart (as Agent 99)

🏆🏁Johnny Rutherford -- is 86 in the year 2024 and 87 in the year 2025; b.3/12/1938
Hall of Famer, Auto Racer
Names/Places: b. in Fort Worth, TX
Misc: NASCAR; Auto racer who became a race driver in 1959 and has since won 26 championship races. He won the Indy 500 3 times, in '74, '76 and '80. The '80 win was the first for a driver starting from the pole position.

🏆🏀Jimmy Rodgers -- is 81 in the year 2024 and 82 in the year 2025; b.3/12/1943
NBA Coach, NBA Player

🏆🏈Mark Mosely -- is 76 in the year 2024 and 77 in the year 2025; b.3/12/1948
NFL Kicker
Misc: set an NFL record for scoring 163 points in 1983: kicking 62 extra points and 33 field goals for Washington Redskins

🏆⚾Ruppert Jones -- is 69 in the year 2024 and 70 in the year 2025; b.3/12/1955
MLB Center Fielder

🏆⚾Dale Murphy -- is 68 in the year 2024 and 69 in the year 2025; b.3/12/1956
MLB Outfielder
Names/Places: b. in Portland, OR
Misc: NL MVP 1982 and 1983, 7x All-Star, 5x Gold Glove, 4x Silver Slugger, 2x NL Home Run leader, 2x NL RBI leader; retired May 27, 1993, with 398 HRs; Braves #3 retired
Sports Teams: Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Colorado Rockies

🏆🏈Matt Millen -- is 66 in the year 2024 and 67 in the year 2025; b.3/12/1958
NFL Linebacker

🏆Debra Jensen -- is 66 in the year 2024 and 67 in the year 2025; b.3/12/1958
Model, Playmate
Misc: January 1978

🏆🏈Billy Ard -- is 65 in the year 2024 and 66 in the year 2025; b.3/12/1959
NFL Guard

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🏆🏒Mark Fusco -- is 63 in the year 2024 and 64 in the year 2025; b.3/12/1961 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Hockey Defensive, Olympic Athlete
Misc: played 1983-1985
Sports Teams: Hartford Whalers

🏆⚾Darryl Strawberry -- is 62 in the year 2024 and 63 in the year 2025; b.3/12/1962
MLB Right Fielder
Names/Places: b. in Los Angeles; NN:The Straw
TV Shows: New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers

🏆🏌Paul Way -- is 61 in the year 2024 and 62 in the year 2025; b.3/12/1963 N.S.
Golfer, English

🏆🏁🏊Candy Costie -- is 61 in the year 2024 and 62 in the year 2025; b.3/12/1963 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, American
Names/Places: RN: Candace Costie
Misc: synchronized swimmer (Olympic-gold-1984)

🏆🏁🏃Joaquim Carvalho Cruz -- is 61 in the year 2024 and 62 in the year 2025; b.3/12/1963
Runner, Brazilian
Misc: 800m runner (Olympic-gold-1984)

🏆🏈Randy Dixon -- is 59 in the year 2024 and 60 in the year 2025; b.3/12/1965 N.S.
NFL Guard

🏆⚾Steve Finley -- is 59 in the year 2024 and 60 in the year 2025; b.3/12/1965
MLB Outfielder
Misc: 2x All-Star, 5x Gold Glove
Sports Teams: Baltomore Orioles, Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, Arizona Diamondbacks

🏆Erich Fischer -- is 58 in the year 2024 and 59 in the year 2025; b.3/12/1966
Olympic Athlete
Misc: US Olympic water polo foward (Olympic-92)

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🏆🏈Chris Jacke -- is 58 in the year 2024 and 59 in the year 2025; b.3/12/1966
NFL Placekicker

🏆🏀Grant Long -- is 58 in the year 2024 and 59 in the year 2025; b.3/12/1966 N.S.
NBA Forward

🏆🏈Merton Hanks -- is 56 in the year 2024 and 57 in the year 2025; b.3/12/1968
NFL Safety

🏆🏈Michael Bankston -- is 54 in the year 2024 and 55 in the year 2025; b.3/12/1970
NFL Tackle, NFL Defensive End

🏆🏀Rex Walters -- is 54 in the year 2024 and 55 in the year 2025; b.3/12/1970
NBA Player, College Basketball Coach

🏆🏀Isaiah Rider -- is 53 in the year 2024 and 54 in the year 2025; b.3/12/1971
NBA Player

🏆⚾Greg Hansell -- is 53 in the year 2024 and 54 in the year 2025; b.3/12/1971
MLB Pitcher

🏆⚾Raúl Mondesí -- is 53 in the year 2024 and 54 in the year 2025; b.3/12/1971
MLB Right Fielder, Dominican Republican
Names/Places: RN:Raul Ramon Mondesi Avelino
Misc: 2x Gold Glove
Sports Teams: Los Angeles Dodgers, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees

🏆⚾George Arias -- is 52 in the year 2024 and 53 in the year 2025; b.3/12/1972
MLB Player

🏆🏈Keif Bryant -- is 51 in the year 2024 and 52 in the year 2025; b.3/12/1973
NFL Player, NFL Defensive, NFL Tackle

🏆🏒Claude Savoie -- is 51 in the year 2024 and 52 in the year 2025; b.3/12/1973
NHL Player

🏆🏈Billy Granville -- is 50 in the year 2024 and 51 in the year 2025; b.3/12/1974
NFL Linebacker

🏆🏀Chris (Basketball) Carr -- is 50 in the year 2024 and 51 in the year 2025; b.3/12/1974
NBA Player

🏆🏈J. P. Losman -- is 43 in the year 2024 and 44 in the year 2025; b.3/12/1981
NFL Quarterback

🏆🏒Mikko Koivu -- is 41 in the year 2024 and 42 in the year 2025; b.3/12/1983 N.S.
NHL Center, Finnish

🏆⚽Ricardo Gabriel Álvarez -- is 36 in the year 2024 and 37 in the year 2025; b.3/12/1988 N.S.
Soccer Player, Argentine

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🏆Alexis Clark -- is 26 in the year 2024 and 27 in the year 2025; b.3/12/1998 N.S.
Model

🏆🎾Malcolm Chace -- Birth Anniversary -- b.3/12/1875 d.7/16/1955 (80)
Hall of Famer, Tennis Player

🏆🏈🏀Edgar Diddle -- Birth Anniversary -- b.3/12/1895 N.S. d.1/2/1970 N.S. (74)
Hall of Famer, College Football Coach, College Football Player, College Basketball Player, College Basketball Coach
Sports Teams: Centre College (football player 1917, 1919-1920, basketball player 1917, 1919-1920), Western Kentucky University (football coach 1922-1928, basketball coach 1922-1964)

🎭🏆🥊"Two Ton" Tony Galento -- Birth Anniversary -- b.3/12/1910 d.7/22/1979 (69)
Actor, Boxer

🏆🏀Robert F. "Ace" Gruenig -- Birth Anniversary -- b.3/12/1913 d.8/11/1958 (45)
Hall of Famer, Basketball Player
Misc: AAU All-America First-Team (1937-40, 1942-46, 1948); AAU championship (Denver Safeway, 1937; Denver Nuggets, 1939; Denver American Legion, 1942)

🏆🏁Robert "Red" Byron -- Birth Anniversary -- b.3/12/1915 N.S. d.11/11/1960 N.S. (45)
Hall of Famer, Auto Racer, American
Misc: NASCAR; SCCA manager

🏆🏁🏇James Bracken -- Birth Anniversary -- b.3/12/1918 d.4/19/2008 (90)
Horse Trainer

🏆🏈Don McCafferty -- Birth Anniversary -- b.3/12/1921 d.7/28/1974 (53)
NFL Coach

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🏆🥊Mae Young -- Birth Anniversary -- b.3/12/1923 d.1/14/2014 (90)
Hall of Famer, Wrestler
Names/Places: RN:Johnnie Mae Young

🏆🏁Hjalmar Andersen -- Birth Anniversary -- b.3/12/1923 d.3/27/2013 (90)
Speed Skater, Norweigan
Misc: 1500, 5K, 10K (Oly-gold-1952)

🏆🏁🚲Louison Bobet -- Birth Anniversary -- b.3/12/1925 d.3/13/1983 (58)
Bicyclist, French
Misc: Tour de France champ 1953-55

🏆Bernard Costello -- Birth Anniversary -- b.3/12/1929 N.S. d.7/12/2014 N.S. (85)
Olympic Athlete
Misc: double sculls (Olympic-silver-1956)

🏆🏒Bronco Horvath -- Birth Anniversary -- b.3/12/1930 N.S. d.12/17/2019 N.S. (89)
NHL Center, Canadian
Misc: active from 1949-1970

🏆🏀Robert J. "Bob" Houbregs -- Birth Anniversary -- b.3/12/1932 d.5/28/2014 (82)
Hall of Famer, NBA Player, College Basketball Player, Canadian
Misc: A 6'8", 225 pound forward-center, Houbregs attended the University of Washington from 1949 to 1953. In 1953, as a senior, he was named NCAA Player of the Year, was a Consensus All-America selection, helped lead the University of Washington to the Final Four, and was named to the All-Tournament team after averaging 34.8 points per game in the post-season. Played for five seasons in the NBA from 1953-58. Was a Seattle Supersonics general manager from 1970-73.
Sports Teams: University of Washington (1950-1953), Milwaukee Hawks (1953), Baltimore Bullets (1953-1954), Boston Celtics (1954), Fort Wayne/Detroit Pistons (1954-1958)

🏆🏀Eddie Sutton -- Birth Anniversary -- b.3/12/1936 N.S. d.5/23/2020 N.S. (84)
Hall of Famer, College Basketball Coach
Misc: in the College Football Hall of Fame; has over 800 wins as coach
Sports Teams: Arkansas Razorbacks, Kentucky Wildcats, Oklahoma State Cowboys

🎭🏆Sandra Edwards -- Birth Anniversary -- b.3/12/1938 N.S. d.6/2/2017 N.S. (79)
Actress, Model, Playmate
Misc: March 1957
TV Shows: Cheyenne, Maverick
Movie Titles: Parrish

🏆⚾Johnny Callison -- Birth Anniversary -- b.3/12/1939 d.10/12/2006 (67)
MLB Player
Misc: All Star MVP in 1964
Sports Teams: Philadelphia Phillies

🏆🏈John Hilton -- Birth Anniversary -- b.3/12/1942 N.S. d.2/2/2017 N.S. (74)
NFL Tight End

🏆⚾Jimmy Wynn -- Birth Anniversary -- b.3/12/1942 N.S. d.3/26/2020 N.S. (78)
MLB Outfielder
Names/Places: RN: James Sherman Wynn; NN: The Toy Cannon

🏆🏈Verlon Biggs -- Birth Anniversary -- b.3/12/1943 d.6/7/1994 (51)
NFL Defensive
Sports Teams: New York Jets

🏆🏉Willie Duggan -- Birth Anniversary -- b.3/12/1950 N.S. d.8/28/2017 N.S. (67)
Rugby Player, Irish

🏆🏁John Andretti -- Birth Anniversary -- b.3/12/1963 N.S. d.1/30/2020 N.S. (56)
Auto Racer
Names/Places: Mario's son

🏆🥊Jack Randall -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/25/1794 d.3/12/1828 (33)
Hall of Famer, Boxer, English

🏆🏀Edward A. "Ed" Wachter -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/30/1883 N.S. d.3/12/1966 N.S. (82)
Hall of Famer, NBA Center
Misc: Played 8 different leagues and with independent teams (1899-1924); Member Troy championship team in Hudson River (1910-11) and New York State Leagues (1912-13, 1915); credited by many with inventing the bounce pass; chosen All-America basketball center by leading basketball authorities of the era.

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🏆⚾Frankie Frisch -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/9/1898 d.3/12/1973 (74)
Hall of Famer, MLB Manager, MLB Second Baseman
Names/Places: NN:Fordham Flash
Misc: NL MVP 1931
Sports Teams: New York Giants (1919-1926), St. Louis Cardinals (player 1927-1937, manager 1933-1938), Pittsburgh Pirates (manager 1940-1946), Chicago Cubs (manager 1949-1951)

🏆⛸Theresa Weld Blanchard -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/21/1893 d.3/12/1978 (84)
Hall of Famer, Figure Skater

🏆🥊John Pesek -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/21/1894 d.3/12/1978 (84)
Hall of Famer, Wrestler
Misc: also a notable greyhound dog breeder

🏆⚾Gene Moore -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/26/1909 d.3/12/1978 (68)
MLB Player
Names/Places: NN:Blue Goose

🏆🏈"Woody" Hayes -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/14/1913 d.3/12/1987 (74)
NFL Player, College Football Coach
Misc: Ohio State University team 28-yrs; whose career coaching record was 238 games won, 72 lost, and 10 tied. He developed 58 All-American players, and his Ohio State University teams (1951-78) won 13 Big Ten championships.

🎭🏆Karen Steele -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/20/1931 d.3/12/1988 (56)
Actress, Model

🏆🏈Gene Klein -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/29/1921 d.3/12/1990 (69)
NFL Owner
Sports Teams: San Diego Chargers (owner)

🎭🏆Charles Herbert -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/1/1906 d.3/12/1991 (84)
Actor, Model
Misc: original Marlboro Man in ads; didn't smoke in real life

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🏆⚾Gordon "Gordy" Coleman -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/5/1934 d.3/12/1994 (59)
MLB Player

🏆🏀Aleksandar Nikolić -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/28/1924 N.S. d.3/12/2000 N.S. (75)
Hall of Famer, Basketball Coach, Basketball Player, Serbian
Names/Places: NN: The Father of Yugoslav Basketball

🏆⚾Steve Gromek -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/15/1920 d.3/12/2002 (82)
MLB Player

🏆🏁🏃Sylvi Saimo -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/12/1914 d.3/12/2004 (89)
Runner, Kayaker, Olympic Athlete, Finnish
Misc: Olympic gold 1952

🏆⚾Mitchell Page -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/15/1951 d.3/12/2011 (59)
MLB Pitcher

🏆🏀Dick Harter -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/14/1930 d.3/12/2012 (81)
NBA Coach, NBA Player

🏆🎾Kenneith Eliot "Ken" Flach -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/24/1963 N.S. d.3/12/2018 N.S. (54)
Tennis Player, Olympic Athlete

🏆Ivo Trumbić -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/2/1935 N.S. d.3/12/2021 N.S. (85)
Hall of Famer, Olympic Athlete, Water Polo Player, Croatian

🏆Dick Fosbury -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/6/1947 N.S. d.3/12/2023 N.S. (76)
Olympic Athlete, Track and Field
Names/Places: b. in Portland, Oregon; RFN:Richard
Misc: high jumper; revolutionized high jump with back-first "Fosbury Flop"; won a gold medal at 1968 Olympics.

🏆🏀Felton Spencer -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/15/1968 N.S. d.3/12/2023 N.S. (55)
NBA Center

🏆⚾Bill Plummer -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/21/1947 N.S. d.3/12/2024 N.S. (76)
MLB Manager, MLB Catcher

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