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Sports Today in Birthdays and Deaths by Age for June 5

Last Updated 07-01-2023

🏆🏈Robert Kraft -- is 82 in the year 2023 and 83 in the year 2024; b.6/5/1941 N.S.
NFL Owner
Sports Teams: New England Patriots

🏆⚾Duane Duke Sims -- is 82 in the year 2023 and 83 in the year 2024; b.6/5/1941
MLB Catcher

🏆🎳Nelson "Bo" Burton Jr. -- is 81 in the year 2023 and 82 in the year 2024; b.6/5/1942 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Sportscaster, Bowler
Misc: Chris Schenkel's sidekick analyst on Pro Bowlers Tour
TV Shows: Pro Bowler's Tour

🏆John Wesley Carlos -- is 78 in the year 2023 and 79 in the year 2024; b.6/5/1945 N.S.
Olympic Athlete, Track and Field
Misc: 200m runner (Olympic-bronze-1968); gave black power salute

🏆🏒André Lacroix -- is 78 in the year 2023 and 79 in the year 2024; b.6/5/1945
NHL Player, Canadian

🏆🏈Don Herrmann -- is 76 in the year 2023 and 77 in the year 2024; b.6/5/1947
NFL Wide Receiver, American

🏆🏒Wayne Wood -- is 72 in the year 2023 and 73 in the year 2024; b.6/5/1951
NHL Player, Canadian

🏆🏁🏊Susanne Jean "Susie" Atwood -- is 70 in the year 2023 and 71 in the year 2024; b.6/5/1953 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, American

✍🎭🏆Nancy Stafford -- is 69 in the year 2023 and 70 in the year 2024; b.6/5/1954
Author (m), Actress, Producer (m), Beauty Pagent Winner, Model
Misc: Miss Florida 1977
TV Shows: Sidekicks (as Patricia Blake), St. Elsewhere (as Joan Halloran), Matlock (as Michelle Thomas)

🏆⚽Carol Thomas -- is 68 in the year 2023 and 69 in the year 2024; b.6/5/1955 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Soccer Coach, English

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🏆🏌Jim Woodward -- is 66 in the year 2023 and 67 in the year 2024; b.6/5/1957
Golfer

🏆🏌Tina (Golf) Barrett -- is 57 in the year 2023 and 58 in the year 2024; b.6/5/1966
Golfer

🏆⚾Bill Spiers -- is 57 in the year 2023 and 58 in the year 2024; b.6/5/1966
MLB Player

🏆🏀Matt Bullard -- is 56 in the year 2023 and 57 in the year 2024; b.6/5/1967
NBA Forward, American

🏆⚾Ray Lankford -- is 56 in the year 2023 and 57 in the year 2024; b.6/5/1967
MLB Outfielder
Sports Teams: St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres

🏆🏁Joe Deloach -- is 56 in the year 2023 and 57 in the year 2024; b.6/5/1967
Sprinter, Olympic Athlete
Misc: 200m runner (Olympic-gold-1988)

🏆🏒Martin Gelinas -- is 53 in the year 2023 and 54 in the year 2024; b.6/5/1970
NHL Player, Canadian

🏆🏈Vaughn Parker -- is 52 in the year 2023 and 53 in the year 2024; b.6/5/1971
NFL Player

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🏆🏁🏊Elena Azarova -- is 50 in the year 2023 and 51 in the year 2024; b.6/5/1973 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, Russian

🏆⚾Justin Atchley -- is 50 in the year 2023 and 51 in the year 2024; b.6/5/1973
MLB Pitcher

🏆⚾Russ Ortiz -- is 49 in the year 2023 and 50 in the year 2024; b.6/5/1974
MLB Pitcher, American

🏆🏈Torry Holt -- is 47 in the year 2023 and 48 in the year 2024; b.6/5/1976
NFL Wide Receiver

🏆🏒Mike Fisher -- is 43 in the year 2023 and 44 in the year 2024; b.6/5/1980 N.S.
NHL Center, Canadian

🏆⚽Rachel Elizabeth Unitt -- is 41 in the year 2023 and 42 in the year 2024; b.6/5/1982 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, English

🏆⛸Jeremy Abbott -- is 38 in the year 2023 and 39 in the year 2024; b.6/5/1985
Figure Skater, Olympic Athlete

🏆🏁🏊Ona Carbonell -- is 33 in the year 2023 and 34 in the year 2024; b.6/5/1990 N.S.
Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, Spanish

🏆🏈Sam Darnold -- is 26 in the year 2023 and 27 in the year 2024; b.6/5/1997 N.S.
NFL Quarterback

🏆⚽Kieran Tierney -- is 26 in the year 2023 and 27 in the year 2024; b.6/5/1997 N.S.
Soccer Defender, Isle Of Man

🏆⛸Yulia Lipnitskaya -- is 25 in the year 2023 and 26 in the year 2024; b.6/5/1998 N.S.
Figure Skater, Olympic Athlete, Russian

🏆⚾John "Happy Jack" Chesbro -- Birth Anniversary -- b.6/5/1874 N.S. d.11/6/1931 N.S. (57)
Hall of Famer, MLB Pitcher
Names/Places: MN:Dwight
Misc: won 41 games in 1904
Sports Teams: Pittsburgh Pirates (1899-1902), New York Highlanders (1903-1909), Boston Red Sox (1909)

🏆🥊Oscar Mathaeus "Battling" Nelson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.6/5/1882 N.S. d.2/7/1954 N.S. (71)
Hall of Famer, Boxer, Danish (Denmark)

🏆🏀Frank William "Menty" Keaney -- Birth Anniversary -- b.6/5/1886 N.S. d.10/10/1967 N.S. (81)
Hall of Famer, College Basketball Coach
Misc: the architect of modern "run and shoot" basketball and the inventor of the fast break.
Sports Teams: Rhode Island State College (coach 1920-1948)

🏆🥊Earl Gray McCready -- Birth Anniversary -- b.6/5/1905 N.S. d.12/9/1983 N.S. (78)
Hall of Famer, Wrestler, Olympic Athlete

🏆⚽Peter Doherty -- Birth Anniversary -- b.6/5/1913 d.4/6/1990 (76)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, Soccer Manager, Northern Ireland

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🏆🏁Raymond Parks -- Birth Anniversary -- b.6/5/1914 d.6/20/2010 (96)
Hall of Famer, Racing Figure
Misc: not a racer but in the Motorsports Hall of Fame and NASCAR Hall of Fame; the owner of Red Byron's car which won NASCAR's first Strictly Stock championship in 1949.

🏆⚾Eddie Joost -- Birth Anniversary -- b.6/5/1916 d.4/12/2011 (94)
MLB Manager, MLB Player, MLB Shortstop

🏆🏈Marion Motley -- Birth Anniversary -- b.6/5/1920 d.6/27/1999 (79)
Hall of Famer, NFL Runningback, NFL Fullback
Misc: all-time leading AAFC rusher; rushed for over 4,700 yards and 31 TDs for Cleveland Browns (1946-53).
Sports Teams: Cleveland Browns (1946-1953), Pittsburgh Steelers (1955)

🏆🏈Art Donovan -- Birth Anniversary -- b.6/5/1924 N.S. d.8/4/2013 N.S. (89)
Hall of Famer, NFL Defensive
Names/Places: NN: The Bulldog
Misc: AFL/NFL defensive tackle
Sports Teams: Baltimore Colts (1950, 1953-1961), New York Yanks (1951), Dallas Texans (1952)

🎖🏆⚾Lou Brissie -- Birth Anniversary -- b.6/5/1924 d.11/25/2013 (89)
Hero (m), MLB Pitcher

🏆David Greig "Skippy" Browning Jr. -- Birth Anniversary -- b.6/5/1931 N.S. d.3/13/1956 N.S. (24)
Hall of Famer, Diver, Olympic Athlete, American

🏆Karin Balzer -- Birth Anniversary -- b.6/5/1938 N.S. d.12/17/2019 N.S. (81)
Olympic Athlete, Track and Field, German
Names/Places: aka Karin Richert
Misc: hurdler (Olympic-gold-1968)

🏆🥊Chris Finnegan -- Birth Anniversary -- b.6/5/1944 d.3/2/2009 (64)
Boxer, Olympic Athlete, British
Misc: middleweight boxing champ (Olympic-gold-1968)

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🏆🏒Bob Probert -- Birth Anniversary -- b.6/5/1965 d.7/5/2010 (45)
NHL Forward, Canadian

🏆🎾Bill Tilden -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/10/1893 d.6/5/1953 (60)
Hall of Famer, Tennis Player, Gay
Names/Places: RFN:William Tatem II
Misc: U.S. singles champ 7X's; played on 11 Davis Cup teams

🏆Harry Babcock -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/15/1890 N.S. d.6/5/1965 N.S. (74)
Olympic Athlete, Pole Vaulter, Track and Field, American

🏆🏁🏊Clara "Clare" Dennis -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/7/1916 N.S. d.6/5/1971 N.S. (55)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, Australian
Names/Places: aka Clare Dennis then Clare Golding

🏆Paul Keres -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/7/1916 d.6/5/1975 (59)
Chess Player, Estonian
Misc: chess grandmaster, three times chess champion of the U.S.S.R., three times European champion, and the winner of four world chess Olympiads.

🏆🎾Bryan "Bitsy" Grant -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/25/1909 N.S. d.6/5/1986 N.S. (76)
Hall of Famer, Tennis Player

🏆⚾Eric Eugene Gregg -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/18/1951 d.6/5/2006 (55)
MLB Umpire

💰🏆⚾Richard Jacobs -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/16/1925 d.6/5/2009 (83)
Philanthropist, MLB Owner
Sports Teams: Cleveland Indians (owner)

🏆⚽Cheick Tiote -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/21/1986 N.S. d.6/5/2017 N.S. (30)
Soccer Midfielder, Ivory Coast

🏆🏌Peter Toogood -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/11/1930 N.S. d.6/5/2019 N.S. (89)
Golfer

🏆Kurt (Gymnast) Thomas -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/29/1956 N.S. d.6/5/2020 N.S. (64)
Hall of Famer, Gymnast, Olympic Athlete

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