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Sports Today in Birthdays and Deaths by Age for October 25

Last Updated 11-14-2023

🏆Franklin "Bud" Held -- is 96 in the year 2023 and 97 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1927
Track and Field
Misc: National Track & Field Hall of Famer: 1st [1953] to throw javelin more than 260 feet; his record: 268' 2 1/2" [1955]; javelin designer

🏆🏒Earl Ingarfield -- is 89 in the year 2023 and 90 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1934
NHL Center, Canadian

🏆Robert David "Bob" Webster -- is 85 in the year 2023 and 86 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1938 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Diver, Olympic Athlete, American

🎭🏆Arlene Howell -- is 84 in the year 2023 and 85 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1939
Actress, Beauty Pagent Winner
Misc: retired from acting in 1966; 1958 Miss America
TV Shows: Boubon Street Beat, Maverick

🏆🥊Dan Gable -- is 75 in the year 2023 and 76 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1948
Hall of Famer, Wrestler, Olympic Athlete
Misc: coach; career college wrestling record of 118-1 at Iowa St., where he was a 2-time NCAA champ (1968,69) and tourney MVP in 1969 (137 lbs.); won gold medal (149 lbs) at 1972 Olympics; coach U.S. freestyle team in 1988; coached Iowa to 9 straight NCAA titles (1978-86) and has added three more from 1991-93.

🏆🏀Daniel P. "Dan" Issel -- is 75 in the year 2023 and 76 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1948
Hall of Famer, NBA Coach, NBA Player
Misc: ABA & NBA 27,482 career points; Odds-defying star big man at Kentucky, then for ABA Kentucky Colonels, then for ABA/NBA Denver Nuggets in lengthy playing career. Later also coached Denver. Netted over 25,000 pro points. 6x ABA All-Star; Nuggets #44 retired
Sports Teams: Kentucky Colonels (ABA 1970-1975), Denver Nuggets (ABA then NBA 1975-1985, coach 1992-1994, 1999-2001)

🏆🏀David W. "Dave" Cowens -- is 75 in the year 2023 and 76 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1948
Hall of Famer, NBA Coach, NBA Forward
Misc: high intensity big man / center for the Boston Celtics, helped lead team to two NBA titles in 1974 and 1976; NBA MVP 1973, 7x NBA All-Star; Celtics #18 retired
Sports Teams: Florida State (1967-1970), Boston Celtics (1970-1980), Milwaukee Bucks (1982-1983), Boston Celtics (coach 1978-1979), San Antonio Spurs (assistant coach 1994-1996), Charlotte Hornets (coach 1996-1999), Golden State Warriors (coach 2000-2002), Chicago Sky (WNBA coach 2006), Detroit Pistons (assistant coach 2006-2009)

🏆🏌Muffin Spencer-Devlin -- is 70 in the year 2023 and 71 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1953
Golfer

🏆🏒Mike Eruzione -- is 69 in the year 2023 and 70 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1954
NHL Player, Olympic Athlete, American
Misc: 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team captain

🏆⚾Danny Darwin -- is 68 in the year 2023 and 69 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1955
MLB Pitcher
Names/Places: NN: Bonham Bullet, Dr. Death

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🏆⚾Andy McGaffigan -- is 67 in the year 2023 and 68 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1956
MLB Pitcher

🏆🏁🏊Kornelia Ender -- is 65 in the year 2023 and 66 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1958 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, East German
Names/Places: aka Kornelia Matthes then Kornelia Grumnt
Misc: most wins, 8 gold, 2 silver, in '73 & '75; first woman to win 4 gold medals at one Olympics (1976), all in world-record time.

🏆⚾Kelly Downs -- is 63 in the year 2023 and 64 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1960
MLB Pitcher

🏆🏈Brian Kelly -- is 62 in the year 2023 and 63 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1961 N.S.
College Football Coach
Sports Teams: Notre Dame

🎭🏆Darlene Vogel -- is 61 in the year 2023 and 62 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1962
Actress, Commercial Actress, Model
TV Shows: Pacific Blue (as Officer Chris Kelly)
Movie Titles: Back to the Future Part II

🏆🏀José Ortiz -- is 60 in the year 2023 and 61 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1963
NBA Player, Puerto Rican
Names/Places: RN: José Rafael Ortiz

🏆🏈Pat Swilling -- is 59 in the year 2023 and 60 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1964
NFL Linebacker

🏆⚾Steve Decker -- is 58 in the year 2023 and 59 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1965
MLB Coach, MLB Catcher

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🏆🎾Derrick Rostagno -- is 58 in the year 2023 and 59 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1965
Tennis Player

🏆🏒Wendel Clark -- is 57 in the year 2023 and 58 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1966
NHL Player, Canadian

🏆⚾Mike Harkey -- is 57 in the year 2023 and 58 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1966
MLB Coach, MLB Pitcher

🏆🏈Anthony Johnson -- is 56 in the year 2023 and 57 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1967
NFL Player

🏆🏒Kelly Chase -- is 56 in the year 2023 and 57 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1967
NHL Player, Canadian

🏆🏈Corey Miller -- is 55 in the year 2023 and 56 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1968
NFL Player

🏆🏈Corey Harris -- is 54 in the year 2023 and 55 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1969
NFL Player

🏆🏈Eric Guliford -- is 54 in the year 2023 and 55 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1969
NFL Wide Receiver

🏆🏈Mike Pritchard -- is 54 in the year 2023 and 55 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1969
NFL Wide Receiver

🏆⚾Larry Thomas -- is 54 in the year 2023 and 55 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1969
MLB Pitcher

🏆🏒Josef Beránek -- is 54 in the year 2023 and 55 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1969
NHL Coach, NHL Player, Czech

🏆🏈Kelvin Ingram -- is 53 in the year 2023 and 54 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1970
NFL Player

🏆🏈Lee Gissendaner -- is 52 in the year 2023 and 53 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1971
NFL Wide Receiver

🏆⚾Pedro Martínez -- is 52 in the year 2023 and 53 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1971
Hall of Famer, MLB Pitcher, Dominican Republican
Misc: 8x All-Star, NL Cy Young Award winner in 1997 (Expos); AL Cy Young Award winner in 1999 and 2000 (Red Sox), All Star MVP 1999 (Red Sox); Red Sox #45 retired
Sports Teams: Los Angeles Dodgers (1992-1993), Montreal Expos (1994-1997), Boston Red Sox (1998-2004), New York Mets (2005-2008), Philadelphia Phillies (2009)

🏆🏒Zac Boyer -- is 52 in the year 2023 and 53 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1971
NHL Player, Canadian

🏆🏈Leland Taylor -- is 51 in the year 2023 and 52 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1972
NFL Player

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🏆🏈Frank Middleton -- is 49 in the year 2023 and 50 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1974
NFL Guard

🏆🏒Chris Murray -- is 49 in the year 2023 and 50 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1974
NHL Player, Canadian

🏆🥊Rosa Mendes -- is 44 in the year 2023 and 45 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1979 N.S.
Wrestler, Canadian
Names/Places: RN: Milena Leticia Roucka

🎭🎵🏆Josh Henderson -- is 42 in the year 2023 and 43 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1981 N.S.
Actor, Singer, Model
TV Shows: Desperate Housewives (as Austin McCann), Dallas (as John Ross Ewing), The Arrangement (as Kyle West)
Movie Titles: Step Up, The Girl Next Door, The Jerk Theory

🏆🏀Chandler Parsons -- is 35 in the year 2023 and 36 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1988 N.S.
NBA Player

🏆🏈Luke Parker -- is 31 in the year 2023 and 32 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1992 N.S.
Australian Rules Football Player, Australian

🎭🏆Savannah Jayde -- is 29 in the year 2023 and 30 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1994 N.S.
Actress, Model
TV Shows: Big Time Rish (as Jennifer)
Movie Titles: Fall Into Me, Space Warriors

🏆⚾Juan Soto -- is 25 in the year 2023 and 26 in the year 2024; b.10/25/1998 N.S.
MLB Player, Dominican Republican

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🏆⚾"Smokey" Joe Wood -- Birth Anniversary -- b.10/25/1890 d.7/27/1985 (95)
MLB Pitcher
Names/Places: FN:Joseph
Sports Teams: Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians

🏆🏌Herman Densmore "Denny" Shute -- Birth Anniversary -- b.10/25/1904 N.S. d.5/13/1974 N.S. (69)
Hall of Famer, Golfer

🏆⚽Robert Lowe "Bob" McPhail -- Birth Anniversary -- b.10/25/1905 N.S. d.8/24/2000 N.S. (94)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, Scottish

🏆Jack Kent Cooke -- Birth Anniversary -- b.10/25/1912 d.4/6/1997 (84)
Sports Figure
Misc: sole owner of NFL Washington Redskins since 1985; teams have won 2 Super Bowls (1987,91); also owned NBA Lakers and NHL Kings in LA; built LA Forum for $12 million in 1967.

🏆⚽Stan Cullis -- Birth Anniversary -- b.10/25/1916 d.2/28/2001 (84)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Defender, Soccer Manager, English

🏆🏈Marshall Goldberg -- Birth Anniversary -- b.10/25/1917 d.4/3/2006 (88)
NFL Halfback
Misc: 2-time consensus All-America at Pittsburgh (1937-38); led Pitt to national championship in 1937; played with NFL champion Chicago Cardinals 10 years later.

🏆⚾Lee MacPhail -- Birth Anniversary -- b.10/25/1917 d.11/8/2012 (95)
Hall of Famer, MLB Executive
Misc: AL president (1974-83); president of owners' Player Relations Committee (1984-85); also GM of Baltimore (1959-65) and NY Yankees (1967-74); father of Andy.

🏆⚾Bobby Thomson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.10/25/1923 d.8/16/2010 (86)
MLB Outfielder, Scottish
Misc: career .270 hitter who won the 1951 NL pennant for the NY Giants with a 1-out, 3-run HR in the bottom of the 9th inning of Game 3 of a best-of-3 playoff with Brooklyn; the pitcher was Ralph Branca, the count was 0-1 and the Dodgers were ahead 4-2; the Giants had trailed Brooklyn by 13 games on Aug. 11th.
Sports Teams: New York Giants

⚛🏆⚾Dr. Bobby Brown -- Birth Anniversary -- b.10/25/1924 N.S. d.3/25/2021 N.S. (96)
Hall of Famer, Physician (m), Cardiologist (m), Sports Executive, MLB Third Baseman
Misc: the 6th AL president (1983-1994); 4x World Series champion; as player, hit .279 in 8 years as NY Yankees 3B; also hit .439 with 3 pinch hits in 41 World Series at bats (1947-51).; some say b. Oct 24, 1925
Sports Teams: New York Yankees (1946-1952, 1954)

🏆⚽Jimmy McIlroy -- Birth Anniversary -- b.10/25/1931 N.S. d.8/20/2018 N.S. (86)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, Northern Ireland
Misc: Northern Ireland; MBE

🏆🏀Zelmo Beaty -- Birth Anniversary -- b.10/25/1939 d.8/27/2013 (73)
Hall of Famer, NBA Player, College Basketball Player, ABA Figure, Basketball Coach
Misc: in the College Basketball and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Halls of Fame
Sports Teams: Prairie View A&M (1958-1962), St. Louis / Atlanta Hawks (1962-1969), Utah Stars (ABA 1970-1974), Los Angeles Lakers (1974-1975), Virginia Squires (ABA coach 1975-1976)

🏆🏀Bobby Knight -- Birth Anniversary -- b.10/25/1940 N.S. d.11/1/2023 N.S. (83)
Hall of Famer, Sports Analyst, NBA Coach, College Basketball Coach, Olympic Athlete
Misc: has coached Indiana to 3 NCAA titles (1976,81,87); 3-time Coach of Year (1975-76,89); 640 career wins in 29 years; coached 1984 U.S. Olympic team to a gold medal.
Sports Teams: Ohio State (player 1959-1962), Army (coach 1963-1971), University of Indiana (coach 1971-2000), Texas Tech (2001-2008)

🎭🏆🏈John "Tooz" Matuszak -- Birth Anniversary -- b.10/25/1950 N.S. d.6/17/1989 N.S. (38)
Actor, NFL Player
Misc: Super Bowls XI, XIV
Sports Teams: Oakland Raiders
TV Shows: Hollywood Beat, 1st and Ten (as John Manzak)

🏆🏈Greg Stemrick -- Birth Anniversary -- b.10/25/1951 d.8/2/2016 N.S. (64)
NFL Player

🏆⚾Alfred Edward Cowens Jr. -- Birth Anniversary -- b.10/25/1951 d.3/11/2002 (50)
MLB Player
Names/Places: aka Al
Misc: Gold Glove

🎭🏆Shelley Smith -- Birth Anniversary -- b.10/25/1952 N.S. d.8/8/2023 N.S. (70)
Actress, Model
Misc: retired from acting in 1991
TV Shows: The Associates (as Sara James), For Love & Honor
Movie Titles: National Lampoon's Class Reunion

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🏆⚾Tommy Boggs -- Birth Anniversary -- b.10/25/1955 N.S. d.10/5/2022 N.S. (66)
MLB Player

🏆🥊Greg Page -- Birth Anniversary -- b.10/25/1958 d.4/27/2009 (50)
Boxer

🏆🏈Steve White -- Birth Anniversary -- b.10/25/1973 N.S. d.8/30/2022 N.S. (48)
NFL Defensive End

🏆🏌Willie Anderson -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/31/1880 d.10/25/1910 (30)
Hall of Famer, Golfer, Scottish
Misc: some say b.1878

🏆🏁🏃Abebe Bikila -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/7/1932 d.10/25/1973 (41)
Runner, Olympic Athlete, Track and Field

🏆🏒Joseph A. "Joe" Riley -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/14/1923 N.S. d.10/25/1976 N.S. (52)
Hall of Famer, Hockey Player
Sports Teams: Dartmouth Big Green (college)

🏆🥊Victor Galíndez -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/2/1948 d.10/25/1980 (31)
Hall of Famer, Boxer, Argentine

🏆⚾Pete Reiser -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/17/1919 N.S. d.10/25/1981 N.S. (62)
MLB Outfielder
Names/Places: NN:Pistol Pete

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🏆🏈Charles "Boobie" Clark -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/8/1949 d.10/25/1988 N.S. (38)
NFL Runningback

🏆🏈Bennie Dosterbaan -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/4/1906 d.10/25/1990 (84)
NFL Player

🏆🎾Bobby Riggs -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/25/1918 d.10/25/1995 (77)
Hall of Famer, Tennis Player
Names/Places: RN:Robert Larimore Riggs; 2x Priscilla Wheelan's hubby
Misc: won Wimbledon once (1939) and U.S. title twice (1939,41) before turning pro in 1941; the consummate tennis hustler who won his greatest fame by losing to Billie Jean King in the "Battle of the Sexes.", he did, however, beat Margaret Smith Court

🏆🏌Payne Stewart -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/30/1957 d.10/25/1999 (42)
Hall of Famer, Golfer

🏆🏈Wellington Mara -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/14/1916 d.10/25/2005 (89)
Hall of Famer, NFL Executive
Misc: one of the co-owners of the NFL's New York Giants from 1959 until his death.

🏆🥊Emanuel Steward -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/7/1944 d.10/25/2012 (68)
Hall of Famer, Boxing Trainer
Misc: worked with multiple world boxing champions including Lennox Lewis and Thomas Hearns.

🏆🏀William W. "Bill" Sharman -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/25/1926 N.S. d.10/25/2013 N.S. (87)
Hall of Famer, NBA Executive, NBA Coach, NBA Player
Misc: Lakers executive and General Manager star 6' 2 shooter and scorer; played in California pro leagues, then for Boston Celtics in the 1950s. Later a successful coach, led Cleveland Pipers, and 1972 Los Angeles Lakers to pro championships; USC #11 retired
Sports Teams: USC (1946-1950), Washington Capitols (1950-1951), Boston Celtics (1951-1961), Cleveland Pipers (ABL 1961-1962), San Francisco Warriors (coach 1966-1968), Los Angeles/Utah Stars (coach 1968-1971), Los Angeles Lakers (coach 1971-1976)

🏆🏀Philip Daniel "Flip" Saunders -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/23/1955 N.S. d.10/25/2015 N.S. (60)
NBA Coach, NBA Player
Misc: coaching career 1977-2015
Sports Teams: Minnesota Timberwolves (1995-2005, 2014-2015), Detroit Pistons (2005-2008), Washington Wizards (2009-2012)

🏆⚽Carlos Alberto -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/17/1944 N.S. d.10/25/2016 N.S. (72)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Defender, Brazilian
Names/Places: NN: Capita; RN: Carlos Alberto Torres
Misc: one of the best defenders of all time; captained Brazil to victory in the 1970 World Cup

🏆⚾Ross Powell -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/24/1968 d.10/25/2017 N.S. (49)
MLB Pitcher

🏆🏒John Ziegler Jr. -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/9/1934 N.S. d.10/25/2018 N.S. (84)
NHL Executive, NHL Player
Misc: 4th NHL president from 1977-92; negotiated settlement with rival WHA in 1979 that led to inviting four WHA teams (Edmonton, Hartford, Quebec and Winnipeg) to join NHL; stepped down June 12, 1992, 2 months after settling 10-day players' strike

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