Birthdays in Sport for Friday 7th December 2012

1882 - Warren Bardsley, cricketer (great NSW & Aussie opening bat 1909-26)
1902 - J G Navle, cricketer (India's 1st Test wicket-keeper)
1908 - John H Doeg, tennis champ (US Open-1930)
1914 - Winston Place, cricketer (England opener in West Indies 1948)
1920 - Fiorenzo Magni, Italian cyclist, (d. 2012)
1924 - John Love, Zimbabwean Formula One driver (d. 2005)
1925 - Hernando da Silva Ramos, Brazilian racing driver
1926 - Victor Kermit Kiam II, CEO (Remington shavers)/NFL owner (Patriots)
1930 - Hal Smith, American baseball player
1932 - Geoff Lawson, Australian Cricket player
1947 - Johnny Bench, baseball catcher (Reds)
1956 - Larry Bird, West Baden, Indiana, NBA star (Boston Celtics, 12-time NBA All Star)
1957 - Geoff "Henry" Lawson, cricketer (Australian fast bowler 1980-89)
1957 - Rohan Jayasekera, cricketer (one Test Sri Lanka v Pakistan 1982)
1959 - Salim Yousuf, cricketer (Pakistani wicket-keeper in 32 Tests 1986-90)
1963 - Kristi Albers, El Paso TX, LPGA golfer (1993 Sprint Classic)
1963 - Theo Snelders, former Dutch footballer
1964 - Peter Laviolette, Norwood Mass, US hockey defenseman (Olympics-1994)
1964 - Tadao Uematsu, Japanese racing driver
NBA Legend Larry Bird (1956) 1965 - Colin Hendry, Scottish footballer
1967 - Tino Martinez, Tampa FL, 1st baseman (Seattle Mariner, NY Yankees)
1968 - Cammy Myler, Plattsburgh NY, luger (Olympics-1994)
1968 - Keith Goganious, NFL linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1968 - Melissa Iverson, Anoka Minn, rower (Olympics-96)
1968 - Ricky Ervins, NFL running back (SF 49ers)
1968 - Tom Myslinski, NFL guard (Jacksonville Jaguars, Pittsburgh Steelers)
1968 - Mark Geyer, Australian rugby league footballer
1969 - Sabine Hack, West Germany, tennis star
1970 - Courtney Browne, cricketer (West Indies Test wicket-keeper 1995)
1970 - Ed Robinson, WLAF linebacker (Frankfurt Galaxy)
1970 - Rob Olson, Victoria BC, Canadian Tour golfer (1990 Newlands Open)
1971 - Ben Atkins, NYC, fencer-epee (Olympics-96)
1971 - Mauricio Hadad, Cali Colombia, tennis star (1995 Bermuda)
1972 - Bobby Schoonens, soccer player (RKC)
1972 - Clay Shiver, corner (Dallas Cowboys)
1972 - Jordi Buritlo, Spain, tennis star
1972 - Kevin Dogins, corner (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
1973 - Mark Hartsell, WLAF QB (Scotland Claymores)
1973 - Terrell Owens, wide reciever (San Francisco 49ers)
1974 - Alex Radutescu, Romania, tennis star
1974 - Annette Salmeen, 200m butterfly/800m freestyle relay (Olympics-96)
1975 - Jamie Clapham, English footballer
1976 - Alan Faneca, American football player
1976 - Brent Johnson, Canadian football player
1976 - Georges Laraque, Canadian ice hockey player
1977 - Fernando Vargas, Oxnard Ca, Welterweight boxer (Olympics-96)
1977 - Francesca Lubiani, Bologna Italy, tennis star (Futures-Amadora-POR)
1979 - Lampros Choutos, Greek footballer
1980 - John Terry, English footballer
1983 - Fausto Carmona, Dominican baseball player
1984 - Robert Kubica, the first Polish Formula One racing driver
1984 - Luca Rigoni, Italian footballer
1984 - Aaron Gray, American basketball player