Athletes Born in 1972 (Part 2)

Birthdays 201 - 400 of 559

• May 7 John Holecek, NFL linebacker (Buffalo Bills)
• May 9 Dan Hollander, figure skater (1996 Great Lakes champ), born in Royal Oak, Michigan
• May 9 Daniela Silivaș, Romanian gymnast (3 Olympic gold 1988), born in Deva, Romania

• May 9 Simon Hollingsworth, Australian 400m hurdler (Olympics 1992, 96)
• May 10 Farrell Duclair, CFL fullback (Calgary Stampeders)
• May 10 Radosław Majdan, Polish footballer
• May 10 Stuart Carlisle, cricketer (Zimbabwe Test batsman 1995-)
• May 11 Stefen Reid, CFL linebacker (Montreal Alouettes)
• May 12 Jason Kyle, NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks), born in Tempe, Arizona
• May 13 Darryl Sydor, Canadian NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars), born in Edmonton
• May 13 Josh Taves, American football defensive end (New England Patriots), born in Watsonville, California
• May 14 Chad Cascadden, American NFL linebacker, 1995-99 (New York Jets), s), Two Rivers, Wisconsin
• May 15 Patrick Pothuizen, soccer player (Vitesse)
• May 15 Troy Drake, NFL tackle (Philadelphia Eagles)
• May 16 Keith Burns, American football linebacker (Super Bowl XXXII, XXXIII Denver Broncos), born in Greeleyville, South Carolina
• May 16 Matthew Hart, New Zealand cricketer (NZ lefty spinner), born in Hamilton, New Zealand

• May 17 John Burrough, NFL defensive tackle (Atlanta Falcons)
• May 19 Aleksandr Golubev, Russian speed skater (Olympic gold 500m 1994), born in Karavaievo, Russia
• May 19 Ronald Williams, CFL running back (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
• May 20 Christophe Dominici, French rugby union winger (65 caps; Stade Français), born in Toulon, France (d. 2020)
• May 20 Michael Cox, American 1.5k runner, born in Hannibal, Missouri
• May 22 Mike Hollis, NFL kicker (Jacksonville Jaguars)
• May 23 Isabelle Fijalkowski, WNBA center/forward (Cleveland Rockers)
• May 23 Rene Ingoglia, running back (Buffalo Bills)
• May 23 Rubens Barrichello, Brazilian formula one driver
• May 24 Danny Bautista, Dominican baseball outfielder (Atlanta Braves), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
• May 24 Petra Schwarz-Ritter, Austrian tennis star (1988 Futures-Bari-ITA), born in Vienna, Austria
• May 24 Tito Paul, American NFL defensive back (Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals), born in Kissimmee, Florida
• May 24 Viktor Ujčík, Czech hockey player (Team Czech Rep), born in Jihlava, Czechoslovakia
• May 25 Antonio Lang, American NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Columbia, South Carolina
• May 27 Antonio Freeman, American football wide receiver (Super Bowl XXXI Green Bay Packers; Pro Bowl 1998; First-team All-Pro 1998), born in Baltimore, Maryland

• May 27 Karen Hecox, US 1500m runner
• May 27 Troy Sienkiewicz, NFL tackle/guard (San Diego Chargers)
• May 28 Cheryl Demkowski, American ice dance skater (with partner Gregory Maddalone), born in Syracuse, New York
• May 28 Guidoni Junior Doriva, Brazilian footballer and manager, born in Mirassol. Brazil
• May 28 Michael Boogerd, Dutch cyclist
• May 30 Anthony Cook, NFL defensive end/defensive tackle (Tenn Oilers)
• May 30 Jeff Jones, NFL tackle (Detroit Lions)
• May 30 Manny Ramirez, Dominican-American baseball outfielder (12 × MLB All-Star; World Series 2004 [MVP], 07; 9 × Silver Slugger Award; Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
• May 30 Renita Farrell, Australian field hockey midfielder (Olympic Gold 1996, 2000), born in Townsville, Queensland
• May 31 Dave Roberts, American baseball outfielder (World Series 2004 Boston Red Sox) and manager (SD Padres 2015; World Series 2020, NL Manager of the Year 2016 LA Dodgers), born in Naha, Japan
• May 31 John Godina, American shot putter (World C'ship gold 1995, 97, 01; Olympic silver 1996), born in Fort Still, Oklahoma
• Jun 1 Leta Lindley, American golfer (Women's PGA C'ship runner-up 1997), born in Phoenix, Arizona
• Jun 1 Mike Dunham, American ice hockey goaltender (Olympic silver 2002; NHL: Nashville Predators; NY Rangers) and GT Development coach (Boston Bruins, NY Islanders), born in Johnson City, New York
• Jun 3 Robert Kennedy, New Zealand cricket medium pace bowler (NZ 4 Tests), born in Dunedin, NZ
• Jun 4 Derian Hatcher, American hockey defenseman (NHL All Star 1997, Dallas Stars), born in Sterling Heights, Michigan

• Jun 6 Dulip Liyanage, Sri Lankan cricket fast-medium bowler (9 Tests, 17 wickets, BB 4/56; Colts CC), born in Kalutara, Sri Lanka
• Jun 6 Erin Woodley, Canadian synchronized swimmer (Olympic silver 1996), born in Mississauga, Ontario
• Jun 6 Marko Kiprusoff, Finnish ice hockey defenceman (World C'ship gold 1995, silver 1994, 98, 99, 2001; Olympic bronze 1994; Montreal Canadiens), born in Turku, Finland
• Jun 8 Christian Mayrleb, Austrian soccer striker (30 caps; Austria Vienna 134 games, LASK Linz), born in Wels, Austria
• Jun 9 Bryan Strang, Zimbabwean cricket pace bowler (brother of Paul Zimbabwe), born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
• Jun 12 Inger Miller, American 100m runner, born in Los Angeles, California
• Jun 12 Patrick van Diemen, Dutch soccer player (FC Utrecht, NEC), born in Woerden, Netherlands
• Jun 13 Sale Isaia, American football guard (Baltimore Ravens), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
• Jun 15 Andrew Pettitte, American MLB pitcher (NY Yankees), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Jun 15 Jean Francois Labbe, Canadian NHL goalie (Colorado Avalanche), born in Sherbrooke, Ontario
• Jun 15 Justin Leonard, American golfer (British Open 1997; 12 PGA Tour titles), born in Dallas, Texas
• Jun 15 Lianne Nelson-Bennion, American rower (World C'ship gold Coxless fours 1995; Olympic silver Eight 2004), born in Houston, Texas
• Jun 15 Ramiro Mendoza, Panamanian MLB pitcher (NY Yankees), born in Los Santos, Panama
• Jun 15 Tony Clark, American MLB infielder, 1995-2009 (Detroit Tigers, Arizona Diamondbacks, and 4 other teams), and union leader (MLBPA director, 2013-present), born in Newton, Kansas
• Jun 17 James McKnight, American NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks), born in Orlando, Florida
• Jun 20 Jozef Stümpel, Slovakian NHL forward (Team Slovakia, Boston), born in Nitra, Czechoslovakia
• Jun 23 Cory Schlesinger, American football fullback (Detroit Lions), born in Columbus, Nebraska
• Jun 23 Larry Whigham, American football safety (First-team All-Pro 1997, 2001; Pro Bowl 1997, 2001; NE Patriots, Chicago Bears), born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi

• Jun 24 Denis Zvegelj, Slovenian rower (Olympic Bronze 1992), born in Jesenice, SR Slovenia
• Jun 24 Mitch Berger, Canadian NFL punter (Super Bowl XLIII Pittsburgh Steelers; First-team All-Pro 2004 NO Saints; Pro Bowl 1999, 2004; Minnesota Vikings), born in Kamloops, British Columbia
• Jun 24 Robbie McEwen, Australian road cyclist (Tour de France points classification 2002, 04, 06), born in Brisbane, Australia
• Jun 25 Carlos Delgado, Puerto Rican infielder (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
• Jun 26 Jerris McPhail, American football running back (Miami Dolphins), born in Clinton, North Carolina
• Jun 28 Arie van der Padt, Dutch soccer player (Tonegido, Sparta), born in Ridderkerk, Netherlands
• Jun 28 Marvin Jones, American NFL linebacker (NY Jets), born in Miami, Florida
• Jun 30 Dan Comiskey, Canadian CFL guard (Grey Cup 2003, 05 Edmonton Eskimos; CFL All Star 2003, 06), born in Windsor, Ontario
• Jun 30 Garret Anderson, American baseball outfielder who was MLB All-Star 2002, 03 (MVP), 05; World Series 2002 California Angels, born in Los Angeles, California
• Jul 1 Corey Hirsch, Canadian ice hockey goalie (Olympic silver 1994; Vancouver Canucks) and broadcaster (Sportsnet, Vancouver Canucks radio), born in Medicine Hat, Canada
• Jul 4 Stephen Giles, Canadian sprint canoeist (World C'ship gold C-1 1,000 1998; Olympic bronze 2000), born in St. Stephen, New Brunswick
• Jul 5 Robert Esmie, Canadian 4X100m runner (Olympic gold 1996), born in Kingston, Jamaica
• Jul 6 Billy Davis, American NFL wide receiver (Dallas Cowboys), born in El Paso, Texas
• Jul 7 Aldi Henry, Canadian CFL defensive back (Calgary Stampeders), born in Montreal, Quebec
• Jul 7 Lisa Leslie, American WNBA center (LA Sparks)/forward (Olympic gold 1996), born in Gardena, California
• Jul 7 Manfred Stohl, Austrian rally driver, born in Vienna, Austria
• Jul 7 Michael Westbrook, American College Football HOF wide receiver (University of Colorado; Washington Redskins), born in Detroit, Michigan
• Jul 7 Stoney Case, American NFL quarterback (Arizona Cardinals), born in Odessa, Texas
• Jul 8 Saurav Ganguly, Indian cricket batsman and captain (113 Tests, 16 x 100, HS 239; Bengal, Lancashire CCC, Glamorgan CCC, Northamptonshire CCC) and executive (President BCCI 2019-22), born in Kolkata, India
• Jul 9 Derek Mills, American athlete (Olympic gold 4x400m relay 1996; World C'ship gold 4x400m relay 1995), born in Washington, D.C.
• Jul 11 Jerrott Willard, NFL linebacker (KC Chiefs)
• Jul 11 Joe Johnson, American NFL defensive end (Pro Bowl 1998, 2000; All-Pro 2000; New Orleans Saints), born in Cleveland, Ohio
• Jul 11 Steven Richards, Australian racing driver
• Jul 12 Tibor Benedek, Hungarian water polo player (Olympic gold 2000, 04, 08; World C'ship gold 2003) and coach (Hungary 2013-16), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2020)
• Jul 12 Travis Best, American basketball player (1995-2002 Indiana Pacers), born in Springfield, Massachusetts
• Jul 13 Clint Sodowsky, American pitcher (Detroit Tigers), born in Ponca City, Oklahoma
• Jul 13 Sean Waltman, American wrestler
• Jul 16 Aaron Glenn, American NFL cornerback and kick returner (NY Jets), born in Humble, Texas
• Jul 17 Donny Marshall, American NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Detroit, Michigan
• Jul 17 Eric Williams, American NBA forward (Denver Nuggets, Boston Celtics), born in Newark, New Jersey
• Jul 17 Jaap Stam, Dutch footballer, born in Kampen, Netherlands
• Jul 17 Melissa "Missy" Schwen, American rower (Olympic silver 1996), born in Bloomington, Indiana
• Jul 18 Bernard Williams, NFL tackle (Philadelphia Eagles)
• Jul 18 Bruce Walker, NFL nose tackle (NE Patriots)
• Jul 19 Ebbe Sand, Danish footballer (FC Schalke 04 ), born in Aalborg, Denmark
• Jul 19 Tamarie Ivie, American female professional baseball infielder (Colorado Silver Bullets), born in Anaheim, California
• Jul 20 Jozef Stümpel, Slovak NHL forward (Boston Bruins, LA Kings), born in Nitra, Czechoslovakia
• Jul 21 Dennis Krijgsman, Dutch soccer player and manager (Sparta/Vitesse), born in Alphen aan de Rijn, Netherlands
• Jul 21 Kimera Bartee, American MLB outfielder.1996-2001 (Detroit Tigers, and 2 other teams), and coach, 2017-21 (Pittsburgh Pirates, and 2 other teams), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 2021)
• Jul 22 Keyshawn Johnson, American football wide receiver (Super Bowl XXXVII TB Buccaneers; Pro Bowl 1998-99, 2001) and broadcaster (ESPN), born in Los Angeles, California
• Jul 23 Trisha Fallon, Australian basketball forward (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Melbourne, Australia
• Jul 24 Kaiō Hiroyuki, Japanese sumo wrestler
• Jul 26 Ryan Christopherson, American NFL running back (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
• Jul 26 Sean Graham, Canadian CFL slot back (Winnipeg Blue Bombers), born in Richmond, British Columbia
• Jul 26 Tydus Winans, American NFL and CFL wide receiver (Washington Redskins, Roughriders), born in Los Angeles, California
• Jul 27 Bryce Bevill, CFL defensive back (Saskatchewan Roughriders), born in Hyattsville, Maryland
• Jul 27 Clint Robinson, Australian K-1 1k canoeist (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Brisbane, Queensland
• Jul 27 Jill Arrington, American sports reporter, born in Conyers, Georgia
• Jul 28 Ed Templeton, American skateboarder (Toy Machine), born in Garden Grove, California
• Jul 30 Clif Groce, American NFL running back (Indianapolis Colts), born in College Station, Texas
• Jul 30 Jim McIlvaine, American NBA center (Washington Bullets, Seattle Supersonics), born in Racine, Wisconsin
• Jul 31 Chris Weinke, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 2000, Florida State; Carolina Panthers), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
• Jul 31 Jason Gildon, American NFL linebacker (3-time Pro Bowl; Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Altus, Oklahoma
• Aug 1 Martin Damm, Czech tennis star, born in Liberec, Czech Republic
• Aug 2 Mohamed Al-Deayea, Saudi Arabian footballer, born in Hail, Saudi Arabia
• Aug 3 John Lilley, American hockey forward (Olympics 1994), born in Wakefield, Massachusetts
• Aug 3 Sandis Ozolinsh, NHL defenseman (Colorado Avalanche), born in Riga, Latvia
• Aug 3 Travis Hall, NFL defensive tackle (Atlanta Falcons), born in Sodoltna, Alaska
• Aug 5 Aaqib Javed, Pakistani cricketer and pace bowler (1989-98), born in Sheikhupura, Pakistan
• Aug 5 John Wasdin, American baseball pitcher, 1997-2009 (Oakland A's, Boston Red Sox, 5 other MLB and 2 Japanese teams), born in Ft Belvoir, Virginia
• Aug 6 Mike Frederick, NFL defensive end (Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens)
• Aug 7 Tony Bouie, American NFL safety (Tampa Bay Bucs), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
• Aug 9 Robert Peal, American dance skater (with Margot Contois), born in Chicago, Illinois
• Aug 9 Silvia Ramon-Cortes, Spanish tennis star (1994 Futures-Vigo), born in Barcelona, Spain
• Aug 10 Lawrence Dallaglio, English rugby union flanker and captain (85 caps England, 3 British & Irish Lions; Was[s), born in London, England
• Aug 11 Curtis Ceaser, NFL wide receiver (NY Jets)
• Aug 12 Allison Cook, Australian basketballl player (Olympic bronze 1996)
• Aug 12 Gyanendra Pandey, Indian cricketer
• Aug 12 Mark Kinsella, Irish footballer
• Aug 14 Ed O'Bannon, American NBA forward (NJ Nets), born in Los Angeles, California
• Aug 14 Evan Pilgrim, American NFL guard (Chicago Bears), born in Pittsburg, California
• Aug 15 (Zbigniew) "Jason" Maniecki, Polish-American NFL defensive tackle, 1996-98 (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in Rabka-Zdrój, Poland
• Aug 15 Freddie Solomon, American football wide receiver (NFL Philadelphia Eagles, 1993-98: Arena League, 2003-07), born in Gainesville, Florida
• Aug 15 Ken Walter, American NFL punter, 1997-2006 (Carolina Panthers, New England Patriots, and 2 other teams), born in Cleveland, Ohio
• Aug 16 Eddie Goines, NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks)
• Aug 16 Stan Lazaridis, Australian footballer, born in Perth, Australia
• Aug 16 Zach Wiegert, American college and professional football player (St Louis Rams), born in Fremont, Nebraska
• Aug 17 Habibul Bashar, Bangladeshi cricketer (Captain of national side), born in Nagakanda, Bangladesh
• Aug 18 Gudrun Pflüger, Austrian mountain runner (World C'ship gold 1992, 94, 95, 96), born in Graz, Austria (d. 2023)
• Aug 18 Nate Jones, American heavyweight boxer (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Chicago, Illinois
• Aug 18 Ray Jacobs, American football linebacker (Denver Broncos), born in Corsicana, Texas
• Aug 19 Roberto Abbondanzieri, Argentine footballer, born in Bouquet, Argentina
• Aug 22 Max Wilson, Brazilian racing driver, born in Hamburg, Germany
• Aug 22 Stephen Boyd, American NFL linebacker (Detroit Lions), born in Valley Stream, New York
• Aug 23 Anthony Calvillo, American Canadian Football HOF quarterback (Grey Cup 2002, 09, 10; Grey Cup MVP 2002; CFL MOP 2003, 08, 09 Montreal Alouettes), born in Los Angeles, California
• Aug 23 Raul Casanova, Puerto Rican baseball player, born in Humacao, Puerto Rico
• Aug 23 Sheldon Benoit, CFL linebacker (BC Lions)
• Aug 24 Chris Right, CFL receiver (Montreal Alouettes)
• Aug 24 Ian Moran, American hockey defenseman (Olympics 1994, Pitts), born in Cleveland, Ohio
• Aug 24 Kurt Miller, American baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins), born in Tucson, Arizona
• Aug 25 Bryan Stoltenberg, corner (NY Giants)
• Aug 25 Marlo Perry, NFL linebacker (Buffalo Bills)
• Aug 25 Marvin Harrison, American Pro Football HOF wide receiver (Super Bowl XLI Indianapolis Colts; First-team All-Pro 1999, 2002, 06; 8 x Pro Bowl), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Aug 25 Tony Dumas, NBA guard (Dallas Mavericks)
• Aug 27 Chris Imes, US hockey defenseman (Olympics 1994), born in South Paris, Maine
• Aug 27 Denise Lewis, English heptathlete
• Aug 27 Donta Jones, NFL linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers)
• Aug 28 Darby Hendrickson, American hockey forward (Olympics 1994), born in Richfield, Minnasota
• Aug 28 Jay Witasick, American baseball player, born in Baltimore, Maryland
• Aug 28 Mike Cawley, American CFL quarterback (Hamilton Tiger Cats), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Aug 30 Jose Herrera, outfielder (Oakland A's), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
• Aug 30 Pavel Nedvěd, Czech football player (Lazio, Juventus), born in Cheb, Czechoslovakia
• Sep 1 Josh Davis, American swimmer (Olympic gold 4x100/200m freestyle relay/4x100m medley relay 1996), born in San Antonio, Texas
• Sep 1 Louise Dobson, Australian field hockey fullback (Olympic gold 1996; Champions Trophy gold 1997, 99, 2003), born in Shepparton, Australia
• Sep 2 Katarina Studenikova, Bratislava Slovak Rep, tennis star
• Sep 3 Martin Straka, Czech ice hockey forward (Olympic gold 1998; World C'ship gold 2005; HC Škoda Plzeň, Pittsburgh Penguins, NY Rangers), born in Plzeň, Czech Republic
• Sep 4 Daniel Nestor, Canadian tennis player (Olympic gold doubles 2000; 12 x Grand Slam doubles titles; Tour Finals 2007, 08, 10, 11), born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia
• Sep 5 Dirk Copeland, American pursuit cyclist (Olympics 1992, 96), born in Los Angeles, California
• Sep 6 Eric Zeier, American NFL quarterback (Cleveland Browns), born in Pensacola, Florida
• Sep 7 Cedric Davis, American NFL cornerback (Arizona Cardinals), born in Brandon, Florida
• Sep 7 Jason Isringhausen, American pitcher (NY Mets), born in Brighton, Illinois
• Sep 7 Willy Tate, American NFL tight end (KC Chiefs), born in Montana, California
• Sep 8 Markus Babbel, German football player and coach, born in Munich, West Germany
• Sep 8 Trent McCleary, Canadian NHL right wing (Ottawa Senators), born in Swift Current, Canada
• Sep 9 Ben Bronson, American football wide receiver (Detroit Lions), born in Jasper, Texas
• Sep 9 Mike Hampton, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1999, 2001; Gold Glove Award 2003; 5 × Silver Slugger Award; NL wins leader 1999; Houston Astros), born in Brooksville, Florida
• Sep 9 Miriam Oremans, Dutch tennis player, born in Berlicum, Netherlands
• Sep 11 Kip Simons, American gymnast (Olympic 5th 1996), born in Media, Pennsylvania
• Sep 11 Mark Pope, American NBA forward (Indiana Pacers), born in Omaha, Nebraska
• Sep 11 Matthew Gilmore, Belgian-Australian cyclist, born in Ghent, Belgium
• Sep 12 Paul Green, Australian rugby league coach (North Queensland Cowboys NRL premiership 2015; Queensland) and halfback (Australia SL 2 games, Queensland 7 games), born in Brisbane, Australia (d. 2022)
• Sep 14 David Bell, American baseball infielder (St Louis Cardinals, Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies) and manager (Cincinnati Reds), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
• Sep 16 Don Sasa, American NFL defensive tackle (San Diego Chargers), born in American Samoa
• Sep 16 Mark Bruener, American NFL tight end (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Aberdeen, Washington
• Sep 16 Ramon van Haaren, Dutch soccer player (RKC), born in Waalwijk, Netherlands
• Sep 16 Steve Russ, American NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32), born in Stetsonville, Wisconsin
• Sep 17 Allen Williams, NFL running back (Detroit Lions)
• Sep 18 Brigitte Becue, Belgian swimmer (Olympics 1988, silver), born in Ostend, Belgium
• Sep 18 François Gesthuizen, Dutch soccer player (PSV, NAC), born in Millingen aan de Rijn, Netherlands
• Sep 18 Richard Huntley, American NFL running back (Atlanta Falcons), born in Monroe, North Carolina
• Sep 19 Amy Frazier, American tennis star, born in St Louis, Missouri
• Sep 19 David Tamburrino, American speed skater (Olympics 1994), born in Saratoga Springs, New York
• Sep 19 Eric van de Merwe, Dutch soccer player (Dordrecht '90), born in Dordrecht, Netherlands
• Sep 19 Fred McCrary, American NFL fullback (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Naples, Florida
• Sep 20 Jenn Morris, Australian field hockey fullback (Olympic gold 1996, 2000; World Cup gold 1994; Champions Trophy gold 1993, 95, 97), born in Maryborough, Australia

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