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Birthdays of Sport Stars on April 18

1948 : "Tiny" Nate Archibald, NBA guard (Cincinnati)
1958 : Bernadette Robi, model/ex-wife of football player Lynn Swann
1914 : C S Nayudu, cricketer (brother of C K, 11 Tests as leggie)
1970 : Carl Simpson, NFL defensive tackle (Chic Bears)
1966 : Chuck Wade, Menomonee Falls Wisc, diver (Olympics-96)
1971 : Dan Kordic, Edmonton, NHL defenseman (Phila Flyers)
1973 : Derrick Brooks, NFL linebacker (Tampa Bay Bucs)
1926 : Doug Insole, cricketer (England batsman of the 50's, nine Tests)
1970 : Francois Leroux, Ste-adele, NHL defenseman (Pitts Penguins)
1973 : Haile Gebresleassie, Ethiopia, 10k runner (Olympics-gold-96)
1970 : Heike Friedrich, East Germany swimmer (world record 200m)
1944 : Irvine Shillingford, cricketer (cousin of Grayson, 4 Tests for WI)
1973 : James "Jamie" Koven, Morristown NJ, rower (Olympics-5th-1996)
1927 : Jim De Courcy, cricketer (in Newcastle Australian batsman 1953)
1959 : Jim Eisenreich, St Cloud MN, outfielder (Phila Phillies, Fla Marlins)
1967 : Kenneth Gant, NFL safety (Tampa Bay Bucs)
1931 : Klas Lestander, Sweden, 20K biathlon (Olympic-gold-1960)
1958 : Malcolm Marshall, cricketer (WI quickie 1978-91, WI top wicket-taker)
1971 : Oleg Petrov, Moscow Rus, NHL right wing (Montreal Canadiens)
1970 : Peter Giles, London Ontario, kayaker (Olympics-96)
1963 : Phil Simmons, cricketer (West Indian opening batsman)
1918 : Robert Zimonyi, Hungary, cox (Olympic-Hungary-bronze-1948/US-gold-64)
1937 : Tatyana Shchelkanova, USSR, long jumper (Olympic-bronze-1964)
1966 : Valeri Kamensky, Voskresensk Rus, NHL left wing (Avalanche, Oly-S-98)
1970 : Vladimir Antipin, hockey defenseman (Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998)
1969 : Vladimir Tsyplakov, Inta Rus, NHL left wing (LA Kings, Belarus 1998)
1962 : Wilber Marshall, NFL linebacker (NY Jets)
1970 : William Roaf, NFL tackle (NO Saints)

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