Birthdays of Sport Stars on August 02
1905 : Jean-Rene Lacoste, France, US Open (1926)/alligator shirt designer
1927 : Jerome Meyer, horse trainer
1937 : Dick Berardino, baseball player
1937 : Richard Petty, auto race driver (Daytona 500-1979,81)
1947 : Ervin Hall, Phila, 100m hurdler (Olympic-silver-1968)
1953 : Tony Armas, baseball player
1956 : Leslie Reid, Vancouver BC, equestrian dressage (Olympics-96)
1961 : Pat Dufficy, Westerly RI, female catcher (Colo Silver Bullets)
1964 : DeAnne Hemmens, SF Calif, sprint kayak (Olympics-96)
1964 : Joe Magrane, baseball player
1964 : Jos‚ Canseco, Havana Cuba, outfielder (Oak A's, Red Sox, 1988 AL MVP)
1966 : Blaise Rhodes, Berwyn Heights MD, canoe (alt-Olympics-96)
1966 : Tim Spehr, Excelsior Springs MO, catcher (Montreal Expos)
1968 : Mark Tewsksbury, Canada swimmer (world record backstroke)
1970 : Derrick Ralph Adkins, Brooklyn NY, 400m hurdler (Olympics-gold-96)
1971 : Troy Brown, NFL wide receiver (NE Patriots)
1975 : Daniel Kowalski, Singapore, Aust swimmer (Olympics-bronze/silver-96)
1975 : Eric Daze, Montreal Quebec, NHL left wing (Chicago Blackhawks)