Birthdays of Sport Stars on August 12
1880 : Christy Mathewson, HOF baseball pitcher (Won 37 in 1908)
1915 : Alex Wojciechowicz, NFL center (Lions, Eagles)
1929 : Charles Moore, Coatsville Pa, 400m hurdler (Oly-gold/silver-52)
1939 : Pam Ryan-Kilborn, Australia, hurdler (Olympic-silver-1968)
1951 : Hector Rodriguez, Cuba, lightweight judo (Olympic-gold-1976)
1954 : Marvin L Johnson, Ind, middleweight boxer (Oly-bronze-1972) [or 4/12]
1959 : Lynette Woodard, Wichita Ks, (Olympic-gold-1984, Harlem Globetrotter)
1960 : Lonny Chin, Liverpool England, playmate (Jan, 1983)
1965 : Barry Manuel, Mamou LA, pitcher (Montreal Expos)
1966 : Dean Hartgraves, Bakersfield CA, pitcher (Houston Astros)
1966 : Gordy Morgan, Minneapolis MN, 163 lbs greco-roman wrestler (Oly-96)
1966 : Greg Manusky, NFL linebacker (KC Chiefs)
1967 : Andrew Glover, NFL tight end (Oakland Raiders, Minnesota Vikings)
1968 : Viktor Karatchoun, NHL forward (Team Belarus, Oly-98)
1969 : Lincoln Coleman, NFL running back (Atlanta Falcons)
1969 : Nate Gwynne, Davis Calif, kayak (alt-Olympics-96)
1970 : Alison Inverarity, Australian high jumper (Olympics-8th-92, 96)
1971 : Jim Walker, Sydney NSW Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96)
1972 : Allison Cook, Australian basketballl player (Olympics-bronze-96)
1972 : John Jones, WLAF guard (Rhein Fire)
1973 : Latasha Byears, WNBA guard (Sacramento Monarchs)
1973 : Moses Ware, NFL wide receiver (Minn Vikings)
1973 : Todd Marchant, Buffalo NY, NHL center (Edmonton Oilers)
1974 : Peter Pucher, hockey forward (Team Slovakia 1998)
1974 : Wendy Palmer, WNBA forward (Utah Starzz)
1975 : Anders Myrvold, Lorenskog Nor, NHL defenseman (Colorado Avalanche)
1975 : Paul Gaudoin, Australian field hockey halfback (Olympics-96)
1975 : Raegan Scott, WNBA forward/center (Utah Starzz)
1975 : Regan Upshaw, defensive end (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
1976 : Antoine Walker, NBA forward (Boston Celtics)
1978 : Hayley Wickenheiser, ice hockey forward (Canada, Oly-98)