Birthdays of Sport Stars on August 24
1890 : Duke Kahanamoku, Hawaii, swimmer (Olympics-3 gold/2 silver-12, 20, 24)
1917 : Dennis James, Jersey City NJ, wrestling announcer/TV host (PDQ)
1950 : Frank Murray, Australian field hockey national coach (Oly-sil-92, 96)
1956 : Gerry Cooney, heavyweight boxer (US Olympics team 1980)
1959 : Michel Valke, Dutch soccer player (Sparta, Dordrecht '90)
1965 : Reggie Miller, Riverside Calif, NBA guard (Ind Pacers, Oly-gold-96)
1970 : Dan Henderson, Downey Calif, 180« lb greco-roman wrestler (Oly-92, 96)
1970 : Sandra Whyte, ice hockey forward (USA, Oly-98)
1972 : Ian Moran, Cleveland Ohio, US hockey defenseman (Olympics-1994, Pitts)
1972 : Kurt Miller, Tucson AZ, pitcher (Florida Marlins)
1976 : Bjorn van der Doelen, Dutch soccer player (PSV)
1976 : Nordin Wooter, Dutch soccer player (Ajax)