Birthdays of Sport Stars on August 31
1889 : A Provost Idell, father of modern volleyball
1940 : Alain Calmat, France, figure skater (Olympic-silver-1964)
1955 : Edwin Corley Moses, Dayton, 400m hurdler (Oly-2 gold/br-76, 84, 88)
1957 : Tom Candiotti, Walnut creek CA, pitcher (LA Dodgers)
1962 : Wanda Guenette, Winnipeg Manitoba, volleyballer (Olympics-96)
1963 : Sonny Silooy, soccer player (Ajax)
1967 : Diane Madl, Mountain Top PA, field hockey forward/midfielder (Oly-96)
1967 : Melanie Sullivan, Branford Ct, WPVA volleyballer (National-13th-1994)
1968 : Glenroy Gilbert, Trinidad, Canadian 4X100m sprinter (Olympics-gold-96)
1968 : Hideo Nomo, Osaka Japan, pitcher (LA Dodgers)
1968 : Jennifer Azzi, Oak Ridge Tenn, basketball guard (Olympics-gold-96)
1969 : Andrei Trefilov, Kirovo Russia, NHL goalie (Buffalo Sabres, Oly-S-98)
1969 : Nathan Minchey, pitcher (Boston Red Sox)
1969 : Victor Alexander, NBA forward/center (NY Knicks)
1970 : James Robinson, NBA guard (LA Clippers, Portland Trail Blazers)
1971 : Greg Jefferson, NFL defensive end (Phila Eagles)
1971 : Mike Caldwell, NFL linebacker (Cleve Browns, Arizona Cardinals)
1973 : Earl Scott, WLAF OL (Amsterdam Admirals)
1973 : Priest Lauderdale, NBA center (Denver Nuggets)
1973 : Reggie Geary, NBA guard (San Antonio Spurs)
1973 : Scott Niedermayer, Edmonton, NHL defenseman (NJ Devils)
1974 : Jeremy O'day, CFL offensive linebacker (Toronto Argonauts)
1975 : Raleigh Roundtree, tackle (San Diego Chargers)