Birthdays of Sport Stars on December 12
1932 : Robert Pettit, NBA star (St Louis Bombers/1959 MVP)
1936 : Iolanda Balas, Romania, high jumper (Olympic-gold-1960)
1949 : Ricardo Lu¡s Carreras, NYC, bantamweight boxer (Olympic-bronze-1972)
1950 : Billy Smith, Ontario, NHL goaltender (NY Islanders)
1952 : Cathy Rigby McCoy, Los Alamitos Calif, gymnist (Olympic-4th-1968)
1962 : Ray Brown, NFL guard (Washington Redskins, SF 49ers)
1964 : Haywood Jeffires, NFL wide receiver (Houston Oilers)
1965 : Laurie Grover-Tavares, Newark NJ, biathelete (Olympics-1994)
1966 : Jim Sandlak, Kitchener, NHL right wing (Vancouver Canucks)
1967 : David Szott, NFL guard (KC Chiefs)
1967 : John Randle, NFL defensive tackle (Minn Vikings)
1968 : Chris Walsh, NFL wide receiver (Minn Vikings)
1969 : Courtney Hawkins, NFL wide receiver (Tampa Bay Bucs, Pitts Steelers)
1969 : Doug Terry, NFL/WLAF safety (KC Chiefs, Scotland Claymores)
1969 : Frank Dikstaal, soccer player (MVV)
1969 : Jane Robinson, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
1970 : Ivano Newbill, NBA center (Vancouver Grizzlies)
1970 : Orlando Brown, NFL tackle (Cleve Browns, Baltimore Ravens)
1971 : Tito Wooten, NFL safety (NY Giants)
1971 : Toni Hodgkinson, Auckland NZ, 800m (Olympics-96)
1972 : Greg Randolph, Denver Colo, road cyclist (Olympics-74th-96)
1972 : Jamal Willis, NFL running back (SF 49ers)
1972 : John Walsh, NFL quarterback (Cin Bengals)