Birthdays of Sport Stars on December 19
1894 : Ford C Frick, baseball commissioner (1951-65)
1920 : Ragnild Hveger, Denmark, 400m swimmer (Olympic-silver-1936) [NS]
1926 : Bobby Layne, NFL QB (Detroit Lions)
1949 : Claudia A Kolb, US, 200m breast stroke swimmer (Olympic-silver-1964)
1957 : Kevin McHale, NBA forward (Boston Celtics)
1959 : Edward Metgod, Dutch soccer goalie (Haarlem, Sparta)
1959 : Kathryn "Furu" Carpenter, Marshall Mich, fencer-epee (Olympics-96)
1961 : Reggie White, NFL defensive end (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
1963 : Karen Bliss-Livingston, Quakertown PA, cyclist (Olympics-96)
1964 : Arvydas Sabonis, NBA center (Portland Trailblazers)
1964 : Randall McDaniel, NFL guard (Minn Vikings)
1966 : Alberto "La Bomba" Tomba, Italian skier (Olympic-gold-1988, 92)
1966 : Eric Weinrich, Roanoke, NHL defenseman (Chicago Blackhawks)
1966 : Roberto Beam, soccer player (Vitesse/MVV)
1968 : Jennifer Devine, Portland OR, rower (Olympics-96)
1969 : Michael Bates, NFL wide receiver (Cleve Browns, Carolina Panthers)
1969 : Santana Dotson, NFL defensive tackle (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
1969 : Scott Pearson, Cornwall, NHL left wing (Buffalo Sabres)
1969 : Tom Gugliotta, NBA forward (Minnesota Timberwolves)
1970 : Robert Lang, Teplice CZE, NHL forward (Team Czech Rep, Los Angeles)
1971 : Jen[nifer] Dore, Kearny NJ, rower (Olympics-4TH-96)
1972 : Warren Sapp, NFL defensive tackle (Tampa Bay Bucs)
1973 : Kebu Stewart, NBA forward (Phila 76ers)