Birthdays of Sport Stars on December 21
1911 : Josh Gibson, pro baseball player, "Negro Babe Ruth" (hit 800+ HRs)
1913 : Raich Carter, soccer star
1919 : Gert Fredriksson, Sweden, 1K kayak (Olympic-gold-1948, 52, 56)
1948 : Dave Kingman, baseball player (Mets, Yanks, Giants)
1952 : Steve Furniss, US swimmer (Olympics-bronze-1972)
1956 : Kevin Burnham, Hollis NY, 470 yachter (Olympics-8th-1992, 96)
1959 : Florence Griffith Joyner, LA Calif, runner (Olympic-3 gold-1988)
1960 : Andy Van Slyke, baseball player
1960 : Michael Swain, Elizabeth NJ, judoka (Olympics-bronze-88)
1964 : Joey Kocur, Calgary, NHL right wing (Vancouver Canucks)
1964 : Keith Taylor, NFL safety (Washington Redskins)
1967 : Ervin Johnson, NBA center (Seattle Supersonics, Milwaukee Bucks)
1967 : Terry Mills, NBA forward (Miami Heat, Detroit Pistons)
1968 : Anthony Lynn, NFL running back (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
1969 : Chuck Smith, NFL defensive end (Atlanta Falcons)
1969 : Leon Searcy, NFL offensive tackle (Pitts Steelers, Jackson Jaguars)
1970 : Irving Spikes, NFL running back (Miami Dolphins)
1970 : Monique Ambers, WNBA forward (Phoenix Mercury)
1971 : Ernest Hunter, NFL running back (Cleve Browns)
1971 : Tommie Boyd, NFL/WLAF receiver (Detroit Lions, Rhein Fire)