Birthdays of Sport Stars on December 24
1921 : Bill Dudley, NFL halfback (Pittsburgh, Detroit, Washington)
1940 : Paul Tagliabue, NFL commissioner (1989- )
1944 : Erhard Keller, German FR, 500m speed skater (Olympic-gold-1968, 72)
1963 : Timo Jutila, Tampere FIN, hockey defenseman (Team Finland)
1964 : Elbert Shelley, NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons)
1964 : Marcel van der Net, Dutch soccer player (FC Utrecht)
1965 : Michael Haynes, NFL wide receiver (NO Saints, Atlanta Falcons)
1965 : Nancy Reno, Elmhurst Ill, WPVA volleyballer (Olympics-96)
1965 : Winston Moss, NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks)
1970 : Filmel Johnson, NFL defensive back (Buffalo Bills)
1970 : Marian Smerciak, Martin CZE, hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia 1998)
1970 : Michael Batiste, NFL/WLAF defensive tackle (Cowboys, Frankfurt Galaxy)
1970 : Romeo Wouden, Dutch soccer player (Dordrecht '90, Heerenveen)
1971 : Tamir Bloom, NYC, fencer-epee (Olympics-96)
1973 : Eddie Pope, Greensboro NC, soccer defender (Olympics-gold-96)