Birthdays of Sport Stars on December 31
1870 : Thomas Connolly, baseball's major league umpire for 50 years
1904 : Chuck Gardiner, UK, NHL goalie (Vezina winner)
1906 : Erna Bogen, Hungary, foils (Olympic-bronze-1932)
1924 : Victoria Draves, US, platform/springboard diver (Olympic-gold-1948)
1928 : Hugh McElhenny, NFL halfback (SF, Minnesota, Giants, Detroit)
1939 : Willye White, US long jumper (Oly-silver-56, appeared in 5 Olympics)
1950 : Inge Helten, German FR, sprinter (Olympic-bronze-1976)
1951 : Michael Allen Bantom, Phila, basketball player (Olympic-silver-1972)
1962 : Tyrone Corbin, NBA forward (Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks)
1963 : Ed Simmons, NFL tackle (Washington Redskins)
1964 : Klari MacAskill, Budapest Hungary, kayaker (Olympics-5-92, 96)
1967 : Brad Daluiso, NFL place kicker (NY Giants)
1970 : Bryon Russell, NBA forward (Utah Jazz)
1970 : Dan Howe, Kingston Ontario, canoeist (Olympics-96)
1970 : Dunstan Anderson, NFL defensive end (Dolphins, NO Saints, Rhein Fire)
1970 : Edwin Huizinga, Dutch soccer player (SC Heerenveen, Emmen)
1971 : Brent Barry, NBA guard (LA Clippers)
1971 : Erin Warren, Winchester Mass, luger (Olympics-1994)
1971 : Heath Shuler, NFL quarterback (Washington Redskins, NO Saints)
1972 : Cole Ford, NFL kicker (Oakland Raiders)
1973 : Hiroyuki Miura, hockey defenseman (Team Japan 1998)