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Birthdays of Sport Stars on March 08

1939 : Jim Bouton, Newark NJ, pitcher (NY Yankees)/author (Ball Four)
1939 : Lydia Skoblikova, USSR, speed skater (Olympics-6 gold-1960, 64)
1940 : Theo Laseroms, [The Tank], Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord)
1942 : Ann Packer-Brightwell, England, 400m/800m runner (Oly-gold-1964)
1942 : [Dick] Richie Allen, baseball player (AL MVP 1972)
1949 : Charles Lismont, Belgian marathon runner (Olympic-silver-1972)
1953 : Jim Rice, Boston Red Sox outfielder (AL MVP 1978)
1954 : David Wilkie, England, 200m backstroke swimmer (Olympic-gold-1976)
1954 : Karl Schnabl, 90m ski jumper (Olympic-gold-1976)
1957 : Ruth Wysocki, Alhambra Calif, 800m/1500m runner
1960 : Buck Williams, NBA forward (Portland Trail Blazers, NY Knicks)
1961 : Larry Murphy, Scarborough, NHL defenseman (Toronto Maple Leafs)
1962 : Shaun Gayle, NFL strong safety (SD Chargers)
1962 : William Fuller, NFL defensive end (Phila Eagles, SD Chargers)
1963 : Mike Lalor, Buffalo, NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars)
1965 : Kenny Smith, NBA guard (Houston Rockets)
1966 : Laura McCabe, cross country skier (Olympics-1994)
1967 : Brent Fedyk, Yorkton, NHL left wing (Dallas Stars)
1968 : Rob Zettler, Sept-iles, NHL defenseman (Toronto Maple Leafs)
1970 : Harry Decheiver, soccer player (RKC)
1970 : Jason Elam, NFL kicker (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
1970 : Rhett Harty, Pasedena CA, US soccer player (Olympic-92)
1970 : Vadim Bekboulatov, NHL forward (Belarus, Oly-98)
1971 : Bob Boughner, Windsor, NHL defenseman (Buffalo Sabres)
1972 : Craig Johnson, St Paul Mn, NHL left wing (LA Kings/Oly-1994)
1972 : Pat Riley, NFL defensive end (Chic Bears, Seattle Seahawks)
1972 : Takuro Abe, WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals)
1973 : Kendell Watkins, NFL tight end (Dallas Cowboys)
1975 : Brett Conway, NFL kicker (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
1977 : Petr Devyatkin, hockey forward (Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998)

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