Birthdays of Sport Stars on May 08
1957 : Deana Deardruff, US, 4 X 100m swimmer (Olympic-gold-1972)
1959 : Ronnie Lott, Albuquerque, NM, NFL defensive back (SF 49er)
1968 : John Johnson, NFL linebacker (NO Saints)
1969 : Brad Culpepper, NFL defensive tackle (Tampa Bay Bucs)
1970 : Christine Stark, Winnipeg Manitoba, volleyballer (Olympics-96)
1971 : Carlos Brooks, NFL cornerback (Arizona Cardinals)
1971 : Stephen Ingram, NFL tackle/guard (Tampa Bay Bucs)
1972 : Chris Sanders, NFL wide receiver (Tennessee/Houston Oilers)
1973 : Wolf Wigo, Abington Penn, water polo driver (Olympics-96)
1974 : Colin Daynes, Windsor Ontario, 68 kg Greco Roman wrestler (Olympic-96)
1974 : Korey Stringer, NFL tackle (Minn Vikings)
1976 : Oleg Tverdovsky, Donetsk Ukr, NHL defenseman (Winnipeg Jets)
1978 : Cindy Parlow, Memphis Tenn, soccer forward (Olympics-96)
1078 : Cindy Parlow, Memphis Tenn, soccer forward (Olympics-96)
1858 : John Meade Falkner, novelist (Moonfleet)
1930 : Doug Atkins, Humbolt Tn, NFL hall of famer (Browns, Bears, Saints)
1939 : Otis Paul Drayton, Glen Cove NY, 4x100m runner (Olympic-gold-1964)