Birthdays of Sport Stars on November 12
1912 : Alphonse [Tuffy] Leemans, NFL fullback (NY Giants)
1914 : Roberto Cavanagh, Argentina, polo (Olympic-gold-1936)
1914 : Sylvi Saimo, Finland, 500m kayak (Olympic-gold-1952)
1933 : Peter Post, Dutch bicyclist (8x European Champion at Derny-drive)
1945 : Al Michaels, Bkln, sportscaster (ABC Monday Night Baseball/Football)
1957 : Gail Castro, Glendale Calif, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-1991, Oly-96)
1961 : Greg Gagne, Fall River MA, infielder (LA Dodgers)
1961 : Nadia Comaneci, [Gheorghe], Romania, gymnist (1st 10/Olymp-gold-1976)
1962 : Jeff Reed, Joliet IL, catcher (Colorado Rockies)
1962 : Wim Kieft, Dutch soccer star (Ajax/Gir de Bordeaux/PSV)
1964 : Erik Howard, NFL defensive tackle/end (NY Jets)
1964 : Gerald Perry, NFL tackle (Oakland Raiders)
1965 : Mike Keim, NFL tackle (Seattle Seahawks)
1968 : Derek Bell, Tampa Florida, outfielder (Houston Astros)
1968 : Randy Knorr, San Gabriel CA, catcher (Houston Astros)
1968 : Sammy Sosa, Dom Rep, baseball outfielder (Chicago Cubs)
1969 : Iain Sydie, North York Ontario, badminton player (Olympics-96)
1969 : Trevor Shaw, CFL slot back (BC Lions)
1970 : Tonya Harding, Portland Or, figure skater (Oly-8th-1994/US Champ 1994)
1971 : Heidi Burge, WNBA forward (LA Sparks)
1973 : Colin Morgan, Calgary Alberta, 78 kg judoka (Olympics-96)
1973 : Keith Morgan, Calgary Alberta, 95 kg judoka (Olympics-96)
1975 : Chris Wells, Calgary, NHL center (Pitts Penguins)
1976 : Scott Mark Cameron, Dunedin NZ, 4x200m relay swimmer (Olympics-96)