Famous Sports Birthdays on November 6

Born on This Day

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You ever wondered what famous sports personalities were born today? This is a series that will list some of the most famous sports birthdays on each day. These sports figures will often come from the NFL, NBA, MLB and the NHL. There will also be birthdays from other sports like NASCAR and professional golf. We will also say happy birthday to the most famous people in MMA, boxing and the Olympics.

You born on this day

Personalities from sports

God given talent

Birthdays

1861-1939 James Naismith, Canadian inventor of basketball

1887-1946 Walter Johnson, Kansas, Washington Senators pitcher (1907-27) (414-218) and Baseball Hall of Famer

1906-1996 James D. Norris, American businessman and sports team owner of the Chicago Black Hawks and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame

1933 Knut Johannesen, Norway, 5K/10K speed skater (Olympic-gold-1964)

1947-2008 George Lawrence James, NJ, 4X400m relayer (Olympic-gold-1968)

1976-2004 Pat Tillman, American football player who gave up an excellent NFL career to serve his country and was killed by friendly fire

1979 Lamar Odom, American basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers

1979 Brad Stuart, Canadian hockey player and scoring defenseman for the Detroit Red Wings

1984 Ricky Romero, American baseball player, starting pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays

1987 Ana Ivanovic, Serbian tennis player who won the French Open

Come back tomorrow for more Sport Stars Birthdays

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  • Michele Starkey11/6/2011

    Cheers - still don't know many of these sports figures.

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