Famous Sports Birthdays on October 18

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

1882-1917 Lucien Petit-Breton, Argentine-born French cyclist who won the Tour De France in 1907 and 1908

1903-1983 Lina Radke, German athlete who won a Gold Medal in the Olympics in the 800 meters

1928 Keith Jackson, American football commentator for ABC Sports

1933 Forrest Gregg, American football player, Hall of Fame NFL football player and Head Coach

1939 Mike Ditka, American football player, coach, and commentator and Hall of Famer

1949 George Hendrick, American baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals

1956 Martina Navratilova, Czech-born American tennis player

1958 Thomas Hearns, American boxer and former champion

1959 John Nord, American pro wrestler

1959 Chris Russo, American sports talk show host

1968 Michael Stich, German tennis player who won Wimbledon in 1991

1984 Lindsey Vonn, American alpine skier who won a Gold Medal in the Olympics

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