Charlie Adams
Born:  October 23, 1979, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
NFL football player (wide receiver)
College: Hofstra University
Teams: Denver Broncos and Houston Texans

Tim Baker
Born:  October 23, 1977, Amarillo, Texas
NFL football player (wide receiver)
College: Texas Tech University
Teams: Pittsburgh Steelers and San Diego Chargers.

Ed Blanton
Born:  October 23, 1982, Napa, CA
NFL football player (tackle)
College: UCLA
Teams: the New York Jets.

Jim Bunning
Born:  October 23, 1931, Southgate, Kentucky
MLB baseball player (pitcher)
Teams: Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates and L.A. Dodgers
Honors: Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1966
 2,855 career strikeouts
Retired U. S. House of Representatives

Dona Lee Carrier
Born:  October 23, 1940
Death: February 15, 1961
Professional figure skater (U.S.A.).
Won the silver medal at the 1961 United States Figure Skating Championships with Roger

Campbell
She died on February 15, 1961 when Sabena Flight 548 crashed along with the rest of the

1961 National Team.

Ramon A. Castro
Born:  October 23, 1979, Valencia, Carabobo State, Venezuela
MLB baseball player (third base).
Teams: Atlanta Braves and Oakland Athletics.

Richard Collier
Born:  October 23, 1981, Shreveport, Louisiana
NFL football player (tackle).
College: Valdosta State University
Teams: Jacksonville Jaguars.

Gordon Drillon
Born:  October 23, 1914
Death: September 22, 1986
“Hall of Fame” NHL hockey player (right wing).
Teams: Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens
Honors: Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (1938)
 League Scoring Champion (1938)
 First All-Star Team — left wing (1938, 1939)
 Hall of Fame, 1975

Gertrude Ederle (Queen of the Waves)
Born:  October 23, 1906
Death: November 30, 2003
World/Olympic swimmer (U.S.A.). 
Honors: Won 1 gold and 2 bronze medals at the 1924 Olympics
 First woman to swim across the English Channel

Doug Flutie
Born:  October 23, 1962, Manchester, Maryland
NFL football player (quarterback)
College: Boston College
Teams: Chicago Bears, Los Angeles Rams, Buffalo Bills, San Diego Chargers and New England

Patriots; B.C. Lions, Calgary Stampeders and Toronto Argonauts (CFL); and the New Jersey

Generals (USFL).
Honors: May 8, 2007, elected to Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame, first non-Canadian inductee
 May 9, 2007, elected to the College Football Hall of Fame
 April 2, 2008, elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.

Louis Ben “Benny Fresh” Francisco
Born:  October 23, 1981, Santa Ana, CA
MLB baseball player (right field).
College: University of California Los angeles (UCLA)
Teams: Philadelphia Phillies and Cleveland Indians.

Kendall Gammon
Born:  October 23, 1968, Rose Hill, KS
NFL football player (Long snapper, Offensive line).
College: Pittsburgh State University
Teams: Pittsburgh Steelers, New Orleans Saints and Kansas City Chiefs.

Lynn Greer, Jr.
Born:  October 23, 1979, Philadelphia, PA
NBA basketball player (guard).
College: Temple University
Teams: Milwaukee Bucks

John W. Heisman
Born:  October 23, 1869, Cleveland, Ohio
Death:  October 3, 1936
College: Agricultural College of South Carolina (Clemson)
Teams: Football innovator, coached at Oberlin College, Auburn University, University of

Akron, Clemson University, Georgia Tech University, University of Pennsylvania,

University of Washington, Jefferson University and Rice University
Honors: Heisman Memorial Trophy named for him
 College Football Hall of Fame, 1954
 Originated the term “hike” or “hep”
 
Kevin Henry
Born:  October 23, 1968, Mound Bayou, MS
NFL football player (defensive end).
College: Mississippi State University
Teams: Pittsburgh Steelers.

William Hulbert
Born:  October 23, 1832, Burlington Flats, NY
Death: April 10, 1882
MLB baseball executive; A founder and President of the National League

Gwen Jackson
Born:  October 23, 1980
WNBA basketball player (forward).
College: University of Tennessee
Teams: San Antonio Silver Stars and Phoenix Mercury.

Frank “Bruiser” Kinard, Sr.
Born:  October 23, 1914
Death: September 7, 1985
NFL football player (tackle).
College: Mississippi
Teams: Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees
Honors: College Football Hall of Fame, 1951
 Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1971
 All-NFL
 All-AAFC

John Lackey
Born:  October 23, 1978, Abilene, Texas
MLB baseball player (pitcher).
College: University of Texas at Arlington; Grayson County Jr. College
Teams: Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Honors:      2002 World Series Champion
      1x All Star selection (2007)
      2007 American League ERA Champion

Al Leiter
Born:  October 23, 1965, Toms River, New Jersey
MLB baseball player (pitcher).
Teams: New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, Florida Marlins and New York Mets.
Honors:  2x All-Star selection (1996, 2000)
      2x World Series champion (1993, 1997)
      2000 Roberto Clemente Award
  1999 Branch Rickey Award
  Threw no-hitter on May 11, 1996

Pedro Liriano
Born:  October 23, 1980, Fantino, Dominican Republic
MLB baseball player (pitcher).
Teams: Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies.

Kazuo Matsui
Born:  October 23, 1975, Higashi?saka, Osaka, Japan
MLB baseball player (shortstop, second base).
Teams: Houston Astros, New York Mets and Colorado Rockies.
Honors: First Japanese infielder to sign with an MLB team

Tiffeny Milbrett
Born:  October 23, 1972, Portland, OR
Professional soccer player (forward – U.S.A.)
Teams: United States women’s national soccer team; FC Gold Pride

Edison Arantes do Nascimento (Pele)
Born:  October 23, 1940, Três Corações, Brazil
Soccer player (forward)
Teams: Brazil’s National Team, Santos and the New York Cosmos
Honors: 1281 goals are recognized by FIFA as the highest total
 Played in 4 World Cups; scored 12 goals in 14 games

Harvey Penick
Born:  October 23, 1904
Death: April 2, 1995
Golf coach. Coached Tom Kite, Ben Crenshaw, Mickey Wright, Betsy Rawls, Sandra Palmer,

Judy Kimball, Kathy Whitworth, Terry Dill, Don Massengale, Rik Massengale and others.
Teams: coached University of Texas; President of the Texas chapter of the PGA.
Books: authored “Harvey Penick’s Little Red Book”
Honors: inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2002

David Riske
Born:  October 23, 1976, Renton, WA
MLB baseball player (relief pitcher).
College: Green River JR. College
Teams: Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox and Kansas

City Royals.

Chi Chi Rodriguez
Born:  October 23, 1935, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
PGA golf player
Honors:  World Golf Hall of Fame 1992
  Old Tom Morris Award  1989
  Bob Jones Award  1989

Jay Taylor
Born:  October 23, 1976, Hershey, PA
NFL football player (kicker).
College: West Virginia
Teams: Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Mike Tomczak
Born:  October 23, 1962, Calumet City, IL
NFL football player (quarterback).
College: The Ohio State University
Teams: Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers
Honors: Super Bowl XX on January 26, 1986 (Team Win)

Keith Van Horn
Born:  October 23, 1975, Fullerton, CA
NBA basketball player (forward).
College: University of Utah
Teams: New Jersey Nets, Philadelphia 76ers, Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks and Dallas

Mavericks.
Honors: 1998 NBA All-Rookie Team

Shawn Wooden
Born:  October 23, 1973, Philadelphia, PA
NFL football player (safety).
College: Notre Dame University
Teams: Miami Dolphins and Chicago Bears.