Rick Austin
Born: October 27, 1946, Seattle, Washington
MLB baseball player (pitcher)
Teams: Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee BrewersWill Blackmon
Born: October 27, 1984, Cranston, Rhode Island
NFL football player (cornerback)
College: Boston College
Teams: Green Bay Packers
Honors: NFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Dec 9-10, 2007)
NFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept 4-8, 2008)

Andrew Bynum
Born: October 27, 1987, Plainsboro, New Jersey
NBA basketball player (center)
College: Loyola Marymount University
Teams: LA Lakers
Honors: Youngest player drafted by an NBA team (17 years, 244 days)

Cosey Coleman
Born: October 27, 1978, Clarkston, Georgia
NFL football player (guard)
College: University of Tennessee
Teams: Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Cleveland Browns
Honors: Super Bowl champion (XXXVII)

Robert Damron
Born: October 27, 1972, Pikeville, Kentucky
College: University of Central Florida
PGA golf player
Honors: won 2001 Verizon Byron Nelson Classic

Patrick DesRochers
Born: October 27, 1979, Penetanguishene, ON, CAN
NHL hockey player (goal tender)
Teams: Phoenix Coyotes and Carolina Hurricanes

Arturo Freeman
Born: October 27, 1976, Orangeburg, South Carolina
NFL football player (safety)
College: University of South Carolina
Teams: Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots

Bill George
Born: October 27, 1930, Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
Died: September 30, 1982,
NFL football player (middle linebacker)
College: Wake Forest University
Teams: Chicago Bears and LA Rams
Honors: 8 times First-team All-Pro selection (1955- 1961, 1963)
NFL 1950s All-Decade Team
Chicago Bears #61 retired
Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1974

Jaren Jackson
Born: October 27, 1967, New Orleans, Louisiana
NBA basketball player (guard)
College: Georgetown University
Teams: New Jersey Nets, Golden State Warriors, LA Clippers, Portland Trail Blazers, Houston Rockets, Washington Wizards, San Antonio Spurs and Orlando Magic
Honors: NBA Championship in 1999, San Antonio Spurs

Yi Jianlian
Born: 1987 October 27, 1987, Heshan, Guangdong
NBA basketball player (forward)
College: Guangdong University of Technology
Teams: New Jersey Nets and Milwaukee Bucks
Yi’s age is disputed

Kelvin Jimenez
Born: October 27, 1980, Sánchez, Dominican Republic
MLB baseball player (pitcher)
Teams: St Louis Cardinals

Doug Johnson
Born: October 27, 1977, Gainesville, Florida
NFL football player (quarterback)
Colege: University of Florida
Teams: Atlanta Falcons, Tennessee Titans and Cincinnati Bengals

Jason Johnson
Born: October 27, 1973, Santa Barbara, California
MLB baseball player (pitcher)
Teams: New York Yankees, LA Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Baltimore

Orioles, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds
Honors: 2001, received the Tony Conigliaro Award for overcoming adversity

Steve Jurgensen
Born: October 27, 1961
PGA golf player
Won the 1986 New Hampshire Open

John Kasay
Born: October 27, 1969, Athens, Georgia
NFL football player (kicker)
College: University of Georgia
Teams: Seattle Seahawks and Carolina Panthers
Honors: Pro Bowl 1996

Ralph Kiner
Born: October 27, 1922, Santa Rita, New Mexico
MLB baseball player
Teams: Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians
Honors: 6 times All-Star selection (1948 – 1953)
Pittsburgh Pirates #4 retired
Led NL in home runs from 1946-1952
Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1975

Frederick “Hughie” Lehman (’Old Eagle Eyes’)
Born: October 27, 1885, Pembroke, ON, CAN
Death: April 8, 1961
NHL hockey player (goal tender)
Teams: Chicago Blackhawks, among various non-NHL teams
Honors: won one Stanley Cup

Jim Leonhard
Born: October 27, 1982, Ladysmith, Wisconsin
NFL football player (defensive back)
College: University of Wisconsin
Teams: New York Jets, Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Bills

Onan Masaoka
Born: October 27, 1977
MLB baseball player (pitcher)
Teams: LA Dodgers

Anthony Miller
Born: October 27, 1971, Benton Harbor, Michigan
NBA basketball player (forward)
College: Michigan State University
Teams: LA Lakers, Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets and Philadelphia 76ers

Jon Niese
Born: October 27, 1986, Lima, Ohio
MLB baseball player (pitcher)
Teams: New York Mets

David Nugent
Born: October 27, 1977, Cincinnati, Ohio
NFL football player (defensive end)
College: Purdue University
Teams: New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens

Maya Pedersen-Bieri
Born: October 27, 1972, Switzerland
World/Olympic skeleton
Honors: Olympic Gold 2006, Turin, Italy

Toby Petersen
Born: October 27, 1978, Minneapolis, Minnesota
NHL hockey player (right wing)
College: Colorado College
Teams: Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers and Dallas Stars

Simon Pond
Born: October 27, 1976, North Vancouver, British Columbia
MLB baseball player (right field)
Team: Toronto Blue Jays

Martin Prado
Born: October 27, 1983, Maracay, Venezuela
MLB baseball player (second base)
Team: Atlanta Braves

Peerless Price
Born: October 27, 1976, Dayton, Ohio
NFL football player (wide receiver)
College: University of Tennessee
Teams: Buffalo Bills, Atlanta Falcons and Dallas Cowboys
Honors: 2&times Academic All-SEC (1996-1997)
Second-team All-SEC (1998)
SEC Championship MVP (1998)
Pro Bowl alternate (2002)

Brady Quinn
Born: October 27, 1984, Columbus, Ohio
NFL football player (quarterback)
College: Notre Dame University
Teams: Cleveland Browns
Honors: Sammy Baugh Trophy (2005)
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (2006)
Maxwell Award (2006)
Cingular All-America Player of the Year (2006)
MSNBC Most Valuable Player (2006)
Brad Radke
Born: October 27, 1972, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
MLB baseball player (pitcher)
Teams: Minnesota Twins
Honors: All-Star selection (1998)

Mike Ricci
Born: October 27, 1971, Scarborough, ON, CAN
NHL hockey player (center)
Teams: Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche, San Jose Sharks and Phoenix Coyotes

Sergei Samsonov
Born: October 27, 1978, Moscow, RSFSR, USSR
NHL hockey player (left wing)
Teams: Carolina Hurricanes, Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Blackhawks

Patty Sheehan
Born: October 27, 1956, Middlebury, Vermont
LPGA golf player
Honors: World Golf Hall of Fame 1993
LPGA Rookie of the Year 1981
LPGA Tour Player of the Year 1983
LPGA Vare Trophy 1984
GWAA Female Player of the Year 1984, 1993
LPGA Patty Berg Award 2002

Louis Williams
Born: October 27, 1986, Memphis, Tennessee
NBA basketball player (guard)
Teams: Philadelphia 76ers