Athletes and Sports Stars Born on November 27
Publish date: 2024-10-15
Athletes and Sports Stars Born on November 27 - On This Day November 27 Calendar- 1858 Henry Musgrove, Australian cricket batsman (1 Test 1885), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1931)
- 1901 Ted Husing, American sportscaster (Monday Night Fights CBS), born in New York City (d. 1962)
- 1903 Johnny "Blood" McNally, American Pro Football HOF halfback (NFL C'ship 1929-31, 36; Green Bay Packers), born in New Richmond, Wisconsin (d. 1985)
- 1916 Chick Hearn, American basketball broadcaster (called 3,338 LA Lakers games), born in Aurora, Illinois (d. 2002)
- 1920 Abe Lenstra, Dutch soccer striker (47 caps; SC Heerenveen 395 games, SC Enschede, Enschedese Boys), born in Heerenveen, Netherlands (d. 1985)
- 1920 Johnny Schmitz, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1946, 48; NL saves leader 1946), born in Wausau, Wisconsin (d. 2011)
- 1927 Carlos Castilho, Brazilian soccer goalkeeper (25 caps; Fluminense FC 697 games) and manager (Santos FC, SE Palmeiras), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (d. 1987)
- 1932 Ken Schinkel, Canadian ice hockey right wing (NY Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins 636 NHL games) and coach (Pittsburgh Penguins 1972-77), born in Jansen, Saskatchewan (d. 2020)
- 1934 Ammo Baba, Iraqi-Assyrian footballer and coach, born in Baghdad, Iraq (d. 2009)
- 1935 Prakash Bhandari, Indian cricketer (3 Tests for India in mid-50's, 77 runs), born in Delhi, British India
- 1937 Marvin Luster, American CFL Hall of Fame defensive back (6 x CFL All Star; Toronto Argonauts, Montreal Alouettes), born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 2020)
- 1938 Jose Tartabull, Cuban NLB player, born in Cienfuegos, Cuba
- 1939 Dave Giusti, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Seneca Falls, New York
- 1939 Tony Allen, English soccer left-back (3 caps; Stoke City 417 games), born in Stoke-on-Trent, England (d. 2022)
- 1941 Aimé Jacquet, French football manager (France 1998 FIFA World Cup), born in Sail-sous-Couzan, France
- 1941 Henry Carr, American athlete (Olympic gold 200m, 4x400m 1964) and football safety (NY Giants), born in Montgomery, Alabama (d. 2015)
- 1945 Alain de Cadenet, English auto racer (3 x 24 Hours of Le Mans class 3rd place) and broadcaster (Speed Channel, ESPN, Velocity Channel, Petrolicious website), born in London, England (d. 2022)
- 1949 Masanori Sekiya, Japanese racing driver, born in Ikawa, Japan
- 1955 Pierre Mondou, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Sorel, Quebec
- 1957 Kenny Acheson, Northern Irish racecar driver
- 1958 Mike Scioscia, American baseball player and manager (LA Dodgers), born in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania
- 1960 Ken O'Brien, American football quarterback (NY Jets), born in Rockville Centre, New York
- 1961 Lee Johnson, American NFL punter/kicker (Cin Bengals), born in Conroe, Texas
- 1965 Danielle Ammaccapane, American golfer (7 LPGA Tour titles), born in Babylon, New York
- 1965 Kathleen Heddle, Canadian rower (Olympic gold coxless pair, 8's 1992; double sculls 1996), born in Trail, British Columbia (d. 2021)
- 1965 Raffaella Reggi, Italian tennis player (US Open mixed doubles 1986), born in Faenza, Italy
- 1966 Dean Garrett, NBA center (Denver Nuggets)
- 1967 Garry Valk, Canadian NHL left wing, 1990-2003 (Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Toronto Maple Leafs, and 3 other teams) and broadcaster (Vancouver Canucks), born in Edmonton, Alberta
- 1967 Laura Golarsa, Italian tennis star (Oklahoma City doubles), born in Milan, Italy
- 1970 Calvin Jones, American NFL running back (Oakland Raiders), born in Omaha, Nebraska
- 1971 Larry Allen, American Pro Football HOF guard/tackle (Super Bowl XXX Dallas Cowboys; 6 × First-team All-Pro; 11 × Pro Bowl; SF 49ers), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2024)
- 1971 Nick Van Exel, American NBA guard (LA Lakers), born in Kenosha, Winconsin
- 1972 Jason Burns, American NFL running back (Cin Bengals), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1973 Jon Runyan, American politician (Rep-R-NJ 2011-15), NFL tackle (Tennessee Oilers), born in Flint, Michigan
- 1975 Martin Gramatica, Argentinian-American football player
- 1976 Chad Kilger, Canadian NHL winger, 1995-2008 (Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, and 5 other teams), born in Cornwall, Ontario
- 1978 Jimmy Rollins, American baseball player
- 1979 Ricky Carmichael, American motocross racer
- 1979 Teemu Tainio, Finnish footballer
- 1980 Michael Yardy, English cricketer
- 1981 Bruno Alves, Portuguese footballer (2000-22), born in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
- 1984 Domata Peko, American football player
- 1986 Suresh Raina, Indian cricketer (Gujarat Lions, Chennai Super Kings), born in Muradnagar, India
- 1991 Nur Atikah Nabilah, Singaporean gymnast, born in Singapore
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