Sunday, December 31, 2023

Born in '74

This is a longer list of 30 people who (God willing) will all celebrate their 50th birthdays in 2024.

Walter Jones, four-time consensus All-Pro offensive tackle, Jan. 19 in Aliceville, Ala.

Magglio Ordonez, American League batting champion, Jan. 28 in Caracas, Venezuela.

Steve Nash, two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, Feb. 7 in Johannesburg.

Yevgeny Kafelnikov, French Open and Australian Open winner, Feb. 18 in Sochi, U.S.S.R.

Bobby Abreu, two-time N.L. selection for the All-Star Game, March 11 in Aragua, Venezuela.

Michael Peca, two-time Selke Trophy winner, March 26 in Toronto.

Danny Way, skateboarding record holder for air and distance, April 15 in Portland, Ore.

Jennifer Rizzotti, AP women's basketball Player of the Year, May 15 in White Plains, N.Y.

Danny Wuerffel, Heisman Trophy winner, May 27 in Fort Walton Beach, Fla.

Hideki Matsui, Central League home run leader, June 12 in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.

Derek Jeter, New York Yankees career hits leader, June 26 in Pequannock, N.J.

Jose Roberto da Silva Jr. (Ze Roberto), FIFA World Cup All-Star, July 6 in Sao Paulo.

Maurice Greene, two-time Olympic sprinting gold medalist, July 23 in Kansas City, Kan.

Jonathan Ogden, four-time consensus All-Pro offensive tackle, July 31 in Washington, D.C.

Krisztine Egerszegi, five-time Olympic swimming gold medalist, Aug. 16 in Budapest, Hungary.

Jason Taylor, three-time consensus All-Pro linebacker, Sept. 1 in Pittsburgh.

Ben Wallace, two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year, Sept. 10 in Whitehall, Ala.

Hicham El Guerrouj, two-time Olympic running gold medalist, Sept. 14 in Berkane, Morocco.

Rasheed Wallace, four-time selection for the NBA All-Star Game, Sept. 17 in Philadelphia.

Sol Campbell, FIFA World Cup All-Star, Sept. 18 in London.

Rich Franklin, UFC middleweight champion, Oct. 5 in Cincinnati.

Shannon MacMillan, member of the U.S. women's soccer team, Oct. 7 in Syosset, N.Y.

Dale Earnhardt Jr., third-generation NASCAR driver, Oct. 10 in Concord, N.C.

Chris Pronger, Hart Trophy and Norris Trophy winner, Oct. 10 in Dryden, Ontario, Canada.

Paul Kariya, three-time all-NHL left winger, Oct. 16 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

R.A. Dickey, Cy Young Award winner in the National League, Oct. 29 in Nashville, Tenn.

Michael Vaughan, captain of his country's cricket team, Oct. 29 in Eccles, England.

Paul Scholes, scorer of 107 EPL goals for Manchester United, Nov. 16 in Salford, England.

Saku Koivu, three-time Olympian for his country's ice hockey team, Nov. 23 in Turku, Finland.

Karrie Webb, winner of seven major LPGA Tour events, Dec. 21 in Ayr, Australia.

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