Happy Birthday! August Celebration Dates for All-Americans and HOF Coaches
August 8 and August 29 are the days to celebrate the most birthdays this month for former All-Americans. St. John's (16th), Kentucky (18th), Indiana (31st) and Villanova (31st) each had two All-Americans born on the same day this month. UK (seven) and Duke (six) combined for 13 A-As born in August. Following are birth dates in August for All-American players and Hall of Fame coaches:
AUGUST
1: All-Americans Stacey Augmon (born in 1968/UNLV), Bob Gerber (1916/Toledo) and Austin Rivers (1992/Duke) plus Hall of Fame coach Roy Williams (1950/Kansas and North Carolina).
2: All-Americans Carl Cain (1934/Iowa), Bob Calihan (1918/Detroit) and Devon Dotson (1999/Kansas).
3: All-Americans Bob Carney (1932/Bradley), Mike Gminski (1959/Duke) and Joe Ruklick (1938/Northwestern).
4: All-Americans Jerry Harper (1934/Alabama) and Mike Pratt (1948/Kentucky).
5: All-American Patrick Ewing (1962/Georgetown).
6: All-Americans Dale Ellis (1960/Tennessee), Ron Feiereisel (1931/DePaul), Jack Harvey (1918/Colorado), David Robinson (1965/Navy) and Jim Thompson (1912/Duke) plus Hall of Fame coach Hank Iba (1904/Colorado and Oklahoma A&M).
7: All-Americans Fred Brown (1948/Iowa), Fulvio Chester "Chet" Forte Jr. (1935/Columbia) and Josh Grant (1967/Utah) plus Hall of Fame coach Lenny Sachs (1897/Loyola of Chicago).
8: All-Americans John Barr (1918/Penn State), Louis Dunbar (1953/Houston), Maurice "Bo" Ellis (1954/Marquette), Frank Howard (1936/Ohio State), Earl Keth (1913/Central Missouri), Togo Palazzi (1932/Holy Cross) and Joe Schaaf (1908/Penn) plus Hall of Fame coach Jerry Tarkanian (1930/Long Beach State, UNLV and Fresno State).
9: All-Americans Bob Cousy (1928/Holy Cross), Dick Knostman (1931/Kansas State) and Herbert "Bud" Koper (1942/Oklahoma City).
10: All-Americans Bob Doll (1919/Colorado), Marcus Fizer (1978/Iowa State), William "Red" Holzman (1920/CCNY), Gene Melchiorre (1927/Bradley), Ja Morant (1999/Murray State) and Ralph Simpson (1949/Michigan State).
11: All-Americans Bobby Anet (1917/Oregon), Paul Ebert (1932/Ohio State), Kyle Guy (1997/Virginia), Clem Haskins (1943/Western Kentucky) and Ennis Whatley (1962/Alabama).
12: All-Americans George McGinnis (1950/Indiana) and Antoine Walker (1976/Kentucky).
13: All-Americans DeMarcus Cousins (1990/Kentucky), Claire Cribbs (1912/Pittsburgh) and Henry Wilmore (1950/Michigan).
14: All-Americans Earvin "Magic" Johnson (1959/Michigan State) and Ed O'Bannon (1972/UCLA).
15: All-Americans Kenny Carr (1955/North Carolina State) and Merv Jackson (1946/Utah).
16: All-Americans Lloyd "Sonny" Dove (1945/St. John's), Hyman "Hy" Gotkin (1922/St. John's) and Charlie Tyra (1935/Louisville).
17: All-Americans Michael Brooks (1958/La Salle), Dee Brown (1984/Illinois), Dallas Comegys (1964/DePaul), Rudy Gay (1986/Connecticut), Christian Laettner (1969/Duke) and Ken Sears (1933/Santa Clara).
18: All-Americans Willie Cauley-Stein (1993/Kentucky), Bob Elliott (1955/Arizona), Rickey Green (1954/Michigan), Lafayette "Fat" Lever (1960/Arizona State) and Kenny Walker (1964/Kentucky) plus Hall of Fame coach Gene Bartow (1930/Memphis State, Illinois, UCLA and UAB).
19: All-Americans Kendall Marshall (1991/North Carolina), twins Keegan and Kris Murray (2000/Iowa) and Ricky Pierce (1959/Rice).
20: All-Americans Melvin Booker (1972/Missouri), Quinn Buckner (1954/Indiana), Shan Foster (1986/Vanderbilt), Sihugo Green (1933/Duquesne) and John Hargis (1920/Texas).
21: All-Americans Jim Burns (1945/Northwestern), Wilt Chamberlain (1936/Kansas), Terrell "Tu" Holloway (1989/Xavier) and Jodie Meeks (1987/Kentucky).
23: All-Americans Darren Collison (1987/UCLA), Keenan Evans (1996/Texas Tech), Pat Garrity (1976/Notre Dame), Forrest "Frosty" Sprowl (1919/Purdue) and Paul Jamaine "P.J." Washington (1998/Kentucky).
24: All-Americans Reggie Miller (1965/UCLA), Michael Redd (1979/Ohio State) and Jon Scheyer (1987/Duke).
25: All-Americans Jared Butler (2000/Baylor) and Kevin Jones (1989/West Virginia).
26: All-Americans Leon Douglas (1954/Alabama), James Harden (1989/Arizona State), Tommy Heinsohn (1934/Holy Cross), Morris Peterson (1977/Michigan State), Shea Seals (1975/Tulsa) and Dale Solomon (1958/Virginia Tech).
27: All-Americans Ernie Barrett (1929/Kansas State), Andre Emmett (1982/Texas Tech), Don Grate (1923/Ohio State) and Marshall Rogers (1953/Pan American).
28: All-American Jeff Green (1986/Georgetown).
29: All-Americans Lewis "Pick" Dehner (1914/Illinois), Ned "Dickie" Hemric (1933/Wake Forest), Rodney McCray (1961/Louisville), Will Perdue (1965/Vanderbilt), Ben Selzer (1912/Iowa), Deshaun Thomas (1991/Ohio State) and David West (1980/Xavier).
30: All-Americans Mikal Bridges (1996/Villanova), Tal Brody (1943/Illinois) and Robert Parish (1953/Centenary) plus Hall of Fame coach Stan Watts (1911/Brigham Young).
31: All-Americans John Austin (1944/Boston College), Jalen Brunson (1996/Villanova), Chris Duhon (1982/Duke), Howard Porter (1948/Villanova), Lou Watson (1924/Indiana) and Dewayne "D.J." White Jr. (1986/Indiana) plus Hall of Fame coach Pete Newell Sr. (1915/San Francisco, Michigan State and California).
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