Celebrity Birthdays January 1st:

Entrainment:

Morris Chestnut is an actor known for the movie “Boyz in the Hood” and for portraying Dr. Beaumont Rosewood in “Rosewood.”

Angourie Rice is an actress known for playing Betty Brant in the Spiderman franchise and the TV show “The Last thing He told me”.

Colin Morgan is an actor known for playing Merlin in the BBC show and Leo Elster in “Humans”.

DeDee Pfeiffer is an actress known for playing Rachel in “Cybill” and Denise Brisbane in “Big Sky”.

Sports:

Hockey:

Jeff Carter is a two time All-Star center for the Pittsburgh Penguins and has won two Stanley Cup Championships.

Football:

Darius Slay is a five time Pro-Bowl cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles and has made All-Pro first team once.

Jason Pierre-Paul is two-time Superbowl Champion linebacker and is a three time Pro Bowler.

Baseball:

Dallas Keuchel is starting pitcher who last pitched for the Minnesota Twins. He has won one Cy Young Award, five Gold Gloves, won one World Series and is a two time All Star.

Fernando Tatis Sr is a former third basemen who hit two grand slams in one inning and had 8 RBIs in one inning.

LaMonte Wade Jr is first baseman-outfielder for the San Francisco Giants and hit the 100th splash hit at Oracle Park.

Other Baseball Birthdays:

Xavier Avery, Jarret Parker, Bill Bethea, Lynn Jones, Bob Owchinko, Roberto Rivera, Gary Wilson, Rafael Roque, Kevin Beirne, Neil Wagner & Nick Hagadone.

Basketball:

Tiago Splitter was a center most nobly for the San Antonino Spurs where he won one NBA Championship.

In Memoriam:

Baseball:

Hank Greenberg Detroit Tigers 1935 (TSN Archives)

Hank Greenberg was a Hall of Fame first basemen for the Detroit Tigers and served in the United State Army Air Force as a Captain during World War II.

Lamarr Hoyt was a former starting pitcher who won one CY Young Award and made one All-Star team.

Tim Keefe was a Hall of Fame pitcher in the late 1800’s who won the pitching Tripe Crown and was the second pitcher ever to reach 300 career wins.

Football:

Derrick Thomas was a Hall of Fame linebacker/defensive end for he Kansas Chiefs who was nine time Pro Bowler and the most sacks in a game with 7.

Entertainment:

JD Salinger was an author who wrote “Catcher in the Rye” amongst other books.