Sporting birthdays - 11 July - Sport - Evening Standard
       

Sporting birthdays - 11 July

Dean Richards (rugby union) - former England and Lions number eight, now Harlequins director of rugby, born 1963.

Leon Spinks (boxing) - beat Muhammad Ali to win world heavyweight title in 1978, brother of fellow boxer Michael and father of welterweight Cory, born 1953.

Happy birthday: Dean Richards

Happy birthday: Dean Richards

Tony Cottee (soccer) - former England striker, who made his name at West Ham and Everton, born 1965.

Hermann Hreidarsson (soccer) - Portsmouth's Icelandic defender, born 1974.

Andre Ooijer (soccer) - Holland and Blackburn defender, born 1974.

Alan Hunte (rugby league) - Former St Helens, Warrington, Salford and Great Britain centre, born 1970.

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