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i plan to update this thread daily to post some of the athletes born on that day

just figured it would be neat to see

maybe we can decide who was the best athlete born each day

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Athletes born on Feb. 17th

February 17, 1981 Donielle Thompson, Wheatridge CO, gymnast, World-bronze-95, Oly-96
February 17, 1981 Lisa Skinner, Queensland Australia, gymnast 1996 Olympics
February 17, 1980 Shanyn MacEachern, Brampton Ontario, gymnist 1996 Olympics
February 17, 1975 Sung-Hee Park, Pusan Korea, tennis star, 1993 Futures-Seoul
February 17, 1975 Todd Harvey, Hamilton, NHL center for the Dallas Stars
February 17, 1975 Vaclav Prospal, NHL forward, Team Czech Oly-Gold-1998, Philadelphia

February 17, 1973 Chris Robinson, NBA guard for the Vancouver Grizzlies
February 17, 1973 Drew Barry, NBA guard for the Atlanta Hawks
February 17, 1973 Frank Sanders, NFL wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals
February 17, 1973 Raymond Jackson, NFL defensive back for the Buffalo Bills
February 17, 1972 Lloy Ball, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, volleyball setter 1996 Olympics
February 17, 1972 Richard MacQuire, Melbourne VIC Australia, canoeist 1996 Olympics
February 17, 1972 Stephen Robinson, Arlington, Virginia, rower 1996 Olympics
February 17, 1972 Tony Lawson, NSA Australia, diver 1996 Olympics
February 17, 1972 Vladimir Vujtek, NHL forward, Team Czech Oly-Gold-1998, Tampa Bay
February 17, 1972 William Floyd, full back for the San Francisco 49ers

February 17, 1970 Tommy Moe, Anchorage Alaska, nordic skiier, Olympic-gold/silver-1994
February 17, 1969 David Klingler, NFL quarterback, Oakland Raiders, Cin Bengals
February 17, 1969 Joel Steed, NFL nose tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers
February 17, 1969 Levon Kirkland, NFL linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers

February 17, 1968 Bryan Cox, NFL linebacker, Miami Dolphins, Chicago Bears
February 17, 1968 Celita Schutz, Riverdale, New Jersey, half-middleweight judoka 1996 Olympics

February 17, 1967 Gary Shuchuk, Edmonton, NHL center for the Los Angeles Kings
February 17, 1966 Luc Robitaille, Montreal, NHL left wing, New York Rangers, Pitts Penguins
February 17, 1965 Jim Bowie, Japanese/US baseball infielder, Oakland Athletics
February 17, 1964 Mike Campbell, born in Seattle, Washington, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
February 17, 1963 Michael Jordan, NBA guard, Chicago Bulls
February 17, 1962 David McComb, Australia, vocalist/songwriter, Triffids
February 17, 1962 Hennie Meijer, soccer player, Cambuur L, FC Heerenveen
February 17, 1962 Lou Diamond Phillips, Philippines, actor, La Bamba, Stand and Deliver
February 17, 1962 Tony Blain, cricketer, NZ Test wicket-keeper
February 17, 1961 Deb[ra] Richardson, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, beach volleyballer 1996 Olympics
February 17, 1961 Guy McIntyre, NFL guard for the Philadelphia Eagles
February 17, 1961 Michael "Air" Jordan, born in Brooklyn, New York, NBA guard and forward, Chicago Bulls
February 17, 1959 Ambrose "Rowdy" Gaines, U.S., 100m swimmer 1984 Olympics gold
February 17, 1959 Daniel Ray "Danny" Ainge, basketball and football star
February 17, 1959 Rowdy Gaines, U.S. swimmer, Olympics-3 gold-1984
February 17, 1952 Guillermo Vilas, tennis player, 1977 U.S. Open
February 17, 1952 Insook Bhushan, Seoul Korea, U.S. U.S. table tennis player 1992 Olympics
February 17, 1946 Valdemar Bandolowski, Denmark, yachting, Olympics gold 1976, 80
February 17, 1936 Jim Brown, Georgia, NFL full back for the Cleveland Browns/actor, Dirty Dozen
February 17, 1934 Barry Humphries, Australia TV host, Dame Edna Everage
February 17, 1934 Buddy Ryan, NFL coach, Philadelphia Eagles, Phoenix Cardinals
February 17, 1919 Joseph R Hunt, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1943

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well for today the choices seem obvious

Jordan and Jim Brown were both born today

would anyone put Brown over Jordan ?