Sports Birthdays

Published 12:00 am Thursday, July 9, 2015

July 9, 1957

Jim Paxson (age 58)

A two-time NBA All-Star guard, the 6-6 Dayton graduate spent 1979-88 with the Trail Blazers, then played for the Boston Celtics through 1990. He averaged 14.3 points per game for his career, shooting .498 from the field.

July 10, 1959

Blake Wesley (age 56)

The former Portland Winter Hawks defenseman was born in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. He was a second-round draft choice of the Philadelphia Flyers and played in the NHL for eight years.

July 11, 1966

Rod Strickland (age 49)

The 6-3, 175-pound Strickland was one of the top point guards during an NBA career that went from 1988 through 2005, with stints in Portland from 1992-96 and in 2001. He was the 19th overall pick in the 1988 draft, by the New York Knicks, after four seasons at DePaul.

July 11, 1986

Geoff Schwartz (age 29)

Born in Los Angeles, Schwartz is a 6-6, 340-pound NFL offensive lineman from the University of Oregon. He’s been in the league since 2008, when he was a seventh-round draft pick of the Carolina Panthers.