Sports Birthdays for September 18 — Lance Armstrong and More

Here are some of the people in the sports world celebrating birthdays on September 18:

Scotty Bowman
Age: 79
Profession: Retired NHL Coach
Best Known For: The most successful coach in NHL history, Scotty Bowman holds the league record with 1,244 regular season wins, 223 Stanley Cup playoff victories and nine Stanley Cup titles. Bowman coached the St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadiens, Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings, winning championships with the Canadiens (1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979), Penguins (1992) and Red Wings (1997, 1998, and 2002). He is currently an executive with the Chicago Blackhawks.

Rick Pitino
Age: 60
Profession: NCAA Basketball Coach
Best Known For: One of the most successful college basketball coaches of all-time, Rick Pitino is the head coach at Louisville, where he has worked since 2001. Prior to his current job, Pitino coached at Providence College (1985-1987) and Kentucky (1989-1997), where he won the 1996 NCAA title. He is the only men's coach in NCAA history to lead three different schools to a Final Four appearance. Pitino also coached in the NBA for the New York Knicks from 1987 to 1989 and the Boston Celtics from 1997 to 2001.

Ryne Sandberg
Age: 53
Profession: Retired MLB Player
Best Known For: A 10-time All-Star second baseman, Ryne Sandberg played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs from 1981 to 1997. One of the best second basemen of all time, Sandberg won nine Gold Glove Awards, seven Silver Slugger Awards and the 1984 National League MVP Award. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005. Sandberg currently manages the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, the Triple-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies.

Lance Armstrong
Age: 41
Profession: Retired Cyclist
Best Known For: One of the most decorated cyclists of all-time, Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times after having survived testicular cancer in 1996. In 2012, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) alleged that Armstrong used performance enhancing drugs based on old blood samples and testimony from other competitors. Though Armstrong appealed the charges, his lawsuit was dismissed in August of 2012. The USADA subsequently banned Armstrong for life and vacated his titles and accomplishments.

Anthony Gonzalez
Age: 28
Profession: NFL Player
Best Known For: Anthony Gonzalez is a free agent wide receiver who played for the Indianapolis Colts from 2007 to 2011. Gonzalez played college football for Ohio State, where he was chosen to the First-team All-Big Ten in 2006.