Sports Birthdays for September 9 — Joe Theismann and More

Here are some of the people in the sports world celebrating birthdays on September 9:

Joe Theismann
Age: 63
Profession: Retired NFL Player
Best Known For: A two-time Pro Bowl quarterback, Joe Theismann played for the Washington Redskins from 1974 to 1985. He was the NFL's Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year in 1983. Theismann quarterbacked the Redskins' team that won Super Bowl XVII. His professional career ended after a sack by Lawrence Taylor of the New York Giants caused a compound fracture of his lower right leg during a nationally televised game. Prior to his NFL career, Theismann played with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League from 1971 through 1973. He played his college football at Notre Dame, where he was 20-3-2 as a starter. Since his retirement, Theismann has served as a football analyst for various networks.

Bob Stoops
Age: 52
Profession: College Football Coach
Best Known For: Bob Stoops has been the head football coach of the University of Oklahoma since 1999. In 2000, Stoops led Oklahoma to a victory in the Orange Bowl and a national championship. He was named Walter Camp Coach of the Year in 2000 and 2003. His teams have won seven Big 12 championships.

Shane Battier
Age: 34
Profession: NBA Player
Best Known For: Shane Battier plays for the Miami Heat. Since being drafted in 2001, Battier has played for the Memphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets and the Heat. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie Team in 2002. In 2001, his final year of college basketball at Duke, Battier was named the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player as his team won the national championship.

Edwin Jackson
Age: 29
Profession: MLB Player
Best Known For: Edwin Jackson is a starting pitcher for the Washington Nationals. Since making his major league debut in 2003, Jackson has played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Tampa Bay Devil Rays / Rays, Detroit Tigers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals and Nationals. He was named to the American League All-Star team in 2009 while with the Tigers and threw a no-hitter for the White Sox in 2010. Jackson was a member of the Cardinals' team that won the 2011 World Series.

J.R. Smith
Age: 27
Profession: NBA Player
Best Known For: The tattooed and talented J.R. Smith plays for the New York Knicks. Since making his NBA debut in 2004, Smith has played with the New Orleans Hornets, Denver Nuggets and Knicks. When the NBA threatened to cancel its 2011-12 season, Smith played for the Zhejiang Golden Bulls in China.