Top 10 February 9 Birthdays
Honorable Mention: February 9, 1961: Vic DiBitetto. The Brooklyn-born-and-raised, Central Jersey-residing comedian knows. He just knows. You gotta get the bread and milk? I gotta guy who can get you the bread and milk for two dollars! 10. February 9, 1928: Rinus Michels. He built the greatest sports team ever to come out of the Netherlands, AFC Ajax of Amsterdam. His "total football" philosophy meant that every player on the team should be able to do what every other player could do. Which isn't easy, given that his best player was Johan Cruijff, who is in the conversation for the honor of "anybody's best player, ever." The team he built would win the European Cup (the tournament now known as the UEFA Champions League) in 1971, 1972 and 1973. Later, he would manage the Netherlands national team to its only major tournament win, Euro 88. Honorable Mention: February 9, 1931: Josef Masopust. The greatest soccer player that Czechoslovakia -- together or apart...