List of Famous people born on October 17th

Mototaka Kohama

First Name Mototaka

Born on October 17, 1932

Died on January 12, 2017 (aged 84)

Born in Japan

Mototaka Kohama was a Japanese basketball Head coach for the Akita Isuzu Motors, Isuzu Motors Lynx/Giga Cats and Yokohama Giga Cats. He was known as the “Godfather of Japanese basketball,” and served as head coach of the Japan national basketball team three times. Growing up in Akita during WWII as a young boy, he was told to stop playing basketball because it was an American sport. The pioneer studied basketball coaching at the University of Kentucky.

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Jörg Wacker

First Name Jörg

Last Name Wacker

Born on October 17, 1967 (age 59)

Born in Germany, Baden-Württemberg

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Jorginho

Born on October 17, 1974 (age 52)

Born in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

Jorge Augusto da Cunha Gabriel, better known as Jorginho, is a Brazilian former beach soccer player who played as a winger. In 2018, his retirement from the sport was announced, however he made one final appearance for Brazil in January 2019, a testimonial match in which his friend Ronaldinho also participated.

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