Gerry Cheevers

Gerald Michael Cheevers is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA) between 1961 and 1980. Cheevers is best known for his two stints with the Boston Bruins, whom he helped win the Stanley Cup in 1970 and 1972. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985.

7 December 1940

Born on the same birth day (7 December): Alan Faneca • Allan B. Calhamer • Bernardo Pasquini • David Goffin • Derek Ramsay • Gian Lorenzo Bernini • Hermann Balck • Jeffrey Wright • Kikkawa Hiroie • Mary Ellen Rudin • Mike Mucitelli • Noam Chomsky • Patrick Fabian • Tatamkhulu Afrika • Walter Nowotny

Born in the same month (December 1940): Boris Ignatyev • Edward C. Prescott • Frank Wilson (musician) • Hilary Spurling • Ilario Castagner • Jeffrey R. Holland • Kevin Longbottom • Lex Gold • Luis Francisco Cuéllar • María Elena Velasco • Ray Sadecki