List of Famous Sportspersons
Maria Sakkari
Maria Sakkari is a Greek professional tennis player. She reached her career-high singles ranking of No. 20 on 24 February 2020. Her best WTA doubles ranking is No. 169, achieved on 9 September 2019.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Shaivonte Aician Gilgeous-Alexander is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats.
Pavel Srniček
Pavel Srníček was a Czech professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper from 1990 to 2007, mainly for Newcastle United. In addition, he represented Sheffield Wednesday, Portsmouth and West Ham United in England, and also played in Italy for Brescia and Cosenza, in Portugal for Beira-Mar, and in his native country for Baník Ostrava. After retiring, he worked as a goalkeeping coach for his own private school and for AC Sparta Prague.
Kelvin Hayden
Kelvin Darnell Hayden Jr. is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at Illinois and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft. In Super Bowl XLI he returned a Rex Grossman interception 56 yards for a touchdown in a win over the Chicago Bears. Hayden also played for the Atlanta Falcons and Chicago Bears.
Kevin Hogan
Kevin Michael Hogan is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football for Stanford University and was their starting quarterback from 2012 to 2015. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL Draft, and has also played for the Cleveland Browns, Washington Football Team, Denver Broncos, and Cincinnati Bengals.
Jack Sock
Jack Sock is an American professional tennis player. He and doubles partner Vasek Pospisil won the 2014 Wimbledon championship, a victory that helped vault them into the Top 10 of the ATP doubles rankings. Additionally, he won the 2011 US Open mixed doubles title with fellow U.S. player Melanie Oudin, as well as the 2018 Wimbledon, 2018 US Open, and 2018 ATP Finals men's doubles titles with Mike Bryan. Following his US Open win, Sock reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 2 in the world, behind Bryan. He has won four career ATP singles titles and 14 doubles titles. Sock also won an Olympic gold medal in mixed doubles with his partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands, and an Olympic bronze medal in doubles with partner Steve Johnson, at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.
Chuck Wepner
Charles Wepner is an American former professional boxer who fought as a heavyweight. As a world-ranked contender, he fell just seconds short of a full fifteen rounds with world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali in a 1975 title fight. Wepner also scored notable wins over Randy Neumann and former World Heavyweight Champion Ernie Terrell. He was also the last man to fight undisputed world heavyweight champion Sonny Liston.
T. Y. Hilton
Eugene Marquis "T. Y." Hilton is an American football wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at FIU, and was drafted by the Colts in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft.
Konrad Reuland
Konrad Albert Reuland was an American football tight end who played in the National Football League (NFL). He attended the University of Notre Dame, and later went to Stanford University. Undrafted out of college, he signed with the San Francisco 49ers in 2011, and was also a member of the New York Jets, Indianapolis Colts, and Baltimore Ravens.
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Grover Cleveland Alexander, nicknamed "Old Pete", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played from 1911 through 1930 for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and St. Louis Cardinals. He was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1938.