List of Famous Sportspersons
Trent Williams
Trent Williams is an American football offensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma, where he was recognized as an All-American, and was drafted by the Washington Redskins fourth overall in the 2010 NFL Draft. Williams is considered to be one of the best tackles in the league, making seven straight Pro Bowl appearances from 2012 to 2018.
Per Mertesacker
Per Mertesacker is a German football coach and former professional player who played as a centre back. He is the current coach of the Arsenal Academy.
Subriel Matías
Subriel Ahmed Matías Matthew is a Puerto Rican professional boxer. As of November 2019, he is ranked as the world’s eighth best active light welterweight by The Ring.
Andre Waters
Andre Maurice Waters was an American football safety who played for the Philadelphia Eagles and Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) from 1984 to 1995. Waters was regarded as one of the NFL's hardest-hitting defenders, serving as an integral part of one of the league's top defenses. On November 20, 2006, Waters committed suicide and was subsequently diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
Eddie Shack
Edward Steven Phillip Shack, also known by his nicknames "the Entertainer" and "the Nose", was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played for six National Hockey League (NHL) teams from 1959 to 1975. He spent eight and a half seasons of his career with the Toronto Maple Leafs, with whom he won the Stanley Cup in 1962, 1963, 1964, and 1967.
Roarie Deacon
Roarie Milton Ryan Deacon is an English professional footballer who plays for Havant & Waterlooville.
Albian Ajeti
Albian Ajeti is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Switzerland national team.
Mark Teixeira
Mark Charles Teixeira, nicknamed Tex, is an American former professional baseball first baseman who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and New York Yankees. Before his professional career, he played college baseball at Georgia Tech, where in 2000 he won the Dick Howser Trophy as the national collegiate baseball player of the year. One of the most prolific switch hitters in MLB history, Teixeira was an integral part of the Yankees' 27th World Series championship in 2009, leading the American League (AL) in home runs and runs batted in (RBI) while finishing second in the Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) balloting. Teixeira was a three-time All-Star, won five Gold Glove Awards and three Silver Slugger Awards, and also holds the all-time major league record for most games with a home run from both sides of the plate, with 14. He was the fifth switch hitter in MLB history to reach 400 home runs.
Melvin Gordon
Melvin Gordon III is an American football running back for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wisconsin, and was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft.
Juanfran Torres
Juan Francisco Torres Belén, known as Juanfran, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Brazilian club São Paulo FC.