List of Famous Sportspersons
Frank Tripucka
Francis Joseph Tripucka was an American collegiate and professional football quarterback, at Notre Dame, in the National Football League, in the Canadian Football League, and in the early American Football League.
Marcus McGuane
Marcus Samuel Michael McGuane is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Oxford United, on loan from Nottingham Forest.
Wade Davis
Wade Allen Davis is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals organization. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays, Royals, Chicago Cubs, and Colorado Rockies. Davis is a three-time MLB All-Star. He was a member of the Royals' 2015 World Series-winning team, and earned the Babe Ruth Award for his performance in the 2015 MLB playoffs.
Cassius Marsh
Cassius Lee Marsh Sr. is an American football outside linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at UCLA. He has also played for the New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers, Arizona Cardinals, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Indianapolis Colts.
Eddy Pineiro
Eddy Piñeiro Jr. is an American football kicker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida.
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Jarrod Scott Saltalamacchia is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, Miami Marlins, Arizona Diamondbacks, Detroit Tigers, and Toronto Blue Jays.
T. J. Leaf
Ty Jacob Leaf is an Israeli-American professional basketball player who last played for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After playing one season of college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, he was selected by the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the 2017 NBA draft with the 18th overall pick.
Demerson Bruno Costa
Demerson Bruno Costa, simply known as Demerson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender. In 2011, while playing for Coritiba Foot Ball Club, Demerson won the Most Uninterrupted Winning Matches of the World award on Guinness World Records 2013 Edition. Demerson is also remembered for being part of the Associação Chapecoense de Futebol in 2016, the team that suffered the most tragic air crash in FootBall History LaMia Flight 2933. Despite being part of the squad Demerson did not board the flight for the 2016 Copa Sudamericana final. Demerson's current club is Sarawak United in the Malaysian Premier League.
Patrice Bergeron
Patrice Bergeron-Cleary is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and captain for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Bergeron played junior hockey with the Acadie–Bathurst Titan of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) for one full season before being selected 45th overall by the Bruins in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He made the immediate jump from junior to the NHL after his draft and joined the Bruins in the 2003-04 season. Internationally, Bergeron competes for Canada and has won gold medals at the 2004 World Championships, 2005 World Junior Championships, 2010 Winter Olympics, and 2014 Winter Olympics. Bergeron is a member of the Triple Gold Club after winning the Stanley Cup with Boston on June 15, 2011. He scored two goals including the Stanley Cup winning goal at 14:37 of the first period of Game 7 away against the Vancouver Canucks.
A'ja Wilson
A’ja Riyadh Wilson is an American professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Wilson played for the South Carolina Gamecocks in college, and helped lead the Gamecocks to their first NCAA Women's Basketball Championship in 2017, and won the NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player award. In the 2018 WNBA Draft, she was drafted first overall by the Aces. That same year, she won a record 3rd straight SEC Player of the Year award, led South Carolina to a record 4th straight SEC Tournament Championship, became the all-time leading scorer in South Carolina women's basketball history, and was a consensus first-team All-American for the 3rd consecutive season. Wilson swept all National Player of the Year awards as the best player in Women's College basketball for 2018.