List of Famous Sportspersons
Jake Delhomme
Jake Christopher Delhomme is a former American football quarterback who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL). Delhomme played college football at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, then known as the University of Southwestern Louisiana, before being signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent after the 1997 NFL Draft. Delhomme began his professional career as a practice squad player with the Saints in 1997 and 1998 and played in the NFL Europe for two years in between NFL seasons. Returning to the Saints, Delhomme played his first NFL games in 1999. Delhomme played as the Carolina Panthers starting quarterback from 2003 to 2009. Delhomme held most of Carolina's quarterback records until Cam Newton broke most of them. Delhomme led the team to Super Bowl XXXVIII in his first season with Carolina. After his departure from Carolina, Delhomme also played for the Cleveland Browns in 2010 and Houston Texans in 2011.
Orlando Brown Jr.
Orlando Claude Brown Jr. is an American football offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma, and was drafted by the Ravens in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft. Brown is the son of the late offensive tackle Orlando Brown, who also played for the Ravens.
Sean Smith
Sean Lee Smith is a former American football cornerback. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He has also played for the Kansas City Chiefs and Oakland Raiders. He played college football at Utah.
Ivica Olić
Ivica Olić is a Croatian former professional footballer who is currently working as an assistant manager of the Croatia national team. During his career, he played for German Bundesliga clubs such as Hamburger SV, VfL Wolfsburg and Bayern Munich as well as CSKA Moscow, winning the 2004-05 UEFA Cup for the latter, and also for the Croatia national team. Olić primarily played as a striker but could also operate as a winger. He has been described as a relentless pursuer of the ball and possessing "power and a decent bit of pace with him". Former Croatia manager Slaven Bilić described him as a typical "match-winner" and "king of important matches" due to his ability to score in important matches against big opponents.
David O'Leary
David Anthony O'Leary is an Irish football manager and former player. His managerial career began at Leeds United, and later he managed Aston Villa. He most recently worked as the manager of Al-Ahli Dubai. The majority of his 20-year playing career was spent as a central defender at Arsenal. O'Leary's tally of 722 appearances for the North London side stands as a club record.
Casper Ruud
Casper Ruud is a Norwegian professional tennis player from Snarøya in Bærum. He is the first Norwegian ever to win an ATP title and to make it into the semifinals of an ATP Tour Masters 1000 event.
Tae Crowder
Dequartavous "Tae" Crowder is an American football linebacker for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Georgia. He was drafted by the Giants with the final pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, making him that draft's Mr. Irrelevant.
Keyshawn Johnson
Joseph Keyshawn Johnson is a former American football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons.
Sebastian Korda
Sebastian Korda is an American tennis player. He won the junior title at the 2018 Australian Open, 20 years after his father won senior Australian Open. Korda has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 88 achieved on February 1, 2021.
Jimmy McIlroy
James McIlroy was a Northern Ireland international footballer, who played for Glentoran, Burnley, Stoke City and Oldham Athletic. He was regarded as one of Burnley's greatest players, having played 497 matches and scoring 131 goals. McIlroy also managed Oldham Athletic and Bolton Wanderers.