List of Famous Sportspersons
Ryan Tannehill
Ryan Timothy Tannehill III is an American football quarterback for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas A&M transitioning from wide receiver to the team's starting quarterback. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the first round in the 2012 NFL Draft.
Tyrann Mathieu
Tyrann Devine Mathieu, nicknamed "the Honey Badger" and "the Landlord", is an American football safety for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Louisiana State University (LSU). In college he developed a reputation for causing turnovers, setting a Southeastern Conference (SEC) record with 11 career forced fumbles and earning the nickname "Honey Badger." In his sophomore season, he was recognized as a consensus All-American, won the Chuck Bednarik Award as the best defensive player in college football, and was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy. Mathieu was dismissed from the LSU football program after that season due to a violation of team rules.
Ian Wright
Ian Edward Wright, is an English former professional footballer, and television and radio personality. He is currently a commentator for BBC Sport and ITV Sport.
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen Roddick is an American former world No. 1 professional tennis player.
Roberto Clemente
Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker was a Puerto Rican professional baseball right fielder who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973, becoming both the first Latin American and Caribbean player to be enshrined. His untimely death established the precedent that, as an alternative to the five-year retirement period, a player who has been deceased for at least six months is eligible for entry into the Hall of Fame.
Rae Carruth
Rae Theotis Carruth is a convicted felon and American former football wide receiver. After playing college football at Colorado, Carruth was drafted in the first round of the 1997 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL) and spent three seasons with the team.
Josh Rosen
Joshua Ballinger Lippincott Rosen is an American football quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins, earning second-team all-conference honors as a junior in the Pac-12 in 2017. Rosen was selected by the Arizona Cardinals tenth overall in 2018 NFL Draft.
Oleksandr Usyk
Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Usyk is a Ukrainian professional boxer. He reigned as the undisputed cruiserweight champion from 2018 until he vacated his titles in 2019, being the first cruiserweight in history to hold all four major world championships—the WBA (Super), WBC, IBF and WBO titles.
Nicolas Pépé
Nicolas Pépé is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Arsenal and the Ivory Coast national team.
Rudy Gobert
Rudy Gobert-Bourgarel is a French professional basketball player of the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the French national basketball team in their international competitions. Standing at 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) tall with a wingspan of 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) long, he plays the center position. Considered one of the best rim protectors in NBA History, he was the NBA blocks leader in the 2016–17 season. In 2018 and 2019, he won back-to-back NBA Defensive Player of the Year awards, making him one of only ten players in NBA history who have won that honor at least twice.