American football wide receiver Randall Ladonald Cobb II, who was born on August 22, 1990, is a seasoned member of the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). Cobb's talent and commitment helped him succeed at the professional level after he distinguished himself in collegiate football at the University of Kentucky. The Green Bay Packers selected him in... read full bio
Basketball legend Pops Mensah-Bonsu is a former professional player turned renowned sports executive and activist. Pops was born on September 7, 1983, in London, England. He quickly developed a love for basketball and committed himself to improving his game. Mensah-Bonsu moved to the United States to play collegiate basketball for the George Washington University Colonials after discovering his extraordinary skill there.... read full bio
Tony Romo is an American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Eastern Illinois University, an NCAA Division I-AA school. At Eastern Illinois, Romo won the Walter Payton Award in 2002, and led the Panthers football team to an Ohio Valley Conference championship in 2001. Not selected in the 2003... read full bio
Mike Weir is a Canadian professional golfer on the PGA Tour. He spent over 110 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking between 2001 and 2005. He is best known for winning the Masters in 2003. He has won two Canadian tours including the 1993 Infinity Tournament Players Championship and the 1997 BC TEL Pacific Open, Canadian... read full bio
During his career with the NBA, Charles Barkley established himself as one of the National Basketball Association's (NBA's) most dominating power forwards. He was selected to the All-NBA First Team five times, the All-NBA Second Team five times, and once to the All-NBA Third Team. He earned eleven NBA All-Star Game appearances and was named the All-Star MVP. He was... read full bio
The famed American swimmer Michael Phelps is regarded as one of the greatest Olympians of all time, if not the very best. His distinguished career has been garnished with an astounding total of 28 medals, including an Olympic gold medal record-breaking 23 golds. It's impressive that he won 13 gold medals in the Olympics in individual competitions and an additional... read full bio
Dwight Howard is an American NBA basketball player. He has played for the Orlando Magic, Las Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets, and Atlanta Hawks. In his twelve seasons he has made the playoffs nine times, five times with Orlando, once with the LA Lakers, and three times with Houston. Howard deiced to skip college and go straight to the NBA Draft,... read full bio
Manny Pacquiao is a Filipino professional boxer and politician who is currently the Senator of the Philippines. He is known for being one of the greatest professional boxer of all time and is the only eight-division world champion in the history of boxing. Pacquiao has won 12 major world titles and has been the first boxer to win the lineal... read full bio
Thierry Henry is a French professional football coach and former professional player who is currently the manager of the MLS club Montreal Impact. Henry was born in Les Ulis, France, and he began his career playing for youth clubs such as CO Les Ulis, US Palaiseau, Viry-Chatillon, INF Clairefontaine and Monaco. Henry went on to turn professional with Monaco and... read full bio
Ryan Joseph Fitzpatrick is a former American football quarterback who made an enduring impression on the National Football League (NFL) during the course of his outstanding 17-season career. The most in NFL history, Fitzpatrick's quarterback career covered nine different teams, demonstrating his versatility and adaptability on the field. In addition, he is the only player in NFL history to score... read full bio
Deion Sanders is an athlete who played professional football and baseball and is the only person to play in both a Super Bowl and the World Series. Playing for both teams, he became the only athlete ever to hit a home run and get a touchdown in the same seven-day period. Professional football and baseball player, television football analyst. It... read full bio
By the time he stepped away from baseball, after a historic 20-year career with the New York Yankees, Derek Jeter had established himself as one of the most respected men to ever have played the game. His reputation is that of an unmatched leader both on and off the field, his name synonymous with hard work, dedication and class. Jeter... read full bio
Padraig Harrington is a golf major champion, an Olympian and the Ryder Cup captain. He has won more than 30 tournaments worldwide in his career and he has distinguished himself in the sport not just for his triumphs but also for his tenacity, friendliness and perseverance. The New York Times notes that Harrington "Chooses to Believe" and attributes his success in the sport to... read full bio
Anthony Davis is an American NBA basketball player. He plays for the New Orleans Pelicans. He spent one year playing on college for the Kentucky Wildcats. He left school to enter the NBS Draft and was chosen as the number one overall pick for New Orleans. He is a four-time NBA All-Star Player. He has played for four seasons with... read full bio
Rob “Gronk” Gronkowski is a tight end for the NFL New England Patriots. Sporting News and ‘Rivals.com’ named Gronk freshman All-American during his time playing college football at Arizona. He set the record for single-season touchdowns as a tight end with 18 overall touchdowns. Gronk also became the first tight end in NFL history to lead the league in receiving... read full bio
Blake Griffin has been a prominent basketball player in the NBA ever since his start as a rookie, when he was chosen with the first overall pick by the Los Angeles Clippers. Averaging at 22.5 points and 12.1 rebounds per game throughout his first season, he was chosen as an All-Star, won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest with a memorable... read full bio
Colin Kaepernick is an American football quarterback that has played for the San Francisco 49ers. He was chosen in the second round of the NFL draft and started his career with the 49ers as a backup to Alex Smith. Kaepernick is best known for protesting during the national anthem, a protest that caused tons of controversy. He is a two... read full bio
Coco Guaff is American tennis player who is currently the youngest player ranked in the top 100 by the Women’s Tennis Association and who has a career-high ranking of number 51 in the world in singles and is at number 42 in doubles. She was raised by two athletes; her father was a basketball player and her mother was a... read full bio
Klay Thompson is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting guard for the Golden State Warriors of the NBA and is said to be one of the greatest shooters in NBA history. Thompson is the son of former NBA player Mychal Thompson and he began playing basketball at Santa Margarita Catholic where he went to the Division III State... read full bio
Canelo Alvarez is a Mexican profession boxer who is a four-division world champion. He has held the unified WBA (Super), WBC, The Ring and lineal middleweight titles and has also held the IBF middleweight title and the WBA (regular) super middleweight title amongst several other titles over the years. Alvarez was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, and he grew up... read full bio
