Sport Legends
by christophershobris | created - 01 Jul 2017 | updated - 01 Jul 2017 | Public
1. Michael Jordan
Actor | Space Jam
Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New York on February 17, 1963. He was the fourth of five children born to James and Deloris. James Jordan was a mechanic and Deloris Jordan was a bank teller. Soon after Michael's birth, James and Deloris felt that the streets of Brooklyn were unsafe to ...
2. Magic Johnson
Producer | Obsessed
Magic Johnson was born on August 14, 1959 in Lansing, Michigan, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Obsessed (2009), Dead Tone (2007) and Hair Show (2004). He has been married to Cookie Johnson since September 14, 1991. They have two children.
3. Shaquille O'Neal
Actor | Steel
Shaquille O'Neal is a retired professional American basketball player who is a sports analyst on the television program Inside the NBA on TNT. He is considered one of the greatest players in National Basketball Association (NBA) history. He was one of the tallest and heaviest players ever. O'Neal ...
4. Peyton Manning
Actor | Ferdinand
Peyton Manning is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for 18 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Considered to be one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time due to his numerous career achievements, Peyton spent 14 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts ...
5. Eli Manning
Producer | Capital One College Bowl
Eli Manning was born on January 3, 1981 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for Capital One College Bowl (2021), Chad Powers and The Simpsons (1989). He has been married to Abigal McGrew since April 19, 2008. They have four children.
6. Serena Williams
Actress | Pixels
Serena Williams is one of the greatest female tennis players of all time. She earned her first Grand Slam singles title at the U.S. Open in 1999, and won a string of five Grand Slam singles title wins: the 2002 French Open, Wimbledon, and U.S. Open titles and the 2003 Australian Open and her second...
7. Vanessa Williams
Actress | Ugly Betty
Vanessa Lynne Williams was born on March 18, 1963 in Tarrytown, Greenburgh, New York and raised in Millwood, New Castle, New York to Helen Williams & Milton Williams, both music teachers. Vanessa and her brother grew up in suburban New York in comfortable surroundings. Vanessa sang and danced in ...
8. Brett Favre
Actor | There's Something About Mary
Until the start of the 2008 Season, Brett Favre was the Green Bay Packers' starting Quarterback since joining the team in 1992. He joins Joe Montana in being the only players to win back-to-back MVP awards. Favre led the Packers to three consecutive playoff appearances (for the first time since the...
9. Jeff Gordon
Actor | Cars 2
Jeff Gordon was born in 1971 in Vallejo, California, just miles away from the Speedway in Sonoma. He started racing with Go-Carts and Sprint Cars and worked his way up to the NASCAR's Busch Series and then landed a few races in 1992. Gordon's first NASCAR race came when NASCAR Legend Richard Petty ...
10. LeBron James
Producer | Space Jam: A New Legacy
LeBron James is an American basketball player and film producer who played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers. He is one of the most accomplished basketball players of the 21st century. He played himself in Space Jam: A New Legacy and Trainwreck. He is the owner of a ...
11. Jimmie Johnson
Actor | Herbie: Fully Loaded
Jimmie Johnson was born on September 17, 1975 in El Cajon, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Herbie Fully Loaded (2005), Superstore (2015) and Blaze and the Monster Machines (2014). He has been married to Chandra Janway since December 10, 2004. They have two children.
12. Richard Petty
Actor | Cars
The King of stock car racing, Richard Petty retired from NASCAR competition after the 1992 season. During his storied career, he won 200 Winston Cup race (a feat that will never be equaled), seven Winston Cup championships (tied by Dale Earnhardt in 1994), and seven Daytona 500's. His 200th win ...
13. Tiger Woods
Actor | Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden: Puddy McFadden License to Golf
At age 21, Tiger Woods became the youngest Masters champ and the first golfer since Jerry Pate in 1976 to win in the first major he played. In 1997, Woods took the lead at the Augusta golf classic and then put on a golf clinic never seen before. He fired a 3-under-par 69 and broke the tournament 72...
14. Danica Patrick
Actress | Charlie's Angels
Danica Patrick is the Rookie sensation of the Indy Racing League, driving for Rahal-Letterman racing, which is co-owned by racing legend Bobby Rahal, and Late Show with David Letterman (1993)'s David Letterman. Born in Wisconsin, she currently resides in Arizona. When she isn't racing around the ...
15. Chris Bosh
Actor | Parks and Recreation
Chris Bosh was born on March 24, 1984 in Dallas, Texas, USA. He is an actor and director, known for Parks and Recreation (2009), Entourage (2004) and Telenovela (2015). He has been married to Adrienne Nicole Williams since July 16, 2011. They have four children.
16. Dwyane Wade
Actor | What to Expect When You're Expecting
Dwyane Wade was born on January 17, 1982 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is a producer and actor, known for What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012), Shot in the Dark (2017) and Relentless. He has been married to Gabrielle Union since August 30, 2014. They have one child. He was previously married...
17. Jeremy Lin
Actor | Fresh Off the Boat
Jeremy Lin was born on August 23, 1988 in Torrance, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Fresh Off the Boat (2015), Linsanity (2013) and Free to Play (2014).
18. Larry Bird
Actor | Space Jam
Larry Bird graduated from Springs Valley High School in French Lick, Indiana in 1974. He attended Indiana University briefly, then transferred to Indiana State University in Terre Haute. He then embarked on an outstanding basketball career, establishing himself as one of the best shooting forwards ...
19. Darrell Waltrip
Actor | Cars
Darrell Waltrip was born on February 5, 1947 in Owensboro, Kentucky, USA. He is an actor, known for Cars (2006), Logan Lucky (2017) and Cars 3 (2017). He has been married to Stevie Waltrip since August 15, 1969. They have two children.
20. Tim Tebow
Producer | Run the Race
Regarded by many as the greatest player in the history of college football, Tim Tebow was born in the Philippines to Baptist missionaries. Before she became pregnant with him, his mother had contracted amoebic dysentery. During her pregnancy, the medications used to treat the dysentery caused a ...
21. Kyle Busch
Actor | Logan Lucky
Kyle Busch was born on May 2, 1985 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. He is an actor, known for Logan Lucky (2017), NASCAR on ESPN (2007) and NBC NASCAR (1999). He has been married to Samantha Sarcinella since December 31, 2010. They have one child.
22. Brad Keselowski
Actor | Logan Lucky
Brad Keselowski was born on February 12, 1984 in Rochester Hills, Michigan, USA. He is an actor, known for Logan Lucky (2017), Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015) and NASCAR on ESPN (2007). He has been married to Paige Keselowski since February 11, 2017. They have three children.
23. Joey Logano
Actor | Logan Lucky
Joey Logano is a celebrated Nascar racing driver and winner of 2015 Daytona 500. As of this writing Joey is the lead of the final practice 62nd Daytona 500 scheduled race on February 16, 2020. Joey Logano began his racing career at the age of 6 in 1996. His first win was the Eastern Grand National ...
24. Muhammad Ali
Actor | The Greatest
Muhammad Ali beat more champions and top contenders than any heavyweight champion in history. He defeated heavyweight kings Sonny Liston (twice), Floyd Patterson (twice), Ernie Terrell, Jimmy Ellis, Ken Norton (twice), Joe Frazier (twice), George Foreman and Leon Spinks. He defeated ...
25. Joe Montana
Actor | Joe Montana's NFL Football
Considered by many experts to be the greatest quarterback in the history of NFL football, Montana was recruited by the San Francisco 49ers from Notre Dame in 1979 after leading the "Fighting Irish" to a Cotton Bowl victory in 1978. "Joe Cool," as he was known for his ice cool disposition in the ...
26. Tom Brady
Actor | Entourage
Tom Brady was born on August 3, 1977 in San Mateo, California, to Galynn Patricia (Johnson) and Thomas Edward Brady, who owns a financial planning business. His father is of Irish descent and his mother is of Norwegian-Swedish and Polish ancestry. He attended Junipero Serra High School, the same ...
27. John Madden
Actor | The Replacements
John Madden was born on April 10, 1936 in Austin, Minnesota, USA. He was an actor, known for The Replacements (2000), Little Giants (1994) and Arli$$ (1996). He was married to Virginia Jo Fields. He died on December 28, 2021 in Pleasanton, California, USA.
28. Mike Ditka
Actor | Kicking & Screaming
Mike Ditka is an American former football player, coach, and television commentator. A member of both the College Football (1986) and Pro Football Hall of Fame (1988), he was the 1961 UPI NFL Rookie of Year, a five-time Pro Bowl selection and five-time All-Pro tight end with the Chicago Bears, ...
29. Dwight Howard
Actor | Free Birds
Dwight Howard was born on December 8, 1985 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Free Birds (2013), The Three Stooges (2012) and Percy Vs Goliath (2020).
30. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Actor | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Being just a "regular guy" and partying with his friends are two things that Dale Earnhardt, Jr., driver of the #8 Budweiser, likes to do when he has time off from his NASCAR racing schedule.
Outgoing and fond of being out in public, another of his favorite things to do is to hang out with his ...
31. Derek Jeter
Actor | The Other Guys
Derek Jeter was born on June 26, 1974 in Pequannock, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Other Guys (2010), Anger Management (2003) and History's Greatest Warriors. He has been married to Hannah Jeter since July 9, 2016. They have four children.
32. Babe Ruth
Actor | Speedy
Most of Babe Ruth's records have been broken. In 1961, not only did Roger Maris break The Babe's 34-year-old record for most home runs in a season with 61* (2001), but Maris' teammate on the '61 Yankees, pitcher Whitey Ford broke the Babe's 43-year-old record for most scoreless innings pitched in a...
33. Jackie Robinson
Self | The Jackie Robinson Story
Jackie Robinson is an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when he started at first base for the The Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. When the Dodgers signed ...
34. Tom Coughlin
Actor | NFL Head Coach
Tom Coughlin was born on August 31, 1946 in Waterloo, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for NFL Head Coach (2006), The NFL on CBS (1956) and NFL Monday Night Football (1970). He was previously married to Judith Whitaker.
35. Jason Terry
Actor | West Wing Week
Jason Terry is an American former professional basketball player who played 19 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
He played combo guard. With the Dallas Mavericks, Terry won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in 2009 and an NBA championship in 2011. As of March 2020, Terry has ...
36. Jerry Stackhouse
Actor | Arli$$
Jerry Stackhouse was born on November 5, 1974 in Kinston, North Carolina, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Arli$$ (1996), House Blend (2020) and Against All Odds (2006). He has been married to Ramira Marks since December 24, 2000. They have three children.
37. Jerry Rice
Actor | The Game
Hall of Fame wide receiver and three-time Super Bowl champion Jerry Rice is widely regarded as the best wide receiver to ever play in the National Football League, and arguably the greatest player of all time. During his 15-year career with the San Francisco 49ers, Rice won three Super Bowls (Super...
38. Kobe Bryant
Producer | Dear Basketball
Kobe Bean Bryant was an American professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, Bryant won five NBA championships, ...
39. Dale Earnhardt
Actor | BASEketball
Ralph Dale Earnhardt, born April 29, 1951, in Kannapolis, North Carolina, was the son of NASCAR Grand National champion Ralph Earnhardt and his wife Martha. His Winston Cup career started with a bang, winning the Rookie of the Year in 1979 and his first of his championships in 1980, to date the ...
40. Bobby Allison
Self | Corky
One of NASCAR's greatest drivers, Bobby Allison was one of the hardest chargers in the history of the sport. He won 84 races in NASCAR's top division in his career (tied with Darrell Waltrip for third in all-time victories) and won the NASCAR Winston Cup Championship in 1983. His wins included ...
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