Athletes and Sports Figures
- Kent Austin, CFL quarterback and head coach
- Coolidge Ball, college basketball coach
- Doby Bartling (1913–1992), college football, basketball and baseball coach
- George Blair, AFL defensive back
- Pete Boone, college athletic director
- Billy Brewer, college football coach
- Johnny Brewer (1937–2011), NFL tight end, linebacker
- Mahesh Bhupathi, professional tennis player
- Alundis Brice, NFL cornerback
- Jeff Calhoun, major league pitcher
- Mickey Callaway, major league pitcher
- Van Chancellor, women's basketball coach
- Chris Coghlan, major league outfielder
- Charlie Conerly, NFL quarterback
- James "Bus" Cook, NFL sports agent
- Bobby Crespino, NFL tight end
- Roland Dale, NFL end
- Eagle Day, NFL punter, CFL quarterback
- Tony Dees, field and track, Olympic medalist
- David Dellucci, major league outfielder
- Jim Dunaway, NFL defensive tackle
- Patrick Eddie, NBA basketball player
- Doug Elmore (1939–2002), NFL punter
- Jeff Fassero, major league pitcher
- Charlie Flowers, AFL football player
- John Fourcade, NFL quarterback
- Bobby Franklin, NFL safety, college football coach
- Jake Gibbs, major league catcher, college baseball coach
- Kline Gilbert (1930–1987), NFL offensive tackle
- Jennifer Gillom, Olympic medalist, professional basketball player
- Larry Grantham, NFL, AFL linebacker
- Parker Hall (1916-2005), NFL quarterback
- Gene Hickerson (1935-2008), NFL offensive guard
- Stan Hindman, NFL defensive lineman
- Von Hutchins, NFL defensive back
- Bobby Kielty, professional baseball outfielder
- Frank Kinard (1914–1985), NFL offensive tackle
- Ken Lucas, NFL cornerback
- Archie Manning, NFL quarterback
- Eli Manning, NFL quarterback
- Deuce McAllister, NFL running back
- Dexter McCluster, NFL wide receiver
- Cary Middlecoff (1921–1998), professional golfer
- Michael Oher, NFL offensive tackle
- Ashlee Palmer, NFL linebacker
- Pat "Gravy" Patterson, college baseball coach
- Jimmy Patton (1933–1973), NFL defensive back
- Drew Pomeranz, major league pitcher
- Barney Poole (1923–2005), NFL end
- James E. "Buster" Poole (1915–1994), NFL wide receiver
- Ray Poole (1921-2008), NFL end
- Armintie Price, pro basketball player
- Britney Reese, long jumper, Olympic gold medalist
- Seth Smith, major league outfielder
- Chris Snopek, major league infielder
- Savanté Stringfellow, world champion and Olympic long jumper
- Marvin Terrell, AFL guard
- Matt Tolbert, major league infielder
- Sean Tuohy, sports commentator, restaurateur
- Wesley Walls, All-Pro NFL tight-end
- Patrick Willis, NFL linebacker
- Peria Jerry, NFL defensive end
- Jamarca Sanford, NFL safety
- Gee Walker (1908–1981). major league outfielder
- Mike Wallace, NFL wide receiver
- Skeeter Webb (1909–1986), major league infielder
- Michael White, head men's basketball coach at Louisiana Tech
- Isiah Young, Olympic sprinter
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Famous quotes containing the words athletes and, athletes, sports and/or figures:
“The quality of American life is an insult to the possibilities of human growth ... the pollution of American space, with gadgetry and cars and TV and box architecture, brutalizes the senses, making gray neurotics of most of us, and perverse spiritual athletes and strident self-transcenders of the best of us.”
—Susan Sontag (b. 1933)
“To read well, that is, to read true books in a true spirit, is a noble exercise, and one that will task the reader more than any exercise which the customs of the day esteem. It requires a training such as the athletes underwent, the steady intention almost of the whole life to this object.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“I looked so much like a guy you couldn’t tell if I was a boy or a girl. I had no hair, I wore guys’ clothes, I walked like a guy ... [ellipsis in source] I didn’t do anything right except sports. I was a social dropout, but sports was a way I could be acceptable to other kids and to my family.”
—Karen Logan (b. 1949)
“I will stand on, and continue to use, the figures I have used, because I believe they are correct. Now, I’m not going to deny that you don’t now and then slip up on something; no one bats a thousand.”
—Ronald Reagan (b. 1911)