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John L. Sullivan – last bare-knuckle boxing heavyweight champion of the world; first gloved heavyweight champion of the world; first American athlete to become a national celebrity and to earn over $1 million; Andrew Anglin – Neo-Nazi, founder, and proprietor of The Daily Stormer; a white supremacist, anti-Semitic news and commentary website.
This is a list of female athletes by sport. Each section is ordered alphabetical by the last name (originally or most commonly known). For specific groupings, see Category:Sportswomen. Sasha Cohen Ellen van Dijk Hagar Finer Sarah Hughes Giselle Kañevsky Morgan Pressel Irina Slutskaya Dara Torres, 4x Olympic champion swimmer
She was elected to represent American female athletes from 2007 to 2009 as Women's Sports Foundation president; the organization was founded by sports pioneer Billie Jean King. She remains a member of both its board of trustees and its athlete advisory panel for the Women Sports Foundation. [ 7 ]
It looks like many of your favorite sports stars know how to score on and off the field. We're so used to looking at the athletes on television, but do we ever get a chance to see their better halves?
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Irish athletes. It includes athletes that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. This category is for competitors within the sport of athletics , comprising track and field , road running , cross country running and racewalking .
At the Beijing Games, Phelps broke fellow American Mark Spitz's record by winning eight gold medals at one Olympics. Phelps was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Other greats from the state : Kevin ...
Irish-born Pat McDonald, one of the "Irish Whales", became the first athlete to be selected as the flag bearer twice when he performed his second duty in 1924. [2] [7] In 1956 two other athletes led the U.S. team out for a second time, James Bickford at the Winter Olympics and Norman Armitage at the Summer Games. [2]
Cornerback and All-American track athlete at Notre Dame and cornerback in the NFL [245] Tim Ruddy: 1994 Center at Notre Dame and with the Miami Dolphins [246] Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger: 1976 Defensive player at Notre Dame, motivational speaker, and inspiration for the film Rudy [247] Ed Rutkowski: 1963 Wide receiver at Notre Dame and in the AFL [248]