| RODDICK | Andy ___, American former tennis player (7) |
| LENDL | Ivan ___, Czech-American former tennis player (5) |
| IVAN | _ Lendl, Czech-American former tennis player (4) |
| MARTINA | Czech-American former tennis player who won 18 major singles titles, _ Navratilova (7) |
| AUSTIN | Tracy _, American former tennis player; 1979 and 1981 US Open champion (6) |
| ANDREAGASSI | American former tennis player; the first man to achieve a Career Golden Slam (5,6) |
| LARRYBIRD | American former basketball player nicknamed The Hick from French Lick who was the NBA Most Valuable Player thrice in the 80s: 2 wds. |
| ABBY | ___ Wamback American former soccer player who was awarded the 2012 FIFA World Player of the year |
| PETESAMPRAS | American former professional tennis player who won 14 Grand Slam titles during his career: 2 wds. |
| FISHER | Mike ___ Canadian-American former ice hockey player who is married to the American singer Carrie Underwood |
| FOWLES | Sylvia ___ American former basketball player who won the WNBA Defensive Player of the Year four times |
| WILKENS | Lenny ___ American former basketball player who was NBA All-Star as both player and head coach |
| FLORES | Tom ___ American former football player who won the Super Bowl as a player assistant coach and head coach |
| TORRE | Joe ___ American former baseball player who has achieved over 2000 hits as a player and 2000 wins as a manager |
| GREG | American former basketball player Oden |
| SHAQ | ___ O'Neal, American former professional basketball player (informally) |
| SCOTTIEPIPPEN | American former professional basketball player who won 6 NBA championships playing as a small forward for the Chicago Bulls: 2 wds. |
| PETE | American former professional baseball player who played in MLB ___ Rose |
| JORDAN | Michael ___ American former basketball player who started his career in 1984 with the Chicago Bulls and won six NBA Finals MVP Awards |
| MIAHAMM | American former soccer player who held the record for mostn international goals scored by a woman or man until 2013: 2 wds. |
