| SHERYLSWOOPES | Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who was the first player to sign with the WNBA: 2 wds. |
| LISALESLIE | Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who was the first player to dunk in a WNBA game: 2 wds. |
| MEYERS | Ann ___, first woman to sign with the N.B.A. |
| DAWNSTALEY | Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who won four Coach of the Year awards in 2020: 2 wds. |
| THORBURN | Nicknamed the Grinder, who was the first player to score a maximum break of 147 at the world snooker championships? (8) |
| ARTMONK | NFL Hall of Famer who was the first player to have a touchdown reception in fifteen consecutive seasons |
| KAMINDU | Who recently joined Sir Donald Bradman as the third-fastest player to reach 1000 Test runs and also became the first player to score a half-century or more in each of first eight Tests since debut? (7 |
| JOHNLOWE | English darts player who was the first player to achieve a televised nine-dart finish (4,4) |
| DONBUDGE | US tennis champion who was the first player to win the four Grand Slam tournaments in a single year (3,5) |
| NANNES | Who was the first player to represent two different countries in the tournament? (6) |
| SHOHEIOHTANI | Japanese MLB player who was the first player in history to be a pitcher and hitter in the All-Star Game, in 2021: 2 wds. |
| LAKER | Jim ---, England cricketer who was the first player to take all 10 wickets in a Test match innings (5) |
| LISA | Leslie who was the first player to dunk in a W.N.B.A. game |
| CHOPRA | Michael ___, footballer who was the first player of Indian parentage to play and score in the Premier League |
| ORTIZ | 2022 National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee who gave a bilingual induction speech |
| TINATURNER | Two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee who died in May, 2023 |
| POPE | Jake - - - , Sale prop who became the first player to breach the RFU's illicit drugs policy twice (4) |
| UNO | Game in which the object is to be the first player to score 500 points |
| INUIT | Jordin Tootoo was the first player of ___ descent to play in the NHL |
| KAZUO | ___ Matsui (former Mets player who was the Japanese infielder to sign with an MLB team) |
