| CELTIC | Bird, for his entire playing career |
| SCHOLES | Paul _, played for Mancheste Utd for his entire career (7) |
| EDDIEROMMEL | Right-handed "knuckleball" pitcher who spent his entire Major League Baseball playing career, 1920-32, with the Philadelphia Athletics |
| STEELER | "Mean Joe" Greene, for his entire professional career |
| ASTRO | Craig Biggio, for his entire major league career |
| TIGER | Al Kaline, for his entire career |
| PACER | Reggie Miller, for his entire 18-year career |
| RAM | Merlin Olsen, for his entire pro career |
| ALER | DiMag, for his entire career |
| AMATEUR | Bobby Jones, for his entire golfing career |
| ORIOLE | Brooks Robinson, for his entire career |
| NAT | Ryan Zimmerman, for his entire MLB career |
| FLYER | Bobby Clarke, for his entire NHL career |
| CHIEF | Patrick Mahomes, for his entire N.F.L. career |
| NYGIANT | Lawrence Taylor, for his entire N.F.L. career, in brief |
| DEREKJETER | Yankee who played the same infield position for his entire career |
| OILER | Wayne Gretzky, for about half of his playing career |
| ANDERTON | Darren ___, former England footballer who ended his playing career by scoring the winning goal for AFC Bournemouth after coming on as a substitute in 2008 |
| SAUNDERS | Dean ........ , 2008-11 Wrexham boss; began his playing career at Swansea (8) |
| RYANGIGGS | Welsh footballer who spent all of his professional playing career at Manchester United |