| MICHAELCOOPER | One of the greatest players of the LA Lakers who won five NBA Championships and eight All-Defensive Teams with the team: 2 wds. |
| ONEAL | Shaquille ___ one of the greatest players of the LA Lakers who won three NBA Championships and three MVP titles with the team |
| BYRONSCOTT | One of the greatest players of the LA Lakers who won three NBA Championships and went on to coach the team for two years: 2 wds. |
| DUNCAN | Only player to be selected All-NBA and All-Defensive Teams for his first 13 years |
| ODOM | Lamar ___ former forward of the LA Lakers who won 2 NBA championships as well as NBA Sixth Man of the Year in 2011 |
| KOBE | - Bryant, late basketball player who won five NBA championships (4) |
| BRYANT | Kobe, late U.S. basketball player who won five NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers (6) |
| TIM | ___ Roth, star of 39A, 46D, Four Rooms and The Hateful Eight - all films by 1A (3) |
| PAIDI | ..... O'Se, Kerry half back or corner back who won eight All Ireland football final winner's medals 1975-86 (5) |
| PAT | . ... Spillane, Kerry corner or half forward who won eight All Ireland football final winner's medals 1975-1986 (3) |
| MAGIC | ___ Johnson one of the greatest players of the LA Lakers who has the highest assists per game in NBA history and introduced Showtime |
| ABDUL | Kareem ___-Jabbar one of the greatest players of the LA Lakers who has scored the most points in NBA history with 38387 points |
| ZIDANE | French soccer legend Zinedine who is considered one of the greatest players of all time |
| WILT | _ Chamberlain, regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of basketball (4) |
| KOBEBRYANT | 18-time All-Star for the LA Lakers who died on 1/26/20: 2 wds. |
| MAGICJOHNSON | NBA star and president of LA Lakers who received an honorary degree from Xavier University of Louisiana: 2 wds. |
| GARETH | Welsh rugby union player declared the greatest player of all time in a poll by Rugby World magazine in 2003 (6,7) |
| EDWARDS | Welsh rugby union player declared the greatest player of all time in a poll by Rugby World magazine in 2003 (6,7) |
| SACHIN | ___ Tendulkar (cricketer often called the greatest player of all time) |
| BABERUTH | One of the greatest players in baseball history (4,4) |
