| 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. |
| ONEAL | Shaquille ___ one of the greatest players of the LA Lakers who won three NBA Championships and three MVP titles with the team |
| 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. |
| ODOM | Lamar ___ former forward of the LA Lakers who won 2 NBA championships as well as NBA Sixth Man of the Year in 2011 |
| 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 |
| EMILE | First name of hockey's original 'Cat,' who went on to coach the Rangers and Blues |
| KOBEBRYANT | 18-time All-Star for the LA Lakers who died on 1/26/20: 2 wds. |
| WILT | _ Chamberlain, regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of basketball (4) |
| IVAN | ___ Lendl Czech-American former tennis player who won 94 singles titles and went on to coach Andy Murray |
| MAGICJOHNSON | NBA star and president of LA Lakers who received an honorary degree from Xavier University of Louisiana: 2 wds. |
| CHRISMULLIN | Former NBA player who went on to coach at his alma mater (St. John's): 2 wds. |
| STEPHCURRY | In the 2010s, this star led the Warriors to three NBA titles in Oakland, then one more in 2022 after the team moved to San Francisco |
| 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) |
| BABERUTH | One of the greatest players in baseball history (4,4) |
| LARRY | Canadian hockey great Mr. Robinson who went on to coach in the NHL |
| PENNYHARDAWAY | Former NBA player who went on to coach at his alma mater (Memphis): 2 wds. |
| JUWANHOWARD | Former NBA player who went on to coach at his alma mater (Michigan): 2 wds. |
