List of Sacramento sports figures

List of Sacramento sports figures

In addition to members of the Sacramento Kings, sports figures associated with Sacramento, California include:(listed in alphabetical order)

Baseball

* Dusty Baker - manager for the Cincinnati Reds
* Larry Bowa - New York Yankees third-base coach and former MLB shortstop
* John Bowker - right fielder for the San Francisco Giants
* Dallas Braden - pitcher for the Oakland Athletics
* Doug Davis - pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks
* Jermaine Dye - right fielder for the Chicago White Sox
* Andy Fox - first base/infield coach for the Florida Marlins
* Toby Hall - catcher for the Chicago White Sox
* Steve Holm - catcher for the San Francisco Giants
* Joe Inglett - second baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays
* J.P. Howell - pitcher for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
* Geoff Jenkins - outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies
* Nick Johnson - first baseman for the Washington Nationals
* Brandon League - pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
* Derrek Lee - first baseman for the Chicago Cubs
* Brad Lidge - pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
* Mike Lincoln - pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
* Jerry Manuel - Manager of the New York Mets and former Chicago White Sox manager
* Mark McLemore - pitcher for the Houston Astros
* Darren Oliver - pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
* Manny Parra - pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers
* Dustin Pedroia - second baseman for the Boston Red Sox
* Matt Walbeck - Texas Rangers third-base coach and 11-year MLB catcher
* Charlie Zink - pitcher for the Boston Red Sox

Baseball (inactive)

* Jeff Blauser - 13-year MLB shortstop with the Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs
* Frenchy Bordagaray - played with the Sacramento Solons
* Chris Bosio - 11-year MLB pitcher with the Milwaukee Brewers and Seattle Mariners
* Bob Elliott - 17-year MLB infielder and outfielder
* Bob Forsch - former MLB pitcher
* Ken Forsch - former MLB pitcher
* Stan Hack - 16-year MLB infielder
* Dion James - MLB outfielder
* Geoff Jenkins - 10-year MLB outfielder with the Milwaukee Brewers
* Buck Martinez - 17-year MLB catcher
* Rowland Office - 11-year MLB outfielder
* Geno Petralli - 12-year MLB catcher
* Jerry Royster - former MLB third baseman for five teams and current manager of the Las Vegas 51s of the Pacific Coast League
* Dick Ruthven - 14-year MLB pitcher
* F.P. Santangelo - seven-year MLB player and an analyst on the San Francisco Giants pregame show on Fox Sports Net
* Steve Sax - former MLB All-Star second baseman
* Bud Stewart - nine-year MLB outfielder
* Greg Vaughn - four-time MLB All-Star outfielder
* Fernando Viña - 12-year infielder for five MLB teams

Basketball

* Ryan Anderson - New Jersey Nets forward
* Matt Barnes - Golden State Warriors forward who has played for five NBA teams
* Bill Cartwright - NBA center who played for three teams and won three championships
* David Cooke - one-year NBA forward with the Sacramento Kings
* James Donaldson - former NBA center
* Jim Eakins - former NBA/ABA center
* Darnell Hillman - former NBA/ABA forward
* Mel Hutchins - former NBA forward
* Joel Jones - member of the Puerto Rican national basketball team
* Kevin Johnson - former NBA guard who played for the Phoenix Suns and the Cleveland Cavaliers
* Jim Loscutoff - former NBA forward
* Rich Manning - former NBA forward
* Jameel Pugh - forward named the World’s Best Dunker in 2000, and the 33rd-best dunker of all time, by Slam Magazine
* Michael Stewart - former NBA center who played for five teams
* Don Verlin - men's basketball coach at the University of Idaho

Boxing

* Max Baer - former World Heavyweight boxing champion
* Peyton Boyea - boxer
* Diego Corrales - former World Lightweight and Junior Lightweight boxing champion
* Otis Griffin - boxer and winner of the reality TV show The Next Great Champ on Fox
* Tony Lopez - former World Super Featherweight and Lightweight boxing champion
* Juan Lazcano - light welterweight boxer
* Pete Ranzany - welterweight boxer
* Denis Yakimchuk - World Heavyweight boxing champion
* Loreto Garza - Junior Welterweight Champion

Football (active - National Football League)

* Justin Bannan - backup defensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens
* Clancy Barone - tight ends coach for the San Diego Chargers
* Lance Briggs - starting linebacker for Chicago Bears
* Tedy Bruschi - starting linebacker for New England Patriots
* Jarrett Bush - backup defensive back for the Green Bay Packers
* James Campen - offensive line coach for the Green Bay Packers
* Erik Coleman - starting safety for the Atlanta Falcons
* Daniel Fells - tight end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
* Malcom Floyd - backup wide receiver for the San Diego Chargers
* Nathaniel Hackett - offensive quality control coach for the Buffalo Bills
* Rodney Hannah - practice squad tight end for the Dallas Cowboys
* Adam Jennings - backup wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons
* Greg Knapp - offensive coordinator for the Oakland Raiders
* Keith Lewis - backup safety for the San Francisco 49ers
* Marcus McCauley - backup defensive back for the Minnesota Vikings
* Lonie Paxton - long snapper for the New England Patriots
* J.T. O'Sullivan - starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers
* Mike Patterson - starting defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles
* Ephraim Salaam - backup offensive tackle for the Houston Texans
* Phil Snow - linebackers coach for the Detroit Lions
* Donte Stallworth - starting wide receiver for Cleveland Browns
* C.J. Wallace - backup safety for the Seattle Seahawks
* Seneca Wallace - backup quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks
* D.J. Williams - starting linebacker for the Denver Broncos

Football (active - Arena Football League and Canadian Football League)

* Dek Bake - defensive tackle for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League
* Eddie Canonico - wide receiver/defensive back for the Utah Blaze of the Arena Football League
* Marko Cavka - offensive lineman for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League
* Ryan Dinwiddie - quarterback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League
* Aaron Garcia - quarterback for the New York Dragons of the Arena Football League
* Derrick Lewis - wide receiver for the Austin Wranglers of the Arena Football League
* Etu Molden - wide receiver/defensive back for the Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League
* Ricky Ray - quarterback for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League
* Charles Roberts - running back for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League
* Isaiah Ross - offensive lineman for the Nashville Kats of the Arena Football League
* Damen Wheeler - defensive back for the Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League

Football (inactive)

* Robert Awalt - seven-year NFL tight end
* Jim Breech - 14-year placekicker for the Oakland Raiders and the Cincinnati Bengals
* Matt Bouza - nine-year NFL wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers and the Indianapolis Colts
* Dan Bunz - eight-year NFL linebacker won two Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers
* Giovanni Carmazzi - quarterback, third-round draft pick by the San Francisco 49ers
* Rae Carruth - former NFL wide receiver found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder of his girlfriend
* K.C. Clark - NFL defensive back for the Denver Broncos
* Rick Cunningham - eight-year NFL lineman
* Don Doll - four-time NFL Pro Bowl defensive back
* Mike Flanagan - 12-year center for the Houston Texans
* Scott Galbraith - nine-year NFL tight end
* Harold Green - nine-year NFL running back
* Charles Mann - 12-year defensive tackle for the Washington Redskins
* Trevor Matich - 12-year NFL lineman
* Bill Munson - 16-year NFL quarterback
* Darrin Nelson - 11-year NFL running back
* Ken O'Brien - 11-year quarterback for the New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles
* Chris Oldham - 12-year NFL defensive back
* Eason Ramson - seven-year NFL tight end
* Ricky Reynolds - 10-year NFL defensive tackle
* Ken Rose - eight-year NFL linebacker
* Adrian Ross - seven-year linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers
* Jason Sehorn - nine-year NFL defensive back for the New York Giants and St. Louis Rams
* Daimon Shelton - nine-year NFL fullback
* Onterrio Smith - former running back for Minnesota Vikings and Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League
* Eric Thomas - nine-year NFL defensive back
* Gerald Willhite - seven-year NFL running back for the Denver Broncos

Golf

* John Daly - PGA Tour golfer
* Natalie Gulbis - LPGA golfer
* Robert Hamilton - golfer on the Canadian Professional Golf Tour
* Jason Hartwick - golfer on the Canadian Professional Golf Tour
* Brian Henninger - PGA Tour golfer
* Vince Howell - professional long-drive competitor
* Tom Johnson - PGA Tour golfer
* Scott McCarron - PGA Tour golfer
* Kevin Sutherland - PGA Tour golfer
* Nick Watney - PGA Tour golfer

Martial Arts

* Urijah Faber - professional mixed martial arts fighter in the WEC and current WEC featherweight champion.
* Tyson Griffin - professional mixed martial arts fighter in the UFC
* James "Sandman" Irvin - professional mixed martial arts fighter in the UFC
* Scott Smith - professional mixed martial arts fighter in the UFC
* David Terrell - professional mixed martial arts fighter in the UFC
* Christian "The Hungarian Nightmare" Wellisch - professional mixed martial arts fighter in the UFC

Olympians

* Norman Foster Darrell Alvis - finished 10th in the 100 kilometer individual time trial the 1988 Summer Olympics
* Evelyn Ashford - five-time medalist in the 100-meter and 4x100 m relay and track athlete at five Olympic Games
* Mike Burton - Olympic gold medalist swimmer
* John Freeman Callahan - skiier in the 30-kilometer classicial at the 1992 Winter Olympics
* Ben Nighthorse Campbell - captain of the judo team at the 1964 Summer Olympics
* Malachi Davis - ran in the 400-meter and 4x100-meter relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics for the United Kingdom
* Rodney DeHaven - finished 69th in the marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics
* Jeff Float - Olympic gold medalist swimmer
* George Michael Frenn - participated in the hammer throw at the 1972 Summer Olympics
* Gabe Gardner - opposite hitter for the 2008 Summer Olympics United States men's national volleyball team
* Eric Heiden - Olympic gold medalist speed skater
* Sheila Hudson - finished 10th in the triple jump at the 1996 Summer Olympics
* Allen James - racewalking competitior at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics
* Tommy Kono - three-time medalist in weightlifting in the 1952 Summer Olympics, 1956 Summer Olympics and 1960 Summer Olympics
* Brian Lewis - gold medalist in 4x100-meter relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics
* Lauren McFall - bronze medalist as part of the synchronized swimming team at the 2004 Summer Olympics
* Debbie Meyer - three-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer at the 1968 Summer Olympics
* Derek Miles - finished seventh in the pole vault at the 2004 Summer Olympics
* Jamie Nieto - finished fourth in the high jump at the 2004 Summer Olympics
* Roger "Jack" Parker - bronze medalist as a member of the decathlon in the 1936 Berlin Olympics
* Vladimir Sabich - finished fifth in the slalom at the 1968 Winter Olympics
* Summer Sanders - Olympic gold medalist swimmer at the 1992 Summer Olympics and broadcaster
* Mark Spitz - Olympic gold medalist swimmer
* George Stanich - bronze medalist in the high jump in the 1948 Summer Olympics
* Michael Stember - middle distance runner finished ninth in the semifinal at the 2000 Summer Olympics
* Chloe Sutton - member of the 2008 Summer Olympics United States women's swim team
* Casey Weathers - member of the 2008 Summer Olympics United States baseball team
* Mary Whipple - silver medalist in rowing as part of the women's eight at the 2004 Summer Olympics
* James Williams - member of the 2008 Summer Olympics United States fencing team

Soccer

* Adedoja Akinsanya - striker / midfielder on the under-18 United States men's national soccer team
* D.J. Countess - goalkeeper for the Chilean club Provincial Osorno
* Stephanie Cox - Olympic gold medalist defender for the United States women's national soccer team at the 2008 Summer Olympics
* Steve Cronin - goalkeeper for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer
* Kevin Goldthwaite - defender for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer
* Taylor Graham - defender for the Seattle Sounders of the USL First Division
* Patrick Ianni - defender for the United States men's national soccer team at the 2008 Summer Olympics and Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer
* Adam Jahn - striker / midfielder on the under-18 United States men's national soccer team
* Rachel Mercik - midfielder on the under-17 United States women's national soccer team
* Amobi Okugo - midfielder on the under-20 United States men's national soccer team
* Sasha Victorine - midfielder for the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer

Miscellaneous

* Randall Bal - member of the United States men's swim team
* Michael Bennett - professional angler
* Scott Boras - sports agent, minor league baseball player
* Abigail Burris - 2006 member of the United States women's free skating senior world team
* Kimberlee Butler - speed roller skating United States national team member in 2000 and from 2002 to 2005
* Josh Combs - FLASHCO SRL Southwest Tour Series racer
* Sally Edwards - triathlete
* Vic Grimes - professional wrestler
* Chris Hughes - FLW Outdoors fisherman
* Kevin Christopher Jones - nine-time medalist at the X-Games
* Shelby Kantar - MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour 2007 Pro Tour titlist
* Angela Lewis - AVP tour volleyball player
* Dane Lewis - 1998, 1999 and 2006 speed roller skating national team member
* Jeanette Menacho - member of the United States women's national bowling team in 2001 and 2002
* Chris Miller - former national national team member for USA Rugby
* Nathan Miller - member of the BMC pro cycling team
* Leonore Modell - at age 14 swam the English Channel in 15 hours, 30 minutes [cite news|author=No author|work=|title=No title|url=http://time-proxy.yaga.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,830655,00.htmll|date=September 11, 1964]
* Kris Netherton - member of the United States men's national bowling team in 2000
* Scott Pruett - racer (NASCAR, Champ Car, IMSA GT, Trans Am and Grand-Am)
* Michelle Quirk - member of the United States girls national bowling team in 2005 and 2006
* Chris Raza -FLW Outdoors fisherman
* Stacy Robards - member of the United States women's national bowling team in 1993
* Mike Sayers - member of the BMC pro cycling team
* Kort Schubert - former national national team member and blindside flanker for USA Rugby
* Louis Stanfill - national team member and blindside flanker for USA Rugby
* Delano Thomas - member of the United States men's volleyball team
* Sam Warburg - tennis player
* Stacy Werth - member of the United States women's national bowling team in 1996, 1998 and 2003
* Josh Wood - speed roller skating national team member from 2002 to 2007

ee also

*Sacramento Kings (NBA), (1985–present)
*Sacramento Capitals (WTT), (1987–present)
*Sacramento Monarchs (WNBA), (1997–present)
*Sacramento River Cats (PCL), (2000–present)
*Sacramento Knights (CISL, WISL), (1993–2001); (NPSL), (2003–present)
*Sacramento Sirens (IWFL), (2003–present)
*Sacramento Heatwave (ABA), (2006-present)
*Sacramento Gold Miners (CFL), (1993–1995)
*Sacramento Surge (WLAF), (1991–1992)
*Sacramento Solons (PCL), (1903, 1905, 1909–1914, 1918–1960, 1974–1976)

References

External links

* [http://expn.go.com/expn/athletes/index EXPN.com] - EXPN Athlete Bios
* [http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/players/index.jsp MLB.com] - Major League Baseball Bios
* [http://web.mlsnet.com/players/ MLSnet.com] - Major League Soccer Bios
* [http://www.nba.com/players/ NBA.com] - National Baseball Association Bios
* [http://www.nfl.com/players NFL.com] - National Football League Bios
* [http://www.pgatour.com/r/players/ PGATour.com] Professional Golf Association Bios
* [http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=fighter.allfighters UFC.com] Ultimate Fighting Championship Bios
* [http://www.ussoccer.com USSoccer.com] - United States Men's and Women's Soccer


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