List of Jewish American sportspeople

This is a list of notable Jewish American sportspeople. For other famous Jewish Americans, see List of Jewish Americans; for sportspeople from other countries; see List of Jews in sport.

Contents

Baseball

See also: List of Jews in sports#Baseball

Players

Josh Satin- Second baseman for the Mets

It is often stated incorrectly that Hall of Famer Rod Carew converted to Judaism, although it is true that he married a Jewish woman and they raised their children as Jews. This misconception was most famously perpetuated in two works:

Basketball

Players

Executives

See also

Boxing

Greg Lobel -Heavy Weight

Cricket

Fencing

American Football

Players

Coaches

Executives

Golf

Ice hockey

Motor sports

Power sports

Rugby union

Skating

Soccer (association football)

Swimming

Tennis and racquet sports

Track and field

Horse racing

Miscellaneous sports

See also

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