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
Baseball (inactive)
- Jeff Blauser - 13-year MLB shortstop with the Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs
- Dan Boitano - 5-year pitcher with Philadelphia Phillies, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, and the Texas Rangers
- Frenchy Bordagaray - played with the Sacramento Solons
- Chris Bosio - 11-year MLB pitcher with the Milwaukee Brewers and Seattle Mariners
- Doug Carson - former catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- Bobby Clark - 7-year outfielder for the California Angels and Milwaukee Brewers
- Royce Clayton - 18-year infielder for the San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Colorado Rockies, Arizona Diamondbacks, Washington Nationals, Cincinnati Reds, Toronto Blue Jays, and the Boston Red Sox
- Bob Elliott - 17-year MLB infielder and outfielder
- Bob Forsch - former MLB pitcher
- Ken Forsch - former MLB pitcher
- Stan Hack - 16-year MLB infielder
- Doug Henry - 12-year pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants, Houston Astros, and the Kansas City Royals
- Dion James - MLB outfielder
- Geoff Jenkins - 10-year MLB outfielder with the Milwaukee Brewers
- Randy Lerch - 12-year pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Montreal Expos, and the San Francisco Giants
- Buck Martinez - 17-year MLB catcher
- Marc Newfield - 6-year pitcher for the Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres, and the Milwaukee Brewers
- 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
- Mike Thomas - former MLB pitcher
- Greg Vaughn - four-time MLB All-Star outfielder
- Randy Veres - 6-year pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins, Detroit Tigers, and the Kansas City Royals
- Fernando Viña - 12-year infielder for five MLB teams
- John Vukovich - 11-year infielder for the Philadelphia Phillies, Milwaukee Brewers, and the Cincinnati Reds; 2-year manager of the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies
Basketball
Boxing
Golf
Martial Arts
Olympians
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 & NASCAR K&N Pro Series Driver
- Sally Edwards - triathlete
- Vic Grimes - professional wrestler
- Joey Hand - racer, American Le Mans Series and Grand-Am
- 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[1]
- 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
- Marcus Arroyo - Offensive Coordinator for San Jose State football
- Josh Wood - speed roller skating national team member from 2002 to 2007
See also
- Sacramento Kings (NBA), (1985–present)
- Sacramento Capitals (WTT), (1987–present)
- Sacramento Monarchs (WNBA), (1997–2009)
- 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)
- Sacramento Mountain Lions (UFL), (2009-present)
References
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