* Andy Varga is a former MLB player ( Chicago Cubs )

* Andy Sisco-former MLB player ( Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox )

* 1977 – Andy Phillips, American baseball player

* 1945 – Andy Messersmith, American baseball player

* 1977 – Andy McDonald, Canadian ice hockey player

* 1932 – Andy Bathgate, Canadian ice hockey player

* 1982 – Andy Roddick, American tennis player

The Rockies won, 9 – 2, with Andy Benes on the mound for the Diamondbacks, and Travis Lee being the first player to hit, score, homer and drive in a run.

* 1981 – Andy González, Puerto Rican baseball player

* 1962 – Andy Fordham, English darts player

* 1960 – Andy Moog, Canadian ice hockey player

* Andy Hoepelman ( 1955 ), water polo player

* 1967 – Andy Ashby, American baseball player

* 1975 – Andy Farrell, English rugby player

* 1983 – Andy Sonnanstine, American baseball player

* 1986 – Andy Rautins, Canadian basketball player

* 1882 – Andy Coakley, American baseball player and coach ( d. 1963 )

* 1982 – Andy Greene, American ice hockey player

* 1970 – Andy Ward, Irish rugby player

* June 15 – Andy Pettitte, American baseball player

* February 2 – Andy Fordham, English darts player

Omaha is the birthplace of numerous important historical and modern sports figures, including 1960 Summer Olympics gold medalist and NBA star Bob Boozer ; Baseball Hall of Famer Bob Gibson ; 1989 American League Rookie of the Year Gregg Olson ; NFL running back Ahman Green ; Heisman Trophy winners Johnny Rodgers and Eric Crouch ; Pro Football Hall of Famer Gale Sayers ; and champion tennis player Andy Roddick.

Former Stars goalkeeper Andy Moog was promoted to Assistant General Manager for Player Development ( he kept his job as goaltending coach ), and former player Ulf Dahlen was hired as an assistant coach.

* Andy Mitchell, Former professional baseball player

* Andy Ram ( born 1980 ), Israeli tennis player

These include John Kay, lead singer, harmonica and organ player, and occasional guitarist of the heavy metal late 60s / early 70s band Steppenwolf, members of The Tragically Hip, The Mahones, jazz singer Andy Poole, Bedouin Soundclash, Sarah Harmer, The Arrogant Worms, The Headstones, The Inbreds, and David Usher, formerly of Moist.

In 2001, the center of the magazine shifted from Detroit, Michigan to Liberty, Tennessee when long-time contributor Andy Smith took over the main editorial duties of the magazine, although long-time Detroit staffers like Peter Werbe remained involved.

A bit earlier, on the West-coast, Roy Lichtenstein, Jim Dine and Andy Warhol from NYC, Phillip Hefferton and Robert Dowd from Detroit ; Edward Ruscha and Joe Goode from Oklahoma City, and Wayne Thiebaud from California were included in the New Painting of Common Objects show.

* Andy Oliver, Major League Baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers

* Andy Van Slyke ( born December 21, 1960 in Utica, New York ) raised in New Hartford, is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder and former first base coach for the Detroit Tigers.

But Boom Boom had a hard time convincing the NHL of his considerable talents ; Maurice Richard, Andy Bathgate ( New York Rangers ) and Gordie Howe ( Detroit Red Wings ) were so good that they overshadowed him.

By this time, the pitcher Andy Cooper who had made a name for himself by playing for seven years with the Detroit Stars had joined the Monarchs and aided them winning the 1929 pennant.

The mainstays of the Detroit Stars during the 1920s were Hall of Fame center fielder Turkey Stearnes, who ranks among the all-time Negro league leaders in nearly every batting category ; Hall of Fame pitcher Andy Cooper, a workhorse southpaw ; pitcher Bill Holland ; and first baseman Wesley, who led the league in home runs twice and batting average once.

In 1992, Bell went to her first audition and won a dual role as a banana and a tree in a suburban Detroit theater's production of Raggedy Ann and Andy.

For a time, they were led by star player-coach Andy Chapman until he was lured away by the more deep-pocketed Detroit Neon in 1994.

Peralta hit his first inside-the-park home run on July 18, 2010, against the Detroit Tigers and pitcher Andy Oliver.

Andy Hebenton had the hat trick on December 16 as the Rangers beat Detroit 5 – 2 at Madison Square Garden.

In 2008 Lancaster left Leeds to take a job at the RFU, replaced by England World Cup winner Neil Back and Andy Key, both of whom were previously on the coaching staff at Leicester Tigers.

In particular, during his five year spell at Leicester Tigers between 1998 – 2003, as a goalkicker, he was an integral part of the dominant Leicester side that won the league four times in succession to add to back-to-back Heineken Cup, becoming the Premierships top points scorer in the process ( his points total has now been overtaken by both Jonny Wilkinson and Andy Goode ).

The Tigers won 25 – 26 courtesy of an Andy Goode drop goal 3 minutes from time but Gloucester had seemed in control.

An Andy Goode penalty gave them the lead and a drop goal for each team in the last ten minutes ( in which Lamb also missed a penalty ) meant that the Leicester Tigers became the first team in premiership history to win a semi-final away from home, and once again left Gloucester's fans heart-broken.

Brandi, who has since retired, is the niece of Andy Brandi who played for the Trinity Tigers men's tennis team in NCAA Division I competition.

They recently signed Welsh International, Barry Davies from the Llanelli Scarlets and Andy Goode from the Leicester Tigers, and have also signed New Zealand-born England international Riki Flutey from London Wasps effective with the 2009 – 10 season.

Shaun McRae was involved in bringing in a number of new signings for the 2012 season, including ; Andy Lynch ( Bradford Bulls ), Brett Seymour ( New Zealand Warriors ), Wade McKinnon ( Wests Tigers ), Aaron Heremaia ( New Zealand Warriors ), Eamon O ' Carroll ( Wigan Warriors ), Martin Aspinwall ( Castleford Tigers ), Tony Martin ( Crusaders RL ) and Jamie Ellis ( Leigh Centurions ).

Leyburn is the home town of Tottenham Hotspur and England footballer Michael Dawson and his elder brother Andy Dawson who plays for Hull City and has been a regular first team player throughout the Tigers ' climb through the four English football league divisions.