* John Brown ( basketball ) ( born 1951 ), NBA player

* John Nash ( basketball ), executive for several teams in the NBA, most recently General Manager of the Portland Trail Blazers

The 1992 Olympic basketball Dream Team, the first to use current NBA stars, featured Michael Jordan as the anchor, along with Bird, Magic, David Robinson, Patrick Ewing, Scottie Pippen, Clyde Drexler, Karl Malone, John Stockton, Chris Mullin, Charles Barkley, and Christian Laettner.

Famous athletes include Baseball Hall of Fame members Roger Bresnahan and Addie Joss, U. S. boxing Olympian Devin Vargas, 2012 Olympic silver medalist Erik Kynard ( Track & Field, high jump ), professional basketball player John Amaechi, retired NBA player Jim Jackson, and NBA Champions Chicago Bulls Dennis Hopson.

** John Paxson's 3-point shot in Game 6 of the NBA Finals helps the Chicago Bulls secure a 99 – 98 win over the Phoenix Suns, and their third consecutive championship.

John Amaechi, who played in the NBA with the Utah Jazz, Orlando Magic and Cleveland Cavaliers ( as well as internationally with Panathinaikos BC of the Greek Basketball League and Kinder Bologna of the Italian Basketball League ), came out in February 2007 on ESPN's Outside the Lines program.

The ABA also cleverly went after four of the best referees in the NBA: Earl Strom, John Vanak, Norm Drucker and Joe Gushue, getting them to " jump " leagues by offering them far more in money and benefits.

The 1992-93 NBA season included the additions of draft choice Harold Miner of the University of Southern California as well as trading a 1st round pick ( which would turn into the No. 10 overall pick the following season ) for Detroit Pistons forward / center John Salley.

The Bulls capped the season by winning their fifth NBA championship over John Stockton, Karl Malone and the Utah Jazz.

As a result of the Owens trade, they were left as bystanders in the midst of one of the deepest drafts in NBA history — including such future stars as Jordan, Hakeem Olajuwon, Sam Perkins, Charles Barkley, and John Stockton.

After Rex Hughes filled the coaching shoes for one game, NBA veteran John Lucas was named head coach.

During the late 1980s, John Stockton and Karl Malone arose as the franchise players for the team, and formed one of the most famed point guard – power forward duos in NBA history.

* John MacLeod-college basketball and NBA coach.

* John Mengelt, professional athlete, NBA

* John Calipari ( born 1959 ), NBA and college basketball coach.

* John Crotty ( born 1969 ), former NBA basketball player.

* John Celestand ( born 1977 ), 30th Pick of 1999 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers.

* John Coker, former NBA center, graduated from Olympic High School.

* John David Jamerson: Standout NCAA basketball player for Ohio University and NBA player selected by the Miami Heat in the 1st round ( 15th overall ) of the 1990 NBA Draft.

* John Mengelt, NBA player

By his senior year, John was considered as one of the top guards in the country and was named to the 1979 McDonald's All-American Team, joining such future college and NBA standouts as Isiah Thomas, James Worthy and Byron Scott in the game.

* John Marshall Jones as NBA Player ( uncredited )

* 1954 – John Lloyd, English tennis player

* 1962 – John " Hot Rod " Williams, American basketball player

* 1925 – John McCormack, Canadian ice hockey player

* 1946 – John York, American bass player, songwriter, and producer ( The Byrds )

* 1966 – John Hudek, American baseball player

* 1935 – John Brodie, American football player

* 1951 – John Deacon, English bass player and songwriter ( Queen )

* 1983 – John McCargo, American football player

* 1962 – John Korfas, Greek basketball player

* 1966 – John Wetteland, American baseball player

* 1928 – John " Kayo " Dottley, American football player

* 1969 – John Witt, American baseball player, author, and actor

* 1978 – John Gall, American baseball player

* 1977 – John Patrick O ' Brien, American soccer player

* 1960 – John Schweitz, American basketball player and coach

* 1965 – John Starks, American basketball player

* 1949 – John Riggins, American football player

* 1873 – John McGraw, American baseball player and manager ( d. 1934 )

* 1949 – John Gourlay, Canadian football player ( b. 1872 )

The Crawford rule, named after John R. Crawford, is designed to make match play more equitable for the player in the lead.

In the wake of John Byrne's reboot of Superman continuity in The Man of Steel, many traditional aspects of Clark Kent were dropped in favor of giving him a more aggressive and extroverted personality ( although not as strong as Lois ), including such aspects as making Clark a top football player in high school, along with being a successful author and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer.

* 1917 – John January, American soccer player ( b. 1882 )

* 1951 – John D ' Acquisto, baseball player

The game's designer, John Romero, has pointed out that this is so the player feels more involved in the game: " There was never a name for the DOOM marine because it's supposed to be YOU.

In February 2012, Fabio Capello resigned from his role as England manager, following a disagreement with the FA over their request to remove John Terry from team captaincy after accusations of racial abuse concerning the player.