Jim Brown – All-American in lacrosse, played basketball, and ran track at Syracuse University. Currently in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Lacrosse Hall of Fame, and College Football Hall of Fame.
Ronald Curry – won the 1998 McDonald's All-American Slam Dunk contest and was the MVP for the 1998 McDonald's All-American basketball game. Was ranked by the Recruiting Services Consensus Index as the #6 best high school senior in basketball for 1998. Played basketball for the University of North Carolina.
Bobby Douglass – Chicago Bears quarterback also pitched in the Chicago White Sox minor league system for a very short period.
D.J. Dozier - played five seasons with the NFL's Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions from 1987 to 1991, and played one season with the MLB's New York Mets in 1992.
Darren Fells – played college basketball at UC Irvine and professional basketball overseas from 2008 to 2012 before switching to football. Currently playing for the Arizona Cardinals.
Dwight Freeney – four-sport letterman in soccer (goalkeeper), baseball, basketball and football in high school before focusing on football in college.
Marquise Goodwin – NFL receiver and kickoff returner was an Olympic long jumper and two-time NCAA champion in the sport. He was a four-time All-American in track and field.
Otto Graham – played in the National Basketball League (NBL) for the Rochester Royals from 1945–1946. One of only two athletes (Gene Conley) to win a championship in two different major sports: Rochester Royals (NBL) 1946 championship and Cleveland Browns (AAFC) 1946 championship.
Bud Grant – lettered in baseball and basketball at the University of Minnesota, and later played two seasons in the NBA, two seasons in the NFL, and four seasons in the CFL.
Darrell Green – competed as a professional sprinter from 1981–1982.
James Jett – won gold in 4 × 100 meters at 1992 Olympics.
Corey Jenkins – played minor league baseball and was former first-round pick for the Boston Red Sox, played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks and then linebacker for the Miami Dolphins
Ollie Matson – won two medals in the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.
Banks McFadden – drafted fourth overall and played halfback for the Brooklyn Dodgers prior to serving in World War II. While atClemson, he was a 2-time all-American in basketball and named the 1939 Associated Press Athlete of the year.
Jake Plummer – former NFL quarterback who competed in American handball in Alaska with and against his brother Eric, and lost the 2008 tournament to him.
Chris Weinke – played six years of minor league baseball before going to Florida State, where he won the Heisman Trophy and led his team to the BCS National Championship Game. Later started in the NFL.
Muhammad Wilkerson – led Linden High School to state titles during his junior and senior years in basketball before switching to American Football in college.
Ricky Williams – played four years of minor league baseball for the Philaphia Phillies.[12]
Russell Wilson – currently a quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks, drafted with the 75th pick of the 2012 NFL Draft. In college, he had been a football quarterback and baseball infielder at North Carolina State; after graduating early from NC State, he took advantage of an NCAA rule allowing graduate transfers and played one season at quarterback for Wisconsin. In baseball, Wilson was drafted by the Colorado RockiesMajor League Baseball team in the 2010 draft with the 140th pick, and was also drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 2013 Rule 5 draft.
Jameis Winston – current Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback was a two-sport athlete for Florida State as a quarterback, winning the Heisman Trophy in 2013, and as an outfielder in baseball. He decided to go to college despite being drafted by theTexas Rangers in the 15th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft.
Rod Woodson – pro football Hall of Fame defensive back, and was a world-class 110 meter hurdler.
Bo Jackson – won the Heisman Trophy, and was an all-pro in the National Football League and also played on a semi-pro basketball team in Los Angeles before returning to baseball.
Juan Marichal – Participated as a soltadore on the Dominican cockfighting circuit.
Joe Mauer – Played quarterback, point guard, and catcher in high school, and was named USA Today High School Player of the Year twice in the same school year: in 2000 for football and 2001 for baseball.
Bill McWilliams – Besides playing for the Boston Red Sox 1931 MLB, he played for the Detroit Lions NFL in 1934.
Joe Morgan – MLB and Minor League career as player and manager; standout high school hockey player from Walpole MA and at Boston College.
Cumberland Posey – Member of both the Baseball and Basketball Halls of Fame. In baseball, briefly played for the Homestead Grays of the Negro Leagues before retiring to become the team's field manager, general manager, and eventual owner, building one of the Negro Leagues' strongest organizations. In basketball, was recognized as the best African American player of the first two decades of the 20th century.
Dave Winfield – was drafted by four professional teams in three different sports – basketball, baseball and American football, before deciding to concentrate on his baseball career.[33]
Scott Burrell – the only athlete in history to have been drafted in the first round in two of the four major professional sports leagues (MLB and NBA)[34]
Wilt Chamberlain – Played volleyball in the IVA for the Seattle Smashers 1974–1979. Went to college on a track and basketball scholarship, competed in high jump and shot put as well as running quarter-mile races, and was also offered professional boxing and football opportunities.
Nathaniel Clifton – played baseball in the Negro Leagues, before becoming the first African American to land an NBA contract and stick with a team.
Elena Delle Donne – The 2013 WNBA Rookie of the Year and 2015 WNBA MVP was a top prospect in both basketball and volleyball in high school. After burning out on basketball, she played volleyball in her first season at the University of Delaware in 2008 before returning to basketball the next year.
Joel Embiid – Played volleyball and soccer before switching to basketball in 2011. On the roster of the Philadelphia 76ers, but has yet to play for the team due to lingering foot injuries.
Nate Robinson – Played football at the University of Washington. Robinson's college football career is most remembered for his interception in the final minutes of regulation of the 2002 Apple Cup against the Washington State Cougars, who were at the time ranked #3 in the AP poll
Matt Stainbrook – During his final year at Xavier University of Cincinnati, competed on the track and field team as a discus thrower and shot putter, as well as basketball.
Lionel Conacher – Canada's greatest male athlete in the 1920s and 1930s, he also excelled in Canadian football, lacrosse, baseball, boxing and wrestling. He, along with Carl Voss is one of only two people to have their names on both the Stanley Cup and Grey Cup.
Bill Ezinicki – Played professional golf after hockey, winning several tournaments.
Jon Mirasty – Nicknamed "Nasty" by teammates and fans, competes professional as an MMA fighter. Was provincial andGolden Gloves champion in 1998 and 1999 in Canadian youth boxing.
Jeremy Yablonski – Professional hockey player in Europe and North America, he has fought professionally in MMA XFS (Extreme Fight Series). He was also a one time, novice Golden Gloves boxing champion.