MEXICAN AMERICANS IN SPORTS

Football

Joe Aguirre – NFL tight end
Raul Allegre – NFL placekicker
Leo Araguz – NFL kicker and punter
Joe Arenas – NFL running back, safety, punt returner and kick returner
Marc Bulger – NFL quarterback
Anthony Calvillo – CFL quarterback
Greg Camarillo – NFL wide receiver
Tony Casillas – NFL defensive lineman
Jorge Cordova – NFL linebacker
Ronnie Cruz – NFL fullback
Jack Del Rio – NFL linebacker and coach
Donnie Edwards – NFL linebacker
Tom Fears – NFL wide receiver
Manny Fernandez (American football) – NFL defensive tackle
Tom Flores – NFL coach
Arian Foster – NFL Runningback
Aaron Garcia – college and Arena Football quarterback
Jeff Garcia – NFL quarterback
Norberto Garrido – NFL offensive lineman
Roberto Garza – NFL offensive guard
Joe Hernandez (wide receiver) – NFL wide receiver
Joe Kapp – NFL quarterback
J. P. Losman – NFL quarterback
Max Montoya – NFL
Moses Moreno – NFL quarterback
Zeke Moreno – NFL linebacker
Anthony Muñoz – Hall of Fame NFL Offensive Tackle
Mike Perez (American football) – NFL quarterback
Jim Plunkett – NFL quarterback
Manny Ramirez – NFL offensive lineman
Ron Rivera – NFL linebacker and NFL coach
Pete Rodriguez – NFL special teams coach
Tony Romo – NFL quarterback
Tony Gonzalez – NFL All Pro tight end
Juan Roque – NFL offensive tackle
Eddie Saenz – NFL running back
Mark Sanchez – NFL quarterback
Daniel Sepulveda – NFL punter
Louis Vasquez – NFL offensive lineman
Danny Villanueva – NFL punter/place kicker

Baseball

Alfredo Aceves – MLB pitcher
Hank Aguirre – MLB all-star pitcher
Armando Almanza – MLB pitcher
Mel Almada – MLB outfielder
Abe Alvarez – MLB pitcher
Rubén Amaro, Jr. – MLB outfielder
Bob Apodaca – MLB pitcher and coach
Frank Arellanes – MLB pitcher
Fernando Arroyo – MLB pitcher
Rod Barajas – MLB catcher
Cuno Barragan – MLB catcher
Freddie Benavides – MLB infielder
Jorge Cantú – MLB infielder
Cam Carreon – MLB catcher
Mark Carreon – MLB first baseman
Cesar Carrillo – MLB pitcher
Bobby Castillo – MLB pitcher
Frank Castillo – MLB starting pitcher
Marty Castillo – MLB catcher and third baseman
Jaime Cerda – MLB pitcher
Eric Chavez – MLB third baseman
Jesse Chavez – MLB pitcher
Chad Cordero – MLB relief pitcher
Pat Corrales – MLB catcher and coach
Jacob Cruz – MLB outfielder
Bobby Cuellar – MLB pitcher and coach
Chuck Estrada – MLB pitcher
Johnny Estrada – MLB catcher
Fernando Cortez – MLB infielder
Marco Estrada – MLB pitcher
Andre Ethier – MLB outfielder
Jesse Flores – MLB pitcher
Randy Flores – MLB pitcher
Ron Flores – MLB pitcher
Brian Fuentes – MLB all-star relief pitcher
Yovani Gallardo – MLB pitcher
Mike Gallego – MLB outfielder and coach
Kiko Garcia – MLB infielder
Mike Garcia – MLB all-star pitcher
Nomar Garciaparra – MLB all-star Shortstop
Matt Garza – MLB pitcher[10]
Lefty Gomez – Hall of Fame pitcher
Luis Gómez – MLB infielder
Adrian Gonzalez – MLB first baseman
Edgar Gonzalez – MLB infielder
Michael Gonzalez – MLB closer/pitcher
Bob Greenwood – MLB pitcher
Eddie Guardado – MLB all-star pitcher
Jerry Hairston, Jr. – MLB player players
Scott Hairston – MLB outfielder
Dan Haren – MLB all-star pitcher
David Hernandez – MLB starting pitcher
Jeremy Hernandez – MLB pitcher
Rudy Jaramillo – Hitting coach
Jason Jaramillo – MLB catcher
Jason Jiménez – MLB pitcher
Joe Kelly – MLB pitcher
Gerald Laird – MLB catcher
Adam LaRoche – MLB first baseman
Andy LaRoche – MLB infielder
Eddie Leon – MLB infielder
Nick Leyva – MLB manager
Evan Longoria – MLB all-star infielder, 2008 rookie of the year
Albie Lopez – MLB pitcher
Alfonso Márquez – MLB Umpire
Buck Martinez – MLB Manager, catcher and Commentator
Sergio Mitre – MLB pitcher
Sid Monge – MLB all-star relief pitcher
Carlos Muñiz – MLB relief pitcher
Sandy Nava – MLB infielder
Ricky Nolasco – MLB pitcher
Augie Ojeda – MLB infielder
Steve Ontiveros (infielder) – MLB infielder
Jesse Orosco – MLB all-star pitcher
Jorge Orta – MLB all-star second baseman
Russ Ortiz – MLB pitcher
Manny Parra – MLB pitcher
Óliver Pérez – MLB pitcher
Carlos Quentin – MLB all-star outfielder
Omar Quintanilla – MLB Shortstop
Erasmo Ramirez – MLB relief pitcher
Horacio Ramírez – MLB pitcher
Rudy Regalado – MLB infielder
Rick Renteria – MLB infielder and coach
Anthony Reyes – MLB pitcher
Rich Rodriguez – MLB pitcher
Ricky Romero – MLB starting pitcher
Sergio Romo – MLB pitcher
Adam Rosales – MLB infielder
Mark Salas – MLB catcher
Freddy Sanchez – MLB all-star infielder and batting champion
Rudy Seánez – MLB pitcher
José Silva – MLB pitcher
Mike Torrez – MLB pitcher
Randy Velarde – MLB infielder
Fernando Viña – MLB all-star second baseman
Ted Williams – MLB left fielder and Hall of Fame legend
Michael Young – MLB all-star MVP, Shortstop and Batting champion
Joel Zumaya – MLB pitcher

Boxing

Art Aragon – lightweight boxer
Chris Arreola – heavyweight boxer
Paulie Ayala – WBA bantamweight champion
Tony Ayala, Jr. – Junior middleweight boxer
Tony Baltazar – professional boxer
Jose Benavidez – boxing's top light welterweight prospect
Norberto Bravo – professional boxer
Gaby Canizales – bantamweight World champion boxer
Orlando Canizales – bantamweight World champion boxer, Hall of Famer
Michael Carbajal – four-time light flyweight champion boxer, Hall of Famer
Ruben Castillo – professional boxer
Bobby Chacon – two-time champion boxer, Hall of Famer
Jackie Chavez – female boxer and IFBA World super bantamweight champion
Rudy Cisneros – boxer, Contender Contestant
Diego Corrales – Super featherweight and lightweight champion
Steve Cruz – featherweight champion
Alberto Davila – bantamweight champion
Oscar De La Hoya – ten-time World champion
David Díaz – WBC lightweight champion
Joe Diaz – professional boxing trainer
Juan Díaz – WBA and WBO and IBF World lightweight champion
Louie Espinoza – WBA featherweight champion
B. J. Flores – professional boxer
Arturo Frias – World champion
Alex Garcia – heavyweight boxer
Becky Garcia – flyweight female boxer
Roberto Garcia – IBF Super featherweight champion
Roberto Garcia Cortez – IBF featherweight champion
Miguel Angel Garcia – Brother of Roberto Garcia and Top featherweight boxing Prospect
Frankie Gomez – boxing's Top lightweight Prospect
Delia Gonzalez – flyweight female boxer
Jesús González – an amateur champion and Super middleweight contender
Paul Gonzales – flyweight Olympic gold medalist
Rodolfo Gonzales – boxer, poet, and Leader of the Chicano Civil Rights Movement
Robert Guerrero – IBF featherweight and Super featherweight champion
Genaro Hernandez – Super featherweight champion and World champion
Jesse James Leija – World champion boxer
Willie Jorrin – WBC super bantamweight champion
Rocky Juarez – Olympic silver medalist
Danny Lopez – World featherweight champion, Hall of Famer
Tony Lopez – three-time World champion
Steve Luevano – WBO featherweight champion
Raúl Márquez – World champion boxer and boxing Announcer
Sergio Mora – WBC Super welterweight World champion
Manuel Ortiz – World bantamweight champion, Hall of Famer
Victor Ortíz – WBC welterweight champion
Bobby Pacho – professional boxer
Zack Padilla – Light welterweight champion
Carlos Palomino – WBA welterweight champion, Hall of Famer
Robert Quiroga – IBF Superflyweight champion
Mando Ramos – lightweight champion
Danny Romero – World champion boxer
Brandon Rios – WBA lightweight champion
David Rodriguez – an undefeated heavyweight boxer
Raul Rojas – WBA featherweight champion
Joseph Salas – featherweight Olympic silver medalist
Richie Sandoval – bantamweight champion
Solly Smith – First Latino featherweight champion of the world
Mia St. John – professional female boxer
Johnny Tapia – five-time flyweight, bantamweight and featherweight champion
Jesse Valdez – Olympic bronze medalist (1972)
Fernando Vargas – two-time light middleweight champion
Jesse Vargas – welterweight boxer

Soccer

Ivan Becerra – forward
Carlos Bocanegra – Center Back and Captain of the US National Team
Alejandro Guido – attacking midfielder
Omar Salgado – forward and midfielder
Jonathan Bornstein – defender and midfielder
Jose Burciaga Jr. – defender
Edgar Castillo – defender
Omar Gonzalez – defender
Ramiro Corrales – midfielder
Stephanie Cox – defender, Olympic gold medalist
Antonio De La Torre – defender
Jorge Flores – midfielder
Irving Garcia – midfielder
Francisco Gomez – midfielder
Herculez Gomez – forward
Miguel Gonzalez – midfielder
Sonny Guadarrama – midfielder
Luis Gil – midfielder
Daniel Hernández – defender
Rodrigo López – midfielder
Antonio Martínez – midfielder
Mike Muñoz – midfielder
Michael Orozco Fiscal – defender
Jesús Padilla – forward, Striker
Orlando Perez – defender
Veronica Perez – forward
Jennifer Ruiz – midfielder, defender
José Francisco Torres – midfielder
Martin Vasquez – midfielder and head coach
Jose Villarreal – forward

Golf

Homero Blancas – PGA tour winner
Abe Espinosa – first Hispanic-American to win a championship
Al Espinosa – PGA tour winner
Robert Gamez – PGA tour winner
Ernie Gonzalez (golfer) – PGA tour winner
Tony Holguin – PGA tour winner
Joe Jimenez – PGA Senior's champion
Pat Perez – PGA tour winner
Nancy Lopez – Hall of Fame American professional golfer
Lee Trevino – Hall of Fame American professional golfer

Ice hockey
Scott Gomez – NHL center
Moises Gutierrez – ECHL right wing

Martial arts

Paul Buentello – UFC, mixed martial arts
Graciela Casillas – kickboxer
Carlos Condit – UFC, mixed martial arts
Dominick Cruz – UFC, mixed martial arts
Nathan Diaz – UFC, mixed martial arts
Nick Diaz – UFC, mixed martial arts
Efrain Escudero – mixed martial arts
Roger Huerta – UFC, mixed martial arts
Juanito Ibarra – mixed martial arts and boxing trainer
Gilbert Melendez – mixed martial arts
Tito Ortiz – UFC, mixed martial arts
Damacio Page – UFC, mixed martial arts
Hector Ramirez – mixed martial arts
Ricco Rodriguez – mixed martial arts
Mia St. John – tae kwon do champion
Diego Sanchez – UFC, mixed martial arts
Frank Shamrock – UFC, mixed martial arts
Joe Stevenson – UFC, mixed martial arts
Manny Tapia – mixed martial arts
Josh Thomson – mixed martial arts
Miguel Torres – mixed martial arts
Charlie Valencia – mixed martial arts
Cain Velasquez – mixed martial arts/UFC heavyweight champion
Joey Villasenor – mixed martial arts

Wrestling
Aaron Aguilera – professional wrestler
The Bella Twins – professional wrestlers
Sin Cara professional wrestler
Chavo Guerrero Jr. professional wrestler
Eddie Guerrero – professional wrestler
Gory Guerrero – professional wrestler
Hector Guerrero – professional wrestler
Mando Guerrero – professional wrestler
Gino Hernandez – professional wrestler
Shawn Hernandez – professional wrestler
Incognito – professional wrestler
Lady Victoria – professional wrestler
Paul London – professional wrestler
Rey Mysterio Jr. – professional wrestler
Melina Perez – professional wrestler
Tito Santana – professional wrestler
José Luis Jair Soria – professional wrestler
Enrique Torres – professional wrestler

Other sports

Tony Alva – professional skateboarder, founding member of the Z-Boys.
Olga Appell – Olympic Track and Field Athlete, winner of the LA Marathon
Crystl Bustos – softball player, two-time Olympic Gold and silver medalist
Steve Caballero – professional skateboarder
Kaleb Canales – NBA coach
Patricia Cardenas – World champion water polo gold medalist
Henry Cejudo – freestyle wrestler and Olympic gold medalist
Michael Chacon - professional fixed gear freestyle bike rider
Ronnie Deleon – two-time World kickboxing champion
Angélica Gavaldón – tennis player
Memo Gidley – race car driver
Pancho Gonzales – professional tennis player
Danny Herrera – Weightlifting Powerlifter
Rene Herrerias – college basketball coach
Arlene Limas – taekwondo, Olympic gold medalist
Andy Lopez – college baseball coach
Bobby Martinez – professional surfer
Mario Martinez – Weightlifting Powerlifter Olympic silver medalist (1984)
Lorenzo Mata – college basketball player
Jessica Mendoza – softball player and Olympic Gold and silver medalist
Marc Frank Montoya – professional snowboarder
Juan Moreno (taekwondo) – taekwondo, two-time Olympic silver medalist
Derek Parra – professional speed skater and Olympic gold medalist
Stacy Peralta – professional skateboarder, founding member of the Z-Boys.
Paul Rodriguez Jr. – professional skateboarder
Leo Romero – professional skateboarder
Vanessa Torres – professional skateboarder
Benny Urquidez – World kickboxing champion
Ismael Valenzuela – Kentucky Derby winner
Patrick Valenzuela – Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner
Brenda Villa – World Class water polo player, Olympic Silver and bronze medalist
Earl Watson – NBA point guard

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