3-syllable Athletes that contain E

List of 3-syllable Athletes that contain E

1

Bill Russell

American basketball center who won 11 NBA championships with the Boston Celtics, the most of any player in league history.

2

Carl Lewis

American track and field athlete who won nine Olympic gold medals across four Games in sprints and the long jump.

3

Chris Evert

American tennis player who won 18 Grand Slam singles titles and reached at least the semifinals of 52 consecutive majors.

4

Gareth Bale

Welsh football winger known for powerful left-footed strikes and five UEFA Champions League titles with Real Madrid.

5

Jimmie Foxx

American baseball first baseman who won the 1933 American League Triple Crown and three consecutive MVP awards in the 1930s.

6

Joe Louis

American boxer who held the world heavyweight championship from 1937 to 1949, the longest unbroken reign in the division's history.

7

Karrie Webb

Australian professional golfer and seven-time major champion who completed the LPGA Career Grand Slam at the youngest age in tour history.

8

Kevin Trapp

German football goalkeeper with European trophy success at Eintracht Frankfurt and Paris Saint-Germain.

9

Kobe Bryant

American basketball guard who won five NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers across two decades.

10

LeBron James

American basketball forward, four-time NBA champion, and the league's all-time leading scorer.

11

Michael Phelps

American swimmer who won 23 Olympic gold medals, the most by any Olympic athlete in history.

12

Mike Tyson

American boxer who became the youngest undisputed heavyweight champion in history at age 20 in 1986.

13

Pete Sampras

American tennis player who won 14 Grand Slam singles titles, including seven Wimbledon championships.

14

Roy Jones Jr.

American boxer who won world titles in four weight classes from middleweight to heavyweight.

15

Steffi Graf

German tennis player who won 22 Grand Slam singles titles and the only Golden Slam (all four majors plus Olympic gold) in a single calendar year.

16

Tiger Woods

American golfer with 15 major championships, second on the all-time list, and a record-tying 82 PGA Tour victories.

17

Vince Carter

American basketball wing whose 22-season NBA career was the longest by a single player and who became known for spectacular dunks.

18

Vlade Divac

Serbian basketball center and NBA All-Star, the first international NBA player to record over 13000 career points and 9000 rebounds.

19

Wayne Gretzky

Canadian ice hockey center widely considered the greatest player in NHL history, holding more than 60 league records when he retired.

20

Wayne Rooney

English football forward and Manchester United all-time top scorer who also held the England national team scoring record on his retirement.

21

Willie Mays

American baseball center fielder, 24-time MLB All-Star and 1954 World Series winner, regarded as one of the greatest all-around players in baseball history.