List of Jewish American sportspeople


List of Jewish American sportspeople


This is a list of notable Jewish American sportspeople. For other Jewish Americans, see Lists of Jewish Americans; for sportspeople from other countries, see List of Jews in sport.

Baseball

Players

  • Cal Abrams
  • Lloyd Allen (converted to Judaism)
  • Rubén Amaro, Jr. (Jewish mother)
  • Morrie Arnovich, All Star
  • Brad Ausmus, catcher, All-Star, 3x Gold Glove
  • Jesse Baker
  • Brian Bark
  • Ross Baumgarten
  • Jose Bautista (Jewish mother)
  • Bo Belinsky (Jewish mother)
  • Joe Bennett
  • Moe Berg
  • Richard Bleier, pitcher (Baltimore Orioles)
  • Bob Berman
  • Cy Block
  • Ron Blomberg (1948–), Major League's first designated hitter
  • Sam Bohne
  • Lou Boudreau (Jewish mother), 8x All-Star, batting title, MVP, Baseball Hall of Fame, manager
  • Ralph Branca, pitcher, 3x All-Star (Jewish mother)
  • Ryan Braun, outfielder, 2007 Rookie of the Year, home run champion, 5x All-Star, 5x Silver Slugger, 2011 National League MVP
  • Alex Bregman, infielder (Houston Astros)
  • Craig Breslow, pitcher
  • Louis Brower
  • Conrad Cardinal
  • Harry Chozen
  • Mark Clear, relief pitcher, 2x All-Star
  • Tony Cogan
  • Alta Cohen
  • Andy Cohen (1904–1988), 2nd baseman for the New York Giants (1926, 1928, 1929); managed one game for the 1960 Philadelphia Phillies
  • Hy Cohen
  • Syd Cohen
  • Phil Cooney
  • Ed Corey
  • Bill Cristall
  • Harry Danning, catcher, 4x All-Star
  • Ike Davis, first baseman
  • Cody Decker
  • Harry Eisenstat
  • Mike Epstein
  • Reuben Ewing
  • Al Federoff
  • Harry Feldman
  • Scott Feldman, pitcher
  • Leo Fishel
  • Matt Ford
  • Nate Freiman
  • Max Fried, pitcher (Atlanta Braves)
  • Sam Fuld, outfielder and general manager
  • Brad Goldberg, pitcher (Chicago White Sox)
  • Sid Gordon, outfielder & third baseman, 2x All-Star
  • John Grabow
  • Shawn Green, right fielder, 2x All-Star, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger
  • Adam Greenberg (1981–), outfielder with the Chicago Cubs
  • Hank Greenberg, first baseman & outfielder, 5x All-Star, 4x home run champion, 4x RBI leader, 2x MVP, Baseball Hall of Fame
  • Mickey Haslin (whose father, George Haslinsky, was a son of Anna née Jaszová)
  • Jason Hirsh, starting pitcher
  • Ken Holtzman, starting pitcher, 2x All-Star. pitched two major league no-hitters
  • Joe Horlen, pitcher, All-Star, ERA leader
  • Brian Horwitz, outfielder
  • Gabe Kapler, outfielder, manager, 2021 NL Manager of the Year
  • Ty Kelly, utility player
  • Ian Kinsler, second baseman, 4x All-Star
  • Jerry Klein, pitcher
  • Sandy Koufax, starting pitcher, 6x All-Star, 5x ERA leader, 4x strikeouts leader, 3x Wins leader, 2x W-L% leader, 1 perfect game, MVP, 3x Cy Young Award, Baseball Hall of Fame
  • Barry Latman, pitcher
  • Ryan Lavarnway, catcher
  • Mike Lieberthal, catcher, 2x All-Star, Gold Glove
  • Jason Marquis, starting pitcher, Silver Slugger, All Star
  • Bob Melvin, catcher & manager of the San Diego Padres
  • Marvin Miller, first director of the MLBPA
  • Jon Moscot, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds)
  • David Newhan (whose father is Ross Newhan)
  • Jeff Newman, catcher & first baseman, All-Star, manager
  • Joc Pederson, outfielder (Arizona Diamondbacks)
  • Barney Pelty
  • Lefty Phillips, managed the California Angels in the late 1960s and early 1970s
  • Lipman Pike, major league baseball's first player. outfielder, second baseman, & manager, 4x home run champion, RBI leader
  • Kevin Pillar, center fielder
  • Jake Pitler
  • Aaron Poreda, pitcher
  • Scott Radinsky, pitcher
  • Jimmie Reese
  • Jerry Reinsdorf, owner, Chicago White Sox
  • Dave Roberts, pitcher
  • Saul Rogovin, pitcher
  • Al Rosen, third baseman & first baseman, 4x All-Star, 2x home run champion, 2x RBI leader, MVP
  • Wayne Rosenthal
  • Josh Satin, second baseman for the Mets
  • Richie Scheinblum, outfielder, All-Star
  • Scott Schoeneweis
  • Art Shamsky, outfielder and first baseman in the '60s and '70s with the Reds and Mets.
  • Larry Sherry, relief pitcher for the Dodgers
  • Norm Sherry, catcher, managed the California Angels
  • Mose Solomon, "The Rabbi of Swat"
  • George Stone, outfielder, 1x batting title
  • Steve Stone, All Star, Cy Young Award
  • Danny Valencia, third baseman
  • Steve Wapnick, relief pitcher
  • Justin Wayne
  • Phil Weintraub, nicknamed "Mickey"
  • Josh Whitesell, first baseman
  • Steve Yeager, catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
  • Larry Yellen, pitcher for the Houston Colt .45s
  • Kevin Youkilis, first baseman, third baseman, & left fielder, 3x All-Star, Gold Glove, Hank Aaron Award
  • Josh Zeid, pitcher

Umpires

  • Al Clark
  • Al Forman
  • Dolly Stark, first Jewish umpire in modern baseball.

Basketball

Basketball players

  • Sam Balter, All American, UCLA; Olympic gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics; longtime radio and TV broadcaster
  • Irv Bemoras, All American, University of Illinois. Guard/forward, Milwaukee Hawks and St. Louis Hawks
  • Sue Bird, NCAA player of the year, University of Connecticut; 11 time All Star with the WNBA's Seattle Storm; 4 Olympic gold medals; 4 World Cup gold medals
  • David Blu, forward, University of Southern California. Played in Euroleague, including 5 seasons with Maccabi Tel Aviv
  • Omri Casspi, 1st Israeli-born NBA draft pick; forward for 8 NBA teams as well as Maccabi Tel Aviv
  • Jake Cohen, American-Israeli power forward for Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Israeli national basketball team
  • Shay Doron, All Conference, University of Maryland. Shooting guard, WNBA's New York Liberty and the Israeli League
  • Jordan Farmar, All Conference, UCLA. Guard, Los Angeles Lakers, New Jersey Nets, and Maccabi Tel Aviv
  • Marty Friedman, pre-NBA player for such teams as the New York Whirlwinds and Cleveland Rosenblums. Naismith Hall of Fame.
  • Doug Gottlieb, led NCAA in assists, Oklahoma State. Played Euroleague. Basketball analyst, ESPN, CBS Sports, Fox Sports.
  • Art Heyman, NCAA player of the year, Duke; forward for the New York Knicks and the ABA's Pittsburgh Pipers.
  • Red Holtzman, player and coach, Naismith HOF 1986, 2x NBA Championship coach
  • Nate Huffman, center, Central Michigan University, NBA's Toronto Raptors. Suproleague player of the year, Maccabi Tel Aviv
  • Ralph Kaplowitz, All American, NYU; guard, Philadelphia Sphas, New York Knicks, Philadelphia Warriors. Started in the first NBA/BAA game (Knicks vs. Huskies)
  • Barry Kramer, All-American NYU; forward, NBA's San Francisco Warriors, New York Knicks
  • Joel Kramer, all conference, San Diego State; forward for Phoenix Suns and Maccabi Tel Aviv.
  • Sylven Landesberg, All ACC, UVA; guard, Maccabi Tel Aviv and EuroLeague
  • Rudy LaRusso, All Ivy, Dartmouth College, five-time NBA All Star, Los Angeles Lakers
  • Nancy Lieberman, NCAA player of the year, Old Dominion University; professional point guard, pre-WNBA, as well as for Phoenix Mercury. Coach and GM, WNBA's Detroit Shock. Assistant coach, NBA's Sacramento Kings. Television analyst, NBA basketball. Naismith Hall of Fame.
  • Lennie Rosenbluth, All American, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Forward, Philadelphia Warriors
  • Danny Schayes, center, Syracuse University; 18 seasons in NBA, 8 with Denver Nuggets
  • Dolph Schayes, All American, NYU. 12-time All-NBA team, Syracuse Nationals. Naismith Hall of Fame.
  • Ossie Schectman, guard, Long Island University. Guard, Philadelphia Sphas and New York Knicks. Scored first basket of BAA/NBA.
  • Jon Scheyer, All-American Duke University, head coach, Duke, effective 2022
  • Barney Sedran, guard CCNY; pre-NBA star for many teams, including the Cleveland Rosenblums. Shortest player in the Naismith Hall of Fame.
  • Amar'e Stoudemire, power forward, New York Knicks; claims to have Jewish roots, but this is unconfirmed
  • Sidney Tanenbaum, All-American, NYU; guard for BAA/NBA's New York Knicks and Baltimore Bullets.
  • Ryan Turell (born 1999), basketball player for the G-League Motor City Cruise, Yeshiva University.
  • Alex Tyus, center, Israeli national team
  • Neal Walk, All American, University of Florida. NBA center, mostly with the Phoenix Suns
  • Max Zaslofsky, guard/forward, St. John's University, Chicago Stags, New York Knicks; named to 1st 4 All-NBA teams

Basketball administrators, coaches, and owners

  • Senda Berenson Abbott, basketball educator, Naismith Hall of Fame
  • Leslie Alexander, owner, Houston Rockets; former owner, Houston Comets
  • Micky Arison, owner, Miami Heat
  • Red Auerbach, coach, general manager and team president, Boston Celtics; 16 NBA championships. Naismith Hall of Fame.
  • Steve Ballmer, owner, Los Angeles Clippers
  • Steve Belkin, former owner, Atlanta Hawks
  • David Blatt, coach, Cleveland Cavaliers
  • David Blitzer, owner, Philadelphia 76ers
  • Larry Brown, coach, 8 NBA teams, University of Kansas, SMU. Point guard, University of North Carolina and 4 teams in the American Basketball Association. Olympic gold medal. Naismith Hall of Fame.
  • Mark Cuban, owner, Dallas Mavericks
  • William Davidson, former owner, Detroit Pistons. Naismith Hall of Fame.
  • Lawrence Frank, coach, New Jersey Nets
  • Larry Fleisher, president and general counsel to the National Basketball Association Players' Association. Naismith Hall of Fame.
  • Dan Gilbert, owner, Cleveland Cavaliers
  • Todd Golden, player, and coach of the Florida Gators
  • Edward Gottlieb, NBA co-founder, coach and owner of Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, Naismith Hall of Fame.
  • Ernie Grunfeld, general manager, New York Knicks and Milwaukee Bucks; president, Washington Wizards. All-time leading scorer, University of Tennessee. Olympic gold medal. Guard, New York Knicks, Milwaukee Bucks, and Kansas City Kings
  • Peter Guber, owner, Golden State Warriors
  • Josh Harris, owner, Philadelphia 76ers
  • Nat Holman, coach, City College of New York, NCAA and NIT championships in same year. Guard, NYU Violets, Original Celtics. Naismith Hall of Fame.
  • Red Holzman, coach, New York Knicks, 2 NBA championships. All American, City College of New York. Guard, Rochester Royals, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Hawks. Naismith Hall of Fame.
  • George Kaiser, owner, Oklahoma City Thunder
  • Louis Klotz, player/coach/manager for the Washington Generals and New York Nationals as they lost 14,000 exhibition games to the Harlem Globetrotters; guard, Philadelphia Sphas and Baltimore Bullets
  • Herb Kohl, former owner, Milwaukee Bucks
  • Joe Lacob, owner, Golden State Warriors, with Peter Guber
  • Guy Lewis, coach, University of Houston. Naismith Hall of Fame.
  • Harry Litwack, coach, Temple University. Player, Philadelphia Sphas. Naismith Hall of Fame.
  • Stan Kasten, general manager/president, Atlanta Hawks
  • Bruce Pearl, coach, University of Tennessee, Auburn University (current)
  • Maurice Podoloff, former NBA commissioner
  • Jerry Reinsdorf, owner, Chicago Bulls, Naismith Hall of Fame
  • Antony Ressler, owner, Atlanta Hawks
  • Abe Saperstein, founder, owner, and earliest coach, Harlem Globetrotters. Shortest man in the Naismith Hall of Fame
  • Robert Sarver, owner, Phoenix Suns
  • Howard Schultz, former owner Seattle SuperSonics and Seattle Storm
  • Jon Scheyer, coach and former All American player, Duke University
  • Adam Silver, current NBA commissioner
  • Herb Simon, owner, Indiana Pacers
  • Mel Simon, former co-owner, Indiana Pacers
  • Donald Sterling, former owner, Los Angeles Clippers
  • David Stern, former NBA commissioner. Naismith Hall of Fame.
  • Zollie Volchok, former general manager, Seattle SuperSonics
  • Larry Weinberg, former owner, Portland Trail Blazers

Boxing

  • Ray Arcel, trainer, HoF
  • Bob Arum, promoter, HoF
  • Abe Attell, world featherweight champion, HoF
  • Max Baer, world heavyweight champion, HoF
  • Benny Bass, world featherweight champion, HoF
  • Samuel Berger, first Olympic heavyweight champion
  • Jack Bernstein, world junior lightweight champion
  • Mushy Callahan, world junior-welterweight champion, HoF
  • Joe Choynski, heavyweight fighter, HoF
  • Al "Bummy" Davis, "The Brownsville Bum"; controversial lightweight and welterweight boxer of the 1930s and 1940s
  • Yuri Foreman, super welterweight champion
  • Benny Goldberg, bantamweight amateur turned pro
  • Charley Goldman, trainer, HoF
  • Abe Goldstein, world bantamweight champion
  • Ronnie Harris, three-time U.S. National Lightweight Champion; gold medalist in Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
  • Mike Jacobs, promoter, HoF
  • Ben Jeby, world middleweight champion
  • Jackie Kallen, promoter
  • Kid Kaplan, world featherweight champion, HoF
  • Solly Krieger, world middleweight champion
  • Herbie Kronowitz, middleweight champion, ranked tenth in the world in the 1940s, native of Brooklyn, New York, later a boxing referee
  • Benny Leonard, world lightweight champion, HoF
  • Battling Levinsky, world light-heavyweight champion, HoF
  • Greg Lobel, heavyweight
  • Saoul Mamby, world junior-welterweight champion
  • Al McCoy, world welterweight champion
  • Boyd Melson, 2008 Olympic alternate and current professional junior middleweight boxer; donates 100% of his fight purses to spinal cord injury research
  • Samuel Mosberg, Olympic light-heavyweight gold medalist at the 1920 Olympics where he scored the quickest knock-out in history
  • Bob Olin, world light-heavyweight champion
  • Charlie Phil Rosenberg, world bantamweight champion
  • Dana Rosenblatt, world middleweight champion
  • Maxie Rosenbloom, world light-heavyweight champion, HoF
  • Barney Ross, world lightweight and welterweight champion, HoF
  • Mike Rossman, world light-heavyweight champion
  • Dmitriy Salita, Brooklyn boxer, born April 4, 1982
  • Corporal Izzy Schwartz, world flyweight champion
  • Abe Simon, last Jewish contender for world heavyweight title
  • Al Singer, world lightweight champion, HoF
  • Lew Tendler, "greatest southpaw in ring history", HoF
  • Benny Valger, nicknamed "The French Flash"

Equestrian

  • Robert Dover, 4x Olympic bronze, 1x world championship bronze (dressage)
  • Margie Goldstein-Engle, world championship silver, Pan American Games gold, silver, and bronze (jumping)
  • Edith Master, Olympic bronze (dressage)

Fencing

  • Norman Armitage, fencer; ten-time US sabre champion
  • Albert Axelrod, fencer; four-time US foil champion, and Olympic bronze medalist
  • Cliff Bayer, fencer; four-time US foil champion
  • Tamir Bloom, fencer; two-time US epee champion
  • Daniel Bukantz, fencer; four-time US foil champion; gold medalist in 1950 Maccabiah Games
  • Eli Dershwitz, fencer; 2023 World Sabre Champion
  • Emily Jacobson, fencer; 2004 Women's World Sabre Junior Champion
  • Sada Jacobson, fencer; Olympic bronze medalist; ranked #1 in the world in 2004
  • Dan Kellner, fencer; one-time US foil champion
  • Byron Krieger, (foil, saber, épée), 2x Olympian, Pan American Games team gold/silver
  • Allan Kwartler, fencer; gold medalist in the Pan American Games (sabre) and Maccabiah Games (sabre and foil)
  • Helene Mayer, fencer; four-time Women's World Foil Champion; 8-time US champion; and Olympic gold and silver medalist
  • Soren Thompson (épée), NCAA champion, world team champion
  • Jonathan Tiomkin, fencer; two-time US foil champion
  • George Worth, fencer; one-time US sabre champion; Olympic bronze and silver medalist

American football

Players

  • Doc Alexander, G, All-Pro, College Football Hall of Fame (CFHoF)
  • Lyle Alzado, DE, two-time All-Pro
  • Harris Barton, OL, two-time All-Pro
  • Alex Bernstein, OL
  • David Binn, long snapper, San Diego Chargers
  • Jeremy Bloom, WR, PR
  • Matt Bloom, G, T
  • Arthur Bluethenthal, C
  • Greg Camarillo, WR, Minnesota Vikings
  • Gabe Carimi, OT, Chicago Bears
  • Irv Constantine, B, Staten Island Stapletons
  • Al Cornsweet, Cleveland Browns
  • Julian Edelman, WR, New England Patriots
  • Jay Fiedler, QB
  • Colin Ritter, P
  • John Frank, TE
  • Benny Friedman, QB, four-time All-Pro, Hall of Fame, CFHoF
  • Lennie Friedman, OL, Cleveland Browns
  • Antonio Garay, DT, San Diego Chargers
  • Adam Goldberg, OG, St. Louis Rams
  • Bill Goldberg, DT
  • Marshall Goldberg, RB, All-Pro, CFHoF
  • Charles "Buckets" Goldenberg, G and RB, All-Pro
  • Randy Grossman, TE, Pittsburgh Steelers
  • Phil Handler, G, three-time All-Pro
  • Sigmund Harris, QB
  • Mark Herzlich, LB, New York Giants
  • Greg Joseph, K
  • Andrew Kline, OG
  • Kyle Kosier, G, Dallas Cowboys
  • Len Levy, G
  • Benny Lom
  • Erik Lorig, FB/TE, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • Sid Luckman, QB, 8-time All-Pro, Hall of Fame, CFHoF
  • Taylor Mays, S, Cincinnati Bengals
  • Sam McCullum, WR
  • Josh Miller, punter
  • Ron Mix, OT, nine-time All-Pro, Hall of Fame
  • Ed Newman, G, All-Pro
  • Harry Newman, QB, All-Pro
  • Igor Olshansky, DE
  • Adam Podlesh, punter
  • Merv Pregulman, T and C
  • Herb Rich, safety, All-Pro
  • Josh Rosen, QB, Miami Dolphins
  • Sage Rosenfels, QB, New York Giants
  • Mike Rosenthal, OT
  • Jack Sack, All-Pro
  • Geoff Schwartz, OT, New York Giants
  • Mitchell Schwartz. OT
  • Mike Seidman, TE, Indianapolis Colts
  • Allie Sherman, running back and coach
  • Saul "Solly" Sherman, Chicago Bears, QB, 1939 and 1940
  • Scott Slutzker, TE
  • Josh Taves, DE
  • Andre Tippett, LB, five-time All Pro, Hall of Fame (converted to Judaism)
  • Alan Veingrad, OL
  • Gary Wood, New York Giants QB

Coaches

  • Al Cornsweet, coach Cleveland Browns 1931
  • Jedd Fisch, head coach of the University of Washington Huskies
  • Sid Gillman, coach, PFHoF, CFHoF
  • Phil Handler, head coach of the Chicago Cardinals
  • Tony Levine, head coach of the Houston Cougars
  • Marv Levy, coach, PFHoF
  • Allie Sherman, former head coach of the New York Giants
  • Marc Trestman, former head coach of the Chicago Bears

Owners and executives

  • David Tepper, Carolina Panthers owner (2018–present)
  • Arthur Blank, Atlanta Falcons owner (2002–present)
  • Al Davis, Oakland Raiders owner (1966–2011)
  • Mark Davis, Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders owner (2011–present)
  • Malcolm Glazer, Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner (1995–present)
  • Josh Harris, Washington Commanders owner (2023–present)
  • Eugene V. Klein, San Diego Chargers owner (1966–1984)
  • Robert Kraft, New England Patriots owner (1994–present)
  • Randy Lerner, Cleveland Browns owner (2002–2012)
  • Jeffrey Lurie, Philadelphia Eagles owner (1995–present)
  • Art Modell, Cleveland Browns owner (1961–1995), Baltimore Ravens owner (1995–2004)
  • Carroll Rosenbloom, Baltimore Colts owner (1953–1972), Los Angeles Rams owner (1972–1979)
  • Stephen M. Ross, Miami Dolphins owner (2008–present)
  • Daniel Snyder, Washington Redskins / Commanders owner (1999–2023)
  • Steve Tisch, New York Giants owner (2005–present)
  • Sonny Werblin, New York Jets owner (1965–1968)
  • Zygi Wilf, Minnesota Vikings owner

Officials

  • Jerry Markbreit, line judge (1976) and referee (1977–98); only official to serve as referee in four Super Bowls (XVII, XXI, XXVI, XXIX)

Golf

  • Amy Alcott, LPGA Tour, World Golf Hall of Fame
  • Herman Barron, PGA Tour
  • Daniel Berger, PGA Tour
  • Bruce Fleisher, PGA Tour
  • Jonathan Kaye, PGA Tour
  • David Lipsky, Asian Tour
  • Corey Pavin, PGA & Champions Tour (converted to Christianity)
  • Morgan Pressel, LPGA Tour
  • Monte Scheinblum, 1992 US and World Long Drive Champion
  • Ron Silver, Nationwide Tour
  • Patrick Rodgers, PGA Tour

Gymnastics

  • Alyssa Beckerman, national champion (balance beam), 2 silver & bronze (uneven bars)
  • Philip Erenberg, Olympic silver (Indian clubs)
  • Mitch Gaylord, Olympic champion (team), silver (vaulting), 2x bronze (rings, parallel bars)
  • Abie Grossfeld, 8 time Pan American champion, 7x Maccabiah champion, coach
  • George Gulack, Olympic champion (flying rings)
  • Phoebe Mills, Olympic bronze (balance beam)
  • Aly Raisman, Olympic champion (floor, team combined exercises in 2012 and 2016), silver (all-around), bronze (balance beam); world gold (team: 2011, 2015), silver (team: 2010), and bronze (floor exercise: 2011)
  • Kerri Strug, Olympic champion (team combined exercises), bronze (team combined exercises)
  • Julie Zetlin, 2010 US champion (rhythmic gymnastics)
  • Valerie Zimring, 1984 US National Champion, 5 time Maccabiah Champion (rhythmic gymnastics)

Ice hockey

  • Mike Brown, right wing
  • Hy Buller, Canadian-born US, All-Star defenceman (NHL)
  • Carter Camper, forward
  • Colby Cohen, defenseman
  • Corey Crawford, goaltender (Chicago Blackhawks)
  • Sara DeCosta, goaltender (US national team)
  • Adam Fox, defenseman, (New York Rangers)
  • Dov Grumet-Morris, goaltender (Hartford Wolf Pack)
  • Jeff Halpern, center (Phoenix Coyotes)
  • Mike Hartman, left wing (NHL)
  • Jack Hughes, center (New Jersey Devils)
  • Luke Hughes, defenseman (New Jersey Devils)
  • Quinn Hughes, defenseman (Vancouver Canucks)
  • Evan Kaufmann, forward (Nürnberg Ice Tigers)
  • Luke Kunin, centre, (San Jose Sharks)
  • Eric Nystrom, left wing (Nashville Predators) & son of former NHL player Bob Nystrom
  • Dylan Reese, defenseman (Amur Khabarovsk)
  • Mathieu Schneider, defenseman (NHL)
  • Brett Sterling, left wing
  • Jason Zucker, left wing (Pittsburgh Penguins)

Motor sports

  • Kenny Bernstein, drag racer
  • Paul Newman, auto racer and team owner
  • Peter Revson, F1 racer
  • Mauri Rose, Indy 500 racer

Power sports

  • Isaac Berger, Olympic weightlifter (1g2s)
  • Matt Bloom, professional wrestler
  • Colt Cabana, professional wrestler
  • Abe Coleman, professional wrestler
  • Maxwell Jacob Friedman, professional wrestler
  • Bill Goldberg, professional wrestler
  • Royce Isaacs, professional wrestler
  • Kelly Kelly (Barbie Blank), professional wrestler
  • Butch Levy, professional wrestler
  • Scott Levy, professional wrestler
  • Dean Malenko, professional wrestler
  • Lanny Poffo, professional wrestler
  • Randy Savage, professional wrestler
  • Izzy Slapawitz, professional wrestler and manager
  • Henry Wittenberg, Olympic wrestler (1g1s)

Rugby union

  • Samuel Goodman, manager of the gold winning US Olympic rugby, 1920, 1924.
  • Shawn Lipman
  • Zack Test

Skating

  • Benjamin Agosto, ice dancer
  • Judy Blumberg, US ice dancer, World Championship three-time bronze
  • Cindy Bortz, figure skater, World Junior Champion
  • Sasha Cohen, figure skater, reigning US Figure Skating Champion and Olympic silver
  • Amber Corwin, figure skater
  • Loren Galler-Rabinowitz, ice dancer, competes with partner David Mitchell; US Championships bronze
  • Melissa Gregory, figure skater, ice dancer with Denis Petukhov, US Championships three silvers, two bronze
  • Emily Hughes, figure skater, World Junior Figure Skating Championships bronze, US Championships bronze, silver
  • Sarah Hughes, figure skater, Olympic gold, World Championship bronze (Jewish mother)
  • Ronald Joseph, figure skater, US Junior Champion, US Championships gold, two-time silver, and bronze, World Championship silver, bronze
  • Vivian Joseph, figure skater, US Junior Champion, US Championships gold, two-time silver, and bronze, World Championship silver, bronze
  • Michael Seibert, ice dancer, US Figure Skating Championships five-time gold, World Figure Skating Championships three-time bronze
  • Jamie Silverstein, figure skater, ice dancer with Ryan O'Meara, US Championships bronze

Soccer (association football)

  • Ryan Adeleye, US/Israel, defender (Hapoel Be'er Sheva)
  • Jeff Agoos, defender (national team)
  • Al Albert, college soccer coach
  • Kyle Altman, defender
  • Yael Averbuch, midfielder (Sky Blue FC and women's national team)
  • Rhett Bernstein, defender
  • Jonathan Bornstein, left back/midfielder (Chicago Fire FC and national team)
  • Dan Calichman, defender
  • Benny Feilhaber, Brazil/US center/attacking midfielder (AGF Aarhus and US national team)
  • Don Garber, commissioner
  • Avram Glazer, co-chairman, Manchester United
  • Joel Glazer, co-chairman, Manchester United
  • Malcolm Glazer, owner, Manchester United
  • Eddy Hamel, right winger (AFC Ajax; was killed by the Nazis in Auschwitz)
  • Shep Messing, goalkeeper (national team), manager, and sportscaster
  • Charlie Reiter, forward (Richmond Kickers)
  • Dave Sarachan, forward
  • Sara Whalen, defender/forward, Olympic silver
  • Ethan Zohn
  • DeAndre Yedlin (soccer player, Miami FC)

Swimming

  • Tiffany Cohen, Olympic swimmer (2g; 400-meter and 800-meter freestyle)
  • Anthony Ervin, Olympic swimmer (3g1s)
  • Scott Goldblatt, US Olympic champion (4X200 freestyle relay), silver (800 m. freestyle relay)
  • Lenny Krayzelburg, Four time Olympic champion
  • Dan Kutler, US-born Israeli
  • Jason Lezak, Olympic swimmer (4g1s2b)
  • Marilyn Ramenofsky, US Olympic silver (400-meter freestyle)
  • Keena Rothhammer, Olympic swimmer (1g1b)
  • Albert Schwartz, US Olympic bronze (100-meter freestyle)
  • Mark Spitz (1950–), Olympic swimmer (9g1s1b),
  • Dara Torres, Olympic swimmer (4g4s4b)
  • Garrett Weber-Gale, Olympic swimmer (2g)
  • Wendy Weinberg, US Olympic bronze (800-meter freestyle)
  • Ben Wildman-Tobriner, Olympic swimmer (1g)

Tennis

  • Jay Berger, tennis player; USTA boys' 18s singles champion, highest world ranking #7; coach
  • Madison Brengle
  • Audra Cohen, 2007 NCAA Women's Singles Champion
  • Julia Cohen, USTA girls' 12s and 18s singles champion
  • Mark Ein, doubles tennis player and businessman
  • Herbert Flam, two-time USTA boys' 18s singles champion, highest world ranking #5
  • Zack Fleishman, tennis player
  • Brad Gilbert, tennis player; highest world ranking #4, Olympic bronze (singles); coach<
  • Justin Gimelstob, tennis player; USTA boys' 16s and 18s singles champion, won 1998 Australian Open Mixed Doubles (with Venus Williams) and 1998 French Open Mixed Doubles (with Venus Williams)
  • Paul Goldstein, tennis player; USTA boys' 16s and two-time 18s singles champion
  • Brian Gottfried, tennis player; USTA boys' 12s and two-time 18s singles champion, won 1975 and 1977 French Open Men's Doubles (with Raúl Ramírez), and 1976 Wimbledon Men's Doubles (with Ramirez), highest world ranking #3
  • Jim Grabb, doubles tennis player; won 1989 French Open Men's Doubles (with Richey Reneberg) and 1992 US Open Men's Doubles (with Patrick McEnroe), highest world doubles ranking #1
  • Julie Heldman, US girls' 15s and 18s singles champion, highest world ranking #5
  • Anita Kanter, US girls' 18s singles champion
  • Sofia Kenin, 2020 Australia Open women's singles champion.
  • Aaron Krickstein, tennis player; USTA boys' 16s and 18s singles champion, highest world ranking #6
  • Steve Krulevitz, tennis player; Maccabbi Champion
  • Jesse Levine, tennis player
  • Wayne Odesnik
  • Richard Savitt, tennis player
  • Julius Seligson, two-time boys' 18s singles champion
  • Harold Solomon, tennis player; US boys' 18s singles champion, highest world ranking #5
  • Brian Teacher, US boys' 18s singles champion, won 1980 Australian Open Singles, highest world ranking #7
  • Eliot Teltscher, won 1983 French Open Mixed Doubles (with Barbara Jordan), highest world ranking #6

Track and field

  • Gerry Ashworth, world record holder in 100 yards, 100 meters; 1964 Olympic track athlete-gold medal
  • Louis Clarke, Olympic gold medal, 4X100-meter relay
  • Lillian Copeland, world records (javelin, discus throw, and shot put); Olympic champion & silver {discus}
  • Daniel Frank, long jump, Olympic silver medal
  • Hugo Friend, long jump, Olympic bronze medal
  • James Fuchs, shot put & discus, 2x Olympic bronze (shot put); 4x shot put world record holder, 2x Pan American champions (shot put & discus)
  • Marty Glickman, sprinter, US Olympic team; All American (football) and sportscaster.
  • Milton Green, world record holder in the 45-yard & 60-m high hurdles in the 1930s; was considered sure to make the Olympic team in 1936, but chose not to participate in protest of the event being held in Nazi Germany
  • Gary Gubner, world shot put records, weightlifter
  • Clare Jacobs, bronze medal, Olympic pole vault, world indoor record
  • Deena Kastor, Olympic bronze medalist in marathon 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens; long-distance runner, US records (marathon & half-marathon)
  • Abel Kiviat, middle-distance runner
  • Margaret Bergmann Lambert, US Champion in high jump, 1937–38, and shot put, 1938; subject of HBO documentary Hitler's Pawn
  • Henry Laskau, German-born US racewalker, won 42 national titles; Pan American champion; 4x Maccabiah champion
  • Alvah Meyer, silver medal, 100 meter dash, 1912 Olympics, 2 world records (60 y & 300 y).
  • Lon Myers, US, sprinter, world records (quarter-mile, 100-yard, 440-yard (400 m), and 880-yard)
  • Myer Prinstein, Olympic jumper, world record (long jump); 3x Olympic champion (2x triple jump & long jump) and silver (long jump) (4g1s)
  • Steve Seymour, javelin throw, Olympic silver medal
  • Sam Stoller, US, world indoor record (60-yard dash)
  • Dwight Stones, world record (high jump); 2x Olympic bronze

Horse racing

  • Walter Blum, Hall of Fame jockey
  • Robert J. Frankel, Hall of Fame trainer
  • Willie Harmatz, jockey
  • John Hertz, owner and breeder
  • Max Hirsch, Hall of Fame trainer
  • William J. Hirsch, Hall of Fame trainer
  • David Hofmans, trainer
  • Hirsch Jacobs, Hall of Fame trainer
  • Bruce N. Levine, trainer
  • Walter Miller, Hall of Fame jockey
  • Howard M. Tesher, trainer
  • Martin D. Wolfson, trainer

Miscellaneous sports

  • Marv Albert, NBA announcer, New York Knicks, NBA on NBC, NBA on TNT, New Jersey Nets
  • Jeremy Bloom, Olympic freestyle skier; model; NFL player
  • Walter Blum, jockey
  • Lindsey Durlacher, wrestler
  • Sidney Franklin, bullfighter
  • Alan Gelfand, skateboarder, inventor of the ollie
  • Vic Hershkowitz, handball champion
  • Marty Hogan, racquetball player
  • Marshall Holman, bowling champion
  • Jordan Levine, lacrosse player
  • Johnny Most, NBA announcer, Boston Celtics
  • Sam Munchnick, wrestling promoter and executive
  • Victor Niederhoffer, squash player; won 1951 Wimbledon Men's Singles, highest world ranking #2
  • Marty Nothstein, cyclist
  • Adam Duvendeck, Olympic cyclist
  • Bruce Pasternack, former president and CEO of Special Olympics International.
  • Mark Roth, bowling champion
  • Louis O. Schwartz, President, American Sportscasters Association (ASA); founder, ASA Hall of Fame; Editor, ASA Insiders Sportsletter; former president, Finger Lakes Broadcasting Corp.
  • Tamara Statman, softball player and Israeli National Softball Team Member.
  • Shaun Tomson, surfer

See also

  • List of Jews in sports
  • List of Jews in sports (non-players)
  • List of Jewish Olympic medalists
  • International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
  • Jewish Coaches Association

Jewish sports halls of fame in the United States

  • National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum (US)
  • Northern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
  • Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
  • Michigan Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
  • Rochester Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (NY)
  • St. Louis Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
  • Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame (Pennsylvania)

References


Text submitted to CC-BY-SA license. Source: List of Jewish American sportspeople by Wikipedia (Historical)



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