Who are some famous Catholic athletes?

Answer 1

All are Catholics!

Mike Sweeney - KC Royals

Mike Piazza - Oakland A's

David Eckstein - St. Louis Cardinals

Jeff Suppan - Milwaukee Brewers

Jack McKeon - former Mgr

Tommy Lasorda - former Mgr

Rich Donnelly - Coach Milwaukee Brewers

Roger Maris - St. Louis Cardinals

Sammy Sosa - Texas Rangers

Mark McGwire - St. Louis Cardinals

Nomar Garciaparra - Los Angeles Dodgers

Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez - Detroit Tigers

Sean Casey - Cincinnati Reds

Whitey Ford - New York Yankees

Jason Giambi - New York Yankees

Mariano Rivera - New York Yankees

Derek Jeter - New York Yankees

Jack McKeon, Manager Florida Marlins

Tommy Lasorda - Former Manager of the LA Dodgers

Barry Bonds - San Francisco Giants

Babe Ruth - Babe Ruth

John McEnroe- Tennis

Rafael Nadal - Tennis

Roger Federer - Tennis

Dan Marino - Miami Dolphins

Brett Favre - New York Jets (2008-present)

Vince Lombardi - Head coach Green Bay Packers

Jim MacMahon - Chicago Bears

Don Shula - Former coach Miami Dolphins

Knute Rockne - Coach Notre Dame

Eddie McCaffrey - Denver Broncos WR

Mike Shannahan - Denver Broncos Head Coach

Bob Griese - Miami Dolphins

Brian Griese - Former Denver Broncos QB & Miami QB

Joe Montana - 49ers

Chris Godfrey - New York Giants

Jim Thorpe - Pentathlon, Decathlon, American Football, Baseball and Basketball (Olympian)

Cathy Rigby - Gymnast

Tara Lipinski - Olympic Gold-medalist Figure Skater

Tim Goebel - Figure Skater

Nancy Kerrigan - Olympic Silver and Bronze-medalist Figure Skater

Jose Antonio Reyes- Arsenal F.C, Spain

Cristiano Ronaldo - Portugal, Manchester United

Mateja Kezman (Serbia and Montenegra, Chelsea F.C.

Rui Costa - Portugal, AC Milan

Majority of Mexican Soccer players are Catholic

Nuno Gomez - Portugal, Benefica

Majority of Argentina National Team is Roman Catholic

98% of Portugal National Team is Roman Catholic

Ronaldhinio- Brazil, FC Barcelona

Pele - Brazilian soccer player

Patrick Ewing - New York Knicks

Reggie Miller - Indiana Pacers

John Stockton - Utah Jazz

Kerry Kittles - Los Angeles Clippers

Vince Carter - Toronto Raptors

John Andretti - NASCAR

Guy Lafleur - Montreal Canadians

Ayrton Senna - Formula 1

Michael Schumacher - Formula 1

Answer 2

Many footballers belonging to a region where Catholicism is practised a lot are most likely to be Catholics. When you watch a football match, footballers who make cross signs before a match are Catholics. There certainly arent few. Many Brazilian and Italian footballers are Catholic.