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Number of group members listed below: 107

Character (Click links for info about character and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)	Religious Affiliation	Team(s) [Notes]	Pub.	# app.
Adams		[WWII-era pro-baseball player]		1
Ajakutty		[Alita's rival then ally in motorball]	Shueisha	3
Alan		[hockey player; Spider-Man helped him say no to drugs]		1
All-American (Jack Magniconte)		Kickers, Inc.; The New York Smashers	New Universe	23
Peter Allison		[renowned athlete; taught young Bruce Wayne gymnastics]		1
Jack Andrews		[1st app: New Fun #1 (Feb. 1935)]		6
Johnny Aurelia		Bridgeport University [Pop McKeon's new star boxing pupil]		1
Baldi		The New York Smashers	New Universe	1
Big Wolf on Campus (Tommy Dawkins)		Pleasantville High School [werewolf]	CineGroupe; Fox Family Channel, etc.	65
The Black Dwarf (Shorty Morgan)		[retired pro-football player]	Dynamic; Harry A. Chesler	12
George Blanda	Catholic			26
Blue Marvel (Adam Brashear)		black; Cornell University		14
Usain Bolt	Catholic	[Olympic sprinter]		22
Dr. Bradley Bolton		Empire State University [co-creator of W.H.O. computer (which gained sentience)]		1
Bonds		The Austin Wreckers	New Universe	1
Boomerang (Fred Myers)		Doom's Brigade; Initiative: Heavy Hitters...  Initiative; Sinister Syndicate; Sinister Twelve; The Masters of Evil; Thunderbolts Army [played professional baseball]		130
Brick Wall (Beauford Wohl)		Kickers, Inc.; The New York Smashers	New Universe	15
Timmy Bright		The New York Smashers	New Universe	2
Brock		alligator [college football player merged with alligator]		1
Bullet (Bobby Baker)		The New York Smashers	New Universe	3
Bullseye (Benjamin Poindexter)	Catholic (nominal); nihilist	Dark Avengers; The Thunderbolts [former baseball pitcher]		243
Cable		The New York Smashers	New Universe	1
Rufus Carter		CIA [kickboxer]		3
Johnny Chevvy	indeterminate	[star pitcher for Gotham Goliaths]		1
Collins		The New York Smashers	New Universe	1
Cottone		The Austin Wreckers	New Universe	1
Lyle Crawford	The Hand; possessed by demon	black; The Hand [pro-basketball player]		4
Dasher (Dallas Corbin)		Kickers, Inc.; The New York Smashers	New Universe	15
Max Devreaux		Empire State University [had crush on Emma Frost, his Empire State U. classmate]		5
Dexter		The Chicago Comets	New Universe	1
Diamondback (Debbie Bertrand)		[1st app: Secret War #3 (Oct. 2004)]		3
Joe DiMaggio	Catholic	[1st app: Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937)]		104
Joey DiRaggio	Catholic	[WWII-era pro-baseball player]		1
Lloyd Dobler		[aspiring kickboxer]	Gracie Films	1
Wallace Dodd	indeterminate	[tennis champion]		1
Don Drysdale		[pro-baseball pitcher]		44
Julius Erving	"born-again" Protestant Christian	black [famed pro-basketball player]		39
Tim Ferris		Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Troubleshooters	New Universe	9
Darius Fowler		[resident jock at school Flash Thompson taught at]		1
The Fox (Paul Patten)		Ultra-Men		10
Gatto Di Sangue		Medusa Web [gymnast]	New Universe	3
Golden Glider (Lisa Snart)	vengeance	[ice skater; Captain Cold's sister; The Top's lover]		17
Pancho Gonzales		Hispanic [one of top tennis greats of 1950s, early 1960s]		11
Green Gargoyle (Biff Hogan)		[fired big-league baseball pitcher]		1
Hawk (Billy Hawkins)		The New York Smashers [rookie on Smashers pro-football team]	New Universe	3
Hawthorne		West Tech High School; West Tech Warriors [football player]		1
Hunter		The New York Smashers	New Universe	1
Iggy		The Alberta Icecutters [pro hockey player]	New Universe	1
Zoe Ishihara		Asian		4
Mo Jacobs		The Alberta Icecutters [pro hockey player]	New Universe	1
LeBron James	Catholic	[1st app: Justice League of America (vol. 2) #27 (Jan. 2009)]		67
Fred Jones		The Howling Commandos [All-American quarterback; lost part of leg in war]		1
Josef		The Alberta Icecutters [pro hockey player]	New Universe	1
Kevin		black		2
Karch Kiraly		[famous volleyball player]		14
Knight Wolf (Morgan Stone)		[former hockey player]	Five Star	4
Olga Korbut		[gymnast; won 4 gold medals]		9
Hilly Kristal		The Austin Wreckers	New Universe	1
Karl Lubbings		[skier who crippled Man-Killer when cheated against her]		1
Robby Maloney		The Austin Wreckers	New Universe	1
Mampoa	Gorilla City religion	dinosaur; Gorilla City gorillas [champion dinosaur racer; defeated Timber Wolf in race]		1
Mickey Mantle		[pro baseball legend; greatest switch hitter of all time]	Pocket Star Books	94
Juan Marichal		Hispanic [pro baseball player; MLB Hall of Fame pitcher]		24
Hideki Matsui		Asian		1
Misty May-Treanor		[beach volleyball star; Olympic gold medalist]	Pocket Star Books	26
Melford		[new boyfriend of Yarn Man's girlfriend Felicia]	Kitchen Sink Press	1
Monahan		The New York Smashers	New Universe	1
Munson		The Austin Wreckers	New Universe	1
Myers		[WWII-era pro-baseball player]		1
Lacinia Nitocris		[Olympic athlete]		2
Northstar (Jean-Paul Beaubier)	Catholic; LGBT; Quebecois separatist terrorist (former)	Academy of Tomorrow; Alpha Flight...  Secret Defenders; X-Men [skier]		284
Number Two	Royalist Forces of America	Royalist Forces of America [led a kill derby team]		1
O'Leary		The Austin Wreckers	New Universe	1
Eddie O'Neil		West Tech High School; West Tech Warriors [football player]		1
Jeff Peppard		[football team captain]		1
Pierre		The Alberta Icecutters [pro hockey player]	New Universe	1
Yuri Pudlinski		The New York Smashers	New Universe	3
Punchy		[muscle-man training in gym]		1
Ramsey		The Austin Wreckers	New Universe	1
Mr. Richelieu		[skier; resented Northstar's past cheating (via his powers)]		1
Bill Rickey		[WWII-era pro-baseball player]		1
Roberts		West Tech High School; West Tech Warriors [football player]		1
Kelly Robinson		[pro tennis player turned spy]		83
Rubens		The Austin Wreckers	New Universe	1
Bob Russo		[pro-baseball player; briefly became Captain America]		2
Babe Ruth	Catholic	[legendary pro baseball player]		124
Mr. Shepherd	LGBT	Minutemen; The Trust		40
Simon's Rival		[1st app: Simple Simon's Schooling (1916)]	Falstaff Comedies; Mutual Film, etc.	1
Ricky Sims		West Tech High School; West Tech Warriors [football player]		2
Stanton		The Chicago Comets	New Universe	1
Suicide (Thomas Smythe)		Kickers, Inc.; The New York Smashers	New Universe	15
Sumerak		West Tech High School; West Tech Warriors [football player]		1
Swanson		West Tech High School; West Tech Warriors [football player]		1
Torpedo (Brock Jones)		[Stivak's successor]		33
Ivana Trump		[Donald Trump's ex-wife]		53
Ugly (Mack Thornton)		black; The Austin Wreckers [permanently injured Billy Hawkins during football game]	New Universe	2
unnamed ballplayer		[1st app: Misfits of Science - Season 1, Episode 1 (4 Oct. 1985)]	Universal TV	1
Michel Vaillant		[main pilot of the racing team Vaillante]	Le Lombard; Graton Editeur	149
Kerri Walsh		[beach volleyball star; Olympic gold medalist]	Pocket Star Books	20
Watkins		The New York Smashers	New Universe	1
Buzzy West		Rangers		1
Helen Wheels		Ultra Violent Crime Division [super-cop; UVCD Combat and Weapons trainer]	Sacred Studios	2
Whirlwind (David Cannon)		Batroc's Brigade; Initiative...  Lethal Legion; The Masters of Evil; Thunderbolts Army [ice skating competitor]		113
Williams		The New York Smashers	New Universe	3
Tyreese		black; Rick's zombie apocalypse survivor group [pro-football player, car salesman before zombie apocalypse]		49
Xero (Trane Walker)	resurrected	[pro basketball player]		14
Borrie Zobok		[pro baseball player]		1

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