Ron Allen – professional skateboarder
Zack Andrews – baseball player
Peter Arnautoff – soccer player^[6]
Pervis Atkins – NFL football player, Los Angeles Rams, Washington Redskins, Oakland Raiders, actor, The Longest Yard
Don Barksdale – basketball player
Drew Barry – basketball player^[7]
Jon Barry – basketball player and sportscaster^[8]
Charlie Beamon – baseball pitcher^[9]
Charlie Beamon Jr. – baseball player^{[citation needed]}
Davion Berry (born 1991) – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Davone Bess – football player^[10]
Will Blackwell – football player^[11]
Linc Blakely – Major League Baseball player, Cincinnati Reds
Marlin Briscoe – football player^[12]
John Brodie – football player and sportscaster^[13]
Jabari Brown – basketball player
Steve Brye – baseball player, No. 1 pick of Twins, played nine years in majors
Don Budge – tennis player^{[citation needed]}
Chris Burford – football player
Glenn Burke – baseball player^[14]
Calen Carr – soccer player and television host^[15]
Tiffany Chin – figure skater
Steve Clark – swimmer, won five Olympic gold medals
Ray Crouse – football player^[16]
Bruce Cunningham – Major League Baseball player, Boston Braves
Jared Cunningham – basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Antonio Davis – basketball player^[17]
Steve DeBerg – football player^[18]
Bernie DeViveiros – Major League Baseball player, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers
Taylor Douthit – Major League Baseball player, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds
Forey Duckett – football player^[19]
Dennis Eckersley – baseball player^[20]
Manny Fernandez – football player^[21]
Eric Fernsten – basketball player, NBA, CBA, and Europe^[22]
Curt Flood – Major League Baseball player, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Senators; known for challenging the reserve clause
Greg Foster – basketball player^[23]
La Vel Freeman – baseball player^[24]
Len Gabrielson – Major League Baseball player, first baseman, Philadelphia Phillies
Len Gabrielson – Major League Baseball player, outfielder, Milwaukee Braves, Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, California Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers
Joe Gaines – Major League Baseball player, Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros
Derrick Gardner – football player^[25]
Kiwi Gardner – basketball player
Brad Gilbert – tennis player and coach^[26]
John Gillespie – Major League Baseball player, Cincinnati Reds
Jesse Gonder –baseball player
Drew Gooden – basketball player^[27]
Alexis Gray-Lawson – basketball player, Phoenix Mercury
Bob Greenwood – Major League Baseball player, Philadelphia Phillies
Bud Hafey – Major League Baseball player, Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies
Tom Hafey – Major League Baseball player, New York Giants, St. Louis Browns
Roger Harding – football player^[28]
Rickey Henderson – baseball player^[29]
Jan Henne – swimmer, two-time gold medalist at 1968 Summer Olympics
Steve Hosey – baseball player^[30]
Al Hrabosky – baseball pitcher and sportscaster^[31]
Proverb Jacobs – NFL football player, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants
Jackie Jensen – baseball player^[32]
Brian Johnson – baseball player^[33]
Josh Johnson – quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals
Maurice Jones-Drew – football player^[34]
Robert Jordan – football player^{[citation needed]}
Bobby Kemp – football player^[35]
Jason Kidd – basketball player and coach^[36]
MacArthur Lane – football player
Cookie Lavagetto – baseball player and manager^[37]
James Yimm Lee – martial arts teacher
Tony Lema – golfer^[38]
Bill Lester – NASCAR driver^[39]
Damian Lillard – basketball player^[40]
Don Lofgran – professional basketball player
Ernie Lombardi – baseball player^[41]
Terrell Lowery – baseball player^[42]
Lorenzo Lynch – football player^[43]
Marshawn Lynch – football player^[44]
Eddie McGah – baseball player, part-owner of Oakland Raiders^[45]
Bill McKalip – college All-American football player, NFL player, Portsmouth Spartans / Detroit Lions
Joe Mellana – Major League Baseball player, Philadelphia Athletics
Demetrius "Hook" Mitchell – streetball player
Joe Morgan – baseball second baseman and sportscaster^[46]
Kirk Morrison – football player^[47]
Hank Norberg – football player^[48]
Mike Norris – baseball player^[49]
Lee Norwood – ice hockey player^[50]
Zoe Ann Olsen – Olympic diver^[51]
Gary Payton – basketball player, born and raised in Oakland^[52]
Gary Pettis – baseball player and coach^[53]
Paul Pierce – basketball player^[54]
Vada Pinson – baseball player and coach^[55]
Jim Pollard – basketball player^[56]
Leon Powe – basketball player^[57]
Damon Powell – basketball player^[58]
Jarrod Pughsley – football player^[59]
John Ralston – football player and coach^[60]
Isiah Rider – basketball player^[61]
Chris Roberson – baseball player^[62]
Cliff Robinson – basketball player, youngest (teenaged), highest scoring NBA Player, 1976 TOC Champions
Frank Robinson – baseball player and manager^[63]
Jimmy Rollins – baseball player^[64]
Bill Russell – basketball player and coach^[65]
Brian Shaw – basketball player and coach^[66]
Paul Silas – basketball player and coach^[67]
Fred Silva – football official^[68]
Marvel Smith – football player^[69]
Dave Stewart – baseball player and executive^[70]
John Sutro – football player^[71]
Ron Theobald – baseball player^[72]
Jim Tobin – baseball player^[73]
Marviel Underwood – football player^[74]
Kwame Vaughn (born 1990) – basketball player for Maccabi Haifa in the Israeli Basketball National League
Langston Walker – football player^[75]
Andre Ward – professional boxer
George Wells – professional wrestler

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