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Frantisek Kucera
František Kučera (born 1968, Prague) is a Czech former NHL defenseman, 465 games and 119 points, who won 1998 Nagano Olympic gold and World Championship titles in 1999 and 2000 with the Czech Republic.
Franziska Gude
Franziska Gude, later Franziska Löwe, born 1976 in Göttingen, is a German field and indoor hockey player; Olympic gold 2004 Athens, 168 caps, Rot-Weiss Köln midfielder.
Fred Biletnikoff
Fred Biletnikoff (Frederick S. Biletnikoff), born 1943 in Erie, PA, Hall of Fame wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders 1965-78; 589 catches, 8,974 yards, 76 TDs, Super Bowl XI MVP, later Raiders receivers coach.
Fred Couples
Fred Couples (b. 1959, Seattle), 'Boom Boom', American golfer; 15 PGA Tour wins, 1992 Masters champion as World No. 1 for 16 weeks, 13 senior wins, three Presidents Cup captaincies, World Golf Hall of Fame 2013.
Fred Dryer
Fred Dryer (John Frederick Dryer, born 1946), American defensive end for the New York Giants and Los Angeles Rams (1969-1981) and actor starring as Rick Hunter on NBC's Hunter (1984-1991); College Football Hall of Fame 1997.
Fred Hoiberg
Fred Hoiberg, "The Mayor" (born 1972), NBA guard and Iowa State star; rebuilt Iowa State (115-56), coached the Bulls (115-155), and led Nebraska to the 2024 AP Coach of the Year honor and a 2026 Sweet 16.
Fred McGriff
Fred McGriff (Crime Dog), born 1963 in Tampa, is a Hall of Fame first baseman (inducted 2023) who hit 493 home runs, 30+ homers in 10 seasons with five franchises, and won the 1995 World Series with Atlanta.
Fred Perry
Fred Perry (1909-1995), English tennis champion; first man to complete a Career Grand Slam (1935), three-time Wimbledon winner 1934-36, 1929 world table tennis champion, and founder of the Fred Perry clothing brand.
Fred Ridley
Fred Ridley, American lawyer and 1975 U.S. Amateur champion (beat Keith Fergus 2 up), former USGA president (2004-05), and seventh chairman of Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters since October 2017.
Fred Taylor (American football)
Fred Taylor, born Frederick Antwon Taylor, is a former American football running back who rushed for 11,695 yards over 13 NFL seasons, mostly with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Fred VanVleet
Fred VanVleet, NBA point guard for the Houston Rockets, formerly Toronto Raptors. Undrafted 2016, 2019 NBA champion, 54-point undrafted record, $130M Houston deal, NBPA president, torn ACL 2025.
Fred Warner (American football)
Fred Warner (Federico Anthony Warner, born 1996) is a San Francisco 49ers linebacker, BYU product drafted 70th overall in 2018; four-time first-team AP All-Pro, four-time Pro Bowler, and 2021's highest-paid inside linebacker at $95 million.
Fred Wilpon
Fred Wilpon (born 1936), Brooklyn-born real estate developer and co-founder of Sterling Equities, was the New York Mets' principal owner from 2002 until selling 95 percent of the team to Steve Cohen for $2.42 billion in October 2020.
Freddie Freeman
Freddie Freeman (Frederick Charles Freeman, born 1989) is an American MLB first baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers after 12 Braves seasons; 2020 NL MVP, 2024 World Series MVP, three-time champion.
Freddie Joe Steinmark
Freddie Joe Steinmark (1949-1971), Texas Longhorns safety on the 1969 national championship team, lost his left leg to bone sarcoma days after the Arkansas "Big Shootout" and became a national symbol of courage before dying at 22.
Freddie Kitchens
Freddie Kitchens, born 1974, American football coach; former Alabama quarterback, Browns head coach (2019, 6-10, fired), ex-Arizona Cardinals assistant, now North Carolina offensive coordinator under Bill Belichick.
Freddie Whittingham
Freddie Whittingham, also known as Fred Whittingham Jr., is an American football coach who served as Utah's tight ends coach and joined Michigan in 2026.
Freddy García
Freddy García (Freddy Antonio García, "The Chief"), Venezuelan MLB right-handed pitcher, 1999-2013; 156-108, 4.15 ERA; 2005 White Sox World Series winner; most wins and innings of any Venezuelan pitcher.
Frederick Barrett
Frederick Whitfield Barrett ("Rattle", 1875-1949), Irish-born British polo player with the 15th Hussars; Olympic gold 1920 and bronze 1924, 1914 Westchester Cup captain, 10-goal rating, later National Hunt trainer.
Frederick Seaman
Frederick Stephen Seaman (1906-2000), Indian field hockey player born in Allahabad; won gold with British India at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, the first of India's six consecutive hockey titles.
Frederick Stapleton
Frederick Stapleton (1877–1939), English swimmer and water polo player; won gold in men's water polo for Great Britain's Osborne Swimming Club at the 1900 Paris Olympics and also swam the 200 m freestyle and obstacle race.
Frederik Andersen
Frederik Andersen is a Danish ice hockey goaltender, the first Denmark-born goalie in the NHL, who won the Jennings Trophy twice and the 2026 Stanley Cup with Carolina.
Fredrik Modin
Fredrik Modin (born 1974, Sundsvall) is a Swedish retired NHL left wing, 898 games and 462 points, and a Triple Gold Club member: 1998 World gold, 2004 Stanley Cup with Tampa Bay, 2006 Olympic gold.
Free throw
Free throw: one-point unhindered shot in basketball from the 15-foot free throw line, awarded after fouls; 10-second NBA limit, lane and disconcertion violations, FIBA vs NBA rules, 1895 line change.
Freeke Moes
Freeke Moes (born 1998, Moergestel) is a Dutch field hockey attacker for Amsterdam and the Netherlands: two Olympic golds (Tokyo 2020 squad, Paris 2024), 2022 World Cup winner, three European titles, 102 caps.
Fremantle Football Club
Fremantle Football Club, the Dockers or Freo, an Australian rules football club in the AFL since 1995; lost the 2013 grand final to Hawthorn, plays at Optus Stadium, fields an AFLW team at Fremantle Oval.
French Open
French Open (Roland-Garros, Internationaux de France): Grand Slam clay-court tennis tournament held each May–June at Stade Roland Garros, Paris; founded 1891, opened internationally 1925; Nadal holds 14 men's titles.
Fresno Grizzlies
Fresno Grizzlies, Single-A California League baseball team and Colorado Rockies affiliate in Fresno, California. Founded 1998 as Triple-A; plays at Chukchansi Park; led California League attendance six straight years.
Fresno State Bulldogs football
Fresno State Bulldogs football: California State University, Fresno's FBS team, 405-286-4 all-time, 29 conference titles, home at Valley Children's Stadium; Mountain West member until joining the Pac-12 in 2026 under coach Matt Entz.
Friday Night Lights (film)
Friday Night Lights (2004) is Peter Berg's sports drama based on Buzz Bissinger's 1990 book about the 1988 Odessa Permian Panthers, starring Billy Bob Thornton as coach Gary Gaines; it grossed $61.2M and spawned the NBC TV series.