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Gary Payton
Gary Payton, "The Glove," Hall of Fame point guard (1990 draft, 2nd pick) for the Seattle SuperSonics; 1996 Defensive Player of the Year, 9x All-Defensive First Team, 2006 NBA champion with Miami.
Gary Payton II
Gary Payton II (born 1992), son of Hall of Famer Gary Payton, is an undrafted 6'2" NBA guard from Oregon State; 2022 NBA champion and defensive specialist with the Golden State Warriors.
Gary Pettis
Gary Pettis (born 1958, Oakland) is a former MLB center fielder and current coach; five AL Gold Gloves, 354 steals, 1986 ALCS with Angels, later Astros third-base coach with two World Series rings, now Giants third-base coach.
Gary Player
Gary Player (born 11 January 1935, Johannesburg), the "Black Knight," South African golfer; nine majors, career Grand Slam, 165 wins on six continents, World Golf Hall of Fame 1974, Big Three with Palmer and Nicklaus.
Gary Sánchez
Gary Sánchez, Dominican catcher born 1992, Yankees star 2015-2021 with record home-run power (33 HR 2017, 34 HR 2019), two-time All-Star; later Twins, Mets, Padres, Brewers, Orioles.
Gary Sheffield
Gary Sheffield, MLB outfielder (1988–2009) for eight teams including the Brewers, Marlins, Braves, and Yankees; 509 home runs, .292 average, 140 OPS+, 1997 World Series title; BALCO-linked, fell short of Hall of Fame induction at 63.9% in 2024.
Gary Trent Jr.
Gary Trent Jr. (born 1999, Columbus, Ohio) is an NBA shooting guard for the Milwaukee Bucks; Duke one-and-done, 2018 draft pick 37th, formerly Portland and Toronto, known for three-point shooting, steals, and a $64 million contract under NBA investigation.
Gary Woodland
Gary Woodland (born 1984, Topeka, Kansas) is an American PGA Tour golfer, 2019 U.S. Open champion at Pebble Beach, and 2026 Houston Open winner after 2023 brain surgery and a PTSD diagnosis.
Gas Plant Stadium
Gas Plant Stadium was the proposed $1.3 billion, 30,000-seat Tampa Bay Rays ballpark anchoring the $6.5 billion Historic Gas Plant District redevelopment in St. Petersburg, Florida; approved in 2024, it collapsed in March 2025 after Hurricane Milton damage, and the city now redevelops the site without a ballpark.
Gastón Gaudio
Gastón Gaudio, "El Gato", Argentine tennis player, 2004 French Open champion who beat Guillermo Coria 0-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 8-6 saving two match points; career-high No. 5, eight ATP titles.
Gastonia Ghost Peppers
Gastonia Ghost Peppers, formerly Gastonia Baseball Club and Honey Hunters, an Atlantic League independent baseball team at CaroMont Health Park in Gastonia, North Carolina, renamed 2024 after the Carolina Reaper; ceased operations September 30, 2026.
Gator Bowl Stadium
Gator Bowl Stadium was Jacksonville, Florida's football stadium, built 1927 as Fairfield Stadium, renamed for the Gator Bowl game hosted since 1946, and razed in 1994 for the Jaguars' EverBank Stadium site.
Gauthier Boccard
Gauthier Boccard, born 1991 in Uccle, is a Belgian field hockey defender, Red Lions Olympic champion (Tokyo 2020), 2018 world and 2019 European champion with 310 caps, now player-director and Directeur Sportif at Royal Léopold Club.
Gavin Bartholomew
Gavin Bartholomew, tight end for the Minnesota Vikings; Pittsburgh Panthers captain drafted 202nd overall in the 2025 NFL Draft sixth round; Pitt records for tight end receptions.
Gavin Henson
Gavin Henson (born 1982, Bridgend) is a Welsh former rugby union centre, 33 Wales caps, 2005 and 2008 Grand Slams, 2005 British and Irish Lion, later a reality-TV celebrity and pub owner.
Gavin McKenna
Gavin McKenna (born 2007) is a Canadian left wing from Whitehorse, Yukon; former Medicine Hat Tigers WHL star and Penn State freshman drafted first overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2026 NHL Draft.
Gavin Sawchuk
Gavin Sawchuk (born 2003) is an American college football running back from Littleton, Colorado, playing for Northwestern after stops at Oklahoma and Florida State; 2023 All-Big 12 honorable mention, 2027 NFL Draft prospect.
Gaylord Perry
Gaylord Jackson Perry (1938-2022), American Hall of Fame right-handed pitcher; won 314 games, 3,534 strikeouts, and was the first pitcher to win the Cy Young Award in both leagues (1972 Cleveland, 1978 San Diego); famed for the spitball.
Gee Scott
Gee Scott Jr. (born 2000) is an NFL tight end from Seattle; Ohio State four-star WR convert, 2024 national champion, 2025 Patriots undrafted free agent, later Commanders and Jets.
Geelong Football Club
Geelong Football Club (Geelong Cats), Australian rules football club founded 1859, second oldest elite club in the world; ten VFL/AFL premierships (1925-2022), home GMHBA Stadium (Kardinia Park), coached by Chris Scott.
Gemma Etheridge
Gemma Etheridge (born 1986, Armidale, NSW) is an Australian rugby sevens player, Rio 2016 Olympic gold medallist, former touch footballer and radiographer who returned from a third ACL rupture via LARS surgery.
Gene Chizik
Gene Chizik (born 1961), American college football coach; Auburn head coach 2009-12, won 2010 BCS title with Cam Newton, fired after 3-9 in 2012; also Iowa State head coach and North Carolina defensive coordinator.
Gene Grazia
Gene Grazia (Eugene Grazia, 1934-2014), American ice hockey left winger and Michigan State Spartan; won gold with the United States at the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Olympics, the first U.S. Olympic hockey title, after playing for Milano HC and Italy in 1953.
Gene Mauch
Gene Mauch (1925-2005), nicknamed the Little General, MLB infielder and manager of the Phillies, Expos, Twins, and Angels; 1,902 wins over 26 seasons, the most of any manager never to reach a World Series.
Gene Sarazen
Gene Sarazen (Eugenio Saraceni, 1902–1999), American golfer nicknamed The Squire; won seven majors and was first to complete the career Grand Slam (1935 Masters, shot heard round the world); invented the modern sand wedge.
Gene Stallings
Gene Stallings (Eugene Clifton Stallings, born March 2, 1935, Paris, Texas) is a former football player and coach, a Junction Boy under Bear Bryant, head coach of Texas A&M (1965-71) and the NFL Cardinals (1986-89, 23-34-1), and Alabama's 1992 national championship coach (70-16-1 on the field).
Gene Steratore
Gene Steratore, NFL referee 2003-2018 (referee from 2006), Super Bowl LII referee, alternate for Super Bowl XLIV, index-card measurement incident, later CBS NFL/NCAA rules analyst.
Genesis GMR-001
Genesis GMR-001: Genesis Magma Racing's LMDh Hypercar with a 3.2-liter twin-turbo V8 hybrid developed with ORECA, racing as #17 and #19 in the 2026 FIA WEC, Genesis' first WEC season.
Gennady Tsygankov
Gennady Tsygankov (Геннадий Цыганков), Soviet ice hockey defenseman, two-time Olympic champion (Sapporo 1972, Innsbruck 1976), six-time world champion, CSKA Moskva 1969–1979; died 2006.
Gennady Volnov
Gennady Volnov (Геннадий Георгиевич Вольнов, 1939–2008), Soviet basketball forward for CSKA Moskva; four Olympic medals including 1972 gold, 1967 world champion, six-time European champion.