Other team and ball sports

Gus Dillon

Gus Dillon (Augustus Frederick Dillon, 1883–1952) was a Canadian lacrosse defender with Montreal's Shamrock Lacrosse Club who won gold at the 1908 London Olympics, where Canada beat Great Britain 14–10 in the sport's last medal event until 2028.

Gus Johnson (basketball)

Gus "Honeycomb" Johnson (1938-1987), Akron-born NBA power forward for the Baltimore Bullets, 5x All-Star, 4x All-NBA, 1973 ABA champion with Indiana Pacers, Hall of Fame 2010, #25 retired by Washington.

Gus Malzahn

Gus Malzahn is an American football coach, the offensive coordinator at Florida State and former head coach at Auburn and UCF, known for his high-tempo no-huddle offense.

Gustavo Kuerten

Gustavo Kuerten (Guga) is a Brazilian former professional tennis player who won the French Open three times and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2012.

Guto Miguel

Guto Miguel (Luis Guto Miguel, Luiz Augusto Queiroz Miguel, born 2009) is a Brazilian tennis player from Goiânia who won the 2026 Roland Garros boys' singles title, the first Brazilian to do so, and reached ITF junior No. 1.

Guus Vogels

Guus Vogels (Augustinus Wilhelmus Johannes Marines Vogels, born 1975, Naaldwijk) is a Dutch field hockey goalkeeper, two-time Olympic champion (1996, 2000) and 2004 silver medalist with 105 Netherlands caps.

Guy Boucher

Guy Boucher (born 1971) is a Canadian ice hockey coach who led the Tampa Bay Lightning and Ottawa Senators and is known for the 1-3-1 trap.

Guy Lafleur

Guy Lafleur (1951-2022), "The Flower" and "le Démon blond", Canadian right winger; first overall 1971 draft pick, five Stanley Cups and 1,246 points with the Montreal Canadiens, Hockey Hall of Fame 1988.

Gwyneth Philips

Gwyneth Philips, American ice hockey goaltender born 2000 in Athens, Ohio; 2026 Olympic gold medalist with Team USA, NCAA .958 save percentage record at Northeastern, and PWHL Ottawa Charge goalie, first goaltender to win the Ilana Kloss Playoff MVP.

Gyorgy Brody

György Bródy (Gyorgy Brody), Hungarian water polo goalkeeper (1908-1967), Olympic gold 1932 and 1936, European champion 1931 and 1934, 74 international caps; later coach in South Africa.

Gyorgy Vizvari

György Vízvári (Vízvári György, born Weiss), Hungarian water polo player, 1952 Helsinki Olympic gold medalist and 1954 Torino European champion with Újpesti TE; died 2004.

Ha Ha Clinton-Dix

Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, American football safety (2014-2021); Green Bay Packers first-round pick (21st overall, 2014) from Alabama; 2016 Pro Bowl and second-team All-Pro; 98 games, 90 starts; retired as a Packer in 2022.

Ha Tae Gwon

Ha Tae Gwon (하태권, Ha Tae-Kwon), born 1975, South Korean badminton player; men's doubles gold at Athens 2004 and bronze at Sydney 2000 with Kim Dong-Mun, plus 1999 world title.

Haason Reddick

Haason Reddick (born 1994) is an NFL outside linebacker from Camden, NJ, a Temple walk-on drafted 13th overall in 2017; two-time Pro Bowler with 61.5 career sacks, 2022 All-Pro, known for the 2024 Jets holdout and 2025 Buccaneers stint.

Habib Ali Kiddie

Habib Ali Kiddie (1929–1987), Pakistani field hockey left half, Pakistan Customs player; Olympic silver 1956 and gold 1960, Asian Games golds 1958 and 1962.

Hack-a-Shaq

Hack-a-Shaq: basketball tactic of intentionally fouling a poor free throw shooter, named for Shaquille O'Neal; first used by Don Nelson against Dennis Rodman on December 29, 1997; curbed by NBA away-from-play foul rules in 2016-17.

Hail Mary pass

Hail Mary pass: long desperation forward pass in American football, named after the prayer. Named for Roger Staubach's 50-yard 1975 playoff touchdown to Drew Pearson; succeeds roughly once in 12 attempts.

Hail Maryland

Hail Maryland, also called the Madhouse in Maryland, is the nickname for Jayden Daniels' 52-yard Hail Mary touchdown to Noah Brown on October 27, 2024, giving the Commanders an 18-15 win over the Bears.

Hailey Baptiste

Hailey Baptiste, American tennis player from Washington, D.C. (born 2001), WTA pro, career-high No. 25; beat world No. 1 Sabalenka saving six match points at 2026 Madrid, first WTA 1000 semifinal, then ACL surgery.

Hailey Van Lith

Hailey Van Lith (born 2001) is an American guard from Wenatchee, Washington; Louisville, LSU, TCU star, 2024 Olympic 3x3 bronze medalist, drafted 11th overall in 2025 by the Chicago Sky, later Connecticut Sun.

Hakan Algotsson

Håkan Algotsson (born 1966), Swedish ice hockey goaltender for Västra Frölunda HC; first Swedish goalie to win both the 1992 World Championship and 1994 Olympic gold, leaving Lillehammer mid-tournament for his daughter's birth.

Hakeem Nicks

Hakeem Nicks (Hakeem Amir Nicks), born 1988, is a former NFL wide receiver drafted 29th overall in 2009 by the New York Giants out of North Carolina; he won Super Bowl XLVI, with 444 postseason receiving yards, second-most in NFL history.

Hakeem Olajuwon

Hakeem Olajuwon, born 1963 in Lagos, Nigeria, is a Hall of Fame NBA center, 1984 first pick, two-time champion and Finals MVP with the Houston Rockets (1994, 1995), 1994 MVP, and NBA all-time leader in blocked shots (3,830).

Hal Steinbrenner

Hal Steinbrenner (Harold Zieg Steinbrenner), youngest son of George Steinbrenner, is the New York Yankees' managing general partner and chairperson since November 2008; Yankees won the 2009 World Series under him, none since.

Hal Sutton

Hal Sutton, American PGA Tour golfer from Shreveport, Louisiana; 1983 PGA Championship and Players winner, 1983 money leader, 14 Tour wins, 2004 U.S. Ryder Cup captain, Hall of Fame 2007.

Hale Irwin

Hale Irwin is an American golfer from Joplin, Missouri, who won three U.S. Opens and 45 PGA Tour Champions events, the record until Bernhard Langer passed it.

Haleigh Washington

Haleigh Washington, American middle blocker (born 1995, Denver), Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medalist and Best Middle Blocker, Paris 2024 silver, Penn State 2014 NCAA champion, U.S. national team since 2018, LOVB Salt Lake founding athlete.

Haley Irwin

Haley Lyn Irwin, Canadian ice hockey forward from Thunder Bay, Ontario; two Olympic golds (2010, 2014) and 2018 silver with Canada; 2012 world champion; later coach with TMU and PWHL Ottawa Charge.

Haley Skarupa

Haley Skarupa, American ice hockey forward born 1994 from Rockville, Maryland; 2018 Olympic gold medalist and 2015-2017 world champion with Team USA; Boston College star, later USA Hockey head scout.