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Joe Lacob
Joe Lacob, venture capitalist (ex-Kleiner Perkins) and co-executive chairman of the Golden State Warriors, led the 2010 $450 million purchase; four NBA titles, Chase Center, Valkyries owner.
Joe Lombardi
Joe Lombardi (Joseph Philip Lombardi, born 1971), NFL coach and grandson of Vince Lombardi; quarterbacks coach for Drew Brees with the Saints, offensive coordinator for the Lions, Chargers, and Broncos, and Ravens senior offensive assistant since 2026.
Joe Louis Arena
Joe Louis Arena, Detroit's city-owned riverfront arena (1979-2017), home of the Red Wings and four Stanley Cup wins, host of the 1980 RNC, demolished 2019-2020 for Water Square redevelopment.
Joe Maddon
Joe Maddon, MLB manager of the Angels, Rays, and Cubs; three-time Manager of the Year (2008, 2011, 2015) who led Chicago to its 2016 World Series title, its first since 1908, with a 103-59 record.
Joe Marler
Joe Marler (born 1990) is an English retired rugby union loosehead prop who spent his whole career at Harlequins, won 95 England caps, three Six Nations titles, and played in the 2019 World Cup final.
Joe Mauer
Joe Mauer (born 1983) is a former Minnesota Twins catcher and first baseman, 2004-2018, three-time AL batting champion, 2009 AL MVP, and 2024 first-ballot National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee.
Joe Mazzulla
Joe Mazzulla (born 1988, Johnston, Rhode Island) is the Boston Celtics head coach since 2022, former Fairmont State (Division II) coach, winner of the 2024 NBA championship, the youngest title coach since Bill Russell.
Joe McKnight
Joe McKnight, American football running back from River Ridge, Louisiana; top 2007 recruit at USC (2,213 rushing yards, 6.38 yards per carry), Jets and Chiefs NFL return specialist, killed in Terrytown, Louisiana, in 2016.
Joe Medwick
Joe Medwick (1911-1975), nicknamed Ducky, American MLB left fielder for the Gashouse Gang Cardinals; 1937 NL Triple Crown and MVP, 2,471 hits, 540 doubles, Hall of Fame 1968.
Joe Milton
Joe Milton III, quarterback from Pahokee, Florida, played at Michigan and Tennessee, was drafted 193rd overall by the Patriots in 2024, traded to Dallas in 2025; famed for elite arm strength and size but accuracy and processing concerns.
Joe Mixon
Joe Mixon, NFL running back from Oklahoma, Bengals second-rounder (48th, 2017), two-time Pro Bowler, 7,428 career rushing yards; later traded to Houston, released in 2026 after a foot injury.
Joe Montana
Joe Montana (Joseph Clifford Montana, born 1956) is a Hall of Fame NFL quarterback who won four Super Bowls with the 49ers (XVI, XIX, XXIII, XXIV), three Super Bowl MVPs, and two NFL MVPs.
Joe Moorhead
Joe Moorhead (born 1973) is an American college football coach, head coach at Akron since 2022; former Fordham (38-13) and Mississippi State (14-12) head coach and Penn State and Oregon offensive coordinator.
Joe Morgan
Joe Leonard Morgan (1943-2020), American Hall of Fame second baseman of the Cincinnati Reds' Big Red Machine; two-time NL MVP (1975, 1976), first player with 200 home runs and 500 stolen bases, first-ballot Hall of Famer in 1990.
Joe Musgrove
Joe Musgrove (Joseph Anthony Musgrove, born 1992) is an American MLB right-handed pitcher for the San Diego Padres, formerly Astros and Pirates; he threw the Padres' first no-hitter in 2021 and returned from 2024 Tommy John surgery in 2026.
Joe Namath
Joe Namath (born 1943, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania), "Broadway Joe," Alabama quarterback and New York Jets star who guaranteed and won Super Bowl III over the Colts, first to pass for 4,000 yards in a season, Hall of Fame 1985.
Joe Nieuwendyk
Joe Nieuwendyk, Canadian Hall of Fame center (born 1966, Oshawa, Ontario); won Stanley Cups with Calgary 1989, Dallas 1999, New Jersey 2003; 1999 Conn Smythe; 2002 Olympic gold; later Dallas Stars GM.
Joe Paterno
Joe Paterno (Joseph Vincent Paterno), Penn State football head coach 1966-2011, record 409 Division I wins, two national titles; fired in the Jerry Sandusky scandal, Freeh Report cover-up findings, statue removed 2012.
Joe Pavelski
Joe Pavelski, American NHL forward from Plover, Wisconsin; played 18 seasons with San Jose Sharks and Dallas Stars; 1,068 points, U.S.-born record 74 playoff goals, retired 2024.
Joe Pepitone
Joe Pepitone (1940-2023), Brooklyn-born MLB first baseman/outfielder, New York Yankees 1962-69, later Astros, Cubs, Braves; 3x All-Star, 3 Gold Gloves, 219 career home runs, 1964 World Series grand slam.
Joe Philbin
Joe Philbin (born 1961), NFL coach; Miami Dolphins head coach 2012-15 (24-28), Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator and Super Bowl XLV winner, later Raiders senior offensive assistant.
Joe Phillips
Joe Phillips (Joseph Phillips, 1911-1987), Indian field hockey player from Bombay; won gold with British India in men's hockey at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, playing one match; distinct from other Olympians named Phillips.
Joe Robbie
Joe Robbie (1916–1990), American lawyer and entrepreneur, founder and owner of the Miami Dolphins 1966–1990, winner of the 1972 perfect season and two Super Bowls with Don Shula, and builder of privately financed Joe Robbie Stadium.
Joe Rokocoko
Joe Rokocoko (Josevata Taliga Rokocoko), Fijian-born New Zealand rugby winger born 1983 in Nadi; 46 tries in 68 All Blacks Tests 2003-2010, world-record 17 tries in 2003, Blues, Bayonne, Racing 92, now Racing 92 attack coach.
Joe Royer
Joe Royer, born 2002 in Cincinnati, is a Browns tight end drafted 170th overall in 2026 after starring at Cincinnati, where he broke Travis Kelce's tight end receptions record.
Joe Ryan (baseball)
Joe Ryan (Joseph Philip Ryan, born 1996) is an American MLB right-handed pitcher for the Minnesota Twins, a 2025 and 2026 All-Star, Tokyo 2020 Olympic silver medalist with Team USA, and former Rays seventh-round pick.
Joe Sakic
Joe Sakic, born 1969 in Burnaby, BC, is a Hockey Hall of Fame centre who played 20 NHL seasons with Quebec/Colorado, captained Stanley Cup wins in 1996 and 2001, won the 2001 Hart Trophy and 2002 Olympic gold, and now leads the Avalanche's hockey operations.
Joe Salisbury
Joe Salisbury (born 1992, London) is a retired British doubles tennis player, six-time Grand Slam champion, and ATP doubles World No. 1 from 4 April 2022, known for the US Open three-peat with Rajeev Ram.
Joe Schmidt (rugby union)
Joe Schmidt (Josef Schmidt, born 1965, Kawakawa, New Zealand) is a rugby union coach, not a player: Leinster and Ireland head coach, All Blacks attack coach, World Rugby director, and Wallabies coach from 2024.
Joe Schobert
Joe Schobert (Joseph Robert Schobert) is a former American football linebacker who played seven NFL seasons for Cleveland, Jacksonville, Pittsburgh, and Tennessee, making the Pro Bowl after 2017.