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Sam Mennenga
Sam Mennenga (born 2001, Auckland) is a New Zealand basketball forward, 206 cm, for the NBL's New Zealand Breakers and the Tall Blacks; Davidson College product, 2025-26 NBL Next Generation Award winner.
Sam Mills
Sam Mills (Samuel Davis Mills Jr.), NFL linebacker for the Saints and Panthers, 5x Pro Bowl, 'Dome Patrol' member, 'Keep Pounding' inspiration, died 2005, Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2022.
Sam Mitchell (basketball)
Sam Mitchell (born 1963) is a former NBA forward and head coach who played 13 seasons, mainly with the Minnesota Timberwolves, coached the Toronto Raptors 2004-08, and won the 2006-07 NBA Coach of the Year Award.
Sam Perkins
Sam Perkins (born 1961), nicknamed Big Smooth, is a retired NBA center-forward, 1984 No. 4 pick, 1982 NCAA and 1984 Olympic champion, and an early stretch-4 pioneer who shot 38.2% on threes late in his 17-season career.
Sam Pittman
Sam Pittman, born 1961 in El Reno, Oklahoma, is an American college football coach who led the Arkansas Razorbacks from 2020 until being fired in September 2025.
Sam Presti
Sam Presti, NBA executive, general manager of the Oklahoma City Thunder since June 7, 2007 (hired by Seattle at 29); drafted Durant, Westbrook, Harden; 2025 NBA champion and 2024-25 Executive of the Year.
Sam Quek
Sam Quek, also known as Samantha Quek, is a British former field hockey defender who won Olympic gold with Great Britain at Rio 2016 and became a broadcaster.
Sam Querrey
Sam Querrey, American tennis player (born 1987), career-high ATP No. 11, 10 singles titles; beat world No. 1s Djokovic (2016) and Murray (2017) at Wimbledon; retired 2022, now pro pickleball player and Nothing Major podcast host.
Sam Reinhart
Sam Reinhart, Canadian NHL forward, Florida Panthers center/winger, drafted No. 2 in 2014 by Buffalo, traded to Florida 2021, 57-goal 2023-24 season, back-to-back Stanley Cups 2024-2025, eight-year $69M contract.
Sam Roush
Sam Olsen Roush (born 2003) is an American football tight end for the Chicago Bears, drafted 69th overall in 2026 after playing college football at Stanford.
Sam Salz (American football)
Sam Salz, Philadelphia-born Orthodox Jewish wide receiver (5'6", 160 lbs, No. 39) who walked on at Texas A&M with no football experience; first known Orthodox Jewish player in NCAA Division I football, Shabbat-observant.
Sam Snead
Sam Snead (1912-2002), American golfer nicknamed Slammin' Sam; 82 PGA Tour wins (tied with Tiger Woods), seven majors, oldest PGA Tour winner at 52, never won the U.S. Open.
Sam Swadling
Sam Swadling (Samuel Swadling, born 2007) is an AFL midfielder for Collingwood, drafted pick 37 in 2025 from West Perth (WAFL); under-18 All-Australian who debuted in 2026 and played nine games for 180 disposals and six goals.
Sam Warburton
Sam Warburton, Welsh openside flanker and dual captain of Wales (record 49 times) and the British & Irish Lions (2013 series win, 2017 drawn series), retired in 2018 at 29 with 79 Test caps.
Sam Whitelock
Sam Whitelock (Samuel Laurence Whitelock), born 1988, New Zealand rugby lock; most-capped All Black with 153 Tests, two Rugby World Cups (2011, 2015), Crusaders and Pau player, retired 2024.
Sam Wyche
Sam Wyche (1949-2020), NFL head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals 1984-91 and Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1992-95, introduced the no-huddle offense and led the 1988 AFC champion Bengals to Super Bowl XXIII.
Samaje Perine
Samaje Perine, NFL running back (Cincinnati Bengals, No. 34), Oklahoma record-setter with 427-yard NCAA single-game rushing game; ten seasons with Washington, Bengals, Miami, Denver, and Kansas City.
Samantha Stosur
Samantha (Sam) Stosur, Australian tennis player, 2011 US Open singles champion over Serena Williams, 2010 Roland Garros finalist, doubles world No. 1, eight Grand Slam titles, retired at 2023 Australian Open, now Billie Jean King Cup captain.
Sami Hill
Sami Hill names two athletes: a Canadian basketball guard (born 1994, Toronto, Paris 2024 Olympian, 2022 World Cup fourth place) and an American water polo goalkeeper (born 1992, Honolulu, UCLA saves record, Rio 2016 Olympic gold).
Sami Jo Small
Sami Jo Small (Samantha Small), born 1976, Canadian goaltender, 2002 Olympic gold with Team Canada, three-time Olympian, five-time world champion, CWHL co-founder, Toronto Six president.
Sami Vatanen
Sami Vatanen (born 1991, Jyväskylä) is a Finnish defenseman for JYP in the Liiga; former Anaheim, New Jersey, Carolina, and Dallas NHL defenseman (473 games), 2022 Olympic and World gold medalist, 2023 Swiss champion.
Samisoni Viriviri
Samisoni Viriviri (Nasagavesi), Fijian rugby sevens outside centre and wing born 1988 in Nadi; first Fijian World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year (2014, 52 tries), 2016 Rio Olympic gold medallist, later Montpellier and Montauban in France.
Sammy Baugh
Sammy Baugh (Slingin' Sammy), 1914-2008, Hall of Fame quarterback, punter, and defensive back for the Washington Redskins 1937-1952; led NFL in passing, punting, and interceptions in 1943 and won titles in 1937 and 1942.
Sammy Sosa
Sammy Sosa, Dominican MLB right fielder (1989-2007); 609 home runs, 1,667 RBIs, .273 average; only player with three 60-homer seasons; 1998 NL MVP; Cubs record 545 HR; 2003 corked-bat suspension; Cubs Hall of Fame 2025.
Sammy Watkins
Sammy Watkins, born 1993, is a former NFL wide receiver from Clemson drafted fourth overall by Buffalo in 2014; he later won Super Bowl LIV with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Samoa national rugby union team
Manu Samoa, the Samoa men's national rugby union team, first played in 1924 as Western Samoa. Debut World Cup 1991 (beat Wales, Argentina; quarter-finals 1991, 1995); Brian Lima played five World Cups; qualified for 2027.
Samuel Healey
Samuel (Sam) Healey, born 2002 in Pontefract, England, is an NRL hooker for the New Zealand Warriors, son of Cronulla great Mitch Healey; former Newtown Jets NSW Cup premiership player, Warriors debut 2025.
Samuel Honrubia
Samuel Honrubia, French handball left wing born 1986 in Béziers; Olympic champion 2012, world champion 2011 and 2015, European champion 2014 with France; clubs Montpellier, Paris-SG, PAUC, Istres.
San Antonio Brahmas
San Antonio Brahmas, a spring football team at the Alamodome; XFL 2023, UFL 2024-2025; 2024 XFL Conference champions and UFL runners-up under Wade Phillips; withdrawn by the UFL after a 1-9 2025 season, with a possible 2028 return.
San Antonio Commanders
San Antonio Commanders, 2019 AAF professional football team at the Alamodome coached by Mike Riley; went 5-3, second in the Western Conference, led the league in attendance, and folded with the AAF in April 2019.