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Curt Hartzell

Curt Hartzell (1891–1975), Swedish gymnast from Norrköpings GF; won gold in the men's team Swedish system event at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, where Sweden scored 937.46 ahead of Denmark and Norway.

Curt Hennig

Curt Hennig, "Mr. Perfect" (1958–2003), American professional wrestler, son of Larry "The Axe" Hennig; AWA World Heavyweight Champion, two-time WWF Intercontinental Champion, WCW United States Champion, 2007 WWE Hall of Fame inductee.

Curt Schilling

Curt Schilling, born 1966 in Anchorage, Alaska, is a former MLB right-handed pitcher for the Orioles, Astros, Phillies, Diamondbacks, and Red Sox; 216-146, 3,116 strikeouts, three World Series titles, bloody sock 2004 ALCS, later 38 Studios founder.

Curt Tomasevicz

Curt Tomasevicz (Curtis Lee Tomasevicz), American bobsledder born 1980 in Shelby, Nebraska; gold in four-man at Vancouver 2010 with Night Train, silver at Sochi 2014, later UNL engineering professor and USA Bobsled sport performance director.

Curtis Axel

Curtis Axel is the ring name of Joseph Curtis Hennig, an American professional wrestler and third-generation star, son of "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig and a former WWE Intercontinental Champion.

Curtis Blaydes

Curtis "Razor" Blaydes (born 1991), American UFC heavyweight, former NJCAA national champion wrestler, holds the UFC heavyweight takedown record, 20-6-0, lost interim title fight to Aspinall at UFC 304.

Curtis Conway

Curtis Conway (Curtis LaMont Conway), born 1971, former NFL wide receiver from USC, drafted 7th overall by Chicago Bears in 1993; 12 seasons with Bears, Chargers, Jets, 49ers; 594 catches, 8,230 yards, 52 touchdowns; later broadcaster.

Curtis Davies

Curtis Davies (born 1985, London), English centre-back; Luton, West Brom, Aston Villa, Birmingham, Hull, Derby, Cheltenham; 677 appearances; 2014 FA Cup finalist; England U21 and Sierra Leone caps; now Sky Sports pundit and agent.

Curtis Granderson

Curtis Granderson, "Grandyman", American MLB outfielder (2004–2019) for Tigers, Yankees, Mets, Dodgers, Blue Jays, Brewers, Marlins; 344 home runs, 2016 Roberto Clemente Award, youth foundation.

Curtis Hughes

Curtis Hughes, aka Mr. Hughes or The Big Cat, American professional wrestler born 1964 in Kansas City; bodyguard/enforcer in AWA, WCW, WWF, ECW; later WWA4 head trainer of Apollo Crews, Moose, Heath Slater.

Curtis Jones (footballer)

Curtis Jones (Curtis Julian Jones, born 2001) is an English midfielder from Toxteth, Liverpool, an academy graduate who made 228 appearances and won six trophies with Liverpool before a 2026 transfer to Internazionale.

Curtis Joseph

Curtis Joseph (Cujo), Canadian NHL goaltender born 1967 in Keswick, Ontario; undrafted free agent signed by St. Louis in 1989; 19 seasons, 454 wins (7th all-time), 943 games, no Stanley Cup.

Curtis Martin

Curtis Martin (Curtis James Martin Jr.), NFL running back 1995-2005 for Patriots and Jets, Hall of Fame 2012; 14,101 rushing yards, fourth all-time at retirement, 10 straight 1,000-yard seasons.

Curtis McGrath

Curtis McGrath (born 1988, Dunedin, New Zealand) is an Australian Paracanoeist and former Army combat engineer who lost both legs to an IED in Afghanistan in 2012, then won four Paralympic golds (KL2 at Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024; VL3 Tokyo) and 13 world titles.

Curtis Pride

Curtis Pride, also known as Curtis John Pride, is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played in MLB from 1993 to 2006 despite being born deaf.

Curtis Samuel

Curtis Samuel, born 1996, Brooklyn, NY, is an NFL wide receiver and former Ohio State RB/WR hybrid; drafted 40th overall by Carolina in 2017, later Washington and Buffalo, with a 2020 breakout of 851 receiving and 200 rushing yards.

Curtis Stevens

Curtis Palmer Stevens (1898–1979), American bobsledder from Lake Placid, New York; won the first Olympic two-man bobsled gold at the 1932 Lake Placid Games with his brother Hubert, in 8:14.74.

Curtis Strange

Curtis Northup Strange (born 1955, Norfolk, Virginia), American golfer, World Golf Hall of Fame 2007; won back-to-back U.S. Opens 1988 (Brookline playoff over Faldo) and 1989 (Oak Hill, 278), first since Hogan 1950-51; ESPN analyst.

Curtly Ambrose

Curtly Elconn Lynwall Ambrose (born 1963, Antigua), West Indies right-arm fast bowler 1988-2000; 405 Test wickets at 20.99, famous 7/1 spell at Perth 1993, ICC Hall of Fame 2011.

Curveball

Curveball: breaking baseball pitch with topspin and Magnus-force drop, slower than a slider; credited to Candy Cummings (1863), long debated by physicists, now declining in MLB usage.

Cus D'Amato

Cus D'Amato (Constantine D'Amato, 1908–1985), American boxing trainer and manager of the Gramercy and Catskill gyms; creator of the peek-a-boo style; trained Floyd Patterson, José Torres, and Mike Tyson.

Custer's Revenge

Custer's Revenge, aka Mystique Presents Swedish Erotica: Custer's Revenge, is a notorious 1982 adult Atari 2600 game by J.H.M./Mystique depicting Custer assaulting a Native American woman; it drew mass protests, Atari lawsuits, and about 80,000 sales.

Custom Robo (カスタムロボ)

Custom Robo (カスタムロボ) is Nintendo's Noise-developed action RPG series of part-swappable 30 cm battle robots, spanning N64 (1999) through Custom Robo Arena (DS, 2006), with only the GameCube and DS games released in the West.

Cut (cards)

Cut (cards): dividing a deck into two portions and placing the bottom on top, after a shuffle and before the deal, to defeat stacked decks; casino play uses a cut card, cut at least 5-10 cards from either end, reshuffled when it appears.

Cut fastball

Cut fastball (cutter, FC): fastball variant with late glove-side break from an offset grip, opposite a two-seamer's run. Made famous by Mariano Rivera; now MLB's third most common pitch.

Cutman

Cutman (cut man, cut person): ringside assistant in boxing and MMA who stops facial bleeding and reduces swelling between rounds using vaseline, coagulants, and an enswell; distinct from cornerman and ringside doctor, licensed by athletic commissions.

Cutter Boley

Cutter Boley is an American college football quarterback from Hodgenville, Kentucky, a consensus four-star recruit who played at Kentucky (2024-2025) before transferring to Arizona State in January 2026.

Cutthroat (pool)

Cutthroat pool, also called elimination pool or three-man-screw, is a three-player billiards game with ball groups 1-5, 6-10, 11-15; players pocket opponents' balls and the last player with a ball on the table wins.

Cutting (sport)

Cutting (sport): Western equestrian discipline, also called cutting horse competition, where a horse independently separates one cow from a herd. First advertised contest 1898 Haskell, Texas; governed by the NCHA since 1946.

Cuttino Mobley

Cuttino Mobley (Cat), born 1975, Philadelphia, is a retired NBA shooting guard (Rockets, Magic, Kings, Clippers, 1998-2008, 16.0 PPG) who retired in December 2008 due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, never playing for the Knicks.