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Doug Marrone

Doug Marrone is an American football coach and former player, head coach of the Buffalo Bills and Jacksonville Jaguars and offensive line coach of the New England Patriots since 2025.

Doug Martin (running back)

Doug Martin, 'Muscle Hamster,' Boise State running back drafted 31st overall by Tampa Bay in 2012; two-time Pro Bowler, 2015 first-team All-Pro with 1,402 rushing yards; died at 36 in Oakland in 2025 after police restraint.

Doug McDermott

Doug McDermott (born 1992) is an American NBA forward, 11th pick of the 2014 draft (Denver, traded to Chicago) and Creighton's 3,150-point scorer, fifth in NCAA history; his No. 3 jersey was retired in 2023.

Doug Mientkiewicz

Doug Mientkiewicz, American first baseman (born 1974, Toledo, Ohio), 12 MLB seasons 1998–2009; 2000 Olympic gold, 2001 AL Gold Glove, 2004 Red Sox World Series champion who caught the final out and fought the Red Sox over the ball.

Doug Northway

Doug Northway (Douglas Dale Northway, born 1955) is an American swimmer who won 1,500 m freestyle bronze at Munich 1972 and swam on the US 4x200 m freestyle relay that set the 7:30.33 world record at Montreal 1976.

Doug Partie

Doug Partie (Robert Douglas Partie, born 1961), American volleyball middle blocker from Santa Barbara; UCLA four-time NCAA champion, 1988 Olympic gold and 1992 bronze medalist, later IT executive.

Doug Pederson

Doug Pederson, NFL head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles (2016-20, Super Bowl LII champion) and Jacksonville Jaguars (2022-24), former NFL quarterback and Chiefs offensive coordinator.

Doug Russell

Doug Russell (Douglas Albert Russell, born 1946), American swimmer from Midland, Texas; 1968 Olympic gold in 100 m butterfly (55.9 OR, upsetting Mark Spitz) and 4x100 medley relay; world records in backstroke, butterfly, medley relay; ISHOF 1985.

Doug TenNapel

Doug TenNapel is an American animator, cartoonist, and game designer, creator of Earthworm Jim (1994), the claymation game The Neverhood (1996), Catscratch, and graphic novels such as Cardboard and Nnewts; he later crowdfunded Armikrog.

Doug van Wie

Doug van Wie (born 1984) is an American former swimmer from Charlotte, North Carolina, an Auburn backstroker who won gold and a 3:08.44 world record on the US 4x100m freestyle relay at the 2008 short-course Worlds, later a healthcare strategy executive.

Doug Williams (quarterback)

Doug Williams (born 1955), Grambling State quarterback drafted 17th overall by Tampa Bay in 1978; first Black QB to start and win a Super Bowl (XXII MVP, 340 yards, 4 TDs), later Grambling coach and Washington executive.

Doug Williams (wrestler)

Doug Williams (Douglas Clayton Durdle, b. 1972, Reading) is an English retired technical wrestler, two-time TNA X Division Champion, British Invasion member, ROH Pure Champion, and Chaos Theory originator.

Douglas

Douglas is the competition name of Douglas Chiarotti, Brazilian middle blocker born 1970 in Santo André, São Paulo; Olympic gold medalist in men's volleyball at Barcelona 1992, sixth at Sydney 2000, later a coach.

Douglas Costa

Douglas Costa de Souza (born 1990), Brazilian left-footed right winger from Grêmio via Shakhtar Donetsk, Bayern Munich, and Juventus; 31 Brazil caps, 22 trophies, later LA Galaxy, Sydney FC, Chievo, Al-Ittifaq.

Douglas Jardine

Douglas Jardine (1900–1958), English amateur cricketer and Surrey and England captain, led the 1932–33 Bodyline Ashes tour won 4–1; 22 Tests, 1,296 runs at 48; Harlequin cap trademark.

Douglas Lima

Douglas "The Phenom" Lima, born 1988 in Brazil, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former three-time Bellator welterweight champion who now fights at middleweight for the PFL.

Douglas Lowe

Douglas Lowe (1902–1981), British runner, first man to retain the Olympic 800 m title, winning gold at Paris 1924 (1:52.4) and Amsterdam 1928 (1:51.8 OR); later a QC.

Douglas Luiz

Douglas Luiz (Douglas Luiz Soares de Paulo) is a Brazilian central midfielder who plays for Juventus and the Brazil national team, formerly of Aston Villa, with 149 appearances there.

Douglas Santos

Douglas Santos (Douglas dos Santos Justino de Melo), Brazilian left-back born 1994 in João Pessoa; 2016 Olympic gold with Brazil, Zenit Saint Petersburg defender with six Russian titles, and 2026 World Cup squad member.

Douglas Souza

Douglas Souza (Douglas Correia de Souza), born 1995, is a Brazilian volleyball outside hitter, Rio 2016 Olympic champion, Tokyo 2020 fourth-place finisher, and 2026 national-team returnee.

Dover Athletic F.C.

Dover Athletic F.C., the Whites, an English semi-professional football club in Dover, Kent, formed 1983 to replace folded Dover FC; plays at Crabble Athletic Ground in National League South, chaired by Jim Parmenter, with FA Cup third-round runs in 2010-11 and 2014-15.

Dover Motor Speedway

Dover Motor Speedway, the Monster Mile, is a 1-mile, 24-degree-banked concrete oval in Dover, Delaware, opened in 1969; NASCAR's only other concrete Cup track is Bristol. Jimmie Johnson leads with 11 Cup wins.

Dovydas Sasnauskas

Dovydas Sasnauskas, Lithuanian footballer, defender born 2007, right-footed; plays for Sheffield United U23, formerly Buxton, and represents Lithuania at U19 and U21 level.

Down-the-line

Down-the-line (DTL) is a Commonwealth clay target trap discipline: five shooters on five stands, 25 outgoing targets from one trap 16 yards ahead, scored 3/2/0 by barrel, 28 g max load, popular in Australia, New Zealand, and the UK.

Downhill (ski competition)

Downhill (ski competition): fastest, longest Alpine ski racing discipline, one timed run, speeds 80-95 mph; Olympic event since 1948 (combined 1936); FIS-governed, Lauberhorn longest World Cup course.

Downhill Racer

Downhill Racer is a 1969 drama, Michael Ritchie's debut, starring Robert Redford as driven skier David Chappellet and Gene Hackman as his coach; adapted from Oakley Hall's novel, shot at real 1969 World Cup races.

Downloadable content

Downloadable content (DLC): paid digital add-on content for video games, descended from boxed expansion packs; includes expansions, season passes, and cosmetics; DLC launches roughly double base game sales and in-game/DLC spending is 77% of games revenue.

Downwell (video game)

Downwell is a 2015 vertical action roguelike by Moppin (Ojiro Fumoto), published by Devolver Digital, in which a boy descends a procedurally generated well using Gunboots that shoot downward and slow his fall; released Oct 15, 2015 on iOS and PC, later PS4, Vita, Switch, Android.

Doxa (doxa dramas)

Doxa Dramas (Δόξα Δράμας), Gymnastikos Syllogos Doxa Dramas, Greek football club founded 1918 in Drama; three Greek Cup finals (1954, 1958, 1959), 21 top-flight seasons, now in Gamma Ethniki Group 1.

Doyle Brunson

Doyle Brunson, "Texas Dolly" and "The Godfather of Poker" (1933-2023), American poker player; won back-to-back WSOP Main Events 1976-1977 with 10-2, took 10 WSOP bracelets, wrote Super/System (1978), and entered the Poker Hall of Fame in 1988.