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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 Rodon
Joe Rodon, Welsh centre-back born 1997, Swansea academy product, Tottenham 2020, Leeds United from 2023, 2024-25 Championship winner, 62 Wales caps.
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 Root
Joe Root, England Test cricketer and former captain (64 Tests, 27 wins), second-highest Test run-scorer ever behind Tendulkar with 41 centuries; England's leading Test and ODI run-scorer, 2019 World Cup winner.
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 Ruddy
Joe Ruddy (Joseph Aloysius Ruddy Sr., 1878-1962), American swimmer and water polo player who won two 1904 Olympic golds (water polo, 4x50y relay) for the New York Athletic Club, later its legendary coach and an ISHOF honoree.
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 Schilling
Joe Schilling (b. 1984, Dayton, Ohio), "Stitch 'Em Up", American kickboxer and MMA fighter; WBC Muay Thai champion, GLORY 10 tournament winner, Bellator KO of Melvin Manhoef 2014, released by Bellator 2020.
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.
Joe Sewell
Joe Sewell (Joseph Wheeler Sewell), 1898-1990, American Hall of Fame shortstop for the Cleveland Indians and Yankees; hardest batter to strike out in MLB history with 114 career strikeouts.
Joe Simpson (mountaineer)
Joe Simpson, British mountaineer and author; with Simon Yates made the 1985 first ascent of Siula Grande's west face, survived a broken leg, a cut rope, and a three-day solo crawl, and wrote Touching the Void.
Joe Sloan
Joe Sloan (born 1986) is an American college football coach, former East Carolina quarterback, Louisiana Tech coordinator, LSU quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator (2022-25) who coached Heisman winner Jayden Daniels, now Kentucky offensive coordinator.
Joe Smith (basketball)
Joe Smith (born 1975) is an American former NBA power forward-center, Maryland's consensus 1995 National Player of the Year and first overall pick of the 1995 draft, who played 16 seasons for 12 teams and was central to the Timberwolves' 2000 salary-cap scandal.
Joe Smith (pitcher)
Joe Smith (Joseph Michael Smith, born 1984) is a retired American MLB sidearm relief pitcher (2007-2022) who amassed 866 appearances, a 3.14 ERA, and reached the 2019 World Series with Houston.
Joe Smith Jr.
Joe Smith Jr. (born 1989) is a retired American light heavyweight boxer from Long Island, nicknamed The Beast and The Common Man, former WBO world champion who knocked Bernard Hopkins out of the ring and worked as a Local 66 union laborer.
Joe Staley
Joe Staley (Joseph Andrew Staley), NFL left tackle for the San Francisco 49ers 2007-2019, drafted 28th overall from Central Michigan; 181 starts, six Pro Bowls, 2010s All-Decade Team, retired April 2020.
Joe Sullivan
Joe Sullivan (Joseph Albert Taylor Sullivan, 1901–1988), Canadian ice hockey goaltender and 1928 St. Moritz Olympic gold medalist; later otolaryngologist, University of Toronto professor, and Canadian Senator; distinct from New Zealand rower Joseph Sullivan.
Joe Theismann
Joe Theismann (Joseph Robert Theismann, born 1949) is a former Notre Dame, Toronto Argonauts, and Washington Redskins quarterback; 1983 NFL MVP, Super Bowl XVII winner, career ended by the 1985 Lawrence Taylor sack, later an ESPN broadcaster.
Joe Thomas (offensive tackle)
Joe Thomas, Cleveland Browns offensive tackle (2007-2017), 2007 draft third overall from Wisconsin; 10 Pro Bowls, 6 first-team All-Pros, 10,363 consecutive snaps, first-ballot Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2023.
Joe Thornton
Joe Thornton, "Jumbo Joe" (born 1979, London, Ontario), Canadian center drafted first overall in 1997 by Boston, traded to San Jose Nov. 30, 2005; 1,539 NHL points, 2005-06 Art Ross and Hart winner, 2010 Olympic gold, Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2025.
Joe Thuney
Joe Thuney (Joseph Michael Thuney) is an American football guard for the Chicago Bears, drafted by the Patriots in 2016 and a four-time Super Bowl winner.
Joe Torre
Joe Torre, born Joseph Paul Torre in 1940, is an American former baseball player, manager, and executive who won four World Series titles with the Yankees.
Joe Verdeur
Joe Verdeur (Joseph Thomas Verdeur, 1926-1991), American swimmer, 1948 Olympic gold medalist in the 200 m breaststroke (2:39.3 Olympic record), holder of 19 world records in breaststroke and butterfly, La Salle NCAA champion.
Joe Webb
Joe Webb (Joseph Webb Jr., born 1986, Birmingham, Alabama) is a former NFL quarterback-wide receiver-special teams player; 2010 sixth-round Vikings pick, UAB alum, 104 games, five teams, Super Bowl 50, now a Birmingham high school head coach.
Joe West (umpire)
Joe West, "Cowboy Joe," MLB umpire 1976–2021 who worked a record 5,460 regular-season games, breaking Bill Klem's mark; also a country singer with 196 ejections.
Joe Willock
Joe Willock (Joseph Willock, born 1999) is an English midfielder for Newcastle United, formerly Arsenal. Loan star of 2021 with 8 goals in 14 Premier League games, then a permanent six-year deal.
Joe Worrall (footballer)
Joe Worrall (Joseph Adrian Worrall, born 1997, Nottingham) is an English centre-back at Wrexham, formerly Nottingham Forest captain (226 apps, 2022 promotion), Rangers, Beşiktaş, and Burnley; three England U21 caps.