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John Fleming
John Francis Fleming (1881-1965), British civil servant and City Rifle Club shooter; won 1908 London Olympic gold in small-bore rifle moving target with 24/45, awarded on count back after a four-way tie. Distinct from Joseph Fleming, the 1904 American sprinter.
John Force
John Force (born 1949), NHRA Funny Car drag racer; 16-time champion and winningest driver in NHRA history with 157 wins; retired November 2025 after a 2024 Richmond crash; founder of John Force Racing.
John Fox (American football)
John Fox (born 1955) is an NFL coach, head coach of the Panthers, Broncos, and Bears (133–123), who led Carolina to Super Bowl XXXVIII and Denver to Super Bowl XLVIII, later a senior assistant with the Colts, Lions, and Bills.
John Franklin III
John Franklin III (born 1994) is an American football player who moved from quarterback to receiver to defensive back at Florida State, East Mississippi CC, Auburn, and Florida Atlantic, appeared on Netflix's Last Chance U, and played one NFL game, for the 2019 Buccaneers.
John Furlong (sports administrator)
John Furlong, Irish-born Canadian sports administrator; CEO of VANOC for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games after leading the 2001–2003 bid; Officer of the Order of Canada; author of Patriot Hearts.
John Fury
John Fury, nicknamed Gypsy John, Irish-British former heavyweight boxer (8-4-1, 1987-1995) and bare-knuckle fighter; father and cornerman of Tyson and Tommy Fury, ex-prisoner, later estranged from Tyson.
John Gagliardi
John Gagliardi (1926-2018), college football's all-time winningest coach with 489 wins over 64 seasons, mostly at Saint John's University (MN), famous for his unconventional "Winning With No's" methods: no tackling in practice, no whistles, no scholarships.
John Geiger
John Francis Geiger (1873-1956), American rower for Philadelphia's Vesper Boat Club; won gold in the men's eights at the 1900 Paris Olympics in 6:07.8, beating Belgium by six seconds; distinct from John D. Geiger.
John Gibbons
John Gibbons (Gibby), born 1962, American baseball coach and former catcher; managed the Toronto Blue Jays 2004-08 and 2013-18 with a 793-789 record, leading them to the 2015-16 ALCS; later Mets and Angels bench coach.
John Gourlay
John Bell Gourlay (1872-1949), Canadian amateur soccer fullback and captain of Galt FC, which won the men's football gold medal at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics, Canada's only men's Olympic football title.
John Greig
John Greig (born 1942, Edinburgh), the "Greatest Ever Ranger", one-club Rangers captain 1961-1978 with 755 appearances, 1972 Cup Winners' Cup winner, 44 Scotland caps, later manager 1978-1983 and honorary life president.
John Gretton, Jr.
John Gretton, Jr. (1867–1947), British yachtsman and Conservative MP, won two sailing golds aboard Scotia at the 1900 Paris Olympics, the only person to win an Olympic title while serving in Parliament; later 1st Baron Gretton.
John Grieb
John William Grieb (1879–1939), American gymnast and track athlete of the Philadelphia Turngemeinde; won team gold and field sports all-around silver at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics.
John Guidetti
John Guidetti, Swedish centre-forward born 1992 in Solna, raised partly in Kenya; Manchester City academy product, 20-goal Feyenoord loan 2011-12, Celtic, Celta Vigo, Alaves, Hannover, AIK 2022-2025, Rinkeby Utd. FC from 2026; 29 Sweden caps, 3 goals.
John H. Larsen, Sr.
John H. Larsen, Sr. (John Harry Larsen, 1913–1989), Norwegian sport shooter with Oslo Sportsskyttere; 1952 Helsinki Olympic gold in 100 m running deer single and double shot with world record 413, four world titles, father of John H. Larsen, Jr.
John H. Stracey
John H. Stracey (born 1950, Bethnal Green) is an English boxer who won British, European and WBC welterweight titles, beating José Nápoles in Mexico City in 1975 and losing the belt to Carlos Palomino in 1976.
John Haack
John Haack (born 1993) is an American raw powerlifter from Madison, Wisconsin. Eight-time world record setter across 82.5-100 kg classes; best total 1,044 kg (2,302 lb) raw at 100 kg, 2026; 2016 IPF Classic 83 kg champion.
John Hannah (American football)
John Hannah (born 1951), nicknamed Hog, was a New England Patriots guard 1973-1985, drafted fourth overall in 1973 from Alabama; 10-time All-Pro, 9 Pro Bowls, first Patriot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame (1991).
John Harbaugh
John Harbaugh, NFL head coach; Baltimore Ravens 2008-25, Super Bowl XLVII winner over brother Jim's 49ers; 2019 AP Coach of the Year; named New York Giants head coach January 20, 2026.
John Hargis
John Lawson Hargis (born 1975), American butterfly and backstroke swimmer; 1996 Olympic gold in the 4x100 m medley relay (heats), 1998 Worlds silver, Auburn All-American, later Penn State and Pittsburgh head coach.
John Harkes
John Harkes (born 1967, Kearny, NJ) is an American soccer midfielder, first American in the Premier League (Sheffield Wednesday), 90-cap USMNT captain, co-MVP 1995 Copa America, and D.C. United MLS Cup winner.
John Harrington
John Michael "Bah" Harrington (born 1957, Virginia, Minnesota) is the American right wing who won 1980 Olympic ice hockey gold with the Miracle on Ice team, played at the 1984 Games, and has coached Saint John's University since 1993. Not the boxer Kellie, golfer Padraig, or other Harringtons.
John Hartson
John Hartson, born 1975, Welsh centre-forward for Arsenal, West Ham, Celtic, and Wales; 167 club goals plus 14 international; survived testicular cancer; later pundit and Wales assistant coach.
John Hauser (American football)
John Hauser is an American college football coach, 31st head coach of the Ohio Bobcats (named Dec. 26, 2025) after winning the 2025 Frisco Bowl as interim; former Wittenberg safety and Ohio defensive coordinator.
John Havlicek
John Havlicek (1940-2019), nicknamed Hondo, Boston Celtics forward-guard 1962-78, 8 NBA titles, 26,395 career points, 1974 Finals MVP, Hall of Fame Class of 1984, namesake of the NBA Sixth Man of the Year trophy.
John Heisman
John Heisman (1869–1936), American college football coach and namesake of the Heisman Trophy; coached at Oberlin, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia Tech (1904–1919), Penn, and Rice, with a 186-70-18 record.
John Heitinga
John Heitinga (born 1983, Alphen aan den Rijn), Dutch defender and coach; Ajax player and two-time head coach, assistant at West Ham, Liverpool, Tottenham; sacked by Ajax November 2025.
John Hencken
John Hencken, an American competition swimmer, competed for Santa Clara Swim Club and Stanford University. He won multiple Olympic medals and set 13 world records.
John Hendrickson
John Hendrickson (John Henry Hendrickson, 1872-1925), American trapshooter and court stenographer from Long Island, New York; won team trap gold at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics and placed 44th in individual trap.
John Henry Daley
John Henry Daley, Michigan Wolverines defensive end #90 from Alpine, Utah; previously BYU and Utah; 2025 Walter Camp first-team All-American with 11.5 sacks; Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week 2026.