Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem (New York City)
The sky-hooking center for the Los Angeles Lakers
Famous Athletes from New York
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Anthony, Carmelo (New York City)
Forward for the NBA's Denver Nuggets since 2003 -
Capriati, Jennifer (New York City)
The comeback kid who won the Australian Open in 2001 and 2002 -
Ederle, Gertrude (New York City)
The first woman to swim the English Channel -
Erving, Julius (East Meadow)
Hall of Fame basketball star -
Ferrigno, Lou (Brooklyn)
Muscular star of TV's The Incredible Hulk -
Funny Cide (Saratoga Springs)
Winner of the 2003 Kentucky Derby -
Gehrig, Lou (New York City)
The New York Yankee hero known as "The Iron Horse" -
Holm, Eleanor (Brooklyn)
The Olympic swimmer kicked off the 1936 American team for partying -
Hughes, Sarah (Great Neck)
2002 Olympic figure skating gold medalist -
Jordan, Michael (Brooklyn)
The super-duper-star guard for the Chicago Bulls -
Lochte, Ryan (Rochester)
The Olympic swimmer who did not really get robbed in Rio de Janiero -
Lombardi, Vince (Brooklyn)
The head coach of the Green Bay Packers during the 1960s -
Muldowney, Shirley (Schenectady)
The professional drag racer once known as "Cha-Cha" -
Paterno, Joe (New York City)
The head football coach at Penn State University, 1966-2011 -
Rice, Ray (New Rochelle)
The NFL running back who was suspended in 2014 after hitting his wife -
Rodriguez, Alex (New York City)
The quarter-billion-dollar superstar known as "A-Rod" -
Tyson, Mike (Brooklyn)
"Iron Mike," the controversial boxing champ of the 1980s -
Wambach, Abby (Rochester)
The soccer player with the most international goals in history -
Willig, George (New York City)
The guy who climbed the World Trade Center in 1977