While there are many Little League graduates that have gone on to a prolific career in baseball and softball, many alumni have also gone on to become professional athletes in other areas of expertise. Below is a list of some of the notable professionals in the sports industry.
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Kurt Busch
NASCAR Driver/Sprint Cup Series Champion
Austin Dillon
NASCAR Sprint Cup Racer
Southwest Forsyth County (N.C.) Little League
Steve LaTarte
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Crew Chief
Kyle Petty
Former NASCAR Driver
Southern Little League (Randleman, N.C.)
Former All-Time Leading Scorer in NBA History/NCAA Basketball Champion
Inwood (N.Y.) Little League
2021 AP Player of the Year
St. Louis Park (Minn.) Little League
Las Vegas Aces Head Coach (WNBA)
Canyon Lake Little League (Rapid City, S.D.)
NBA All-Star Player
Brownsburg (Ind.) Little League
NBA All-Star Player
Lake Oswego (Ore.) Little League
Hall of Fame NBA Player
Auburndale (Fla.) Little League
Hall of Fame NBA Player and 3x NBA Champion
Hibbing (Minn.) Little League
Hall of Fame NBA Player and 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist
Pachappa Little League (Riverside, Calif.)
2018 NBA Slam Dunk Contest Champion
Elmsford (N.Y.) Little League
NBA Commissioner
Rye (N.Y.) Little League
NBA Head Coach
Zionsville (Ind.) LL
WNBA All-Star Player
Liverpool (N.Y.) Girls Softball Little League
NBA All-Star Player
Lake Oswego (Ore.) Little League
NBA All-Star Player/NBA Coach
Hamtramck (Mich.) Little League
NBA All-Star Player
Piscataway (N.J.) Little League
Tony Hawk
Professional Skateboarder
Caroline Marks
Professional Surfer
Troy Aikman
NFL Hall of Fame Quarterback/Sports Broadcaster
Bill Belichick
6x Super Bowl Champion Head Coach
Drew Bledsoe
Former NFL Player
Tom Brady
Super Bowl MVP Quarterback
Drew Brees
Quarterback of the 2010 World Champion New Orleans Saints
Western Hills Little League (Aledo, Texas)
Dan Campbell
2023 Greasy Neale Award Recipient
Matt Cassel
NFL Pro-Bowl Quarterback (played in 1994 Little League Baseball World Series)
Northridge City (Calif.) Little League
Tom Coughlin
2x Super Bowl Champion Head Coach
Mike Ditka
NFL Hall of Fame Tight End/Former NFL Coach
Tony Dungy
Former NFL Football Player/Former Head Coach of Indianapolis Colts
Jake Elliott
2x Super Bowl Champion Kicker
Western Springs (Ill.) Little League
John Elway
Hall of Fame NFL Quarterback
Zach Ertz
Super Bowl LII Champion Tight End
San Ramon (Calif.) Little League
Brett Favre
NFL Career Leader in Passing Yards
Doug Flutie
Heisman Trophy Winner/Former NFL player/Sports Broadcaster
Nick Foles
2017 Super Bowl Champion Quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles
Western Hills Little League (Aledo, Texas)
Jared Goff
4x Pro Bowl Quarterback
Novato North (Calif.) Little League
Billy Hunter
Former NFL Player/Executive Director of NBA Players Association
Delaware Township (N.J.) Little League
Jalen Hurts
Super Bowl LIX Champion and MVP
North Channel Little League (Houston, Texas)
Jim Kelly
Hall of Fame NFL Quarterback
CeeDee Lamb
2023 NFL Receptions Leader
Lamar Little League (Richmond, Texas)
Trevor Lawrence
2022 Pro Bowl Quarterback
Cartersville (Ga.) Little League
Patrick Mahomes
3x Super Bowl Champion and 2x NFL MVP (2010 JLBWS Runner-Up)
Rose Capital East Little League (Tyler, Texas)
Dan Marino
Hall of Fame NFL Quarterback
Joe Montana
Hall of Fame NFL Quarterback
Ozzie Newsome
Hall of Fame NFL Tight End
Brock Purdy
2023 Pro Bowl Quarterback
Queen Creek (Ariz.) Little League
Aaron Rodgers
Quarterback of 2011 World Champion Green Bay Packers
Raleigh Hills Little League (Portland, Ore.)
Ben Roethlisberger
Two-time Super Bowl Quarterback
Findlay (Ohio) South Little League
Tony Romo
CBS Commentator and Former Dallas Cowboys Quarterback
Deion Sanders
Two-time Super Bowl Champion
Tice East Ft. Myers (Fla.) Little League
Turk Schonert
Former NFL Player (played in 1968 Little League Baseball World Series)
Bolsa Little League (Garden Grove, Calif.)
CJ Stroud
2024 Offensive Rookie of the Year
Vineyard Little League (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.)
Brian Sipe
Former NFL Quarterback (played in 1961 Little League Baseball World Series)
Northern Little League (El Cajon, Calif.)
Steve Spurrier
Heisman Trophy Winner/College Football Coach
Adam Vinatieri
NFL Kicker and Four-time Super Bowl Champion
Harney Little League (Rapid City, S.D.)
Julian Vandervelde
Former NFL Center and Highland Games Participant
Davenport (Iowa) East LL – 2000 LLBWS
Russell Wilson
NFL Quarterback
Tuckahoe (Va.) Little League
Ben Crenshaw
Professional Golfer; Two-time Masters Champion
Western Hills LL (Austin, Texas)
Ricky Fowler
Professional Golfer
Murrieta Valley (Calif.) American Little League
Cathy Gerring
Professional Golfer
J.B. Holmes
Professional Golfer
Campbellsville (Ky.) Youth Baseball Little League
Hale Irwin
Professional Golfer
Baxter Springs (Kan.) Little League
Phil Mickelson
6x Major Championship Winner and 2012 World Golf Hall of Fame Inductee
Gerina Piller
LPGA Golfer
Lions Hondo Little League (Roswell, N.M.)
Michelle Wie
LPGA Golfer
Cameron Young
Professional Golfer
Matty Beniers
NHL Player/Team USA Hockey
Hingham (Mass.) Little League
Chris Drury
NHL Player/3-time U.S. Olympian (played in 1989 Little League Baseball World Series)
Trumbull (Conn.) Little League
Meghan Duggan
Captain of 2018 Gold Medal USA Olympic Women’s Hockey Team
Danvers (Mass.) American LL
Jack Eichel
2023-24 Stanley Cup Champion
Chelmsford (Mass.) Little League
Ray Ferraro
Former NHL Player (played in 1976 Little League Baseball World Series)
Trail (British Columbia) Little League
Johnny Gaudreau
2014 Hobey Baker Award and 2017 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy Winner
Penns Grove Little League (Carney’s Point, N.J.)
Stephane Matteau
Former NHL Player (played in 1982 Little League Baseball World Series)
Rotary (Quebec) Little League
Auston Matthews
2022 MVP and United States Captain at 4 Nations Face-Off
Cactus Little League (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
Charlie McAvoy
NHL All-Star and United States Alternate Captain at 4 Nations Face-Off
Long Beach/Lido (N.Y.) Little League
Yanick Perrault
Former NHL Player (played in 1983 Little League Baseball World Series)
Sherbrooke Fleurimont (Quebec) Little League
Pierre Turgeon
Former NHL Player (played in 1982 Little League Baseball World Series)
Rotary (Quebec) Little League
Jeremy Swayman
2023-24 All-Star
Abbott O Rabbit Little League (Anchorage, Alaska)
Krissy Wendell
Olympic Hockey Silver Medalist (played in the 1994 Little League Baseball World Series)
Brooklyn Center (Minn.) American Little League
Harry Zolnierczyk
Former NHL Player (played in the 2000 Little League Baseball World Series)
Toronto (Ontario) High Park Little League
Jose Ortiz
2018 ESPY Winner – Best Jockey
La Gloria (Puerto Rico) Little League
Laffit Pincay, Jr.
National Horse Racing Hall of Fame Jockey
Dan O’Brien
Olympic Decathlon Gold Medal Winner
Ilona Maher
2024 Olympic Gold Medalist for Team USA Rugby
North Burlington (Vt.)
John Shuster
2018 Olympic Gold Medal Skip for Team USA Curling
Chisholm (Minn.) Little League
Sydney Leroux
Olympic Gold Medalist for U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team
Whalley (British Columbia) Little League
Chris Wondolowski
Major League Soccer Player
San Ramon Valley Little League
Beth Mowins
Sports Broadcaster; First Female to call Monday Night Football
North Syracuse (N.Y.) Kiwanis Little League
Brent Musburger
Sports Broadcaster
Billings (Mont.) Little League
Craig Sager
Hall of Fame Sports Broadcaster
Batavia (Ill.) Little League
Stuart Scott
Sports Broadcaster and ESPN Anchor
NW Forsyth American LL (Winston Salem, N.C.)
Mike Tirico
Sports Broadcaster and former ESPN Anchor
Fresh Meadows Athletic League LL (New York, N.Y.)
Al Trautwig
Sports Broadcaster
Dick Vitale
Hall of Fame Sports Commentator/College, Professional Basketball Coach
Garfield (N.J.) Little League
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