List of athletes from Maryland N – Z
Maryland has a long history concerning sports and a number of major and minor professional sport figures have hailed from the state.

List of athletes from Maryland N – Z

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Table Section Text: Maryland has a long history concerning sports and a number of major and minor professional sport figures have hailed from the state.

Name	Sport	Professional Years	Hometown	Notes	Ref

N[edit]

Shawn Nadelen	Lacrosse	2001 – present	Baltimore

Denny Neagle	Baseball	1989–2003	Gambrills

Gary Neal	Basketball	2007 – present	Baltimore

Bob Nelson	American Football	1986–1990	Baltimore

Jeff Nelson	Baseball	1984–2006	Baltimore

Johnny Neun	Baseball	1925–1931	Baltimore

Simon Nicholls	Baseball	1903–1910	Germantown

Bill Nicholson	Baseball	1936–1953	Chestertown

Chad Nkang	American Football	2007 – present	Hyattsville

Nick Noble	Soccer	2005 – present	Damascus

George Nock	American Football	1969–1972	Baltimore

Tim Nordbrook	Baseball	1974–1980	Baltimore

Emory Nusz	Baseball	1884	Rockville

O[edit]

Quinn Ojinnaka	American Football	2006	Seabrook

Red Oldham	Baseball	1914–1926	Zion

Wesley Oler	Track	1912	Baltimore

Jim Ostendarp	American Football	1950–1951	Baltimore

Fred Ostendorf	Baseball	1914	Baltimore

J. J. Outlaw	American Football	2007 – present	Columbia

P[edit]

Emile Palmer	American Football	1996	Landover

Paul Palmer	American Football	1987–1992	Bethesda

Irv Pankey	American Football	1980–1992	Aberdeen

James Parrish	American Football	1993–1995	Baltimore

Frank Parsons, Jr.	Shooting	1948	Baltimore

Al Pastrana	American Football	1969–1970	Annapolis

Suzanne Paxton	Fencing	1996	Baltimore

Cecil Perkins	Baseball	1967	Baltimore

Clint Peay	Soccer	1996–2000	Columbia

Sam Perlozzo	Baseball	1977–1981	Cumberland

Ara Person	American Football	1972	Baltimore

Julian Peterson	American Football	2000 – present	Temple Hills	* First Round Draft Pick in 2000 NFL Draft.

Babe Phelps	Baseball	1931–1942	Odenton

Michael Phelps	Swimming	2004, 2008	Baltimore	* 22 Time Swimming Olympic Gold Medalist

Tom Phoebus	Baseball	1960–1972	Baltimore	*1966 The Sporting News MLB Rookie of the Year

Maury Pierce	Baseball	1884

Charlie Pittman	American Football	1970–1971	Baltimore

Mike Pitts	American Football	1983–1994	Baltimore	* First Round Draft Pick in 1983 NFL Draft.

Dave Pivec	American Football	1966–1969	Baltimore

Boots Poffenberger	Baseball	1937–1939	Williamsport

Frank Pollack	American Football	1991–1997	Camp Springs

Tommy Polley	American Football	2001–2006	Baltimore

George Popplein	Baseball	1873	Baltimore

Chuck Porter	Baseball	1976–1986	Baltimore

Dick Porter	Baseball	1929–1934	Princess Anne

Jake Powell	Baseball	1930–1945	Silver Spring

Ike Powers	Baseball	1927–1928	Hancock

Warren Powers	American Football	1989–1993	Baltimore

Guy Prather	American Football	1981–1985	Gaithersburg

Bill Pritchard	American Football	1927–1928	Frostburg

Jim Proctor	Baseball	1959	Brandywine

Jed Prossner	Lacrosse	2005 – present

Q[edit]

Dwight Muhammad Qawi	Boxing	1978–1999	Baltimore

Santino Quaranta	Soccer	2001 – present	Baltimore

Eddie Quick	Baseball	1903	Baltimore

Tom Quinn	Baseball	1886–1890	Annapolis

R[edit]

Paul Rabil	Lacrosse	2008 – present	Gaithersburg	* 2007 McLaughlin Award Winner

Nick Rassas	American Football	1966–1968	Baltimore

Don Ratliff	American Football	1966–1968	Baltimore

Mike Reichenbach	American Football	1984–1991	Fort Meade

Matthew Rice	American Football	2006–2007	Greenbelt

Dorsey Riddlemoser	Baseball	1899	Frederick

Billy Ripken	Baseball	1982–1998	Havre de Grace

Cal Ripken, Jr.	Baseball	1978–2001	Havre de Grace	* AL Rookie of the Year 1982 * 2 time AL MVP 1983 and 1991 * Inducted into National Baseball Hall of Fame 2007

Bob Robertson	Baseball	1964–1979	Frostburg

Dick Robertson	Baseball	1913–1919	Rockville

Josh Roenicke	Baseball	2006 – present	Baltimore

Lybrant Robinson	American Football	1989	Salisbury

Doug Roby	American Football	1923	Port Tobacco

Josh Roenicke	Baseball	2006 – present	Baltimore

Shaun Rogers	Figure Skating	2006 – present	Baltimore

Eddie Rommel	Baseball	1920–1932	Baltimore

Ed Royston	American Football	1948–1929	Baltimore

Al Rubeling	Baseball	1940–1944	Baltimore

Ben Rubeor	Lacrosse	Baltimore	2009 – present

Don Rudolph	Baseball	1957–1964	Baltimore

Allen Russell	Baseball	1915–1925	Baltimore

Lefty Russell	Baseball	1910–1912	Baltimore

Babe Ruth	Baseball	1914–1935	Baltimore	* AL MVP 1923 * Inducted into National Baseball Hall of Fame 1936

S[edit]

Tony Saunders	Baseball	1992–2005	Baltimore

Jimmy Say	Baseball	1882–1887	Baltimore

Lou Say	Baseball	1871–1884	Baltimore

Jack Scarbath	American Football	1953–1956	Baltimore	* First Round Draft Pick in 1953 NFL Draft * Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983.

Nick Scharf	Baseball	1882–1883	Baltimore

Greg Schaum	American Football	1976–1978	Baltimore

Jim Schelle	Baseball	1939	Baltimore

Mike Schemer	Baseball	1945–1946	Baltimore

Butch Schmidt	Baseball	1909–1915	Baltimore

Steve Schmoll	Baseball	2002 – present	Silver Spring

Leroy Schneider	American Football	1947	Baltimore

Bill Schroeder	Baseball	1979–1990	Baltimore

Jody Schulz	American Football	1983–1987	Chester

Brad Schumacher	Swimming	1996	Bowie	*1996 Olympic Gold Medalist

Jesse Schwartzman	Lacrosse	2007 – present	Owings Mills

Dennis Scott	Basketball	1990–2000	Hagerstown	* First Round draft pick in 1990 NBA Draft

Tom Scott	American Football	1953–1964	Baltimore	* Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1979.

Tom Seabron	American Football	1979–1980	Baltimore

Kurt Seibert	Baseball	1978–1981	Cheverly

Ted Sepkowski	Baseball	1942–1947	Baltimore

Kevin Shaffer	American Football	2002 – present	Salisbury

Sam Shaw	Baseball	1888–1893	Baltimore

Barry Shetrone	Baseball	1959–1963	Baltimore

J. P. Shilling	Speed Skating	2002	Baltimore

Roger Shoals	American Football	1961–1971	Baltimore

Pam Shriver	Tennis	1979–1997	Baltimore	* 1988 Tennis Olympic Gold Medalist

Gene Shue	Basketball	1954–1964	Baltimore

Josh Sims	Lacrosse	2002 – present	Annapolis

Keith Sims	American Football	1990–2000	Baltimore

Dickey Simpkins	Basketball	1994–2006	Fort Washington

Tal Skinner	Basketball	1974–1976	Berlin

Walt Smallwood	Baseball	1917–1919	Dayton

Bill Smiley	Baseball	1882	Baltimore

Alex Smith	Lacrosse	2007 – present	Baltimore

Daryl Smith	Baseball	1980–1995	Baltimore

Greg Smith	Baseball	1985–1995	Baltimore

Harry Smith	Baseball	1914–1918	Baltimore

Homer Smoot	Baseball	1900–1912	Galestown

Charlie Snell	Baseball	1912	Hampstead

George Snell	American Football	1926–1927

Ray Snell	American Football	1980–1985	Baltimore	* First Round Draft Pick in 1980 NFL Draft.

Al Snyder	American Football	1964–1966	Baltimore

Harold Solomon	Tennis	1952	Silver Spring	# 5 in world.

Ron Solt	American Football	1984–1991	Bainbridge	* First Round Draft Pick in 1984 NFL Draft.

Al Sparkman	American Football	1948–1949	Baltimore

Ben Spencer	Baseball	1913	Patapsco

Akhnaten Spencer-El	Fencing	2000	Baltimore

George Spriggs	Baseball	1963–1970	Jewell

Larry Spriggs	Basketball	1981–1986	Cheverly

Rick Steirer	Baseball	1977–1986	Baltimore

Garrett Stephenson	Baseball	1992–2003	Takoma Park

Bobby Stevens	Baseball	1931	Chevy Chase

Jim Stevens	Baseball	1914	Williamsburg

Archie Stimmel	Baseball	1900–1902	Woodsboro

Robert Stinson	Sailing	1956	Baltimore

Otis Stocksdale	Baseball	1893–1896	Arcadia

Art Stokes	Baseball	1925	Emmitsburg

Mike Stonebreaker	American Football	1991–1994	Baltimore

Bill Stumpf	Baseball	1912–1913	Baltimore

Jill Sudduth	Synchronised swimming	1996	Baltimore	* 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist

Suter Sullivan	Baseball	1898–1899	Baltimore

Ivory Sully	American Football	1979–1987	Salisbury

Larry Surock	Soccer	1952	Baltimore	* Inducted into Maryland Soccer Hall of Fame 1991

Ron Swoboda	Baseball	1964–1973	Baltimore

John Sykes	American Football	1972	Baltimore

T[edit]

Jack Taylor	Baseball	1891–1899	Sandy Hill

Pete Taylor	Baseball	1952	Severn

Jim Teal	American Football	1973	Baltimore

Mark Teixeira	Baseball	2002 – present	Annapolis	* First Round Draft Pick in 2001 MLB Draft.

Tommy Thomas	Baseball	1926–1937	Baltimore

Daryl Thompson	Baseball	2003 – present	La Plata

Kevin Thompson	American Football	2000–2007	Gaithersburg

Ryan Thompson	Baseball	1987–2004	Chestertown

Zach Thornton	Soccer	1996 – present	Edgewood

Lou Thuman	Baseball	1939–1940	Baltimore

Calvin Tiggle	American Football	1991–2001	Fort Washington

Frank Todd	Baseball	1898	Aberdeen

Randy Tomlin	Baseball	1988–1996	Bainbridge

Marco Tongue	American Football	1983–1984	Annapolis

Reggie Tongue	American Football	1996–2005	Baltimore

Steve Trimble	American Football	1981–1987	Cumberland

Sam Trott	Baseball	1880–1888

John Turnbull	Field Hockey	1936	Baltimore

Buff Turner	American Football	1921

Kip Turner	Lacrosse	Annapolis	2008 – present	* First Round Draft Pick 2007 MLL Collegiate Draft

U[edit]

Maury Uhler	Baseball	1914	Pikesville

Dutch Ulrich	Baseball	1925–1927	Baltimore

Bob Unglaub	Baseball	1904–1910	Baltimore

Pong Unitas	American Football	1921	Baltimore

V[edit]

Mike Venafro	Baseball	1995–2007	Takoma Park

Tommy Vereker	Baseball	1915	Baltimore

W[edit]

Paul Wachtel	Baseball	1917–1930	Myersville	* Member of the Texas League Hall of Fame.

Bob Wade	American Football	1968–1970	Baltimore

P. J. Wakefield	Soccer	2002 – present	Baltimore	* MISL Rookie of the Year 2002

Doc Wallace	Baseball	1919	Church Hill

Ed Walsh	American Football	1961	Fort Meade

Jim Ward	American Football	1967–1971	Frederick

Chris Warren	American Football	1990–2000	Silver Spring

Dante Washington	Soccer	1992–2005	Baltimore

Steve Watson	American Football	1979–1987	Baltimore	* Inducted into Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame 1993

Billy Werber	Baseball	1930–1942	Berwyn Heights

Larry Webster	American Football	1992–2002	Elkton

Marvin Webster	Basketball	1975–1987	Baltimore	* First Round draft pick in 1975 NBA Draft

Beth Weinberg	Swimming	1976	Baltimore

Drew Westervelt	Lacrosse	2007 – present	Bel Air

Bob Wheeler	Track	1972	Baltimore

Reggie E. White	American Football	1992–1995	Baltimore

Ruth White	Fencing	1972	Baltimore

Trey Whitty	Lacrosse	2005 – present

Derrick Williams	American football	2009 – present	Greenbelt

Spider Wilhelm	Baseball	1953	Baltimore

Bernard Williams	Track	2000, 2004	Baltimore	* 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist

Bob Williams	American football	1951–1955	Cumberland	* First Round Draft Pick in 1951 NFL Draft. * Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame 1988

Brooks Williams	American football	1978–1983	Baltimore

Calvin Williams	American Football	1990–1996	Baltimore

Mark Williams	American Football	1994–1996	Camp Springs

Reggie Williams	Basketball	1987–1996	Baltimore	* First Round Draft pick in 1987 NBA Draft

Vic Willis	Baseball	1898–1910	Cecil County	* Inducted into National Baseball Hall of Fame 1995

Craig Wilson	Baseball	1984–1995	Annapolis

Gary Wilson	Baseball	1902	Baltimore

Henry Wilson	Baseball	1898	Baltimore

Walter Wilson	American Football	1990–1992	Baltimore

Wayne Wilson	American Football	1979–1987	Montgomery County

David Wingate	Basketball	1986–2000	Baltimore

Elmer Wingate	American Football	1953	Baltimore

Kennard Winchester	Basketball	1990–1993	Chestertown

Skip Wise	Basketball	1974–1976	Baltimore

Danny Wiseman	Professional Bowling	1987–present	Baltimore	*Professional Bowlers Association HOF 2013

Jay Witasick	Baseball	1993–2007	Baltimore

Raymond Wittelsberger	Field Hockey	1956	Baltimore

Johnnie Wittig	Baseball	1938–1949	Baltimore

Jason Wolfe	Ice Hockey	1998 – present	College Park

Donnell Woolford	American Football	1989–1999	Baltimore	* First Round Draft Pick in 1989 NFL Draft.

Harry Worthington	Track	1912	Baltimore

Chuck Wortman	Baseball	1916–1918	Baltimore

John Wright	American Football	1947	Baltimore

X Y[edit]

Ryan Yarborough	American Football	1994–2001	Baltimore

Charlie Yingling	Baseball	1894	Baltimore

Joe Yingling	Baseball	1886	Baltimore

Bobby Young	Baseball	1948–1958	Granite

Perry Young	Basketball	1986–1987	Baltimore

Z[edit]

Geoff Zahn	Baseball	1968–1985	Baltimore

Joanna Zeiger	Triathlete	2000 – present	Baltimore

Sentence(s)

Ron Solt was an American Footballer at Bainbridge from 1984–1991 and First Round Draft Pick in the 1984 NFL Draft.

final_sentence: Ron Solt was an American Footballer at Bainbridge from 1984–1991 and First Round Draft Pick in the 1984 NFL Draft.