page_title: List of people from the Lehigh Valley
section_title: Athletics
hierarchical_section_title: List of people from the Lehigh Valley / Athletics
caption_attribution_description: Mario Andretti in 1984. Cropped from flickr picture.
context_page_description: The following is a list of notable people who were born, or who have lived a significant portion of their lives, in the Lehigh Valley around Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton, Pennsylvania as well as Warren County, New Jersey in the United States.
context_section_description: Chuck Amato, former head football coach, North Carolina State University
  Jeff Andretti, professional race car driver
  John Andretti, professional race car driver in NASCAR and the IndyCar Series
  Mario Andretti, former professional race car driver
  Michael Andretti, professional racing team owner, former professional race car driver
  Afa Anoaʻi Jr., professional wrestler
  Steve Aponavicius, former placekicker, Boston College
  Saquon Barkley, professional football player, New York Giants
  Chuck Bednarik, former professional football player, Philadelphia Eagles, Pro Football Hall of Fame member
  Charlie Berry Sr., former professional baseball player, Union Association, and father of Charlie Berry
  Charlie Berry, former professional baseball and umpire, Major League Baseball
  Jim Booros, professional golfer, former PGA Tour player
  Tom Brennan, radio and television sportscaster, former men's basketball head coach, University of Vermont
  Ian "Rocky" Butler, professional football player, Canadian Football League
  Pete Carril, former professional and collegiate basketball coach
  Francesco Caruso, former professional soccer player, Harrisburg City Islanders and Otago United
  Chris Creveling, Olympic speed skater
  George Daniel, Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer, National Lacrosse League
  Parke H. Davis, football coach and lawyer
  Keith Dorney, former professional football player, Detroit Lions
  DC Drake (Don Drake), former professional wrestler, former world champion for National Wrestling Federation and heavyweight champion for Tri-State Wrestling Alliance, later known as Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW)
  Slim Emmerich, former professional baseball player, New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals
  Peter Gruner, former professional wrestler known as Billy Kidman
  Bob Heffner, former professional baseball player, Boston Red Sox, California Angels and Cleveland Indians
  Larry Holmes, former boxing heavyweight champion (fought under nickname "The Easton Assassin")
  Brian Knobbs, former professional wrestler
  Dan Koppen, professional football player, Denver Broncos
  Noel LaMontagne, former professional football player, Cleveland Browns
  Gary Lavelle, former professional baseball player, Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants and Toronto Blue Jays
  Varvara Lepchenko, professional tennis player
  Jonathan Linton, former professional football player, Buffalo Bills
  Tommy Litz, Olympic figure skater
  Kristen Maloney, gymnast, medalist in 2000 Summer Olympics
  Michelle Marciniak, co-founder of SHEEX, Inc.; former women's basketball coach, University of South Carolina; and former professional basketball player, WNBA's Portland Fire and Seattle Storm
  Ed McCaffrey, former professional football player, Denver Broncos, New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers
  John Meister, former professional baseball player, New York Metropolitans
  Joe Milinichik, former professional football player, Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Rams and San Diego Chargers
  Matt Millen, former professional football player, Oakland Raiders, San Francisco 49ers and Washington Redskins, former President and General Manager, Detroit Lions and broadcaster, NFL on Fox
  Jeff Mutis, former professional baseball player, Cleveland Indians and Florida Marlins
  Marty Nothstein, Olympic gold medal winner, track cycling
  Billy Packer, CBS basketball analyst
  Andre Reed, former professional football player, Buffalo Bills and Washington Redskins
  Zach Rey, amateur wrestler, competed in the 2015 World Wrestling Championships
  Matthew Riddle, professional UFC mixed martial fighter
  Jim Ringo, former professional football player, Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles, Pro Football Hall of Fame member
  Eddie Sachs, United States Auto Club driver
  Jerry Sags, former professional wrestler
  Jimmie Schaffer, former professional baseball player, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals
  Dave Schneck, former professional baseball player, New York Mets
  Brian Schneider, former professional baseball player, Montreal Expos, New York Mets and Philadelphia Philli
caption: Mario Andretti
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