Given the question: John McGeever (born February 14 1939) is a former American football cornerback in the American Football League. He was drafted in the 7th round by the Denver Broncos in the 1962 AFL Draft after playing college football for the Auburn University. From 1962 to 1965 McGeever played for the Broncos then for the Miami Dolphins in 1966. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
The answer is:
Athlete