The Cincinnati Bearcats are the athletic teams that represent the

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. The teams compete in the NCAA's Division I and the Football Bowl Subdivision as members of the

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. The Bearcats were previously members of the

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(2005-2013) and the

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(2013-2022). Prior to that, they were in

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, of which they were a founding member. The creation of Conference USA in 1995 was the result of a merger between the

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(of which Cincinnati was a member) and the

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(whom Cincinnati had previously been a member). Other collegiate athletic conferences of which the school has been a member include the

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, 1957–1969; the

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, 1947–1952; the

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, 1925–1935; and the

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, 1910–1924.

The Bearcat

The Bearcat became the UC mascot on October 31, 1914, in a football game against the UK Wildcats. The key players in the birth of the Bearcat were a star UC player named Baehr, a creative cheerleader, and a talented cartoonist. During the second half of that hard-fought football game, UC cheerleader Norman "Pat" Lyon, building on the efforts of fullback Leonard K. "Teddy" Baehr, created the chant: "They may be Wildcats, but we have a Baehr-cat on our side." The crowd took up the cry: "Come on, Baehr-cat!" Cincinnati prevailed, 14–7, and the victory was memorialized in a cartoon published on the front page of the student newspaper, the weekly University News, on November 3. The cartoon, by John "Paddy" Reece, depicted a bedraggled Kentucky Wildcat being chased by a creature labeled "Cincinnati Bear Cat". The name stuck, but not immediately. Following Teddy Baehr's graduation in 1916, the name dropped out of use, at least in print, for a few years. On November 15, 1919, Cincinnati played at Tennessee. ''

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'' writer Jack Ryder's dispatch on the game was the first time that the major media called UC's teams "Bearcats." From then on, the university's teams were regularly called Bearcats. In 2008 the

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adopted a three-month-old

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or "bearcat". The zoo had a public naming contest where they decided on the name "Lucy." Lucy was a prominent figure at the University of Cincinnati often to be found on Sheakley Lawn before home football games. On August 30, 2019, it was announced that "Lucy", the Cincinnati Zoo's binturong (Bearcat) would be retiring from her duties as Mascot.

Varsity sports

The University of Cincinnati sponsors teams in eight men's and 10 women's

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-sanctioned sports, all of which compete in the Big 12 Conference. When UC joined the Big 12, the conference did not sponsor women's lacrosse, and the Bearcats played the spring 2024 season in their former full-time home of the

as a single-sport member. Women's lacrosse moved to the Big 12 when the conference added the sport in 2024–25.

Baseball

Men's basketball

Cincinnati's men's basketball squads have been a perennial bracket team in the NCAA tournament. A prolific era in Bearcats basketball was during the late 1950s and early 1960s, when the Bearcats posted five consecutive

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appearances. Unanimous three-time All American guard

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led the nation in scoring during the 1957–58, 1958–59, and 1959–60 seasons and posted a career average of 33.8 points per game, which ranks as the third all-time best in Division I. Cincinnati has won two

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in 1961 and 1962. The 1961 and 1962 titles were won under rookie coach

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. Cincinnati fell out of prominence during the early 1970s. After a brief resurgence in the mid-1970s, the program fell on hard times in the 1980s, but was revitalized under head coach

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following his hiring in 1989. Under Huggins, the Bearcats compiled a 399–127 record in sixteen seasons, and posted fourteen straight NCAA tournament appearances. The most notable of the teams from the Huggins era was the 1991–1992 team, which lost to the

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in the

. In addition, Huggins was responsible for recruiting several future

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players including

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, Corie Blount,

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and

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. Huggins would eventually resign in 2005 after a power struggle with UC president

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following the coach's DUI and arrest, with the resulting coaching vacuum leading to a dip in fortunes for the Bearcats. However, Zimpher's hiring of alumnus Mick Cronin in 2006 would restore UC to national prominence, reaching the NCAA Tournament nine straight years until Cronin left to coach at

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. Postseason tournaments

Women's basketball

Football

Men's soccer

The men's soccer program was discontinued effectively immediately on April 14, 2020.

Club sports

The university has a diverse number of intercollegiate club sports teams. Notable teams include alpine skiing (which competes in the

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), men's baseball, rowing, lacrosse, men's soccer, and the men's ice hockey team (which competes in the

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DII). The Tennis Club competes in the USTA Tennis on Campus and the Great Lakes Tennis Conference. The Waterski Team were 2008 DII National Champions. The University of Cincinnati Rugby Football Club was established in 1971 and competes in Division 1

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in the MAC conference. The University of Cincinnati Women's Rugby Football Club was founded in 2012 and competes in Division 2 in the Ohio Valley Conference. In 2014 and 2015 UCWRFC competed in the Women's College Division 2 Fall Championship; advancing to the round of 8 in 2015. Club sports at Cincinnati operate in a tier system. The top tier are the Tier 5 sports, which are classified as semi-varsity. These clubs operate at a level similar to a varsity team in sports for which Cincinnati lacks varsity representation, and the tier reflects the commitment these students dedicate to their club. The four Tier 5 semi-varsity sports as of 2013 are equestrian, men's ice hockey, men's and women's rowing, and men's and women's waterski. In 2024, Cincinnati started an

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club team at the University, the first current collegiate Aussie Rules team in North America.

Championships

NCAA team championships

Cincinnati has won 2 NCAA team national championships. *Men's (2) **

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(2): 1961, 1962 *see also: ** American Athletic Conference NCAA team championships **

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Other national team championships

Below are 5 national team titles that were not bestowed by the NCAA: *Women's **Dance (5): 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2015 The Bearcats won the

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in 1961 and 1962, both times against

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. The UC Dance Team has won 5 National Championships from 2004 through 2006, 2009 and again in 2015. They are the first team in UC history to ever capture three consecutive national titles. They remain one of the top dance programs in the country and are the winningest team in University of Cincinnati history. In 2009 the dance team was also selected to represent the United States of America in the first ever world dance championships where they won the gold medal in all three dance categories. The dance team was asked back to the world competition in 2015. *see also: **

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National individual championships

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won the 1946 200m butterfly national title for UC as a member of the men's swimming team and most recently, Josh Schneider did the same in the freestyle in 2010. In men's diving, Pat Evans (3 m Dive – 1989) and women's diving Becky Ruehl (10 m dive – 1996) have brought home titles for the Bearcats. Annette Echikunwoke won the NCAA National title in the women's weight throw in 2017.

Rivalries

Miami (OH)

Cincinnati's oldest football rivalry, begun in 1888, is with

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, located in

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about 40 miles to the northwest. The Victory Bell awarded to the winner of each contest. Cincinnati currently holds the bell with the longest winning streak in the rivalry's long history at 15 games (the teams did not play in 2020 due to the Covid Pandemic) The teams take each other on annual in many other sports. After a decade hiatus from 2011-2020, the Men's basketball teams faced each other in Oxford with the Bearcats winning by a narrow 59-58 score.

Xavier

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, the Bearcats' crosstown rival is the

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Musketeers. Xavier is located less than 3 miles from the University of Cincinnati's main campus. The Bearcats and the Musketeers meet annually in the popular

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. Cincinnati and Xavier used to have a fierce rivalry in football, before Xavier eliminated their program after the 1973 season. The schools routinely battle each other in other sports annually as well.

Louisville

Cincinnati and the

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battled annually for the Keg of Nails. This rivalry dated back to 1929, but ended when Louisville joined the

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in 2014. The men's basketball teams of both schools have also participated in a fierce rivalry historically, with Louisville leading the all time series 53–44. The schools continue to play in other sports, primarily an annual game in baseball.

Memphis

The rivalry between these two schools dates to their first men's

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game in 1966, and has continued across all sports, with the

series gaining attention as well, having started in 1968. Interest in the series was renewed with both teams reuniting in the

and Memphis's basketball reemergence. Football has also intensified, with both teams playing in the

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. The series is expected to go into hiatus upon Cincinnati's move to the

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conference in July 2023.

West Virginia

The teams met 20 times between 1921 and 2011, every year from 2005 to 2011, as conference foes and members of the

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leads Cincinnati in the series 17-3-1 since 2011.

Others

When Cincinnati joined the Big East in 2005, they and the

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started the River City Rivalry. The game is a battle for the River City Rivalry trophy. In 2013 the rivalry series went on a ten year hiatus due to Pittsburgh's exit from the Big East to the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Bearcats and Panthers renewed their series in 2023 with the Bearcats winning in Pittsburgh by a 27-21 score. Cincinnati and the

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were another regional rivalry that has lost significance recently. The teams would play periodically in football, before Dayton went down to NCAA Division III in 1977. The teams also frequently played in men's basketball, though the series has ceased since 2011. Cincinnati also has had intermittent rivalries with the

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, and the

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. Although Cincinnati does not play these schools regularly, these are geographic rivals and are all universities of similar size and stature. In 1961 and 1962 Cincinnati defeated Ohio State in both of its back-to-back national title games in basketball.

Athletic facilities

All of the athletic facilities (with the exception of Fifth Third Arena and UC Baseball Stadium) are open 24/7 for student use. *Richard E. Lindner Varsity Village **Commissioned as part of UC's entrance into the Big East and serves as the centerpiece of UC's athletic facilities. It opened in 2006 and includes the Richard E. Linder Center, which provides training, meeting, studying, and classroom space, as well as the George and Helen Smith Athletics Museum. Also located here is the Sheakley Lawn, which is reserved for students and club sports. *

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**Home to the UC Baseball team. It replaced Johnny Bench Field. Shortly after this facility opened in 2006, it was named by Big East coaches and players as the best baseball facility in the conference. *

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**Home to UC men's and women's basketball and women's volleyball teams. *

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**Home to UC's football and women's lacrosse teams. *Gettler Stadium **Home to UC Women's Soccer and Track and Field teams *Trabert-Talbert Tennis Center **Home to UC Women's Tennis teams; opened in May 2006, it features six courts in three different sections with lighting and grandstand seating for 500. * Keating Aquatic Center **Home to UC Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving teams *Indoor Practice Facility & Performance Center ** A permanent home for UC football, the Indoor Practice Facility & Performance Center is being built on the site of Sheakley Field. The Indoor Practice Facility will feature a 120-yard football field equipped for multiple sports. The field will provide an all-weather home for Cincinnati football practices and year-round workouts and have direct access to the Performance Center’s weight room, training room and performance nutrition fueling stations. The 96,000 square-foot Performance Center features three levels that will provide nearly everything a student-athlete needs to get competition and practice ready in one place. Construction started in April 2023, goal for completion is Spring 2025.

Radio and television

Since 1992, 700 WLW has been the radio home for Bearcats athletics. Dan Hoard has been the football and basketball

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since 2000. Former Bearcat Terry Nelson began full time duties at the beginning of the 2017-18 season as analyst for basketball replacing Chuck Machock. During the 2015-16 Basketball season, Machock decided to reduce his travel schedule and not attend every road game as in previous years; due to a leg injury, Since the 2023-24 season former Bearcat

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handles radio color commentary when Nelson is on TV. Jim Kelly, a Bearcat

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during the mid 1970s, provides analysis for football. Mo Egger an afternoon radio host on Cincinnati's ESPN 1530 is the football pregame and postgame show host. in 2015 Former Bearcat QB

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was named the new sideline reporter replacing Tom Gelehrter, When there is a conflict with the

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102.7 WEBN will usually air games, when a conflict with the Bengals 55KRC airs basketball games. Egger is the backup play-by-play man.

Notable alumni

Baseball

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r, 7× MLB All-Star, NL MVP, 3× Cy Young Award *

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, former MLB first and third baseman, 3x MLB All Star,

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, former MLB outfielder *

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, former MLB outfielder * Nate Fish, former director of the

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and coach for

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outfielder *

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infielder

Basketball

, Basketball Hall of Famer *

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, Basketball Hall of Famer *

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, Former NBA Point Guard *

, Former NBA Point Guard,

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Assistant Coach *

, Former NBA Shooting Guard * Corie Blount, Former NBA Power forward/center *

, Former NBA Power Forward *

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, Former NBA Power Forward *

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Shooting Guard * James White,

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Shooting Guard/Small Forward *

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Los Angeles Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division (NBA), Pacific Division of the Western Conference (NBA ...

Shooting Guard *

Danny Fortson Daniel Anthony Fortson (born March 27, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player. He played the power forward and center positions in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1997 to 2007. Early life Although born in Phi ...

, Former NBA Power forward/center *

, Former NBA Small Forward/Shooting Guard * Melvin Levett, Former NBA Shooting Guard *

Yancy Gates Yancy Grayson Gates (born October 15, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Plateros de Fresnillo of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional. He played college basketball for the University of Cincinnati. Co ...

Telekom Baskets Bonn Telekom Baskets Bonn is a German professional basketball club that is based in Bonn, Germany. The club plays in the Basketball Bundesliga, which is German basketball league system, the highest level pro basketball league in Germany. The club's s ...

Power Forward * Pete Mickeal, Former Small Forward * Eric Hicks, Former Power Forward

Football

Urban Meyer Urban Frank Meyer III (born July 10, 1964) is an American Sports commentator, sportscaster and former college football coach. He spent most of his coaching career at the collegiate level, having served as the head coach of the Bowling Green F ...

, former college head coach, most recently at

* Ray Nolting,

Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. They are one of two remaining ...

Halfback

Head Football Coach *

Connor Barwin Connor Alfred Barwin (born October 15, 1986) is an American professional American football, football executive and former player who is the head of football development and strategy for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NF ...

Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. The team plays its ...

Linebacker *

Trent Cole Trent James Cole Jr. (born October 5, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end and linebacker for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. Cole played col ...

Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. The Colts compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC South, South division. Since the 2008 India ...

Defensive End *

Greg Cook Gregory Lynn Cook (November 20, 1946 – January 27, 2012) was an American football quarterback who played two professional seasons, in the American Football League (AFL) and later the National Football League (NFL). He played college football ...

, Former

Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The team plays its h ...

Quarterback and 1969 AFL Rookie of the Year *

Zach Collaros Zachary J. Collaros (born August 27, 1988) is an American professional Canadian football, football quarterback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Collaros won the 107th Grey Cup and 108th Grey Cup as the startin ...

CFL The Canadian Football League (CFL; , LCF) is a professional Canadian football league in Canada. It comprises nine teams divided into two divisions, with four teams in the East Division and five in the West Division. The CFL is the highest pr ...

Quarterback * Brent Celek,

Tight End *

Sauce Gardner Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner (born August 31, 2000) is an American professional football cornerback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats and was selected fourth overall by ...

New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East division. The team p ...

cornerback *

Mardy Gilyard Marshawn "Mardy" Gilyard (born December 2, 1986) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL draft. He played college football at the University of Cincinn ...

Wide Receiver * Armon Binns,

Ottawa Redblacks The Ottawa Redblacks (officially stylized as REDBLACKS) (Canadian French, French: ) are a professional Canadian football team based in Ottawa, Ontario. The team plays in the East Division (CFL), East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL ...

Wide Receiver *

Tyjuan Hagler Tyjuan Cedric Hagler (born December 3, 1981) is an American former professional football linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Colts in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL draft and later ...

, Former NFL Linebacker *

Jason Kelce Jason Daniel Kelce ( ; born November 5, 1987) is an American former professional football center who spent his entire 13-year career with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). Kelce played college football for the Cinci ...

Center *

Travis Kelce Travis Michael Kelce ( ; born October 5, 1989) is an American professional American football, football tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Chiefs in the third round of the 2013 NF ...

Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) West division. Established in 1959 ...

Tight End *

Daven Holly Daven Holly (born August 8, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers i ...

, Former

Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. The Browns compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The team is named after ...

Cornerback * Kevin Huber, Former

Punter * Haruki Nakamura, Former

Baltimore Ravens The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The team plays its home g ...

Safety *

, Former

Carolina Panthers The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Panthers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South division. The t ...

Quarterback *

Desmond Ridder Desmond Kelly Ridder (born August 31, 1999) is an American professional American football, football quarterback. He played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats football, Cincinnati Bearcats, twice earning American Athletic Conference foot ...

Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South division. The Falcons were founded o ...

quarterback *

Brandon Underwood Brandon Dante Underwood (born June 24, 1986) is an American former professional gridiron football, football player who was a safety (American football position), safety in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). H ...

Toronto Argonauts The Toronto Argonauts (officially the Toronto Argonaut Football Club and colloquially known as the Argos) are a professional Canadian football team based in Toronto, Ontario. The Argonauts compete in the East Division (CFL), East Division of t ...

Safety * Antonio Chatman, Former NFL and XFL Wide Receiver * Tinker Keck, Former XFL Defensive Back * Troy Evans, Former

New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans. The Saints compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South division. Since 1975, the team ...

Linebacker *

Isaiah Pead Isaiah D'Vaughn Pead (born December 14, 1989) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Cincinnati Bearcats. Pead was selected by the St. L ...

, former

Miami Dolphins The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami metropolitan area. The Dolphins compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East division. The team ...

Running Back *

Vaughn Booker Vaughn Jamel Booker (born February 24, 1968) is a former American football defensive end who played nine years in the National Football League. Previously he played two seasons for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Canadian Football League T ...

, Retired

Defensive Line * Derek Wolfe,

Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver. The Broncos compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC West, West division. The team is headquartered in E ...

Defensive End *

Andre Frazier Andre Frazier (born June 29, 1982) is an American former professional football linebacker who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football ...

, Retired

Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. Founded in 1933 P ...

Linebacker 2 Time World Champion

Tennis

Tony Trabert Marion Anthony Trabert (August 16, 1930 – February 3, 2021) was an American amateur world No. 1 tennis champion and long-time tennis author, TV commentator, instructor, and motivational speaker. Trabert was ranked world No. 1 amateur by many ...

, Tennis Hall of Famer *

Bill Talbert William Franklin Talbert (September 4, 1918 – February 28, 1999) was an American tennis player and administrator. Tennis career He was ranked in the U.S. top 10 from 1941 to 1954, and he was ranked World No. 3 in 1949 by John Olliff of ''The D ...

, Tennis Hall of Famer

Other

* Tim Brown, Co-Founder of

Allbirds Allbirds is an American public benefit company originating in New Zealand that sells footwear and apparel, co-founded in 2015 by Tim Brown and Joey Zwillinger. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, and is known for their minimalist ...

Wellington Phoenix Wellington Phoenix Football Club is a professional football club based in Wellington, New Zealand. It competes in the Australian A-League Men, under licence from Football Federation Australia. Phoenix entered the competition in the 2007–08 ...

and

New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...

Midfielder * Omar Cummings,

FC Cincinnati Football Club Cincinnati is an American professional soccer club based in Cincinnati. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The team was first announced on August 12, 2015 as a United Soccer Leag ...

and

Jamaica Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the is ...

Forward * Annette Echikunwoke, 2024 Olympic Silver Medalist hammer thrower *

Rich Franklin Richard Jay Franklin II (born October 5, 1974) is an American businessman and retired mixed martial artist. He is best known for competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he is a member of the UFC Hall of Fame and a former UFC Midd ...

, former UFC Middleweight Champion, currently fighting in the UFC Light Heavyweight Division * Mary Wineberg, 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist track and field athlete * David Payne, 2008 Olympic Silver Medalist hurdler *

Jim Herman James Robert Herman (born November 5, 1977) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. Early life Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Herman learned to play golf at the Shawnee Lookout course in Hamilton County. He graduate ...

, Golfer *

Vanessa Gilles Vanessa Brigitte Gilles (born March 11, 1996) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Canada national team. Early career Originally a tennis player, in her teenage ...

, Defender on the

Canada women's national soccer team The Canada women's national soccer team () represents Canada in international soccer competitions. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association, the governing body for soccer in Canada. The team reached international prominence at the ...

Division 1 Féminine Division may refer to: Mathematics *Division (mathematics), the inverse of multiplication *Division algorithm, a method for computing the result of mathematical division Military *Division (military), a formation typically consisting of 10,000 to ...

Club

Olympique Lyonnais Féminin OL Lyonnes, formerly known as (; then commonly referred to as Olympique Lyon) and still commonly known as Lyon or simply OL, is a French women's professional Women's association football, football club based in Lyon. The club has been the fem ...

(on loan from

NWSL The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) is a women's professional Association football, soccer league and the highest level of the United States soccer league system#Women's leagues, United States soccer league system (alongside the USL Supe ...

club

Angel City FC Angel City Football Club is an American professional Association football, soccer team based in Los Angeles, California, that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). The formation of the team was announced on July 21, 2020; it beg ...

as of October 2023), and Olympic Gold Medalist ( Summer 2020). * Jordan Thompson, Professional volleyball player, member of the USA National Team and 2020 Summer Olympic Gold Medalist.

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