1. Sports

Discuss in my forum

Boxers Who Also Played Other Pro Sports

Most find boxing is not as easy as it looks ...

By , About.com Guide

List of professional boxers who also competed professionally in other sports:

Roy Bedwell - professional race car driver.

Frank Bialowas - played professional ice hockey for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1993-1994.

Paul Bonson - professional rugby player.

John Clark - drafted by the Green Bay Packers of the NFL and spent time on the San Francisco 49ers practice squad.

Tony Faeth - major league baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Indians in 1919-1920.

Adam Fogerty - professional rugby player.

Johnny Fuller - professional bodybuilder, participating in four Mr. Olympia contests.

Mark Gastineau - played defensive end for the New York Jets of the NFL from 1979-1988. Five-time Pro Bowler and three-time First-Team All-Pro.

Kendall Gill - played professional basketball in the NBA for seven teams from 1990-2005.

Frank Gotch - Hall of Fame professional wrestler in early 1900s (when sport was largely legit).

Tex Hamer - played professional football for the Frankford Yellow Jackets of the NFL from 1924-1927.

Tonya Harding - figure skating champion best known for her role in conspiracy to attack rival Nancy Kerrigan during practice at the 1994 U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

Solomon Haumono - professional rugby player.

Alonzo Highsmith - played professional football as a running back for three teams from 1987-1992.

John Hopoate - professional rugby player.

Chris John - member of Indonesian national wushu team (a Chinese martial art similar to kung fu).

Billy Johnstone - professional rugby player.

Ed (Too Tall) Jones - played defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL from 1974-1989. Three-time Pro Bowler and one-time First-Team All-Pro. Member of 1978 Super Bowl XII championship team.

Jevon Langford - played defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL from 1996-2001.

Leif Larsen - played defensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills of the NFL from 2000-2001.

George Linberger - participated in training camp for the Detroit Lions of the NFL and played professional football for the Las Vegas Sting of the Arena Football League.

Roy Lumpkin - played professional football for the Portsmouth Spartans, Detroit Lions and Brooklyn Dodgers of the NFL from 1930-1937.

Anthony Mundine - professional rugby player.

Al Nesser - professional football player for three teams in the NFL and AFL as an offensive lineman from 1920-1931.

Earl Nolan - professional football player as a tackle for the Chicago Cardinals of the NFL from 1937-1938.

Dick (Tiny) Powell - professional football player for the semi-pro Irontown (OH) Tanks in 1929.

Ted Reiter - played professional football for the Billings Outlaws of the Indoor Football League.

Ray Richards - professional football player for three NFL teams from 1930-1936.

Jeremy Scruggs - professional football player for the Memphis Xplorers of the Arena Football League's developmental league.

Art (The Great) Shires - major league baseball first baseman for three teams from 1928-1930 and 1932.

Duke Slater - played professional football as an offensive tackle for three NFL teams from 1922-1931. In 1927 and 1929, was the only black player in the NFL. Pro Football Hall of Fame finalist in 1970, 1971.

Al Spohrer - major league baseball catcher for for two teams from 1928-1935.

George Trafton - plaited football player as a center for Chicgo of the NFL from 1920-1932. Credited as being the first center to snap the ball with one hand. Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1964.

Adrian White - played professional football player as a defensive back for the New York Giants, Green Bay Packers and New England Patriots of the NFL from 1987-1993.

Craig Wolfley - played professional football as an offensive lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings of the NFL from 1980-1991.

Curtis Woodhouse - professional soccer player as a midfielder from 1997-2009.

Roy Young - professional football player as an offensive guard and tackle for the Washington Redskins of the NFL in 1938.

Tom Zbikowski - currently plays professional football player as a defensive back for the Baltimore Ravens of the NFL (2008-2010).

©2012 About.com. All rights reserved.

A part of The New York Times Company.