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((further|Evansville, Indiana))
[[Evansville, Indiana]] is the home to two minor league professional sports teams and one amateur sports team. The city is also the home to two [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] collegiate teams, and nine high schools that participate in the [[Indiana High School Athletic Association]]. Evansville is also the host to the annual [[Hoosier Nationals]] and [[Demolition City Roller Derby]].

==Professional teams==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Club
! scope="col" | League
! scope="col" | Sport
! scope="col" | Venue
! scope="col" | Established
! scope="col" | Championships
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Evansville Otters]]
| [[Frontier League]]
| [[Baseball]]
| [[Bosse Field]]
| 1995
| 2 league titles • 5 division titles
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Evansville Thunderbolts]]
| [[Southern Professional Hockey League|SPHL]]
| [[Ice hockey]]
| [[Ford Center (Evansville)|Ford Center]]
| 2016
| None
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"| Midwest Hooligans
| [[United Premier Soccer League|UPSL]]
| [[Soccer]]
| [[EVSC Fields|Double Cola Soccer Complex]]
| 2021
| None
|}

===Evansville Otters===
((main|Evansville Otters))
The [[Evansville Otters]] are a professional [[baseball]] team based in Evansville. The team is part of the west division of the [[Frontier League]]. The Otters have won two league titles (2006, 2016) and five division titles (1997, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006) since their inception in 1995. The team plays at [[Bosse Field]], which has been used for professional baseball since it opened in 1915 and is the third oldest ballpark used for professional baseball on a regular basis in America. The Otters were previously known as the [[Lancaster Scouts]] (1993–1994).
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===Evansville Thunderbolts===
((main|Evansville Thunderbolts))
The [[Evansville Thunderbolts]] are a professional [[ice hockey]] team based in Evansville. The team is part of the [[Southern Professional Hockey League]]. The Thunderbolts' home arena is the [[Ford Center (Evansville)|Ford Center]] where they play all 28 of their home games. The Thunderbolts replaced the [[ECHL]]'s [[Evansville IceMen]] after the IceMen's owner, Ron Geary, and the city of Evansville failed to come to an agreement for a new lease at the Ford Center during the 2015–16 season.<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.courierpress.com/topstories/Evansville-Mayor-Lloyd-Winnecke-hockey-press-conference-368072581.html |title=Evansville will be home to Southern Professional Hockey League franchise |publisher=Evansville Courier & Press |date=February 8, 2016))</ref>
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==Amateur sports==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" | Club
! scope="col" | League
! scope="col" | Sport
! scope="col" | Venue
! scope="col" | Established
! scope="col" | Championships
|-
| [[Demolition City Roller Derby]]
| [[Women's Flat Track Derby Association|WFTDA]]
| [[Roller derby]]
| [[Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Coliseum]]
| 2007
| None
|-
| [[Evansville Legends FC]]
| [[Ohio Valley Premier League|OVPL]]
| [[Soccer]]
| Old National Bank Field
| 2021
| [[Ohio Valley Premier League|OVPL]] title (2021)
|}

===Demolition City Roller Derby===

[[Demolition City Roller Derby]] is a women's [[roller derby|flat-track roller derby]] league in Evansville, Indiana and a member of the [[Women's Flat Track Derby Association]]. They compete at [[Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Coliseum]].

====Dynamite Dolls====

The Dynamite Dolls are the A-team for the Demolition City Roller Derby.

====Destruction Dames====

The Destruction Dames are the B-team for the Demolition City Roller Derby.

===Evansville Legends FC===

The [[Evansville Legends FC]] are an amateur soccer team that was formed in 2021 by [[Marquette Golden Eagles men's soccer|Marquette soccer]] alumnus Steve McCullough. The Legends compete in the River Conference of the [[Ohio Valley Premier League]] and play home games at Old National Bank Field at [[Goebel Sports Complex]].

==Collegiate sports==
Evansville has two universities that are members of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]: the [[University of Evansville]] (Purple Aces) and [[University of Southern Indiana]] (Screaming Eagles). These schools have a combined 9 team national championships.

{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! School
! Team
! Established
! Division
! Conference
! National Titles
! Championship Sport/Years
|-
| [[University of Evansville]]
| [[Evansville Purple Aces]]
| 1854
| [[NCAA Division I|Div I]]
| [[Missouri Valley Conference|MVC]]
| 5
| '''Men's Basketball: (5)''' 1959,* 1960,* 1964,* 1965,* and 1971*
|-
| [[University of Southern Indiana]]
| [[Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles]]
| 1965
| [[NCAA Division I|Div I]]
| [[Ohio Valley Conference|OVC]]
| 4
| '''Men's Basketball: (1)''' 1995*

'''Baseball: (2)''' 2010,* 2014*

'''Softball: (1)''' 2018*
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>''In [[NCAA Division II]]

===Evansville Purple Aces===
[[File:UE awards.jpg|thumb|The memorial display case at the [[Ford Center (Evansville)|Ford Center]] honoring UE's championship tradition]]
The [[University of Evansville]] (UE) is a member of [[NCAA Division I]] and the [[Missouri Valley Conference]]. UE has 14 NCAA Division I varsity sports, eight for women and six for men.

The University of Evansville athletics department was built upon a foundation of success in men's basketball, including NCAA College Division (now Division II) national championships in 1959, 1960, 1964, 1965 and 1971. The team was led by legendary coach Arad McCutchan from 1946 to 1977 who led the Purple Aces to a 515–313 record. In 1977 UE began playing in NCAA Division I athletics.

===Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles===
The [[University of Southern Indiana]] (USI) Athletic Department, currently in [[NCAA Division I]] as a member of the [[Ohio Valley Conference]]. USI sponsors 15 varsity intercollegiate sports. USI was a member of the [[Great Lakes Valley Conference]] of the [[NCAA Division II]] from 1970 to 2022, switching to the Division I [[Ohio Valley Conference]] on July 1, 2022.

Since 1990, all 15 Screaming Eagles teams have participated in their respective national tournaments and/or were ranked at the national level. USI has claimed four national championships (men's basketball, 1995; baseball, 2010 and 2014; softball, 2018), finished three times as the national finalist (men's basketball, 1994 and 2004; women's basketball, 1997), and earned one third-place finish (men's cross country, 1982).
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==Defunct teams==

Evansville has had a long history with professional sports teams. Past professional organizations have included the [[National Football League|NFL]], [[AAA (baseball)|Triple-A]] minor league baseball, [[arena football]], minor league [[ice hockey]], and [[professional basketball]]. Past Evansville major league, minor league, and semi-professional teams have won a combined 17 championships.

===Baseball===
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Team
! Sport
! League
! Played
! Venue
! Class
! Affiliation
! Championships
|-
| Evansville
| [[Baseball]]
| [[Northwestern League]]
| 1884
| Louisiana Street Park
| None
| None
| None
|-
| Evansville Hoosiers
| Baseball
| [[Central Interstate League|CIL]]
| 1889
| Louisiana Street Park
| None
| None
| None
|-
| Evansville
| Baseball
| [[Two-I League]]
| 1892
| Louisiana Street Park
| None
| None
| None
|-
| Evansville Blackbirds
| Baseball
| [[Southern League (1885–1899)|Southern League]]
| 1895
| Louisiana Street Park
| None
| None
| None
|-
| [[Evansville River Rats]]
| Baseball
| [[Three-I League]]
[[Central League (baseball)|Central League]]
| 1901-1910
| Louisiana Street Park
| B
| None
| '''[[Central League (baseball)|Central League]] title (1908)'''
|-
| Evansville Strikers
| Baseball
| Central League
| 1911
| Louisiana Street Park
| B
| None
| None
|-
| Evansville Yankees
| Baseball
| [[KITTY League]]
| 1912
| Louisiana Street Park
| D
| None
| None
|-
| [[Evansville River Rats]]
| Baseball
| Central League
| 1914–1915
| [[Bosse Field]]
| B
| None
| '''Central League title (1915)'''
|-
| Evansville Evas
| Baseball
| Central League
| 1916–1917
| Bosse Field
| B
| None
| None
|-
| Evansville Black Sox
| Baseball
| Three-I League
| 1919
| Bosse Field
| B
| None
| None
|-
| Evansville Evas
| Baseball
| Three-I League
| 1920–1923
| Bosse Field
| B
| None
| None
|-
| Evansville Little Evas
| Baseball
| Three-I League
| 1924
| Bosse Field
| B
| None
| None
|-
| Evansville Pocketeers
| Baseball
| Three-I League
| 1925
| Bosse Field
| B
| None
| None
|-
| Evansville Hubs
| Baseball
| Three-I League
| 1926–1931
| Bosse Field
| B
| None
| None
|-
| Evansville Bees
| Baseball
| Three-I League
| 1938–1942
| Bosse Field
| B
| [[Boston Bees]] (1938–1940)
[[Boston Braves (baseball)|Boston Braves]] (1940–1942)
| None
|-
| [[Evansville Braves]]
| Baseball
| Three-I League
| 1946–1957
| Bosse Field
| B
| [[Boston Braves (baseball)|Boston Braves]]
[[Milwaukee Braves]]
| '''[[Three-I League]] title (1946, 1948, 1956, 1957)'''
|-
| [[Carolina Mudcats|Evansville White Sox]] 
| Baseball
| Southern League
| 1966–1968
| Bosse Field
| [[Double-A (baseball)|AA]]
| [[Chicago White Sox]]
| None
|-
| [[Evansville Triplets]]
| Baseball
| [[American Association (20th century)|AA]]
| 1970–1984
| Bosse Field
| [[AAA (baseball)|AAA]]
| [[Minnesota Twins]] (1970)
[[Milwaukee Brewers]] (1971-1973)
[[Detroit Tigers]] (1974–84)
| '''[[American Association (20th century)|AA]] title (1972, 1975, 1979)'''
|-
| Evansville Outlaws
| Baseball
| NSPBA
| 1990–2007
| Various
| [[Semi-professional|Semi-pro]]
| N/A
| '''US Baseball Congress Semi-Pro World Series Champions (1997, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007)'''
|}

===Football===
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Team
! Sport
! League
! Played
! Venue
! Championships
|-
| [[Evansville Crimson Giants]]
| [[American football|Football]]
| [[National Football League|NFL]]
| 1921–1922
| [[Bosse Field]]
| None
|- 
| Evansville Vipers
| Football
| OVFL (2000–2006)
MCFL (2006–2007)
| 2000–2007
| [[Goebel Soccer Complex|Old National Bank Field]]
| None
|-
| [[Evansville BlueCats]]
| [[Indoor American football|Indoor football]]
| [[National Indoor Football League|NIFL]] (2003–2005)
[[United Indoor Football|UIF]] (2005–2007)
| 2003–2007
| [[Roberts Municipal Stadium]]
| None
|-
| [[Evansville Express]]
| Football
| [[National Women's Football Association|NWFA]]
| 2004– 2005
| Old National Bank Field
| None
|-
| Tri-State Titans
| Football
| MOFL
| 2008–2009
| Old National Bank Field
| None
|-
| Ohio River Bearcats
| Football
| GMFL
| 2008–2010
| Reitz Bowl
| '''GMFL title (2008)'''
|-
| Evansville Enforcers
| Football
| GMFL
| 2011-2016
| Various
| None
|}

===Basketball===
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Team
! Sport
! League
! Played
! Venue
|-
| [[Evansville Agogans]]
| [[Basketball]]
| [[National Professional Basketball League (1950–1951)|NPBL]]
| 1950–1951
| Central Arena
|- 
| [[Evansville Thunder]]
| Basketball
| [[Continental Basketball Association|CAB]]
| 1984–1986
| [[Roberts Municipal Stadium]]
|}

===Ice hockey===
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Team
! Sport
! League
! Played
! Venue
! Championships
|-
| [[Evansville IceMen]]
| [[Ice hockey]]
| [[Central Hockey League|CHL]] (2010–12)
[[ECHL]] (2012–16)
| 2010-2016
| [[Swonder Ice Arena]]

[[Ford Center (Evansville)|Ford Center]]
| '''[[Rod Davidson Cup|Davidson Cup]] title (2010)'''
|}

===Soccer===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team
! Sport
! League(s)
! Played
! Venue
|-
! [[Evansville Crush]]
| [[Premier Arena Soccer League|PASL]]
| [[Indoor soccer]]
| 2010-2013
| [[Metro Sports Center]]
|}

==Events hosted==

===NCAA events===
From 1957 to 1975, Evansville hosted the final phase of the [[NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament]], the Elite Eight, at [[Roberts Municipal Stadium]], and then again in 2002. The city is also slated to host the event at the [[Ford Center (Evansville)|Ford Center]] in 2014. From 1999 to 2007, Roberts Stadium hosted the [[Great Lakes Valley Conference]] basketball tournaments, and in 2013 and 2014 the same event was held at the Ford Center. Since 2018, Ford Center has hosted the [[Ohio Valley Conference]] men's and women's tournaments.

A number of Division I NCAA events have been hosted by the city as well. In 1983, Roberts Stadium hosted the first round of the [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship]], and in 1980 and 1983 it hosted the [[Horizon League|Midwestern City Conference]] (now Horizon League) men's basketball conference tournament.

===Thunder on the Ohio===
((main|Thunder on the Ohio))
From 1938 to 1940 and 1979 to 2009, Evansville hosted [[Thunder on the Ohio]], a [[Hydroplane (boat)|hydroplane]] boat race in the [[H1 Unlimited]] season. The race was held on the [[Ohio River]] in downtown Evansville. The winner of Thunder on the Ohio received the Four Freedoms Trophy, which was named after the nearby Four Freedoms Monument which rests along the [[Ohio River]]. The race had frequently been broadcast on [[ESPN]] and the [[SPEED (TV channel)|SPEED]] television network.

Thunder on the Ohio had been an Unlimited hydroplane mainstay for 30 consecutive years. "Ideal Evansville" replaced [[Owensboro, Kentucky]], on the unlimited calendar in 1979. Evansville was the world headquarters of Atlas Van Lines, Inc., which sponsored [[Bill Muncey]]'s race team. Muncey played a major role in Evansville being awarded its first sanction.

Prior to Thunder on the Ohio, the 725 Cubic Inch Class boats, the forerunners of the modern unlimiteds, raced at Evansville from 1938 through 1940. [[Dave Villwock]] had won more Evansville races than anyone else, including seven with [[Miss Budweiser]].

===Evansville HydroFest===

Hydroplane racing returned to Evansville in 2017, with the introduction of the Evansville Hydrofest, an [[American Power Boat Association]] event.<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.courierpress.com/story/sports/2017/09/25/hydrofest-boat-race-called-success-return-2018/702143001/|title=HydroFest boat race called a success, will return in 2018|publisher=Evansville Courier & Press|date= 27 September 2017))</ref>

===The Refrigerator Bowl===
((main|Refrigerator Bowl))
From 1948 to 1956, Evanville hosted the annual college football Refrigerator Bowl. Currently, Evansville is the only city in Indiana to have hosted a college football bowl game.
{| class="wikitable"
! Date played !! colspan="2"| Winning team !! colspan="2" | Losing team !! Notes
|-
| December 4, 1948 || '''[[Evansville Purple Aces football|Evansville College]]''' || '''13''' || [[Missouri Valley College]] || 7 || <ref>((Cite web |url=http://www.moval.edu/aboutmvc/press/2006/FootballHoF.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-07-19 |archive-date=2011-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716111743/http://www.moval.edu/aboutmvc/press/2006/FootballHoF.pdf |url-status=dead ))</ref><ref>((cite news |title=Missouri Valley's Streak Of 41 Grid Wins Snapped |work=The Hartford Courant |date=December 5, 1948))</ref>
|-
| December 3, 1949 || '''Evansville College''' || '''22''' || [[Hillsdale Chargers|Hillsdale College]] || 7 || <ref>[http://gopurpleaces.com/sports/2007/10/24/GEN_1024075930.aspx?tab=football Evansville Athletics – Football<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>((cite news |title=EVANSVILLE ON TOP, 22–7; Pins First Defeat on Hillsdale in Refrigerator Bowl |work=The New York Times |date=December 4, 1949))</ref>
|-
| December 2, 1950 || '''[[Abilene Christian Wildcats football|Abilene Christian College]]''' || '''14''' || [[Gustavus Adolphus College]]  || 7 || <ref>[http://gustavus.edu/athletics/fame.cfm?action=detail&year=2003 Athletic Hall of Fame – Gustavus Adolphus College<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|-
| December 2, 1951 || '''[[Arkansas State Red Wolves football|Arkansas State College]]''' || '''46''' || Camp Breckinridge || 12 || <ref>((cite news |title=Arkansas State Wins Refrigerator Bowl |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=December 3, 1951))</ref>
|-
| December 7, 1952 || '''[[Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football|Western Kentucky State College]]''' || '''34''' || Arkansas State College || 19 || <ref>[https://www.wkusports.com/news.cgi?article=2799&sports=15 Western Kentucky University Official Sports Site<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>((cite news |title=REFRIGERATOR BOWL GAME WON BY W. KENTUCKY |work=Chicago Daily Tribune |date=December 8, 1952))</ref>
|-
| December 6, 1953 || ''' [[Sam Houston State Bearkats football|Sam Houston State Teachers College]]''' || '''14''' || [[College of Idaho]] || 12 || <ref>[http://www.albertson.edu/athlete/yotenotes/0607/5-21NOTES.htm ‘Yote Notes – Aug<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|-
| December 5, 1954 || '''[[Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football|University of Delaware]]''' || '''19''' || [[Kent State Golden Flashes football|Kent State]] || 7 || <ref>[http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/buckeyextra/jackpark2007/kentstate.html BuckeyeXtra – The Columbus Dispatch : Former Buckeye helped rebuild Kent State program<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>((cite news |title=DELAWARE BEATS KENT STATE, 19–7; Wins in Refrigerator Bowl as Zaiser Scores Twice in Fourth Period |work=The New York Times |date=December 6, 1954))</ref>
|-
| December 4, 1955 || '''[[Jacksonville State Gamecocks football|Jacksonville State Teachers College]]''' || '''12''' || [[Rhode Island Rams football|Rhode Island]] || 10 || <ref>((cite news |title=Rhode Island Loses Refrigerator Bowl Duel To Jacksonville, Ala., State, 12–10 |work=The Hartford Courant |date=December 5, 1955 ))</ref>
|-
| December 1, 1956 || '''Sam Houston State Teachers College''' || '''27''' || [[Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football|Middle Tennessee State College]] || 13 || <ref>[http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/bowls06/news/story?page=motorcity_2393_history ESPN – Middle Tennessee bowl history – College Football<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|}

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==High school state championships==
Evansville has a proud high school sport heritage, including 88 team championships. Evansville has nine active city high schools that participate in the [[Indiana High School Athletic Association]]. The 88 team titles won by Evansville city high schools includes 26 soccer titles, 17 football titles, 13 wrestling titles, 9 basketball titles, 6 tennis titles, 9 golf titles, 5 baseball titles, 2 softball titles, and 1 bowling title. Defunct IHSAA high schools from Evansville that are no longer active include [[Rex Mundi High School|Evansville Rex Mundi]] and Evansville Lincoln.

{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! School
! Established
! Conference
! State Team Titles
! Championship Sport/Years
|-
| [[Benjamin Bosse High School|Evansville Bosse]]
| 1924
| [[Southern Indiana Athletic Conference|SIAC]]
| 3
| '''Boys Basketball: (3)''' 1943–44, 1944–45, 1961–62
|-
| [[Evansville Central High School|Evansville Central]]
| 1854
| SIAC
| 0
|
|- 
| [[Evansville Day School]]
| 1946
| [[IHSAA Conference-Independent Schools|IHSAA-independent]]
| 0
|
|- 
| [[William Henry Harrison High School (Evansville, Indiana)|Evansville Harrison]]
| 1962
| SIAC
| 2
| '''Girls Golf: (1)''' 1988–89

'''Boys Golf: (1)''' 2011–12
|- 
| [[Mater Dei High School (Evansville)|Evansville Mater Dei]]
| 1949
| SIAC
| 23
| '''Baseball: (1)''' 1998–99

'''Softball: (1)''' 2015–16

'''Boys Basketball: (1)''' 2003–04

'''Girls Basketball: (2)''' 2011–12, 2012–13

'''Football:(2)''' 2000–01, 2022–23

'''Wrestling: (13)''' 1985–86, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2020–21

'''Girls Soccer: (3)''' 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
|- 
| [[Reitz Memorial High School|Evansville Memorial]]
| 1922
| SIAC
| 38
| '''Baseball: (3)''' 1977–79, 1988–89, 1992–93

'''Football: (4)''' 1937–38*, 1958–59*, 2017–18, 2019–20

'''Boys Soccer: (16)''' 1979–80*, 1980–81*, 1981–82*, 1983–84*, 1984–85*, 1986–87*, 1988–89*, 1989–90*, 1990–91*, 1992–93*, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21

'''Girls Soccer: (7)''' 1988–89*, 1996–97, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2017–18, 2021–22, 2022–23

'''Softball: (1)''' 2001–02

'''Girls Tennis: (6)''' 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 2011–12

'''Girls Basketball: (1)''' 2010–11
|- 
| [[North High School (Evansville)|Evansville North]]
| 1956
| SIAC
| 9
| '''Baseball: (1)''' 1961–62*

'''Boys Basketball: (1)''' 1966–67

'''Boys Golf: (1)''' 1999-00

'''Girls Golf: (6)''' 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22
|- 
| [[FJ Reitz High School|Evansville Reitz]]
| 1918
| SIAC
| 13
| '''Girls Basketball: (1)''' 1980–81

'''Football: (11)''' 1933–34*, 1940–41*, 1948–49*, 1953–54*, 1956–57*, 1957–58*, 1960–61*, 1961–62*, 1971–72*, 2007–08, 2009–10

'''Bowling: (1)''' 2011-12+
|- 
| [[Signature School|Evansville Signature]]
| 2002
| IHSAA-independent
| 0
| None
|- 
|}
''* = indicates title won before [[Indiana High School Athletic Association|IHSAA]] State Tournament was initiated''
<br />''+ = indicates sanctioned by the '''Indiana High School Bowling Association'''''

==Notable athletes==

===Baseball===
[[File:Don Mattingly Strikes Out.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Don Mattingly]]]]
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* [[Alan Benes]], [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] baseball player
* [[Andy Benes]], [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] baseball player
* [[Jamey Carroll]], [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] baseball player
* [[Bob Coleman]], [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] manager, Evansville minor league baseball coach, Indiana Baseball Hall of Famer
* [[Charlie Dexter]], [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] baseball player
*[[Jerad Eickhoff]], [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] baseball player
* Ervin "Pete" Fox, [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] player
* Charles Knoll, [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] baseball player
* [[Clarence Kraft|Clarence "Big Boy" Kraft]], [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] baseball player
* [[Don Mattingly]], [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] baseball player and coach
* [[Edd Roush]], [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] Baseball Hall of Famer
* [[Jack Warner (third baseman)|Jack Warner]], [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] baseball player
* [[Jeff Schulz]], [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] baseball player
* [[Jim Wallace (baseball)|Jim "Lefty" Wallace]], [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] baseball player
* [[Paul Splittorff]], [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] baseball player
* [[Ray Newman]], [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] baseball player
* [[Sam Thompson]], [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] Baseball Hall of Fame
* [[Al Schellhase]], [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] baseball player
* [[Syl Simon|Syl "Sammy" Simon]], [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] baseball player
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===Basketball===
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* [[Arad McCutchan]], basketball hall of fame coach
* [[Bob Ford (basketball)|Bob Ford]], [[American Basketball Association|ABA]] basketball player; collegiate telecaster
* [[Calbert Cheaney]], [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] basketball player
* [[Dave Schellhase]], [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] basketball player
* [[Don Buse]], [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] basketball player and former All Star
* Gus Doerner, [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] basketball player
* [[Jerry Sloan]], [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] basketball coach
* Larry Humes, [[NCAA]] basketball All-American for the [[University of Evansville]]
* Marv Bates, Univ. of Evansville basketball sportscaster; former Indiana Sportscaster of the Year
* Ted Bernhardt, [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] basketball referee
* [[Walter McCarty]], [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] basketball player
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===Cycling===
* [[Frank Kramer (cyclist)|Frank Kramer]], 18-time national sprint bicycling champion, 2-time Grand Prix de Paris Champion, first American to win the World Professional Sprint Championship, US Bicycling Hall of Famer

===Football===
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* Billy Hillenbrand, [[National Football League|NFL]] football player
* [[Bob Griese]], [[National Football League|NFL]] All-Star, All-Pro, Hall of Famer
* [[Budd Boetticher]], [[Ohio State University]] football player
* [[Deke Cooper]], [[National Football League|NFL]] football player
* [[Don Hansen]], [[National Football League|NFL]] football player
* Don Ping, [[NCAA]] football coach
* Doug Bell, [[National Football League|NFL]] football player; Kodak All-American [[Ball State University]]
* [[Kevin Hardy (linebacker)|Kevin Hardy]], [[National Football League|NFL]] football player
* [[Larry Stallings]], [[National Football League|NFL]] linebacker
* [[Bibbles Bawel|Ray "Bibbles" Bawel]], [[National Football League|NFL]] football player
* [[Scott Studwell]], [[National Football League|NFL]] linebacker
* [[Sean Bennett (gridiron football)|Sean Bennett]], [[National Football League|NFL]] football player
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===Golf===
* [[Bob Hamilton]], [[PGA Tour]] professional golfer; 1944 [[PGA Championship]] winner
* [[Brian Tennyson]], [[PGA Tour]], [[Asian Tour]] golfer; won 1987 [[Indian Open (golf)|Indian Open]] & 1987 [[Philippine Open (golf)|Philippine Open]] 
* Darrett Brinker, [[Web.com Tour]] professional golfer
* [[Jeff Overton]], [[PGA Tour]] professional golfer

===Ice hockey===
* [[Kira Hurley]], professional ice hockey player for [[Evansville IceMen (2008–2010)|Evansville IceMen]], [[Hockey Hall of Fame]]

===Horse Racing===
* [[Chic Anderson]], sportscaster
* Hillsdale (([[Thoroughbred]])), one of only 5 horses in history to sweep the prestigious Santa Anita's Strub Stakes Series

===Soccer===
* [[David Weir (Scottish footballer)|David Weir]], European club soccer player, [[Scotland national football team|Scotland national team]] captain, [[University of Evansville]] All-American
* [[Josh Tudela]], [[Major League Soccer|MLS]] and [[United Soccer Leagues|USL]] soccer player
* [[Scott Cannon]], [[Major League Soccer|MLS]] soccer player
* [[Steve Klein (soccer)|Steve Klein]], [[Major League Soccer|MLS]] and [[United Soccer Leagues|USL]] soccer player

===Swimming===
* [[Lilly King]], swimmer, gold medalist at [[Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Summer Olympics]] in 100m Breaststroke.

===Tennis===
* Byron "Buddy" Buckley, Indiana High School Tennis Coaches Hall of Famer
* Louise Owen, tennis player
* Sara Turber, formerly ranked second in the world in Lawn Tennis
* Woodie Sublette-Walker, Chief of tennis officials for the [[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Olympic Games]] in Atlanta

===Track & Field===
* Charles Hornbostel, United States [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] Track & Field team member in 1932 and 1936
* Roger Brown, Evansville, Indiana (United States), 1984 Big Ten Outdoor champion for Indiana University, high jump 7–0.25" (2.14); Billy Hayes Inv. Outdoor Record (1986), jumped 7–2 (2.18) Champion, cleared the opening height of 7ft 1 for the 1984 Olympic Games at the Drake Relays in 1984.

===Wrestling===
* Andrew Thomas, [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] producer and referee
* [[Ralph Wilson]], professional wrestler
* [[Rudy Charles]], [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]] referee

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