Dicky Eklund is an American former professional boxer who is also known as “The Pride of Lowell”. He has previously held the USA New England welterweight title and is the half-brother of Micky Ward. The film “The Fighter” is based on their rise and fall in boxing. Eklund began his amateur career with 200 bouts, winning 194. After turning professional,... read full bio
Dicky Simpkins is a former professional NBA basketball player most well known for his time with the Chicago Bulls in the 90's as a forward/center. He played ball in high school and college until being selected by the Chicago Bulls in the 1994 NBA Draft. He earned two championship rings in 1996 and 1997 but wasn't in the active roster... read full bio
Didi Gregorius is a professional shortstop for the Philadelphia Phillies who was born and raised in the Netherlands. Additionally, he has previously played for the New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks and Cincinnati Reds. Didi was originally spotted by a Cincinnati Reds scout while competing in a youth competition in The Hague. He won the Golden Glove for the Australian Baseball League... read full bio
Didier Drogba is an Ivorian retired professional football who played with various international teams as well as the Ivory Coast national team as a striker. Drogba was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, and during his youth career he played in various teams such as Tourcoing, Abbeville, Vannes, Levallois, and Le Mans. Drogba went on to turn professional with Le Mans... read full bio
Richard Digger" Phelps is a former college basketball coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team from 1971 to 1991 and, since 1993, an analyst on ESPN. Phelps began his coaching career in 1963 as a graduate assistant at Rider College (now Rider University), where he had played basketball. After a move to St. Gabriel's High School in... read full bio
Dino Babers is an American football coach who is currently the head coach for Syracuse University. Babers was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and he began his career first playing football as a running back and defensive back while studying at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Upon graduating, Babers went on to begin his coaching career working as a graduate... read full bio
Dino Ciccarelli is a former professional hockey player from Canada who played in the NHL for 19 seasons. Ciccarelli was born in Sarnia, Ontario, and he began playing minor hockey in Sarnia in the Southwestern Ontario Minor Hockey League of the Ontario Mintor Hockey Association. From there, Ciccarelli went on to join the London Knights of the OMJHL where he... read full bio
Dion Jordan is an American professional football defensive end who currently plays with the San Francisco 49ers in the NFL. Jordan was born in San Francisco, California, and he began his career playing football in high school as a tight end and defensive end. During his time in high school, he was a four-star prospect and was ranked as the... read full bio
Dion Waiters is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and started his career playing high school basketball at the Life Center Academy where he was featured in outlets such as ESPNU, ESPN 100 and Rivals.com. Waiters went on to play college basketball at... read full bio
Dirk Nowitzki is a German retired professional basketball player who has played in the German basketball sports club as well as the NBA. He is considered to be the greatest European basketball player of all time and began his career playing for DJK Wurzburg basketball club. From there, Nowitzki went on to be selected 9th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks... read full bio
D.J. Augustin is an American professional basketball player who plays point guard for the Orlando Magic of the NBA. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and began his career playing high school basketball at Brother Martin and then Hightower High School. While in high school, Augustin was a fourth-team Parade All-American and was a McDonald’s All-American. Augustin went on... read full bio
DJ LeMahieu is an infielder in the MLB for the New York Yankees, where he has won a Gold Glove Award and been chosen as an All-Star. LeMahieu was an Aflac All-American, two-time Gatorade Player of the Year and Louisville Slugger Player of the Year for the State of Michigan as a leadoff hitter in high school. During his final year, he only... read full bio
John “Doc” Holliday is an American football coach who currently is the head coach of Marshall University, and is a former football linebacker. Holliday was born in Hurricane, West Virginia, and he began his career playing football in high school before going on to play college football at West Virginia University where he also earned his bachelor’s in physical education... read full bio
Glenn Anton Rivers, most well known as Doc Rivers, is a retired NBA player who became a coach after his professional basketball career. He is the coach and president of basketball operations for the Los Angeles Clippers, but as a player, he was best known for his excellent defensive skills. Rivers was an All-American during his time playing high school... read full bio
Capers played safety and linebacker at Alliance, Ohio's Mount Union College. As a graduate assistant at Kent State University and the University of Washington, he started his coaching career. Subsequently, he worked as an assistant coach at Ohio State, Hawaii, California, San Jose State, and Tennessee. He played in the USFL before starting his NFL career as an assistant with... read full bio
Domanick Williams, formerly known as Domanick Davis, is a former American professional football running back who spent the entirety of his NFL career playing for the Houston Texans. Williams was born in Lafayette, Louisiana, and he began his career playing high school football before going on to play college football at LSU for the LSU Tigers. During his time playing... read full bio
Domenik Hixon is a former Americna professional football wide receiver and return specialist who played in the NFL. Hixon was born in Neunkirchen, West Germany, and later moved to Ohio where he began his career playing football in high school as well as basketball, track and baseball. Hixon went on to play college football at University of Akron where he... read full bio
Dominic Rhodes is a former American professional football running back who played in the NFL, the UFL, and the CFL over the course of his career. Rhodes was born in Waco, Texas, and he began his career playing football in high school before going on to play college football at Tyler Junior College before going on to play at Midwestern... read full bio
Dominique Dawes is a retired United States artistic gymnast. 10-year member of the U.S. national gymnastics team, U.S. all-around senior National Champion, a three-time Olympian, a World Championships silver medalist and a member of the gold-medal winning Magnificent Seven". Dawes is also notable as being the first African-American woman to win an individual Olympic medal in artistic gymnastics, and the... read full bio
Dominique Jones is an American professional basketball player who plays point guard / shooting guard for the Jilin Northeast Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association. Jones has also played for the NBA, the NBA G League, the NBA D-League, and the Iranian Super League. Jones was born in Lake Wales, Florida, and began his career playing high school basketball before... read full bio
