Don’t forget about figure skating: Tara Lipinski, Sasha Cohen, Oksana Baiul, Scott Hamilton, Kurt Browning, Torvill (Jane) and Dean (Christopher) Nancy Kerrigan, Sarah Hughes, Dorothy Hamill, Janet Lynn, Peggy Flemming, Sonya Henny, Dick Button, Elvis Stojko, Victor Pentrenko.
And gymnastics: Nadia Comenici, Olga Korbut, Mary Lou Retton, Kurt Thomas, Bart Conner, “The Magnificent Seven,” 1996’s Women’s Olymic gymnastic team (Shannon Miller, Dominique Moceanu, Dominique Dawes, Kerri Strug, Amy Chow, Amanda Borden and Jaycie Phelps.
And golf: Mildred “Babe” Didrikson Zaharias, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, Annika Sorenstam.
Swimming: Esther Williams, Mark Spitz
Speed Skating: Dan Jansen
Skiing: Picabo Street, John Claude Killy
Surfing: Laird Hamilton, Tom Curren, Kelly Slater, Jericho Poplar
Snowboarding: Shaun White
Skateboarding: Tony Hawk
Bicycling: Lance Armstrong
Horseracing: Bill Shoemaker
Boxing: Rocky Marciano, Jack Dempsey
And we musn’t forget about Nascar, Rodeo and Lumberjacking (which is a lot more interesting IMO than any of the typical American ball sports) See