60.Yuri Foreman – Former WBA Super Welterweight Champion who fought at Yankee stadium is a Jewish role model. With a longer career could’ve been much higher on this list.
59.Michael Cammalleri – One of the top Jewish hockey players of all-time and just before this recent surge of players. He won both the Jean Béliveau Trophy and Bill Libby Memorial Award.
58.Ernie Grunfeld – Jersey retired by Tennessee Vols, had Gold in the Olympics and Maccabiah Games within a year of each other (’76 & ’77). Grunfeld played for the Bucks, Kings, and Knicks.
57.Nat Holman – Inducted into the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame in 1964, known as “Mr. Basketball” he has a NCAA & NIT Championship.
56.Lyle Alzado – Played for the Raiders, Broncos, and Browns, Alzado was a 2x Pro Bowler, Comeback Player of the Year and became a well known actor.
55.Randy “Macho Man” Savage – After his minor league baseball days were over, Savage aka Randy Poffo became one of the most recognizable professional wrestlers of all time. A former WWF Champion, Intercontinental Champion, and WWE Hall of Famer.
54.Red Holzman – NBA Champion, NBL Champion, NBL Rookie of the Year but his major achievements came as a coach. As a coach he was a 2x NBA Champion and NBA Coach of the Year.
53.Sid Gordon – The 2x All Star lands on most all Jewish baseball teams. Career batting average of .283 with 202 home runs, Gordon as a legitimate MLBer from 1941-1955.
52.Ali Marpet – Marpet played from 2015-2021 and suddenly retired. Before that he won a Super Bowl blocking for Tom Brady and appeared in the Pro Bowl that year.
51.Mitchell Schwartz -Schwartz, like Marpet, retired on the early side. Outspoken about his Judaism, Schwartz won a Super Bowl, was All Pro 1st Team, and 3x All Pro 2nd Team.
