Columbia 165-pound wrestler Dustin Tillman has returned to the Lions’ program after a two-year Mormon mission which found him in Dallas, Texas, and speaking in Mandarin Chinese. The mission was of his own choosing and it followed a highly publicized choice by...
Wrestling (USA) gold medalist 1984 Los Angeles Distinguished member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Former head wrestling coach at BYU. B.S. and M.S. in physical education. Olympic wrestling champion. Two-time world wrestling champion. Ultimate fighting...
wrestling (USA) gold 2004 Athens He is the only undefeated, four-time champion in NCAA history. He graduated from Iowa State University. He is the all time NCAA record holder in Division I with a career record of 159-0.&nbs[; He won the gold medal in his weight...
Aaron Holker All-American 1999 NCAA wrestling champion. Aaron is a Mormon that grew up in Minnesota and moved to Utah while in Jr. High. Aaron won an NCAA title at 141 lbs. At BYU: he became BYU’s first All-American since 1987 with his seventh-place 133-pound...
Daniel has played for the DFW Tornados, Chicago Fire, Carolina RailHawks, and, D.C. United He was drafted in the fourth round, 47th overall, by the Chicago Fire in the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft Daniel Woolard Wikipedia MLS...
Bruna Beatriz Benites Soares or simply Bruna, is a Brazilian soccer player. She plays as a defender for São José and the Brazil women’s national football team in the mid-fielder position she was baptized in 2000 and played the position of midfielder for Brazil...
Milton “Tita” Queiroz became famous for playing in the star-studded and internationally successful FLAMENGO (Rio de Janeiro). He spent his waning years playing for the largely unknown and relatively unsuccessful Mexican León! Milton Queiroz da Paixão...
US Soccer Team She made her debut on the US National Soccer team in 1998 against Ukraine as one of the youngest players at the age of 16. Three years later, she quit the team in no small part because she didn’t want to play on Sundays. She never saw herself as a...
Freddy Rincón Freddy Eusebio Rincón Valencia born in Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca), is a Colombian football midfielder who played 84 games for the Colombia national team between 1990 and 2001 Freddy was baptized in...
Guy Hedderwick CEO Football, Rugby, and Soccer He has been the CEO of 3 HUGE sports clubs in South Africa – Border Rugby, a provincial rugby team, Hellenic Football club, a professional soccer team, and Black Leopards, another professional soccer team – the 3rd...
Guillermo Lucas Franco After playing for Los Andes and Defensa y Justicia, Franco joined Godoy Cruz in 2002. He played with the team in the Argentine Primera until 2009, when he dropped down a division to play for Independiente Rivadavia one season on loan. He...
Erroll Bennett Erroll Bennett, Tahitian soccer player, who spent most of his career with AS Central Sport. Bennett placed fifteenth in a 1999 poll by International Federation of Football History & Statistics to find the Player of the Century for Oceania He joined...
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (born 17 August 1995) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League. Watene-Zelezniak primarily plays fullback and wing. Watene-Zelezniak...
Sefa Vaka Sefa served his mission in Tonga then went to Japan to play rugby he plays for the Ikale Tahi rugby team. He returned to Tonga to represent his country in the 2007 Rugby World Cup. He is active in the...
Alatini Saulala Center US National Rugby TeamServed in the bishopric of the Tongan Ward, Seaside California Stake. Rugby World Cup, 1999, Team USA, player biographies, Sports...
Ex Sydney University backrower who has good skills and does a lot of work that goes unnoticed. Predominantly a number 8, Bo’s versatility has seen him play all back row positions for the...
He plays in the Centre position, but can also cover second five-eighth and wing. Of Samoan descent, Nonu is known for his blonde-streaked dreadlocks and former penchant for wearing eyeliner on the field. The explosive, some would say flamboyant, Ma’a Nonu has...
fullback He played four games for New Zealand in 1997. That year he scored 13 tries in 16 games – including three tries in his second game for the All Blacks. A nephew of rugby greats Ken, Sid and Brian Going, his younger brother Brad Miller currently plays for...
1975- 2015 Jonah Lomu, played for the “All Blacks” rugby team He had sixty-three caps as an All Black after debuting in 1994. He is generally regarded as the first true global superstar of rugby union. He has had a huge impact on the game. He was inducted...
In just two seasons at the club New Zealand born prop Kylie Leuluai has won two Grand Finals and one World Club Challenge medal. Throughout his time at the club Kylie has performed consistently and is often an unsung hero of the side. Kylie is a tough, no nonsense...
Served a church mission in Brisbane, Australia – Mandarin Chinese speaking, 1997-99. He played his first cap with the U.S. Eagles against Argentina in the PARA Championship Series in Toronto. Kimball is only the second Eagle from BYU, the first being the BYU...
ONE of the game’s brightest young stars, Krisnan Inu, has aborted plans for a two-year overseas religious mission and will continue his career in the National Rugby League. The young winger, a devout Mormon, believes he can accomplish more for the church as a...
