Nearly 50 Waterbury Natives Became Professional Athletes

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  • Volleyball
    • Joan Joyce

  • Softball
    • Joan Joyce

  • Golf
    • Joan Joyce

  • Cycling
    • Joseph Kevin Foster, IV, cyclist
      • born February 29th, 1960
      • Italian descent
      • famous athlete, and actor
      • record holder in Guinness Book of World Records
      • Wiki Article on Foster's amazing journeys.

  • Hockey
    • Maurice "Moe" Roberts

  • Baseball
    • Jimmy Arline
    • Darren Bragg 
      • listed by SportsEdge.com as one of Connecticut's athletes of all time
    • John Caneira
    • Joe Connor
    • Roger Connor 
      • listed by SportsEdge.com as one of Connecticut's athletes of all time
    • Pat Dean
    • Ron Diorio
    • Red Donahue
    • George Fields
    • John Fitzgerald
    • Fred Klobedanz
    • Jack McMahon
    • Dan Phelan
    • Jimmy Piersall 
      • listed by SportsEdge.com as one of Connecticut's athletes of all time
    • Mike Porzio
    • Dave Wallace
    • Pinky Woods
    • Johnny Moore
    • Washington Ritter "Rit" Harrison
    • William H. Wood
 

  • Football
    • Carl Barzilauskas
    • Fritz Barzilauskas
    • Jerome Cunningham
    • Dumane Duckett
    • Jim Crocciocchia
    • Patrick Graham
    • Mike Kelly
    • Jim Opperman
    • John Bredice
    • Jack Zilly
    • George Mulligan
    • Bob Dunn
    • Ed Keenan
    • Nick Cutulle
    • William H. Wood
 
  • Basketball
    • William H. Wood
    • Joan Joyce 
      • listed by Wiki as being in the Guinness Book of World Records as having been inducted to more halls of fame than anyone else:
        • the National Softball Hall of Fame
        • the International Softball Federation Hall of Fame
        • Palm Beach County Sports Hall of Fame
        • Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame
        • Connecticut Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
        • Hank O'Donnell Hall of Fame
        • Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame
        • Greater Waterbury Hall of Fame
        • International Women's Sports Hall of Fame
    • Ryan Anthony Gomes
      • listed by SportsEdge.com as one of Connecticut's athletes of all time
      • born September 1st, 1982
    • Ta'Quan Zimmerman
      • born December 2nd, 1991
    • Kevin Davis
      • born March 15th, 1984
    • Michael Mallory
      • born February 8th, 1994
    • Tony Hanson
 
  • Martial Arts
    • Joseph William "Joe Dundee" "Karate Joe" Rossi
    • Michael "the Savage" Kimbel
 
  • Wrestling
    • Peter Joseph Palaco a.k.a. Aldo Montoya a.k.a. Justin Credible