Special People from New York
Where they grew up, where they went to school, and where their career took them.
| Name | Sport | High school | Hometown | College | Professional | HOF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Monk | Football | White Plains High School | White Plains | Syracuse University | Multi | ★ HOF |
| Bob Cousy | Basketball | Andrew Jackson High School | New York | Holy Cross | Multi | ★ HOF |
| Bob Lanier | Basketball | Bennett High School | Buffalo | St. Bonaventure University | Multi | ★ HOF |
| Chris Mullin | Basketball | Xaverian High School | New York | St. John's University | Multi | ★ HOF |
| Floyd Patterson | Boxing | — | New York | — | — | ★ HOF |
| Gene Tunney | Boxing | LaSalle Academy | New York | — | — | ★ HOF |
| Hank Greenberg | Baseball | James Monroe High School | New York | New York University | Multi | ★ HOF |
| Jim Brown | Football | Manhasset High School | Mineola | Syracuse University | Cleveland Browns | ★ HOF |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Basketball | Power Memorial Academy | New York | UCLA | Multi | ★ HOF |
| Lenny Wilkens | Basketball | Boys High School | New York | Providence College | Multi | ★ HOF |
| Lou Gehrig | Baseball | High School of Commerce | New York | Columbia University | New York Yankees | ★ HOF |
| Mike Tyson | Boxing | — | New York | — | — | ★ HOF |
| Nate Archibald | Basketball | DeWitt Clinton High School | New York | University of Texas at El Paso | Multi | ★ HOF |
| Phil Rizzuto | Baseball | Richmond Hill High School | New York | — | New York Yankees | ★ HOF |
| Riddick Bowe | Boxing | — | New York | — | — | ★ HOF |
| Rod Carew | Baseball | George Washington High School | New York | — | Multi | ★ HOF |
| Sandy Koufax | Baseball | Lafayette High School | New York | University of Cincinnati | Multi | ★ HOF |
| Sid Luckman | Football | Erasmus Hall High School | New York | Columbia University | Chicago Bears | ★ HOF |
| Whitey Ford | Baseball | — | New York | — | New York Yankees | ★ HOF |