This list of Jewish athletes in sports contains athletes who are Jewish and have attained outstanding achievements in sports. The topic of Jewish participation in sports is discussed extensively in academic and popular literature (See also: List of Jews in sports (non-players)). Scholars believe that sports have been a historical avenue for Jewish people to overcome obstacles toward their participation in secular society, especially before the mid-20th century in Europe and the United States. The criteria for inclusion in this list are: 1–3 places winners at major international tournaments; for team sports, winning in preliminary competitions of finals at major international tournaments, or playing for several seasons for clubs of major national leagues; or holders of past and current world records. Boldface denotes a current competitor. To be included in the list, one does not necessarily have to practice Judaism, or to hail from Israel. Some members of the list may practice other religions or no religion at all, but are of Jewish descent. Athletes American football Doc Alexander, US, G, 2× All-Pro Lyle Alzado, US, DE, 2× All-Pro Harris Barton, US, OT, 2× All-Pro David Binn, US, LS, All-Pro Adam Bisnowaty, US, T (free agent) Arthur Bluethenthal, US, C Justin Boren, US, OG Zach Boren, US, FB (free agent) Daniel Braverman US, WR (free agent) Greg Camarillo, US, WR Noah Cantor, Canada, DT, Canadian Football League Gabe Carimi, US, OT, All-American and Outland Trophy Jake Curhan, US, OT (Seattle Seahawks) Jordan Dangerfield, US, SS (free agent) JT Daniels, US, QB, Gatorade Player of the Year Brian de la Puente, US, C (free agent) A. J. Dillon, US, RB (Green Bay Packers) Michael Dunn, US, G (Cleveland Browns) Nate Ebner, US, DB (free agent) Brad Edelman, US, OG, 1× Pro Bowl Julian Edelman, US, WR, MVP in Super Bowl LIII Hayden Epstein, US, K Carl Etelman, US, B Drew Ferris, US, LS (free agent) Jay Fiedler, US, QB Anthony Firkser, US, TE (Atlanta Falcons) John Frank, US, TE Benny Friedman, US, QB, 4× All-Pro, Hall of Fame Lennie Friedman, US, G Antonio Garay, US, DT Sid Gillman, US, End, former player and coach Adam Goldberg, US, OL Bill Goldberg, US, DT; professional wrestler (4× world champion) Marshall Goldberg, US, RB, All-Pro Charles "Buckets" Goldenberg, US, G & RB, All-Pro Lou Gordon, US, OL Ben Gottschalk, US, C (free agent) Randy Grossman, US, TE Arnold Horween, US, halfback, fullback, center, and