Chris Paul (born 1985), All-Star point guard for Los Angeles Clippers, Houston Rockets, won NBA Rookie of the Year Award in 2006 (Lewisville) Logan Pause (born 1981), Major League Soccer player and member of USMNT (Hillsborough) Julius Peppers (born 1980), All-America football player and basketball player for UNC-Chapel Hill; only athlete in history to have played in both NCAA Final Four and NFL Super Bowl; All-Pro outside linebacker for Green Bay Packers (Bailey) Gaylord Perry (born 1938), MLB pitcher in Baseball Hall of Fame; first to win Cy Young Award in both American and National Leagues (Williamston) Greg Peterson (born 1984), defensive tackle, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, All-American at North Carolina Central University, Kenansville, North Carolina Lee Petty (1914–2000), stock car driver, pioneer of NASCAR and three-time NASCAR champion in the 1950s; father of Richard Petty (Randleman) Richard Petty (born 1937), stock car driver, holder of NASCAR record for all-time victories at 200, 7-time Cup Series champion; son of Lee Petty (Randleman) Brandon Phillips (born 1981), second baseman for Atlanta Braves, two-time All-Star and won the Gold Glove Award three times (Raleigh) Bradley Pinion (born 1994), punter for San Francisco 49ers (Concord) Eddie Pope (born 1973), former Major League Soccer player, member of the USMNT, member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame (High Point) J. T. Poston (born 1993), professional golfer (Hickory) Landon Powell (born 1982), catcher and first baseman for Oakland A's (Raleigh) Mike Quick, wide receiver with Philadelphia Eagles (1982–1990) Shavlik Randolph (born 1983), NBA player (Raleigh) Juvonte Reddic (born 1992), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Kevin Reddick (born 1989), linebacker for Carolina Panthers (New Bern) Jeff Reed (born 1979), placekicker for Pittsburgh Steelers (Charlotte) Mary Reynolds (1921–1991), player in All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (Gastonia) Denzel Rice (born 1993), cornerback for Philadelphia Eagles (Winston-Salem) Jerry Richardson (born 1936), NFL player for Baltimore Colts and owner of Carolina Panthers (Spring Hope) Sylvester "Junkyard Dog" Ritter (1952–1998), professional wrestler and college football player (Wadesboro) Brian Roberts (born 1977), MLB second baseman, primarily with Baltimore Orioles (Durham) Lee Rouson (born 1962), running back for New York Giants and Cleveland Browns (Elizabeth City) Kelvin Sampson (born 1955), head basketball coach for University of Houston (Laurinburg) Charlie Sanders (1946–2015), Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end for Detroit Lions (Greensboro) Corey Seager (born 1994), MLB shortstop, 2020 World Series MVP with the Los Angeles Dodgers (Charlotte) Kyle Seager (born