League Soccer player (Winston-Salem) Alge Crumpler (born 1977), tight end for New England Patriots, selected four times for Pro Bowl (Greenville) Chris Culliver (born 1988), cornerback for San Francisco 49ers (Garner) Kenwin Cummings (born 1986), former NFL linebacker for New York Jets and Dallas Cowboys (Maxton) Aaron Curry (born 1986), linebacker for Seattle Seahawks (Fayetteville) Seth Curry (born 1990), player for Dallas Mavericks (Charlotte) Stephen Curry (born 1988), player for 3-time NBA champion Golden State Warriors, 2-time NBA MVP (Charlotte) Antico Dalton (born 1975), former NFL player (Eden) Brad Daugherty (born 1965), All-America basketball player for UNC-Chapel Hill and NBA player for the Cleveland Cavaliers; television commentator for Raycom Media (Black Mountain) Russell Davis (born 1975), former NFL defensive tackle (Fayetteville) Walter Davis (born 1954), basketball player for UNC-Chapel Hill and NBA's Phoenix Suns; 6-time NBA All-Star (Pineville) Lindsay Deal (1911–1979), MLB outfielder for the Brooklyn Dodgers (Lenoir) James L. Dickey III (born 1996), basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League Austin Dillon (born 1990), NASCAR driver (Lewisville) Mike Dillon (born 1965), former NASCAR driver (Lexington) Ty Dillon (born 1992), NASCAR driver (Lewisville) Matt Dodge (born 1987), former punter for New York Giants (Morehead City) Ryan Dull (born 1989), relief pitcher for Oakland Athletics (Winston-Salem) Ray Durham (born 1971), MLB second baseman (Charlotte) Kony Ealy (born 1991), defensive end for Carolina Panthers (Morganton) Dale Earnhardt Sr. (1951–2001), renowned NASCAR driver nicknamed "The Intimidator" for aggressive driving style; winner of 76 NASCAR races, 7-time Cup Series champion (Kannapolis) Dale Earnhardt Jr. (born 1974), championship-winning NASCAR driver and protégé of his father, Dale Earnhardt Sr. (Kannapolis) Brad Edwards (born 1966), safety for Washington Redskins, made two interceptions in Super Bowl XXVI (Lumberton) Carl Eller (born 1942), former NFL defensive end; member of Pro Football Hall of Fame (Winston-Salem) Dannell Ellerbe (born 1985), linebacker for New Orleans Saints (Hamlet) Vince Evans (born 1955), 1977 Rose Bowl MVP for University of Southern California, quarterback for NFL's Los Angeles Raiders and Chicago Bears (Greensboro) Rick Ferrell (1905–1995), Baseball Hall of Fame catcher for Boston Red Sox Washington Senators and St Louis Browns (Durham) Perry Fewell (born 1962), coach for Washington Redskins (Gastonia) Cortland Finnegan (born 1984), cornerback for Carolina Panthers (Fayetteville) Raymond Floyd (born 1942), professional golfer, member of the World Golf Hall of Fame (Fayetteville) Phil Ford (born 1956), retired point guard for Kansas City Kings, New Jersey Nets, Milwaukee