Johnson (born 1968), former NFL quarterback, won Super Bowl XXXVII with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Black Mountain) Junior Johnson (1931–2019), moonshiner who eluded capture by outrunning law enforcement on mountain roads; early superstar of NASCAR; subject of 1965 Esquire magazine article by Tom Wolfe (Wilkes County) Marc Johnson (born 1970), professional skateboarder (Winston-Salem) Bobby Jones (born 1951), former NBA player, 4-time All-Star, 8-time All-Defensive First Team, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (Charlotte) Daniel Jones (born 1997), NFL quarterback for the New York Giants (Charlotte) Sam Jones (1933–2021), Hall of Fame basketball player for Boston Celtics (Wilmington) Michael Jordan (born 1963), basketball player, University of North Carolina, winner of six NBA championships with Chicago Bulls, 1984 and 1992 Olympics gold medalist, member of Pro Basketball Hall of Fame, NBA executive (Wilmington) Sonny Jurgensen (born 1934), Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback for Washington Redskins and Philadelphia Eagles; later served as commentator for Redskins radio (Wilmington) Darius Kilgo (born 1991), nose tackle for Denver Broncos (Matthews) Clyde King (1924–2010), MLB pitcher, coach, manager, general manager, and front office executive (Goldsboro) Stuart Krohn (born 1962), professional rugby union player (Durham) L–N Corey LaJoie (born 1991), NASCAR driver (Concord) Mike LaValliere (born 1960), former MLB catcher who played with Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates (Charlotte) Dexter Lawrence (born 1997), nose tackle for the New York Giants (Wake Forest) Vonta Leach (born 1981), fullback for Baltimore Ravens (Lumberton) Meadowlark Lemon (1932–2015), basketball player for Harlem Globetrotters; nicknamed the "Clown Prince" (Wilmington) Buck Leonard (1907–1997), Baseball Hall of Fame, first baseman Homestead Grays (Rocky Mount) Sugar Ray Leonard (born 1956), championship boxer, 1976 Olympic gold medalist, world welterweight champion (Wilmington) Caroline Lind (born 1982), two-time Olympic gold medalist rower (Greensboro) Camille Little (born 1985), WNBA player (Winston-Salem) Greg Little (born 1989), wide receiver for Cleveland Browns (Durham) Zack Littell (born 1995), relief pitcher for the Minnesota Twins (Mebane) Sean Locklear (born 1981), offensive tackle for Seattle Seahawks (Lumberton) Davis Love III (born 1964), professional golfer, attended UNC-Chapel Hill (Charlotte) Calvin Lowry (born 1983), football player, Penn State and NFL's Tennessee Titans and Denver Broncos (Fayetteville) John Lucas II (born 1953), former NBA player, assistant coach for Houston Rockets (Durham) Bob Mann (1924–2006), wide receiver for Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers; first African-American player for both teams; Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1988 (New Bern) Bruce Matthews