Any American Indian athletes?

Question

Like female body builders?Or anything?

I am part American Indian and very athletic(don't do sports thoe).Don't care for competition.Was wondering about other American Indian athletes.

Peace and Harmony.

Answer 1

In my family we have a National Hockey League player and a (former) Olympic women’s volleyball team member.

The youngest in my family is 11 yrs, and has been playing hockey since she was 3 in the boys league. She plays center, right-wing and defence. She has several Most Valuable Player trophies. This is her last year on the boys league. Next year, she will have to move to girls bantams .

This summer was her third year playing Fastball (girls team). She is the pitcher and back catcher.  Last year she played on two teams one for the city and one for a reservation. This year in a new city, her team won the City Championship.  She pitched the final inning and pitched a shut-out to win the game.

She has attended many schools and whatever team sports they have she joins. So she has played basketball, volleyball, soccer, and softball .  That is the same with the boys in the family.

The predominate spots in this area are hockey, fast/softball, volleyball and basketball.

Native Americans are very involved in sports, and at every level.  There are so many Native American athleles, here are just a few.

• Ross Anderson - Speed Skiing - 28 year old Cheyenne-Arapaho / Mescalero Apache athlete who has the distinction of being the world's fastest Native American.

http://www.speedski.com/RossAnderson.htm

• Alvina Begay, 26, distance runner (Navajo): 2008 Olympic hopeful from Ganado, Ariz.; won 13 titles; graduated from Adams State (Colo.) College in 2003.

• Nadia Begay, 21, basketball (Navajo): 5-9 senior guard for Boise State from Kirtland, N.M.; New Mexico state high school player of the year as a senior; not related to Alvina.

• Notah Begay III, 34, pro golfer (Navajo-San Felipe-Isleta): Won four PGA Tour titles, last in 2000; earned $5.1 mil ion; teammate of Tiger Woods at Stanford. Not related to Nadia or Alvina.

• Brett Bucktooth, 23, pro lacrosse player (Onondaga): Rookie in 2006 for Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse; had 14 goals in seven games; attended Syracuse.

• Mike Chavez, 23, basketbal (Crow, Northern Cheyenne): 6-7 senior forward at Montana from Heart Butte, where he led Blackfeet Reservation teams to three state high school titles.

• Mike Edwards, 45, pro bowler (Cherokee): Joined PBA Tour in 1981; has one title (in 1994); became PBA's 33rd career mil ionaire in 2005-06.

• Clint Harry, 26, professional rodeo (Pyramid Lake Paiute): Joined Pro Rodeo Cowboys Association in 2000; team roping (heeler); career earnings: $63,637.

• Brandon Leslie, 29, distance runner (Navajo): Eight-time Al -American at Adams State (Colo.) College; 10,000-meter outdoor champion in 2000 Division II; 2008 Olympic hopeful.

• Kyle Lohse, 28, pro baseball (Nomlaki): Right-handed pitcher; went 5-10 with 5.83 ERA for Cincinnati Reds in 2006; 54-62 career record.

• Kelvin Sampson, 51, Indiana University men's basketball coach (Lumbee): Also coached at Montana Tech, Washington State and Oklahoma; played baseball and basketball at North Carolina Pembroke.

• Dudley Yazzie, 24, boxer (Navajo): 2008 Olympic hopeful in light heavyweight division from Chinle, Ariz.

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Native Hockey

• Ted Nolan - Ojibwa, Head Coach, New York Islanders

- National Hockey League - Native players

• Aaron Asham - Metis - New York Islanders,

• Rene Bourque - Metis - Chicago, Blackhawks

• Jonathan Cheechoo - Cree, San Jose Sharks,

• D.J. King - Metis - St. Louis Blues,

• Cody McCormick - Chippewa, Mohawk - Colorado Avalanche

• Wade Redden - Ottawa Senators

• Jamie Rivers - Huron - St. Louis Blues

• Chris Simon - Ojibwa - New York Islanders

• Sheldon Souray - Metis - Montreal Canadians

• Jordin Tootoo - Inuit - Nashville Predators

Native Hockey

NHL, Minor Leagues, Juniors,  College, Overseas & Europe, Past Legends, Coaches & Refs

http://www.nativehockey.com/players/nhl/

Lacrosse - The Iroquois Nationals

http://www.iroquoisnationals.com/program...

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2007 NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Boy’s Jr. (10‐11) 85 Lbs:

• MARCUS JACOBS (Blackfoot), Lawrence, KS stopped

• JEREMIAH BAHE (Navajo), Chinle, AZ: RET

Boy’s Jr. (10) 80 Lbs:

• FABIAN NORALES (Creek), Eufaula, OK over

• ZACHARIAH JACQUEZ (Navajo), Bloomfield, NM: DEC

Men’s Sr. Open 165 Lbs:

• BYRON UNDERWOOD, Tulsa, OK over

• JORDAN REILER (Seneca), Salamanca, NY:

Men’s Sr. Open 178 Lbs:

• DUDLEY YAZZIE (Navajo), Chinle, AZ stopped

• KEVIN CHAPMAN (Apache), San Carlos, AZ: RSC

Boy’s Jr. (12) 95 Lbs:

• NATHANIAL CASTRO, Tulsa, OK stopped

• WILLIAM LOVE, Tulsa, OK: RSC

Men’s Sr. Open 132 Lbs:

• ROMERO DOYLE, Tulsa, OK over

• CHAS WILLIAMS (Creek), Tulsa, OK: DEC

Men’s Sr. Open 152 Lbs:

• HUEY LYNN, Tulsa, OK stopped

• DIAMOND MORGAN (Southern Ute), Ignacio, CO: RSC

NATIVE AMERICAN OLYMPIANS

• Frank Pierce (Seneca): 1904, did not finish in marathon

• Frank Mount Pleasant (Tuscarora): 1908, 6th in long jump, 6th in triple jump

• Andrew Sockalexis (Penobscot): 1912, 4th in marathon

• Jim Thorpe (Sac and Fox/Potawatomi): 1912, gold medal in decathlon, gold medal in penthalon, 7th in long jump, 4th in high jump

• Louis Tewanima (Hopi): 1908, 9th in marathon; 1912, silver medal in 10,000 meters, 16th in marathon

• Clarence "Taffy" Abel (Sault Ste. Marie Chippewa): 1924, silver medal in hockey

• Wilson "Buster" Charles Jr. (Oneida): 1932, 4th in decathlon

• Ellison Myers "Tarzan" Brown (Narragansett): 1936, did not finish in marathon

• Jesse "Cab" Renick (Choctaw): 1948, gold medal in basketbal

• Billy Mills (Sioux): 1964, gold medal in 10,000 meters, 14th in marathon

• Ben Nighthorse Campbell (Northern Cheyenne): 1964, did not place after injuring knee in second round of judo

• Henry Boucha (Ojibwa): 1972, silver medal in hockey

• Naomi Lang (Karuk): 2002, 11th in ice dancing

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Answer 2

Jim Thorpe

He is no longer alive but  some people refer to him as the greatest athlete of the 20th century.  At the 1912 Olympic games King Gustav V of Sweden told Thorpe: "Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the world."  In the pentathlon and decatholon he set records that would stand for decades.  Thorpe's name was taken out of the record book and was stripped of his Olympic medals  in 1913 when it came out that he played two semi-professional seasons of baseball. The Olympics Committee had strict rules about Olympians receiving monetary compensation for participating in professional athletics.

Answer 3

For some reason most Native American athletes are pretty good distance runners.  If you want to watch a good movie about this then try to find a dvd titled Running Brave.

I've personally seen Indians excel Basketball and Boxing too, they just like to fight.  There was Indian "yauki" Lopez and many more that were one of the best boxers in the World at one time.

It doesn't really matter because any Indian can start a new trend at any time.  You don't have to be a competitive athlete to stay in shape with any sport and maybe coach or run a recreation program at an Indian colony.

If you want to learn more of this then just do a web search on Native American Athletes and you will be surprised because they are everywhere with programs whether you compete or not all over the place, especially in the US and Canada.