There are a lot of professional athletes who have lived or currently live in Newton. I hear urban tales all the times of Red Sox players spotting at the local Supercuts. Invariably, our Newton athletes are gracious about giving out autographs or posing for a photo opp. Thank you! You all make lovely neighbors! Who have you run into? Please leave a comment and your story.
p.s. This list is from Wikipedia. Who did I leave out? Can you please help me out with a comment and I’ll add to the list. Thank you!
Baseball
The following current and former players of the Boston Red Sox:Matt Clement, (former)
Jim Corsi, (former player of the Boston Red Sox, Florida Marlins, Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, and Houston Astros)
JD Drew, (current)
Mark Loretta, (former)
Doug Mirabelli, (former)
Trot Nixon, (former)
David Ortiz, (current)
Wily Mo Peña, (former)
Jimmy Piersall, (former)
Jason Varitek, (current)
Ted Williams, (former)
Basketball
Danny Ainge, Boston Celtics
Larry Bird, former Boston Celtics basketball player
Tom “Satch” Sanders, Boston Celtics
Jo Jo White, Boston Celtics
Figure skating
Jennifer Kirk
Motor racing
Pete Hamilton former American NASCAR racer
Soccer
Daouda Kante (former) New England Revolution player
Taylor Twellman (current) New England Revolution player
