Most Athletic Sports Couples of All Time
Were Tiger Woods and Lindsey Vonn the most athletic sports couple ever? Maybe, but maybe not. After all, they had some stiff competition.
There have been many athlete-athlete couples over the years. The relationships haven't always lasted, but that won't exclude them from this ranking.
What follows are the 15 sports couples with the most combined athletic power, based on career achievements to date. Let's do this.
Honorable Mention: Jennie Finch and Casey Daigle
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Her: Jennie Finch is a U.S. softball legend. She pitched for two world championship teams and earned two Olympic medals—one gold, one silver—throughout her career.
Him: Casey Daigle is a former professional pitcher. He toiled among a few big league teams but never reached the success level of his wife.
The two are married and have three children.
Honorable Mention: Abby Wambach and Sarah Huffman
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Her: Abby Wambach is the all-time leading goal scorer in U.S. women's soccer history. She is an Olympic gold medalist and World Cup champion.
Her: Sarah Huffman was a four-year starter on the University of Virginia soccer team and played professionally from 2009-14.
The two were married in 2013.
Honorable Mention: Alex Morgan and Servando Carrasco
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Her: Alex Morgan is a forward on the U.S. women's national soccer team. She is an Olympic gold medalist and World Cup champion.
Him: Servando Carrasco is an MLS midfielder currently playing for Orlando City SC.
The soccer power couple met at the University of California and got married on New Year's Eve, 2014.
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Laila Ali and Curtis Conway
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Her: Laila Ali has a famous name, but the retired boxer was no slouch. She retired in 2007, undefeated at 24-0.
Him: Wide receiver Curtis Conway had a respectable NFL career, playing for four teams over 12 years and achieving three 1,000-yard seasons.
The two were married in 2007.
Sanya Richards-Ross and Aaron Ross
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Her: American sprinter and 400-meter specialist Sanya Richards-Ross has four Olympic gold medals to her name.
Him: Aaron Ross is an NFL defensive back with two Super Bowl titles.
The couple was married in 2010.
Gabrielle Reece and Laird Hamilton
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Her: Gabrielle Reece spent five years dominating the professional beach volleyball circuit. She led the league in kills from 1993-96 and was named Offensive Player of the Year in 1994 and '95.
Him: Laird Hamilton is one of the world's best big wave surfers.
The pair has been married since 1997, and they have two daughters.
Kristi Yamaguchi and Bret Hedican
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Her: Kristi Yamaguchi is a former U.S. figure skater, an Olympic gold medalist and world champion.
Him: Bret Hedican had a long NHL career and also played on two Olympic hockey teams.
The two met at the 1992 Olympic Games. They eventually married in 2000 and have two children.
Candace Parker and Shelden Williams
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Her: Former Tennessee basketball star Candace Parker was the No. 1 pick in the 2008 WNBA draft. She has become a star for the Los Angeles Sparks, winning the league MVP in 2008 and '13.
Him: Duke standout Shelden Williams played in the NBA for six seasons.
The two married in 2008 and have a daughter, Lailaa.
Misty May-Treanor and Matt Treanor
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Her: Misty May-Treanor is a three-time Olympic gold medalist. She achieved beach volleyball fame alongside her longtime partner, Kerri Walsh Jennings.
Him: Matt Treanor was a major league catcher for nine seasons.
The two met in 2003, and Treanor told Marla Ridenour of the Beacon Journal, "We hit it off right away. I asked her to marry me two months after our first date."
Caroline Wozniacki and Rory McIlroy
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Her: Caroline Wozniacki is a former No. 1-ranked female tennis player.
Him: As of August 5, Rory McIlroy is the world's No. 1 golfer. He has 11 PGA Tour victories, including four major wins.
Wozniacki and McIlroy were engaged until he broke things off via phone call in 2014.
Nancy Lopez and Ray Knight
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Her: Hall of Famer Nancy Lopez won 48 LPGA events, including three majors, over a long career that began in the late 1970s.
Him: Ray Knight played 13 seasons of Major League Baseball, spread from 1974-88, and made two All-Star teams.
Lopez and Knight were married for 27 years before divorcing in 2009.
Nomar Garciaparra and Mia Hamm
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Her: Mia Hamm is widely regarded as one of the greatest female soccer players in U.S. history. She scored 158 international goals in her career, a career that included two World Cup titles and two Olympic gold medals.
Him: Nomar Garciaparra played 14 seasons of Major League Baseball. The infielder was the 1997 American League Rookie of the Year and went on to make six All-Star teams.
Garciaparra and Hamm married in 2003 and have three children together.
Cammi Granato and Ray Ferraro
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Her: Cammi Granato won an Olympic gold medal as captain of the U.S. women's hockey team in 1998. She was once invited to an NHL training camp and eventually became the first woman inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2008.
Him: Ray Ferraro spent almost two decades in the NHL and currently works as an analyst for TSN.
Granato and Ferraro are married and live in Vancouver with their children.
Chris Evert and Greg Norman
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Her: Chris Evert won 18 Grand Slam titles during her legendary tennis career.
Him: Greg Norman spent 331 weeks ranked No. 1 as a professional golfer. He won two majors and was the PGA Tour's leading earner in 1986, '89 and '94.
The two married in 2008 but divorced after just 15 months.
Nadia Comaneci and Bart Conner
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Her: Retired Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci won nine Olympic medals, including an individual all-around gold in 1976.
Him: American Bart Conner earned two Olympic golds at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles, one as part of a team and one on the individual parallel bars.
The two decorated gymnasts were married in 1996.
Lindsey Vonn and Tiger Woods
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Her: Lindsey Vonn is one of the world's best female alpine skiers, a 2009 world champion and 2010 Olympic gold medalist.
Him: Tiger Woods is a 14-time major winner and one of the greatest golfers of all time.
The couple broke up in May after three years of dating.
Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf
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Her: Steffi Graf spent 377 total weeks as the world's No. 1 female tennis player and won 22 Grand Slams.
Him: Andre Agassi spent 101 weeks at No. 1 and won eight Grand Slams.
The two Hall of Famers married in 2001 and have two children together.
Ann Meyers and Don Drysdale
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Her: Ann Meyers was a U.S. Olympic basketball player, the first woman awarded a full athletic scholarship (by UCLA) and the first woman to sign with an NBA team in 1979. (She was cut by the Indiana Pacers in the preseason.)
Him: Don Drysdale was a Hall of Fame pitcher. He spent 14 seasons in MLB, winning 209 games and recording a 2.95 career ERA.
Meyers and Drysdale got married in 1986 and had three children. Drysdale died in 1993.
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