Sports in Evansville - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the...

, USA is the home of two minor league professional, two semi-professional, and three amateur sports teams. The city is also the home to two NCAA

National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...

collegiate teams, and nine high schools that participate in the Indiana High School Athletic Association

Indiana High School Athletic Association

The Indiana High School Athletic Association is the arbiter of interscholastic competition among public and private high schools in the State of Indiana. It monitors a system that divides athletically-competing high schools in Indiana based on the school's enrollment. The divisions, known as...

. Evansville is also the annual host to the Hoosier Nationals

Hoosier Nationals

The Hoosier Nationals is a BMX National Series race that is a part of the National Bicycle League racing schedule. The Hoosier Nationals take place on the BMX course at Burdette Park in Evansville, Indiana. The National Series races are the highest level or racing in the USA for BMX-External...

, a BMX

BMX

Bicycle motocross or BMX refers to the sport in which the main goal is extreme racing on bicycles in motocross style on tracks with inline start and expressive obstacles, and it is also the term that refers to the bicycle itself that is designed for dirt and motocross cycling.- History :BMX started...

National Series race sanctioned by the National Bicycle League

National Bicycle League

The National Bicycle League is a United States based Bicycle Motocross sports sanctioning body originally based in Deerfield Beach, Florida but after several moves it was based in Hilliard, Ohio...

. The Hoosier Nationals

Hoosier Nationals

take place on the BMX

BMX

course at Evansville's Burdette Park

Burdette Park

Burdette Park is a recreational facility in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. It is the only municipal park in Vanderburgh County not operated by the City of Evansville....

Professional teams in Evansville

Evansville is currently the home of two minor league professional sports teams. These current/active teams have won a combined 5 league championships and 9 division titles.

Club	League	Sport	Venue	Established	Championships
Evansville Otters Evansville Otters The Evansville Otters are a professional baseball team based in Evansville, Indiana, in the United States. The Otters are a member of the West Division of the Frontier League, an independent baseball league which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball...	Frontier League Frontier League The Frontier League, based in Sauget, Illinois, is a professional, independent baseball organization located in the Midwestern United States, Western Pennsylvania, and Southern Ontario. It operates mostly in cities not served by Major or Minor League Baseball teams and is not affiliated with either...	Baseball Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...	Bosse Field Bosse Field Bosse Field, is a baseball stadium located in Evansville, Indiana. Built in 1915, it is the third oldest ballpark used for professional baseball on a regular basis in the country, surpassed only by Fenway Park in Boston and Wrigley Field in Chicago.It is the current home of the Frontier League...	1995	1 League Title; 5 Division Titles
Evansville IceMen Evansville IceMen The Evansville IceMen were a professional hockey team based in Evansville, Indiana. The team folded in 2010, as IceMen owner Ron Geary purchased the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League and moved the team to Evansville, taking on the name "Evansville IceMen".The AAHL IceMen...	Central Hockey League Central Hockey League The Central Hockey League is a mid-level professional hockey league, owned by Global Entertainment Corporation. Its current champions are the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs, which defeated the Colorado Eagles four games to three in the 2011 playoffs....	Ice hockey Ice hockey Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...	Ford Center	1992	4 League Titles; 4 Division Titles

Evansville Otters

The Evansville Otters

Evansville Otters

The Evansville Otters are a professional baseball team based in Evansville, Indiana, in the United States. The Otters are a member of the West Division of the Frontier League, an independent baseball league which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball...

are a professional minor league baseball

Minor league baseball

Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...

team based in Evansville. The team is part of the West Division of the Frontier League

Frontier League

The Frontier League, based in Sauget, Illinois, is a professional, independent baseball organization located in the Midwestern United States, Western Pennsylvania, and Southern Ontario. It operates mostly in cities not served by Major or Minor League Baseball teams and is not affiliated with either...

. The Otters have won one league title and five division titles since their inception in 1995. The team plays at Bosse Field

Bosse Field

Bosse Field, is a baseball stadium located in Evansville, Indiana. Built in 1915, it is the third oldest ballpark used for professional baseball on a regular basis in the country, surpassed only by Fenway Park in Boston and Wrigley Field in Chicago.It is the current home of the Frontier League...

, which has been used for minor league baseball since it opened in 1915 and is the third oldest ballpark used for professional baseball on a regular basis in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. The Otters were previously known as the Lancaster Scouts (1993–1994).

Evansville IceMen

The Evansville IceMen

Evansville IceMen

The Evansville IceMen were a professional hockey team based in Evansville, Indiana. The team folded in 2010, as IceMen owner Ron Geary purchased the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League and moved the team to Evansville, taking on the name "Evansville IceMen".The AAHL IceMen...

are a professional minor league hockey team based in Evansville. The team is part of the Central Hockey League

Central Hockey League

The Central Hockey League is a mid-level professional hockey league, owned by Global Entertainment Corporation. Its current champions are the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs, which defeated the Colorado Eagles four games to three in the 2011 playoffs....

. The IceMen's home stadium is the Ford Center. The IceMen won four Colonial Cup

Colonial Cup

The Colonial Cup was the second highest level of competition within Fijian rugby union and was intended to be a stepping stone for local players into international rugby union...

Championships in the UHL as the Muskegon Lumberjacks

Muskegon Lumberjacks

The Muskegon Lumberjacks were an International Hockey League team based in Muskegon, Michigan.-Facts:-Season-by-Season record:Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses/Shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in...

Semi-Professional teams in Evansville

Evansville is the home of two semi-professional sports teams.

Club	League	Sport	Venue	Established	Championships
Evansville Crush Evansville Crush The Evansville Crush are an American indoor soccer team, founded in 2010. The indoor team is a member of the Premier Arena Soccer League , the development league for the Professional Arena Soccer League , and plays in the Midwest Conference against teams from Cincinnati, Ohio , Granite City,...	Premier Arena Soccer League Premier Arena Soccer League The Premier Arena Soccer League is an Indoor Soccer league with amateur and semi-professional teams. PASL-Premier currently has 38 teams in 6 divisions across the USA and Mexico. PASL-Premier is the official developmental league of the Professional Arena Soccer League .Teams play in regional...	Indoor soccer Indoor soccer Indoor soccer or arena soccer, or six-a-side football in the United Kingdom, is a game derived from association football adapted for play in an indoor arena such as a turf-covered hockey arena or skating rink. The most important difference in play is that the indoor field is surrounded by a wall...	Metro Sports Center Metro Sports Center The Metro Sports Center is a multi-purpose center in Evansville, Indiana, USA. The facility has two indoor fields, one field at 180' x 80' and a smaller field at 81' x 51'. It has 4 baseball cage/pitching areas for use.-Professional teams:...	2010
Evansville Enforcers	Great Midwest Football League	American football American football American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...	Goebel Soccer Complex	2011

Evansville Crush

The Evansville Crush

Evansville Crush

The Evansville Crush are an American indoor soccer team, founded in 2010. The indoor team is a member of the Premier Arena Soccer League , the development league for the Professional Arena Soccer League , and plays in the Midwest Conference against teams from Cincinnati, Ohio , Granite City,...

are a semi-professional football team based in Evansville. The team is part of the Premier Arena Soccer League

Premier Arena Soccer League

The Premier Arena Soccer League is an Indoor Soccer league with amateur and semi-professional teams. PASL-Premier currently has 38 teams in 6 divisions across the USA and Mexico. PASL-Premier is the official developmental league of the Professional Arena Soccer League .Teams play in regional...

. The Crush's home field is the Metro Sports Center

Metro Sports Center

The Metro Sports Center is a multi-purpose center in Evansville, Indiana, USA. The facility has two indoor fields, one field at 180' x 80' and a smaller field at 81' x 51'. It has 4 baseball cage/pitching areas for use.-Professional teams:...

Evansville Enforcers

The Evansville Enforcers are a semi-professional football team based in Evansville. The team is part of the Great Midwest Football League and their season runs from Mid-May to Late September. The Ohio River Bearcat's home field is the Goebel Soccer Complex.

Amateur teams in Evansville

Evansville is home to two traveling Women's Flat Track Derby Association

Women's Flat Track Derby Association

The Women's Flat Track Derby Association is an association of women's flat track roller derby leagues in the United States. The organization was founded in April 2004 as the United Leagues Coalition but was renamed in November 2005. It is registered in Raleigh, North Carolina as a 501 business...

(WFTDA) leagues: the Demolition City Roller Derby

Demolition City Roller Derby

The Demolition City Roller Derby or DCRD is a women's flat-track roller derby league in Evansville, Indiana, and is a member in the North Central Region of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association...

and Rollergirls of Southern Indiana

Rollergirls of Southern Indiana

The Rollergirls of Southern Indiana is a women's flat-track roller derby league in Evansville, Indiana, and is a member in the North Central Region of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association...

Club	League	Sport	Venue	Established	Championships
Dynamite Dolls	Demolition City Roller Derby Demolition City Roller Derby The Demolition City Roller Derby or DCRD is a women's flat-track roller derby league in Evansville, Indiana, and is a member in the North Central Region of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association... / WFTDA Women's Flat Track Derby Association The Women's Flat Track Derby Association is an association of women's flat track roller derby leagues in the United States. The organization was founded in April 2004 as the United Leagues Coalition but was renamed in November 2005. It is registered in Raleigh, North Carolina as a 501 business...	Flat Track Roller Derby Roller derby Roller derby is a contact sport played by two teams of five members roller skating in the same direction around a track. Game play consists of a series of short matchups in which both teams designate a scoring player who scores points by lapping members of the opposing team...	Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Coliseum Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Coliseum The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Coliseum was erected in Evansville, Indiana, in 1916, at a cost of $180,000.00....	2007	None
Destruction Dames	Demolition City Roller Derby Demolition City Roller Derby The Demolition City Roller Derby or DCRD is a women's flat-track roller derby league in Evansville, Indiana, and is a member in the North Central Region of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association... / WFTDA Women's Flat Track Derby Association The Women's Flat Track Derby Association is an association of women's flat track roller derby leagues in the United States. The organization was founded in April 2004 as the United Leagues Coalition but was renamed in November 2005. It is registered in Raleigh, North Carolina as a 501 business...	Flat Track Roller Derby Roller derby Roller derby is a contact sport played by two teams of five members roller skating in the same direction around a track. Game play consists of a series of short matchups in which both teams designate a scoring player who scores points by lapping members of the opposing team...	Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Coliseum Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Coliseum The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Coliseum was erected in Evansville, Indiana, in 1916, at a cost of $180,000.00....	2008	None
Rollergirls of Southern Indiana	Rollergirls of Southern Indiana Rollergirls of Southern Indiana The Rollergirls of Southern Indiana is a women's flat-track roller derby league in Evansville, Indiana, and is a member in the North Central Region of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association... / WFTDA Women's Flat Track Derby Association The Women's Flat Track Derby Association is an association of women's flat track roller derby leagues in the United States. The organization was founded in April 2004 as the United Leagues Coalition but was renamed in November 2005. It is registered in Raleigh, North Carolina as a 501 business...	Flat Track Roller Derby Roller derby Roller derby is a contact sport played by two teams of five members roller skating in the same direction around a track. Game play consists of a series of short matchups in which both teams designate a scoring player who scores points by lapping members of the opposing team...	Swonder Ice Arena Swonder Ice Arena Swonder Ice Arena is an arena and recreational sport facility in Evansville, Indiana. It features two NHL size sheets of ice for hockey, figure skating and open skating. One sheet of ice is open all year. Sound and light, designed with the technology used at the 2002 Olympics, are in use when the...	2007	None

Demolition City Roller Derby

The Dynamite Dolls ("A-team") and the Destruction Dames ("B-team") are Demolition City Roller Derby

Demolition City Roller Derby

The Demolition City Roller Derby or DCRD is a women's flat-track roller derby league in Evansville, Indiana, and is a member in the North Central Region of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association...

teams with the Women's Flat Track Derby Association

Women's Flat Track Derby Association

(WFTDA) league. The teams play their home bouts at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Coliseum

Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Coliseum

The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Coliseum was erected in Evansville, Indiana, in 1916, at a cost of $180,000.00....

in downtown Evansville, Indiana

Evansville, Indiana

Rollergirls of Southern Indiana

The Rollergirls of Southern Indiana are a Women's Flat Track Derby Association

Women's Flat Track Derby Association

(WFTDA) league. The team plays their home bouts at the Swonder Ice Arena

Swonder Ice Arena

Swonder Ice Arena is an arena and recreational sport facility in Evansville, Indiana. It features two NHL size sheets of ice for hockey, figure skating and open skating. One sheet of ice is open all year. Sound and light, designed with the technology used at the 2002 Olympics, are in use when the...

in Evansville, Indiana

Evansville, Indiana

College teams in Evansville

Evansville has two universities that field teams for the NCAA: the University of Evansville

University of Evansville

The University of Evansville is a small, private university with approximately 3,050 students located in Evansville, Indiana. Founded in 1854 as Moores Hill College, it is located near the interchange of the Lloyd Expressway and U.S. Route 41. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church...

(Purple Aces) and University of Southern Indiana

University of Southern Indiana

The University of Southern Indiana is a public university in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. This publicly funded institution has been among the fastest growingcomprehensive state universities in Indiana. Record fall enrollment in 2010 reached 10,702...

(Screaming Eagles). These schools have a combined 7 team national championships.

School	Established	Division	Conference	National Titles	Championship Sport/Years
University of Evansville Purple Aces University of Evansville The University of Evansville is a small, private university with approximately 3,050 students located in Evansville, Indiana. Founded in 1854 as Moores Hill College, it is located near the interchange of the Lloyd Expressway and U.S. Route 41. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church...	1854	Div I	MVC Missouri Valley Conference The Missouri Valley Conference is a college athletic conference whose members are located in the midwestern United States...	5	Men's Basketball: (5) 1959, 1960, 1964, 1965 and 1971*
University of Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles University of Southern Indiana The University of Southern Indiana is a public university in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. This publicly funded institution has been among the fastest growingcomprehensive state universities in Indiana. Record fall enrollment in 2010 reached 10,702...	1965	Div II	GLVC Great Lakes Valley Conference The Great Lakes Valley Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference which competes at the NCAA's Division II level. Member institutions are located in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, and Wisconsin....	2	Men's Basketball: (1) 1995 Men's Baseball: (1) 2010

* NCAA College Division (now Division II) national championships

Evansville Purple Aces

The University of Evansville

University of Evansville

(UE) is a member of the NCAA Division I and the Missouri Valley Conference

Missouri Valley Conference

The Missouri Valley Conference is a college athletic conference whose members are located in the midwestern United States...

. UE has 14 NCAA Division I varsity sports, eight for women and six for men.

The University of Evansville athletics department was built upon a foundation of success in men's basketball, including NCAA College Division (now Division II) national championships in 1959, 1960, 1964, 1965 and 1971. The team was led by legendary coach Arad McCutchan from 1946 to 1977 who led the Purple Aces to a 515–313 record. In 1977 UE began playing in NCAA Division I athletics.

Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles

The University of Southern Indiana

University of Southern Indiana

(USI) Athletic Department is a member of the NCAA Division II and the Great Lakes Valley Conference

Great Lakes Valley Conference

The Great Lakes Valley Conference is an intercollegiate athletic conference which competes at the NCAA's Division II level. Member institutions are located in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, and Wisconsin....

. USI sponsors 15 varsity intercollegiate sports.

Since 1990, all 15 Screaming Eagles teams have participated in their respective national tournaments and/or were ranked at the national level. USI has claimed two national championships (men's basketball, 1995; men's baseball, 2010), finished three times as the national finalist (men's basketball, 1994 and 2004; women's basketball, 1997), and earned one third-place finish (men's cross country, 1982).

Defunct professional teams in Evansville

Evansville has had a long history with professional sports teams. Past professional organizations have included the NFL, Triple-A

AAA (baseball)

Triple-A refers to the highest level of play in minor league baseball in the United States and Mexico.-Purpose:Triple-A teams' main purpose is to prepare players for the Major Leagues:...

minor league baseball, arena football

Arena football

Arena football is a variety of gridiron football played by the Arena Football League . It is a proprietary game, the rights to which are owned by Gridiron Enterprises, and is played indoors on a smaller field than American or Canadian outdoor football, resulting in a faster and higher-scoring game....

, minor league ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

, and professional basketball. Past Evansville major league, minor league, and semi professional teams have won a combined 17 championships.

Former professional baseball teams

Team	Sport	League	Played	Venue	Class	Affiliation	Championships
Evansville	Baseball	Northwestern League Northwestern League The Northwestern League was a minor league baseball league that operated from 1883–1884, and again from 1886-1887. It was founded by Elias Matter in 1883.-1883-1884:...	1884
Evansville Hoosiers	Baseball	Central Interstate League Central Interstate League The Central Interstate League was a minor league baseball league that operated from 1888-1889.-Former Teams:The following are former teams that made up the Central Interstate League:Bloomington Reds, 1888Burlington Babies, 1889...	1889
Evansville	Baseball	Illinois-Indiana League Illinois-Indiana League The Illinois–Indiana League or Two-I League was based in Illinois and Indiana and refers the name of two different baseball circuits in Minor league baseball which operated in and .-Cities represented/Teams:-Cities represented/Teams:-Source:*... (Two-I League)	1892
Evansville Blackbirds	Baseball	Southern League Southern League (baseball) The Southern League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the Southern United States. It is classified a Double-A league. The original league was formed in , and shut down in . A new league, the Southern Association, was formed in , consisting of twelve teams...	1895
Evansville River Rats Evansville River Rats The Evansville River Rats were a professional minor league baseball team based in Evansville, Indiana. They played from 1901 to 1902 in the Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League and from 1903 to 1910 and 1914 to 1915 in the Central League...	Baseball	Three-I League	1901– 1902		B		None
Evansville River Rats Evansville River Rats The Evansville River Rats were a professional minor league baseball team based in Evansville, Indiana. They played from 1901 to 1902 in the Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League and from 1903 to 1910 and 1914 to 1915 in the Central League...	Baseball	Central League Central League (baseball) The Central League was a minor league baseball league that operated sporadically from 1903-1917, 1920-1922, 1926, 1928-1930, 1934, and 1948-1951. In 1926, the league merged mid-season with the Michigan State League and played under that name for the remainder of the season...	1903– 1910		B		Central League Central League (baseball) The Central League was a minor league baseball league that operated sporadically from 1903-1917, 1920-1922, 1926, 1928-1930, 1934, and 1948-1951. In 1926, the league merged mid-season with the Michigan State League and played under that name for the remainder of the season... Title 1908
Evansville Strikers	Baseball	Central League Central League (baseball) The Central League was a minor league baseball league that operated sporadically from 1903-1917, 1920-1922, 1926, 1928-1930, 1934, and 1948-1951. In 1926, the league merged mid-season with the Michigan State League and played under that name for the remainder of the season...	1911		B		None
Evansville Yankees	Baseball	KITTY League	1912		D		None
Evansville River Rats Evansville River Rats The Evansville River Rats were a professional minor league baseball team based in Evansville, Indiana. They played from 1901 to 1902 in the Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League and from 1903 to 1910 and 1914 to 1915 in the Central League...	Baseball	Central League Central League (baseball) The Central League was a minor league baseball league that operated sporadically from 1903-1917, 1920-1922, 1926, 1928-1930, 1934, and 1948-1951. In 1926, the league merged mid-season with the Michigan State League and played under that name for the remainder of the season...	1914– 1915	Bosse Field Bosse Field Bosse Field, is a baseball stadium located in Evansville, Indiana. Built in 1915, it is the third oldest ballpark used for professional baseball on a regular basis in the country, surpassed only by Fenway Park in Boston and Wrigley Field in Chicago.It is the current home of the Frontier League...	B		Central League Central League (baseball) The Central League was a minor league baseball league that operated sporadically from 1903-1917, 1920-1922, 1926, 1928-1930, 1934, and 1948-1951. In 1926, the league merged mid-season with the Michigan State League and played under that name for the remainder of the season... Title 1915
Evansville Evas	Baseball	Central League Central League (baseball) The Central League was a minor league baseball league that operated sporadically from 1903-1917, 1920-1922, 1926, 1928-1930, 1934, and 1948-1951. In 1926, the league merged mid-season with the Michigan State League and played under that name for the remainder of the season...	1916– 1917	Bosse Field Bosse Field Bosse Field, is a baseball stadium located in Evansville, Indiana. Built in 1915, it is the third oldest ballpark used for professional baseball on a regular basis in the country, surpassed only by Fenway Park in Boston and Wrigley Field in Chicago.It is the current home of the Frontier League...	B		None
Evansville Black Sox	Baseball	Three-I League	1919	Bosse Field Bosse Field Bosse Field, is a baseball stadium located in Evansville, Indiana. Built in 1915, it is the third oldest ballpark used for professional baseball on a regular basis in the country, surpassed only by Fenway Park in Boston and Wrigley Field in Chicago.It is the current home of the Frontier League...	B		None
Evansville Evas	Baseball	Three-I League	1920– 1923	Bosse Field Bosse Field Bosse Field, is a baseball stadium located in Evansville, Indiana. Built in 1915, it is the third oldest ballpark used for professional baseball on a regular basis in the country, surpassed only by Fenway Park in Boston and Wrigley Field in Chicago.It is the current home of the Frontier League...	B		None
Evansville Little Evas	Baseball	Three-I League	1924	Bosse Field Bosse Field Bosse Field, is a baseball stadium located in Evansville, Indiana. Built in 1915, it is the third oldest ballpark used for professional baseball on a regular basis in the country, surpassed only by Fenway Park in Boston and Wrigley Field in Chicago.It is the current home of the Frontier League...	B		None
Evansville Pocketeers	Baseball	Three-I League	1925	Bosse Field Bosse Field Bosse Field, is a baseball stadium located in Evansville, Indiana. Built in 1915, it is the third oldest ballpark used for professional baseball on a regular basis in the country, surpassed only by Fenway Park in Boston and Wrigley Field in Chicago.It is the current home of the Frontier League...	B		None
Evansville Hubs	Baseball	Three-I League	1926– 1931	Bosse Field Bosse Field Bosse Field, is a baseball stadium located in Evansville, Indiana. Built in 1915, it is the third oldest ballpark used for professional baseball on a regular basis in the country, surpassed only by Fenway Park in Boston and Wrigley Field in Chicago.It is the current home of the Frontier League...	B		None
Evansville Bees	Baseball	Three-I League	1938–1942	Bosse Field Bosse Field Bosse Field, is a baseball stadium located in Evansville, Indiana. Built in 1915, it is the third oldest ballpark used for professional baseball on a regular basis in the country, surpassed only by Fenway Park in Boston and Wrigley Field in Chicago.It is the current home of the Frontier League...	B	Boston Bees, 1938–1940 Boston Braves Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997.... , 1940–1942	None
Evansville Braves Evansville Braves The Evansville Braves were a professional minor league baseball team based in Evansville, Indiana. They played from 1946 to 1957 in the Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League . They played home games at Bosse Field, which is currently the third oldest baseball stadium in regular use in the United States...	Baseball	Three-I League	1946– 1957	Bosse Field Bosse Field Bosse Field, is a baseball stadium located in Evansville, Indiana. Built in 1915, it is the third oldest ballpark used for professional baseball on a regular basis in the country, surpassed only by Fenway Park in Boston and Wrigley Field in Chicago.It is the current home of the Frontier League...	B	Boston Braves Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997.... , 1946–1953 Milwaukee Braves, 1953–1957	Three-I League Title 1946, 1948, 1956, 1957
Evansville White Sox Carolina Mudcats The Carolina Mudcats are a minor league baseball team based in the eastern suburbs of Raleigh, North Carolina. The team, which plays in the Carolina League, are the Single-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians major-league club beginning in 2012.-History:...	Baseball	Southern League Southern League (baseball) The Southern League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the Southern United States. It is classified a Double-A league. The original league was formed in , and shut down in . A new league, the Southern Association, was formed in , consisting of twelve teams...	1966– 1968	Bosse Field Bosse Field Bosse Field, is a baseball stadium located in Evansville, Indiana. Built in 1915, it is the third oldest ballpark used for professional baseball on a regular basis in the country, surpassed only by Fenway Park in Boston and Wrigley Field in Chicago.It is the current home of the Frontier League...	AA	Chicago White Sox Chicago White Sox The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans... , 1966–1968	None
Evansville Triplets Evansville Triplets The Evansville Triplets were a minor league baseball team of the American Association from to . In its last season, Evansville was the Triple-A farm team for the Detroit Tigers...	Baseball	American Association American Association (20th century) The American Association was a minor league baseball league at the Triple-A level of baseball in the United States from to and to . Together with the International League, it contested the Junior World Series which determined the championship team in minor league baseball, at least for the...	1970– 1984	Bosse Field Bosse Field Bosse Field, is a baseball stadium located in Evansville, Indiana. Built in 1915, it is the third oldest ballpark used for professional baseball on a regular basis in the country, surpassed only by Fenway Park in Boston and Wrigley Field in Chicago.It is the current home of the Frontier League...	AAA AAA (baseball) Triple-A refers to the highest level of play in minor league baseball in the United States and Mexico.-Purpose:Triple-A teams' main purpose is to prepare players for the Major Leagues:...	Minnesota Twins Minnesota Twins The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the... , 1970 Milwaukee Brewers Milwaukee Brewers The Milwaukee Brewers are a professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, currently playing in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League... , 1971–1973 Detroit Tigers Detroit Tigers The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant... , 1974–1984	American Association American Association (20th century) The American Association was a minor league baseball league at the Triple-A level of baseball in the United States from to and to . Together with the International League, it contested the Junior World Series which determined the championship team in minor league baseball, at least for the... Title 1972, 1975, 1979
Evansville Outlaws	Baseball	National Semi-Pro Baseball Association	1990– 2007	Various	Semi-Pro	N.A.	US Baseball Congress Semi-Pro World Series Champions 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007

Former professional football teams

Team	Sport	League	Played	Venue	Championships
Evansville Crimson Giants Evansville Crimson Giants The Evansville Crimson Giants were a professional American football team based in Evansville, Indiana and were a part of the National Football League in 1921 and 1922. The Giants home games were played at Bosse Field...	Football	National Football League National Football League The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...	1921– 1922	Bosse Field Bosse Field Bosse Field, is a baseball stadium located in Evansville, Indiana. Built in 1915, it is the third oldest ballpark used for professional baseball on a regular basis in the country, surpassed only by Fenway Park in Boston and Wrigley Field in Chicago.It is the current home of the Frontier League...	None
Evansville Vipers	Football	Ohio Valley Football League, 2000–2006 Mid Continental Football League, 2006–2007	2000– 2007	Goebel Soccer Complex	None
Evansville BlueCats Evansville BlueCats The Evansville BlueCats were a professional indoor football team. They were a member of the United Indoor Football Association . 2007 was the 5th and final season for the Evansville BlueCats, based in Evansville, Indiana.-Location:...	Football	National Indoor Football League National Indoor Football League National Indoor Football League was a professional indoor football league in the United States. For their first six years, the league had teams in markets not covered by either the Arena Football League or its developmental league, af2, however, that changed briefly with their expansion into AFL... , 2003–2005 United Indoor Football United Indoor Football United Indoor Football was a United States indoor football league that started in 2005. Ten owners from the National Indoor Football League, including one expansion and two from arenafootball2 took their franchises and formed their own league... , 2005–2007	2003– 2007	Roberts Municipal Stadium Roberts Municipal Stadium Roberts Municipal Stadium is a multi-use arena in Evansville, Indiana for sports, public events, and concerts. The arena was built in 1956. It seats up to 12,732 spectators and features four locker rooms and a press room....	None
Evansville Express Evansville Express The Evansville Express were a full-contact women's outdoor football team of the National Women's Football Association. The team officially became part of the NWFA and began playing league games in 2004. The Express disbanded following the 2005 season....	Football	National Women's Football Association National Women's Football Association The National Women's Football Association was a full-contact American football league for women headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. The league was founded by Catherine Masters in 2000, as the two benchmark teams, the Alabama Renegades and the Nashville Dream played each other six times in...	2004– 2005	Goebel Soccer Complex	None
Tri-State Titans	Football	Mid Ohio Football League	2008– 2009	Goebel Soccer Complex	None
Ohio River Bearcats	Football	Great Midwest Football League	2008-2010	Reitz Bowl FJ Reitz High School Francis Joseph Reitz High School is a historic public high school on the west side of Evansville, Indiana. It was founded in 1918, and is the second oldest high school still in use today in the city. It is a member of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation.-History:The idea for a school on...	GMFL Title 2008

Former professional basketball teams

Team	Sport	League	Played	Venue	Championships
Evansville Agogans Evansville Agogans The Evansville Agogans were a professional basketball team who played in Evansville, Indiana from 1950 to 1951 and were a member of the Western Division of the National Professional Basketball League. Games were typically played at the old Evansville Central High School gym, now home to the...	Basketball	National Professional Basketball League	1950–1951	Old Evansville Central High School Evansville Central High School Evansville Central High School outside Evansville or Central High School inside Evansville, is the oldest public high school in continuous operation west of the Allegheny Mountains. Its was established in 1854 as Evansville High School... Stadium (Current Downtown Evansville YMCA YMCA The Young Men's Christian Association is a worldwide organization of more than 45 million members from 125 national federations affiliated through the World Alliance of YMCAs... Stadium)	None
Evansville Thunder Evansville Thunder The Evansville Thunder were a professional basketball team who played in Evansville, Indiana from 1984 to 1986. The team was a member of the Continental Basketball Association and played at Roberts Municipal Stadium...	Basketball	Continental Basketball Association Continental Basketball Association The Continental Basketball Association was a professional men's basketball league in the United States, which has been on hiatus since the 2009 season.- History :...	1984–1986	Roberts Municipal Stadium Roberts Municipal Stadium Roberts Municipal Stadium is a multi-use arena in Evansville, Indiana for sports, public events, and concerts. The arena was built in 1956. It seats up to 12,732 spectators and features four locker rooms and a press room....	None

Former professional ice hockey teams

Team	Sport	League	Played	Venue	Championships
Evansville IceMen (2008–2010)	Ice Hockey	All American Hockey League	2008–2010	Swonder Ice Arena Swonder Ice Arena Swonder Ice Arena is an arena and recreational sport facility in Evansville, Indiana. It features two NHL size sheets of ice for hockey, figure skating and open skating. One sheet of ice is open all year. Sound and light, designed with the technology used at the 2002 Olympics, are in use when the...	Rod Davidson Cup Title: 2010

* In 2010 the Muskegon Lumberjacks
Muskegon Lumberjacks (1992–2010)
The Muskegon Lumberjacks was an International Hockey League ice hockey team located in Muskegon, Michigan. After the 2010 season the team folded, and the Evansville IceMen Owner Ron Geary purchased the franchise rights of the former Muskegon Lumberjacks, from the International Hockey League and...

of the International Hockey League (IHL) moved to Evansville, and became the new Evansville IceMen
Evansville IceMen
The Evansville IceMen were a professional hockey team based in Evansville, Indiana. The team folded in 2010, as IceMen owner Ron Geary purchased the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League and moved the team to Evansville, taking on the name "Evansville IceMen".The AAHL IceMen...

. The IHL later merged with the Central Hockey League
Central Hockey League
The Central Hockey League is a mid-level professional hockey league, owned by Global Entertainment Corporation. Its current champions are the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs, which defeated the Colorado Eagles four games to three in the 2011 playoffs....

(CHL), retaining the name Central Hockey League.

Thunder on the Ohio

From 1938 to 1940 and 1979 to 2009, Evansville hosted Thunder on the Ohio

Thunder on the Ohio

Thunder on the Ohio was a hydroplane boat race in the H1 Unlimited season.Thunder was held each year on the Ohio River in downtown Evansville, Indiana, USA. Evansville had hosted Thunder on the Ohio consecutively since 1979...

. Thunder on the Ohio was a hydroplane boat race in the H1 Unlimited season. The race was held on the Ohio River

Ohio River

The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. At the confluence, the Ohio is even bigger than the Mississippi and, thus, is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system, including the Allegheny River further upstream...

in downtown Evansville. The winner of Thunder on the Ohio received the Four Freedoms Trophy, which was named after the nearby Four Freedoms Monument which rests along the Ohio River

Ohio River

. The race had frequently been broadcasted on ESPN

ESPN

Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....

and the SPEED television network.

Thunder on the Ohio

Thunder on the Ohio

had been an Unlimited hydroplane mainstay for 30 consecutive years. "Ideal Evansville" replaced Owensboro, Kentucky

Owensboro, Kentucky

Owensboro is the fourth largest city by population in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is the county seat of Daviess County. It is located on U.S. Route 60 about southeast of Evansville, Indiana, and is the principal city of the Owensboro, Kentucky, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's...

, on the unlimited calendar in 1979. Evansville was the world headquarters of Atlas Van Lines, Inc., which sponsored Bill Muncey

Bill Muncey

William Edward "Bill" Muncey was an American hydroplane racing legend from La Mesa, California. He won 62 races, the most races in the history of the sport...

's race team. Muncey played a major role in Evansville being awarded its first sanction.

Prior to Thunder on the Ohio

Thunder on the Ohio

, the 725 Cubic Inch Class boats, the forerunners of the modern unlimiteds, raced at Evansville from 1938 through 1940.

Dave Villwock had won more Evansville races than anyone else, including seven with Miss Budweiser

Miss Budweiser

The Miss Budweiser were 22 Hydroplanes sponsored by Budweiser beer. They were owned by Bernie Little and , his youngest son, Joe...

Hoosier Nationals

Each summer, Evansville is host to the Hoosier Nationals

Hoosier Nationals

, a BMX

BMX

National Series race sanctioned by the National Bicycle League

National Bicycle League

The National Bicycle League is a United States based Bicycle Motocross sports sanctioning body originally based in Deerfield Beach, Florida but after several moves it was based in Hilliard, Ohio...

. The Hoosier Nationals take place on the BMX

BMX

course at Evansville's Burdette Park

Burdette Park

Burdette Park is a recreational facility in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. It is the only municipal park in Vanderburgh County not operated by the City of Evansville....

.

The National Series races are the highest level of racing in the USA for BMX

BMX

The Refrigerator Bowl

From 1948 to 1956, Evanville hosted the annual college football Refrigerator Bowl. Currently, Evansville is the only city in Indiana to have hosted a college football bowl game.

Date played	Winning team		\| Losing team
December 4, 1948	Evansville College University of Evansville The University of Evansville is a small, private university with approximately 3,050 students located in Evansville, Indiana. Founded in 1854 as Moores Hill College, it is located near the interchange of the Lloyd Expressway and U.S. Route 41. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church...	13	Missouri Valley College Missouri Valley College Missouri Valley College is a private, four-year liberal arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church . The campus is in Marshall, Missouri.The college was founded in 1889 and supports 27 academic majors and an enrollment close to 1,800 students...	7
December 3, 1949	Evansville College	22	Hillsdale College Hillsdale College Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan, United States, is a co-educational liberal arts college known for being the first American college to prohibit in its charter all discrimination based on race, religion, or sex; its refusal of government funding; and its monthly publication, Imprimis...	7
December 2, 1950	Abilene Christian College Abilene Christian University Abilene Christian University is a private university located in Abilene, Texas, affiliated with Churches of Christ. ACU was founded in 1906, as Childers Classical Institute...	14	Gustavus Adolphus College Gustavus Adolphus College Gustavus Adolphus College is a private liberal arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America located in St. Peter, Minnesota, United States. A coeducational, four-year, residential institution, it was founded in 1862 by Swedish Americans. To this day the school is firmly...	7
December 2, 1951	Arkansas State College Arkansas State University Arkansas State University is a public university and is the flagship campus of the Arkansas State University System, the state's second largest college system and third largest university by enrollment. It is located atop on Crowley's Ridge at Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA...	46	Camp Breckinridge	12
December 7, 1952	Western Kentucky State College Western Kentucky University Western Kentucky University is a public university in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA. It was formally founded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1906, though its roots reach back a quarter-century earlier....	34	Arkansas State College	19
December 6, 1953	Sam Houston State Teachers College Sam Houston State University Sam Houston State University was founded in 1879 and is the third oldest public institution of higher learning in the State of Texas. It is located in Huntsville, Texas. It is one of the oldest purpose-built institutions for the instruction of teachers west of the Mississippi River and the first...	14	College of Idaho	12
December 5, 1954	Delaware University of Delaware The university is organized into seven colleges:* College of Agriculture and Natural Resources* College of Arts and Sciences* Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics* College of Earth, Ocean and Environment* College of Education and Human Development...	19	Kent State Kent State University Kent State University is a public research university located in Kent, Ohio, United States. The university has eight campuses around the northeast Ohio region with the main campus in Kent being the largest...	7
December 4, 1955	Jacksonville State Teachers College Jacksonville State University Jacksonville State University is a regional public coeducational university located in Jacksonville, Alabama, USA. Founded in 1883, Jacksonville State offers programs of study in four academic units leading to Bachelor's, Master's, and Education Specialist degrees, in addition to continuing and...	12	Rhode Island University of Rhode Island The University of Rhode Island is the principal public research university in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Its main campus is located in Kingston. Additional campuses include the Feinstein Campus in Providence, the Narragansett Bay Campus in Narragansett, and the W. Alton Jones Campus in West...	10
December 1, 1956	Sam Houston State Teachers College	27	Middle Tennessee State College Middle Tennessee State University Middle Tennessee State University, commonly abbreviated as MTSU, is a public university located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States....	13

Evansville high school state championships

Evansville has a proud high school sport heritage, including 59 team championships. Evansville has 9 active city high schools that participate in the Indiana High School Athletic Association

Indiana High School Athletic Association

. The 59 team titles won by Evansville city high schools includes 14 football titles, 14 soccer titles, 12 wrestling titles, 7 basketball titles, 5 tennis titles, 4 baseball titles, 2 golf titles, and 1 softball title. Defunct IHSAA

Indiana High School Athletic Association

high schools from Evansville that are no longer active include Evansville Rex Mundi

Rex Mundi High School

Rex Mundi High School is a former Catholic high school in Evansville, Indiana. Famous alumni include Bob Griese. Its name comes from the Latin King of the World. The premises are now used for Ivy Tech....

and Evansville Lincoln

Lincoln High School

Lincoln High School or variations such as Abraham Lincoln High School or Lincoln Park High School, may refer to:- California :*Lincoln Continuation High School - Garden Grove, California*Lincoln High School...

School	Established	Conference	State Team Titles	Championship Sport/Years
Evansville Bosse Benjamin Bosse High School Benjamin Bosse High School in Evansville, Indiana, USA, is a public high school of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation. Bosse is the smallest of the EVSC's five high schools, and third smallest high school by enrollment of Vanderburgh County's nine high schools.-History:The school was...	1924	SIAC Southern Indiana Athletic Conference The Southern Indiana Athletic Conference is a high school athletic conference based in Evansville, Indiana. Five of the conferences eight schools; Bosse, Central, Harrison, North, and Reitz; comprise the public Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation...	3	Boys Basketball: (3) 1943–44, 1944–45, 1961–62
Evansville Central Evansville Central High School Evansville Central High School outside Evansville or Central High School inside Evansville, is the oldest public high school in continuous operation west of the Allegheny Mountains. Its was established in 1854 as Evansville High School...	1854	SIAC Southern Indiana Athletic Conference The Southern Indiana Athletic Conference is a high school athletic conference based in Evansville, Indiana. Five of the conferences eight schools; Bosse, Central, Harrison, North, and Reitz; comprise the public Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation...	0
Evansville Day School Evansville Day School Evansville Day School is a private, Jr. PreK-12 college-preparatory school located in Evansville, Indiana. It is the only independent coeducational, day school in Evansville and the surrounding region. To accommodate a wide range of grade levels, the school is separated into three divisions:...	1946	IHSAA Independent	0
Evansville Harrison	1962	SIAC Southern Indiana Athletic Conference The Southern Indiana Athletic Conference is a high school athletic conference based in Evansville, Indiana. Five of the conferences eight schools; Bosse, Central, Harrison, North, and Reitz; comprise the public Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation...	1	Girls Golf: (1) 1988–89
Evansville Mater Dei	1949	SIAC Southern Indiana Athletic Conference The Southern Indiana Athletic Conference is a high school athletic conference based in Evansville, Indiana. Five of the conferences eight schools; Bosse, Central, Harrison, North, and Reitz; comprise the public Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation...	15	Baseball: (1) 1998–99 Boys Basketball: (1) 2003–04 Football:(1) 2000–01 Wrestling: (12) 1985–86, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2006–07
Evansville Memorial Reitz Memorial High School Reitz Memorial High School or Evansville Memorial High School outside of Evansville or simply Memorial High School inside Evansville, is a diocesan interparochial Catholic High school in Evansville, Indiana. It sits on a tract of land off Lincoln Avenue that was donated by Francis Joseph Reitz in...	1922	SIAC Southern Indiana Athletic Conference The Southern Indiana Athletic Conference is a high school athletic conference based in Evansville, Indiana. Five of the conferences eight schools; Bosse, Central, Harrison, North, and Reitz; comprise the public Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation...	26	Baseball: (3) 1977–79, 1988–89, 1992–93 Football: (2) 1937–38, 1958–59 Boys Soccer: (12) 1979–1980, 1980–1981, 1981–1982, 1983–1984, 1984–1985, 1986–1987, 1988–1989, 1989–1990, 1990–1991, 1992–1993, 2007–08, 2008–09 Girls Soccer: (2) 1996–97, 2008–09 Softball: (1) 2001–02 Girls Tennis: (5) 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96 Girls Basketball: (1) 2010-11
Evansville North North High School (Evansville) North High School is a high school on the north side of Evansville, Indiana, USA.-Mission statement:North High School is committed to a cooperative educational partnership encompassing the student, home, school, and community...	1956	SIAC Southern Indiana Athletic Conference The Southern Indiana Athletic Conference is a high school athletic conference based in Evansville, Indiana. Five of the conferences eight schools; Bosse, Central, Harrison, North, and Reitz; comprise the public Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation...	2	Boys Basketball: (1) 1966–67 Boys Golf: (1) 1999-00
Evansville Reitz FJ Reitz High School Francis Joseph Reitz High School is a historic public high school on the west side of Evansville, Indiana. It was founded in 1918, and is the second oldest high school still in use today in the city. It is a member of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation.-History:The idea for a school on...	1918	SIAC Southern Indiana Athletic Conference The Southern Indiana Athletic Conference is a high school athletic conference based in Evansville, Indiana. Five of the conferences eight schools; Bosse, Central, Harrison, North, and Reitz; comprise the public Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation...	12	Girls Basketball: (1) 1980–81 Football: (11) 1933–34, 1940–41, 1948–49, 1953–54, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1971–72*, 2007–08, 2009–10
Evansville Signature Signature School Signature School is a charter high school located in downtown Evansville, Indiana, on the Main Street Walkway. The school opened in 2002 and is Indiana's first public charter high school. The first graduation ceremony for Signature School students was held in May 2003 in the Victory Theatre. There...	2002	IHSAA Independent	0

* = indicates title won before IHSAA
Indiana High School Athletic Association
The Indiana High School Athletic Association is the arbiter of interscholastic competition among public and private high schools in the State of Indiana. It monitors a system that divides athletically-competing high schools in Indiana based on the school's enrollment. The divisions, known as...

State Tournament was initiated

Baseball

Alan Benes
Alan Benes
Alan Paul Benes, , was a Major League Baseball pitcher who pitched for three teams over the course of eight seasons....

, MLB
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

baseball player
Andy Benes
Andy Benes
Andrew Charles Benes is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. During a 14-year career from 1989-2002. Benes played for four different teams: the San Diego Padres, the Seattle Mariners, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Arizona Diamondbacks...

, MLB
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

baseball player
Jamey Carroll
Jamey Carroll
Jamey Blake Carroll is an American professional baseball infielder for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball.Carroll was born in Evansville, Indiana. In 1992, he graduated from Castle High School in Newburgh, Indiana. He later attended and graduated from the University of Evansville...

, MLB
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

baseball player
Bob Coleman
Bob Coleman
Robert Hunter Coleman was an American catcher, coach and manager in Major League Baseball. He also was one of the most successful managers in the history of minor league baseball, his career extending from 1919 through 1957.A native of Huntingburg, Indiana, Coleman played just three seasons in the...

, MLB
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

manager, Evansville minor league baseball coach, Indiana Baseball Hall of Famer
Charlie Dexter
Charlie Dexter
Charles Dana Dexter , was a Major League Baseball outfielder from -. He would play for the Louisville Colonels, Boston Braves, and Chicago Cubs. An alumnus of the University of the South, he committed suicide in Cedar Rapids by shooting in 1934.- External links :...

, MLB
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

baseball player
Ervin "Pete" Fox, MLB
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

player
Hank Greenberg
Hank Greenberg
Henry Benjamin "Hank" Greenberg , nicknamed "Hammerin' Hank" or "The Hebrew Hammer," was an American professional baseball player in the 1930s and 1940s. A first baseman primarily for the Detroit Tigers, Greenberg was one of the premier power hitters of his generation...

, MLB
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

Baseball Hall of Famer
Charles Knoll, MLB
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

baseball player
Clarence "Big Boy" Kraft
Clarence Kraft
Clarence Otto Kraft was a Major League Baseball player. He played in three games for the Boston Braves in , but only appeared once in the field . He went 1-for-3 at the plate with one strikeout....

, MLB
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

baseball player
Don Mattingly
Don Mattingly
Donald Arthur "Don" Mattingly is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and current manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Nicknamed "The Hit Man" and "Donnie Baseball", he played his entire 14-year baseball career for the New York Yankees...

, MLB
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

baseball player and coach
Edd Roush
Edd Roush
Edd J. Roush was a Major League Baseball player who was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962. He played the majority of his career in center field....

, MLB
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

Baseball Hall of Famer
Jack Warner, MLB
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

baseball player
Jeff Schulz, MLB
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

baseball player
Jim "Lefty" Wallace
Jim Wallace (baseball)
James Leo Wallace was a professional baseball player. He played seven games in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates in , all as a right fielder. He batted .207 in his brief major league career, going 6-for-29 with 3 RBI.-Sources:...

, MLB
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

baseball player
Paul Splittorff
Paul Splittorff
Paul William Splittorff Jr. was a Major League Baseball starting pitcher who spent his entire career with the Kansas City Royals. Listed at 6' 3", Splittorff batted and threw left handed.-Early years:Splittorff was born in Evansville, Indiana...

, MLB
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

baseball player
Ray Newman
Ray Newman
Raymond Francis Newman is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher for the Chicago Cubs in 1971 and the Milwaukee Brewers in 1972-1973....

, MLB
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

baseball player
Sam Thompson
Sam Thompson
Samuel Luther Thompson was a 19th century Major League Baseball player. "Big Sam" was known for his offensive production and was second on the career home runs list at the time of his retirement...

, MLB
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

Baseball Hall of Fame
Scott Rolen
Scott Rolen
Scott Bruce Rolen is a Major League Baseball third baseman for the Cincinnati Reds. He is an eight-time Gold Glove winner and seven-time All-Star.-Philadelphia Phillies:...

, MLB
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

baseball player and 1997 NL
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...

Rookie of the Year
Al Schellhase
Al Schellhase
Albert Herman Schellhase , was a Major League Baseball player. He was primarily an outfielder with the Boston Beaneaters of the National League in 1890 and played catcher for the 1891 Louisville Colonels of the American Association.-External links:...

, MLB
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

baseball player
Syl "Sammy" Simon, MLB
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

baseball player
Warren Spahn
Warren Spahn
Warren Edward Spahn was an American Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He played his entire 21-year baseball career in the National League. He won 20 games each in 13 seasons, including a 23-7 record when he was age 42...

, MLB
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

Baseball Hall of Fame

Basketball

Arad McCutchan
Arad McCutchan
Arad A. McCutchan was a well-known collegiate basketball coach. The Evansville, Indiana native coached his hometown University of Evansville from 1946 to 1977, guiding the Purple Aces to a 515-313 record....

, basketball hall of fame coach
Bruce Pearl
Bruce Pearl
Bruce Dean-Fredrick Pearl is an American college basketball coach who most recently served as head coach of the University of Tennessee Volunteers men's team. He is a graduate of Boston College, where he obtained his first position as an assistant basketball coach. He was the first coach to lead...

, former NCAA basketball coach for the University of Southern Indiana
University of Southern Indiana
The University of Southern Indiana is a public university in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. This publicly funded institution has been among the fastest growingcomprehensive state universities in Indiana. Record fall enrollment in 2010 reached 10,702...
Bob Ford, ABA
American Basketball Association
The American Basketball Association was a professional basketball league founded in 1967. The ABA ceased to exist with the ABA–NBA merger in 1976.-League history:...

basketball player and collegiate telecaster
Calbert Cheaney, NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...

basketball player
Dave Schellhase
Dave Schellhase
Dave Schellhase is a retired American collegiate basketball coach and basketball player in the National Basketball Association .-Evansville North:...

, NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...

basketball player
Don Buse
Don Buse
Donald R. Buse is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'4" guard from the University of Evansville, Buse played 13 seasons in the American Basketball Association and National Basketball Association as a member of the Indiana Pacers, the Phoenix Suns, the Portland Trail Blazers,...

, NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...

basketball player and former All Star
Gus Doerner, NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...

basketball player
Jerry Sloan
Jerry Sloan
Gerald Eugene "Jerry" Sloan , is an American former National Basketball Association player and head coach, and a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame. NBA commissioner David Stern called Sloan "one of the greatest and most respected coaches in NBA history." Sloan had a career regular-season...

, NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...

basketball coach
Larry Humes, NCAA basketball All-American for the University of Evansville
University of Evansville
The University of Evansville is a small, private university with approximately 3,050 students located in Evansville, Indiana. Founded in 1854 as Moores Hill College, it is located near the interchange of the Lloyd Expressway and U.S. Route 41. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church...
Marv Bates, University of Evansville basketball sportscaster and former Indiana Sportscaster of the Year
Ted Bernhardt, NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...

basketball referee
Walter McCarty
Walter McCarty
Walter Lee McCarty is an American former basketball player who played for the NBA's New York Knicks, Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns, and the Los Angeles Clippers....

, NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...

basketball player

Cycling

Frank Kramer, 18-time national sprint bicycling champion, 2-time Grand Prix de Paris Champion, first American to win the World Professional Sprint Championship, US Bicycling Hall of Famer

Football

Billy Hillenbrand, NFL
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

football player
Bob Griese
Bob Griese
Robert Allen "Bob" Griese is a former American collegiate and Professional Football quarterback who earned All-American honors with the Purdue Boilermakers before being drafted in 1967 by the American Football League's Miami Dolphins...

, NFL
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

All-Star, All-Pro, Hall of Famer
Budd Boetticher
Budd Boetticher
Oscar "Budd" Boetticher, Jr. was a film director during the classical period in Hollywood most famous for the series of low-budget Westerns he made in the late 1950s starring Randolph Scott.Known for their sparse style, dramatic rocky locations near Lone Pine, California, and recurring stories of...

, Ohio State University
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...

football player
Deke Cooper
Deke Cooper
Deke Cooper is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2000...

, NFL football player
Don Hansen
Don Hansen
Donald Ray Hansen, is a former professional American football linebacker in the NFL from 1966 to 1977. He was known as an extremely hard hitter and an underrated as well as overachieving linebacker....

, NFL
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

football player
Don Ping, NCAA football coach
Doug Bell, NFL football player, and Kodak All-American at Ball State University
Ball State University
Ball State University is a state-run research university located in Muncie, Indiana. It is also known as Ball State or simply BSU.Located on the northwest side of the city, Ball State's campus spans and includes 106 buildings...
Kevin Hardy, NFL football player
Larry Stallings
Larry Stallings
Larry Joseph Stallings , is a former American professional football player who played in 14 NFL seasons from 1963-1976 for the St. Louis Cardinals....

, NFL linebacker
Matt Mauck
Matt Mauck
Matthew Mauck is a former American football quarterback, formerly with the NFL's Denver Broncos and Tennessee Titans, who is best known for leading the LSU Tigers to the 2003 BCS National Championship.-Minor League Baseball:...

, NFL quarterback
Ray "Bibbles" Bawell, NFL
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

football player
Scott Studwell
Scott Studwell
Scott Studwell is a former professional American football player. He was nicknamed "Stud". Studwell graduated from the University of Illinois, where he starred as a linebacker...

, NFL linebacker
Sean Bennett
Sean Bennett
William Sean Bennett is a former professional American and Canadian football running back. He was drafted by the New York Giants of the National Football League in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL Draft...

, NFL
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

football player

Golf

Bob Hamilton
Bob Hamilton
Robert T. "Bob" Hamilton was an American professional golfer. He was born and died in Evansville, Indiana....

, PGA
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...

professional golfer and winner of the 1944 PGA Championship
PGA Championship
The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...
Brian Tennyson, PGA Tour
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...

winner
Darrett Brinker, professional golfer
Jeff Overton
Jeff Overton
Jeffrey Laurence Overton is an American professional golfer.Overton was born in Evansville, Indiana. He attended Indiana University, graduating in 2005 with a degree in Sports Marketing and Management....

, PGA
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...

professional golfer

Ice hockey

Kira Hurley
Kira Hurley
Kira Hurley is a Canadian professional ice hockey player for the New Jersey Spartans Professional Touring Team. Hurley was born in Toronto, Ontario...

, professional ice hockey player for Evansville IceMen
Evansville IceMen
The Evansville IceMen were a professional hockey team based in Evansville, Indiana. The team folded in 2010, as IceMen owner Ron Geary purchased the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the International Hockey League and moved the team to Evansville, taking on the name "Evansville IceMen".The AAHL IceMen...

, Hockey Hall of Fame
Hockey Hall of Fame
The Hockey Hall of Fame is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dedicated to the history of ice hockey, it is both a museum and a hall of fame. It holds exhibits about players, teams, National Hockey League records, memorabilia and NHL trophies, including the Stanley Cup...

Horse Racing

Chic Anderson
Chic Anderson
Charles David Anderson was an American sportscaster and public address announcer specializing in Thoroughbred horse racing...

, sportscaster
Hillsdale the Thoroughbred, one of only 5 horses in history to sweep the prestigious Santa Anita's Strub Stakes Series

Soccer

David Weir, European club soccer player, Scottish national team
Scotland national football team
The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872...

captain, University of Evansville
University of Evansville
The University of Evansville is a small, private university with approximately 3,050 students located in Evansville, Indiana. Founded in 1854 as Moores Hill College, it is located near the interchange of the Lloyd Expressway and U.S. Route 41. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church...

All-American
Josh Tudela
Josh Tudela
Josh Tudela is an American soccer player currently playing for the Los Angeles Blues of the USL Professional Division.-College and Amateur:...

, MLS
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...

and USL
United Soccer Leagues
The United Soccer Leagues is the organizer of several soccer leagues with teams in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. It includes men's and women's leagues, both professional and amateur. Leagues currently organized are the USL Pro, the USL Premier Development League, the W-League, and...

soccer player
Scott Cannon
Scott Cannon
Scott Cannon was a U.S. soccer defender who played three seasons in Major League Soccer, two in the American Professional Soccer League, three in the National Professional Soccer League and at least four in the USISL and USL...

, MLS
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...

soccer player
Steve Klein, MLS
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...

and USL
United Soccer Leagues
The United Soccer Leagues is the organizer of several soccer leagues with teams in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. It includes men's and women's leagues, both professional and amateur. Leagues currently organized are the USL Pro, the USL Premier Development League, the W-League, and...

soccer player

Tennis

Byron "Buddy" Buckley, Indiana High School Tennis Coaches Hall of Famer
Louise Owen, tennis player
Sara Turber, formerly ranked second in the world in Lawn Tennis
Woodie Sublette-Walker, Chief of tennis officials for the 1996 Olympic Games
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

in Atlanta

Track & Field

Charles Hornbostel, US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...

Track & Field team member in 1932 and 1936

Wrestling

Andrew Thomas, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling is a privately held professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and Jerry Jarrett. The company broadcasts its events on television and the Internet fifty two weeks a year with over a million weekly viewers on its primary television program, Impact...

producer and referee
Ralph Wilson, professional wrestler
Rudy Charles
Rudy Charles
Daniel Engler is an American professional wrestling referee, better known by his ring name, Rudy Charles, best known for his time as a referee in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling , where he was the promotion's senior referee...

, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling is a privately held professional wrestling promotion founded by Jeff Jarrett and Jerry Jarrett. The company broadcasts its events on television and the Internet fifty two weeks a year with over a million weekly viewers on its primary television program, Impact...

referee

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