NEWSMEAT Hall of Fame - Sports
Federal Campaign Contributions Since 1978
updated every Monday
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| Contributor (click name for detailed report) |
Total |
Dem |
GOP |
Spec Int |
Election Win/Loss |
| Hank Aaron baseball hall-of-famer | $14,361 | 74% | 0% | 26% | 5-3 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar basketball | $1,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Andre Agassi pro tennis player 1986-2006 | $163,700 | 94% | 0% | 6% | 13-3 |
| Troy Aikman NFL quarterback 1989-2000; sportscaster | $10,300 | 0% | 90% | 10% | 2-1 |
| Danny Ainge pro basketball player 1981-95; Boston Celtics executive | $3,550 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 3-1 |
| Muhammad Ali greatest of all time | $3,000 | 33% | 67% | 0% | 1-2 |
| John Andretti race car driver | $750 | 67% | 33% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Mario Andretti race car driver | $47,115 | 1% | 99% | 0% | 6-10 |
| Arthur Ashe tennis | $7,800 | 81% | 13% | 6% | 7-6 |
| Red Auerbach Hall of Fame NBA coach | $250 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Paul Azinger pro golfer | $4,700 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-2 |
| Charles Barkley Hall of Fame NBA star 1984-2000 | $2,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Shane Battier pro basketball player | $5,300 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 2-0 |
| Bill Belichick football coach | $1,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Lance Berkman baseball player | $1,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Chris Berman sportscaster | $7,749 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 2-1 |
| Yogi Berra baseball coach, player | $1,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Jerome Bettis pro football player 1993-2006; sportscaster | $9,300 | 52% | 22% | 26% | 3-0 |
| Gary Bettman NHL Commissioner 1993-present | $4,300 | 47% | 53% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Bill Bidwell Arizonal Cardinals - owner | $2,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-1 |
| Michael Bidwell Arizona Cardinals - president | $19,875 | 26% | 74% | 0% | 6-6 |
| Greg Biffle NASCAR driver | $3,500 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Arthur Blank Atlanta Falcons owner 2002-present; Home Depot co-founder | $280,800 | 70% | 20% | 10% | 24-32 |
| Mike Bliss NASCAR driver | $1,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Bert Blyleven baseball pitcher | $250 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-1 |
| George Bodenheimer ESPN president | $72,080 | 22% | 16% | 62% | 11-3 |
| Jim Boeheim basketball coach | $500 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Bobby Bowden FSU football coach | $15,500 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 3-2 |
| Pat Bowlen Denver Broncos owner | $38,250 | 16% | 68% | 16% | 7-11 |
| George Brett Kansas City Royals player | $3,300 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-1 |
| Larry Brown basketball coach | $1,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Mark Brunell NFL quarterback | $5,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 2-1 |
| Paul 'Bear' Bryant college football coach | $2,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Jack Buck sportscaster | $1,350 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Jeff Burton NASCAR driver | $3,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Kurt Busch NASCAR driver | $1,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Jeanie Buss LA Lakers executive | $5,500 | 5% | 95% | 0% | 1-6 |
| Jerry Buss LA Lakers owner | $52,550 | 6% | 85% | 9% | 4-13 |
| Jim Calhoun college basketball coach | $7,300 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-2 |
| John Calipari basketball coach | $6,550 | 69% | 31% | 0% | 2-3 |
| John Chaney basketball coach | $450 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Cris Collinsworth sports commentator; fmr football player | $6,500 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-1 |
| Lee Corso sports commentator | $680 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Howard Cosell sports broadcaster | $3,250 | 38% | 62% | 0% | 3-1 |
| Tom Coughlin NFL coach | $1,126 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Jim Courier pro tennis player 1988-2000; sports commentator | $5,006 | 60% | 5% | 35% | 0-2 |
| Ben Crenshaw golfer | $9,173 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 4-4 |
| Don Criqui sportscaster | $1,700 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-2 |
| Denny Crum basketball coach | $2,654 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-0 |
| Larry Csonka Hall of Fame football player | $250 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Mark Cuban Dallas Mavericks owner | $7,000 | 14% | 14% | 72% | 2-0 |
| John Daly pro golfer | $1,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Al Davis Oakland Raiders owner | $19,000 | 21% | 58% | 21% | 3-1 |
| Oscar De La Hoya boxer | $1,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Bucky Dent pro baseball player 1973-84 | $500 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-0 |
| Dan Dierdorf sportscaster; pro football player 1971-83 | $2,200 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-3 |
| Mike Ditka football coach/player | $22,588 | 0% | 98% | 2% | 2-7 |
| Vlade Divac NBA player 1989-2005 | $10,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-0 |
| James L Dolan owner: NY Knicks, NY Rangers, NY Liberty; Cablevision CEO | $445,500 | 76% | 2% | 22% | 15-13 |
| Clyde Drexler NBA all star 1983-98 | $2,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Dave Duerson football player, businessman | $2,500 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-2 |
| Joe Dumars Hall of Fame basketball player | $1,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-1 |
| Dale Earnhardt, Sr NASCAR champion | $1,250 | 0% | 80% | 20% | 1-0 |
| Dick Ebersol NBC sports executive | $106,150 | 74% | 5% | 21% | 7-7 |
| Rich Eisen sportscaster | $1,500 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| John Elway NFL quarterback (retired) | $46,600 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 2-10 |
| Julius 'Dr. J' Erving NBA hall-of-famer | $2,300 | 87% | 13% | 0% | 3-2 |
| Boomer Esiason NFL quarterback 1984-97; sports commentator | $2,300 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Chris Evert tennis champion, commentator | $500 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Brad Faxon professional golfer | $1,250 | 80% | 0% | 20% | 0-1 |
| Donald Fehr baseball players union president | $18,756 | 47% | 43% | 10% | 12-5 |
| Ric Flair pro wrestler | $2,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Raymond Floyd pro golfer | $7,200 | 7% | 86% | 7% | 2-1 |
| George Foreman boxing champion, minister | $1,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-1 |
| A J Foyt, Jr Hall of Fame race car driver | $6,000 | 17% | 58% | 25% | 1-4 |
| Brian France NASCAR chariman and ceo 2003-present | $140,600 | 22% | 51% | 27% | 28-10 |
| Bill France, Jr NASCAR chairman and ceo 1972-2003 | $144,964 | 26% | 70% | 4% | 52-24 |
| Mike Francesa sports commentator | $1,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-0 |
| Phil Fulmer football coach | $4,200 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Phil Garner baseball player (ret), manager | $6,350 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 3-0 |
| Joe Gibbs NFL coach, NASCAR team owner | $6,200 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-2 |
| Frank Gifford NFL hall-of-famer; sportscaster | $8,000 | 38% | 63% | 0% | 3-4 |
| Malcolm Glazer Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner; Manchester United owner | $26,000 | 96% | 4% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Roger Goodell NFL Commissioner 2006-present | $18,300 | 22% | 51% | 27% | 5-2 |
| Jeff Gordon race car driver | $4,300 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-2 |
| Curt Gowdy sports broadcaster | $6,800 | 0% | 78% | 22% | 2-2 |
| Dennis Green NFL coach | $9,550 | 97% | 0% | 3% | 1-4 |
| Bob Griese NFL quarterback; sportscaster | $500 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| George Halas Chicago Bears owner 1933-83; Football Hall of Fame charter member | $10,375 | 19% | 66% | 15% | 3-4 |
| Joe B Hall Univ of Kentucky basketball coach 1972-85 | $2,250 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 2-1 |
| Tom Hammond sportscaster | $2,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-2 |
| Franco Harris NFL star | $65,630 | 76% | 9% | 15% | 11-7 |
| Kevin Harvick NASCAR driver | $1,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Woody Hayes football coach | $262 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-0 |
| Mike Helton NASCAR president | $78,290 | 11% | 62% | 27% | 17-11 |
| John W Henry Boston Red Sox co-owner 2002-present; financier | $1,105,750 | 99% | 0% | 1% | 20-9 |
| Keith Hernandez pro baseball player 1974-90; sportscaster | $7,750 | 6% | 94% | 0% | 0-5 |
| Grant Hill pro basketball player | $2,300 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Merril Hoge NFL player 1987-94; TV sports analyst | $1,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Lou Holtz college football coach | $12,600 | 25% | 75% | 0% | 6-3 |
| Evander Holyfield champion boxer | $6,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Paul Hornung football hall-of famer; commentator | $3,000 | 33% | 67% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Gordie Howe NHL hall-of-famer | $1,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Lamar Hunt Kansas City Chiefs owner 1960-2006 | $95,366 | 3% | 40% | 57% | 12-15 |
| Jim Irsay Indianapolis Colts owner | $89,100 | 55% | 33% | 12% | 17-2 |
| Hale Irwin pro golfer | $1,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-0 |
| Tom Izzo basketball coach | $450 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Phil Jackson NBA coach, player | $7,755 | 65% | 0% | 35% | 3-2 |
| Peter Jacobsen pro golfer | $2,500 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 2-1 |
| Andrea Jaeger Catholic nun; pro tennis player 1979-85 | $500 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-0 |
| Dale Jarrett race car driver | $6,200 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 2-2 |
| Ron Jaworski NFL quarterback 1973-89; TV analyst | $5,000 | 50% | 50% | 0% | 3-1 |
| Jimmie Johnson NASCAR driver | $4,300 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-2 |
| Kevin Johnson NBA star 1987-2000; philanthropist | $11,400 | 56% | 0% | 44% | 2-2 |
| Magic Johnson pro basketball great 1979-2002; entrepreneur | $38,800 | 87% | 0% | 13% | 1-2 |
| William 'Hootie' Johnson Augusta National Golf Club - Chairman 1998-2006 | $14,949 | 33% | 60% | 7% | 4-2 |
| Jerry Jones Dallas Cowboys owner | $24,667 | 32% | 68% | 0% | 6-2 |
| Michael Jordan basketball star | $22,400 | 78% | 0% | 22% | 2-2 |
| George Karl NBA coach | $7,500 | 73% | 27% | 0% | 0-5 |
| Alex Karras NFL player 1958-71; actor | $13,950 | 99% | 0% | 1% | 3-3 |
| Jim Kelly NFL quarterback 1983-96 | $4,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 4-2 |
| Armen Keteyian sportscaster | $250 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Billie Jean King tennis player/coach | $18,800 | 45% | 27% | 28% | 3-2 |
| Don King fight promotor | $269,900 | 20% | 71% | 9% | 17-8 |
| Tom Kite pro golfer | $2,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Bobby Knight basketball coach | $2,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Bernie Kosar NFL quarterback | $72,800 | 16% | 84% | 0% | 5-3 |
| Robert Kraft New England Patriots owner | $348,350 | 73% | 14% | 13% | 27-20 |
| Tony La Russa pro baseball manager | $500 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Jim Lampley sportscaster | $7,625 | 90% | 0% | 10% | 3-3 |
| Tom Landry NFL coach | $35,980 | 0% | 82% | 18% | 5-3 |
| Al Leiter pro baseball pitcher | $10,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-5 |
| Mario Lemieux NHL hall-of-famer | $2,800 | 82% | 18% | 0% | 1-1 |
| Davis Love III pro golfer | $4,700 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-1 |
| Jeffrey Lurie Philadelphia Eagles owner | $67,500 | 75% | 18% | 7% | 15-12 |
| John MacLeod basketbal coach | $3,000 | 33% | 67% | 0% | 1-1 |
| Tommy Maddox pro football player | $2,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Peter Magowan San Francisco Giants owner 1993-present | $83,650 | 16% | 59% | 25% | 13-8 |
| Karl Malone NBA star | $16,000 | 6% | 63% | 31% | 3-0 |
| Peyton Manning NFL quarterback | $8,500 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 2-1 |
| Wellington Mara NY Giants owner 1966-2005 | $26,000 | 10% | 43% | 47% | 3-10 |
| Stephon Marbury pro basketball player | $2,300 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Dan Marino NFL quarterback | $9,500 | 0% | 21% | 79% | 1-0 |
| Curtis Martin NFL player 1995-2007 | $2,300 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Billy Mayfair pro golfer | $550 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Jeremy Mayfield NASCAR driver | $1,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-2 |
| Tim McCarver sportscaster; former baseball player | $500 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Mike McCaskey Chicago Bears chairman | $10,500 | 43% | 10% | 47% | 0-4 |
| Virginia Halas McCaskey Chicago Bears owner | $22,200 | 0% | 68% | 32% | 2-7 |
| Frank McCourt LA Dodgers owner; real estate developer | $87,700 | 83% | 4% | 13% | 27-14 |
| John McEnroe tennis champion; sports commentator | $11,600 | 91% | 0% | 9% | 0-3 |
| Drayton McLane Jr Houston Astros owner | $378,294 | 12% | 60% | 28% | 61-21 |
| Rick Mears race car driver | $1,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Larry Merchant boxing commentator | $10,050 | 93% | 0% | 7% | 5-5 |
| Al Michaels sportscaster | $2,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Phil Mickelson pro golfer | $705 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Jon Miller sportscaster | $10,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-2 |
| Larry Mize pro golfer | $2,250 | 0% | 89% | 11% | 1-0 |
| Art Modell Baltimore Ravens owner 1996-2005; Cleveland Browns owner 1961-95 | $250,000 | 20% | 76% | 4% | 35-34 |
| Alonzo Mourning NBA star | $33,100 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-1 |
| Dikembe Mutombo pro basketball player 1991-2003; humanitarian | $18,000 | 94% | 6% | 0% | 4-0 |
| Jim Nantz sports broadcaster | $7,300 | 27% | 73% | 0% | 3-1 |
| Martina Navratilova pro tennis player | $27,800 | 59% | 0% | 41% | 8-7 |
| Byron Nelson pro golfer 1935-46 | $7,851 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 5-1 |
| Jack Nicklaus golf champion | $9,450 | 0% | 74% | 26% | 1-1 |
| Greg Norman pro golfer | $6,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 3-0 |
| Mark O'Meara pro golfer | $2,500 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 3-1 |
| Robert 'Lute' Olson basketball coach | $104,955 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 3-4 |
| Rafael Palmeiro baseball player | $4,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Arnold Palmer golf champion | $26,850 | 24% | 67% | 9% | 11-7 |
| Joe Paterno Penn State football coach | $7,550 | 17% | 70% | 13% | 2-4 |
| Walter Payton NFL hall-of-famer | $1,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Roger Penske Penske Racing team owner; Penske Corporation chairman, ceo | $458,850 | 5% | 84% | 11% | 38-36 |
| Julius Peppers NFL football player | $2,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Richard Petty NASCAR champion | $23,450 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 5-11 |
| Digger Phelps basketball coach, sports commentator | $1,250 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-1 |
| Lou Piniella pro baseball manager, player; sportscaster | $4,000 | 50% | 50% | 0% | 1-1 |
| Rick Pitino basketball coach | $2,000 | 50% | 50% | 0% | 0-2 |
| Gregg Popovich NBA coach | $2,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-2 |
| Dan Reeves NFL coach | $18,500 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-2 |
| Andy Reid NFL coach | $2,300 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Jerry Reinsdorf Chicago White Sox and Chicago Bulls owner | $440,403 | 51% | 30% | 19% | 137-80 |
| Jerry Rice pro football player 1985-2004 | $1,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Jerry Richardson Carolina Panthers owner; Spartan Foods founder | $75,150 | 29% | 56% | 15% | 30-12 |
| Mark Richt football coach | $1,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Tom Ricketts Chicago Cubs owner | $77,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-6 |
| Pat Riley NBA coach | $4,754 | 42% | 0% | 58% | 0-1 |
| Alex 'A-Rod' Rodriguez baseball player | $4,300 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-1 |
| Bill Romanowski football player | $250 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-0 |
| Dan Rooney Pittsburgh Steelers owner | $82,800 | 0% | 3% | 97% | 2-0 |
| Art Rooney II Pittsburgh Steelers president; attorney | $92,815 | 56% | 26% | 18% | 44-17 |
| Art Rooney, Sr Pittsburgh Steelers founder | $14,500 | 72% | 28% | 0% | 12-3 |
| Jalen Rose NBA player 1994-2007 | $4,300 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-1 |
| Pete Rozelle NFL Commissioner 1960-89, Super Bowl™ creator | $8,300 | 12% | 64% | 24% | 5-3 |
| Nolan Ryan hall-of-fame pitcher | $17,800 | 6% | 75% | 19% | 5-4 |
| Nick Saban football coach | $250 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Bo Schembechler football coach | $250 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Curt Schilling pro baseball player | $2,300 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Marge Schott Cincinnati Reds owner 1985-99 | $19,025 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 14-6 |
| Byron Scott NBA coach; player 1984-97 | $1,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Vin Scully sportscaster | $12,900 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 3-3 |
| Tom Seaver baseball hall-of-famer | $1,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Jason Sehorn pro football player 1994-2003 | $2,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Bud Selig Baseball commissioner | $101,150 | 97% | 2% | 1% | 9-7 |
| Mike Shanahan NFL coach | $1,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Pam Shriver pro tennis player | $33,350 | 68% | 29% | 3% | 17-9 |
| Don Shula NFL coach | $18,734 | 42% | 58% | 0% | 4-6 |
| Dean Smith college basketball coach | $26,558 | 96% | 0% | 4% | 5-11 |
| Emmitt Smith pro football player 1990-2004 | $7,700 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-1 |
| John Smoltz pro baseball pitcher | $9,800 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 3-2 |
| Daniel Snyder Washington Redskins - owner; businessman | $199,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 2-5 |
| Jimmy 'the Greek' Snyder sports commentator, oddsmaker | $2,500 | 20% | 40% | 40% | 1-2 |
| Alex Spanos San Diego Chargers owner; real estate developer | $6,744,260 | 0% | 25% | 75% | 73-69 |
| Bart Starr Hall of Fame quarterback 1956-71 | $34,170 | 0% | 81% | 19% | 8-9 |
| Roger Staubach NFL hall-of-fame quarterback | $161,712 | 1% | 91% | 8% | 27-20 |
| Leigh Steinberg sports agent | $204,950 | 95% | 0% | 5% | 17-13 |
| George Steinbrenner owner, NY Yankees | $254,600 | 50% | 30% | 20% | 71-25 |
| David Stern NBA Commissioner | $1,057,860 | 97% | 0% | 3% | 81-47 |
| Stuart Sternberg Tampa Bay Rays owner | $36,785 | 23% | 7% | 70% | 4-5 |
| Tony Stewart NASCAR driver | $4,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Hank Stram football coach; commentator | $200 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-0 |
| C Vivian Stringer college basketball coach | $1,750 | 14% | 86% | 0% | 1-1 |
| Pat Summerall sportscaster, football player | $3,500 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 2-2 |
| Eddie Sutton college basketball coach 1969-2006 | $4,625 | 59% | 33% | 8% | 2-2 |
| Lynn Swann NFL hall-of-famer | $10,800 | 19% | 81% | 0% | 6-3 |
| Barry Switzer football coach | $7,500 | 80% | 20% | 0% | 3-5 |
| Paul Tagliabue NFL Commissioner 1989-2006 | $54,749 | 40% | 28% | 32% | 13-11 |
| Fran Tarkenton hall-of-fame quarterback | $11,600 | 0% | 91% | 9% | 3-3 |
| Joe Theismann sports commentator; former quarterback | $5,200 | 81% | 19% | 0% | 1-1 |
| Isiah Thomas NBA star, executive | $13,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-3 |
| John Thompson III basketball coach | $4,600 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Steve Tisch NY Giants co-owner; movie producer | $477,650 | 98% | 0% | 2% | 21-28 |
| David Toms pro golfer | $2,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Peter Ueberroth Commissioner of Baseball 1984-89; businessman | $38,000 | 4% | 56% | 40% | 5-8 |
| Al Unser, Jr race car driver | $3,500 | 66% | 29% | 5% | 0-2 |
| Brian Urlacher pro football player | $1,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Bobby Valentine baseball manager, player | $4,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Ken Venturi sports commentator; pro golfer (retired) | $550 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-0 |
| Lanny Wadkins pro golfer, sportscaster | $1,300 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Darrell Waltrip sportscaster; NASCAR driver 1972-2000 | $60,625 | 0% | 99% | 1% | 9-3 |
| Michael Waltrip NASCAR driver | $4,800 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 1-2 |
| Pam Ward sportscaster | $2,800 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
| Gene Washington NFL Director of Football Operations; former player | $1,250 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-1 |
| Tom Watson pro golfer | $8,501 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 2-3 |
| Tom Werner Boston Red Sox co-owner 2002-present; TV producer | $313,700 | 89% | 0% | 11% | 13-15 |
| Zygi Wilf Minnesota Vikings owner | $186,334 | 81% | 5% | 14% | 23-23 |
| Fred Wilpon NY Mets owner | $126,665 | 31% | 27% | 42% | 30-13 |
| Sam Wyche pro football coach, player | $4,500 | 0% | 78% | 22% | 1-3 |
| Kristi Yamaguchi Olympic figure skating champion | $2,300 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Steve Young Hall of Fame quarterback; football analyst | $1,000 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-1 |
| Fuzzy Zoeller pro golfer | $3,600 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0-3 |
| Chris Zorich football player | $1,000 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 1-0 |
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Iraq |
Afghanistan |
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Days |
2,298 |
2,826 |
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GIs Killed in Action |
3,454 |
468 |
DoD |
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Non-Hostile GI Deaths |
862 |
166 |
DoD |
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GIs Severely Wounded |
13,802 |
1,939 |
DoD |
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Current Troop Deployment |
135,000 |
38,000 |
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Total Cost (approved through mid 2009) |
$650 Bln |
$200 Bln |
AP |
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Cost Per Day (Avg) |
$261 Mil |
$70.8 Mil |
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casualty status updated June 19, 2009
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