American Sport Figures
Inventor of the Sport of Basketball
James Naismith
Russell Lee Lodge in Springfield, Massachusetts
His baseball card is one of the rarest and most expensive baseball cards in the world, as only 57 copies are known to exist.
Honus Wagner
Centennial Lodge No. 544 F&AM in Carnegie, Pennsylvania
First black world heavyweight boxing champion (1908–1915)
Jack Johnson
Initiated in Dundee, Scotland
American professional basketball player who played 17 seasons in the NBA, winning six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls. Considered one of the greatest small forwards of all time.
Scottie Pippen
Unity Lodge No.454 PHA in Arkansas
When the Baseball Hall of Fame held its first election in 1936, Honus Wagner and Babe Ruth tied for second in the voting behind this player.
Ty Cobb
Royston Lodge No. 426 F&AM in Detroit, Mi.
He was the world heavyweight champion from 1919 to 1926
Jack Dempsey
Was a member of Kenwood Lodge No. 800 AF&AM in Chicago, Illinois
NBA star at 7 ft. 1 in., 330 lbs. and U.S. shoe size 23, Career 52.7% free throw shooter. Made only one three-point shot during his entire career. Made 1 of 22 attempts for a 4.5% career percentage.
Shaquille O’Neal
Widow’s Son Lodge No.28 PHA in Boston, Massachusetts
Often regarded as one of the greatest pitchers of all time, as well as a pioneer of modern pitching. Has an award named after him
Denton T. "Cy" Young
Mystic Tie Lodge No. 194, Dennison, Ohio
An American welterweight and middleweight champion who competed from 1940 to 1965.
Sugar Ray Robinson
Joppa Lodge #55 PHA in New York City, New York
This football quarterback spent his entire 16-year career with the Denver Broncos
John Elway Jr.
South Denver Masonic Lodge No. 93 F&AM in Denver, Colorado
Nicknamed "the Heater from Van Meter", "Bullet Bob", and "Rapid Robert", pitched 18 seasons for the Cleveland Indians between 1936 and 1956 in a career spanning 570 games.
Bob Feller
Grove Lodge #824, Downers Grove, Illinois
First boxer to defeat Muhammad Ali in 1971. Won gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Held the NYSAC heavyweight title from 1968 to 1973, and was the undisputed heavyweight champion from 1970 to 1973.
Joe Frazier
M.B. Taylor Lodge No. 141 F&AM in Hammonton, New Jersey
Won 62 PGA Tour titles from 1955 to 1973, Fifth on the Tour's all-time victory list, trailing only Sam Snead, Tiger Woods, Nicklaus, and Ben Hogan.
Arnold Palmer
Loyalhanna Lodge No. 275 F&AM, Latrobe, Pennsylvania
Major League Baseball (MLB) executive elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1967, best known for breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier by signing African American player Jackie Robinson
Branch Rickey
Filipino professional boxer and former politician. Nicknamed "Pac Man", widely regarded as one of the greatest professional boxers of all time becoming the only eight-division world champion in boxing history. He also served as a senator of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022.
Manny Pacquiao
Mamamayang Pilipino Lodge in the Philippines.