Blake Griffin, six-time NBA All-Star and five-time All-NBA selection, began his basketball career in high school playing under his father Tommy Griffin. After playing for the Oklahoma Sooners for two years in College, Griffin was selected by the Clippers in the 2009 NBA draft, leading him to his success on the court today with the Brooklyn Nets.
Although they don't appear on each other's social media profiles, 30-year-old Blake Griffin and 23-year-old Francesca Aiello have been dating for about a year now. While they seemed to be going strong and rumors swirled regarding an impending marriage, Griffin has since been tied to Fox Sports reporter Brooke Fletcher.
Earvin "Magic" Johnson is another basketball legend who landed an equally impressive wife despite a long and ragged history of affairs, diseases, and overwhelming fame. Instead of sitting on the sidelines, Cookie has a clothing line called CJ and continues to be an advocate for HIV/AIDS awareness long after Johnson's retirement from the NBA in 1996.
Cookie told the Los Angeles Sentinal in 2014 what she remembered about meeting Magic at a Michigan State University party way back in 1977. "It was so funny," she laughed, "because every girl on campus wanted to meet him. I just thought forget it. There’s no way he’s going to pick me over all these other women." They married in 1991 and share two children, Earvin III and adopted daughter Elisa.
While LaTasha may be better known for being an American reality show personality on Basketball Wives, she’s pretty accomplished. She has a Bachelor of Science in Zoology and another in Nursing. Still, she’s kept busy taking care of their three kids while Stephon Marbury gets to trapeze around the court as head coach for the Beijing Royal Fighters.
LaTasha Marbury and Stephon Marbury have been married since September 14, 2002—talk about a long time! They reportedly met in college and hit it off quickly, which naturally turned into a steady relationship. The pair married in New York City and now share three children together: Xaviera Marbury and Stephon Marbury II together and Stephanie Marbury from Stephon's previous relationship to his high school sweetheart. Despite some incredibly public cheating scandals, LaTasha says she has forgiven her husband.
Savannah and LeBron were high school sweethearts in Ohio when LeBron attended St. Vincent-St. Mary High School. Savannah told Cleveland Magazine that LeBron made the first move, asking a mutual friend from Savannah's number. “One day I’m sitting around — I was probably bored or something — and I’m like, ‘Oh, I forgot! I have this number for this guy that I can call. He seemed interested, so let’s see.’” Well, that worked out!
The same year LeBron graduated high school, was the first overall NBA draft pick, and Savannah's senior year, she learned of their first pregnancy. Three years after their first son's birth, they welcomed another son Bryce. LeBron finally proposed in 2011 on New Year's Eve, leading to their 2013 three-day wedding celebration at Capella Chapel Grand Del Mar hotel in San Diego. They welcomed their third child, daughter Zhuri, in 2014.
Kevin Love currently plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers as a five-time All-Star and 2016 championship winner. He's also a member of the U.S. national team that won gold medals at the 2012 FIBA World Championship as well as the 2012 Summer Olympics. Love has the longest streak for consecutive games recording double figures in points and rebounds since '76.
The NBA star has been dating Sports Illustrated model Kate Bock for several years, and some even credit her for the Cleveland Cavaliers' success. They met in 2015 before engaging in a long-distance relationship between New York and Cleveland. Bock told Sports Illustrated how they make it work in the long run:
Kostek is a former Patriots cheerleader, and the pair was introduced after she quit the squad in 2015. The NFL star retired in the Spring of 2019.
Kostek told Fox News, “there have been times that we’ve joked around and I have said, ‘You could go back and play football, for the Patriots, and I could go back and be a Patriots cheerleader.’”
The new couple has been spotted jetting off to Vegas, Cancun, and Canada this year after initially exchanging flirty comments on Instagram. While neither have confirmed the relationship or posted about each other, the Cleveland Browns player does comment on Wood’s pictures from time to time.
Lauren Wood is not a huge celebrity but has had her fair share of time in the spotlight on MTV's Wild'n'Out. She is model with over a million Instagram followers.
The power couple co-owns the Seattle Sounders Soccer Team. Wilson and Ciara started making headlines when they attended the 2015 White House State Dinner together. They had a short, four-month engagement before getting married in 2016. The reason why they rushed to the altar might shock you…
The pair took a vow of celibacy until marriage. Then, just three months after their wedding, the singer announced her pregnancy. Sounds like it didn’t take them too long to figure out what to do, because the couple has welcomed two children into the world since tying the knot.
The NFL star and The Hills alum had their own reality show on E!, Very Cavallari, which followed them as they navigated Cutler’s retirement, Cavallari’s new business ventures with her jewelry store, Uncommon James, and life with their three children. Although they eventually became “couple goals,” they had a bit of a rough start back in 2009…
On the web series “A Drink With,” Cavallari shared that Cutler initially asked her out through his publicist. “I didn’t know who he was! I had to Google him. I was in the middle of filming The Hills so I was like, ‘I don’t want a boyfriend in Chicago,’ and I passed on it." Then a year later, they met in a more organic way at a Chicago Bears preseason game. They also got engaged twice in 2011 before welcoming their first child in 2012 and finally tying the knot in 2013.
The football star got engaged to Ashley Brown in 2010 and had a four-year engagement before finally tying the knot in 2014. Peterson has fathered anywhere from seven to nine kids with a few different women, including his wife...whom he met in college. One rumored mistress, who was pregnant at the same time as his wife, asked for $1.9 million in child support, according to TMZ.
Peterson’s alleged mistress (although it’s unclear if it’s the same one; the boy stays busy) came forward about an alleged affair with the football player in 2018. She exposed the dirty messages he sent her and claimed they had a secret relationship.
Tom and Gisele met in 2006 and tied the knot in 2009. And although they're now known as one of the most solid, long-lasting power couples in Hollywood, they've definitely experienced their fair share of ups and downs—one of which happened very soon after they started dating.
Gisele opened up about their trying time in her 2018 memoir: "Two months into our relationship, Tom told me that his ex-girlfriend was pregnant. The very next day, the news was everywhere and I felt my world had been turned upside down."
Zach Ertz. a tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles, attended Stanford University and was drafted in the NFL in 2013. Like many of the football players on this list, he met his wife at Stanford but didn't propose until 2016.
The Philadelphia Eagles tight end and U.S. Women’s National Soccer star met at a Stanford University baseball game—he also proposed in the same stadium and they were married there four years later.
Antonio Brown is currently a wide receiver for the Tampa bay Buccaneers. Previously, he played for the Steelers, Raiders and the New England Patriots. Chelsie Kyriss is a social media personality with a huge following on Instagram.
Things are currently going well for the Oakland Raider and his girlfriend. They both have children from previous relationships and share one child together. They recently vacationed in Hawaii together and shared all their intimate moments on Instagram. But things haven’t always been so peachy between them…
According to ESPN, the Cleveland Browns quarterback was introduced to the Nebraska native by a mutual friend back in 2017. Although she turned down his advances for several months (he would reportedly follow and unfollow her on Instagram repeatedly, very charming), she eventually caved and agreed to go on a date with him before his final college football game.
They got engaged within six months of dating and were married in California July 2019.
Dustin Johnson, an American athlete, is at the top of the golfing game. He has six World Golf Championship victories under his belt (only Tiger Woods has seven), is the first to win each of these events, and secured two major championship titles at the 2016 U.S. Open and the 2020 Masters. If that wasn't impressive enough for you, he's one of the longest drivers in PGA tour history and became the world's #1 golfer for 64 consecutive weeks in 2017.
Johnson has returned to the top-ranked spot over the last four years, and his partner Paulina Gretzky isn't threatened in the slightest. As a model, mother, singer, and socialite, Gretzky has plenty on her plate aside from her fiancé's high-pressure golfing ventures. The pair first met in 2009 but the romantic spark didn't appear until 2013. After a brief seven months, they were engaged. They haven't married just yet, but they do share two sons, Tatum and River.
The 29-year-old American golfer Patrick Cantlay launched onto the scene back in 2011 with a dazzling amateur career. In fact, he climbed to the top of the World Amateur Golf Ranking for 55 weeks until Jon Rahm overtook him in 2016. Professionally, he's won the PGA Tour four times, the 2019 and 2021 Memorial Tournament, the 2017 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, and the 2020 Zozo Championship. While it was impressive, it's clear he didn't peak during his amateur career.
Cantlay's girlfriend Nikki Guidish is a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Jupiter, Florida, and has worked as a pharmacist for over three years. She completed her undergraduate education for Pre-Clinical Health Sciences at the University of Central Florida and went on to earn her doctorate in Pharmacy at the University of South Florida College in 2018. Taking a look at her Instagram reveals that she's also a fitness guru and model. Back in 2014, she even participated in a bodybuilding contest!
The Green Bay Packers receiver married his college sweetheart, Devanne Villarreal, in June 2018. They’re now expecting a baby girl, due in September 2019. They made the announcement on his Instagram with a video of them popping off pink confetti to reveal the gender.
Davante and Devanne had been dating for a while before Davante started making his marriage plans clear in 2017. Even after he was drafted, Devanne pursued her career in college.
Collin Morikawa recently landed a spot at the top of world golfing leaderboards after securing 22 consecutive PGA cuts and five PGA Tour wins, including the 2020 PGA Championship and the recent 2021 Open Championship. Even though he'd never competed at either championship before, he managed to scrape past the competition and collect the top prize. As the world's oldest and most prestigious golfing event, winning the Open Championship on the first try is no easy feat. Plus, he's the first man to win both championships in his debut!
No wonder Morikawa's girlfriend is so proud! Katherine Zhu made headlines with her avid support for her boyfriend of four years on Instagram in July, writing, "So incredibly proud of you! You've accomplished so much since turning pro in 2019 and I really can't wait to see what's next." Zhu -- who played golf for Pepperdine University for four years—routinely posts updates of Collin Morikawa's training and sporting events on social media. Morikawa pointed his success back to Zhu a loving comment under the post, saying she's "literally my good luck charm."
Tara Meader and A.J. Allmendinger have been married since 2019. They don't have children, but they have a cat together named Mr. Tickles who has his own social media accounts. Before that, A.J. was married to Lynne Kush - a Canadian model and a chiropractor. She was both Miss Molson Indy Toronto and Miss Molson Indy Canada. The two divorced in 2012. They had been married for a total of five years.
When he's not competing in the NASCAR Xfinity and Cup Series, A.J. Allmendinger is spending time with his lovely new wife. Tara and A.J. have been dating as far back as 2015 after meeting at the Indianapolis 500 racing event. Tara still attends his racing events and takes romantic pictures with him and posts them on social media for all to envy. Tara works as an architectural design consultant.
Irish mixed martial artist (MMA) fighter Conor McGregor is the highest-paid athlete in history with his best-selling pay-per-view matches and famous rivalries against the likes of Dustin Poirier and Donal Cerrone. He's known for pitiless trash talking and a prominent gorilla tattoo on his chest. How does his fiancée Dee compare?
Dee Devlin AKA "Mrs. Ruthless" has been Conor's girlfriend since 2008 and is the mother of their three shared children: Conor Jr, Croía and Rían. She hails from Dublin, like Conor, and finally secured the title of "fiancée" in 2020. Currently, she works a the finance manager on Conor's team. McGregor told VIP in 2013, "Every day since I started in this game, she’s supported me. She’d drive me to the gym, and she’d listen to all my dreams. I wouldn't be doing this if it wasn’t for her. I’m doing all this for her."
Mexican MMA flyweight fighter Brandon Carrillo Moreno is the current UFC Champion in his division and close to becoming the first Mexican fighter to win an overall UFC championship title. Moreno began fighting professionally with the Legacy Fighting Alliance in 2011 where he secured the title of LFA Flyweight champion.
Moreno's wife of ten years, Shirley, is the mother of their three girls — Maddie, Meghan, and Morgan. Moreno credits his newfound motivation to the UFC to his family, telling MMA Fighting, “Being a father has changed my life in unimaginable ways; I’ve taken everything in a more serious way because I know that my wife and daughters wait for me at home and depend on me to move on. That’s not something I take lightly, and I think fans will see that in the Octagon.”
Jeff Gordon is easily one of the biggest names in NASCAR. Even if you've never watched NASCAR, you know his name. He has a total of 93 wins in his NASCAR Cup Series career. So, given his status, it's no surprise that Jeff Gordon ended up marrying a model: Ingrid Vandebosch. The Belgian model has been married to Jeff Gordon since 2006. And, although he is now retired, they live a comfortable life with two children of their own.
Ingrid Vandebosch began her modeling career in Belgium but was soon discovered by agents in Paris. She lived in Paris for seven years working for Christian Dior, and magazines like Elle, Vogue, Glamour and Marie Claire. After that, she modeled for cosmetics in New York, and in 2008 she was features in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. It was in 2002, however, that she was introduced to Jeff Gordon by a mutual friend but they didn’t start dating until two years later.
Scottie Scheffler is the 2022 Masters Tournament champion and is currently ranked #1 in the world by the Official World Golf Ranking. He's been a top golfer since tying 4th place in the 2020 PGA Championship and ranking in the February 2022 Arnold Palmer Invitational. Which wonderful lady married this champion? Just like a fairytale, Scheffler married his high school sweetheart Meredith Scudder after dating for six years!
The pair first met in their hometown during high school and continued to date long-distance despite attending different colleges. After study abroad trips and graduation in 2018, Scheffler proposed to Scudder while hiking at the Arbor Hills Nature Preserve. Scudder announced the upcoming marriage on Instagram, writing, “YES! I can’t believe God gave me my best friend to spend the rest of my life with, can’t wait to be your wife, Scottie!!!! Blown away at the Lord’s faithfulness and goodness to us. [LET’S] DO THIS!!”
Carl Edwards is a former stock car racer whose last competition was the NASCAR Sprint Cup series in which he rode a Toyota Camry. Edwards has a total of 28 wins in his NASCAR Cup Series career, 38 wins in his NASCAR Xfinity Series career and six wins in his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career. Racing from 2002 to 2016, Edwards had a satisfying career, and a beautiful wife to come home to in the second half of his career.
Kate Downey Edwards and Carl Edwards have been married since 2009. They share two children together. Kate Downey Edwards has a degree of medicine from the Missouri, Kansas City School of Medicine, which she earned in 2004. After that she completed a residency program at the University of Missouri-Columbia and became Chief Resident in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Even despite having a celebrity for a husband, Kate works hard and takes her career seriously.
American Bryson DeChambeau AKA "The Scientist" has won eight PGA Tours and the 2020 U.S. Open. Despite what his nickname suggests, he is a professional golfer. He first made a name for himself as an amateur, becoming the fifth player ever to win the NCAA Division 1 championship and the U.S. Amateur championship within the same year.
Sophia Phalen Bertolami's personal Instagram feed suggests that she and DeChambeau have dated for at least two years, but it seems she's recently refrained from posting couple pics. The last picture of the two seen on the model's profile is from August 26, 2018, captioned, "Despite being a mad scientist, I’ll always love holding your hand. So proud of you B!" Bertolami accounted her residency program for pharmacology at Vanderbilt in 2020.
Chandra Johnson married the seven-time winning NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson and the two have known each other since 2002. They got married in 2004 and have two kids together. Interestingly, Chandra and Jimmie were actually introduced by Jeff Gordon, one of the biggest names in racing. While she does have social media accounts, it's mostly her husband who posts pictures of their daily life. It seems she prefers to stay out of the spotlight unlike Jimmie.
Chandra Johnson graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2000 and moved to New York to work as a model. Currently, her net worth is estimated to be around $100k, which isn't a lot but her husband's is around $120 million, so it all balances out. Both Chandra and Jimmie are active in charity, as she helps run the Jimmie Johnson Foundation for children, families and communities in need.
Shane Golobic is another among the ranks of generational drivers, but he has more experience as a dirt track racer than a stock car racer. He currently competes in the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and the USAC National Midget Series and used to compete in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West and Cup Series. Before his national career, he won multiple track championships including the 2014 California Spring Car Civil War Series.
Shane married Sarah Wood in October 2018 at a venue called the Vintage House in California. Due to Shane's illustrious racing career, the couple was able to spend their honeymoon in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. They have one daughter together but are expecting a second child later in 2021.
Model, Kate Upton and pitcher husband, Justin Verlander, met on set during a commercial shoot for the Major League Baseball 2K12 video game. It must have been love at first sight because the two made it official less than a year later! Their relationship, like most, wasn’t perfect…the couple split in 2013.
But they got back together and were spotted on a romantic Bahamas holiday apparently fully in love once again. Two years after that, Verlander popped the question and they married in 2017 after he won the World Series with the Houston Astros. Their incredible wedding was in Italy, where they honeymooned all over Europe afterward.
Mark Anthony De La Rosa began his future MMA career at 12 when he started training in jiu-jitsu as a fitness exercise. He quickly transitioned into a jiu-jitsu coach then broke into professional fighting with UFC in the flyweight division. Luckily for his stepdaughter, both Mark and his wife Montana are UFC fighters.
Montana also competes in the flyweight division of UFC on the women's side. She first began wrestling in high school before transitioning to both Brazilian jiu-jitsu and MMA. She is the mother of Zaylyn, her daughter from a previous relationship. Needless to say, Mark isn't the only one in the house who knows how to throw down.
Chris William Buescher competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series as a professional stock car driver. A couple of his accolades include winning the ARCA Racing Series in 2012 and the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2015. Like the Busch brothers, Chris's cousin James Buescher is a fellow NASCAR champion, winning the 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Looks like NASCAR runs in the blood of these families! A lover of four-wheelers, fishing, and having fun outdoors, Emma Bueshcher found love with Chris in 2014 and tied the knot with the driver in 2018.
According to Chris during an interview with Reid Spencer for NASCAR Wire Service, he was only nervous for one part of the wedding: the first dance. “I don’t know anything. I can’t sway. I can’t even do that. I can’t sit here and act like I know what I’m doing," Chris stammered to his dance coach. Even though he didn't get to do "The Dirty Dancing lift" like he wanted, he admitted that the dance "actually came out really good. We were able to at least look like we had some clue of what we were doing out there.”
Thiago Santos is an MMA fighter from Brazil who has been competing professionally in the sport since he was 2010 after he joined UFC from The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2. Currently, he competes at rank #5 in the UFC light heavyweight division and won a recent fight against #10 competitor Johnny Walker.
Santos' partner is the Russian UFC bantamweight fighter Yana Kunitskaya who is currently ranked #7 in her division. Santos proposed to Kunitskaya in December 2020 before announcing a year later that they are expecting their first joint child together. They already co-parent Santos' son Hiago from one of his previous relationships.
Driver Burney Lamar has participated in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series. In 2006, he got engaged to Niki Taylor, after just three dates together. They met at an autograph session. They got married that same year and have since had two children together. She also has twin sons they raise together from a previous relationship. This successful model stands by her man and focuses on her own career in fashion.
Niki Taylor works as a model and television presenter. Modeling as young as 13 years of age, she first signed with Irene Marie Models in South Florida. She went on to earn a Fresh Faces contest in New York City and also got a $500,000 modeling contract. In 1989, she appeared on the cover of Seventeen and by 1996 she was the youngest to be featured as one of People magazine's Most Beautiful People. After continued success in modeling, she started doing work in television.
23-year-old stock car driver Quin Huoff competes full-time as a Chevrolet Camaro driver in the NASCAR Cup Series for StarCom Racing. His racing journey began when he was only eight by driving go-karts. After racing Limited Late Model cars in the Mini-Cup at thirteen and winning the 2015 CARS Super Late Model Series at seventeen, it was obvious he was destined for the NASCAR tracks.
Huoff married Elizabeth Hill during a beautiful 2019 ceremony in Mount Sidney, Virginia. In multiple Instagram posts of their wedding, Huoff refers to now-wife Elizabeth as "#mybetterhuoff." How adorable is that? Elizabeth is a lover of horses, dogs, and cheering on her husband at countless NASCAR races.
Joanna Garcia is married to the former professional MLB outfielder and first baseman Nick Swisher. Before dating Nick Swisher, she was engaged to Trace Ayala, a co-founder of a clothing company. Nick and Joanna were dating for about a year until they got engaged in 2010. They married in December of that year. Among her bridesmaids were Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Melissa Peterman and Reba McEntire. Now, the couple has two daughters together.
Joanna Garcia is an American actress that has appeared in Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Freaks and Geeks, Once Upon a Time, and the CW sitcom Reba. Since her marriage to Nick Swisher, she has been credited as Joanna García Swisher. The hard-working 41-year-old actress continues to get roles, most recently appearing in a television series version of Steel Magnolias. In her free time, she volunteers as a teacher for children trying to learn English as a second language. On top of this, she has been helping to raise awareness for cervical cancer.
Former Pittsburg Pirate and infamous outfielder, Andrew McCutchen made it to the All-Star Game five consecutive times. He’s an absolute legend in Pittsburgh, where he played his first nine years in the game. Andrew met his wife, Maria in 2009 when Maria was on the Pirate’s Cannonball Crew.
Love must move quickly because the two began dating the same year she started on the crew! After four whole years, Andrew finally took the knee on the Ellen DeGeneres Show. Maria is originally from Dubois, Pennsylvania where she graduated with a degree in biochemistry and forensic science.
Ben Zobrist is an MLB baseball second baseman and outfielder. He was active from 2006 all the way up to 2020. Julianna and Ben Zobrist have been married since 2005, before he became an MLB star. They have three children together including two daughters and a son. While Ben has since filed for legal separation in Tennessee, they are still technically married from what we know. Julianna Zobrist filed for divorce, but whether that has been finalized is not yet known.
Julianna Zobrist is an American Christian pop musician of the electronic dance variety. She has two extended plays, two singles and a studio album. She first began recording back in 2008. By the time she released her first studio album, the two singles from it both charted on Billboard. In addition to her music, she also has an interest in fashion. In terms of education, she has a bachelor's degree in commercial voice at Belmont University.
Reid Brignac is a recently retired but certainly not forgotten player. As a professional baseball infielder in the MLB, he played for the Tampa Bay Rays, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Colorado Rockies, Miami Marlins, and Atlanta Braves. He's also smart too. At St. Amant High School, he earned a 3.5 GPA and got a scholarship at Louisiana State. A winner on the field and academically, he also managed to score a wonderful wife.
He is married to Lauren Anderson, now known as Lauren Brignac, a model that has appeared as Playmate of the Month in July 2002. Additionally, she appeared in a 2008 issue of Playboy Spain. She is also an active PETA member, advocating for the rights of animals, and even protesting the American meat Institute's Annual Hot Dog Day. Lauren married Reid in 2010 and they now have two children together.
Chris Davis is a first baseman for the Baltimore Orioles. Traded in 2011, before joining the Baltimore team, he belonged to the Texas Rangers starting in 2008. He is still an active player for the Orioles but has only played 16 games. By his side, are his wife Jill Davis and their three daughters. Jill and Chris have been married since as far back as 2011. Both he and his wife are supporters of the Compassion International organization which sponsors children.
It is worth noting that as of 2019, Jill and Chris Davis made the largest recorded donation to the University of Maryland Children's Hospital. The made a $3 million donation which is the largest received from a sports star. The money would go towards state-of-the-art hybrid catheterization and operating rooms to treat children with congenital heart defects. The newly allotted space would be called the Evelyn Kay Davis Congenital Hybrid Catheterization Suite, named after their own daughter who was born with a ventricular septal defect.
Enrique Hernandez is beyond versatile. He's played every position except catcher in the major leagues, although he's spent most of his time in the outfield and second base. The Astros picked up Hernandez in the sixth round of the 2009 draft. Then, in 2014, he was called up to the majors. In 2020, he won the World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Mariana Vicente is Hernandez's wife, but she's famous in her own right. She's a very popular Puerto Rican actress, model, and beauty pageant titleholder. She was even crowned Miss Universe Puerto Rico in 2010. When she made it to Miss Universe, she placed Top 10! In 2015, Hernandez watched Hot Tub Time Machine 2, and he fell in love with Vincente. They became friends, but after six months, they had romantic feelings. In 2018, they tied the knot.
Kyle Schwarber has always had baseball in his blood, so it wasn't much of a surprise when he was drafted right out of college. His first MLB debut was with the Cubs in 2015, although he's also played for the Washington Nationals and Boston Red Sox. In 2021, he earned his first All-Star award, but it goes great next to his 2016 World Series championship win.
Throughout the years, Paige Hartman has stood happily by his side. This is another story of high school sweethearts getting married. They both went to high school in Middleton, Ohio, but they waited until 2018 to get engaged. It took another year for them to actually tie the knot! Paige is a University of Cincinnati graduate, but she also graduated from beauty school.
Tiger Woods needs no fancy introduction; his name speaks for itself. As one of the greatest golfers and most famous athletes in history, Woods hasn't had as much success in his relationships. After marrying Elin Nordegren in the 2000s, Woods found himself smack in the middle of an infidelity scandal with multiple women. The accusations lost him up to $12 million in sponsorship deals on top of his marriage. In 2010, Woods televised an apology to his family and fans: "I thought I could get away with whatever I wanted to... and deserved to enjoy all the temptations around me... I was wrong. I was foolish."
All wasn't lost for him, however. Despite the cheating scandals and multiple severe car accidents, Erica Herman has stuck by his side since 2017. Before meeting Woods, she worked as a successful restaurant manager in her home state of Florida. They first appeared as a couple at the President's Cup that year with Herman wearing a "player spouse" badge around her neck. They weren't married at the time, but if she's known for anything, it's her unwavering support for her boyfriend.
American Jordan Spieth knows what it means to feel like a million bucks -- literally. On top of winning three major championships and the 2015 FedEx Cup, he was ranked number one in the world for two consecutive weeks in August and one week in September. Guess what the prize for winning the FedEx Cup is? A $10 million bonus. Yep, you read that right. Apparently, he knows what it means to feel like ten million bucks...
In January 2018, Spieth publicly announced his engagement to long-time girlfriend Annie Verret. While the couple typically likes to keep to themselves, we know a thing or two about Verret's personal accomplishments. After begging a romance with Spieth in high school, she went on to major in business at Texas Tech and now works as an events coordinator for the First Tee of Greater Dallas. This organization helps introduce young kids to the wonderful world of golf. They're a good match!
2017 was the defining year for Justin Thomas. Four years after turning professional, he found himself with five PGA Tour wins, his first major title, the FedEx Cup, and Player of the Year all within one season. Needless to say, it's not surprising that he topped the World Golf Ranking a year later.
Chicago-based advertising business manager Jillian Wisniewski does her best to support her partner at matches no matter where he is but finds that it's sometimes difficult to accompany him around the world. It's rumored that they've been an item since 2016 and are still going strong without the engagement ring!
South Africa-based golfer Louis Oosthuizen holds countless impressive distinctions from his professional career, including winning the 2010 Open Championship and finishing second in the 2012 Masters, the 2015 and 2021 U.S. Open, the 2015 Open, and the 2017 and 2021 PGA Championship. He's one of the few golfers to accomplish such a thing, joining a list that includes the likes of Arnold Palmer and seasoned runner-up Phil Mickelson.
Louis first met his wife Nel-Mare in South Africa as a young kid when they both lived on farms. Once Louis was ready to tie the knot, they married in 2007 in his hometown of Mossel Bay. They share three daughters born from 2009 to 2013, Jana, Sophia, and Emma. Nel-Mare
Rory McIlroy is an Irish athlete who competes in both the European and PGA Tours. He's spent over 100 weeks in the #1 position of the Official World Golf Ranking, won four major championships, and is one of three golfers who have managed to win four major titles by 25. He first made a name for himself during his amateur career, later on securing his place as the youngest player to reach over $10 million in earnings for both the European and PGA tours. McIlroy met his now-wife Erica Stoll fresh off the heels of very publicly calling off his engagement to tennis star Caroline Wozniacki in 2014.
One short year later, McIlroy and Stoll were officially dating . Prior to their wedding at Irish venue Ashford Castle in 2017, McIlroy told The Independent, "The thing I love about [our relationship] is that we were friends before anything romantic happened. We met when she was working for the PGA of America, and renting a condo in Palm Beach, and I found it refreshing being with someone who was living a normal life rather than, 'Oh! My jet is 30 minutes late!'" They share one daughter, Poppy, who was born in September 2020.
Australian MMA professional and former boxer Alexander Volkanovski is the current UFC Featherweight Champion of the division on top of being the former Australian Fighting Championship Featherweight champion. Volkanovski shares two children, Ariana and Airlie, with his wife Emma. Emma is the perfect match for Alexander because she's a self-proclaimed fitness freak and keeps up with him in the gym.
While there are plenty of things to share about Emma, most people focus on her height. At 5 feet and 9 inches tall, she towers over her husband at barely 5'6. Before marrying Alexander in 2015, Emma studied Physiology at the University of Sydney, which explains her obsession with personal health. Rather than getting high on fame and money, Alexander began fighting to secure a happy and comfortable life for his family. Lucky her!
Russian professional MMA fighter Petr Yan is a top performer in the bantamweight division of the UFC, where he is ranked #11 in his division. Formerly, he was the Bantamweight Champion for both UFC and Absolute Championship Berkut. Currently, he's the Interim Bantamweight Champion, but his titles aren't all that matters to Petr. He has an adoring wife and two adorable sons!
Petr keeps most of the personal details of his life under wraps in order to protect his family, but we do know a couple of fun facts. His wife's name is Yulia and his sons are Daniil and Konstantin, the latter of whom was born during the beginnings of the pandemic in mid-2020.
Born in South Africa, JP Buys first began fighting to improve his rugby skills, which obviously morphed into a career rather than a supplemental hobby. In his amateur fighting career, Buys has no losses, but that same success didn't translate to his first fight in the UFC in March 2021 where he lost against Joby Sanchez.
Despite JP's disappointing losses in the past year, his UFC fighter wife continues to back him up and clap back at any haters. On Instagram, Cheyanne wrote, "Idgaf what anybody has to say you a savage who’s always looking to finish his opponent. I’m always going to ride with you boo... Through the highs and the lows I’m here for it all... And to the assholes telling me to divorce him. Your [sic] all scum." Luckily, Cheyanne was able to knock out Gloria de Paula in July and win her first UFC fight.
As of early January 2021, fighter Robert Whittaker ranked #1 in the UFC middleweight rankings but he's invested in much more than MMA. Specifically, he's dedicated to family, as evidenced by his willingness to become the legal guardian of his younger half-siblings Kerehi and Henry Matafeo. Family first is Whittaker's motto!
Luckily for this family man, he started one of his own with his wife Sophia! They share four children: three sons named John, Jack, and Jace, plus one daughter, Lilliana. Sophia is a track and field athlete and more than able to keep up with her husband in the gym.
Demetrious Johnson is one of the best UFC flyweights in history. From successfully completing the most takedowns in the flyweight division to becoming both the ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix Champion and #1 in their rankings, Johnson's success isn't easy to replicate. Due to a rough childhood, he never met his father but credits his wife for helping him move on from his past.
His wife Destiny — dubbed "Mighty Wife" — first met Demetrious at Red Lobster as co-workers. On May 11, 2012, they wed in Hawaii and had their sons two years apart, Tyron and Maverick. In 2018, they greeted their first daughter. Demetrious told The Heavy that Destiny "is the best thing that has ever happened to me and without her, life would be incomplete."
Carlos Condit is a former American MMA fighter who retired from the sport after securing the title of Interim UFC Welterweight Champion. During his time away from the octagon, he launched headfirst into running his own businesses, including a coffee shop and collaborating on a line of jeans with Sene.
Condit married his longtime partner Seager Marie McCullah in late 2010 just in time for a Christmas celebration. Earlier that same year in March, they welcomed their first child to the world. It's unclear what Seager does for a living yet it's obvious that she's a loving mother and supporter of her husband in retirement.
In a tale of adorable romance, Russell Westbrook married his high school sweetheart, Nina Earl, in 2015. They are both natives to Los Angeles leading basketball stars in high school, following each other to UCLA. Russell has continually bragged about his wife's intellect, as she was pursuing a master's in psychology while he continued in the direction of basketball stardom.
Skipping ahead to today, the two are married and have three children together. The couple dated for six years before Westbrook proposed in 2014 with a jaw-dropping $700,000 ring by L.A. jeweler Jason of Beverly Hills. They married at the Beverly Hills Hotel in 2015 in the presence of close friends and family then went on to have their children in 2017 and 2018.
We doubt Gabrielle Union needs an introduction, but we'll give it to you anyway. The American actress -- born in Nebraska -- is also an active activist, author, and voice artist. Her career really launched with the 2000 film Bring It On and has since been outspoken about women's issues including women's health and domestic abuse. Due to her activism, she was included on Time's 2020 list of "100 most influential people in the world."
Dwayne Wade played in the NBA for 16 years, primarily with the Miami Heat, winning three championships, the title of NBA All-Star 13 times, the All-NBA team eight times, and the All-Defensive Team three times. He is the Miami Heat's leader in points, games, assists... all of the rest, really! In fact, he was the player to lead the team to their first NBA Championship in only his third season, earning him the title of 2006 NBA Finals MVP.
Adrienne Bosh got her start by modeling and by competing in pageants. Now, she owns an online boutique called Sparkle and Shine Darling, which she opened while she was pregnant. Talk about a girl boss! She is also an activist and serves as Vice President of the non-profit Team Tomorrow.
Chris Bosh is best known for his NBA career with the Toronto Raptors and Miami Heat. However, he's also an activist for sports and education among children, primarily in reading, establishing the Chris Bosh Foundation after retiring from the NBA. Bosh is a five-time NBA All-Star, named to the All-NBA Second Team, the U.S. national team winning the gold Olympic medal in 2008, and the Raptors' all-time point, rebound, block, and minutes leader.
Daniela and Paul have had an on-again-off-again relationship since 2013, and they first met when Paul was dating Callie Rivers, the daughter of his former head coach. They eventually split and Callie went on to marry 76ers guard Seth Curry and Paul, obviously, dated Daniela Rajic. Before extending a marriage proposal to Rajic, Paul denied rumors that he pushed her to get an abortion in 2014.
Regardless of their custody battles and time apart, the couple has reunited to parent their two daughters, Olivia and Natasha, together. Things were rough after their first child, but following their second child in 2017, the two have been enjoying a happy life in New York. Paul proposed in November 2020.
Ty Dillon is a part of another great brother duo in NASCAR. Ty Dillon’s brother, Austin Dillon, may have more wins than him, but that can’t take away the fact that Ty has won four NASCAR races in a little over 200 races, which is a very impressive ratio. However, Ty not only boasts an impressive career, but also a beautiful wife and kids.
In December 2014, Dillon married his wife, Haley. They gave birth to their first child, their daughter Oakley, in November of 2017. Their second child, a son named Kapton, was born in October of 2020. The couple called Kapton their “rainbow baby” in his birth announcement, meaning they struggled with fertility before having him. We are so happy for this family!
Kurt Busch and his brother Kyle Busch are both very well-known drivers in the NASCAR world. While Kurt doesn’t have quite as many wins as his brother, he still has racked up over 40 wins throughout his NASCAR career. That is a very impressive number and makes him one of the best in the sport.
Busch married his wife, Ashley Van Metre, in 2017. Their wedding was an epic event, and the couple even planned a surprise performance by Steven Tyler as a “thank you” to Ashley’s parents for everything they did to plan the big day. Ashley is a professional polo player and a model. She has stood by Busch faithfully the entire time they have been together.
Heidi Hamel was just your run-of-the-mill country girl until her life got turned upside down after meeting her now-husband, Cole Hamel. Cole Hamel is a pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He’s been in baseball since 2002, so we’d say he knows his way around third base (wink, wink.) Heidi is a health and physical education teacher, but she also has a few pastimes.
She’s done it all! From fireworks to lingerie, Heidi likes to work. In all her free time she even competed on the popular reality TV show, Survivor. She was a fan favorite contestant; many people still follow her from her Survivor days. The couple married in 2006 after meeting in 2004 when Heidi threw a ceremonial first pitch at a home game. Dreams do come true, ladies!
One of the best pitchers in MLB history, Zack Greinke married his wife Emily Greinke in 2009. With over 10 years of marriage in the bag, we don’t think this couple is going anywhere anytime soon! Zack was born in Orlando, Florida where he attended Apopka High School. It was here that he met his wife, Emily!
Besides being a lovely mother of two, Emily is a former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader! She danced for the Cowboys when she was only 18. During a video posted on YouTube by Miss Florida USA, Emily says “I did that for about two years, and it was one of the best experiences.”
Kristaps Porzingis traveled far from his native Latvia to play professional basketball in the NBA. The power forward and center plays for the Washington Wizards, and, at a ridiculous 7'3", he's one of the tallest basketball players currently playing in the league.
His current girlfriend, Laura Vizla, is something of an athlete herself. As a former cheerleader, gymnast, and dancer, she keeps moving just as much as her basketball beau does. The couple made their relationship public and official in September of 2021.
