The island of St. Croix has produced quite a few professional athletes. While many of you know that Tim Duncan is a proud Crucian, you may be surprised at the number of professional level sports players that have been born and/or raised on St. Croix. From baseball and basketball, to football and boxing, read all about the pros who have called this island home at one time or another.
We’ve compiled a slideshow featuring facts about, and photos, of the professional athletes St. Croix has produced over the past century plus…dating back to the first professional boxer who was born on St. Croix when it was still the Danish West Indies! Read on to learn more:
[smartslider3 slider=41]St. Croix Pro Athletes Playlist
Want to see more highlights, shots, bouts, and more? Check out our YouTube playlist with videos featuring many of the athletes included in our slideshow above:
We love to celebrate all the amazing athletes that have have been part of the St. Croix community – so, we hope to continue adding to this list. If you know of someone we missed, please let us know so we can include them! To all of the pro athletes who have given back to the island of St. Croix, we thank you for your love and support.
Editors Note: Special thanks to our Contributing Editor, Ben Solomon, the 13 year old nephew of GoTo’s owner Wendy Solomon. This feature was Ben’s idea, and he researched the players – their bios, stats, photos and clips. Ben is a sports fanatic and sports memorabilia collector from Long Island, NY, and he loves to visit St. Croix. If you have old baseball cards you’d like to gift this young man, email us!
-Jennie Ogden, Editor
