| 100% | ALANPAGE | 8 | N.F.L. Hall-of-Famer elected to the Minnesota Supreme Court |
| 65% | ALAN | 4 | ___ Page, N.F.L. Hall-of-Famer turned justice on the Minnesota Supreme Court |
| 48% | DEREK | 5 | Jeter elected to the Hall of Fame |
| 47% | TYCOBB | 6 | First player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame |
| 47% | BOSH | 4 | Chris elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021 |
| 46% | SENATORS | 8 | Minnesota baseball team that sent future Hall of Famer Joe Cronin to the first 28-Across |
| 46% | AIKMAN | 6 | N.F.L. Hall-of-Famer who was the 1993 Super Bowl M.V.P. |
| 46% | MESSIER | 7 | Hall of Famer who captained both the Oilers and Rangers to Stanley Cup championships |
| 46% | PEDROMARTINEZ | 13 | Dominican power pitcher recently elected to the Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 46% | BEARS | 5 | N.F.L. team with the most Hall-of-Famers |
| 45% | YOGI | 4 | He was elected to the Hall of Fame the same year as Sandy |
| 45% | PATSY | 5 | First solo female artist elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame, familiarly |
| 45% | DEREKJETER | 10 | Yankee shortstop elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame's 2020 class (2 wds.) |
| 45% | DIRKNOWITZKI | 12 | Dallas Mavericks power forward elected to the Hall of Fame in 2023: 2 wds. |
| 45% | DWYANEWADE | 10 | Miami Heat shooting guard elected to the Hall of Fame in 2023: 2 wds. |
| 44% | SAYERS | 6 | N.F.L. Hall-of-Famer nicknamed "The Kansas Comet" |
| 44% | SAINTTHOMAS | 11 | Supreme Court Justice from the N.F.L.? |
| 44% | TONYPARKER | 10 | San Antonio Spurs point guard elected to the Hall of Fame in 2023: 2 wds. |
| 44% | TIGERS | 6 | Detroit baseball team that sent future Hall of Famer Charlie Gehringer to the first 28-Across |
| 44% | PHILLIES | 8 | Pennsylvania baseball team that sent future Hall of Famer Chuck Klein to the first 28-Across |
| 43% | TEDSIMMONS | 10 | Cardinals, Brewers, and Braves catcher elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame's 2020 class (2 wds.) |
| 42% | TONY | 4 | ___ Esposito, former Chicago Hawks' goaltender who 423 wins and was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1988 |
| 42% | STEVENASH | 9 | Basketball Hall of Famer who was the first Canadian to win the NBA MVP award |
| 42% | GIANTS | 6 | New York baseball team that sent future Hall of Famers Bill Terry and Carl Hubbell to the first 28-Across |
| 42% | SCALIA | 6 | Supreme Court justice who once compared the majority's reasoning to "the mystical aphorisms of the fortune cookie" |
| 42% | MEL | 3 | Blount in the N.F.L. Hall of Fame |
| 41% | HALAS | 5 | N.F.L. Hall-of-Famer George |
| 41% | YALE | 4 | N.F.L. Hall-of-Famer ___ Lary |
| 41% | HIRSCH | 6 | N.F.L. Hall-of-Famer Elroy |
| 41% | ELROY | 5 | N.F.L. Hall-of-Famer Hirsch |