| 100% | TOOTALL | 7 | Nickname of football player Ed Jones, who is 6'9" |
| 68% | TOOTALL | 7 | Nickname of football’s Ed Jones, who is six feet nine |
| 54% | TOOTALL | 7 | Nickname of 6' 9" N.F.L. great Ed Jones |
| 45% | TOOTALL | 7 | Nickname of Dallas Cowboys legend Ed Jones, listed at 6-foot-9 |
| 45% | BACKS | 5 | Football players who are positioned behind the line of scrimmage |
| 44% | PELE | 4 | Brazilian soccer legend who was nicknamed "The King of Football" |
| 43% | AROD | 4 | Nickname of the slugger who was the youngest player to hit 600 home runs |
| 42% | AROD | 4 | Nickname of the ex-Yankee who was the youngest player to hit 600 home runs (Hyph.) |
| 41% | MEANJOEGREENE | 13 | Nickname of the Hall of Fame Steelers player who was in a memorable 1979 Coca-Cola ad: 3 wds. |
| 41% | DOAK | 4 | Ewell ___ Walker II, American football player who was inducted in Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1986 |
| 41% | ALAN | 4 | ___ Page, former defensive football player who played defensive tackle and is one of the greatest defensive linemen |
| 40% | JOHNMADDEN | 10 | Football player turned broadcaster who was the first one to have worked for all of the "Big Four" TV networks: 2 wds. |
| 39% | RUSSELLWILSON | 13 | American football player who is ranked sixth on the 2019 Forbes list of the world's highest-paid athletes (2 wds.) |
| 38% | DWIGHTHOWARD | 12 | Basketball player who was the Octopus on season 6 of "The Masked Singer": 2 wds. |
| 38% | HATE | 4 | “She ___ Me” (movie title inspired by the nickname of football player Rod Smart) |
| 38% | WEBB | 4 | Spud who was one of the shortest NBA players ever (at 5'6") |
| 37% | TOOTALL | 7 | Nickname of N.F.L. legend Ed Jones |
| 37% | GIPP | 4 | Football player George who inspired a Reagan nickname |
| 37% | ABE | 3 | Nickname of the president who was assassinated in 1865 |
| 36% | IKE | 3 | Nickname of the 1950s president who was married to Mamie |
| 36% | ODAY | 4 | Anita who was nicknamed the Jezebel of Jazz |
| 36% | FULLBACK | 8 | Offensive football player who does a lot of blocking |
| 36% | YATITTLE | 8 | *QB who was the 1963 Player of the Year |
| 36% | ATE | 3 | "Why was 6 afraid of 7? Because 7 ___ 9!" |
| 35% | CALVINMURPHY | 12 | Former point guard who, at 5 feet, 9 inches, is the shortest player in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (2 wds.) |
| 35% | AROD | 4 | Nickname of the retired Yankees player who's dating J.Lo: Hyph. |
| 35% | ABE | 3 | Nickname of a US president who was born in a log cabin |
| 35% | AROD | 4 | Nickname of the Yankee who was the 1996 MLB batting champion: Hyph. |
| 35% | IKE | 3 | Nickname of the 20th-century president who was married to Mamie |
| 35% | AKERS | 5 | Michelle who was FIFA's Female Player of the Century |