| 100% | MIKEDITKA | 9 | Pro Football Hall of Famer who won the 49-Across as a player for the Cowboys and as a head coach for the Bears (2 wds.) |
| 90% | TONYDUNGY | 9 | Pro Football Hall of Famer who won the 49-Across as a player for the Steelers and as a head coach for the Colts (2 wds.) |
| 72% | TOMFLORES | 9 | Pro Football Hall of Fame finalist who won the 49-Across as a player for the Chiefs and as a head coach for the Raiders (2 wds.) |
| 49% | JOHNWOODEN | 10 | Basketball Hall of Famer who won 10 NCAA championships as head coach and coached both 17-Across and 28-Across at 46-Across (2 wds.) |
| 48% | JIMTHORPE | 9 | NFL player who won two gold medals in the 1912 Olympics, and a charter member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 45% | FLORES | 6 | Tom ___, American former football player who won the Super Bowl as a player, assistant coach, and head coach |
| 44% | JULIUSPEPPERS | 13 | Defensive end for the Panthers, Bears, and Packers who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame tomorrow: 2 wds. |
| 44% | STEVEMCMICHAEL | 14 | Defensive tackle for the Patriots, Bears, and Packers who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame tomorrow: 2 wds. |
| 44% | STANMUSIAL | 10 | Cardinal Hall of Famer who won MVP awards as an outfielder (1943, 1948) and a first baseman (1946): 2 wds. |
| 44% | ROBINYOUNT | 10 | Brewer Hall of Famer who won MVP awards as a shortstop (1982) and an outfielder (1989): 2 wds. |
| 43% | BARRYSWITZER | 12 | Football coach who won three National Championships with the University of Oklahoma and a Super Bowl with the Dallas Cowboys (2 wds.) |
| 43% | JIMMYJOHNSON | 12 | Football coach who won a National Championship with the University of Miami and two Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys (2 wds.) |
| 43% | BRIANURLACHER | 13 | Former American football linebacker who played his entire 13-year career for the Chicago Bears and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018: 2 wds |
| 42% | DANFOUTS | 8 | San Diego Chargers quarterback who never won a Super Bowl but is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 42% | FRANKTHOMAS | 11 | Hall of Famer with the White Sox, Blue Jays, and A's who played 56% of his games as a designated hitter: 2 wds. |
| 42% | PAULMOLITOR | 11 | Hall of Famer with the Brewers, Blue Jays, and Twins who played 44% of his games as a designated hitter: 2 wds. |
| 41% | ARCHIEMANNING | 13 | College Football Hall of Famer whose sons Peyton and Eli both won the NFL Man of the Year award named for 18-Across (2 wds.) |
| 41% | ROGERSTAUBACH | 13 | Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback who won the 1971 Bert Bell Award (NFL Player of the Year) (2 wds.) |
| 41% | UPSHAW | 6 | Pro Football Hall of Famer Gene who served as Executive Director of the NFL Players Association |
| 41% | TOMFLORES | 9 | Raiders/Seahawks head coach who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Sunday: 2 wds. |
| 40% | OZZIESMITH | 10 | Baseball Hall of Famer born in Mobile, Alabama, who holds the all-time record for assists by a shortstop (2 wds.) |
| 40% | WILLIEPEP | 9 | Featherweight champ who won 229 of 241 pro bouts, and a charter member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame: 2 wds. |
| 40% | DANMARINO | 9 | Pennsylvania-born Football Hall of Famer who attended the University of Pittsburgh: 2 wds. |
| 40% | MIKEDITKA | 9 | Pennsylvania-born Football Hall of Famer who attended the University of Pittsburgh: 2 wds. |
| 40% | TERRELLOWENS | 12 | Former American football wide receiver who played seven seasons for the San Francisco 49ers and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018: 2 wds |
| 40% | KATHRYNSMITH | 12 | American football coach who has been actively involved as a full-time female coach in NFL history and has most recently served for the Buffalo Bills: 2 wds. |
| 40% | BYRONSCOTT | 10 | One of the greatest players of the LA Lakers who won three NBA Championships and went on to coach the team for two years: 2 wds. |
| 40% | TONYDUNGY | 9 | Hall-of-Famer who was the first Black head coach to win a 15 Across |
| 39% | JERRYJONES | 10 | Cowboys owner who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on August 5: 2 wds. |
| 39% | JACKIESLATER | 12 | Pro Football Hall of Famer whose son Matthew has won three Super Bowls with the New England Patriots (2 wds.) |