Sports
- John McCarthy (American football) (born 1916), professional football player in the National Football League
- John McCarthy (mixed martial arts) (born 1962), mixed martial arts referee
- Johnny McCarthy (born 1934), NBA player
- Johnny McCarthy (baseball) (1910–1973), Major League Baseball first baseman
- John McCarthy (Gaelic footballer), former Dublin Gaelic footballer
- John McCarthy (ice hockey) (born 1986), NHL player
- John McCarthy (athlete), Paralympic athlete from Ireland
- Two Australian rules footballers:
- John McCarthy (Australian rules footballer born 1967), former player with Fitzroy and North Melbourne
- John McCarthy (Australian rules footballer born 1989), former Port Adelaide and Collingwood player
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Famous quotes containing the word sports:
“...I didn’t come to this with any particular cachet. I was just a person who grew up in the United States. And when I looked around at the people who were sportscasters, I thought they were just people who grew up in the United States, too. So I thought, Why can’t a woman do it? I just assumed everyone else would think it was a swell idea.”
—Gayle Gardner, U.S. sports reporter. As quoted in Sports Illustrated, p. 85 (June 17, 1991)
“Falling in love is the right adventure for those who dislike sports and travel.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“Guys do not have a genetic blueprint that allows them to understand or love sports.”
—Lesley Visser, U.S. sports reporter and announcer. As quoted in Sports Illustrated, p. 82 (June 17, 1991)