Famous Twins (Sports, K-Z)

Sets of twins or individuals with twins who are athletes of note with the last names beginning with the letter K to the letter Z. Please feel free to update if you have any additions to this list. (birthdates refer to dates of birth of the multiples if known) Our sports lists include the 12 sets of twins to both play in the NFL, nine sets of twins to both play in MLB, five sets of twins to both play in the NHL and five sets of twins to both play in the NBA

K-L

• Koslowski, Dennis and Duane - Each won gold medals in 1988 Olympics in Greco-Roman Wrestling
• Lavrinovic, Ksystof and Darjus - (born Nov. 1, 1979) - Lithuanian basketball players who helped lead their country to the quarterfinals of the 2006 World Championships. They are each a little under 7 feet tall
• Lewis, Rashard and Kristen - (born Aug. 8, 1979) - NBA All-Star forward for the Seattle Supersonics. His twin sister Kristen also played high school basketball in Houston. Filed for free agency following 2007 season in which he averaged a career-best 22.4 points per game and then signed with the Orlando Magic, where he played the 2007-08 season
• Lidle, Cory and Kevin - (born March 22, 1972) - Cory had a career 82-72 baseball record in the majors with seven teams. His twin brother Kevin was a catcher and 1992 Olympian who made it to the Triple A level for four different organizations. He was playing for the independent league Bridgeport Bluefish before retiring from baseball following the 2005 season. Cory's life tragically ended on Oct. 11, 2006 when he piloted a small plane and crashed into a New York City high-rise building
• Little, Jacqui and Skylar - (born March 10, 1978) - Professional women's soccer players (WUSA). Played together for Washington. Jacqui played collegiately at Santa Clara and Skylar played at UCLA
• Lopez, Brook and Robin - (born April 1, 1988) - 7-foot basketball players who competed as freshmen at Stanford University in 2006-07. Robin set a Cardinal freshman record for blocks in a season and the twins combined to average more than 20 points and 11.5 rebounds per game. They each went to the NBA after their sophomore seasons with Brook being drafted 10th overall by the New Jersey Nets and Robin being drafted 15th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves
• Lundquist, Henrik and Joel - (born March 2, 1982) - One of five sets of twin brothers to each play in the NHL, the Lundquist twins are uinque in that Henrik is a goalie (New York Rangers) and Joel a center. Henrik was a finalist for the NHL's top goalie each of his first two seasons in the NHL and was also named to the All-Rookie team in 2006. He was also named as one of People Magazine's World Most Beautiful People in 2006. Joel faced Henrik on the ice on Dec. 14, 2006 to mark the third set of twins to play against each other in an NHL game

M

• Maguire, Lisa and Leona - Female golfers from Ireland who played in Northern Ireland Ladies Open at age 12. Lisa won 2006 World Under-12 Championships at Pinehurst while Leona finished third in that event
• Maher, Phil and Steve - (born May 10, 1957) - Skiing greats, Phil and Steve went 1-2 in slalom at 1984 Winter Olympics
• Mantle, Ray and Roy - (born Feb. 22, 1936) - Younger brothers of Baseball Hall-of-Famer Mickey Mantle. Both played minor-league baseball but never made it to the big leagues. Roy died of cancer in 2001 in Las Vegas where his brother Ray still lives
• Marion, Shawn and Shawnette - (born May 7, 1978) - Four-time NBA All-Star who is one minute older than his twin sister. Both Shawn and Shawnette reside in Las Vegas and Shawn has played his entire NBA career with the Phoenix Suns
• Marshall, Sean and Brian - (born August 30, 1982) - Baseball left-handed pitchers who both were drafted very high in the 2003 MLB draft as college pitchers at Virginia Commonwealth University. Sean pitched for the Chicago Cubs in both 2006 and 2007. Brian never made it to the majors and was playing independent (Frontier League) baseball in 2007.
• McDonald, Devon and Ricardo - (born Nov. 8, 1969) - Linebackers in the NFL, Devon McDonald played for Indianapolis from 1993-1995 (where he was a teammate of fellow twin Kerry Cash), and Arizona in 1996. Ricardo McDonald was with the Cincinnati Bengals (1992-1997) and the Chicago Bears (1998-1999)
• McGee, Paula and Pam - (born Dec. 1, 1962) - Women's Basketball players who played collegiately at USC, winning two NCAA Championships, and then later Internationally (Paula) and in the WNBA (Pamela). Paula became an ordained minister after retiring from basketball
• McGuire (McCrary), Billy and Benny - (born Dec. 7, 1946) - Former pro wrestlers and world's heaviest twins. Billy died in 1979 and Benny died in 2001
• McQuistan, Paul and Pat - (born April 30, 1983) - Joined the exclusive list of twins to both play in the NFL (12th set) when both offensive lineman twins made NFL debuts during 2006 season. Paul played 15 games for the Oakland Raiders and Pat played on Dec. 31, 2006 in the last game of the regular season as his Dallas Cowboys played the Detroit Lions. Both are listed at 6-6, 315 pounds
• McKeever, Marlin and Mike - (born Jan. 1, 1940) - College/NFL stars and sometimes actors until Mike died in a car accident in 1967. Marlin was 4th overall pick in 1961 draft and long-time NFL player. Mike did not play pro ball due to recurring head injuries
• McKenzie, Raleigh and Reggie- Twins with the longest combined tenure in the NFL. Raleigh was an offensive lineman (guard and center) for 15 seasons. Most of that time was with the Washington Redskins (1985-1994), but he also saw action with Philadelphia (1995-1996), San Diego (1997-1998) and Green Bay (1999). He also was the first twin to be a part of a Super Bowl-winning NFL team, winning rings with Washington following the 1987 and 1991 seasons. Reggie was a linebacker with the Los Angeles Raiders from 1985-1988, and again in 1992 with the San Francisco 49ers
• Meche, Donnie and Lonnie - (born Oct. 26, 1974) - Identical twins who are both world-class Thoroughbred Horse Jockeys
• Miller, Coco and Kelly- (born Sept. 6, 1978) - WNBA players who played collegiately together at the University of Georgia. Coco has played her entire 8-year pro basketball career in Washington while Kelly has played for three different teams. They have scored more than 3200 combined points in the WNBA
• Mimbs, Mark and Mike - (born Feb. 13, 1969) - Twin baseball players who were both selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1990 draft. Mark was 51-48 in his minor league career but did not make it to the majors. He did pitch professionally in Japan. Mike was 12-19 in three seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies
• Minor, Ryan and Damon - (born Jan. 5, 1974) - Damon was a left-hitting first baseman for the San Francisco Giants. After a couple of brief appearances with San Francisco in 2000 and 2001, he became a much more regular player in the 2002 season, when he had 10 home runs in 83 games. Ryan was a righty and played for Baltimore during the 1998, 1999 and 2000 seasons, and for Montreal in 2001
• Mizrachi, Eric and Michael - (born Jan. 5, 1981) - Professional poker players from Florida. Eric, aka "The Grinder" was rated as one of the top poker players in the world in 2006 with two World Poker Tour victories. He twice has won a major tournament to earn more than a million dollars as his prize. Their older brother, Robert, is also one of the top-rated players and won a tournament at the 2007 World Series of Poker to earn more than $750,000 in cash prizes.
• Mouthon, Beatrice and Isabelle - (born June 14, 1966) - Triathletes from France. Isabelle was ranked in the top 10 in the world from 1997-1999

N-O-P

• O'Brien, Eddie and Johnny - (born Dec. 11, 1930) - Both began their baseball careers in 1953 with the Pirates. Eddie began as a utility player in 1953 and 1955 and 1956, but played sporadically as a pitcher his final two seasons in 1957 and 1958. Johnny also played with Pittsburgh through 1958, but played an additional 56 games with St. Louis and Milwaukee in 1958 and 1959
• Papelbon, Joshua and Jeremy - (born June 24, 1983) - Baseball pitchers who were drafted by the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs, respectively, in 2006 and who hope to follow their big brother, Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon, to the majors. Joshua had 13 saves in 25 games and 1.86 ERA in 2006 while Jeremy was 4-0 with a 1.83 ERA in his debut season in the minors in 2006.
• Paris, Courtney and Ashley - (born Sept. 21, 1987) - Female basketball superstars in the making who will be juniors at the University of Oklahoma in the fall of 2007. Courtney (6'4") was the AP NCAA Women's Basketball Player of the Year in '06-07 after averaging a school-record 23.5 points and 15.9 rebounds per game. She already holds 10 NCAA Women's Basketball records. Ashley (6'3") improved her numbers to 7.4 points and 6.8 rebounds per game as a sophomore. Both were Parade, USA Today and McDonald's prep All-Americans. They are the daughters of former NFL defensive end, Bubba Paris
• Parker, Jack and Bob - (born March 11, 1945) - Jack Parker is the long-time head hockey coach at Boston University and also is that school's Athletic Director. He has coached 2 NCAA championship teams, at least 51 future NHL players and 18 future Olympians
• Pickler, Diana and Julie - (born Dec. 9, 1987) - World-class heptathlete athletes from Texas who competed collegiately at Washington State University

Q-R

• Ratiwatana, Sonchat and Sanchai - (born Jan. 23, 1982) - A rising duo in the men's tennis doubles rankings, these Thai twins have captured more than a dozen titles around the world, including an ATP doubles title in Thailand in 2007
• Recht, Ann and Claire - Middle blockers for the American University Women's Volleyball team, the Recht Twins (originally from Canby, Oregon) are also the world's tallest female twins at either 6'7" or perhaps 6'8" (the American University web site volleyball roster lists the twins at 6'8"). Led American to 25-7 record in the fall of 2006, including appearance in NCAA Tournament
• Renshaw, Ernest and Willie - (born Jan. 3, 1861) - Early tennis legends, Willie Renshaw won a record 7 Wimbledon singles titles and also won 7 doubles titles with his brother
• Rideout, Blaine and Wayne - Track & Field stars who teamed with fellow twins Elmer and Delmer Brown to set world record (twins or non-twins!) in sprint medley relay at 1938 Melrose Games; Rideout twins attended University of North Texas. Wayne later became a long-time trainer in Texas who was voted to several trainer Hall of Fames. Blaine is in the NAIA Track Hall of Fame
• Rozenthal, Maurice and Francois - (born June 20, 1975) - International Hockey stars who both played for France in 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympics
• Ryan, Rex and Rob - (born Dec. 13, 1962) - NFL assistant coaches who each have won a Super Bowl ring (Rex in 2001 with Baltimore where he is a DL coach, and Rob in 2002 with New England where he was a LB coach). Rob is now defensive coordinator for the Oakland Raiders. Their father is legendary coach Buddy Ryan

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• Saul, Rich and Ron - Offensive linemen who played in the NFL from 1970-81. Rich played all 12 of his seasons with the Los Angeles Rams. Ron played for the Houston Oilers from 1970-1975, and the Washington Redskins from 1976-1981. They also had an older brother named Bill who was a linebacker from 1962-1970 for four different teams
• Scheepstra, Maartje - Dutch ice hockey star who won a medal in the 2002 Winter Olympics. She was born in 1980 in Irian Jaya in an African tribe (the Yali) that felt twins were the sign of the devil. She was adopted by a Dutch family shortly after her birth. Maartje's twin died at age 3
• Sedin, Henrik and Daniel - (born Sept. 26, 1980) - Swedish hockey star twins who both play for Vancouver Canucks. Helped their native Sweden earn the Gold Medal in hockey in the 2006 Olympics in Turin. Twins who have played hockey together their entire lives, they ended the 06-07 season separated by just four points in their NHL careers (Daniel 306 points, Henrik 302)
• Serwanga, Wasswa and Kato - Twin brothers who played collegiate ball at different schools. Kato Serwanga played collegiately at UCLA, and was a cornerback in the NFL with New England (1998-2000) and Washington (2001). Wasswa Serwanga went to the University of California, and was a defensive back with San Francisco in 1999 and Minnesota in 2000
• Shannon, Joe and Red - (born Feb. 11, 1895) - The Shannons were the first set of twins to play for the same Major League Baseball team - the Boston Braves in 1915. Joe Shannon only played that single season for Boston, but Red had a longer and more successful career playing an additional six seasons for four more teams
• Shoener, Herb and Hal - Twins who played in the NFL at the same time in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Hal played for the San Francisco 49ers from 1948-1950 as an end (San Francisco was in the AAFC in 1948 and 1949 and joined the NFL in 1950). Herb also was a defensive end, playing for the Redskins in 1948 and 1949
• Sowers, Josh and Jeremy - (born May 5, 1983) - Identical twins who were both outstanding amateur baseball players (Jeremy at Vanderbilt and Josh at Yale). Both played several years of minor league baseball
• Steele, Dan and Darrin - (born March 20, 1969) - Dan won a bronze medal in the 4-man bobsled at 2002 Olympics and also is a former NCAA hurdles champion
• Stewart, Geoff and James - (born Dec. 15, 1974) - part of Australia's Bronze Medal-winning men's Coxless Four rowing team at 2000 Olympics
• Strange, Curtis and Allen - (born Jan. 30, 1955) - Curtis is a 17-time PGA tour winning golfer who won back-to-back U.S. Opens in 1988 and 89. Now playing on the Champions Tour and a 2007 inductee into the World Golf Hall of Fame. Allen played briefly on the PGA Tour
• Sundstrom, Patrik and Peter - (born Dec. 14, 1961) - Patrik played 10 seasons in the NHL from 1982-92 for Vancouver and New Jersey, scoring 588 points (219 goals, 319 assists). Peter, the younger twin by 20 minutes, played for the New York Rangers, Vancouver and New Jersey Devils from 1983-90. They played together as teammates for the Devils in part of the 1989-90 sesaon to become the second set of twins to play on the same NHL team
• Sutter, Rich and Ron - (born Dec. 2, 1963) - Twins who played long careers in the NHL and were part of a hockey-playing family as four other Sutter brothers also played in the NHL. Rich played in the NHL from 1982-95 and scored 315 points, Ron played in the NHL from 1982-2001 and totaled 533 points. Ron is also the dad of twin daughters, Madisen and Reigen

T-U-V

• Tabor, Phil and Paul - Twin NFL linemen but on different sides of the ball. Phil was a defensive lineman with the New York Giants for four seasons (1979-1982). Paul played just one season in the league, seeing some time both at center and at guard with the Chicago Bears in 1980.
• Taylor, Donnell and Ronnell - (born July 26, 1982) - The Taylor Twins played collegiate basketball at UAB and Donnell has played two seasons in the NBA with the Washington Wizards where he is a teammate with another twin, Jarvis Hayes. Unlike the Hayes Twins, the Taylor Twins are still trying to join the elite list of twins to both play in the NBA as Ronnell plays in the NBA's development league
• Thomas, Charles and Carl - (born Oct. 3, 1969) - One of five sets of twins to each play professional basketball in the NBA, Carl played parts of three seasons (1991-92 and then again during 1996-97 and 97-98 seasons) with four different teams, Golden State, Cleveland, Sacramento and Orlando, playing in 63 NBA Games. Charles' NBA career was even briefer, just 22 games with the Detroit Pistons during the 1991-92 season
• Thompson, Catrina and Christian - (born Sept. 13, 1984) - Three-time collegiate All-Americans in Women's Tennis at the University of Notre Dame, these Thompson Twins do not play music, however
• Thorpe, Jim and Charlie - (born May 28, 1888) - Jim Thorpe is considered one of the greatest athletes in modern history and was an Olympic gold medalist in the 1912 Olympics in pentathlon and decathlon as well as professional athlete in the NFL, MLB and basketball. His twin brother Charlie died of pneumonia at age 9. A career .252 hittier in the majors for parts of five seasons, Jim Thorpe was better-known for his football career in which he led the (pre-NFL) Canton Bulldogs to championships in 1916, 1917 and 1919. Thorpe died virtually penniless on March 28, 1953.
• Tietjen, Jennifer and Margaret - (born July 14, 1977) - Professional women's soccer players who played together collegiately at UConn. Jennifer played for Philadelphia and Margaret for San Diego in the now-defunct WUSA
• Torres, Jorge and Ed - (born Aug. 22, 1980) - Distance runners who both now run professionally after enjoying productive amateur careers. Jorge won the 5000 Meters at the 2002 NCAA Championships as an undergrad at the University of Colorado and also won the 10,000 Meters at the 2006 USA Championships. Ed also competed with his twin at Colorado and helped lead the Buffs to the 2001 NCAA Cross Country Championship
• Van Arsdale, Dick and Tom - (born Feb. 22, 1943) - Long-time NBA players (1965-77) and executives who played their final NBA season together in 1977 as teammates in Phoenix. Tom scored 14,232 points in his 12 NBA seasons and never made the NBA playoffs. Dick did slightly better with 15,079 points in his dozen years in the NBA. Dick has also served as the Phoenix Suns' GM, Head Coach and Sr. Exec. VP of Player Personnel
• Velasco, Roel and Mansueto - (born June 26, 1972) - Boxers from The Phillipines who each won medals in the same event, Light Flyweight, in different Olympics. Roel won the Bronze Medal in 1992 in Barcelona, while Mansueto earned the Silver Medal four years later in Atlanta. In both Olympics, the Velasco Twins finish represented The Phillipines only medal
• Vilagos, Penny and Vicky - Canadian Synchronized Swimmers who won a Silver Medal in 1992 Olympics behind fellow twins Sarah and Karen Josephson

W-X-Y-Z

• Waugh, Steven and Mark - (born June 2, 1965) - Reknowned Cricket-playing twins, now both retired. Mark does TV commentary and Steve was recognized as Australian of the Year in 2004
• Wear, Travis and David - Highly-regarded prep basketball players from Huntington Beach, CA (Mater Dei HS) who have each committed to play their college basketball at the University of North Carolina. The twins are each 6'10" and the sons of former European basketball player, David Wear Sr
• Weaver, Floyd, Lloyd and Troy - (born Jan. 27, 1964) - Professional Boxing triplets. All three fought in different age groups (1985-2001) even fought together on the same card in one night
• Whittaker, Jim and Louie - Jim was the first American to climb Mt. Everest (1963). His twin brother Louie is also a well-known mountain climber
• Williams, Ricky and Cassie - (born May 21, 1977) - Ricky is an NFL star running back (Miami) and 1998 Heisman Trophy winner (from the University of Texas) who has had off-field troubles and suspensions
• Wongluekiet, Aree and Naree - (born May 1, 1986) - Aree tied for 10th at the 2000 LPGA Nabico Championship to become the youngest amateur to finish in the top-10 in an LPGA event
• Wurtele, Rhoda and Rhona (born Jan. 21, 1922) - Women's skiing pioneers from Canada who were among their country's first female Olympians. Members of both USA and Canada Skiing Hall of Fames
• Xiaoshuang, Li and Dashuang - (born Nov. 1, 1973) - Olympic Gymnastics--Li won the all-around Gold Medal at the 1996 Olympics

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Twinstuff2 19:15, 6 June 2007 (CDT)