Apopka, Florida

===Football===
* [[Steve Baylark]], NFL running back<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2006-12-15/sports/BAYLARK15_1_apopka-i-aa-history|title=Former Apopka star Steve Baylark leads UMass in tonight's I-AA title game|author=Friedell, Nick|date=December 15, 2006|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel}}</ref>
* [[Rogers Beckett]] Jr., former [[National Football League|NFL]] safety for the [[San Diego Chargers]] and the [[Cincinnati Bengals]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/rogersbeckett/2504306/profile|title=Rogers Beckett Profile|publisher=NFL|quote=Born: 1/31/1977 Apopka, FL}}</ref> 
* [[Alan Gendreau]], football placekicker at [[Middle Tennessee State]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/24/sports/ncaafootball/nfl-hopeful-announces-he-is-gay.html|title=A Potential Pioneer, Just Looking for a Job|author=Branch, John|date=April 23, 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|quote=Gendreau has been openly gay since high school in Apopka, Fla.}}</ref>
* [[Brandon Meriweather]], former NFL defensive back<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/07/03/archives/fireball-roberts-dead-of-injuries-stockcar-racing-driver-was-top.html|title=Relative says Brandon Meriweather was trying to break up fight|last1=Hohler|first1=Bob|last2=Silva|first2=Steve|date=March 10, 2011|publisher=[[Boston.com]]|quote=...the incident began at the Blue Jeans Lounge in Meriweather's hometown of Apopka, Fla.}}</ref>
* [[Jalen Carter]], [[Philadelphia Eagles|Philadelphia Eagles]] Defensive Tackle<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://georgiadogs.com/sports/football/roster/jalen-carter/5415|title=Jalen Carter - 2021 - Football|website=University of Georgia Athletics}}</ref>
* [[Warren Sapp]], All-Pro NFL defensive lineman<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tbo.com/sports/bucs/miami-recruited-sapp-won-over-his-mother-20130731/|title=Miami recruited Sapp, won over his mother|author=Erlendsson|date=July 31, 2013|newspaper=Tampa Bay Times|access-date=October 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001104156/https://www.tbo.com/sports/bucs/miami-recruited-sapp-won-over-his-mother-20130731/|archive-date=October 1, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Sammie Smith]], former NFL running back for the [[Miami Dolphins]] and the [[Denver Broncos]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.oxfordeagle.com/2017/04/05/oxford-on-the-move-sammie-smith-is-finding-a-purpose-after-prison/|title=Oxford on the Move: Sammie Smith is finding a purpose after prison|author=Thompson, Jake|date=April 5, 2017|publisher=The Oxford Eagle}}</ref>