Athletes in the pros

A partial list of current or former athletes from the region excluding Cape Girardeau, and from two regional cities of similar size to Cape Girardeau, who have played in either MLB, the NFL, NBA or on the PGA Tour.MLB

Charleston:Matt Whiteside (current)

n Farmington:Tim Lollar

Fredericktown:Jeff Tesreau

Gideon:Mark Littell

Hayti:Jeff Stone

Malden:Gary Blaylock

Scott City:Scott Little

St. Mary's:Sonny Siebert

Ste. Genevieve:Steve Bieser

Paducah, Ky.:Gene Roof, Phil Roof, Steve Finley (current), Terry Schumpert (current)

NFL

Charleston:Charlie Babb

Farmington:Kyle Richardson (current)

Poplar Bluff:Durland Moore, Eddie Moss

Sikeston:James WilderNBA

Cairo, Ill.:Tyrone Nesby (current)

n Charleston:Ricky Frazier

Puxico:Win Wilfong

Carbondale, Ill.:Troy Hudson (current)

PGA Tour

Paducah, Ky.:Russ Cochran (current), Kenny Perry (current)