The 20 Greatest Sets Of Sports Siblings Of All Time
Ever get so frustrated with a sibling that you want to launch your shoulder at his or her chest with full force? Well for some of these famous sports siblings, that’d not only be acceptable, it’d be encouraged, depending on the sport at least.
And frustratingly, the two brothers on this list that everyone wanted to see beat the crap out of each other, sliding in at No. 8, instead spent their careers refusing to fight. Here’s our ranking of the 20 greatest sets of sports siblings ever.
20. Yadier, Jose, And Bengie Molina
While Yadier Molina is easily the biggest star — with six Gold Gloves, eight All-Star nods, and two World Series rings — all three major league catchers have found success at the sport’s highest level: Bengie collected two Gold Gloves and won a World Series in 2002 as a member of the Angels with Jose serving as his backup, and Jose got a second ring with the Yankees in 2009.
19. Henrik And Daniel Sedin
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The Canucks landed the twins with the second (Daniel) and third (Henrick) overall picks of the 1999 NHL Draft.
While their lone trip to the Stanley Cup Finals was fruitless, in their careers the linemates combined to win a Hart Trophy, a Ross Trophy, and a Lindsay Trophy, and claimed gold for Sweden at the 2006 Olympics. The pair announced the 2017-18 would be their last.
18. Tiki And Ronde Barber
Another set of twins, the Barbers didn’t even play on the same side of the ball. As a running back, Tiki led the NFL in yards from scrimmage twice, overtaking the 2,000-yard mark three consecutive times before an abrupt retirement in 2006.
His brother made three All-Pro teams as a defensive back and won the Super Bowl following the 2002 season.
17. Clay And Bruce Matthews
Another set of football brothers on opposite sides of the ball — Bruce was named to seven All-Pro teams as an offensive lineman, playing 19 seasons.
His older brother Clay also played forever, logging 278 games at linebacker, and spawned a son who appears bound to join his uncle in the Hall of Fame.