| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| NELSON | Byron ..., ranking U. S. athlete. |
| ENS | Low-ranking U.S.N. officer |
| HART | Doris ..., a top-ranking U. S. net-woman. |
| ALBRIGHT | Highest-ranking woman in the U.S. government's history |
| THORPE | U.S. athlete Jim |
| TROJAN | U.S.C. athlete |
| ALLAMERICAN | Outstanding U.S. athlete |
| THORPE | U.S. athlete: 1888-1953 |
| TIGERWOODS | Chief of the U.S. Forest Service (athlete) |
| ASHE | Athlete on a 2005 U.S. postage stamp |
| MIAHAMM | Five-time U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year |
| ASHE | Longtime athlete on the U.S. Davis Cup team |
| HEIDEN | U.S. athlete who won more gold medals at the 1980 Winter Olympics than all but two non-U.S. countries |
