Answer: athlete

AnswerCrossword Clue
ATHLETEGridder or cager
ATHLETEOlympian
ATHLETEPlayer
ATHLETEWheaties box figure
ATHLETEFit figure, usually
ATHLETEGame player
ATHLETELetter earner
ATHLETESports participant
ATHLETECenter or skier
ATHLETECenter, e.g.
ATHLETEGoalie or guard
ATHLETEOlympic team member
ATHLETEOne in training
ATHLETEWing or back
ATHLETEGoalie or halfback
ATHLETELetter recipient
ATHLETEScholarship recipient, perhaps
ATHLETELuger, for example
ATHLETELetter getter
ATHLETEAny Winter Olympian
athletea competitor in contests of strength and speed, also ATHLETA
ATHLETEOne playing the field, e.g.
ATHLETEScholarship recipient, often
ATHLETEOlympian, maybe
ATHLETEJock
ATHLETESports figure
ATHLETEOlympics figure
ATHLETELetterman, for one
ATHLETEOlympian, e.g.
ATHLETEOlympics contestant
ATHLETEWheaties box picture
ATHLETEOlympic's entrant
ATHLETEOlympics participant
ATHLETELion or Tiger
ATHLETEBatter up, e.g.
ATHLETECager, for one
ATHLETEJim Thorpe, for one
ATHLETEFigure on a box of Wheaties
ATHLETEAngel or Devil
ATHLETEWheaties box honoree