22 Famous Athletes You Didn’t Know Were Republicans

8. Roger Clemens

Over the course of more than 20 seasons, Roger Clemens was perhaps the greatest pitcher in the history of Major League Baseball, winning a record seven Cy Young Awards. Clemens recently declined to run for the seat being vacated by Texas Republican Rep. Pete Olson, despite Olson’s endorsement, citing the current “climate in politics” as his reason for staying out of the race.