Bonnie Sloan, first deaf player in the NFL.

He is one of only two deaf players in the history of the National Football League.

Hayes of Gallaudet later said, "I feel like there are people who stereotype us as deaf players, I'm just like everyone else who plays basketball".

He is the first legally deaf player in NBA history.

And yet you probably know him best as the NBA's first legally deaf player, as Allred has 75 to 80 percent hearing loss in both ears.

According to NHL records, Kyte was the first legally deaf player to play major pro hockey.

"The Replacements" also adds a deaf player (David Denman) to the mix.

Peter Altham, deaf rugby player.

This has some advantages, for it is quiet, helps deaf players, and provides a permanent record, but here it destroyed the other North-South.