Top 25 sons of professional athletes

Regarding his influence on his sons, Archie once said, "I was laid back. If they ever came to me and said, 'You want to go play catch?' I went and played catch. They’d get their receivers together and say, 'Dad, do you want to go with us?' And I'd go. But they had to ask. We used to go to (Isidore) Newman, where they went to school, on Sunday afternoon and climbed the fence. I got too old to climb the fence. I had to get a key."

If the Mannings rank No. 1 among sons of professional athletes, who else makes the list? MaxPreps takes a look at some of the best sons — and their famous fathers — and how they all fared at the prep level as well.
1. Peyton Manning, Eli Manning
High School: Both attended Newman (New Orleans)
High School Resume: Payton was the Gatorade National Player of the Year and threw for 7,190 yards in his career while Eli threw for 7,268 yards.
Pro Career: Payton played 18 seasons in the NFL and played in 14 Pro Bowls. Eli played 16 seasons in the NFL and played in four Pro Bowls.
Father: Archie Manning
Father's High School: Drew (Miss.)
Father's Resume: An All-American at Ole Miss, Manning played 14 seasons in the NFL as a quarterback with three teams. 

2. Kobe Bryant
High School: Lower Merion (Ardmore, Pa.)
High School Resume: Named the Naismith National Player of the Year, Bryant scored 2,883 points in his high school career.
Pro Career: Played 20 seasons in the NBA and was an 18-time All-Star.
Father: Joe Bryant
Father's High School: Bartram (Philadelphia)
Father's Resume: Played professionally for 15 years, including eight seasons in the NBA.



3. Ken Griffey Jr.
High School: Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati)
High School Resume: The national high school Player of the Year as a senior, Griffey was the No. 1 overall pick in the 1987 MLB draft.
Pro Career: Played 22 seasons in the Major Leagues and was a 13-time All-Star.
Father: Ken Griffey
Father's High School: Donora (Pa.)
Father's Resume: A three-time all-star, Griffey played 19 seasons in the Majors.

4. Barry Bonds
High School: Serra (San Mateo, Calif.)
High School Resume: Bonds was a Rawlings All-American as a senior.
Pro Career: Played 22 seasons in the Major Leagues, was a seven-time league MVP and holds the career home run record with 762.
Father: Bobby Bonds
Father's High School: Riverside Poly
Father's Resume: Played in three all-star games in his 14 seasons in the Major Leagues.

5. Steph Curry
High School: Charlotte Christian (Charlotte, N.C.)
High School Resume: Curry earned all-state honors while at Charlotte Christian and second team All-Charlotte Observer.
Pro Career: Curry has played 12 NBA seasons and is a two-time league MVP.
Father: Dell Curry
Father's High School: Fort Defiance (Va.)
Father's Resume: A high school All-American, Curry played 16 seasons in the NBA.

6. Pete Maravich
High School Resume: Maravich was a Parade All-American while at Broughton and averaged 31 points per game as a senior.
Pro Career: Played 10 seasons in the NBA and was a five-time All-Star. He's the all-time leading scorer in NCAA Division 1 history.
Father: Petar "Press" Maravich
Father's High School: Aliquippa (Pa.)
Father's Resume: Spent one year in the Basketball Association of America, a forerunner of the NBA, with the Pittsburgh Ironmen before embarking on a long coaching career, including a six-year stint at LSU where he coached his son.

7. Bruce Matthews, Clay Matthews Jr.
High School: Bruce graduated from Arcadia (Calif.), Clay Jr. graduated from New Trier East (Winnetka, Ill.)
High School Resume: Bruce was All-Southern Section as a junior and a senior while Clay was an All-American by Coach and Athlete magazine.
Pro Career: Bruce played 21 season in NFL and was a 14-time Pro Bowl selection. Clay played 19 seasons and played in four Pro Bowls.
Father: Clay MatthewsFather's Resume: Played four seasons in the NFL in a career that was interrupted for two seasons by the Korean War.

8. Andrew Luck
High School: Stratford (Houston)
High School Resume: Luck threw for 7,139 yards in his high school career at Stratford where he was a 4-star recruit.
Pro Career: Played seven seasons in the NFL and played in four Pro Bowls.
Father: Oliver Luck
Father's High School: St. Ignatius (Cleveland)
Father's Resume: Played five seasons in the NFL with the Houston Oilers.



9. Klay Thompson
High School: Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.)
High School Resume: The Division III state player of the year by Cal-Hi Sports, Thompson led his team to a state championship.
Pro Career: Thompson has played nine seasons in the NBA and he is a five-time All-Star.
Father: Mychal Thompson
Father's High School: Jackson (Miami)
Father's Resume: The No. 1 overall pick of the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1978 NBA draft, Thompson played 13 seasons in the NBA.

10. Clay Matthews III, and Jake Matthews
Pro Career: Matthews is in his 11th year in the NFL and has been to the Pro Bowl six times. Jake made the Pro Bowl in 2018.
Father: Clay Matthews Jr./Bruce Matthews
Father's High School: New Trier East/Arcadia
Father's Resume: See No.7.

11. Kevin Love
High School: Lake Oswego (Ore.)
High School Resume: A two-time Parade first team All-American, Love is the all-time Oregon leading scorer with 2,628 points.
Pro Career: Played 12 seasons in the NBA and he is a five-time All-Star.
Father: Stan Love
Father's High School: Morningside (Inglewood, Calif.)
Father's Resume: Played four seasons in the NBA.

12. Prince Fielder
High School: Eau Gallie (Melbourne, Fla.)
High School Resume: The All-Space Coast Player of the Year, Fielder batted .524 with 10 home runs and 40 RBI as a senior.
Pro Career: Played 12 seasons in the Major Leagues and was a six-time All-Star.
Father: Cecil Fielder
Father's High School: Nogales (La Puente, Calif.)
Father's Resume: A high school All-America, Fielder was a three-time All-Star in his 14 seasons in the Major Leagues.

13. Kiki Vandeweghe
High School: Palisades (Pacific Palisades, Calif.)
High School Resume: Named to the Los Angeles City Section All-City team in 1976 while averaging 24 points per game.
Pro Career: Played 14 seasons in the NBA and was a two-time All-Star.
Father: Ernie Vandeweghe
Father's High School: Oceanside (N.Y.)
Father's Resume: Played seven years in the NBA with the New York Knicks.

14. Danny Manning
High School: Lawrence (Kan.)
High School Resume: In his only season at Lawrence (he previously played at Page in Greensboro, N.C.), Manning was a first team Parade All-American and the Kansas Player of the Year.
Pro Career: Played 15 seasons in the NBA and he was a two-time All-Star.
Father: Ed Manning
Father's High School: Booker T. Washington (Summit, Miss.)
Father's Resume: Played eight seasons in the NBA.



15. Jalen Rose
High School: Southwestern (Detroit, Mich.)
High School Resume: A two-time Parade All-American, Rose was fourth team as a junior and second team as a senior.
Pro Career: Played 14 seasons in the NBA with six teams.
Father: Jimmy Walker
Father's High School: Laurinburg Institute (N.C.)
Father's Resume: No. 1 overall pick in 1967 draft, Walker played nine seasons in the NBA.

16. Mike Bibby
High School: Shadow Mountain (Phoenix)
High School Resume: A Parade first team All-American, Bibby led Shadow Mountain to a state championship.
Pro Career: Played 14 seasons in the NBA with six teams.
Father: Henry Bibby
Father's High School: B.F. Person-Albion (Franklinton, N.C.)
Father's Resume:  All-American and three-time NCAA champion at UCLA, Bibby played nine season in the NBA.

17. Rex Chapman
High School: Apollo (Owensboro, Ky.)
High School Resume: A first team Parade All-American, he averaged 25.9 points per game as a senior.
Pro Career: Played 12 seasons in the NBA with four teams.
Father: Wayne Chapman
Father's High School: Daviess County (Owensboro, Ky.)
Father's Resume: Played four seasons in the NBA and won a pair of NCAA Division II national championships as a coach at Kentucky Wesleyan.

18. Danny Ferry
High School: DeMatha (Hyattsville, Md.)
High School Resume: Named first team Parade All-American as a senior and second team as a junior.
Pro Career: Played 14 seasons in the NBA. He was college Player of the Year while at Duke.
Father: Bob Ferry
Father's High School: Cleveland (St. Louis, Mo.)
Father's Resume: Played nine season in the NBA and was a longtime executive with the Washington Bullets, earning NBA Executive of the Year twice.

19. Christian McCaffrey
High School: Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch, Colo.)
High School Resume: The Gatorade State Player of the Year, McCaffrey scored a state record 141 career touchdowns.
Pro Career: In his fourth season in the NFL, He is a two-time All-Pro.
Father: Ed McCaffrey
Father's High School: Central Catholic (Allentown, Pa.)
Father's Resume: Played 13 seasons in the NFL and was recently the head football coach at Valor Christian.

20. Austin Rivers
High School: Winter Park (Fla.)
High School Resume: The Florida Mr. Basketball as a senior, Rivers was a two-time Parade All-American and the national player of the year.
Pro Career: In his eighth year in the NBA with fourth team.
Father: Glenn "Doc" Rivers
Father's High School: Proviso East (Maywood, Ill.)
Father's Resume: Played 13 seasons in the NBA and has been an NBA coach since 1999, winning an NBA championship with the Boston Celtics in 2008.



21. Nick and Joey Bosa
High School: Both played at St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
High School Resume: Nick earned MaxPreps Junior All-American (he was injured much of his senior year), while Joey was a Parade All-American.
Pro Career: Nick completed his rookie season and was the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. Joey is in his fifth year in the NFL and he was also the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2016.
Father: John Bosa
Father's High School: Keene (N.H.)
Father's Resume: Played three seasons in the NFL.

22. Bret and Aaron Boone
High School: Bret attended El Dorado (Placentia, Calif.), Aaron attended Villa Park (Calif.)
High School Resume: Bret earned All-County honors as a senior in 1987 and was drafted by the Twins. Aaron was All-County in 1991.
Pro Career: Bret played 14 seasons and was a three-time All-Star in the Major Leagues. Aaron played 13 seasons in the Major Leagues and is the manager of the New York Yankees.
Father: Bob Boone
Father's High School: Crawford (San Diego)
Father's Resume: Played 19 seasons in the Major League and was a four-time All-Star. Also managed two MLB teams for a total of six seasons. Bob was also the son of a pro as his father Ray Boone also played in the Major Leagues.

23. Scooter, Brent, Jon, Drew and Canyon Barry
High School: Scooter, Brent, Jon and Drew attended De La Salle (Concord, Calif.), Canyon attended Cheyenne Mountain (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
High School Resume: Scooter was All-Catholic League, Jon was All-Bay Area, Brent earned All-NorCal honors, Drew was All-State by Cal-Hi Sports, Canyon was all-league in Colorado.
Pro Career: Brent played 14 season in the NBA, Jon played 14 seasons, Drew played four seasons in the NBA, Scooter played 17 seasons in the CBA and overseas and Canyon currently plays in the G League.
Father: Rick Barry
Father's High School: Roselle Park (N.J.)
Father's Resume: Hall of Fame NBA player who played for 16 seasons and was an eight-time All-Star.

24. Rick Mount
High School: Lebanon (Ind.)
High School Resume: Mr. Indiana Basketball as a senior, he finished his career with 2,595 points and was the first high school athlete on the cover of Sports Illustrated.
Pro Career: He played six seasons in the ABA.
Father: Pete Mount
Father's High School: Lebanon (Ind.)
Father's Resume: Played one season in the National Basketball League, which preceded the NBA.

25. Jabari Parker
High School: Simeon (Chicago)
High School Resume: Named the Gatorade National Player of the Year, Parker was a two-time state player of the year.
Pro Career: In his sixth season in the NBA, Parker is with his fifth team.
Father: Sonny Parker
Father's High School: Farragut (Chicago)
Father's Resume: Played seven seasons in the NBA.