Gallery: Your Favorite Athlete's Yearbook Photos

Check out the stars before they hit it big.

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It's about that time again to fill that satisfying addiction of seeing famous people when they weren't quite as famous. Some look like they've been the same their entire lives, and others, lets just say, have grown into different people. We've got the likes of Kobe and LeBron, Olympic god Michael Phelps, Yankee boys Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez, and tons of other notable sports studs. Check out some of your favorite guys when they were as young and awkward as you! Complex presents: Gallery: Your Favorite Athlete's Yearbook Photos.

Kris Humphries

Lucky he ain't let 'Ye see this pic before recording "So Cold".

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J.R. Smith

Fact of the day: J.R. Smith doesn't age.

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Sidney Crosby

Sid as a kid.

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Paul Pierce

Rocking the green before he even cracked the league.

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LeBron James

The King at age two. He grows fast.

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Alex Rodriguez

A-Rod always looked like he was a sucker for drugs and blondes.

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Chris Paul

CP one and a half.

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Adrian Peterson

A little less facial hair, but still looks like he made linebackers piss themselves on a counter. Out here lookin' like Boobie Miles

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Michael Phelps

This was right around the time he realized he was actually a fish.

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Cam Newton

Cam's going for the young Stuart Scott look on this one.

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Drew Brees

Exactly what you'd expect Drew Brees to look like in high school.

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Carmelo Anthony

Wait, is that a basketball tie?

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Jason Kidd

The Nets new coach back in the old days rockin' the 'fro. He should wear a wig and bring it back.

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Josh Hamilton

Any street cred Josh might have had is officially gone.

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Shaquille O'Neal

The Diesel makin' the ladies melt with that killer smile. But why does this pic look like it was taken in the '50s?

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Dennis Rodman

For a second there, he actually looks normal.

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Tony Romo

How this hasn't become a ridiculously popular meme template is amazing to us.

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Ben Roethlisberger

Just think, he's actually one of the most wholesome looking dudes on this list. But he ended up being Ben Roethlisberger!

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Aaron Rodgers

Green Bay's own Aaron Rodgers, and his Spanish brother from his momma's side.

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Charles Barkley

Chuck could've at least gotten a shape-up.

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Tom Brady

Brady not winning prom king was a travesty.

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Rickey Henderson

Rickey was always smooth, but this just tells us he also looked like he was 30 in high school.

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Larry Bird

Advantage Magic.

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Blake Griffin

Insert random Kia commercial joke.

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Dwyane Wade

There's no wonder why he ended up winning in the endorsement game when he was posing like this as a kid.

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Barry Bonds

There is no doubt in anybody's mind that Barry was juicing in this pic. Reminds us of some Soul Glo.

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Derek Jeter

Still slaid tons of poon.

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Cliff Lee

Trying to figure out what he was going for with this look.

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Tiger Woods

Get 'em, Eldrick!

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Jeremy Lin

*Dead*

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Brett Favre

Bangs for days.

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Kobe Bryant

Brandy didn't stand a chance.

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