The tired conventional thinking that meat-eating and self-important masculine machismo go hand in hand is losing some of its credibility. Already, two realms of hyper-exaggerated male posturing have some very visible veggies among their ranks: rappers (Common, one member each from De La Soul and Little Brother, if memory serves), and athletes.

To prove that ethical eating doesn’t necessarily trump athletic achievement (especially when you have an entire team of experts telling you how and what to eat, plus a virtually limitless food budget) TreeHugger offers their slideshow listicle of 10 Superstar Athletes Who Don’t Eat Meat. Our favorite discovery from the listicle was that Robert Parrish (at right), who played in the NBA until he was like 50, was a vegetarian. Maybe vegetarian athletes last longer.