Popular athletic character costume ideas for Cosplay and Halloween
Athletic characters are a great choice for Halloween and cosplay costumes. They are often recognizable and make for a great costume. Here are some ideas for athletic characters to dress up as this Halloween.
Eaglettes / Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleaders Costume
Wear a layered bra top and shorts that match the white, black, and green color of the Eagles. Carry pompoms and wear silver boots, too.
Swoop Bald Eagle Mascot Cheerleader Costume
The DIY take for the bald eagle mascot costume can be started with a bald eagle mask and an eagle onesie.
New Orleans Saints Cheerleader Costume
Recreate the Saints Cheerleader costume by wearing a yellow or gold top and skirt styled with the Saints logo. Then wear black boots and carry gold pompoms, too.
Big Red's Costume from the Arizona Cardinals
Big Red's costume combines a cardinal mask, fleece jacket, Cardinals jersey, white pants, red feathers, gloves, and sneakers for a complete and eye-catching look.
Barbie (Movie) Costume
Barbie’s costume is a retro bodysuit, hot pink biker shorts, yellow pads, a sun visor, and yellow roller skates for her first outfit, and a hot pink vest, hot pink flare pants, a white cowgirl hat, and a pink scarf for her second outfit.
Miss Elizabeth (WWE) Costume
Miss Elizabeth’s costume is a strapless white mini tube dress, high-heeled white shoes with straps, white fashion arm sleeves, white fringe dangling earrings, and a wrestling championship belt.
Taz / Tasmanian Devil Costume from Looney Tunes
Taz' costume features a brown onesie and a Tasmanian Devil mask.
Navarro Cheerleader Costume
A Navarro cheerleader outfit features a cropped top with long sleeves and NAVARRO in capital letters. They also wear skirt-shorts with white sneakers.
Broncos Cheerleader Costume
The Broncos Cheerleaders wear their signature orange color. They wear cropped tops with long sleeves and vest with white and navy bottoms.
Tune Squad Costume
Tune Squad’s costume is a white themed basketball jersey, white themed basketball shorts, knee-high white socks with triple blue and red stripes, white and blue basketball shoes, and red, white and blue headbands and wristbands.
Jane Fonda Workout Costume
Jane Fonda’s costume is high-waist gray purple leggings, a one-piece 80s vintage thong bathing suit, blue 80s workout leg warmers, a purple skinny belt, and a blue workout headband.
Legends of the Hidden Temple Costume
Legends of the Hidden Temple’s costume is a colored Legends of the Hidden Temple shirt, khaki cargo shorts, brown walking shoes, black elbow and knee pads, black fingerless sports gloves, and a gold helmet.
Elton John Costume
Elton John’s wore many outfits throughout his career. He has worn an angel, a devil costume, a Dodgers costume, and a Donald Duck costume.
Luanne Platter's Costume from King of the Hill
Luanne wears a green top, tight short, and white sneakers. She also has blonde hair.
Todd & Margo (National Lampoon's Vacation) Costume
Todd and Margo’s costume is a silver sauna sweat suit, black running shoes, and black sports gloves.
Waterboy & Vicki Vallencourt Costume
Waterboy and Vicki Vallencourt’s costume is a Bobby Boucher #9 football jersey, black football practice pants, orange calf compression sleeves, and a pair of white football training shoes for the Waterboy; and a square neck black crop top, blue jeans, a black leather belt with buckle, black sneakers, and a blue baseball cap for Vicki Vallencourt.
Zed Necrodopolis' (Zombies) Costume
Zed’s costume features a black and brown shirt with ripped jeans and red sneakers. He has green hair.
Goth Cheerleader Costume
Add a goth spin to the cheerleader look with a black cheer shirt, skirt, socks, and sneaker heels. Wear a colored wig and goth makeup, too.
Chazz Michael Michaels & Jimmy MacElroy (Blades of Glory) Costume
Blades of Glory’s costumes are a bodysuit designed to represent Fire, a thin red sports headband, and orange aqua shoes for Chazz Michael Michaels, and a bodysuit designed to represent Ice and white blue aqua shoes for Jimmy MacElroy.
Ramses (Nacho Libre) Costume
Ramses’s costume is a gold wrestling mask, gold leggings, gold boots, gold wrist cuffs, and a gold cape.
The Nutty Professor Costume
The Nutty Professor’s costume is a long-sleeved white button down shirt, brown work-to-weekend pants, casual brown slip on shoes, a brown belt and Y-shaped suspenders, a brown bow tie, retro round glasses, and a khaki blazer jacket.'
Applejack (My Little Pony) Costume
Applejack’s costume is an orange tracksuit, a brown cowboy hat, red sneakers, long yellow hair and tail with a red ponytail, and an applejack cutie mark .'
Blessing in Disguise Costume
Blessing in Disguise’s costume is a T-shirt with the name “Blessing”, a classic disguise mask, a baseball cap, jeans, and sneakers
Carley Bobby (Talladega Nights) Costume
Carley Bobby’s costume is a race car jacket, sports sunglasses, a white crop top, white jeans, a gold rhinestone belt, and brown boots.
Jimmy Dugan / Rockford Peaches / A League of their Own Costume
A League of their Own’s Rockford Peaches costume is a pink skater dress, red knee-high socks, black shoes and a red team cap
Bugs Bunny Costume from Space Jam
Bugs Bunny's costume has the new Tunes Squad jersey, bunny ears, and bunny slippers.
Monstars Costume from Space Jam
The Monstars costume can be recreated with a muscle shirt and the Monstars basketball jersey.
Addison Wells Costume from Zombies
Addison Wells' costume has a pink and white Seabrooks cheerleading outfit, blonde wig, and white sneakers.
Las Vegas Raiderettes Costume
Las Vegas Raiderettes' costume can be DIY-ed with a a white cropped top, black shorts, and white boots.
Sue Sylvester Costume from Glee
Sue Silvester wears a red tracksuit with white shoes and has short blonde hair.
Tree Hill Ravens Cheerleaders (One Tree Hill) Costume
Recreate the Tree Hill Raven cheerleader costume with a black tank top, skirt, white sneakers, and pompoms.
Nikki Bella's Costume
Nikki Bella's costume features a red cropped top, bikini shorts, and a sneakers.
Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader's Costume
The Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader outfit features a long-sleeved blue cropped top and white shorts. It is also designed with blue stars.
Dunkin' Donuts Costume
The pun take on Dunkin Donuts costume can be recreated with a giant donut costume or a floaty. Take it to the next level with a pun and wear basketball jerseys.
Contortionist Costume
For a DIY contortionist costume, cut a rounded piece of board and wear it around the waist covered with cloth drapes to act as table. Then stuff a pantyhose with filler and position the legs on top of the table as an illusion of a folded body.
American Gladiators Costume
The American Gladiator's costume features men and women in competition hence the outfits worn are in shades of red, white, and blue. Outfits include singlets, swim wear, and athletic wear.
Harlem Globetrotters' Costume
Harlem Globetrotters costume features a basketball attire in red, white, and blue colors. They also have red shoes and matching sweatbands and headbands.
80's Skier Costume
80's ski costumes usually features traditional ski gear but in bustling 80's inspired colors.
Dale Earnhardt Costume
Dale Earnhardt's costume features his driving uniform with lots of brand logos. He pairs it with dark shoes, shades, and a well-kept mustache.
Medieval Archer Costume
An archer's costume includes a top of your choice, leggings, and boots. Add a nice thick belt as well as matching arm guards. Complete the costume with a hooded cloak. Then carry a bow and arrow.