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Was an American swimmer who was a silver medalist at the 1948 Summer Olympics and was the first to s

Was an American swimmer who was a silver medalist at the 1948 Summer Olympics and was the first to swim the 100-yard freestyle in under 50 seconds.

Is a former English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and he played in 167 first-class matche

Is a former English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and he played in 167 first-class matches for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club between 1986 and 1997. In Limited-overs cricket he is best remembered for winning the Man of the Match award in

Was an English cricketer who played for first class cricket for Derbyshire , Cambridge University an

Was an English cricketer who played for first class cricket for Derbyshire , Cambridge University and Northamptonshire between 1931 and 1949. He was captain of his school XI and played once for Derbyshire in the 1931 season. He scored 4 as an opening bats

Is a thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He was Peru's leading apprentice jockey in 2003 and in that s

Is a thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He was Peru's leading apprentice jockey in 2003 and in that same year he began racing in the United States at the Meadowlands Racetrack where he was also the leading apprentice. His father and grandfather were both j

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 10 Tests from 1929 to 1931.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 10 Tests from 1929 to 1931.

Was an officer of the Royal Navy. He played first-class cricket for Hampshire in 1901.

Was an officer of the Royal Navy. He played first-class cricket for Hampshire in 1901.

Is a former first-class cricketer and Test match umpire. Whitehead played 38 first-class matches for

Is a former first-class cricketer and Test match umpire. Whitehead played 38 first-class matches for Somerset as a slow left-arm bowler and left-handed tail-end batsman between 1957 and 1961. Whitehead became a first-class umpire in 1970 and then stood in

Is an English professional footballer who is currently on non-contract terms with Cheltenham Town.He

Is an English professional footballer who is currently on non-contract terms with Cheltenham Town.He has played over 620 league and cup games for eight clubs, including an eight year spell for Aston Villa. He has also played for Blackburn Rovers, Blackpool, Middlesbrough and Sheffield United plus a loan spells at Derby County, Leeds United, Cardiff City, Doncaster Rovers and Nottingham Forest

S a former Australian cricketer who played in twelve Tests and eight ODIs between 1975 and 1979. A m

S a former Australian cricketer who played in twelve Tests and eight ODIs between 1975 and 1979. A muscular, broad-shouldered man with a shock of dark hair and a big moustache, Alan Hurst fit the archetype of Australian fast bowler, 1970s style. Unfortunately for Hurst, he came along at a time when Australia had an embarrassment of riches in the pace bowling ranks and Hurst was not prepared to compromise his teaching career for semi-professional sport.

Is an English Rugby Union player who had 16 caps for England. Old made his debut for England against

Is an English Rugby Union player who had 16 caps for England. Old made his debut for England against Wales in 1972 and made a further 15 appearances with his final one being against France in 1978. His 16 caps included only 4 wins, but these were against

Is a retired American junk bond analyst and trader from Henderson, Nevada. At the age of 37, he beca

Is a retired American junk bond analyst and trader from Henderson, Nevada. At the age of 37, he became a professional poker player. Goehring first made his mark on the poker circuit when he finished in 3rd place in the $3,000 No Limit Hold-Em event at the 1997 World Series of Poker (WSOP). He won $61,845 in the tournament, which was won by Max Stern and also featured Kathy Liebert, Chris Ferguson, Donnacha O'Dea and Dan Harrington. Goehring eventually overcame this status by winning the World Poker Tour (WPT) $25,000 season 1 championship, overcoming Russian newcomer Kirill Gerasimov in the eventual heads-up confrontation to take home a $1,011,886 grand prize. The final table also included Phil Ivey, Doyle Brunson and Ted Forrest.

Is a male freestyle wrestler from Russia.

Is a male freestyle wrestler from Russia.

Is an English football full back, who currently plays for Chesterfield.In his first season at the Fa

Is an English football full back, who currently plays for Chesterfield.In his first season at the Farrar Road club, he played in the Welsh Cup final picking up a runners-up medal in the defeat against Barry Town at Park Avenue, Aberystwyth.

Was a Scottish football player who is notable for playing for the two senior sides of both Edinburgh

Was a Scottish football player who is notable for playing for the two senior sides of both Edinburgh and Dundee, and is thought to be the only player to do so.He earned a professional contract with Hearts aged 17, although he persisted with his studies. Gordon gained a Master of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Edinburgh, where he also studied Moral Philosophy and Spanish Literature.

Is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for Scottish Premier League club Hibernian on loan from

Is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for Scottish Premier League club Hibernian on loan from Plymouth Argyle. He can play as either a striker or an attacking midfielder. Gow started his senior career with his hometown club Clydebank, but moved to Airdrie United in 2002 after Clydebank went out of business. Gow then moved to Scottish Premier League club Falkirk in 2005, and his performances there earned him a transfer to Rangers.

Is a former professional footballer who played as a forward for many clubs in the north of England.

Is a former professional footballer who played as a forward for many clubs in the north of England. He was a powerful shooter with a bit of pace and craft.Gowling came to Manchester United by way of county schools and Manchester University, where he studied for a degree in Economics. He played for United juniors while at University, and once scored seven goals in a 'B' game.

Is a retired English-U.S. soccer forward. He began his career with Coventry City before moving to th

Is a retired English-U.S. soccer forward. He began his career with Coventry City before moving to the United States in 1979. He played a total of seven seasons in the North American Soccer League and earned one cap with the U.S. national team.

Is a former basketball player from Croatia.Alan Gregov have won the silver medal with the Croatia na

Is a former basketball player from Croatia.Alan Gregov have won the silver medal with the Croatia national basketball team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, a bronze medal at 1994 FIBA World Championship and a bronze maedal at EuroBasket 1993.

Was an English professional footballer. He played as a midfielder.Groves joined hometown club Southp

Was an English professional footballer. He played as a midfielder.Groves joined hometown club Southport from Blowick in December 1968 and went on to play for Chester, Shrewsbury Town and AFC Bournemouth before beginning a long spell with Oldham Athletic in February 1974.

Is a former professional football player. Harper is best remembered for playing in the Championship

Is a former professional football player. Harper is best remembered for playing in the Championship winning Everton side of the mid-1980s.

Was a New Zealand football (soccer) player and cricketer who represented the New Zealand national fo

Was a New Zealand football (soccer) player and cricketer who represented the New Zealand national football team and played 38 first-class matches for Wellington and two for the North Island. A right hand batsman and right arm medium pace bowler, Preston p

Was an English professional footballer who played as a full back in The Football League with Liverpo

Was an English professional footballer who played as a full back in The Football League with Liverpool and Chester.Hignett progressed through the youth ranks with Liverpool, signing a professional contract in November 1963 . He also represented England Schoolboys during his early years at the club.

Is a former English cricketer and umpire who played for Derbyshire from 1972 to 1986 and for Orange

Is a former English cricketer and umpire who played for Derbyshire from 1972 to 1986 and for Orange Free State in South Africa in 1976/77. He was a right-handed middle-order batsman and an occasional off-break bowler. After he retired Hill became an umpir

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Cambridgeshire. He was born in Cambridge. Hobbs made a single List A appearance for the team, during the 1965 Gillette Cup.

Is a former footballer who played in the position of goalkeeper. At just over 5 foot 9 inches, Alan

Is a former footballer who played in the position of goalkeeper. At just over 5 foot 9 inches, Alan was on the small side for a goalkeeper, but made up for the lack of inches by his perfect positional play.