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Was an American basketball player who was banned from the NBA for life in 1951 for point shaving.Ale

Was an American basketball player who was banned from the NBA for life in 1951 for point shaving.Alex Groza was from Martins Ferry, Ohio. He had an outstanding college career at the University of Kentucky and was a 2-time all-star for the Indianapolis Olympians before his career came to an abrupt end.

Is a former Australian football (soccer) player and manager. He was most recently the manager of Syd

Is a former Australian football (soccer) player and manager. He was most recently the manager of Sydney FC. He is a member of the Football Federation Australia Football Hall of Fame.He played for Polonia and then West Adelaide, before signing for English

Is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Cheltenham Town as a central midfielde

Is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Cheltenham Town as a central midfielder. His father, also called Alex, played professionally for Southport.

Was an English cricketer who played 11 first-class matches for Worcestershire, three in 1925 and eig

Was an English cricketer who played 11 first-class matches for Worcestershire, three in 1925 and eight in 1927.

Is an English footballer, currently in his second spell with Stafford Rangers.

Is an English footballer, currently in his second spell with Stafford Rangers.

Was an American boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was an American boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was a cricketer who played for Oxford University and Middlesex. He also played one Test match for En

Was a cricketer who played for Oxford University and Middlesex. He also played one Test match for England.

Is a Danish football defender, who plays for the Danish 1st Division club Viborg FF.

Is a Danish football defender, who plays for the Danish 1st Division club Viborg FF.

S a retired ice hockey player and currently assistant coach from Ak Bars Kazan. He played for the Ne

S a retired ice hockey player and currently assistant coach from Ak Bars Kazan. He played for the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks, New York Islanders and Florida Panthers.

Is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for the North York Astros of the Canadian Soccer Lea

Is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for the North York Astros of the Canadian Soccer League. Kawalit began playing soccer at the youth level during his secondary school years with St. Francis Xavier Secondary School. Once he graduated from St. Francis, Kawalit was enrolled in the University of Memphis on s soccer scholarship. After spending the 2003 NCAA season with the Memphis Tigers, he transferred to the University of Detroit.

Was a Soviet Russian chess grandmaster. He was one of Boris Spassky's mentors. Tolush was born and d

Was a Soviet Russian chess grandmaster. He was one of Boris Spassky's mentors. Tolush was born and died in Saint Petersburg (in 1969 called Leningrad). He earned the title of International Master (IM) in 1950, Grandmaster (GM) in 1953, and International M

Is an Irish former cricketer. A left-handed batsman and off spin bowler, he played twice for the Ire

Is an Irish former cricketer. A left-handed batsman and off spin bowler, he played twice for the Ireland cricket team in 1962;a first-class match against the Combined Services and against Pakistan.

Is a professional ice hockey left wing, currently, together with his son (born 1990), playing in Lat

Is a professional ice hockey left wing, currently, together with his son (born 1990), playing in Latvian hockey league club ASK/Ogre.

Is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Aberdeen in the Scott

Is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Aberdeen in the Scottish Premier League. His cousin is Motherwell midfielder Jim O'Brien. Diamond graduated from Aberdeen's youth team and has been a regular in the first team since breaking into it during the 2003-04 season. He has also captained the Scottish Under-21 international side. He is contracted to Aberdeen until the summer of 2011.

Was an American chess master, of at least International Master strength at his peak. Kevitz also pla

Was an American chess master, of at least International Master strength at his peak. Kevitz also played correspondence chess, and was a creative chess analyst and theoretician. He was a pharmacist by profession.

Is a Togolese footballer, who currently plays for US Masséda.He started football at his early ages

Is a Togolese footballer, who currently plays for US Masséda.He started football at his early ages Dallas FC (regional) and Guepards FC (National level). He started at the age of 13 at the position of central midfielder before playing as full back in the

Who played four years for FC Bayern Munich II, three years for Arminia Bielefeld and than six years

Who played four years for FC Bayern Munich II, three years for Arminia Bielefeld and than six years successfully for Alemannia Aachen until 2008. With Aachen he was DFB-Pokal-Finalist in 2004 and playing in the UEFA Cup in 2004/05 and in the Fußball-Bunde

Was a Latvian chess International Master, trainer, and writer. In 1935, he took 4th place in Rosas (

Was a Latvian chess International Master, trainer, and writer. In 1935, he took 4th place in Rosas (Salo Flohr won). In 1936, he took 5th in Reus (Esteban Canal and Silbermann won). In 1937, he won, ahead of Lajos Steiner, in Brno with 9/11. In 1938, he t

Is a German former figure skater.

Is a German former figure skater.

Is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC Dynamo Mosco

Is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC Dynamo Moscow, HC Lokomotiv Moscow, HC CSKA Moscow, and Krylya Sovetov Moscow.

Is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.[1] He represents the sports club TV Wattensc

Is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.[1] He represents the sports club TV Wattenscheid. Kosenkow represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Tobias Unger, Till Helmke and Martin Keller. In their qualification heat they placed third behind Jamaica and Canada, but in front of China. Their time of 38.93 was the sixth fastest out of sixteen participating nations in the first round and they qualified for the final. There they sprinted to a time of 38.58 seconds, which was the fifth time.[1]

Is a professional footballer who plays defender for Uzbek League side FC Bunyodkor. Kovalyev signed

Is a professional footballer who plays defender for Uzbek League side FC Bunyodkor. Kovalyev signed a two-year contract with Bunyodkor in February 2010, after spending two seasons with Metalourg Bekabad. Kovalyev has made one appearance for Bunyodkor in the 2010 AFC Champions League group stages.

Is a professional poker player based in Moscow, Russia. He started playing poker in 1997. In the 200

Is a professional poker player based in Moscow, Russia. He started playing poker in 1997. In the 2007 World Series of Poker, he cashed six times, including finishing fourth at the Main Event and the $1,500 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo event where he won a WSOP bracelet. Kravchenko had some other notable cashes in 2007, including making the final table (finishing fifth) in the inaugural World Series of Poker Europe tournament, a £2,500 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. event, as well as finishing 3rd in the Moscow Millions, which featured the largest ever prizepool for a tournament held in Russia. As a result of his success at the 2007 World Series of Poker, Kravchenko passed Kirill Gerasimov to became the all-time leading money winner among Russian players.[2] He is also the first Russian citizen to win a WSOP bracelet.

Is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Continental team Joker Bianchi (former Maxbo

Is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Continental team Joker Bianchi (former Maxbo Bianchi).As a 9-year old boy, Kristoff moved from Oslo to Stavanger, and chose cycling instead of football. It was his step-dad, who fist made Kristoff int

Is a German footballer. He currently plays for VfL Osnabrück on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt.

Is a German footballer. He currently plays for VfL Osnabrück on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt.