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Was a Dutch lawyer, diplomat, and chess official.He was born in The Hague. One of the founders of in

Was a Dutch lawyer, diplomat, and chess official.He was born in The Hague. One of the founders of international chess governing body, FIDE, Rueb was elected its first president in 1924. He was succeeded by Folke Rogard in 1949.

Is a Dutch ice hockey player.A forward/defenceman, Schaafsma began his senior club career in 1990-91

Is a Dutch ice hockey player.A forward/defenceman, Schaafsma began his senior club career in 1990-91 with hometown GIJS Groningen. He played 1991-2 with the Rotterdam Panda's, then 1992-3 and 1993-4 with Nijmegen Tigers.

Is a German football player, he plays for VfL Osnabrück. Schnetzler began his career with SV Rohrdo

Is a German football player, he plays for VfL Osnabrück. Schnetzler began his career with SV Rohrdorf and joined in summer 1990 to the youth from SC Pfullendorf. After nine years on youthside for SC Pfullendorf was in summer 1999 promoted to the first tea

Is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the 1980s. He won two medals in the C-2 1000 m event

Is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the 1980s. He won two medals in the C-2 1000 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold in 1985 and a silver in 1983.

Is a German footballer. Schur played for more than ten years for Eintracht Frankfurt and is a legend

Is a German footballer. Schur played for more than ten years for Eintracht Frankfurt and is a legend from the Eintracht supporters due to his fighting spirit and his club loyalty.

Is a Scottish professional footballer, who is a player/coach at MK Dons. Rae started his career as a

Is a Scottish professional footballer, who is a player/coach at MK Dons. Rae started his career as a youngster at boyhood heroes Rangers but was rejected by boss Graeme Souness.

Is a retired professional ice hockey centre who played in the NHL for six seasons from 1991–92 unt

Is a retired professional ice hockey centre who played in the NHL for six seasons from 1991–92 until 1996–97. He played for the New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning and Vancouver Canucks.

Is a Russian-born Armenian striker. As of April 2009, he plays for FC Abinsk in the Russian Second D

Is a Russian-born Armenian striker. As of April 2009, he plays for FC Abinsk in the Russian Second Division.Semizyan previously played for FC Kuban Krasnodar in the Russian Premier League and FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk and FC Sochi-04 in the Russian First Division.

Was a Russian chess masters.He won Moscow City Chess Championship in 1925.[1] In other Moscow City-c

Was a Russian chess masters.He won Moscow City Chess Championship in 1925.[1] In other Moscow City-ch, he tied for 3rd-5th in 1922/23 (Nikolai Grigoriev won), took 6th in 1924 (Grigoriev won), took 7th in 1926 (Abram Rabinovich won), tied for 5-6th in 192

Was an ice hockey player for the Soviet Union. Born in Moscow, Russia, Alexander Yakushev is best kn

Was an ice hockey player for the Soviet Union. Born in Moscow, Russia, Alexander Yakushev is best known to North American hockey fans as one of the stars for the Soviet Team that played Team Canada in the famous 1972 Summit Series.

Is an American chess grandmaster, the multiple winner of the U.S. Chess Championships; he was the 20

Is an American chess grandmaster, the multiple winner of the U.S. Chess Championships; he was the 2007 US Champion. He is of Latvian origin, and like his fellow Latvians Alexei Shirov and Mikhail Tal he is known for courting complications even at the cost

Is a Ukrainian ice dancer who has also competed internationally for Uzbekistan. He competed for Ukra

Is a Ukrainian ice dancer who has also competed internationally for Uzbekistan. He competed for Ukraine with Viktoria Polzykina and Julia Grigorenko. He began competing for Uzbekistan when he teamed up with Olga Akimova in 2003. The two were the 2004-2005

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. He was born in Shardlow a

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. He was born in Shardlow and died in New Delhi. Shaw's first-class debut saw him play for Sussex against Cambridge University. In Shaw's first innings in the field, he caught three

Is a Russian figure skater.He began skating at the age of 5. His coach, as of autumn 2004, is Viktor

Is a Russian figure skater.He began skating at the age of 5. His coach, as of autumn 2004, is Viktor Kudriavtsev. Alexander Shubin represents the club IP Moskwich and therefore Russia. 2003 he became World Junior Champion, but suffered since from injuries

Was a ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for Krylya Sovetov Moscow.

Was a ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for Krylya Sovetov Moscow.

Was an Scottish professional footballer who played as a half back for Notts County, Southampton and

Was an Scottish professional footballer who played as a half back for Notts County, Southampton and Shrewsbury Town in the 1950s.Simpson was born in Glasgow and as a youth played for Benburb before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in January 1947. He only made two First Division appearances for the Wolves before moving to Third Division (South) Notts County in October 1949. He made 76 appearances for Notts County between 1949 and 1952, scoring on seven occasions and he also collected a Championship medal in 1950.

Was a first-class cricketer and umpire, who is remembered as one of the great characters in the game

Was a first-class cricketer and umpire, who is remembered as one of the great characters in the game. After playing for local clubs, he joined the Leicestershire CCC ground staff as a fast bowler in 1905 but, because he wore spectacles, was not re-engaged

Was a Scottish footballer.Alex Jackson was born in Renton in 1905. A highly-talented winger, known a

Was a Scottish footballer.Alex Jackson was born in Renton in 1905. A highly-talented winger, known as the Gay Cavalier, he was particularly adept at dribbling and free kicks. He initially played for Renton Victoria Football Club but was transferred to Dumbarton F.C. in 1922 for the pre-inflation price of a football. In 23,

Is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1970s. Slatnow also finished fourth

Is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1970s. Slatnow also finished fourth in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

A former Russian ice hockey player who has played for  Russia national team, winning the gold medal

A former Russian ice hockey player who has played for  Russia national team, winning the gold medal at IIHF's 1993 World Championships in Germany.

Was a Scottish footballer who played as a winger for Rangers and the Scotland national team.Smith si

Was a Scottish footballer who played as a winger for Rangers and the Scotland national team.Smith signed for Rangers in April 1894 from local side Darvel F.C. and stayed with the Ibrox club for 21 years until retiring in 1915. He was part of Rangers' treble winning team of 1897, and played in 69 of the club's 74 matches during their run of four consecutive Scottish championships.

Is a Scottish former professional footballer. Milne began his career at Arbroath before moving to C

Is a Scottish former professional footballer. Milne began his career at Arbroath before moving to Cardiff City in 1957. By the end of his first season at the club he had established himself in the side.

Is a Ghanaian football player, currently playing for ASEC Mimosas. He began his career at Feyenoord

Is a Ghanaian football player, currently playing for ASEC Mimosas. He began his career at Feyenoord Academy. On 16 July 2007, he was promoted to the first team. After two year with the Feyenoord Academy, he left his club on 6 January 2010 to sign for ASEC

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Durham UCCE and Yorkshire's Second XI during a four-year cricketing career.

Is a German football goalkeeper who plays for VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga. Stolz joined Stuttgar

Is a German football goalkeeper who plays for VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga. Stolz joined Stuttgart from Regionalliga side FC Nöttingen during the summer of 2005, initially playing for the club's reserve team.