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Was a French football (soccer) player at the 1900 Summer Olympics.[1]

Was a French football (soccer) player at the 1900 Summer Olympics.[1]

Was a German chess International Master, author and functionary from Kiel.Brinckmann was a lifetime

Was a German chess International Master, author and functionary from Kiel.Brinckmann was a lifetime member in the association Kieler SG 1884. Between 1921 and 1949 he participated eight times in German championships. He celebrated his greatest success in 1927 with the tournament in Berlin, where he took first place ahead of considerable masters such as Aron Nimzowitsch, Efim Bogoljubow and Friedrich Sämisch

Was a Scottish footballer who played as a striker. Burnett began his career in the mid 1940s with Du

Was a Scottish footballer who played as a striker. Burnett began his career in the mid 1940s with Dundee United, featuring in just one match before heading south to join Barrow. At the end of the decade, Burnett had a brief spell with Lincoln City, although it is not known where his career headed after this.

Is a retired Puerto Rican professional basketball player. He is the first Puerto Rican national to p

Is a retired Puerto Rican professional basketball player. He is the first Puerto Rican national to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Lee played in the NCAA, NBA, and National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico (BSN). He played for the Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Los Angeles Lakers while in the NBA. Lee was a member of the Puerto Rican national basketball team, including the 1976 Puerto Rican squad that came close to defeating the United States. Most notably, Lee was selected as the Most Outstanding Player at the 1977 Final Four where he led the Marquette Warriors to the school's first national championship.

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1888 and 1898. Charlesworth played three match

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1888 and 1898. Charlesworth played three matches for Derbyshire in 1888, the first of the seasons when they lost first class status and made little impression. Charlesworth reappeared for Derbyshire in the 1898 season, making his first-class debut against Essex. Charlesworth was a lower-order/tailend batsman and played ten innings in seven first class matches with an average of 10.22 and a top score of 23. He bowled sixty balls at the cost of 47 runs without taking a wicket.

Was a Danish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s. He won a silver medal in the K-2 500 m ev

Was a Danish sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s. He won a silver medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1948 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in London.Christensen competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics, also held in London, finishing fourth in the K-2 10000 m event.

Was an English cricketer who played for Surrey. He was born in Southwark and died in "Aperfield Cour

Was an English cricketer who played for Surrey. He was born in Southwark and died in "Aperfield Court",Sevenoaks, Kent, England. Christy made a single first-class appearance, in 1857, against Cambridgeshire. Batting as a tailender, he scored a duck in each innings in which he batted.

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1851 to 1863. He was mainl

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1851 to 1863. He was mainly associated with Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club and made 55 known appearances in first-class matches. Clarke was the son of William Clarke and he played for the All-England Eleven, founded by his father, from 1851 until his retirement. He made 10 appearances for the North in the North v South series and was a member of the English cricket team in Australia in 1863–64 led by his Nottinghamshire colleague George Parr. Clarke retired from cricket when the tour ended.

Was a Belgian champion cyclist.He won Milan-Sanremo and Liège-Bastogne-Liège in 1956, the Ronde va

Was a Belgian champion cyclist.He won Milan-Sanremo and Liège-Bastogne-Liège in 1956, the Ronde van Vlaanderen, Paris-Roubaix and Paris-Tours in 1957, and again Liège-Bastogne-Liège in 1958 and 1959.He went on to become a team manager, then a spokesman fo

Was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire. He was born in Brixworth and died in Bedfo

Was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire. He was born in Brixworth and died in Bedford. Dickens made four Minor Counties Championship appearances between 1898 and 1902, prior to Northamptonshire's entry into first-class cricket in 1905.

Was an Australian tennis player, born in Christchurch, New Zealand. He won the doubles title at the

Was an Australian tennis player, born in Christchurch, New Zealand. He won the doubles title at the Australasian Championships, the future Australian Open, alongside Fred Alexander in 1908. He also reached the singles finals at the tournament that year, l

Was an English footballer who played as a right-back.Earl was born in Earlsfield, London and joined

Was an English footballer who played as a right-back.Earl was born in Earlsfield, London and joined West Ham United from Summerstown in 1925, and made a total of 181 League appearances for the East London club between 1925 and 1933. He went on to play for Streatham Town and later for French team Souchaux.

Was an English footballer.Haynes started out at Oxford City before joining Arsenal aged 21 in 1928.

Was an English footballer.Haynes started out at Oxford City before joining Arsenal aged 21 in 1928. A half back, he spent six seasons at Arsenal but only played 29 first-team games; however these coincided with the start of the club's first period of success under Herbert Chapman.

Was a Romanian football player and figure skater of German ethnicity. As a footballer, he played for

Was a Romanian football player and figure skater of German ethnicity. As a footballer, he played for Romania at 1930 FIFA World Cup , while as a figure skater he participated at the 1936 Winter Olympic Games. Alfred was also a successful figure skater. At

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent. He was born and died in Ash-Next-Ridley. Elcome made a

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent. He was born and died in Ash-Next-Ridley. Elcome made a single first-class appearance for the team, in 1862, against Yorkshire.

Was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Is a Cameroonian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.Together with Serge Mbegomo, Claude Touk

Is a Cameroonian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.Together with Serge Mbegomo, Claude Toukene and Joseph Batangdon he finished seventh in the 4 x 100 m relay final at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.

Is a Nigerian footballer. He plays for Tianjin Teda. Emoefe started his career at Julius Berger, and

Is a Nigerian footballer. He plays for Tianjin Teda. Emoefe started his career at Julius Berger, and played there until 2003, joined Grasshopper Club Zürich in 2003 to 2004 June. He moved to Singapore to play the 2006–07 season for Gombak United but returned to Switzerland to play the 2007–08 season for SR Delémont. He was signed by FC Wohlen on 18 August 2008.

Was an English cricketer. Evans was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Evans m

Was an English cricketer. Evans was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Evans made his first-class debut for the Royal Navy against the Army in 1914 at Lord's. In 1919 Evans made his debut for Hampshire against Surrey. From 1919 to 19

Was a Norwegian Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.

Was a Norwegian Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics.

Was a West Indian cricketer who toured England in 1906 and was a member of the Trinidad team from 18

Was a West Indian cricketer who toured England in 1906 and was a member of the Trinidad team from 1896-97 when aged 19 to 1931-32 when he was 54. He was a hard hitting right-handed batsman. He was educated at Queen's Royal College in Trinidad where he ex

Was a cricketer who played for Gloucestershire and once for England.

Was a cricketer who played for Gloucestershire and once for England.

Was an English sportsman who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University and represented Eng

Was an English sportsman who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University and represented England at rugby union. A right arm medium pace bowler and handy lower order batsman, Hind played most of his cricket for Cambridge but also appeared in a fir

Was a professional footballer from the North East of England who won the 1899 and 1902 FA Cup finals

Was a professional footballer from the North East of England who won the 1899 and 1902 FA Cup finals with Sheffield United.Priest was born in Guisborough and played for Darlington and South Bank before joining Sheffield United in 1896. He made his debut for The Blades in the Football League First Division in the 1896-97 season, playing mainly as outside left, and helped United win the Football League championship in 1897-98.

Played in one first-class cricket match for Somerset in the 1905 season. An amateur who batted in th

Played in one first-class cricket match for Somerset in the 1905 season. An amateur who batted in the lower order, Trestrail was picked for the Somerset match against Lancashire at Taunton.