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Was a Belgian football player. Six is mainly remembered for his goal-scoringIn 1912, Six left Cercle

Was a Belgian football player. Six is mainly remembered for his goal-scoringIn 1912, Six left Cercle for Union SG. Due to Union SG not keeping their promises about a job for him - professional footballers were unheard of at that time - he moved to Olympique Lillois, a predecessor of Lille OSC. That season he became the first Belgian football player to become a champion in a foreign country.

Was a political activist and cricketer. Roberts excelled in both soccer and cricket and, upon the re

Was a political activist and cricketer. Roberts excelled in both soccer and cricket and, upon the recommendation of cricket great Sir Everton Weekes, he was awarded a scholarship to Queen's Royal College in Trinidad and Tobago. It was during this period t

Was an American basketball player in the Euroleague famous for his tremendous scoring ability.Ford w

Was an American basketball player in the Euroleague famous for his tremendous scoring ability.Ford was a high school star player for Amanda Elzy High School in Greenwood, Mississippi. Upon entering college, Ford led the entire NCAA in freshman scoring in 1989-1990 with a 29.9 point per game average. His sophomore year, he averaged 32.9 points per game, second only to Bo Kimble of Loyola Marymount University. His 3,165 career points are 4th all time behind Pete Maravich, Freeman Williams, and Lionel Simmons.

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Houston Rockets in the

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Houston Rockets in the 1st round (20th overall) of the 1986 NBA Draft. A 6'7" forward from the University of Alabama, Johnson played in 7 NBA seasons from 1986 to 1993. He played for the Rockets from 1986-1992 and for the Washington Bullets during the 1992-93 season. Johnson graduated from Hayes High School in Birmingham, Alabama. Johnson's best year as a pro came during the 1990-91 season as a member of the Rockets when he appeared in 82 games and averaged 14.8 ppg. In his NBA career, Johnson played in 505 games and scored a total of 4,617 points.

Is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played eleven times for the Ireland cricket

Is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played eleven times for the Ireland cricket team between 1971 and 1975 including two first-class matches against Scotland. Alfie Linehan first played for Ireland in August 1971, making his debut aga

Was an American oil multi-millionaire, real estate developer, philanthropist, and champion tennis pl

Was an American oil multi-millionaire, real estate developer, philanthropist, and champion tennis player. The westside Los Angeles residential community of Bel-Air is named after him. Bell was a native and lifelong resident of Los Angeles whose family had

Was a Albanian professional football central defender with Flamurtari during the seventies and eight

Was a Albanian professional football central defender with Flamurtari during the seventies and eighties. He will be remembered for a goal against FK Partizan, which helped qualify Flamurtari in the UEFA Cup in the 1987-1988 season. Taho played for the Albania national football team.

Is an international cricketer who made 18 One Day International appearances for South Africa nationa

Is an international cricketer who made 18 One Day International appearances for South Africa national women's cricket team between 1997 and 1999.

Is a female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who played at the 2005 FIVB U20 Volleybal

Is a female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who played at the 2005 FIVB U20 Volleyball World Championship in Ankara, Turkey. Her team finished in 9th place. She played as opposite and wore the #16 jersey.

Was a football defender and a World Champion for Brazil in the 1962 World Cup.He has spent his entir

Was a football defender and a World Champion for Brazil in the 1962 World Cup.He has spent his entire career at one club (Fluminense), for which he played 551 games, scoring twice. He was called “magro” (slim) because he was skinny and despite his modest physical appearance, was a tough tackler and tremendous marker.

Is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Romanian second league side FC Pr

Is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Romanian second league side FC Progresul Bucuresti. Martins transferred from Guarani Esporte Clube-CE to FC National Bucuresti in October 2006. He made three appearances for National in L

A Turkish football player as midfielder. He is currently playing for Rizespor with 10 number.

A Turkish football player as midfielder. He is currently playing for Rizespor with 10 number.

Is a Swiss football forward who currently plays for FC Lucerne in the Swiss Super League.

Is a Swiss football forward who currently plays for FC Lucerne in the Swiss Super League.

Is a Turkish professional basketball player of Fenerbahçe Ülker.

Is a Turkish professional basketball player of Fenerbahçe Ülker.

Was an American sportswoman who became the first African-American woman to be a competitor on the wo

Was an American sportswoman who became the first African-American woman to be a competitor on the world tennis tour and the first to win a Grand Slam title in 1956. She is sometimes referred to as "the Jackie Robinson of tennis" for breaking the "color barrier." Gibson was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Is a Jamaican international basketball and netball player. Byfield has represented Jamaica in both s

Is a Jamaican international basketball and netball player. Byfield has represented Jamaica in both sports, and is a current member of the Jamaican netball team. Byfield played basketball at Midland in the 2001–02 Western Junior College Athletic Conference

Is a former Jamaica soccer striker. Following graduation, he moved to Portugal where he spent a sin

Is a former Jamaica soccer striker. Following graduation, he moved to Portugal where he spent a single season with Torreense. In 1995, he moved to French club Stade Brest. He also spent time with the North Jersey Imperials of the USISL. On March 11, 1998, Butler signed a one year contract with the Cleveland Crunch of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL). He played four games at the end of the 1997-1998 season, then retired. The Jamaican national team successfully qualified for the World Cup, but manager Renê Simões dropped Butler from the team before the tournament for two reasons. In 2007, Butler was named the head soccer coach at Oratory Preparatory School in Summit, New Jersey. Butler coached the team to a 11-6 season and their first appearance in the NJSIAA State Championships since the 1990s.

Is an Albanian footballer who is the goalkeeper of Alki Larnaca.Hidi currently plays in the Ukrainia

Is an Albanian footballer who is the goalkeeper of Alki Larnaca.Hidi currently plays in the Ukrainian Premier League with FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih. He started off his career at his hometown club, SK Tirana, in 1998. But after very few appearance for the club he was loaned out to KS Bylis Ballsh. After making a huge impact at KS Bylis Ballsh he returned to SK Tirana to compete for the number 1 shirt. He signed for the Ukrainian club FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih in August 2007. He has also earned 5 caps for Albania national football team since making his debut in 2005.

Is an Albanian football player. The defender currently plays for KS Flamurtari Vlorë.

Is an Albanian football player. The defender currently plays for KS Flamurtari Vlorë.

Is an Albanian footballer currently playing for Sansovino, on loan from Chievo Verona. He signed for

Is an Albanian footballer currently playing for Sansovino, on loan from Chievo Verona. He signed for Chievo on January 31, 2007, from Italian Serie C1/B team Ancona. He is 179 cm and weighs 70 kg.

Is a South African football (soccer) striker for Premier Soccer League club Platinum Stars and South

Is a South African football (soccer) striker for Premier Soccer League club Platinum Stars and South Africa.Previous clubs: Moroka Swallows, Golden Arrows, Manning Rangers, Mamelodi Sundowns, AmaZulu, Mother City, Cape Town Spurs, Hellenic

Was an American football running back.After attending Ohio State University, he joined the Akron Pro

Was an American football running back.After attending Ohio State University, he joined the Akron Pros of the National Football League, and played a total of 14 games for the team in the 1923 and 1924 seasons, earning first-team All-Pro honors in 1923.

Is an American professional basketball player, formerly in the National Basketball.He was selected 5

Is an American professional basketball player, formerly in the National Basketball.He was selected 50th overall in the 2001 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns. He played with the Suns from 2001 to 2003, and then with the Houston Rockets in the 2003-04 NBA season.

Is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the

Is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1st round (21st overall) of the 1981 NBA Draft. A 7'0" power forward-center from Arizona State University, Lister played in 16 NBA seasons for 5 different teams. He played for the Bucks, Seattle SuperSonics, Golden State Warriors, Boston Celtics and his final 7 games with the Portland Trail Blazers wearing jersey #53 his entire career.

Is an English professional footballer currently playing for Leyton Orient in England's Football Leag

Is an English professional footballer currently playing for Leyton Orient in England's Football League One.Thelwell is a defender who signed for Hull City on June 13, 2003 by then manager Peter Taylor after being released from Tottenham Hotspur. Thelwell had made 18 league appearances in his time at Spurs.