Sports Person Famous Names

Was an English professional boxer who began his career at featherweight in 1925 and finished as a mi

Was an English professional boxer who began his career at featherweight in 1925 and finished as a middleweight in 1936. He had at least 222[1] professional contests, including one for the British middleweight title in 1933, where he lost by a tenth round

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1924 and 1925 and for Scotland in 1937. He mad

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1924 and 1925 and for Scotland in 1937. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1924 season. In his opening match against Northamptonshire he took three wickets and a catch and scored 13 in his second innings. He played three more matches for the county that season and seven games in the 1925 season. Ackroyd subsequently moved to Scotland where he played for West of Scotland against the Australians in 1926 and for another Scotland team against the Australians in 1930. He represented Scotland in one first-class match against Yorkshire in 1937. Ackroyd was a right-arm medium-fast bowler and took 20 first class wickets with an average of 35.35 and a best performance of 4 for 63. He was a right-handed batsman and played 20 innings in twelve first class matches with an average of 4.15 and a top score of 15.

Was a British tennis player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.

Was a British tennis player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.

Was an Australian cricketer who played eight Test matches as a specialist batsman between 1929 and 1

Was an Australian cricketer who played eight Test matches as a specialist batsman between 1929 and 1931. A teenage prodigy, he played first grade cricket at only 15 years of age and was selected for New South Wales at 17. In 1929, aged 19, Jackson made his Test debut against England, scoring 164 runs in the first innings to become the youngest player to score a Test century. Test debut (cap 130) 1 February 1929 v England, Last Test 14 February 1931 v West Indies.

Was an African-American athlete and teacher, winner of 400 meter run at the 1936 Summer Olympics.Wil

Was an African-American athlete and teacher, winner of 400 meter run at the 1936 Summer Olympics.Williams attended San Mateo Junior College (now College of San Mateo). His coach, Dr. Oliver Byrd, was instrumental in preparing him for future achievements. Soon Williams transferred to the University of California, Berkeley to become a mechanical engineer and he continued to run track.

English middleweight boxer. He had 63 fights, including one for the British middleweight title in 19

English middleweight boxer. He had 63 fights, including one for the British middleweight title in 1933,

Was a West Indian cricketer who toured England in 1906. He was a right arm fast bowler. Although rai

Was a West Indian cricketer who toured England in 1906. He was a right arm fast bowler. Although raised in Barbados he found few opportunities there and moved to Trinidad in 1896 to serve as groundsman to Queen's Park Cricket Club in Port-of-Spain. In 189

Was an English cricketer who played for Sussex. He was born in Horsted Keynes and died in Cuckfield.

Was an English cricketer who played for Sussex. He was born in Horsted Keynes and died in Cuckfield. Blaber made two first-class appearances, both in University matches, for the side - the first in 1890 and the second in 1894. He picked up just one wicket with the ball in 25 overs of batting. Twenty-eight of the twenty-nine runs he scored in first-class cricket came when he was pushed further up the order to bat alongside three-time Test batsman Harry Butt.

Was a British Peer. The son of Archibald Acheson, 3rd Earl of Gosford, he succeeded to the earldom u

Was a British Peer. The son of Archibald Acheson, 3rd Earl of Gosford, he succeeded to the earldom upon the death of his father in 1864. Since there are two United Kingdom peerages subsumed in that Irish Earldom, he was entitled to an automatic seat in th

Was an English cricketer. Campbell made a single first-class appearance for pre-county club Hampshir

Was an English cricketer. Campbell made a single first-class appearance for pre-county club Hampshire against Nottinghamshire. In the match Campbell was dismissed for a duck in Hampshire's first innings by William Clarke and remained unbeaten on 0 in Hampshire's second innings, with Hampshire losing by 39 runs.

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Preston North End, Nort

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Preston North End, Northampton Town and Birmingham City, and in the Scottish Football League for Heart of Midlothian. He played as a forward.

Was an English cricketer, who played for England and Lancashire. His best first-class cricket score

Was an English cricketer, who played for England and Lancashire. His best first-class cricket score was his 424 for Lancashire against Somerset at Taunton in 1895, then the highest first-class score and the first innings over 400 (the previous best was 34

Was a backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for three teams from 1951-52. Listed at

Was a backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for three teams from 1951-52. Listed at 6'0", 175 lb., Wilson batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Los Angeles, California.In 1951, Wilson was elected the International League MVP while playing for the Buffalo Bisons. He entered the majors late in the year with the New York Yankees, playing for them in part of two seasons before being traded along with Jackie Jensen and Spec Shea to the Washington Senators in the same transaction that brought Irv Noren to the Yankees. His stay in Washington was brief because he was sent to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Ken Wood.

Was a British Olympic fencer. He competed at three Olympic Games.

Was a British Olympic fencer. He competed at three Olympic Games.

Was a British Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1924 and 1948 Summer Olympics.

Was a British Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1924 and 1948 Summer Olympics.

Was an English professional golfer of the 1920s, who built a reputation as a formidable match play g

Was an English professional golfer of the 1920s, who built a reputation as a formidable match play golfer, in an era when many professionals made more money from "challenge" matches against fellow pros, or wealthy amateurs, than from tournament golf.

Was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played for Lancashire between 1906 and 1909. Hi

Was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played for Lancashire between 1906 and 1909. His brother Reginald played Test cricket for England. Spooner played twice for the Lancashire Second XI in 1902, and twice for Liverpool and District in 1904

Is an Australian football player, currently playing for Melbourne Victory in the Australian A-League

Is an Australian football player, currently playing for Melbourne Victory in the Australian A-League, where he holds the all time scoring record for most goals in one international match, 13, against American Samoa.

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1911 and 1931. Slater made his debut for

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1911 and 1931. Slater made his debut for the Derbyshire team in June 1911 in a win against Northamptonshire. After the First World War Slater played two games for Derbyshire in 1919 and one in 192

Was an English cricketer. Archie Fowler represented Middlesex County Cricket Club in 26 first-class

Was an English cricketer. Archie Fowler represented Middlesex County Cricket Club in 26 first-class matches between 1921 and 1930 and received his County Cap. He succeeded George Fenner as the County Coach at Middlesex during the mid 1930s and is remember

Is a retired Scottish footballer who played in the English Football League for Burnley, Bury, Halifa

Is a retired Scottish footballer who played in the English Football League for Burnley, Bury, Halifax Town, Brighton & Hove Albion, Exeter City, Leicester City, Peterborough United and Bradford City.

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur. Lyle, an inside right played one match f

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur. Lyle, an inside right played one match for Tottenham Hotspur in 1909.

Was an Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a goalkeeper. He was born in Chryston, Lanar

Was an Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a goalkeeper. He was born in Chryston, Lanarkshire. He played for Manchester United, Rangers, and Bury. He would also manage Albion Rovers at the end of his career.

Was an English former footballer who played for Preston, as well as earning one cap for the England

Was an English former footballer who played for Preston, as well as earning one cap for the England national team.

Was an English-born Scottish cricketer. He played in three first-class matches between 1929 and 1931

Was an English-born Scottish cricketer. He played in three first-class matches between 1929 and 1931, as a right-handed batsman and as a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He died in Oxford from blood poisoning at the age of 21.