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Is a South African first class cricketer for the Warriors. A left-handed batsman, he has made over 4

Is a South African first class cricketer for the Warriors. A left-handed batsman, he has made over 4000 first class runs and has a highest score of 197. He is of no relation to South African domestic cricketer Davey Jacobs. In his career he has played for

Is a Dutch bobsledder. Klaassen started with international bobsleigh competitions in 2005 and theref

Is a Dutch bobsledder. Klaassen started with international bobsleigh competitions in 2005 and therefor was not yet part of Arend Glas's team that participated at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. However, from 2005 on his skills improved fast an

Is an Austrian footballer, currently playing for SV Kapfenberg.Kozelsky played for lower league side

Is an Austrian footballer, currently playing for SV Kapfenberg.Kozelsky played for lower league sides Liebenfels and Bleiburg before joining Austrian Football Bundesliga outfit FC Kärnten for the second half of the 2002-2003 season

Is a German correspondence chess Grandmaster. In a correspondence match lasting many months, he won

Is a German correspondence chess Grandmaster. In a correspondence match lasting many months, he won two games and drew a third against Hydra, the most powerful chess supercomputer in the world at that time (2005). Nickel, who achieved his grandmaster titl

Is a retired German professional football player who played in Germany for Hertha BSC, Hamburger SV

Is a retired German professional football player who played in Germany for Hertha BSC, Hamburger SV and FC St. Pauli, in South Africa for Hellenic FC, in the Netherlands for Ajax, and in North America for Chicago Sting, Toronto Blizzard and Vancouver Whit

A Dutch football player who last played for NAC Breda. Van Zwam is a goalkeeper who was born in Bene

A Dutch football player who last played for NAC Breda. Van Zwam is a goalkeeper who was born in Beneden-Leeuwen and made his debut in professional football playing for the Fortuna Sittard squad in the 1992. He also played for Júbilo Iwata in the J. League between 2000 and 2003 before joining NAC Breda.

A Dutch football coach who most recently was employed as the head coach of the Kazakhstan national f

A Dutch football coach who most recently was employed as the head coach of the Kazakhstan national football team. He worked for the Royal Netherlands Football Association as a youth coach, before taking up a dual role in being the coach of Estonian club FC Flora Tallinn and the Estonia national football team. After the end of his contract, he joined Eredivisie club FC Utrecht as a technical director, before going to Kazakhstan in 2005. At the same time he coached FC Astana for the 2006 season, winning the Kazakhstan Super League title. He was sacked as manager of Kazakhstan in September 2008.

Sidebottom switched to a cricketing career, and first played for Yorkshire in 1973, but did not win

Sidebottom switched to a cricketing career, and first played for Yorkshire in 1973, but did not win his cap till 1980. Test match cricket seemed to have passed him by when he went to South Africa as part of the rebel tour led by Graham Gooch in 1982, which also earned him a three-year Test ban. He also played for Orange Free State. After the ban ended, he was a surprise call up for the Trent Bridge Test in 1985, where he took 1 for 65 before limping off injured. His only wicket was that of Bob Holland. Sidebottom himself admitted that his Test selection came when he was past his prime [4].

Was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1930s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at

Was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1930s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Is a former English first-class cricketer, first for Surrey and subsequently for Sussex. A wicketkee

Is a former English first-class cricketer, first for Surrey and subsequently for Sussex. A wicketkeeper and left-handed batsman, Long finished his 20 year career with 1046 victims from his 452 games. He was a member of the Surrey side that won the County

Is a retired German football player. He spent 9 seasons in the Bundesliga with SV Werder Bremen.

Is a retired German football player. He spent 9 seasons in the Bundesliga with SV Werder Bremen.

Is a former field hockey player from The Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch National Team th

Is a former field hockey player from The Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch National Team that finished sixth in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Den Hartog earned a total number of 109 caps, scoring seventeen goals, in the years 1979-1985

Is a Swiss skier and skiing instructor. Andenmatten was winner of the first classical glacier downhi

Is a Swiss skier and skiing instructor. Andenmatten was winner of the first classical glacier downhill skiing from the Allalinhorn down to Saas-Fee in 1946 (time: 8:07 min.). As a soldier he participated in the demonstration event, military patrol. He had

Was a Polish–French chess master.At the beginning of the 20th century, he left Warsaw for Paris. H

Was a Polish–French chess master.At the beginning of the 20th century, he left Warsaw for Paris. He won a match against Adolphe Silbert (3 : 1) at Paris (La Régence) 1907;[1] won, ahead of Weinstein, at Paris 1909; took 12th at Abbazia 1912 (Rudolf Spielmann won); drew a mini match with José Raúl Capablanca (1 : 1) in 1913, and lost a match to him (0 : 2) in 1914, both in Paris.

Was a Belgian football (soccer) goalkeeper.He played his entire career (1929-1938) at Daring. He was

Was a Belgian football (soccer) goalkeeper.He played his entire career (1929-1938) at Daring. He was in the Belgium national football team squads in 1930, 1934 and 1938 FIFA World Cups and played 3 matches in the 1930 and 1938 editions.

Was a Soviet Olympic fencer.

Was a Soviet Olympic fencer.

Is a Honduran football defender. He currently plays for Platense in Liga Nacional de Honduras. He wa

Is a Honduran football defender. He currently plays for Platense in Liga Nacional de Honduras. He was also regular called up for the Honduran national team until 2000. He retired in 2008 and became assistant coach for Nahum Espinoza at Platense.

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'9" center from the Ohio State University. He led the Buc

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'9" center from the Ohio State University. He led the Buckeyes to two straight Final Four appearances.

Is a American sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. He was disqualified in the repechage ro

Is a American sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. He was disqualified in the repechage round of the C-2 1000 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.

Is a Trinidad and Tobago football player, who plays as a midfielder for United Petrotrin in the TT P

Is a Trinidad and Tobago football player, who plays as a midfielder for United Petrotrin in the TT Pro League. He went to school at Malick Senior Comprehensive in Trinidad. Most of his career has been spent in his homeland in the TT Pro League but Dwarika

Was a Dutch chess master.He took 8th at The Hague 1878 (A. Polak Daniels won),[2] took 5th at Utrech

Was a Dutch chess master.He took 8th at The Hague 1878 (A. Polak Daniels won),[2] took 5th at Utrecht 1886 (NED-ch, his brother Dirk won), took 3rd, behind Rudolf Loman and Dirk van Foreest, at Rotterdam 1888 (NED-ch), and took 8th at Amsterdam 1889 (it, Amos Burn won).

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1934 to 1950. He played his debut game for D

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1934 to 1950. He played his debut game for Derbyshire against Leicestershire in August 1934, which was his only game in the 1934 season when he scored 7 and 0.

Was an American football defensive tackle. He went to four Pro Bowls, but with only a six-year tenur

Was an American football defensive tackle. He went to four Pro Bowls, but with only a six-year tenure in the AAFC and NFL, his career is one of the shortest of any Pro Football Hall of Fame member.

Was a world-renowned figure skating coach.He was head coach at the Richmond Ice Rink from 1938 and w

Was a world-renowned figure skating coach.He was head coach at the Richmond Ice Rink from 1938 and was made director in 1964 until its demolition in 1992. He headed a team of up to 28 full-time teachers training skaters from all over the world, discoveri

Was a cricketer who played for Yorkshire in 1938 and for Derbyshire between 1950 and 1960, scoring o

Was a cricketer who played for Yorkshire in 1938 and for Derbyshire between 1950 and 1960, scoring over 15,000 runs in first class cricket. He also played as a footballer, playing eight games for York City in 1938. Hamer began at Yorkshire in 1937 in the