Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in two Tests in 1947-48.

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in two Tests in 1947-48.

Was a professional American football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). He play

Was a professional American football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). He played at Nebraska Wesleyan University and then at the University of Nebraska, where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He graduated from Nebraska in 1916

Is a Canadian heavyweight boxer of Haitian descent.Stiverne was Canadian superheavyweight silver med

Is a Canadian heavyweight boxer of Haitian descent.Stiverne was Canadian superheavyweight silver medallist in 2005. In 2003 and 2004 he won bronze. In international competition he beat Robert Helenius (points) and David Price (boxer) (KO). His record was

A Chilean chess master, born in San Bernardo, Chile. She was a Women's World Championship challenger

A Chilean chess master, born in San Bernardo, Chile. She was a Women's World Championship challenger at Buenos Aires 1939, where she took 3rd, behind Vera Menchik and Sonja Graf.

Was an automobile racer and pioneer. He was born on a farm on the outskirts of Wauseon, Ohio. He was

Was an automobile racer and pioneer. He was born on a farm on the outskirts of Wauseon, Ohio. He was the first man to drive a car at 60 miles per hour (96 km/h) on an oval. His accomplishments led to the expression "Who do you think you are? Barney Oldfield?"

Is a Filipino featherweight boxer. He is currently the holder of the WBC International Featherweight

Is a Filipino featherweight boxer. He is currently the holder of the WBC International Featherweight Crown.[citation needed] Concepcion resides in Viga, Catanduanes, Philippines. Being from a boxing-orientated family, he trained from a young age. He turned professional at the age of 16.

Is a Polish former cross country skier who competed in the early 1990s. She finished eighth in the 4

Is a Polish former cross country skier who competed in the early 1990s. She finished eighth in the 4 x 5 km relay at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. In 1993 she was 7th in the 30 km race during world championships in Falun.

Is a Hungarian handball player. She plays for the Békéscsabai Elore NKSE, and for the Hungarian wo

Is a Hungarian handball player. She plays for the Békéscsabai Elore NKSE, and for the Hungarian women's national handball team. Bódi was a former player of the Danish club Randers HK.

is a Hungarian handball player.She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and finished 5th

is a Hungarian handball player.She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and finished 5th with the Hungarian team.

Is a French sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. She won a bronze medal

Is a French sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. She won a bronze medal in the K-2 5000 m event at the 1991 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Paris.

Is a former field hockey player from Canada, who represented her native country at the 1992 Summer O

Is a former field hockey player from Canada, who represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. The Canadian National Team finished seventh in the competition.

Is a professional women's basketball center with the Indiana Fever of the WNBA. Ngoyisa is from the

Is a professional women's basketball center with the Indiana Fever of the WNBA. Ngoyisa is from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She was drafted with the 11th pick in the 2006 WNBA Expansion draft by the Sky from the San Antonio Silver Stars, where s

Is a former Swiss alpine skier. In the 1970s, Zurbriggen won seven World Cup races: five in Downhill

Is a former Swiss alpine skier. In the 1970s, Zurbriggen won seven World Cup races: five in Downhill, one in Giant Slalom and one in Alpine Combined. She competed at three Winter Olympics between 1972 and 1980, with a seventh position in the Women's Downh

Was a Croatian football player. Bernard Vukas played as a left winger and is mostly remembered for h

Was a Croatian football player. Bernard Vukas played as a left winger and is mostly remembered for his extraordinary dribbling ability. In 2000, he was voted by the Croatian Football Federation as the best Croatian player of all Time, and in a poll by Vecernji List, he was voted the best Croatian athlete of the 20th century. Vukas started his career in the youth ranks of Concordia Zagreb.

Was a Dutch sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the Dutch boat O

Was a Dutch sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the Dutch boat Oranje, which won the gold medal in the 6½ metre class (1919 rating).

Was an English first class cricketer for Surrey County Cricket Club. Playing for the Surrey club Eas

Was an English first class cricketer for Surrey County Cricket Club. Playing for the Surrey club East Molesey for the earlier part of his career, he was a right-handed batsman and leg break bowler. Constable had a long first class career, playing from 1939 until 1964. This period took in Surrey's seven successive County Championship wins from 1952 to 1958, to which he made a valuable contribution. He scored 18849 runs in first-class cricket at an average of 30.45, including 27 centuries. In his 434 matches for Surrey his highest innings was 205 not out against Somerset at The Oval in 1952.

Was an outstanding American tennis player in the mid-20th century, who later became a winning colleg

Was an outstanding American tennis player in the mid-20th century, who later became a winning college tennis coach. Bartzen attended the College of William & Mary, where the left-hander posted a 50–0 singles record. He also won the NCAA doubles title with

Is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the San Francisco Giants (1970-72)

Is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the San Francisco Giants (1970-72) and San Diego Padres (1974).Williams played in a total of 102 major league games in parts of four seasons, batting .192 with four home runs and 15 RBI in 172 at bats. In addition to his appearances in the outfield he was often used as a pinch hitter. Unfortunately, he never came close to achieving the success which he had displayed in the minor leagues. Of his four home runs, two were pinch hits.

Is an Ivorian born French football player. He currently plays for White Star Woluwé F.C.He was part

Is an Ivorian born French football player. He currently plays for White Star Woluwé F.C.He was part of Paris SG squad at the 1996 UEFA Super Cup.

Is a football player from Ghana, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the bronze med

Is a football player from Ghana, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Is a French Olympic fencer.

Is a French Olympic fencer.

Was a former English professional player of snooker and English billiards, who competed in the late

Was a former English professional player of snooker and English billiards, who competed in the late 1960s and 1970s, and was a professional player for nearly 30 years, although he spent most of his latter playing years in relative obscurity well down the

Was an American professional boxer. Known as "The Bull", Benton turned pro in 1981 and won the WBC c

Was an American professional boxer. Known as "The Bull", Benton turned pro in 1981 and won the WBC cruiserweight title with a decision win over Alfonso Ratcliff in 1985. He lost the belt in his first defense to Carlos De León via decision the following ye

Is a French former professional football (soccer) player.

Is a French former professional football (soccer) player.

Was a Polish soccer player, who is most famous for his 1960s performances in both Legia Warsaw and t

Was a Polish soccer player, who is most famous for his 1960s performances in both Legia Warsaw and the Polish National Team.Between 1960 and 1971 he was capped 36 times for Poland, scoring three goals.[1] In 1972 he moved to France, where he played for FC Metz till 1974.