Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Was an American boxer.

Was an American boxer.

Represented New Zealand as a featherweight boxer at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games in London. He foug

Represented New Zealand as a featherweight boxer at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games in London. He fought E, R. Johnson (USA) in match #4. Johnson winner by TKO round three. Goslin was chosen as part of the Wellington boxing team to fight the US Marines in 1

Was a professional ice hockey player who played eight games in the National Hockey League. Born in O

Was a professional ice hockey player who played eight games in the National Hockey League. Born in Oak Park, Illinois, he played for the New York Americans.

Is a former freestyle BMX rider turned artist and business executive.He began biking in his high sch

Is a former freestyle BMX rider turned artist and business executive.He began biking in his high school sophomore year when he ran out of money riding dirt bikes. His father bought him a Honda 100 and he stripped the bike down to compete in motorcycle rac

Was a footballer in the 1970s and 1980s, notably with Wolves, Port Vale, Queens Park Rangers and Lei

Was a footballer in the 1970s and 1980s, notably with Wolves, Port Vale, Queens Park Rangers and Leicester City.Bob played for QPR in the 1982 FA Cup Final against Tottenham Hotspur. Perhaps his most impressive performance came in the semi-final against West Bromwich Albion where he marked Cyrille Regis out of the game.

Is a footballer who played all his career as a goalkeeper for Huddersfield Town.

Is a footballer who played all his career as a goalkeeper for Huddersfield Town.

Was a leading footballer in the 1880s and 1890s. He was an England international and was a member of

Was a leading footballer in the 1880s and 1890s. He was an England international and was a member of the Preston North End side that became famous as "The Invincibles".

Was a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Huddersfield Town.

Was a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Huddersfield Town.

Is an American professional water skier. His five world slalom records, coupled with five world slal

Is an American professional water skier. His five world slalom records, coupled with five world slalom titles, rank LaPoint as one of the most successful slalom skiers of all time. In 1994, for the second year in a row, former world slalom water ski champ

Was a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder during the 1950s, 1960s & 1970s.

Was a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder during the 1950s, 1960s & 1970s.

Was an English footballer who played for Sunderland as a forward.He began his career with Leicester

Was an English footballer who played for Sunderland as a forward.He began his career with Leicester City in 1971 and made 63 league appearances with 17 goals.[1] While at Leicster he had a short loan spell with Doncaster Rovers from 1974 to 1975 making 14 appearances with four goals.

Is a former American football player in the NFL and photographer. He is considered one of the greate

Is a former American football player in the NFL and photographer. He is considered one of the greatest defensive linemen in NFL history.A two-time All-Southwest Conference pick and a consensus All-American while at Texas Christian University (TCU).

Was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1977.MacLeod

Was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1977.MacLeod also played professional basketball for the Chicago Bruins of the National Basketball League.[1]

Is a Belgian sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s.

Is a Belgian sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s.

Was an Australian professional tennis player.

Was an Australian professional tennis player.

Was an early twentieth century Scottish-Canadian football (soccer) fullback. He played professionall

Was an early twentieth century Scottish-Canadian football (soccer) fullback. He played professionally in Canada, England, Scotland, Ireland and the United States in addition to earning two caps with the Scottish national team in 1931.

Was a professional footballer who played for Inverness Caledonian, Tottenham Hotspur and Clapton Ori

Was a professional footballer who played for Inverness Caledonian, Tottenham Hotspur and Clapton Orient. McDonald joined the Spurs from Inverness Caledonian in 1919. The full back made a total of 125 appearances in all competitions in his time at White Hart Lane. The highlight of his Tottenham career was to be a member of the winning 1921 FA Cup Final team. He moved to Clapton Orient in 1927 and went on to play a further 37 matches

Was a professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association from 1960 to 1962. He wa

Was a professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association from 1960 to 1962. He was a point guard and during the course of his short career he played for the New York Knicks, Philadelphia Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers. He was 6' 1" and 170 lbs and attended Northeast Catholic High School and Saint Joseph's University prior to being drafted by the New York Knicks in the 1960 NBA Draft.

Was an American boxer from Philadelphia. He was born in Sumter, South Carolina.

Was an American boxer from Philadelphia. He was born in Sumter, South Carolina.

American light heavyweight boxer who fought from 1945 to 1954. He was born Edwin Lee Conarty in Flag

American light heavyweight boxer who fought from 1945 to 1954. He was born Edwin Lee Conarty in Flagler, Colorado, but fought out of San Diego, California. Murphy, who was a southpaw, made the Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time.

Was a former professional footballer who played as a striker for many English clubs during the 1970s

Was a former professional footballer who played as a striker for many English clubs during the 1970s & 1980s.

Was the oldest of the four Nilsson brothers and one of the greatest relievers in the history of Aust

Was the oldest of the four Nilsson brothers and one of the greatest relievers in the history of Australian baseball leagues. Bob's brother Dave Nilsson was the first Australian All-Star in MLB, his brother Gary Nilsson played in the minors and Ron Nilsson

Is a Nigeria national football team international footballer, who currently plays for Calabar Rovers

Is a Nigeria national football team international footballer, who currently plays for Calabar Rovers in the second level Nigeria National League. Osim missed the 2007 season with Heartland because of nagging injuries before being signed to the resurrected Rovers for the 2008/09 season, the team he began his career with.

Is a writer, actor, public speaker, civil rights activist and former professional bodybuilder. Paris

Is a writer, actor, public speaker, civil rights activist and former professional bodybuilder. Paris was the 1983 NPC American National and IFBB World Bodybuilding Champion, Mr. Universe. In 2006, Flex Magazine ranked Bob Paris the most aesthetic athlete

Is a tall football striker (1m96) from Belgium, who started his professional career for Lierse S.K.

Is a tall football striker (1m96) from Belgium, who started his professional career for Lierse S.K. in the 1992-1993 season. After five years he moved to Dutch club Roda JC, who sold him in 2000 to Vitesse Arnhem. After three years Peeters was transferred to Millwall FC. In 2005 he moved back to Belgium, playing for KRC Genk (2005-2006) and Lierse SK (2006-). During the 2000 UEFA European Football Championship, during which he was injured, he was a journalist who interviewed people for television.