Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Also Baron Ignaz von Kolisch (German) or báró Kolisch Ignác (Hungarian), was a merchant, journali

Also Baron Ignaz von Kolisch (German) or báró Kolisch Ignác (Hungarian), was a merchant, journalist and chess master with Jewish roots.

Was a merchant, journalist, and chess master with jewish roots.As a chess-player Kolisch soon became

Was a merchant, journalist, and chess master with jewish roots.As a chess-player Kolisch soon became known for his brilliant and aggressive style, but he was not a frequent participant in tournaments. In 1860 he won the first prize at the international tourney held at Cambridge, England; in 1861 he lost a match with Adolf Anderssen, the strongest player of the day, by one game only; the same year he drew a match with Louis Paulsen; and in 1867 at the Paris tournament he secured the leading position, defeating both Szymon Winawer and Wilhelm Steinitz.

Was a Belgian adventurer, aviator and car and motorboat racer. He was the first Belgian to fly an ai

Was a Belgian adventurer, aviator and car and motorboat racer. He was the first Belgian to fly an aircraft in 1908. He was also the first Belgian to receive a pilot license from the Belgian air club on 2 December 1909 and received a gold medal for the fir

Is a professional basketball player currently playing at point guard for the Golden State Warriors o

Is a professional basketball player currently playing at point guard for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association. Davis became a star at Crossroads School and UCLA. Baron was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets as the number three pick in the 1999 NBA Draft.

Is a former American Football center for the National Football League Oakland Raiders where he playe

Is a former American Football center for the National Football League Oakland Raiders where he played for nine seasons between 1995 to 2004. After playing for Texas Christian University, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity.

Is an American professional ice hockey player.Barrett played college hockey at the University of Mai

Is an American professional ice hockey player.Barrett played college hockey at the University of Maine. He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the first round with 20th overall pick in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Having not been signed by the Sabres, the N

Is a Welsh professional wrestler and former Gladiators competitor, also known as Goliath and by his

Is a Welsh professional wrestler and former Gladiators competitor, also known as Goliath and by his ring name Mason Ryan. He is signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where he wrestles in its developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling

Is a former Australian rules footballer in the SANFL, widely acknowledged as a champion in his sport

Is a former Australian rules footballer in the SANFL, widely acknowledged as a champion in his sport.

Is a Welsh former professional football midfielder. He represented Wales at Schools level. He was mo

Is a Welsh former professional football midfielder. He represented Wales at Schools level. He was most recently manager of Chepstow Town.Barrie Vassallo began his career as an apprentice at Arsenal, turning professional in May 1973. He failed to break into the first team at Highbury, moving to Plymouth Argyle in November 1974 for a fee of £10,000. His appearances at Argyle were limited by the presence of Paul Mariner in the Pilgrims' side, Vassallo only making 13 league appearances (7 of which were as substitute), scoring twice, before leaving for Aldershot.

Is a former English footballer and cricketer, and later a cricket umpire.Meyer played football for B

Is a former English footballer and cricketer, and later a cricket umpire.Meyer played football for Bristol Rovers in 139 league matches, scoring 60 goals. He also played for Plymouth, Newport County, Bristol City and Hereford United. In the summer, he worked as a member of the groundstaff at Gloucestershire CCC. A good wicket-keeper, he played for Gloucestershire CCC in 406 first-class cricket matches from 1957 to 1971.

Is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic Bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Ang

Is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic Bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Along with Don Symon, Kevin Lawton, Ross Tong and Brett Hollister (cox) Mabbott won the bronze medal in the coxed four.

Is a former professional footballer and Wales international.Jones began his career at his hometown t

Is a former professional footballer and Wales international.Jones began his career at his hometown team, Swansea Town. A skillful winger, he soon established himself in the squad and was transferred to Plymouth Argyle in 1964 for £45,000, a club record fee at the time. He spent three years at the club before returning to South Wales to join Cardiff City for £25,000. After joining Cardiff he switched to a more central midfield role and he was ever present during the 1967-68 and 1968-69 seasons.

Is an English footballer, currently playing for St Neots Town.Belgrave made his Football League debu

Is an English footballer, currently playing for St Neots Town.Belgrave made his Football League debut for Southend United in a 0-0 draw with Hartlepool on September 15, 2001.

Is a Barbadian cricketer, similar in his short build to West Indies international Tino Best. Yearwoo

Is a Barbadian cricketer, similar in his short build to West Indies international Tino Best. Yearwood has been described as "fabulously named" by the Daily Mail. Yearwood caught the eye in August 2003 when he took 7/37 for Barbados Under-19s against their Leeward Islands equivalents in the TCL Regional Under 19 Challenge; his captain Martin Nurse said that Yearwood had bowled with both pace and swing, and had bowled "very, very well"; while Yearwood himself said that he had "big goals" he wanted to achieve. He made his debut in List A cricket in early October 2003, when he represented West Indies Under-19s against Antigua and Barbuda in the Red Stripe Bowl.

Is a former Welsh professional footballer and Wales international.ole's father Billy had been a prof

Is a former Welsh professional footballer and Wales international.ole's father Billy had been a professional footballer and played for Swansea Town before World War II and his older brothers Colin and Alan had also both played for their hometown club Swansea, but Barrie did not follow the family tradition and instead joined their rivals Cardiff City. He made his league debut as a seveteen year old during a 4-3 victory over Luton Town in February 1960 during a season when Cardiff gained promotion to the first division.

Is a cricketer who plays for Karnataka. A right-handed batsman, he has represented Karnataka through

Is a cricketer who plays for Karnataka. A right-handed batsman, he has represented Karnataka through all age groups and captained the under 16 side.

S a former Australian Test cricketer, International Cricket Council (ICC) Match Referee and Australi

S a former Australian Test cricketer, International Cricket Council (ICC) Match Referee and Australian rules footballer.

Is a former West Indian cricketer who played four ODIs in 1994

Is a former West Indian cricketer who played four ODIs in 1994

Is a former professional American football player in the National Football League. Wallace played of

Is a former professional American football player in the National Football League. Wallace played offensive tackle, and spent the bulk of his career in a San Francisco 49ers uniform.

Is an American trainer in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing. Barry Abrams graduated fromm the C

Is an American trainer in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing. Barry Abrams graduated fromm the California State University, Los Angeles with a degree in business but an enthusiasm for harness racing led him to embark on a career in 1978 as a trainer o

Was one of South Africa's finest ever cricketers and arguably the greatest opening batsman produced

Was one of South Africa's finest ever cricketers and arguably the greatest opening batsman produced by his country. His technique was near perfect and his strokeplay, fluid and graceful. He was able to play only four Test matches before South Africa's exc

Is a former National Football League linebacker for the Chicago Bears and Cleveland Browns.Minter pl

Is a former National Football League linebacker for the Chicago Bears and Cleveland Browns.Minter played college football for the University of Tulsa. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 1993 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys, who traded him to the Bears as part of a five-player deal just before the start of the 1993 season.

Is a Scottish professional footballer who plays in England for Blackpool on loan from Aston Villa.He

Is a Scottish professional footballer who plays in England for Blackpool on loan from Aston Villa.He began his career in the 2007–08 season, scoring 13 goals in 32 matches for Villas' academy team and was pivotal as they clinched the Premier Academy league title. He also netted one goal in ten matches for the reserve team as they comfortably won the Premier Reserve League South.

Was an Australian rugby league player, a second-row forward for the St. George Dragons in the New So

Was an Australian rugby league player, a second-row forward for the St. George Dragons in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership competition. He represented for New South Wales and in the Australia national rugby league team.

Was an Australian rugby league player for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League competit

Was an Australian rugby league player for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League competition. His position of choice was at hooker. Barry is the older brother of his former Broncos teammate, Shaun Berrigan. He is of German descent