Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Is a former football player who played for Arsenal, Shrewsbury Town, Sheffield Wednesday and Carlisl

Is a former football player who played for Arsenal, Shrewsbury Town, Sheffield Wednesday and Carlisle United in the English league. He also had short spells playing abroad for Edmonton Drillers (Canada), IK Brage (Sweden) and Falu FK (Sweden) for whom he was Player-manager.

Is an English football manager, currently working as the assistant manager at Hull City. Horton is o

Is an English football manager, currently working as the assistant manager at Hull City. Horton is one of the few managers in English football to have taken charge of teams in more than a thousand games.

Is an ice hockey player who competed for Cal State Long Beach and currently plays in Europe.Horwitz

Is an ice hockey player who competed for Cal State Long Beach and currently plays in Europe.Horwitz from El Segundo, California, competed for Cal State Long Beach from 2005-2008. In his three year career there he was the leading scorer three years in a ro

Was a successful footballer and subsequently football manager, most notable for his success with Der

Was a successful footballer and subsequently football manager, most notable for his success with Derby County and Nottingham Forest. A charismatic and often controversial figure, Clough is widely considered to be one of the greatest managers of the English Game.

A former international footballer who played as a defender. His older brother Alan is also a former

A former international footballer who played as a defender. His older brother Alan is also a former footballer.Irvine began his career with Falkirk in 1983. After two years and nearly forty league appearances for the Bairns - where he played alongside his brother - Irvine moved to Aberdeen. During his twelve years with the Dons, Irvine won the Scottish Cup and was capped nine times by Scotland but was also diagnosed in June 1995 with multiple sclerosis

Is a retired American basketball player.He played for the Los Angeles Stars (1968-69) in the ABA for

Is a retired American basketball player.He played for the Los Angeles Stars (1968-69) in the ABA for 3 games.

Is a Congolese footballer. He currently plays for Millwall on loan from Leeds United, having been si

Is a Congolese footballer. He currently plays for Millwall on loan from Leeds United, having been signed from Barnet. Before Barnet, he played at Chesham United F.C., Darlington, Dagenham & Redbridge, Thurrock, Bournemouth, Cambridge United and Luton Town in England. He celebrates his goals with a somersault, like his cousin Lomano Tresor LuaLua.Kandol impressed in the opening stages of the 2007-08 season, and on 9 September, he sat top of the Football League One scoring charts. His first of the season was a last minute header against Tranmere Rovers in Leeds' first ever game in the third tier of English football.

Is a British judoka who won Britain's first medal at a world championship, taking a bronze in Salt L

Is a British judoka who won Britain's first medal at a world championship, taking a bronze in Salt Lake City in 1967, and gained a second bronze at the 1972 Munich Olympics.He later achieved national fame for his outstanding "Gym Test" performances on the

Was an English footballer.Jackson played for Maltby Main, Rotherham United and Barnsley.

Was an English footballer.Jackson played for Maltby Main, Rotherham United and Barnsley.

Is a football player and coach. He is currently the Reserve Team Manager and Chief Scout at Reading

Is a football player and coach. He is currently the Reserve Team Manager and Chief Scout at Reading Football Club.McDermott joined Arsenal as an apprentice in January 1977 and signed professional forms with the club in February 1979. He was a regular in Arsenal's reserve team, finishing top scorer in the London Combination in 1978-79, before making his debut as a substitute against Bristol City on March 10, 1979.

Was a Canadian figure skater.

Was a Canadian figure skater.

Is an English footballer currently playing for Bristol City F.C. in the Football League Championship

Is an English footballer currently playing for Bristol City F.C. in the Football League Championship.Wilson was born in Manchester and had previously played for Cheltenham Town F.C. and Stoke City F.C. He can play as a defender as well as a midfielder.

Is an American baseball outfielder for the Cleveland Indians organization. He has won two minor leag

Is an American baseball outfielder for the Cleveland Indians organization. He has won two minor league batting titles, and made his major league debut in 2008.According to Baseball Almanac, Horwitz was the 159th Jewish player to make the majors.[3] Horwitz became the first Jewish player on the Giants since the 1995–1996 tenure of pitcher Jose Bautista, and the eighth since they moved to San Francisco.[4][2] In 1923, the New York Giants tried to trump up publicity by advertising Mose Solomon as "The Rabbi of Swat," playing across town from Babe Ruth, "The Sultan of Swat."[3] Horwitz joined, among other Jewish major leaguers, Brad Ausmus, Kevin Youkilis, Ian Kinsler, Ryan Braun, Gabe Kapler, Jason Marquis, Jason Hirsh, John Grabow, Craig Breslow, and Scott Schoeneweis.[5] Horwitz credited one set of grandparents for “instilling a lot of Jewish traits in our family.” “I still love my religion,” said Horwitz. He played in the JCC Maccabi Games when he was 15 and 16, leading his LA-area team to national titles in 1996 and 1997.[4]

Is a former competitive American swimmer. He won a bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the 2

Is a former competitive American swimmer. He won a bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the 200-meter breaststroke. He swam collegiately for Stanford University.

Is a retired Major League Baseball player who played pitcher from 1999-2005. He competed for the Ana

Is a retired Major League Baseball player who played pitcher from 1999-2005. He competed for the Anaheim Angels, Toronto Blue Jays, and San Francisco Giants. He is currently the pitching coach for the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes.Cooper threw an 86-89 MPH four-seam fastball, a slider from 80-84 MPH, a 78-82 MPH sinker, a 79-82 MPH changeup, and an occasional 72-78 MPH curveball.[1][2]

Was the starting quarterback of the Yale University football team in the late 1960s. He set, and hel

Was the starting quarterback of the Yale University football team in the late 1960s. He set, and held for decades, a number of Yale passing records.

A former Scottish international football player who played as a forward, notable for his near eleven

A former Scottish international football player who played as a forward, notable for his near eleven-year spell at Manchester United, as well as important tenures at Scottish clubs Celtic and Motherwell. He was nicknamed "Choccy", as his last name rhymed with the delicacy "Chocolate Eclair".

Was a "double All Black", that is, he represented New Zealand in both rugby union and cricket. As a

Was a "double All Black", that is, he represented New Zealand in both rugby union and cricket. As a cricketer, McKechnie played 14 one day games for the Black Caps, including the infamous "underarm match" against Australia in 1981, when McKechnie was the

Is an Olympic swimmer from Canada. Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, he grew up in Richmond, British Col

Is an Olympic swimmer from Canada. Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, he grew up in Richmond, British Columbia and trained with the Aquanauts and Racers (later Rapids) swim clubs. He started swimming at age five. He is currently attending the University of British Columbia and is on the varsity swimming team.

Was a professional footballer who played for Coventry City, Sheffield Wednesday and Barnsley, Englan

Was a professional footballer who played for Coventry City, Sheffield Wednesday and Barnsley, England, in a career that lasted from 1969 to 1979. Joicey was a centre forward who did not play league football until he was 23 years old, he made 277 league appearances and scored 100 goals.

Is a former South African First-class cricketer. He played with Natal and Northern Transvaal and was

Is a former South African First-class cricketer. He played with Natal and Northern Transvaal and was one of the South African Cricket Annual's Cricketers of the Year in 1987.

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Auckland, Northern Districts an

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Auckland, Northern Districts and Worcestershire, also playing List A games for Northern Districts and Worcestershire and appearing at Youth Test and Youth One-day International level for

Is a former English professional footballer who played as an outside left for Walsall, Birmingham Ci

Is a former English professional footballer who played as an outside left for Walsall, Birmingham City, Rotherham United, Shrewsbury Town, Port Vale and Barnsley, making more than 300 appearances in the Football League. He also played in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup for Birmingham.

Is a former NBA guard/forward, coach and former WNBA head coach. He attended academic and athletic p

Is a former NBA guard/forward, coach and former WNBA head coach. He attended academic and athletic powerhouse Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens, NY, graduating in 1970. He then played collegiately with the University of South Carolina and was the 12th pick in the 1974 NBA Draft, taken by the Los Angeles Lakers. He made the NBA All-Rookie Team with the Lakers, and was then traded to the Milwaukee Bucks as part of the trade that brought Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to the Lakers. He had a productive, if unspectacular, 9-year career that included two appearances in the NBA All-Star Game and playing on 6 playoffs teams. Winters averaged 16.2 points and 4.1 assists over his career, with his best years coming from 1975-1979 when he averaged over 19 points and slightly less than 5 assists per game. His number 32 was retired by the Bucks.

Is an American professional basketball player. He plays power forward for the Orlando Magic of the N

Is an American professional basketball player. He plays power forward for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association. Cook was drafted out of the University of Illinois with the 24th pick of the first round of the 2003 NBA Draft. He led his high school team, the Lincoln Community High School Railsplitters, to the quarterfinals of the Illinois High School Association class AA state boys basketball tournament.[1] He was selected to the 1998 State Farm Holiday Classic all-tournament team.