Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Is a South African professional cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman, and also bowls leg break. He

Is a South African professional cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman, and also bowls leg break. He currently plays first-class cricket for the South Western Districts cricket team. For the 2010 season, de Wett is the professional for Nelson Cricket Club

Is a former Scotland Under-21 midfielder.

Is a former Scotland Under-21 midfielder.

Is a Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler. He played in

Is a Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler. He played in the Cricket World Cup in 2003, as well as the 2001 ICC Trophy tournament and the Under 19 World Cup of 2000. van Rooi generally occupies the lower order.

Was an American swimmer, competing in the backstroke and the freestyle events.

Was an American swimmer, competing in the backstroke and the freestyle events.

Is a Botswanan former footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for the Botswana national foo

Is a Botswanan former footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for the Botswana national football team between 2000 and 2003.

Is a Japanese sumo wrestler from Aomori, Aomori Prefecture. He made his professional debut in Januar

Is a Japanese sumo wrestler from Aomori, Aomori Prefecture. He made his professional debut in January 1999. At the age of 32, he was promoted to the top makuuchi division in the November 2008 tournament. His highest rank has been maegashira 3. As his club

Was an American boxer from New York. He held the bantamweight championship in 1928. Graham became a

Was an American boxer from New York. He held the bantamweight championship in 1928. Graham became a professional boxer in 1921. In 1924 he fought future flyweight champion Frankie Genaro in Rochester, New York to a draw. In a rematch two months later, Gen

Was an American athlete turned actor, who starred in a number of popular serials in the 1930s and 19

Was an American athlete turned actor, who starred in a number of popular serials in the 1930s and 1940s.He was born as Clarence Linden Crabbe II to Lucy Agnes McNamara (1885-1959) and Edward Clinton Simmons Crabbe I (1882-?) in Oakland, California, USA. His father was born in Nevada and his paternal grandfather, Clarence Linden Crabbe I (1861-1941), was born in Hawaii. Buster had a brother, Edward Clinton Simmons Crabbe II (1909-1972), who was known as "Buddy". In 1910 the family was living in a boarding house in Oakland and Edward senior was working as a real estate broker. Like many Hollywood stars there is a conflict between the birthdate given in his official documents, and the one used in his Hollywood publicity biographies. His birth certificate and his Social Security application both use the birthdate of "February 7, 1908" and that will be used here. The Encyclopædia Britannica uses an incorrect birthdate based on his Hollywood publicity biography.

Was a professional boxer in the Light Middleweight (154lb) division. Drayton turned pro in 1978 and

Was a professional boxer in the Light Middleweight (154lb) division. Drayton turned pro in 1978 and won the Vacant IBF Light Middleweight Title with a decision win over Carlos Santos in 1986. He defended the belt twice before losing it to Matthew Hilton t

Had a very successful career as an amateur heavyweight boxer. He qualified for a spot in the 1964 To

Had a very successful career as an amateur heavyweight boxer. He qualified for a spot in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. However, he was injured and was unable to compete there. Instead of him, the fighter Mathis beat in the Olympic Trials went to the Olympics.

Was an American boxer in the heavyweight division. Mathis Jr. turned pro in 1991 and quickly put tog

Was an American boxer in the heavyweight division. Mathis Jr. turned pro in 1991 and quickly put together 12 wins. A busy, crowding fighter, Mathis was small for a heavyweight at around 220 lbs but skilled enough to beat fairly respected fighters like Lev

A tall, strongly built fast-medium bowler relying chiefly upon an off-cutter but able to vary it wit

A tall, strongly built fast-medium bowler relying chiefly upon an off-cutter but able to vary it with a poorly disguised ball that spun the other way, Nupen was a deadly bowler on the matting pitches on which cricket was played in South Africa when he beg

Is a retired professional wrestler best known as one half of the tag team known as "The Sheepherders

Is a retired professional wrestler best known as one half of the tag team known as "The Sheepherders" on the independent scene and in the National Wrestling Alliance and as one half of The Bushwhackers in the WWF.

Is an American professional wrestler best known for his stints in the World Wrestling Federation and

Is an American professional wrestler best known for his stints in the World Wrestling Federation and the National Wrestling Alliance/World Championship Wrestling. Early on he wrestled as Bruce Reed adopting the “Hacksaw" nickname over time. Reed and Jerry

Is a former professional tennis player from the United States. During his career Walts won 4 singles

Is a former professional tennis player from the United States. During his career Walts won 4 singles titles and 15 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 32 in 1979 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 25 in 1984.

Is an Austrian football player currently playing for SC Rheindorf Altach.

Is an Austrian football player currently playing for SC Rheindorf Altach.

Is a Chechen wrestler who has won nine world-level gold medals in freestyle wrestling.

Is a Chechen wrestler who has won nine world-level gold medals in freestyle wrestling.

A Russian wrestler who has won nine world-level gold medals in freestyle wrestling.In 1992, Buvaisar

A Russian wrestler who has won nine world-level gold medals in freestyle wrestling.In 1992, Buvaisar left his hometown of Khasavyurt, Dagestan in order to train at a prestigious wrestling center in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. Soon after graduating from the training center, Saitiev began his quest to represent Russia on the world stage.Buvaisar's life philosophy has been heavily influenced by Nobel Prize-winning poet Boris Pasternak. Saitiev repeats the following poem before every match, and according to Buvaisar, the poem has defined his life both inside and outside of wrestling:

Is a male freestyle wrestler from Mongolia.He participated in Men's freestyle 66 kg at 2008 Summer O

Is a male freestyle wrestler from Mongolia.He participated in Men's freestyle 66 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. In the 1/16 of final he beat Heinrich Barnes , but in the 1/8 of final he was eliminated by Irbek Farniev from Russia.

Is a former sumo wrestler. His highest rank was maegashira 1. He is now a sumo coach. A former amate

Is a former sumo wrestler. His highest rank was maegashira 1. He is now a sumo coach. A former amateur sumo champion at Meiji University, Buyuzan made his professional debut in the third makushita division in March 1997. It took him over three years to re

Is an Syrian football player who is currently playing for Al-Jaish. Bwrhan Sahiwni is currently a me

Is an Syrian football player who is currently playing for Al-Jaish. Bwrhan Sahiwni is currently a member of the Syria national football team. He made 3 appearances for the Syria national football team during the qualifying rounds of the 2010 FIFA World Cu

Is an amateur sumo wrestler from Ulan-Bator, Mongolia. He is a two-time winner of the World Sumo Cha

Is an amateur sumo wrestler from Ulan-Bator, Mongolia. He is a two-time winner of the World Sumo Championships, in 2006 and 2007. He is 6'1" tall, weighing 350 lb. He was featured as a sumo wrestler in the film "Ocean's 13" (2007). He has also entered in

Is a South Korean sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul

Is a South Korean sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he was eliminated in the repechages of the K-2 500 m event.

A Mexican football (soccer) forward who plays for Portland Timbers of USL First Division.Alvarez beg

A Mexican football (soccer) forward who plays for Portland Timbers of USL First Division.Alvarez began playing football at sixteen. He appeared with a string of minor league Mexican clubs including Reboceros de La Piedad, Jaiba Brava de Tamaulipas and Astros de Ciudad Juarez. In 2002, he signed with the MetroStars of Major League Soccer. In 2003, he moved to the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division. On September 29, 2004, the Chicago Storm of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) traded Kevin Sakuda to the San Diego Sockers for the rights to Alvarez.

Is a former National Basketball Association player and current head coach of the NBA's New Orleans H

Is a former National Basketball Association player and current head coach of the NBA's New Orleans Hornets. He attended Arizona State University. He was well-known as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers. Scott grew up in Inglewood, California and played at Morningside High School, in the shadow of what was then the Lakers' home arena, The Forum.