Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Captained the England national football team and was a county cricketer during the Victorian age, an

Captained the England national football team and was a county cricketer during the Victorian age, and later acted as a sports legislator during the 20th century. Although credited with inventing the word soccer as an abbreviation for association football there is little, if any, evidence to substantiate the claim.

Is a Zimbabwean football defender who, as of 2006 was playing for FC AK.He was a member of the Zimba

Is a Zimbabwean football defender who, as of 2006 was playing for FC AK.He was a member of the Zimbabwean 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals. He also participated at the 2006 African Nations Cup, with the same outcome.

Also known as "Charlie" McClendon or "Cholly Mac," was born on October 17, 1923 in Lewisville, Arkan

Also known as "Charlie" McClendon or "Cholly Mac," was born on October 17, 1923 in Lewisville, Arkansas.McClendon is best known as the LSU head football coach whose tenure spanned the 1960s and the 1970s. As a result of his head coaching career, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1986.In 1953, he came to LSU as an assistant under head coach Gus Tinsley. He was retained as an assistant when Paul Dietzel took over the team in 1955. In 1958, McClendon helped Dietzel coach LSU to its first recognized national championship. At the end of the 1961 season, Dietzel left LSU and hand-picked McClendon to be his successor.

Is a race car driver in the Champ Car World Series. He is the son of former sports car racing driver

Is a race car driver in the Champ Car World Series. He is the son of former sports car racing driver and career criminal, Charles Zwolsman Sr, who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Was a Canadian boxer.Belanger became a professional boxer in 1925 and faced some of the notable ligh

Was a Canadian boxer.Belanger became a professional boxer in 1925 and faced some of the notable light heavyweights of his era. In 1928 he won the Canadian light heavyweight title. Later that year he also picked up the British Empire light heavyweight titl

Was an American boxer born in Italy. Charley was undefeated in his first 45 fights. In those first 4

Was an American boxer born in Italy. Charley was undefeated in his first 45 fights. In those first 45 fights he beat the great Tippy Larkin.Fusari fought for the vacant National Boxing Association World welterweight title in 1951, but lost a majority deci

Is a footballer, currently playing for Kent Premier League outfit Beckenham Town.He then moved to No

Is a footballer, currently playing for Kent Premier League outfit Beckenham Town.He then moved to Northampton Town on loan for a month, in December 2004, the loan was later extended until the end of the season. At the end of the 2004/05 season, Hearn was released from Millwall, the midfielder joined Hendon before moving onto Fisher Athletic.

Was an English cricketer who played for Gloucestershire. He was born in South Hamlet, Gloucester, an

Was an English cricketer who played for Gloucestershire. He was born in South Hamlet, Gloucester, and died in High Orchard, also in Gloucester. Price made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1919 season, against Leicestershire.

Was a quarterback in the NFL. During his 15-year career he played for 3 teams; the St. Louis Cardina

Was a quarterback in the NFL. During his 15-year career he played for 3 teams; the St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Oilers, and Denver Broncos. During his collegiate career at New Mexico State he became the only person to date to be named Most Valuable Player of the Sun Bowl in consecutive years, winning the award in 1959 and 1960

Was an American boxer. Rosenberg turned professional as a bantamweight in 1921; he lost four of fiv

Was an American boxer. Rosenberg turned professional as a bantamweight in 1921; he lost four of five fights that year (the other bout was a draw). The following year he lost his first two bouts, including a 12-round decision to future flyweight champion

Was a heavyweight professional boxer from Duluth, Minnesota. Retzlaff made his professional debut wi

Was a heavyweight professional boxer from Duluth, Minnesota. Retzlaff made his professional debut with a second-round knockout of Gus Kermits in April 1929. Retzlaff remained undefeated through his first 21 bouts (20 wins and one no-decision), losing for

Was a Scottish football goalkeeper who played for Clyde, Chelsea and Nottingham Forest. He was born

Was a Scottish football goalkeeper who played for Clyde, Chelsea and Nottingham Forest. He was born in Perth, Scotland. Thomson began his career with Clyde, and one of his first appearances for the club came in the Scottish Cup against Rangers at Hampden Park, though his side lost 4–1.

Is a former professional boxer in the lightweight (135 lb) division. Known as "Choo-Choo" Brown, Bro

Is a former professional boxer in the lightweight (135 lb) division. Known as "Choo-Choo" Brown, Brown turned pro in 1979 and captured the vacant, Newly Created IBF lightweight title with a decision win over Melvin Paul in 1984. He never fought for anothe

Is a former American-born English cricketer. Holcomb was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm

Is a former American-born English cricketer. Holcomb was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. In 1999, Holcomb made a single List-A appearance for Dorset against Scotland in the 2nd round of the 1999 NatWest Trophy. Holcomb scored just 1

Is an American NBA player for the Milwaukee Bucks. The 6'11" forward was drafted 7th overall by the

Is an American NBA player for the Milwaukee Bucks. The 6'11" forward was drafted 7th overall by the Toronto Raptors in the 2005 NBA Draft.Villanueva originally gave a verbal commitment to play for The University of Illinois, but after Bill Self left the Illini for the University of Kansas, Charlie withdrew his commitment, and considered following Self to the Jayhawks, but instead opted to play for NCAA Hoops powerhouse UConn. In his first year at UConn, Villanueva was named to the Big East All-Rookie Second Team and was a key reserve on the 2004 NCAA National Champion Connecticut Huskies team. As a sophomore, Villanueva was named second-team All-Big East after averaging 13.6 points and 8.3 rebounds per game.

Is an English former footballer, born. His first club was Eccleston Juniors, who he left in May 1946

Is an English former footballer, born. His first club was Eccleston Juniors, who he left in May 1946 for Liverpool He stayed with them for nine years, appearing 87 times. In June 1955 he signed for Ipswich Town, staying for only a season before leaving for Coventry City his last club.

Was an accomplished sailing skipper who captained the winning yacht in the America's Cup three times

Was an accomplished sailing skipper who captained the winning yacht in the America's Cup three times. Captain Charles Barr was skipper of the yacht Columbia in 1899 and defeated Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock. Two years later, in 1901, Charlie Barr was agai

Was an English footballer who played for Chesterfield, Bradford City and West Ham United.

Was an English footballer who played for Chesterfield, Bradford City and West Ham United.

Coached college football at University of Kentucky and later at Troy State University (now Troy Univ

Coached college football at University of Kentucky and later at Troy State University (now Troy University).Bradshaw's 1964 team was ranked #5 in the AP poll after defeating #1 ranked Ole Miss on the road 27-21 and beating Auburn University 20-0 for a 3-0 start, but the squad finished 5-5 after defeating the University of Tennessee in its final game

Is a former professional footballer who recently managed Scottish Premier League club Inverness Cale

Is a former professional footballer who recently managed Scottish Premier League club Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Christie resigned from the Highlands club in August 2007.

Is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender. He currently plays for Weston-super-M

Is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender. He currently plays for Weston-super-Mare.Comyn-Platt attended Parrs Wood Technology College in East Didsbury along with fellow footballers Carlos Roca and Lewis Montrose.

Was an English professional footballer who played as an inside left.Craven started his football care

Was an English professional footballer who played as an inside left.Craven started his football career with local teams before joining Grimsby Town, with whom he won the Second Division in 1934.

Is an English professional footballer, currently playing for Tottenham Hotspur. He is a versatile pl

Is an English professional footballer, currently playing for Tottenham Hotspur. He is a versatile player, who can play anywhere along the left side of the team.

Is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Mangotsfield United, where he is on loan fro

Is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Mangotsfield United, where he is on loan from Bristol Rovers.Originally from Taunton in Somerset, Clough was admitted into the Bristol Rovers youth set-up, based at the Bristol Academy of Sport, and was promoted to the first-team squad in the summer of 2007.

Is a retired Canadian soccer player who spent time in the North American Soccer League and Major Ind

Is a retired Canadian soccer player who spent time in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League. He also earned nine caps with the Canadian national soccer team between 1983 and 1989. Falzon earned nine caps with the Canadian national soccer team. He played three times in 1983 and another three gamed in 1984. After two games in 1988, he finished his career with a single game against Belgium in 1989. He scored no goals with the national team. Falzon has been involved with the Ontario Soccer Association, being an assistant coach of the OSA's U-14 boys team.