Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Is a professional basketball player in the NBA.At six-foot-seven-inches and 250 pounds (201 cm, 113

Is a professional basketball player in the NBA.At six-foot-seven-inches and 250 pounds (201 cm, 113 kg), he was nicknamed "Baby Barkley" early during his career due to a similar aggressive playing style attributed to fellow short-statured NBA superstar power forward and former 76er, Charles Barkley.

Was a professional athlete and champion Greco-Roman wrestler of the 1880s. As the main rival to Will

Was a professional athlete and champion Greco-Roman wrestler of the 1880s. As the main rival to William Muldoon in wrestling of the early 80s, he was best remembered for his unusual strength, indifference to pain and tragic death. He wrestled three famous

Is a Chilean professional football player. He plays as a midfielder, for the Chilean club Unión Esp

Is a Chilean professional football player. He plays as a midfielder, for the Chilean club Unión Española.Acuña managed to keep up his good form and was included in the Chile World Cup squad for the 1998 event held in France. Here, he impressed players and pundits alike and helped his country to the last 16 stage of the tournament, where they bowed out in a 4-1 defeat to favourites Brazil.

Was an Italian chess master.She finished second in the Women's World Championship at Stockholm 1937,

Was an Italian chess master.She finished second in the Women's World Championship at Stockholm 1937, behind Vera Menchik but ahead of Sonja Graf, Milda Lauberte, Mary Bain, Mona May Karff, and others. She was the two-time Italian Champion, winning at Milan 1938 and Rome 1939.

Is a former field hockey goalkeeper from the Netherlands, who played 142 international matches for t

Is a former field hockey goalkeeper from the Netherlands, who played 142 international matches for the Dutch National Women's Team.A player from Amsterdam, Sinnige made her debut on July 5, 1997 against Canada, and was a member of the team, that won bronz

Is a retired Argentine tennis player who is best known for her semi-final appearance at the 2002 Fre

Is a retired Argentine tennis player who is best known for her semi-final appearance at the 2002 French Open. Fernández was ranked 87th in the world at the time of her shocking result. She defeated, in order: (Q)Lubomira Bacheva, 7–5, 6–1; Jelena Kostanic, 6–3, 6–4; (4)Kim Clijsters, 6–4, 6–0; (13)Elena Dementieva, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3; Paola Suárez, 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–1; before losing to (2)Venus Williams, 6–1, 6–4.

Is an American Olympic Women's freestyle 48 kg (105.5 lbs) wrestler. She attended Missouri Valley C

Is an American Olympic Women's freestyle 48 kg (105.5 lbs) wrestler. She attended Missouri Valley College in Marshall, Missouri. At the 2008 U.S. Olympic wrestling team trials in June, Clarissa Chun, a diminutive athlete from Hawai'i, gained the admiratio

Is an Italian hammer thrower. Her personal best throw is 72.46 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Cagl

Is an Italian hammer thrower. Her personal best throw is 72.46 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Cagliari.

Is a professional women's basketball player from Mozambique. She has played internationally in both

Is a professional women's basketball player from Mozambique. She has played internationally in both the United States (WNBA from 1999-2002) and in Spain (FC Barcelona since 2003). She also represented Mozambique at the 2006 Lusophony Games in Macau, China

Is a college basketball analyst and former player in the National Basketball Association.Clark 'Spec

Is a college basketball analyst and former player in the National Basketball Association.Clark 'Special K' Kellogg attended St.Joseph's High School in Cleveland, Ohio and had a high school basketball career generally regarded as the finest in Cleveland history. The highlight was a 79-65 loss in the state championship game to Columbus East that saw Kellogg score 51. This 51 point game is still an Ohio state finals record. Was just as highly rated as fellow preps James Worthy and Isiah Thomas.

Is an American professional tennis player, originally from Cleveland, Ohio, who won a number of cham

Is an American professional tennis player, originally from Cleveland, Ohio, who won a number of championships. He graduated from Northwestern University, where he joined the Delta Upsilon fraternity. Graebner's wife Carole also was a successful touring tennis professional.

Is an English footballer currently playing for Southend United. Masters' position is goalkeeper. As

Is an English footballer currently playing for Southend United. Masters' position is goalkeeper. As a youngster Clark Attended William Parker School in Hastings the same school that produced Aston Villa Captain Gareth Barry.

Is an English footballer, playing for Football League Two side Rochdale. He joined Rochdale in July

Is an English footballer, playing for Football League Two side Rochdale. He joined Rochdale in July 2008 after being released by Darlington.Clark Keltie was also a young northeast rave scene MC. MCing in his young teenage years at such notorius nightclubs as Afterdark and more recently The New Monkey, and even calling in for a go now and then in recent years whilst playing for Darlington.

Was a New Zealand professional player of English billiards and snooker. His endurance and longevity

Was a New Zealand professional player of English billiards and snooker. His endurance and longevity as a sportsman was astonishing. He was the New Zealand professional billiards champion from 1914 until 1980. He also held the title of World Professional B

Was an American swimmer who won an Olympic gold medal in the 100 meter freestyle at the 1952 Games o

Was an American swimmer who won an Olympic gold medal in the 100 meter freestyle at the 1952 Games of Helsinki; he also won gold at the 1955 Pan American Games.

Is an American swimmer. He won Olympic gold in 100 m freestyle in Helsinki 1952. He also won gold at

Is an American swimmer. He won Olympic gold in 100 m freestyle in Helsinki 1952. He also won gold at the Pan American Games 1955.Scholes was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1980. He studied at the Michigan State University and was coached to the Olympic gold by Matt Mann.

Was a Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Shotts. He played f

Was a Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Shotts. He played for Dykehead, Wishaw, Clapton Orient, Manchester United and Grimsby Town.

Is a Brazilian defensive midfielder. He currently plays for Botafogo.

Is a Brazilian defensive midfielder. He currently plays for Botafogo.

Was an Australian rugby union and rugby league player and represented his country at both sports - a

Was an Australian rugby union and rugby league player and represented his country at both sports - a dual-code rugby international. O'Donnell played rugby union with the Glebe club in inner city Sydney. He made his representative debut for New South Wales

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire and Northamptonshire. He

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire and Northamptonshire. He also served as a first-class umpire and stood in one Test during the 1948 Ashes series. A right-hand batsman and right-arm slow-medium bowler, he is the o

Is one of the world's best known golf instructors. He is the son of 1948 Masters Tournament champion

Is one of the world's best known golf instructors. He is the son of 1948 Masters Tournament champion Claude Harmon, Sr. and has been in the golf industry since 1965.Harmon attended the University of Houston, and served in the U.S. Army for three years, se

Was a French football goalkeeper.He played the majority of his professional career for local club AS

Was a French football goalkeeper.He played the majority of his professional career for local club AS Saint-Étienne, where he won the 1957 Première division championship,[1] the first title ever for the club.

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'8" (203 cm) 205 lb (93 kg) forward

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'8" (203 cm) 205 lb (93 kg) forward and played collegiately at the University of Wisconsin. He played for two NBA teams.Gregory was selected by the Washington Bullets with the 18th pick in the 2nd round of the 1981 NBA Draft.[1] He played only two games for the Bullets in 1985-86, and did not return to the league until the 1987-88 season, when he played 23 contests for the Los Angeles Clippers, averaging 5.8 points and 3.9 rebounds per game.

Is a French Olympic fencer.

Is a French Olympic fencer.

Jennings was a right-hand opening batsman and occasional wicket-keeper who had a fairly undistinguis

Jennings was a right-hand opening batsman and occasional wicket-keeper who had a fairly undistinguished domestic cricketing career in Australia in which he scored just one century and averaged, in first-class matches, little over 20 runs per innings. He owed his selection for the Australian team that contested the 1912 Triangular Tournament in England to the dispute between the Australian Cricket Board of Control and senior players, including Clem Hill and Victor Trumper, which led to six leading players being omitted from the touring party.