Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Is an American two-time Olympian foil fencer.Bayer and his older brother, Greg, used to duel in thei

Is an American two-time Olympian foil fencer.Bayer and his older brother, Greg, used to duel in their parents' living room with Luke Skywalker light sabres when they were children. Their mother, fearing damage to the furniture, took them to a fencing sall

Is a former New Zealand rugby league player. His preferred position was Five Eighth, although he was

Is a former New Zealand rugby league player. His preferred position was Five Eighth, although he was somewhat of a utility and spent considerable time at fullback.

Is a retired American football wide receiver. Branch graduated from the University of Colorado at Bo

Is a retired American football wide receiver. Branch graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1972 and spent his entire 14-year professional career with the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, winning 3 Super Bowl rings in Super Bowl XI, Super Bowl XV and Super Bowl XVIII. Branch caught 3 passes for 20 yards in Super Bowl XI, 5 passes for 62 yards and 2 touchdown in Super Bowl XV, and 6 passes for 94 yards and a touchdown in Super Bowl XVIII.

Was a footballer and football manager.After playing amateur football, his professional playing caree

Was a footballer and football manager.After playing amateur football, his professional playing career began with Bristol Rovers and after making over 50 appearances Britton was signed by Everton in 1930. At first he was deemed too frail and so he was playing in the reserves in the 1931-32 Champion

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Hertfordshire. He was born in Edmonton. Cavener, who made his Minor Counties Championship debut in 1988, made his List A debut in the NatWest Trophy of 1993, against Gloucestershire. From the lower-middle order, he scored a single run, and took bowling figures of 1-56. Having played regularly in the Minor Counties Championship in 1994 and 1995, Cavener took five seasons out from the game. Cavener made his second and final List A appearance in August 2001, scoring two runs, though this was his final appearance for Hertfordshire in any form of cricket.

Was a top-ranked professional tennis player in the 1960s and early 1970s who became a well-known ten

Was a top-ranked professional tennis player in the 1960s and early 1970s who became a well-known tennis announcer. He was one of the Handsome Eight.Drysdale changed his nationality from South African to American after retiring as a player. Today, he serves as a tennis commentator on ESPN. He is also the founder of Cliff Drysdale Tennis (along with partners Don Henderson and Tom Brownhill) which specializes in resort, hotel, and club tennis management.

Is a former professional tennis player from Australia. Letcher enjoyed most of his tennis success wh

Is a former professional tennis player from Australia. Letcher enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 2 doubles titles and finished runner-up in doubles at 3 Grand Slam events.

Is a Belgian football player currently playing for Roda JC.

Is a Belgian football player currently playing for Roda JC.

Played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s.

Played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s.

Is an Australian former football (soccer) player.Sander represented Australia at the 1956 Summer Ol

Is an Australian former football (soccer) player.Sander represented Australia at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Was a Welsh football left back who played for Manchester City between 1956 and 1967. During this tim

Was a Welsh football left back who played for Manchester City between 1956 and 1967. During this time he made 250 appearances for the team and scored 1 goal.In 1968, Sear joined Chester, initially as a player. He scored on his debut against York City in August 1968, doubling his tally of Football League goals in his 14-year career. However, the vast majority of his 19 year service to the club would be in coaching capacities.

Is an Australian former football (soccer) player. He is the father of former footballer Jason van Bl

Is an Australian former football (soccer) player. He is the father of former footballer Jason van Blerk; they were the third father-son combination to play for the Australian national football team.

Was a English footballer who played for Sunderland as a Forward.Whitelum made his debut for Sunderla

Was a English footballer who played for Sunderland as a Forward.Whitelum made his debut for Sunderland on 25 January 1939 against Blackpool in a 1–1 draw at Bloomfield Road. Overall, during his Sunderland career spanning from 1939 to 1947, in a stay intertupted largely by the Second World War, made 50 league appearances scoring 19 goals.

Was a Welsh professional snooker player. He managed to get to into the world's top 16 in 1988 at the

Was a Welsh professional snooker player. He managed to get to into the world's top 16 in 1988 at the age of 55; a remarkable feat for someone with very poor eyesight and a number of other ailments. Wilson was a talented amateur snooker player who grew up

Was a Canadian boxer who competed in the 1920s.

Was a Canadian boxer who competed in the 1920s.

Was a Canadian freestyle sport wrestler who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was a Canadian freestyle sport wrestler who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Better known by his ring name Domino, is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his

Better known by his ring name Domino, is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his work in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), as a performer for its SmackDown brand. After signing with WWE, the team's name was changed to Deuce 'n Domin

Is a former professional American football safety who played for the Dallas Cowboys of the National

Is a former professional American football safety who played for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League for ten seasons.

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in West Indies' first Test in their inaugural Test tour of En

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in West Indies' first Test in their inaugural Test tour of England. Roach was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad. His first-class debut was with Trinidad in 1923-24. He was an obvious selection for the West Indies tour

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in six Tests between 1954 and 1955.

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in six Tests between 1954 and 1955.

Was an English professional footballer. He played as both a right-half and at outside-right.Birks pl

Was an English professional footballer. He played as both a right-half and at outside-right.Birks played for Stoke St. Peters before joining Port Vale where he made his league debut in the 1932-33 season. He played over 50 times for Vale before joining Torquay United in 1936. Kept out of the side due to the form of Fred Beedall and George Daniels, Birks made his Torquay debut on January 16, 1937, scoring in the 4-1 defeat at home to Southend United.

Was an English footballer.Holton played as a full back for non-league Oxford City as a youth, before

Was an English footballer.Holton played as a full back for non-league Oxford City as a youth, before joining Arsenal in October 1947 at the age of 18. He spent three seasons in the Gunners' reserve team, eventually converting to a centre forward.

Is a retired professional Canadian snooker player. A former world number one (one of only seven play

Is a retired professional Canadian snooker player. A former world number one (one of only seven players to hold that spot), he was world snooker champion in 1980, one of only three players from outside the United Kingdom to win the world title in the mode

In St. Louis, MO, is a heavyweight boxer. Nicknamed "The Black Bull" and often "Twin Tyson" for his

In St. Louis, MO, is a heavyweight boxer. Nicknamed "The Black Bull" and often "Twin Tyson" for his resemblance to Mike Tyson, Couser fought several contenders from his era. Couser has also claimed a numerous times to be the half brother of Mike Tyson. He

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Suffolk. He was born in Ipswi

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Suffolk. He was born in Ipswich. Cunnell made his Minor Counties Championship debut during the 1965 season, and with one season's exception, continued to play for the team until 1972.