Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Was a Canadian world champion marathon swimmer.Lumsdon was coached by Gus Ryder at the Lakeshore Swi

Was a Canadian world champion marathon swimmer.Lumsdon was coached by Gus Ryder at the Lakeshore Swimming Club. He turned professional when he was 16 and would later say that the only regret in his career was giving up his amateur status before the 1948 S

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He played briefly in the NBA in the early 1990

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He played briefly in the NBA in the early 1990s, and played as a 6'3", 170 lb guard.Lett attended the University of Florida and was signed in March 1990 by the Chicago Bulls to a 10-day contract, and then to a second in April. After he scored 4 points in as many games played with the team, he was not retained.[1] His short NBA career lasted 7 more games in 1990-91 when he signed with the San Antonio Spurs on a 10-day contract in February 1991, but was waived after 20 days.[

The Black Rhino", fought as a heavyweight boxer in the United States. He is currently serving a 150

The Black Rhino", fought as a heavyweight boxer in the United States. He is currently serving a 150 year prison sentence.

Was a basketball player from the United States.Barker, a native of Yorktown, Indiana, was a burly 6-

Was a basketball player from the United States.Barker, a native of Yorktown, Indiana, was a burly 6-foot-2 inch forward on the 1948 Kentucky team that finished the season with a 36-3 record, the national title and the nickname of the Fab Five. The other starters were Wah Wah Jones at forward, Kenny Rollins at guard and two all-Americans: Alex Groza at center and Ralph Beard at guard. Their coach was Adolph Rupp.

Is a former NBA basketball player. A 6’8”, 225 pound forward, Levingston starred at Wichita Stat

Is a former NBA basketball player. A 6’8”, 225 pound forward, Levingston starred at Wichita State University before being drafted by the Detroit Pistons in 1982. After two seasons with the Pistons, he was traded to the Atlanta Hawks, with whom he would spend the prime of his career. Though not as well known as teammates like Dominique Wilkins, Doc Rivers, and Kevin Willis, Levingston was a valuable contributor who could play strong defense and grab important rebounds.

Was a cricketer. A right arm fast bowler, he was educated at The Lodge School, Barbados. He stood at

Was a cricketer. A right arm fast bowler, he was educated at The Lodge School, Barbados. He stood at 6ft 4ins and took 126 wickets at 10.70 in his 15 match first class career. During his short 5 year first class career he was almost always successful and

Was an American football halfback in the National Football League. Battles was inducted into the Pro

Was an American football halfback in the National Football League. Battles was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1968.

Is a retired Canadian professional wrestler, known as the midget wrestler Farmer Brooks, and was a m

Is a retired Canadian professional wrestler, known as the midget wrestler Farmer Brooks, and was a major participant in Grand Prix Wrestling throughout the 1980s and a longtime rival of Sky Low Low. Before attaining world wide status, Farmer Brooks wrestl

Was an English professional footballer. He was born in Torquay, Devon.A full-back, he began his care

Was an English professional footballer. He was born in Torquay, Devon.A full-back, he began his career as an apprentice with Torquay United, making his debut at the age of 17 on the 25th of January 1964 against York City at Bootham Crescent.

Was an English cricketer. Hall was a right-handed batsman. Hall made his first-class debut for Hamps

Was an English cricketer. Hall was a right-handed batsman. Hall made his first-class debut for Hampshire against Middlesex in the 1933 County Championship, making just the single appearance in the season. Hall's final first-class appearance for the club c

A tall right-arm medium-fast seam bowler of great accuracy and consistency, Cliff Gladwin formed, wi

A tall right-arm medium-fast seam bowler of great accuracy and consistency, Cliff Gladwin formed, with Les Jackson, the most feared new ball attack in the English first-class game for a dozen years after the Second World War. Gladwin was both penetrative and mean, with around a third of his overs being maidens, and in 13 full seasons he took 100 or more wickets 12 times, usually at an average of under 20 runs per wicket.

Is an American former professional basketball player.He was selected by the Golden State Warriors in

Is an American former professional basketball player.He was selected by the Golden State Warriors in the 1st round (16th overall) of the 1994 NBA Draft. Rozier played for the Warriors, Toronto Raptors and Minnesota Timberwolves in 4 NBA seasons. His best season as a pro came during his rookie year with the Warriors, when he appeared in 66 games averaging 6.8 ppg. He played collegiately at the University of North Carolina and the University of Louisville.

Was an English songwriter, film actor, and composer who also competed for the United States in bobsl

Was an English songwriter, film actor, and composer who also competed for the United States in bobsled from the late 1920s to the late 1930s.Gray competed for the United States in bobsleigh, winning a gold medal in the five-man event at the 1928 Winter Ol

Was an English first-class cricketer. Andrews was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as a w

Was an English first-class cricketer. Andrews was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper. Andrews played seven matches for Hampshire. His highest score of 29 came when playing for Hampshire in a match against Gloucestershire.

Was an English cricketer. Smith was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was b

Was an English cricketer. Smith was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Shadwell, London. Smith played most of his cricket for Cambridgeshire in the Minor Counties Championship, where he made his debut for the county aga

Is a Spanish professional basketball player. He has previously played for the NBA's Utah Jazz. Lópe

Is a Spanish professional basketball player. He has previously played for the NBA's Utah Jazz. López is a native of Vic, Barcelona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain. At 6 ft 1 ¼ in (1.86 m) tall, he plays the point guard position.

Is a retired professional football quarterback, who played for the Houston Oilers and the Green Bay

Is a retired professional football quarterback, who played for the Houston Oilers and the Green Bay Packers in the 1970s and 1980s.Dickey was recruited by Kansas State University in 1967, and he soon became the top quarterback in the Big Eight Conference

Is a New Zealand rugby league player for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League competitio

Is a New Zealand rugby league player for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League competition. His position of choice is at Prop Forward though he can also play in the Second Row. He joined the Brisbane Broncos team in 2007, he plays for their fee

Was a South African footballer who played as a winger.After being educated at the King Edward VII Sc

Was a South African footballer who played as a winger.After being educated at the King Edward VII School in his hometown Johannesburg, Durandt began his football career with Marist Brothers. In May 1957 he was selected to play for a South Africa XI against tourists Wolverhampton Wanderers, where his display earned him a move to the English club.As a junior, he played in Wolves' 1958 FA Youth Cup triumph, before making his senior debut on 4 October 1958 in a 4–0 rout of Manchester United. This was his only appearance of the campaign in which the club retained the league championship.

Is an Indian football player.He plays as a midfielder for Dempo SC and plays for India at Internatio

Is an Indian football player.He plays as a midfielder for Dempo SC and plays for India at International level.

A Zambian footballer who plays as a left-winger for Bidvest Wits.He was part of the Zambian 2006 Afr

A Zambian footballer who plays as a left-winger for Bidvest Wits.He was part of the Zambian 2006 African Nations Cup team, who finished third in group C in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals. In 7th of January 2008 he was bought and signed in a fee of 600,000$ by Maccabi Petach Tikva FC.He is known to be a quick and creative winger whose qualities have been praised as rare and akin to zambian great Kalusha Bwalya. When playing for zambia u-20s at last years world youth Championship he caught the eye of several european clubs most notably spanish giants Real Madrid and PSV Eindhoven of the Netherlands. His silky skills were demonstrated especially against Nigeria u-20s at the African youth championships when his team lost in the semi-finals

Is a South African football (soccer) midfielder for Premier Soccer League club Ajax Cape Town.Ngoben

Is a South African football (soccer) midfielder for Premier Soccer League club Ajax Cape Town.Ngobeni is a talented but injury-prone midfielder who has been on trial with Ajax Amsterdam in the past.

Is an American former professional basketball player. A 6-4 forward who excelled with the hook shot,

Is an American former professional basketball player. A 6-4 forward who excelled with the hook shot, Hagan played his entire 10-year NBA career (1956-1966) with the St. Louis Hawks. He was also a player-coach for the Dallas Chaparrals in the first two-plus years of the American Basketball Association's existence (1967-1970).

Was an American coach who served as the head coach of the University of Michigan collegiate wrestlin

Was an American coach who served as the head coach of the University of Michigan collegiate wrestling team from 1925 to 1970. He led the Michigan Wolverines to 13 Big Ten Conference championships, and coached 68 All-American wrestlers. In 1976, he was one

Is an American professional basketball player, formerly in the National Basketball Association.Robin

Is an American professional basketball player, formerly in the National Basketball Association.Robinson was currently one of only two players drafted in the 1980s still active in the league in 2007, with the other being Kevin Willis. At 6'10", he is the tallest player to make more than 1,000 three-pointers; he has made 1,228 threes as of the conclusion of the 2005-06 season and currently ranks 16th all-time in career three-point field goals made. He has played in 1,330 career games which ranks him 7th in NBA history while his 19,591 career points is 33rd best all-time. On August 11, 2006, the New Jersey Nets re-signed Robinson to a contract extension to start his 18th year in the league. At age 40, he is the third-oldest player in the league (only Houston Rockets center Dikembe Mutombo and Dallas Mavericks center Kevin Willis were born earlier).