Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Was an English professional footballer, playing as a winger in the English, Dutch and Austrian footb

Was an English professional footballer, playing as a winger in the English, Dutch and Austrian football leagues.Colin Ayre began his career as an apprentice at Newcastle United, turning professional in September 1973. However, he failed to break into the first team at St. James' Park, leaving without making a first-team appearance.

Was an English professional footballer.Starting his career at Swindon Town, he made 107 appearances

Was an English professional footballer.Starting his career at Swindon Town, he made 107 appearances for the club, scoring 4 goals as a right-back before a move to Reading F.C. in 1985. Whilst at Elm Park he played a further 84 games and played at Wembley as they reached the final of the Simod Cup in 1986.

Was a New Zealand cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who pl

Was a New Zealand cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Central Districts. He was born in Wellington. Barclay made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1955-56 season, against Otago.

Is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Notting Hill, London.Barnes began his c

Is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Notting Hill, London.Barnes began his career with Crystal Palace, but failed to make the grade at Selhurst Park and moved to Luton Town. He left Luton without making his first team debut and joined non-league Dunstable Town. He later played for Hitchin Town, Adelaide City and Barnet, from where he was signed by Torquay United in August 1983.

Is a former English football player who was born in Hesleden, County Durham, England. Nicknamed "The

Is a former English football player who was born in Hesleden, County Durham, England. Nicknamed "The King of the Kippax" (after Manchester City's Kippax Street terraced stand renowned for its singing), and Nijinsky after the famous racehorse (due to his renowned stamina), Bell is widely regarded as Manchester City's greatest ever player. He was part of the famous trio of the late 1960s and early 1970s alongside Francis Lee and Mike Summerbee.

Is an Australian rugby league player for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League com

Is an Australian rugby league player for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League competition.Best has previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Hull FC in the English Super League, the St George-Illawarra Dragons and the Canber

Also known as Charlie Blythe, was a Kent and England left arm spinner who is regarded as one of the

Also known as Charlie Blythe, was a Kent and England left arm spinner who is regarded as one of the finest bowlers of the period between 1900 and 1914 - sometimes referred to as the "Golden Age" of cricket.

Is a British strongman, television presenter and producer, and former Olympic bobsledder.

Is a British strongman, television presenter and producer, and former Olympic bobsledder.

A former football player and current manager of Nottingham Forest, having been appointed in May 2006

A former football player and current manager of Nottingham Forest, having been appointed in May 2006.He is a former manager of Northampton Town and a former player of clubs including Swindon Town and Tottenham Hotspur. He was on the coaching staff at Tottenham in the early 2000s following his retirement as a player.Calderwood started his career in the lower reaches of the English Divisions. He played 100 league games for Mansfield Town

Is a professional footballer, who currently plays for Milton Keynes Dons.

Is a professional footballer, who currently plays for Milton Keynes Dons.

Campbell spent his junior career with the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey Association (late

Campbell spent his junior career with the Peterborough Petes of the Ontario Hockey Association (later the Ontario Hockey League)

Is an Australian cricketer. He played in 47 Tests from 1952 to 1961, and 192 first class matches for

Is an Australian cricketer. He played in 47 Tests from 1952 to 1961, and 192 first class matches for Victoria between 1947 and 1963.

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland as a winger. He made his Sunderland debut on 5 N

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland as a winger. He made his Sunderland debut on 5 November 1898 against Wolverhampton Wanderers in a 2–0 defeat at the Molineux Stadium. He won the 1902 English Football League Championship while with Sunderland.

Is a former English professional footballer. He played as a goalkeeper, making over 100 appearances

Is a former English professional footballer. He played as a goalkeeper, making over 100 appearances for both Birmingham City and Aston Villa. He also appeared briefly for Lincoln City before playing in the Netherlands for Go Ahead Eagles. He was capped for England Schoolboys.

He plays on the back row, either as a flanker or as the no. 8.Charvis began playing for London Welsh

He plays on the back row, either as a flanker or as the no. 8.Charvis began playing for London Welsh, and then moved to Swansea RFC in 1995. His first cap for Wales was in 1996 against Australia: he went on to become team captain for a period and toured Australia with the British and Irish Lions in 2001.He remained with Swansea until changes in the Welsh club structure saw him without a contract in the period of the 2003 Rugby World Cup. He moved briefly to Tarbes in France and then to Newcastle Falcons in England whom he also captained.

Is a Scottish former professional football player and manager. Clarke, who played as a central defen

Is a Scottish former professional football player and manager. Clarke, who played as a central defender, spent the majority of his career in England – minus a one season stint in the North American Soccer League – and made nearly 500 career league appearances.

Is a Scottish professional footballer, currently without a club.Cramb began his career as a junior w

Is a Scottish professional footballer, currently without a club.Cramb began his career as a junior with Hamilton Academical, playing 53 times before a transfer to Southampton in June 1993 for a fee of £60,000.

Is a retired freestyle and backstroke swimmer from Great Britain, who represented his native country

Is a retired freestyle and backstroke swimmer from Great Britain, who represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics. There he competed in the individual 100 m and 200 m backstroke. Cunningham was also a member of the relay teams in the 4×200 m freestyle and 4×100 m medley.

Was an English professional footballer.Bettany, a Leicester-born full-back, was an amateur with his

Was an English professional footballer.Bettany, a Leicester-born full-back, was an amateur with his local side Leicester City when he signed professional with Crewe Alexandra in August 1953. 6 goals in 29 league games led to a transfer to Birmingham City in June 1955, but in 2 years at St. Andrews he was never to make a league appearance.

Was an Australian-born cricketer who played all of his first-class cricket in England. Drybrough fir

Was an Australian-born cricketer who played all of his first-class cricket in England. Drybrough first appeared in first-class for Middlesex County Cricket Club in 1958 in matches against both Oxford University and Cambridge University. He retired from fi

Is a former Scottish footballer.Walsh started his career under legendary manager Brian Clough at Not

Is a former Scottish footballer.Walsh started his career under legendary manager Brian Clough at Nottingham Forest. He made his league debut for Forest on 29 November 1980 as a substitute in a 1–1 draw at Coventry City aged 18. Walsh was picked for the Scottish national team but never played for the full side. Six years after making his debut Walsh moved to Charlton Athletic.

Is a Zimbabwe cricketer who plays for the Auckland Aces in the State Championship. He also played in

Is a Zimbabwe cricketer who plays for the Auckland Aces in the State Championship. He also played in the 2004 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh. His father Laurence played for Zimbabwe before they gained Test status.

Is a former tennis player from Australia, who once held the title for the fastest serve in the world

Is a former tennis player from Australia, who once held the title for the fastest serve in the world at 148 m.p.h. During his professional career, he also won four singles and seventeen doubles titles. The righthander reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on September 26, 1973, when he became the number 35 in the world. After retiring in 1980, he took up real estate, still keeping himself in the game through coaching others.

Is a former professional tennis player who represented, at different times, Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, the

Is a former professional tennis player who represented, at different times, Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, the United Kingdom and Switzerland. During his career he won 1 singles titles and 11 doubles titles. Partnering Australian Allan Stone, Dowdeswell finished run

Is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer who played 133 times (55 of which were test matches)

Is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer who played 133 times (55 of which were test matches) as an All Black from 1957 until 1971. His role in New Zealand rugby has been nothing short of iconic, and he was named Player of the Century at the NZRFU A