Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Is an American boxer. "Showtime" Stevens turned pro in 2004 and has been featured several times on E

Is an American boxer. "Showtime" Stevens turned pro in 2004 and has been featured several times on ESPN Friday Night Fights. In 2007 he lost to Andre Dirrell, and in 2010 was shockingly upset by Jesse Brinkley in a title eliminator, a major career setback

Is an American professional wrestler best known for his time in World Championship Wrestling as Fire

Is an American professional wrestler best known for his time in World Championship Wrestling as Firebreaker Chip. Curtis Thompson started wrestling in 1987. He wrestled in Stampede Wrestling (as the masked Archangel), South Atlantic Pro Wrestling, Pacific

Is an American bobsledder who has competed since 2004.Tomasevicz finished sixth in the four-man even

Is an American bobsledder who has competed since 2004.Tomasevicz finished sixth in the four-man event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. He was an alternate during the (2006-07) season on World Cup tour for driver Steven Holcomb and won a gold in Cesan

Was an early NASCAR driver. In addition to his success in racing, he made a fortune, lost it, and re

Was an early NASCAR driver. In addition to his success in racing, he made a fortune, lost it, and remade it buying and selling timberlands. Throughout his life he developed a reputation for drinking and partying. In 1999, he was inducted into the Virginia

Is an English professional footballer and boxer. Woodhouse plays football as a central midfielder fo

Is an English professional footballer and boxer. Woodhouse plays football as a central midfielder for Rushden & Diamonds in the Conference National, and competes as a welterweight boxer. His career in the Football League spanned across nine seasons, earning four caps for the England under-21 football team.

Is an American ice hockey player.Curtiss has appeared in 172 games in the ECHL for the Wheeling Nail

Is an American ice hockey player.Curtiss has appeared in 172 games in the ECHL for the Wheeling Nailers and 11 games in the AHL, ten for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and one for the Springfield Falcons, posting 8 goals, 19 assists, and 516 minutes

He played for the Leeward Islands, Chester Boughton Hall Cricket Club, Northamptonshire County Crick

He played for the Leeward Islands, Chester Boughton Hall Cricket Club, Northamptonshire County Cricket Club (1989-96), and the West Indian cricket team. His skill was as a right-arm fast bowler, especially in partnership with Courtney Walsh. His huge 6' 7

Was a French professional road bicycle racer. Born with Portuguese nationality, Dos Reis became Fren

Was a French professional road bicycle racer. Born with Portuguese nationality, Dos Reis became French citizen in 1931. In 1950, Dos Reis won the 14th stage of the 1950 Tour de France.

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Verge, a fullback, was born in Kempsey, New South

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Verge, a fullback, was born in Kempsey, New South Wales and claimed a total of 2 international rugby caps for Australia. His debut game was against Great Britain, at Sydney, on 2 July 1904.

Was an English tennis player, fashion designer, spy and author. He was a firm fixture on the profess

Was an English tennis player, fashion designer, spy and author. He was a firm fixture on the professional tennis tour for over sixty years. Tinling designed dresses for almost all of the great lady players throughout the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. His dresse

Gordon Greenidge was a feared opening batsman for the West Indies. He began his Test career against

Gordon Greenidge was a feared opening batsman for the West Indies. He began his Test career against India at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore in 1974 and continued playing internationally until 1991. He was half of the West Indies most prolific opening p

Was an amateur cricketer and footballer who gained fame through his participation in sports around t

Was an amateur cricketer and footballer who gained fame through his participation in sports around the turn of the century. An English international in football, Burnup is more renowned as a Kent cricketer but his abilities never resulted in international selection despite immense early promise. Such was his abilities as a footballer, and such was the influence of the amateur game on the Football Association at the time, that Burnup was selected to represent England against Scotland in the Auld Enemy match in Glasgow on 4 April 1896. He played for Kent until 1907, making 1,000 runs in a season eight times. His best season was 1902 when he scored 2,048 runs.

One of the most talented and versatile sportsmen of the 1870s, was the first captain of the England

One of the most talented and versatile sportsmen of the 1870s, was the first captain of the England Football team and led his side in the earliest full international football match ever played. Ottaway was also a noted cricketer until his retirement shortly before his early death at the age of only 27.

Was a British ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics and in the 1928 Winter Olym

Was a British ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics and in the 1928 Winter Olympics.

Was a British boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he was eliminated in the quart

Was a British boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the flyweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming silver medalist Armand Apell.

Is an American professional basketball player in the NBA who currently plays for the Los Angeles Cli

Is an American professional basketball player in the NBA who currently plays for the Los Angeles Clippers.Cuttino, also known as the "Cat," attended Incarnation of Our Lord grade school in the Olney section of Philadelphia. After graduating from grade school, Mobley attended Cardinal Dougherty High School and Maine Central Institute. After high school, he attended the University of Rhode Island, where he helped lead the Rams to an Elite Eight appearance in the 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Is a Macedonian footballer who plays as a forward for FK Pobeda in the Macedonian First League. Curl

Is a Macedonian footballer who plays as a forward for FK Pobeda in the Macedonian First League. Curlinov previously played for Kalamata F.C. where he made his debut in the Greek Beta Ethniki coming on as a second half substitute against Kallithea F.C. on

Is a Bulgarian footballer, currently playing for Chernomorets Burgas as a midfielder. Conkov is an a

Is a Bulgarian footballer, currently playing for Chernomorets Burgas as a midfielder. Conkov is an attacking midfielder.

Is an American professional poker player, based in Dallas, Texas. Gowen was born in Florida, and gre

Is an American professional poker player, based in Dallas, Texas. Gowen was born in Florida, and grew up in Kiowa, Oklahoma. (Her first name was inspired by the fact that she was born during a powerful storm.) She won Miss Teen McAlester, Oklahoma, at age 15, and as a teenager moved to Corsicana, Texas. She was a member of the varsity basketball team and placed seventh in state high jump. Gowen was formerly a member of "Team Full Tilt" at online poker site Full Tilt Poker. As of 2010, her total live tournament winnings exceed $1,600,000.

Is a footballer from Trinidad and Tobago. He plays as a defender for San Juan Jabloteh, as well as t

Is a footballer from Trinidad and Tobago. He plays as a defender for San Juan Jabloteh, as well as the islands' national team. He made his debut for the Soca Warriors against Costa Rica in 2001, and has 35 caps and 1 goal. He was in the squad for the 2006

Is an American professional poker player who won a World Series of Poker bracelet in 2004. Cyndy oft

Is an American professional poker player who won a World Series of Poker bracelet in 2004. Cyndy often played poker with family members as a child. Her family relocated to Las Vegas when she was 12 years old; Cyndy took to playing casino poker once she reached the legal age. She spent a short time as a casino employee, working as a blackjack and poker dealer. 1984, Cyndy cashed in a poker tournament in Lake Tahoe and used the proceeds to launch a professional poker career. She later took the top prize of $74,000 at a seven-card stud tournament at the Golden Nugget; at the time this was the biggest tournament prize ever won by a woman. Shortly thereafter, she married her second husband, and took a two year hiatus from poker.

Is an American former alpine ski racer from Lutsen, Minnesota.

Is an American former alpine ski racer from Lutsen, Minnesota.

Is an American swimmer, world champion, olympic medalist and world record holder. She won three gold

Is an American swimmer, world champion, olympic medalist and world record holder. She won three gold medals at the 1978 world championships, when she was only fourteen years old. She set seven world records during her career.

Is an American slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. She finished 14th in the K-1 event at

Is an American slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. She finished 14th in the K-1 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Now Cynthia Wall, she is currently a chemistry teacher at Broad Run High School in Ashburn, Virginia.

Is an American swimmer and olympic champion. She competed at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, where

Is an American swimmer and olympic champion. She competed at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, where she received a gold medal in 4x100m medley relay, together with Cathy Ferguson, Sharon Stouder and Kathleen Ellis.