Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Liverpool.

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Liverpool.

Is a former international cricketer who represented Australia. He had a very short international car

Is a former international cricketer who represented Australia. He had a very short international career from March 1979 to January 1980 in which he played just 7 Test matches and 1 One Day International. At first-class level, he scored over 6,000 runs for Victoria.

Is a retired boxer from the United States. Armstrong represented his native country at the 1972 Summ

Is a retired boxer from the United States. Armstrong represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics. There he was eliminated in the second round of the men's light flyweight division (– 48 kg) by eventual bronze medalist Enrique Rodríguez from

American world champion boxer, the second of two of them who shared those names in the late 20th cen

American world champion boxer, the second of two of them who shared those names in the late 20th century, and whose respective careers each ended with death by trauma near the age of thirty.

Is a Brazilian striker. He currently plays for Qatar club Umm-Salal. He had been linked with Greek t

Is a Brazilian striker. He currently plays for Qatar club Umm-Salal. He had been linked with Greek team Olympiacos in January 2009 but moved to Nagoya Grampus after all.

Is a Brazilian midfielder who plays for Avaí.Davi previously played for São Paulo in the Campeonat

Is a Brazilian midfielder who plays for Avaí.Davi previously played for São Paulo in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and has played for Albirex Niigata in the J. League.

Is a retired American basketball player who enjoyed a brief NBA career from 1988 until 1992. Popson,

Is a retired American basketball player who enjoyed a brief NBA career from 1988 until 1992. Popson, a 6'10" center, played college basketball at the University of North Carolina for four years (1983–87). Popson was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the fourth round of the 1987 NBA Draft.

Is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Houston Astros.In July 2009, Norris was called u

Is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Houston Astros.In July 2009, Norris was called up to pitch for the Astros following an injury to starting pitcher Roy Oswalt.[7] He made his Major League debut on July 29.[8] In his first Major League start, he pitched 7 shut-out innings against the St. Louis Cardinals on August 2, 2009 to earn his first career victory. He took a no-hitter into the sixth inning.[9] In his rookie season overall, Norris went 6-3 in ten starts for a 4.53 Earned Run Average. He was shut down near the end of the season to prevent potential injury.[10]

Is an American boxer in the lightweight (135 lb) division. His record is 34-3-1 (17 KOs). He has no

Is an American boxer in the lightweight (135 lb) division. His record is 34-3-1 (17 KOs). He has no relation to Juan "The Baby Bull" Diaz, another lightweight boxer and former world champion. Diaz accumulated a record of 26-0 before losing his first bout

Was a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand gaining 8 A-international caps from 1979

Was a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand gaining 8 A-international caps from 1979 to 1982.Born in England, Bright emigrated to New Zealand in 1975 and made his first appearance for the All Whites in 1979 in a friendly against Norwich Cit

Was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. Campbell was born in Vanc

Was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. Campbell was born in Vancouver. He was part of the Canadian basketball team, which finished ninth in the Olympic tournament.

Is a Scottish former professional association football player. He played for Millwall and Gillingham

Is a Scottish former professional association football player. He played for Millwall and Gillingham between 1970 and 1975.

Was an English boxer who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Was an English boxer who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Is a former English professional snooker player from Worcester. In his career he managed to beat pla

Is a former English professional snooker player from Worcester. In his career he managed to beat players such as Ronnie O'Sullivan, Ken Doherty and James Wattana.

Was a Scottish footballing prolific goalscorer and trophy winning manager. His 38 goals in 1923-24 m

Was a Scottish footballing prolific goalscorer and trophy winning manager. His 38 goals in 1923-24 made him top scorer in Scotland's top flight that season and 43 goals in 1928–29 gave him the same distinction in England's top flight that season. He scored 376 senior goals as well as scoring at two then non-league clubs. As a manager only Halliday and Alex Ferguson have guided Aberdeen to be Scottish champions.

Is a former football (soccer) midfielder. He played for Wrexham from 1965 to 1966 before moving to A

Is a former football (soccer) midfielder. He played for Wrexham from 1965 to 1966 before moving to Australia where he played for Pan Hellenic, Western Suburbs, Blacktown City and APIA until 1981. In this time he won NSW representative honours in 1974 agai

Is a Scottish former professional footballer who later became a coach. Kevan is currently the Assist

Is a Scottish former professional footballer who later became a coach. Kevan is currently the Assistant Manager at Notts County. Kevan played as a midfielder for Notts County, Cardiff City, Stoke City, Maidstone United and Bournemouth, making a total of 181 league appearances. After retiring as a professional player, Kevan joined the coaching staff of Stoke City. Kevan was appointed first-team coach in 2001, and later spent a spell as caretaker manager in October 2002.

Is an Australian-born Irish cricketer who, on 13 June 2006, became the first man to take a wicket in

Is an Australian-born Irish cricketer who, on 13 June 2006, became the first man to take a wicket in a One Day International for Ireland, when he dismissed Ed Joyce (a former Ireland cricketer making his debut for England) at Belfast.[2] A right-handed ba

Is a Canadian bobsledder who competed in the 1990s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won the g

Is a Canadian bobsledder who competed in the 1990s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal in the two-man event (shared with Italy) at Nagano in 1998. He was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.

Is a well known canoeist or kayaker from the UK and was a national champion in slalom canoeing C-1.

Is a well known canoeist or kayaker from the UK and was a national champion in slalom canoeing C-1. He is considered a pioneer in the sport of canoeing and is probably best known for being involved on the British expedition of the first descent of the Dud

Is a Scottish football striker currently without a club following his release from Clyde. McKay star

Is a Scottish football striker currently without a club following his release from Clyde. McKay started the 2007-08 season playing amateur football, playing for both Drumchapel United and Swinton every weekend.

Is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a defender for Berwick Rangers, Meadowban

Is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a defender for Berwick Rangers, Meadowbank Thistle and Dunfermline Athletic, making over 300 appearances in the Scottish Football League.

Was a lightweight boxer from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1928 Summer

Was a lightweight boxer from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.In 1928 he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the men's lightweight division by Denmark's Hans Jacob Nielsen.

Was an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who competed in the United States but had his gr

Was an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who competed in the United States but had his gretest successes in Canada. Born in Auburn, New York, he began his career as a professional rider in 1978 and three years later went to compete at Woodbine

Was a professional football player. He was a Scotland international and played as a left winger.He s

Was a professional football player. He was a Scotland international and played as a left winger.He started his career at Clydebank F.C. where he was an instant success, helping the club to the second division championship in 1975-1976.