Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Is a Georgian judoka.He finished in joint fifth place in the half-lightweight (66 kg) division at th

Is a Georgian judoka.He finished in joint fifth place in the half-lightweight (66 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics, having lost the bronze medal match to Yordanis Arencibia of Cuba.

Is a British heavyweight boxer based in Wallsend, England. His record stands at 7 wins and 1 loss af

Is a British heavyweight boxer based in Wallsend, England. His record stands at 7 wins and 1 loss after 8 bouts. Ferguson competed in the "Prizefighter" competition at York Hall, Bethnal Green. He beat Billy Bessey in the opening round, before losing to M

Is a retired professional American ice hockey forward who played 249 NHL regular season games for th

Is a retired professional American ice hockey forward who played 249 NHL regular season games for the Boston Bruins, Winnipeg Jets, Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers between 1980 and 1985.

Is a former professional American football player. A 6'2" undrafted quarterback from Iowa State Univ

Is a former professional American football player. A 6'2" undrafted quarterback from Iowa State University, Archer played 6 seasons in the National Football League from 1984 to 1989 for the Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins, San Diego Chargers and Philadelphia Eagles.

Was an American-born weightlifter for the Israeli Olympic team in 1972. A lawyer by education, Berge

Was an American-born weightlifter for the Israeli Olympic team in 1972. A lawyer by education, Berger was one of 11 members of Israel’s Olympic team who were taken hostage and subsequently murdered by Arab terrorists at the Munich Olympic Games. Berger ea

Was an American professional wrestler, best known by his ring name Dino Casanova, who competed in No

Was an American professional wrestler, best known by his ring name Dino Casanova, who competed in Northeastern independent promotions including the National Wrestling Alliance, Extreme Championship Wrestling and the Mid-Eastern Wrestling Federation, most

A Major League Baseball infielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks. He is noted for his size, as he is a

A Major League Baseball infielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks. He is noted for his size, as he is a small (for professional sports) 5' 7", but weighs 175 pounds. Eckstein's name is pronounced (ECK-styne) and means "cornerstone" in German. His "entrance music" is Ludacris's "Number One Spot" (appropriate since Eckstein usually bats as the leadoff hitter) and Crystal Method's "Busy Child".Eckstein was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 19th round of the 1997 amateur draft, and selected off waivers by the Anaheim Angels on August 16, 2000.

Is an English former professional footballer.Lee, a right-winger, began his career with Bury in 1986

Is an English former professional footballer.Lee, a right-winger, began his career with Bury in 1986. In five years at Gigg Lane, he made just over 200 league appearances and scored 35 goals.

Is a former English cricketer who played in 2 Tests and 2 ODIs from 1986 to 1990.

Is a former English cricketer who played in 2 Tests and 2 ODIs from 1986 to 1990.

Was an aggressive batsman and occasional wicket-keeper for Surrey County Cricket Club from 1985 to 2

Was an aggressive batsman and occasional wicket-keeper for Surrey County Cricket Club from 1985 to 2004. Nicknamed "Gnasher" for his prominent teeth, Ward was something of a cult personality as a player. He is now a coach at Whitgift School.

Is a former American football running back in the National Football League who in 1975 became one of

Is a former American football running back in the National Football League who in 1975 became one of the first professional athletes to come out as gay.

Is a professional tennis player from Spain. Marrero earned his first world ranking late in 2000 as a

Is a professional tennis player from Spain. Marrero earned his first world ranking late in 2000 as a 20 year old, but he spent only a few weeks inside the top-500 until early 2005. By late 2005, he had made it into the top-300, but faded over the next yea

Is a Scottish professional football defender, who currently plays for Peterhead in the Scottish Seco

Is a Scottish professional football defender, who currently plays for Peterhead in the Scottish Second Division.Donald started his career with Aberdeen and became the youngest player in their history when he made his debut on 15 May 2004 against Dundee at Pittodrie.

Is a central or right sided midfielder for English Championship club Ipswich Town.Norris started his

Is a central or right sided midfielder for English Championship club Ipswich Town.Norris started his career at Boston United, which was a non-league club at the time. 'Nosher', as he was known, was a popular goal-scoring midfielder and his performances soon attracted the attentions of league clubs. Bolton Wanderers won the race for his signature, and paid Boston £50,000 for the 18 year old in February 2000.

Is a former English cricketer. Smith was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He

Is a former English cricketer. Smith was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Keresley, Warwickshire. Smith made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Hampshire in the 1981 County Championship. From 1981 to 1983

Is a Portuguese footballer who plays for C.D. Fátima on loan from S.L. Benfica, as a midfielder.

Is a Portuguese footballer who plays for C.D. Fátima on loan from S.L. Benfica, as a midfielder.

Is a French professional footballer, currently playing for French Ligue 2 side Le Havre.Martot came

Is a French professional footballer, currently playing for French Ligue 2 side Le Havre.Martot came via the youth system at Le Havre to their "B" side in season 2001-02. He progressed to the first team in the following season, appearing 25 times in Ligue 1 and scoring two goals.

Is a French rugby union footballer who plays at center three-quarter in the Top 14 competition for C

Is a French rugby union footballer who plays at center three-quarter in the Top 14 competition for Catalan club USA Perpignan, and has also played for France, having played in the 2005 and 2006 Six Nations.

Is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. Mascató also competed in two Sum

Is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. Mascató also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth in the C-2 500 m event at Sydney in 2000.

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Durham between 1994 and 1997. He was a l

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Durham between 1994 and 1997. He was a left-handed batsman and a slow left-arm bowler. Cox was born in Southall, Middlesex. Cox's career started in the Second XI Championship, where he played his first game in 1990 for Worcestershire. He moved to Durham and was picked on a regular basis during the 1992 Second XI competition, and two years later, made his County Championship debut against Warwickshire - the same match in which Brian Lara made his world-record first-class innings of 501 not out.

Is a goalkeeper currently unattached after being made redundant by Scottish Premier League side Gret

Is a goalkeeper currently unattached after being made redundant by Scottish Premier League side Gretna. He has previously played for St Johnstone and Queen of the South. While at Queen of the South David Mathieson gained 3 Scotland under 21 caps. The opponents were Latvia, Colombia and Germany.

Is a retired Scottish professional footballer. He spent four seasons in England with the Bolton Wand

Is a retired Scottish professional footballer. He spent four seasons in England with the Bolton Wanderers before moving to the United States. He then spent nearly thirteen seasons in various indoor leagues and five with the Seattle Sounders. Hoggan was a school boy international and played for the Scottish U-21 and U-23 teams. When Hoggan moved to the Buffalo Blizzard in 1992, he served as both an assistant coach as well as player. In 2001, he was an assistant coach with the Sounders. Currently "Hoggy" has started a new club called Tynecastle International Football Club located in Everett, Washington. Hoggy is the head coach of the boys U-16 and girls U-16.

Is an American retired NBA basketball player, who is often considered one of the greatest centers to

Is an American retired NBA basketball player, who is often considered one of the greatest centers to ever play the game. Based on his prior service as an officer in the United States Navy, Robinson earned the nickname "The Admiral". He along with Tim Duncan were known by the nickname "The Twin Towers".

Is a retired English footballer. He was primarily a centre half, but was sometimes deployed as right

Is a retired English footballer. He was primarily a centre half, but was sometimes deployed as right back.May started his career with Blackburn Rovers as a trainee before graduating to the first team. He made over 100 appearances for the club and was part of the Blackburn team which was promoted to the FA Premier League in 1992 and finished as runners-up to Manchester United in the 1993-94 season.

Is a retired French football player who played as both a defender and a midfielder. Spending the maj

Is a retired French football player who played as both a defender and a midfielder. Spending the majority of his career in France with FC Martigues, Le Havre AC, AS Cannes, SC Bastia and US Orléans, he also played in Qatar for Al-Sailiya[1] and in Spain for Las Palmas.