Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Was an English football player and manager.Born in Dagenham, Allen represented Charlton Athletic (19

Was an English football player and manager.Born in Dagenham, Allen represented Charlton Athletic (1956-1961), Reading (1961-1970) and Bournemouth (1970-1971) as an inside-forward. He scored 89 goals in 358 league appearances. Dennis went on to be Player Manager at Cheltenham Town.

Was an Australian cricket player who played for the Western Warriors and the Tasmanian Tigers. His c

Was an Australian cricket player who played for the Western Warriors and the Tasmanian Tigers. His career was from 1972 until 1982. His batting style is right-hand bat and his bowling style is right-arm fast medium.

Was an English footballer. He joined Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. in 1944, managing a total of 117 g

Was an English footballer. He joined Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. in 1944, managing a total of 117 goals in 232 matches for the club, winning the league in 1953-54. In 1957, the striker was transferred to Stoke City F.C., scoring 50 goals in 108 games. He retired from professional football in 1961.

Is a former professional footballer who played for Plymouth Argyle, Swansea Town, Scunthorpe United

Is a former professional footballer who played for Plymouth Argyle, Swansea Town, Scunthorpe United and Millwall.

Is a former Australian cricketer. Lillie's first season of first-class cricket in 1965-66 was three

Is a former Australian cricketer. Lillie's first season of first-class cricket in 1965-66 was three years before DK Lillee made his first senior representative appearance. They did not appear together in the starting lineup of the same game, however Lillie was twelfth man in a Queensland v Western Australia Sheffield Shield game during the 1980-81 season, and in fact caught DK Lillee in the first innings of that game. The following line appears from that scorecard: DK Lillee c sub (DJ Lillie) b GS Chappell 11.

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played three first-class matches for the Otago Volts in the ea

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played three first-class matches for the Otago Volts in the early 1960s and he also played for Southland in the Hawke Cup competition.

Is a Salvadoran association football player, who plays as a midfielder for C.D. Luís Ángel Firpo.A

Is a Salvadoran association football player, who plays as a midfielder for C.D. Luís Ángel Firpo.After evidently sparking interest with his Gold Cup performance, Alas trained with MLS club CD Chivas USA in contemplation of a potential move there. Nothing came of this and he return to El Salvador.

A Swedish football defender currently playing for Örgryte IS.After playing for a local club, he joi

A Swedish football defender currently playing for Örgryte IS.After playing for a local club, he joined IFK Göteborg in 1996. During his years for IFK Göteborg, he became a very popular player amongst the fans due to his love for the club. He also featured for the Swedish U-21 national team. His finest moment for the club came on his debut, when he scored against rivals AIK. When his contract expired after the 2006 season, he signed for the Norwegian club Raufoss IL. In 2008 he returned to Gothenburg but not to IFK Göteborg, instead he signed a two-year contract with IFK main rivals ÖIS.

Was an English football player.Evans first played junior football for his hometown club, Ellesmere P

Was an English football player.Evans first played junior football for his hometown club, Ellesmere Port. He had an unsuccessful trial with Wolves, before signing for London side Arsenal in January 1951.

Is a Scottish former footballer. After spending three years with Leeds United, Hoggart played for Yo

Is a Scottish former footballer. After spending three years with Leeds United, Hoggart played for York City and Stockport County in the Football League Fourth Division. He later played for Australian team Sydney Prague.

Is a former Australian cricketer rated as the "outstanding fast bowler of his generation",[1] who he

Is a former Australian cricketer rated as the "outstanding fast bowler of his generation",[1] who held the world record for most Test wickets when he retired in 1984.[2] Lillee was known for his fiery temperament, 'never-say-die' attitude and popularity with the fans

Is a retired American professional basketball player best known for his fierce defensive and rebound

Is a retired American professional basketball player best known for his fierce defensive and rebounding ability, leading the National Basketball Association in rebounds per game for a record seven consecutive years and earning NBA All-Defensive First Team honors seven times, along with five NBA Championships (1989, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998). He is one of the all-time leaders in rebounding and is generally regarded as one of the greatest rebounders of all-time, particularly on the offensive end of the court.

Is a retired American professional wrestler best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Ente

Is a retired American professional wrestler best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment as Phineas I. Godwinn and Mideon. When both men left WCW, Canterbury signed with the World Wrestling Federation under the ring name "Henry Godwin

Is a German footballer currently playing for Eintracht Braunschweig.He joined SC Freiburg from VfB L

Is a German footballer currently playing for Eintracht Braunschweig.He joined SC Freiburg from VfB Lübeck in 2003. He returned to Lübeck for a six month loan in January 2007. After this loan he played again for SC Freiburg but was transferred in January 2

Is a Filipino professional boxer.He fights under the care of Johnny S. Elorde, President of the John

Is a Filipino professional boxer.He fights under the care of Johnny S. Elorde, President of the Johnny Elorde Management International, and his wife, Liza Elorde, a boxing care manager.[1]Laurente started as a professional boxer on April 23, 1994, against Alberto Sososco. He won the bout via technical knockout in round 4.

Is a Trinidad and Tobago football player who is currently playing for San Juan Jabloteh after being

Is a Trinidad and Tobago football player who is currently playing for San Juan Jabloteh after being released from Football League Championship outfit Swansea City. As of March 2010 though, he is currently back in the UK training with his former club Wrexh

Is an American former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was part o

Is an American former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.In 1972 he was part of the American team which finished 14th in the Olympic tournament. He played three matches and scored six goals.

Was a starting pitcher for Major League Baseball's San Diego Padres (1983 and 1988-91), New York Yan

Was a starting pitcher for Major League Baseball's San Diego Padres (1983 and 1988-91), New York Yankees (1984-87), Cincinnati Reds (1987-88), Chicago Cubs (1992) and Kansas City Royals (1992-93 and 1995). He batted and threw left-handed.In 1988, his 14-4 record with the Padres tied him with Gaylord Perry for the team single season Won-Loss record (.778).

Is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who was known for his use of the knuckleba

Is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who was known for his use of the knuckleball. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Anaheim Angels, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Florida Marlins, New York Mets, and Los Angeles Dodgers.As a member of the Dodgers, Springer surrendered Barry Bonds' Major League record-setting 73rd home run on October 7, 2001. The homer came off a 3-2 pitch clocked at 43 miles per hour (a knuckleball) in the bottom of the first inning of Los Angeles' 2-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants.

He played cricket for both Warwickshire County Cricket Club and England. A right handed batsman, Ami

He played cricket for both Warwickshire County Cricket Club and England. A right handed batsman, Amiss was a brilliant stroke maker particularly through extra cover and midwicket - his two favourite areas to score runs. He was an accomplished batsman in all forms of the game. He averaged 42.86 in first-class, 35.06 in List-A, 46.30 in Tests and 47.72 in One Day Internationals. In first-class cricket he scored 103 centuries.

Is a German decathlete. His personal best score is 8310 points, achieved in June 2006 in Ratingen. H

Is a German decathlete. His personal best score is 8310 points, achieved in June 2006 in Ratingen. His father Dieter Leyckes won the decathlon silver medal at the 1979 European Junior Championships. He is coached by Torsten Voss.

Is a former professional footballer, and is best known for being the last player to score a league h

Is a former professional footballer, and is best known for being the last player to score a league hat-trick against Manchester United at Old Trafford. Bailey netted three times for Queens Park Rangers as part of a 4-1 scoreline on New Year's Day 1992. The only other player to score a hat-trick at Old Trafford since then is the Brazilian star Ronaldo, who managed a hat-trick in the UEFA Champions League for Real Madrid in the 2002-03 season.

A Zambian football striker who, as of 2007, was playing for AmaZulu.He started his professional care

A Zambian football striker who, as of 2007, was playing for AmaZulu.He started his professional career with Zanaco FC of Zambia in 1989 before leaving for Nchanga Rangers at the beginning of the 1991 season. At Nchanga Rangers he established a midfield partnership with Abeauty Kunda. He later left Nchanga to join Kabwe Warriors after a failed attempt to rejoin Zanaco. At Warriors, he never settled and left after one season to join Konkola Blades.It was at Konkala where the late brother to Kalusha Bwalya, Benjamin transformed Lota from a midfielder to a lethal striker who went on to win the golden boot in 1995 and later became a strong target for international clubs.

Is a West Indies cricketer who plays first-class and List A cricket for the Windward Islands.

Is a West Indies cricketer who plays first-class and List A cricket for the Windward Islands.

Is a Danish handballer, currently playing for Danish Handball League side Skjern Håndbold. He has p

Is a Danish handballer, currently playing for Danish Handball League side Skjern Håndbold. He has played in the club for the past eight years, and was a part of the team as they won the EHF Challenge Cup in 2002 and 2003