Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Is the head coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's hockey team. He has twice led the Golden Gop

Is the head coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers men's hockey team. He has twice led the Golden Gophers to the NCAA National Championship title, in 2002 and 2003.

Was a Spanish writer on fencing. He was don Jerónimo Sánchez de Carranza's student and later publi

Was a Spanish writer on fencing. He was don Jerónimo Sánchez de Carranza's student and later published a multitude of works based on the Destreza school of fencing. Some of his works were compendiums of Carranza's work while others were less derivative. H

Is a Canadian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman, and a right arm fast-medium bowler. Maxwell m

Is a Canadian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman, and a right arm fast-medium bowler. Maxwell made his debut for Canada on 14 February 1994 against Namibia in the 1994 ICC Trophy. He has played in three ICC Trophy tournaments for Canada in all. Maxwe

Was a professional footballer, who played for a number of clubs in Northern England, such as Hudders

Was a professional footballer, who played for a number of clubs in Northern England, such as Huddersfield Town. He later went on to manage Halifax Town, Barrow and Grimsby Town.

Was an American swimmer and olympic champion. He competed at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City,

Was an American swimmer and olympic champion. He competed at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, where he received a gold medal in 100 m breaststroke, and in 4 × 100 m medley relay. He also won one individual NCAA swimming title in 100 yard breaststrok

Is a former professional basketball player and coach. A 6'7" forward, he was selected with the 3rd p

Is a former professional basketball player and coach. A 6'7" forward, he was selected with the 3rd pick in the 1958 NBA Draft by the New York Knickerbockers, after a college career at the University of San Francisco. Farmer played in the NBA for a total of seven seasons, with New York, the Cincinnati Royals, and the St. Louis Hawks.

Is a former professional basketball player.Meineke played for the Rochester Royals in the 1955-56 se

Is a former professional basketball player.Meineke played for the Rochester Royals in the 1955-56 season, and after sitting out the 1956-57 season, rejoined the relocated Cincinnati Royals in 1957-58.

Is a retired former professional ice hockey player who recorded one of the most impressive rookie se

Is a retired former professional ice hockey player who recorded one of the most impressive rookie seasons in NHL history. After a standout junior career with the Medicine Hat Tigers, Murdoch made the New York Rangers as a 20-year-old and immediately set the league on fire, scoring 56 points in 59 games his rookie season.

Was an American drag racer from Georgia.[1] He raced in the 1960s and '70s when there were few natio

Was an American drag racer from Georgia.[1] He raced in the 1960s and '70s when there were few national events. The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) estimates that he won 90 percent of his match races.[2] As of 2002, he held the record for the most num

Was an American professional wrestling promoter. For several decades, he owned and operated the high

Was an American professional wrestling promoter. For several decades, he owned and operated the highly successful Pacific Northwest Wrestling (PNW) under his parent company, Don Owen Sports, which was based out of Portland, Oregon.

Is a football head coach and former Canadian soccer player. Don Petrie played Vancouver St. Saviour'

Is a football head coach and former Canadian soccer player. Don Petrie played Vancouver St. Saviour's 1942-43, U.B.C. 1943-46, St. Saviours again 1946-47, Vancouver City 1947-48. Petrie coached the Vancouver Halecos, helping them win the Canadian club championship in 1956. He coached the Canadian national soccer team in 1957 in World Cup qualifying games against Mexico and United States.

Is a former footballer and a member of the Norwich City Hall of Fame.A contemporary of other Norwich

Is a former footballer and a member of the Norwich City Hall of Fame.A contemporary of other Norwich Hall of Fame players Reg Foulkes, Ron Ashman and Roy Hollis, Pickwick was a loyal Norwich servant, to the extent that he appeared in a match versus Colchester United F.C. on his wedding day in 1951.

Was a graduate of Amundsen High School in Chicago, Illinois and went on to become a two time Big Ten

Was a graduate of Amundsen High School in Chicago, Illinois and went on to become a two time Big Ten (then Western Conference) leading scorer in 1949 and 1950 and the Big Ten MVP in 1950 at Wisconsin. He was also a First Team All-American in 1950. Don is a charter member of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Athletic Hall of Fame, elected in 1991. He was most noted for his hook shot.

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the 2nd round (58th overall) of the 1995 NBA Draft. In his career, Reid played for the Pistons, Washington Wizards and Orlando Magic in 8 NBA seasons. In his 1995-96 rookie season as a member of the Pistons, he averaged 3.8 points in 69 games played. He played collegiately at Georgetown University.

Was a professional bodybuilder, wrestler and weight training coach from California. He performed und

Was a professional bodybuilder, wrestler and weight training coach from California. He performed under the names 'Ripper Savage' and 'The Bronx Barbarian'. Don Ross was a Professional Bodybuilder, born in Detroit, Michigan. From 1979 until his unfortunate

Is a former Sri Lankan wicket-keeper and opening batsman. He was often used in ODIs, as he played 54

Is a former Sri Lankan wicket-keeper and opening batsman. He was often used in ODIs, as he played 54 from 1983 to 1990, but his Test career was not very remarkable but for one special innings in Colombo.

Don joined QPR in November 1974 from Luton and made his debut vs Burnley in December 1974. Don who w

Don joined QPR in November 1974 from Luton and made his debut vs Burnley in December 1974. Don who was a defender, eventually played 180 league games for QPR (scoring 10 times)before transferring to Brighton in 1981.

Was a linebacker who played thirteen seasons in the NFL for the Baltimore Colts. He had 37 career in

Was a linebacker who played thirteen seasons in the NFL for the Baltimore Colts. He had 37 career interceptions with the Colts, still an NFL record for a linebacker.

Was a professional wrestler and actor, known by his ring name, Hard Boiled Haggerty. He was previous

Was a professional wrestler and actor, known by his ring name, Hard Boiled Haggerty. He was previously a professional American football player, and became a successful character actor after his wrestling career. Haggerty won his first championship on Apri

Is a college football head coach and former player who was the head coach of the Florida Internation

Is a college football head coach and former player who was the head coach of the Florida International University football team from 2002-2006.Strock began his coaching career as the head coach of the Miami Hooters of the Arena Football League for one season in 1993. The following season he moved on to be the head coach of the Massachusetts Marauders and again only stayed for one season

is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic Bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los An

is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic Bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Along with Kevin Lawton, Barrie Mabbott, Ross Tong and Brett Hollister (cox) Symon won the Bronze medal in the coxed four.

Was an American professional basketball player.A 6'0" guard/forward from the University of Minnesota

Was an American professional basketball player.A 6'0" guard/forward from the University of Minnesota, Carlson played four seasons (1946-1947; 1948-1951) in the Basketball Association of America/National Basketball Association as a member of the Chicago Stags, Minneapolis Lakers, and Washington Capitols

Was a three-time AMA Grand National dirt track Champion from 1985 to 1987 and was AMA Superbike Cham

Was a three-time AMA Grand National dirt track Champion from 1985 to 1987 and was AMA Superbike Champion in 1988 while riding for American Honda.

Currently an American football free agent. He played offensive lineman in the National Football Leag

Currently an American football free agent. He played offensive lineman in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at California.Welbourn last played for the Kansas City Chiefs.John Welbourn came into the NFL in 1999 after being drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles with the second pick in the 4th round. He went onto to start his first professional game versus the Arizona Cardinals. He was injured at the end of the second quarter and was placed on injured reserve. He came back the next year and started all 16 regular season games for the Eagles

Was an American IFBB professional bodybuilder.

Was an American IFBB professional bodybuilder.