Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter E

Is a retired jockey who competed at the highest levels in Thoroughbred horse racing in his native Pu

Is a retired jockey who competed at the highest levels in Thoroughbred horse racing in his native Puerto Rico and in the United States. After much success riding in Puerto Rico, Eddie Belmonte came to the United States in the latter part of 1964 to compet

Was a professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played in The Football League in Englan

Was a professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played in The Football League in England for Tranmere Rovers, Chester City and Crewe Alexandra and also played and managed in non-league football.

Is a former major league third baseman from Santa Ana, California. He played for the New York Yankee

Is a former major league third baseman from Santa Ana, California. He played for the New York Yankees (1946), Cleveland Indians (1947), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1948 - 1949). He threw and batted right-handed. His height is 5'9" and his playing weight was 175 pounds. He batted .230 over four major league seasons. He collected 109 hits, achieved an on base percentage of .299, and a slugging average of .350.[1]

Was a professional footballer and football manager. He was born in Laughton Common.Between 1937 and

Was a professional footballer and football manager. He was born in Laughton Common.Between 1937 and 1952, he played 42 Division 2 games for Sheffield United followed by 305 Division 1 matches for Huddersfield Town. In the post-war period he captained the side. He then became their manager later in his career.

Is an English former footballer who played for West Ham United as a wing-half.Bovington played Junio

Is an English former footballer who played for West Ham United as a wing-half.Bovington played Junior football with West Ham, and was a member of the FA Youth Cup Final team of 1958-59 alongside Bobby Moore, Harry Cripps and Jack Burkett. After signing for the senior team, he made his League debut against Manchester United in 1960. Bovington made 138 League appearances for West Ham, scoring a single goal (against Nottingham Forest on 26 October 1966 at Upton Park).

Was an English footballer who played for Sunderland as a left winger.Burbanks made his debut for Sun

Was an English footballer who played for Sunderland as a left winger.Burbanks made his debut for Sunderland on April 27, 1935 in a 4-1 win against Portsmouth at Roker Park, where he scored one goal. In Sunderland's first FA cup win in 1937, Burbanks scored the third goal to wrap up the victory.

Was a featherweight professional boxer from Connecticut.

Was a featherweight professional boxer from Connecticut.

Is a retired American basketball player. At 6'7" and 238 pounds, he played as a forward.Nealy attend

Is a retired American basketball player. At 6'7" and 238 pounds, he played as a forward.Nealy attended Kansas State University and was selected by the Kansas City Kings in the eighth round of the 1982 NBA Draft. In 10 NBA seasons with the Kings (1982–1985), San Antonio Spurs (1986–1988), Chicago Bulls (1988–1990;1993), Phoenix Suns (1989;1990–1992) and Golden State Warriors (1992), Nealy averaged 2.7 points and 3.3 rebounds. He participated on the 1992-93 Bulls team which won the NBA Championship, although he did not appear on the playoff roster.

Is a Puerto Rican basketball player who was born in Manhattan, New York. He plays in Puerto Rico on

Is a Puerto Rican basketball player who was born in Manhattan, New York. He plays in Puerto Rico on the BSN for the Ponce Lions and is a member of the 2004 Puerto Rican National Basketball Team.

A Panamanian-born jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He grew up on a produce farm in Pana

A Panamanian-born jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He grew up on a produce farm in Panama where he learned to ride saddle horses. Influenced by the accomplishments of other local jockeys, Castro attended the Panamanian jockey school and began

Was a football (soccer) player and chaiman, closely associated with West Ham United.At schoolboy lev

Was a football (soccer) player and chaiman, closely associated with West Ham United.At schoolboy level, he won honours with Ilford and London, and also had a trial for England Schools. In 1937, his last season as a schoolboy, he scored 102 goals for his school team Loxford, and 128 in total, including a game that saw him score 12 goals, three games where he scored 9 goals, and 8 in another.

Is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Dallas Mavericks.Jones played college ba

Is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Dallas Mavericks.Jones played college basketball at Temple University alongside guard and future NBA player Aaron McKie. He was the 1993-94 Atlantic 10 Player of the Year and was selected 10th overall in the 1994 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. In his rookie season he averaged 14.0 points per game and 2.05 steals pg, and played in 64 games, 58 of which he started.

Was an English football player and one of the eight Manchester United players that lost their lives

Was an English football player and one of the eight Manchester United players that lost their lives in the Munich air disaster.Colman was born in Salford, Lancashire and joined Manchester United's youth team on leaving school in the summer of 1952.

Was a former boxer. Cotton was a resident of Seattle, Washington until his death on June 25, 1990 fo

Was a former boxer. Cotton was a resident of Seattle, Washington until his death on June 25, 1990 following a second liver transplant. Eddie Cotton was a light heavyweight contender from the late 1950s until his retirement in the late 1960s. He was known

Was a professional light heavyweight boxer. Overall, he compiled a record of 34 wins (20 by knockout

Was a professional light heavyweight boxer. Overall, he compiled a record of 34 wins (20 by knockout), 6 losses, and 1 draw. Davis started his career by knocking out fellow boxer Otis Gordon in two rounds. His star rose with five more wins, but this strea

Is an American tennis player.His nicknames include Dibbs, Dibbies, Dibbles, Invisi-Matt, and more. H

Is an American tennis player.His nicknames include Dibbs, Dibbies, Dibbles, Invisi-Matt, and more. He attained a career high ranking of World Number 5 in July 1978.

Is an English former professional football goalkeeper.Edgar was born in Jarrow and most notably play

Is an English former professional football goalkeeper.Edgar was born in Jarrow and most notably played professionally for Newcastle United, although he made only one appearance for the club in a 4-2 FA Cup quarter-final defeat to Derby County in 1976..

Is a retired professional tour tennis player.The right-handed Edwards was a tour regular from the mi

Is a retired professional tour tennis player.The right-handed Edwards was a tour regular from the mid 1970s to the end of 1987. He played in singles a total of 112 grand prix (including World Championship Tennis events) and 24 grand slam tournaments. His best results were on grass, reaching the fourth round of Wimbledon in 1986 and winning the Adelaide grand prix event in 1985. He reached his high ranking of World No. 42 on July 14, 1986.

Is a 2-time world champion skateboarder and Senior Pastor of The Rock Church of Coachella Valley, in

Is a 2-time world champion skateboarder and Senior Pastor of The Rock Church of Coachella Valley, in the Palm Springs area of Southern California. He is also known by the nickname "El Gato". Eddie is married to Dawna Elguera and has three sons, Malachi El

Was a Samoan-American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Umaga. He was best known f

Was a Samoan-American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Umaga. He was best known for his time with World Wrestling Entertainment, where he was a two-time Intercontinental Champion.He was a member of the Anoa'i wrestling family and freque

Is a South African rugby union footballer. He plays for the Free State in the domestic Currie Cup cl

Is a South African rugby union footballer. He plays for the Free State in the domestic Currie Cup club competition, and for the Central Cheetahs in the international Super 14 competition. His usual position is on the wing.

Was a boxing trainer who trained a number of legendary champions. The incredible list of fighters he

Was a boxing trainer who trained a number of legendary champions. The incredible list of fighters he trained includes Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, Larry Holmes, and Trevor Berbick, four of the five men to defeat Muhammad Ali. Eddie is widely thought to be one

Is a retired Scottish professional football striker. He played in his homeland for Partick Thistle,

Is a retired Scottish professional football striker. He played in his homeland for Partick Thistle, Hamilton Academical, Dunfermline Athletic, Dundee and St. Mirren before a spell in Hong Kong at Instant-Dict.

Sometimes referred to as Bazooka Gómez, is a former boxer and three time world champion. Nicknamed

Sometimes referred to as Bazooka Gómez, is a former boxer and three time world champion. Nicknamed "Bazooka", Gómez had one of the highest knockout win percentages in professional boxing, winning 88 percent of his bouts by knockout. In 2003, The Ring rank

Was a Queensland Aboriginal cricketer. He was an exceptionally fast bowler. After playing with the S

Was a Queensland Aboriginal cricketer. He was an exceptionally fast bowler. After playing with the State Colts in 1930, he came into the Queensland Sheffield Shield team in 1931. Gilbert was probably only the second Aborigine to play first-class cricket in Australia, the first being Alec Henry in 1901. Note that the 1868 Aboriginal cricket tour of England was not considered first-class. In his career, he played in 19 Sheffield Shield matches, taking 73 wickets at an average of 29.75. A further 14 wickets were taken off touring MCC, West Indies and South Africa sides.