Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter E

Was a French competitor in fencing competitions at the 1900 Summer Olympics.[1] He owned Tassart's S

Was a French competitor in fencing competitions at the 1900 Summer Olympics.[1] He owned Tassart's Salle D'Armes at Margaret Street, Oxford Circus, London during the 1910's and regularly held the annual Varsity (Oxford vs. Cambridge university) Fencing matches.

Was a Belgian football player who competed in the 1900 Olympic Games.

Was a Belgian football player who competed in the 1900 Olympic Games.

Was an English football player.Nudger' Needham was an outstanding left half who played for Sheffield

Was an English football player.Nudger' Needham was an outstanding left half who played for Sheffield United from 1891 until 1910. He was instrumental in their promotion campaign of 1892-93 and then captained their team from 1895 to 1905.

Is a retired Ghanaian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.Ernest also came 2nd in the World C

Is a retired Ghanaian sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.Ernest also came 2nd in the World Cup 100m in 1981, finishing behind Allan Wells of Europe.

Was an English cricketer. Powell was a right-handed batsman. Powell made his first-class debut for S

Was an English cricketer. Powell was a right-handed batsman. Powell made his first-class debut for Surrey in 1882 against the Middlesex. Powell played four matches for Surrey in the 1882 season, with his final first-class match for the county coming again

Is a Ghanaian football striker who currently plays for El Geish and used to play for Ocean Stars in

Is a Ghanaian football striker who currently plays for El Geish and used to play for Ocean Stars in his youth career.

Was a French professional road bicycle racer. He was a half brother of Tour de France-winner Franço

Was a French professional road bicycle racer. He was a half brother of Tour de France-winner François Faber. Ernest Paul rode the Tour de France seven times, finished six times, and won two stages. He finished in the top 10 three times, his best final classification was his sixth place in 1909.

Is a former English footballer. His regular position was at full-back.Jones began his football caree

Is a former English footballer. His regular position was at full-back.Jones began his football career at Wolverhampton Wanderers, but was signed up by Manchester United in 1955. He was part of the famous Busby Babes squad, but only made one appearance for United before being sold to Wrexham in 1959.

Was a professional baseball player who played outfielder in the Major Leagues from 1927-1935. He wou

Was a professional baseball player who played outfielder in the Major Leagues from 1927-1935. He would play for the St. Louis Cardinals.

Was an English tennis player.Together with his twin brother William Renshaw, he won the men's double

Was an English tennis player.Together with his twin brother William Renshaw, he won the men's doubles at Wimbledon seven times. Ernest also won the singles championship at Wimbledon once, in 1888. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1983.

Was an English cricketer. Remnant was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. Remn

Was an English cricketer. Remnant was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. Remnant made his first-class debut for Hampshire in 1908 against Surrey. Remnant represented Hampshire in 121 first-class matches from 1908 to 1914, then after

Was a Cardiff City midfielder during their famous 1927 FA Cup victory over Arsenal and became the yo

Was a Cardiff City midfielder during their famous 1927 FA Cup victory over Arsenal and became the youngest ever Cup winner to that date.The Cup win was Curtis' last match for Cardiff (for whom he had scored 8 goals in his only season at Ninian Park), moving to Birmingham for the start of the following season where he scored 44 goals from midfield in a six year career. He returned to Cardiff in 1933 but soon found himself in a dispute with the club over wages and retired from football for a short while before returning in 1944 to play for Coventry City. He finished his career at Hartlepools United.

Was an English cricketer who played over 400 first-class matches for Somerset County Cricket Club be

Was an English cricketer who played over 400 first-class matches for Somerset County Cricket Club between 1895 and 1923.

Was a German-American professional wrestler who held the European Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championsh

Was a German-American professional wrestler who held the European Greco-Roman Heavyweight Championship in 1894 to 1900 and again in 1900 to 1901. It is believed that the newsreel of his 1901 match against August Faust at the old Madison Square Garden is s

Is a French football striker.

Is a French football striker.

Played in one first-class cricket match for Somerset in the 1905 season. A professional who batted i

Played in one first-class cricket match for Somerset in the 1905 season. A professional who batted in the lower order and bowled 20 overs in his one match, Shorrocks was picked for the Somerset match against Lancashire at Taunton.

Is a Nigerian footballer, who currently plays for Eledi FC Lagos. He began his career by Gombe Unite

Is a Nigerian footballer, who currently plays for Eledi FC Lagos. He began his career by Gombe United F.C. before moved in January 2008 to Atlantis FC.

Was an English cricketer whose first-class career spanned a single week in 1921, during which he pla

Was an English cricketer whose first-class career spanned a single week in 1921, during which he played twice for Worcestershire.

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1902. Stapleton made a cri

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1902. Stapleton made a cricketing appearance for the Nottinghamshire Colts against the Yorkshire Colts in 1896. Six years later in June 1902 he played in his first and only first-cl

Was a British Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual foil and épée events at the 1912 Summe

Was a British Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual foil and épée events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was an English cricketer who played five first-class matches for Warwickshire and Worcestershire in

Was an English cricketer who played five first-class matches for Warwickshire and Worcestershire in the years after the First World War, having played Second XI cricket for Warwickshire as long ago as 1910. Suckling made his debut for Warwickshire against

Was a footballer and manager, and one of the most important figures in the early history of West Ham

Was a footballer and manager, and one of the most important figures in the early history of West Ham United.He transferred to New Brompton in 1897 and spent two seasons there before joining Thames Ironworks in 1899. He was considered one of the best full backs in the Southern League and "The Irons" had to immediately turn down Derby County's offer for the player.

Was an American Thoroughbred horse trainer. A native of Chicago, he conditioned horses at local trac

Was an American Thoroughbred horse trainer. A native of Chicago, he conditioned horses at local tracks for many years but gained national attention when he took over the training of Black Tie Affair in 1989. Poulos guided the three-year-old colt through t

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'7" (200 cm) 205 lb (93 kg) forward

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'7" (200 cm) 205 lb (93 kg) forward and played collegiately at Purdue University from 1984 to 1988.[1] He played briefly in the NBA during the 1988-89 season.Mitchell was selected with the 18th pick of the second round (43rd overall) in the 1988 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets.[1] In his lone season split with the San Antonio Spurs and the Miami Heat, he averaged 5.1 points, 2.1 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game.

Was a Luxembourgian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was shot in the concentration

Was a Luxembourgian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was shot in the concentration camp in Hinzert (Germany) after being arrested as one of the leaders in the general strike against the nazi occupation in Luxembourg on 31 August 1942. The country had been protesting against the introduction of compulsory military service for young Luxembourgers in the German army.