Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Was an American boxer (189 cm height) at super middleweight. He is considered a World boxing champi

Was an American boxer (189 cm height) at super middleweight. He is considered a World boxing champion.

Is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer. Alexander took out his trainer's license in 1963 a

Is an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer. Alexander took out his trainer's license in 1963 and in 1974 opened a public stable in Maryland. He returned to his present base in New York in 1987. In 1994 he trained Cherokee Run to a win in the Breeder

Was a rugby union international who represented England from 1875 to 1879. He also captained his cou

Was a rugby union international who represented England from 1875 to 1879. He also captained his country.Adams played his club rugby for Richmond F.C. and made his international debut on 15 February 1875 at The Oval in the England vs Ireland match.

Is a French slalom canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in three S

Is a French slalom canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the C-2 event with a gold in 1996 and a bronze in 1992.

Was a professional football player. He played as a winger and his most notable achievement was scori

Was a professional football player. He played as a winger and his most notable achievement was scoring the winning goal in the 1954 FA Cup Final.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who playe

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Derbyshire between 1988 and 1996. At the end of Griffith's career, he played Minor Counties cricket for Cambridgeshire. Griffith was a middle-lower o

Was an American professional wrestler of German ancestry credited for popularizing professional wres

Was an American professional wrestler of German ancestry credited for popularizing professional wrestling in the United States. He competed back when the contests were largely legit (see catch wrestling), and his reign as World Heavyweight Champion (from

Is a football player from Ghana.Amankwah was a member of the Men's National Team that won the bronze

Is a football player from Ghana.Amankwah was a member of the Men's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

A right-handed opening batsman from the Bradford League, Frank Lowson came late to first-class crick

A right-handed opening batsman from the Bradford League, Frank Lowson came late to first-class cricket and then was an instant success as an opening batsman for Yorkshire, scoring 1,799 runs in his first season, 1949, and partnering Len Hutton in the most prolific season of Hutton's career. The following year, 1950, Lowson was even better, scoring 2,152 runs and during the first half of the 1950s he continued a hugely productive partnership with Hutton, often being described as a Hutton clone.

Is a Swedish former wrestler, most active around 1975 to 1983. In the World Championships, he won th

Is a Swedish former wrestler, most active around 1975 to 1983. In the World Championships, he won three gold medals and two silver ones. He won a bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. During his career as an amateur wrestler, Andersson

Is a German long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 and 10,000 metres. He finished seventh

Is a German long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 and 10,000 metres. He finished seventh in the 10,000 metres final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg. His personal best time is 27:55.66 minutes, achieved in June 2007 in Dommelhof.

Is a right-handed baseball pitcher for Industriales of the Cuban National Series.

Is a right-handed baseball pitcher for Industriales of the Cuban National Series.

Is a Danish professional footballer. He started his career as a striker, but currently plays the rol

Is a Danish professional footballer. He started his career as a striker, but currently plays the role of centre midfielder.Due to his height of 192 cm and good speed, Augustinussen played his first years as a striker, capped 20 times for the U/21 Danish national team, with 5 goals the result. But as he only managed to score a relative low amount of goals for his club AaB Aalborg, Augustinussen was soon stamped by media pundit Jens Jørgen Brinch as "not being the fastest moped on the dockside" ("ikke den hurtigste knallert på havnen"), and his talent didn't look to cut it at the highest sporting level of the country.

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1900 and 1901. Barrs was born in Repton Park,

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1900 and 1901. Barrs was born in Repton Park, the son of Henry Barrs, a farmer and his wife Elizabeth.[1] He made his Derbyshire debut in May 1900 against Surrey and in his first innings scored his best innings total of 58. He made ten more runs in his career in one further match in 1900 and a single game in 1901. Barrs was a left-handed batsman and played five innings in three first class matches with an average of 13.6 and a top score of 58. He was a left-arm fast bowler and took one wicket in six overs at a cost of 29 runs.

Was a tennis player who was arguably the world No.1 in 1952. In his 1979 autobiography Jack Kramer,

Was a tennis player who was arguably the world No.1 in 1952. In his 1979 autobiography Jack Kramer, the long-time tennis promoter and great player himself, included Sedgman in his list of the 21 greatest players of all time. Sedgman, Kramer wrote, "was as quick as anybody who ever played the game, but he couldn't keep the heat on."

Is an Armenian-American professional wrestler who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrest

Is an Armenian-American professional wrestler who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. He is better known by his ring names Kaz, Kazarian, Frankie Kazarian and Suicide. He has also worked for numerous promotions, including World Wrestli

is a former backstroke swimmer from East Germany, who won the silver medal in the 400m Backstroke a

is a former backstroke swimmer from East Germany, who won the silver medal in the 400m Backstroke at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Was a Scottish football goalkeeper. He was born in Dundee.Barrett played for Dundee Harp before join

Was a Scottish football goalkeeper. He was born in Dundee.Barrett played for Dundee Harp before joining Dundee upon their foundation in 1893.[1] While with the Dark Blues he won two caps for Scotland in 1894 and 1895. In September 1896, he signed for Manchester United, which was then called Newton Heath. He made 132 appearances in his career at Newton Heath, scoring no goals. In May 1900, he left Newton Heath for New Brighton Tower. In 1901 he briefly returned to Manchester, making eight appearances for Manchester City. In 1903, he became one of the founding players of Aberdeen. He died in 1907 aged 35.

Was an English footballer. He was born in Grimesthorpe. He started life as a blacksmith,[3] and star

Was an English footballer. He was born in Grimesthorpe. He started life as a blacksmith,[3] and started his football career with Sheffield amateur clubs Albion FC and Cammell Laird's before joining Barnsley in 1911.[3] He went on to play for a number of clubs in English football including Manchester United and Aston Villa, with whom he won the FA Cup in 1920.

A German footballer. He currently plays for the German club SV Werder Bremen, as a defensive midfiel

A German footballer. He currently plays for the German club SV Werder Bremen, as a defensive midfielder or center back. He is well known for his tough tackling and defensive positioning.Having started out as a midfielder at 1. FC Nuremberg, Baumann's talents were soon recognized in a defensive position, and he moved in 1999 to SV Werder Bremen, where he eventually became club captain.

Is a retired American football quarterback in the National Football League who played for the Los An

Is a retired American football quarterback in the National Football League who played for the Los Angeles Rams (1958-1961), Cleveland Browns (1962-1968) and Washington Redskins (1969-1970). Although he led the Browns to their last National Football League title in 1964, Ryan is best remembered for being perhaps the only Ph.D. in mathematics to play in the league, graduation from Rice University (1965)

Was a Scottish association football player and manager. He spent his entire senior playing career wi

Was a Scottish association football player and manager. He spent his entire senior playing career with Kilmarnock, making 422 league appearances between 1954 and 1972.He was captain of Kilmarnock when they won the Scottish League Championship in 1965. After retiring as a player, Beattie managed Albion Rovers and Stirling Albion.

Was an English professional footballer at the turn of the 20th century. A striker, he turned out for

Was an English professional footballer at the turn of the 20th century. A striker, he turned out for Preston North End (in two separate spells), Liverpool, Sheffield United, Bedminster, Swindon Town, Ashton Town and New Brighton Tower. He also represented England twice, scoring two goals.

Was an American featherweight professional boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He won

Was an American featherweight professional boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He won a silver medal in Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics, beating fellow American Frederick Gilmore but losing to Oliver Kirk in the final.

Was an American ice hockey defenceman. He played in the NHL for the New York Americans, totalling 2

Was an American ice hockey defenceman. He played in the NHL for the New York Americans, totalling 2 games and no points. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut.