Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Is a Scottish former professional footballer, former Secretary of the Scottish Professional Football

Is a Scottish former professional footballer, former Secretary of the Scottish Professional Footballers' Association, and current chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association Scotland. He is also an occasional radio and television commentator.

Is a professional footballer playing with Gedling Town in the East Midlands Counties Football League

Is a professional footballer playing with Gedling Town in the East Midlands Counties Football League, where he plays as a midfielder.

Is an English professional footballer currently playing for Leeds United. He is their current team c

Is an English professional footballer currently playing for Leeds United. He is their current team captain.He made his Leeds debut as a second-half substitute against Hapoel Tel Aviv during the 2002–03 UEFA Cup campaign. He made his full debut against Arsenal at right full-back, a position he is tipped to have on a permanent basis after the retirement of Gary Kelly.

Is a judoka from Star City, Saskatchewan, Canada, who won a gold medal at the 2006 and 2007 Panameri

Is a judoka from Star City, Saskatchewan, Canada, who won a gold medal at the 2006 and 2007 Panamerican Championships, the 2007 Chinese Open and three national championships in the lightweight (60 kg) division. He finished in 7th place in his division at

Is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock.

Is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock. After starting his career with semi-professional club Stranraer, he joined Kilmarnock in June 2005 on a free transfer.

Is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour (now known as

Is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour (now known as the Champions Tour).Baird won two official PGA Tour events during his career: the 1961 Waco Turner Open and the 1976 San Antonio Texas Open. The San Antoni

Was a Cuban American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing best remembered for narrowly missing victor

Was a Cuban American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing best remembered for narrowly missing victory in the 1940 U.S. Triple Crown. Born in Camagüey, Cuba, Freddy Smith rode and won at racetracks across the United States. He had his best years in 1939 an

Is a former American football player who played linebacker for the Green Bay Packers from 1968-77.Fr

Is a former American football player who played linebacker for the Green Bay Packers from 1968-77.Fred "Freddy" Carr attended Phoenix Union High School where he was a star athlete competing in basketball, and representing P.U.H.S. as a discus thrower and in the shot put. Fred was in the top ten discus throwers in the USA in his senior year

Is a former speed skater from Norway. He was among the dominating skaters throughout the 1960s, spec

Is a former speed skater from Norway. He was among the dominating skaters throughout the 1960s, specalising in the longer distances.Fred Anton Maier won four Olympic medals: silver on the 10,000 m and bronze on the 5,000 m at the 1964 Olympics, and gold o

Was a rugged, accomplished body punching middleweight, who was recognized as the world champion when

Was a rugged, accomplished body punching middleweight, who was recognized as the world champion when he defeated Marcel Thil on September 23, 1937.He quickly moved up the ladder and fought future middleweight champion Freddie Steele within his first seven months as a professional. Although, the more experienced Steele stopped him in 10 rounds, Apostoli went on to defeat top fighters such as Swede Berglund, Babe Marino, Babe Risko, Solly Krieger and Lou Brouillard to become the leading contender for the world championship.

Was an American professional boxer. Known as "Boom Boom", he was a contestant on the reality TV show

Was an American professional boxer. Known as "Boom Boom", he was a contestant on the reality TV show The Next Great Champ on Fox and left the show after a dispute with another contestant.

Was a Northamptonshire and England opening batsman who was renowned as one of the most exciting play

Was a Northamptonshire and England opening batsman who was renowned as one of the most exciting players of his time, largely owing to his unorthodox methods, which allowed him to play some of the most brilliant innings in county cricket, despite the fact that his county, Northamptonshire, was exceptionally weak throughout his career: he was always the only class batsman in the team in the years before his career was ended by a serious car accident in 1936.

Was an English cricketer who played in 5 Tests from 1929 to 1930.

Was an English cricketer who played in 5 Tests from 1929 to 1930.

Was an American bow hunter and bow manufacturer. He was born March 5, 1902, in the town of Waynesbor

Was an American bow hunter and bow manufacturer. He was born March 5, 1902, in the town of Waynesboro, Pennsylvania. Although he did not start bow hunting until he was 29 and did not master the skill for many years, he is widely regarded as what some peop

Was an English football (soccer) halfback who played in the Southern New England Soccer League and t

Was an English football (soccer) halfback who played in the Southern New England Soccer League and the National Association Football League. He is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

Was a German-born American professional wrestler and police officer.Fred Beell was born in West Prus

Was a German-born American professional wrestler and police officer.Fred Beell was born in West Prussia, Germany. At the age of three, his family migrated to the United States, settling in Marshfield, Wisconsin. He attended Immanual Lutheran School as a c

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played 18 first-class matches for the Wellington Firebirds in the la

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played 18 first-class matches for the Wellington Firebirds in the late 1980's.

Is an English former professional footballer.Fred Binney was raised in the Barbican area of Plymouth

Is an English former professional footballer.Fred Binney was raised in the Barbican area of Plymouth. He was a prolific goalscorer in junior football whilst playing for CM Department juniors and was signed by South Western League side Launceston.

Was an English footballer.Fred Blackburn played for his home-town club of Blackburn Rovers, playing

Was an English footballer.Fred Blackburn played for his home-town club of Blackburn Rovers, playing as an outside left, and featured for the team at the age of 17.He was capped three times for England, making his international debut against Scotland in 1901. He also represented the English League against the Scottish League and played in a North versus South fixture.

A retired Dutch footballer who was active as a defender. Blankemeijer made his professional debut at

A retired Dutch footballer who was active as a defender. Blankemeijer made his professional debut at Feijenoord, and played a total of 28 matches for the club. After his career he would serve the club for many years in many occupations. He was a youth coach, a scout, a board member as well as a technical director. In June 2007 he served Feyenoord for a total of 67 years already.

Was a French lightweight boxer and title holder of the Featherweight Championship of France from Jun

Was a French lightweight boxer and title holder of the Featherweight Championship of France from June 24 to October 7, 1924, when it was taken by Lucien Vinez. In a career totalling 23 matches, he lost 9, drew 4 and won 9 with one Knock out a full record

Is a former professional basketball player. A 6'3" guard from the University of Iowa, he played 13 s

Is a former professional basketball player. A 6'3" guard from the University of Iowa, he played 13 seasons (1971–1984) in the NBA, all with the Seattle SuperSonics. Known for his accurate outside shooting, Brown was selected to the NBA All-Star Game in 1976 and scored 14,018 points in his career.

Was an English cricketer and footballer. He was a right-hand opening batsman who played for Warwicks

Was an English cricketer and footballer. He was a right-hand opening batsman who played for Warwickshire. Gardner was playing for Birmingham when World War II came to Europe. He played 338 first-class matches for his home county between 1947 and 1961, he

Was an American wrestler who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Was an American wrestler who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Lancashire and Worcestershire shortly af

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Lancashire and Worcestershire shortly after the Second World War. Cooper had played for Lancashire's Second XI as a teenager before the war, but his first-class debut came for that county against Oxford University in May 1946; he made 6 and 20 not out. In the 1949 and 1950 seasons, Cooper played only intermittently for the Worcestershire first team, spending a considerable amount of time turning out for the Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship.