Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Was a professional footballer who played as a winger. He played in The Football League for six clubs

Was a professional footballer who played as a winger. He played in The Football League for six clubs.Morris began his playing career with non-league Oswestry Town before joining Walsall in May 1950.He made more than 200 league appearances for the Saddlers before moving to Mansfield Town in March 1957 for £1,500.

Was a retired ice hockey player. Moseley was named an All-American ice hockey while at Harvard Unive

Was a retired ice hockey player. Moseley was named an All-American ice hockey while at Harvard University in 1934.

Is a retired lightweight boxer from Uganda, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Ol

Is a retired lightweight boxer from Uganda, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he was defeated in the second round by Wayne McCullough of Ireland. Mutuweta made his professional debut in 1996, and r

Was an Austrian, British, and Canadian wrestler. In 1991 he was inducted into the International Jewi

Was an Austrian, British, and Canadian wrestler. In 1991 he was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.

Is a retired American professional wrestler best known as Tugboat or Typhoon and teaming with John "

Is a retired American professional wrestler best known as Tugboat or Typhoon and teaming with John "Earthquake" Tenta as The Natural Disasters in the World Wrestling Federation. Ottman is also well-known for his infamous "Shockmaster" gimmick in World Cha

Was a leading American chess master and a prolific writer on chess and many other subjects, whose bo

Was a leading American chess master and a prolific writer on chess and many other subjects, whose books are still read today.Fred Reinfeld was one of the most prolific authors in history, having written or co-written over 200 books. Most were about chess,

Is a Dutch cyclist who has set several world cycling records. He is mainly known for his eleven worl

Is a Dutch cyclist who has set several world cycling records. He is mainly known for his eleven world records cycling behind heavy engines, and for taking several attempts to break the Absolute World Speed Record Cycling. On 3 October 1995 he cycled behin

Root played his early first-class cricket for that county, making his debut in 1910. He played for f

Root played his early first-class cricket for that county, making his debut in 1910. He played for five seasons for Derbyshire before cricket was suspended in England because of World War I, doing very little apart from a couple of promising performances in 1913. Root was hit in the chest while serving as a dispatch rider, but recovered and resumed his cricketing career after the war.

Player, best remembered for scoring the winning goal for Eintracht Frankfurt in the 1980 UEFA Cup fi

Player, best remembered for scoring the winning goal for Eintracht Frankfurt in the 1980 UEFA Cup final. he 17-year-old Schaub joined German Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt at the beginning of the 1978/79 season.

Was a basketball star, coach and athletic director for the West Virginia University Mountaineers, pl

Was a basketball star, coach and athletic director for the West Virginia University Mountaineers, player for the NBA's Fort Wayne Pistons and New York Knicks, GM and coach for the Los Angeles Lakers, coach of Purdue University basketball, and was a member of the NCAA Basketball Committee.

Is an American swimmer and olympic champion. He began swimming competitively at New Trier High Schoo

Is an American swimmer and olympic champion. He began swimming competitively at New Trier High School, Winnetka, IL, under coach David Robertson. He was part of one of the greatest high school swim teams ever, in 1961. The team won the Illinois high schoo

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelo

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the C-1 500 m and the C-1 1000 m events.

Is a former English footballer and coach, who played as a forward for Sheffield Wednesday F.C. and E

Is a former English footballer and coach, who played as a forward for Sheffield Wednesday F.C. and England. He also played for Gainsborough Trinity, Glossop North End, Leeds City, Watford and in 1907 became the only professional footballer to play for the Corinthians.

Is a former Welsh international footballer.Stansfield had been playing for Grange Athletic when he j

Is a former Welsh international footballer.Stansfield had been playing for Grange Athletic when he joined Cardiff City in 1943. Due to World War II, he did not play a league match until 1946, making his debut on the opening day of the season in a 2-1 defeat by Norwich City. His form during the following season saw him called up for the Wales squad, winning his first cap against Scotland in October 1948.

Was an English cricketer. A wicket-keeper and tail-end batsman, his first-class career extended from

Was an English cricketer. A wicket-keeper and tail-end batsman, his first-class career extended from 1899 to 1912. He was noted for protecting his chest with a copy of the South Western Railway timetable when keeping wicket. He played for Surrey from 1899

Is an American professional wrestler of Lebanese descent, currently wrestling in the independent cir

Is an American professional wrestler of Lebanese descent, currently wrestling in the independent circuit in the Northeastern United States most notabily as a mainstay of Assault Championship Wrestling and New England Championship Wrestling. Koury is a thi

Was an American professional wrestler of Lebanese descent. The son of "Wild Bull" Curry, Fred Koury

Was an American professional wrestler of Lebanese descent. The son of "Wild Bull" Curry, Fred Koury was one of the most popular stars in the Midwest United States during the 1960s. In the 1960s, Koury, Jr. took up wrestling under the name "Flyin'" Fred Cu

Was an American of Lebanese decent who was best known as a professional wrestler under the name ”W

Was an American of Lebanese decent who was best known as a professional wrestler under the name ”Wild Bull” Curry. Bull Curry is recognized as one of the originators of the hardcore style predating even legends such as The Sheik and Abdullah the Butcher.

Was a footballer who played for Sheffield United and England.Tunstall started his footballing career

Was a footballer who played for Sheffield United and England.Tunstall started his footballing career with amateur side Darfield St George's, before joining Midland League side Scunthorpe & Lindsey United. In 1922, he signed for Sheffield United from Scunthorpe for £1,000.

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'8" forward/center from Davidson College, he was selected

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'8" forward/center from Davidson College, he was selected by the San Francisco Warriors with the first pick of the 1965 NBA Draft. Hetzel was named to the 1966 NBA All-Rookie Team. He played six seasons in the NBA (1965-71) with five teams and scored 4,658 career points. Currently residing in Virginia, and Bonita Springs, Florida and is in the Real Estate industry.

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1960s. At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo,

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1960s. At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the C-1 1000 m and C-2 1000 m events.

Is a retired lacrosse and soccer player from British Columbia, Canada. He was signed by the English

Is a retired lacrosse and soccer player from British Columbia, Canada. He was signed by the English club Notts County in 1946 and scored five goals in ten games for them in that year. Back in Canada he led Vancouver North Shore United to the national championship in 1949 and played eleven times for and coached the British Columbia All-Stars.

Was an American Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder. He was a member of The Jockey Club, an hon

Was an American Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder. He was a member of The Jockey Club, an honorary director of the Breeders' Cup, and one of the founders of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association and one of its first presidents.

Was a professional boxer in the welterweight (147lb) division who became World Champion in 1941 in t

Was a professional boxer in the welterweight (147lb) division who became World Champion in 1941 in that class. Cochrane was a resident of Union, New Jersey at the time of his death. Cochrane turned pro in 1933 and was considered the World Welterweight cha

Was a former Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player. He was drafted by Purefoods then known

Was a former Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player. He was drafted by Purefoods then known Coney Island Ice Cream in the 2nd round as the 10 pick over all.