Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Better known as "Classy" Freddie Blassie, was an American professional wrestler and manager born in

Better known as "Classy" Freddie Blassie, was an American professional wrestler and manager born in St. Louis, Missouri who was a popular wrestling villain. He was a master at antagonizing the crowd, and inspired legendary animosity. He was also a 1 time NWA Georgia Heavyweight Champion (Lately known as the NWA Wildside Heavyweight Championship).

Was an English cricketer who played a single first-class game, for Worcestershire against Oxford Uni

Was an English cricketer who played a single first-class game, for Worcestershire against Oxford University in 1911. He made 39 and 7 not out, and caught Ronald Lagden in the first innings. In World War I he joined the Worcestershire Regiment, and having attained the rank of Lieutenant he died in Belgium, at Kemmel, aged only 27 (although his gravestone erroneously gives his age as 28).

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town.

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town.

Was an English footballer who played for England as a midfielder in the first international match ag

Was an English footballer who played for England as a midfielder in the first international match against Scotland, as well as winning two FA Cup medals with Oxford University in 1874 and with The Wanderers in 1876.

Was a schoolmaster in Bath, Somerset, who played first-class cricket for Somerset County Cricket Clu

Was a schoolmaster in Bath, Somerset, who played first-class cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club in the school holidays for the four summers immediately after the Second World War. A right-handed middle-order batsman and an occasional leg-break bowler, Castle played second eleven cricket for his native Kent in the Minor Counties in the early 1930s.[1] According to a history of Somerset cricket, he was offered a contract as a professional by Kent "who liked the look of his assertive mid-order batting". Castle was an all-round sportsman, playing field hockey for both Kent and Somerset and football for Crystal Palace F.C.

Was an English first-class cricketer who played five matches for Somerset County Cricket Club. He al

Was an English first-class cricketer who played five matches for Somerset County Cricket Club. He also played rugby for Clifton Rugby Football Club, and hockey for Gloucestershire. He was killed in action during the First World War. Known as Cecil Banes-Walker, he made his name at Long Ashton Cricket Club. He made his first-class debut in July 1914 in Gravesend against Kent. Batting at number nine, he made 5 & 28 in a nine wicket loss. On the outbreak of the First World War, Banes-Walker enlisted in the Gloucestershire Regiment as a private, but shortly after was gazetted into the 3rd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment as a second lieutenant (on probation) on 7 October 1914.

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1906 to 1914. He made hi

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1906 to 1914. He made his debut for Derbyshire in June 1906 against Northamptonshire when he only had the chance to bowl seven balls, and was last man in, scoring 1 in his second innings. Bracey was a slow left-arm orthodox bowler who took 132 first-class wickets at an average of 23.65 and a best performance of 6-36. He had five 5 wicket innings and one 10 wicket match. He was a left-hand batsman and played 132 innings in 77 first class matches with an average of 7.20 and a top score of 28.

Was an American lacrosse player. He attended college at the University of Maryland, where he was a m

Was an American lacrosse player. He attended college at the University of Maryland, where he was a multi-sport athlete, and won varsity letters in basketball, football, and lacrosse. In 1928, he was named a United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Associati

Is an English former footballer.George supported Arsenal as a boy and played for Islington Schoolboy

Is an English former footballer.George supported Arsenal as a boy and played for Islington Schoolboys before joining his favoured club in May 1966. He turned professional in 1968 and made his first-team debut for the club on 9 August 1969 against Everton, on the first day of the 1969-70 season; Arsenal lost 1-0.

Was an English football (soccer) player.He was born in Sheppey, and played professionally for clubs

Was an English football (soccer) player.He was born in Sheppey, and played professionally for clubs including Watford and Gillingham, for whom he made over 100 Football League appearances.

Was a Scottish footballer who played at half back and full back for Dundee Our Boys and Newton Heath

Was a Scottish footballer who played at half back and full back for Dundee Our Boys and Newton Heath in the 1880s, 1890s and early 1900s.Erentz was signed by Newton Heath in June 1892 in preparation for their first season in The Football League.

Was an English Association football player who played professionally for Gillingham and Sheffield We

Was an English Association football player who played professionally for Gillingham and Sheffield Wednesday. He made over 200 Football League appearances for the former club.

Was an English cricketer who played for Surrey between 1894 and 1908. He was a batsman, a very occas

Was an English cricketer who played for Surrey between 1894 and 1908. He was a batsman, a very occasional slow bowler, and a slip fielder. During his time with Surrey they won the County Championship in 1894, 1895, and 1899, though only in 1895 did he mak

Was a Welsh professional football player best known for captaining the Cardiff City team to success

Was a Welsh professional football player best known for captaining the Cardiff City team to success in the final tie of the FA Cup competition in 1927. To date, this is the only time the competition has been won by a team based outside England's borders.Keenor first signed as an amateur for Cardiff City in 1912, eventually going on to make 436 appearances in a 19-year club career. He served the 17th Middlesex Battalion (the famous "footballers'" battalion) at the Somme, receiving a leg wound, and returned to lead Cardiff from the Southern League to the First Division. Under Keenor's captaincy, the club established itself as a redoutable Cup fighter. Cardiff were beaten semi-finalists twice and runners' up (to Sheffield United) in 1925 before reaching the Final for a second time in 1927.

Was a footballer who played as a centre forward for Stoke City and was a former England internationa

Was a footballer who played as a centre forward for Stoke City and was a former England international. He also had spells at Mansfield Town and Port Vale as a player-manager, following his retirement from playing.

Was an Australian swimmer. Lane, from Manly, New South Wales, was the first Australian to represent

Was an Australian swimmer. Lane, from Manly, New South Wales, was the first Australian to represent his country in swimming at the Olympic Games, although he was actually a part of the British team when he competed at the 1900 Paris Games and won two gold

Is a retired American basketball player.He played for the Knicks (1985-86) and Chicago Bulls (1986-8

Is a retired American basketball player.He played for the Knicks (1985-86) and Chicago Bulls (1986-87) in the NBA for 50 games. He was also under contract with the Milwaukee Bucks (1988) and Los Angeles Clippers (1989), but did not played in any regular season NBA games for those teams.

Was an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1920 Summ

Was an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1816 to 1817. He was a member o

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1816 to 1817. He was a member of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and made three known appearances in first-class matches, his early death from tuberculosis ending a promising career.

Was a Northern Irish professional golfer who was best known for winning The Open Championship of 194

Was a Northern Irish professional golfer who was best known for winning The Open Championship of 1947 at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake.

Is an American swimmer and aquatics coach, winner of several high school and college championships a

Is an American swimmer and aquatics coach, winner of several high school and college championships and a gold medal in the 4x200 meter freestyle relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany.

Is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for West Ham United.Sears attended Hacton Primar

Is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for West Ham United.Sears attended Hacton Primary school during his younger years where he was already impressing with his football skill by playing in the football team of the older years showing a keen eye for goal already at this early age and was signed by West Ham United Academy at the age of 11.

Is a former professional American football tight end who played 11 years in the National Football Le

Is a former professional American football tight end who played 11 years in the National Football League for the New York Jets, the Chicago Bears and the New England Patriots.

Was a chess master who won the British Chess Championship six times. He was not one of the top playe

Was a chess master who won the British Chess Championship six times. He was not one of the top players, but could be very dangerous, as shown by his victories over Alexander Alekhine, Max Euwe, Akiba Rubinstein, and Milan Vidmar. However, he had minus sco

Was an Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket with Victoria and Australian rules footba

Was an Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket with Victoria and Australian rules football for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Chapman played two games at Fitzroy, one each in the 1920 and 1921 VFL seasons, before going to Coburg. As a cricketer he bowled right-arm medium pace and took seven wickets at 28.00 from his four first-class matches. Five of those wickets came in a match against Tasmania at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1930/31 and included a haul of 4/69 in the second innings.