Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Is a former boxer. Gilroy won a bronze medal for Ireland at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne at

Is a former boxer. Gilroy won a bronze medal for Ireland at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne at bantamweight. He turned professional shortly after winning his Olympic medal and he would go on to win British, Commenwealth and European titles in a shor

Was an English cricketer. Gladdon made a single first-class appearance for Hampshire against Warwick

Was an English cricketer. Gladdon made a single first-class appearance for Hampshire against Warwickshire in the 1877 County Championship.

Was a Scottish professional footballer. He was a goalkeeper who spent his senior career with English

Was a Scottish professional footballer. He was a goalkeeper who spent his senior career with English club Plymouth Argyle in the Southern League, and then the Football League. He was born in Larkhall.

Was a Welsh field hockey player from Newport, Monmouthshire,[1] who competed in the 1908 Summer

Was a Welsh field hockey player from Newport, Monmouthshire,[1] who competed in the 1908 Summer

Was an English football player.Groves played as a forward (either as inside forward or centre forwar

Was an English football player.Groves played as a forward (either as inside forward or centre forward). He started his career at Glossop North End before moving to Woolwich Arsenal as an amateur in August 1912, turning professional in October 1913.

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Thompson, a number eight, was born in Marouba, Ne

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Thompson, a number eight, was born in Marouba, New South Wales and claimed a total of 6 international rugby caps for Australia.

Was a British tug of war competitor and sport wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in

Was a British tug of war competitor and sport wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1908 he also competed in wrestling. In the Greco-Roman super heavyweight competition he was e

Was an English professional football (soccer) player.Cheesmur's clubs included Charlton Athletic, Gi

Was an English professional football (soccer) player.Cheesmur's clubs included Charlton Athletic, Gillingham and Sheffield United. While playing for Gillingham in a match against Merthyr Town on 26 April 1930, he scored six goals, a club record haul for a single match at a professional level which stands to this day.

Was an English professional footballer who played as a forward for various clubs in the 1900s and 19

Was an English professional footballer who played as a forward for various clubs in the 1900s and 1910s.He started his career with local sides Fitzhugh Rovers and Bitterne Guild in Southampton often playing in matches on Southampton Common where he was spotted by Joe Turner who recommended him to the Southampton directors as a "fast goal-getter with a deadly shot"

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played five times for the Ireland cricket team be

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played five times for the Ireland cricket team between 1924 and 1930. Prior to making his debut for Ireland, Hall made his first-class debut, playing for Dublin University against Northamptonshire in June

Was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for two seasons. He pitched for the Cleveland Naps fo

Was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for two seasons. He pitched for the Cleveland Naps for 26 games during the 1910 Cleveland Naps season and 12 games during the 1911 Cleveland Naps season.

Was an Egyptian-born English cricketer. He was born in Cairo and died in Tooting Bec. Hassan made on

Was an Egyptian-born English cricketer. He was born in Cairo and died in Tooting Bec. Hassan made one first-class appearance for Kent in 1879, against Marylebone Cricket Club.

Was an English cricketer who played for Somerset. He was born in Tunbridge Wells and died in Whipps

Was an English cricketer who played for Somerset. He was born in Tunbridge Wells and died in Whipps Cross. Baitup made a single first-class appearance for Somerset, during the 1924 season, against Derbyshire at Burton-upon-Trent.

Was a British broadcaster, who had a long and varied career with the BBC. He was perhaps best known

Was a British broadcaster, who had a long and varied career with the BBC. He was perhaps best known for being the host of Any Questions? from its inception in 1948 until 1967. He first worked for the BBC as an announcer in 1929. In 1932, the Daily Express

Is an English former footballer who played for Bolton. He also earned two caps for the England natio

Is an English former footballer who played for Bolton. He also earned two caps for the England national team.

Was an English professional footballer who played as a winger for various clubs in the 1920s.Foxall

Was an English professional footballer who played as a winger for various clubs in the 1920s.Foxall was born in Stourbridge, and signed for Aston Villa in 1914, but was prevented from making any first team appearances as a result of the First World War.

Was an American golfer and tennis player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. In 1904 he was pa

Was an American golfer and tennis player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. In 1904 he was part of the American team which won the silver medal in the team golf event. He finished 14th in this competition.

Was an English cricketer who played county cricket for Kent between 1897 and 1898, and for Worcester

Was an English cricketer who played county cricket for Kent between 1897 and 1898, and for Worcestershire between 1900 and 1922. He also played for Worcestershire between 1895 and 1896, before that county's elevation to the County Championship. He made hi

Was an English cricketer who played for Hampshire. He was born in Battle and died in Hartford, Chesh

Was an English cricketer who played for Hampshire. He was born in Battle and died in Hartford, Cheshire. Hyland made a single first-class appearance, during the 1924 County Championship season, against Northamptonshire. However, the match was abandoned wi

Was an English professional footballer who played on the right-wing for Northampton Town, Tottenham

Was an English professional footballer who played on the right-wing for Northampton Town, Tottenham Hotspur and at international level for England during the 1910s and 1920s. He also played cricket for Northamptonshire and was an English cricket umpire. W

Is a male professional track and road cyclist from Venezuela.

Is a male professional track and road cyclist from Venezuela.

Was an English cricketer. Jackman was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm fast. Jac

Was an English cricketer. Jackman was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm fast. Jackman represented Hampshire in two first-class matches, the first of which came in 1875 against Kent. Jackman's second and final first-class match came in 1

Was an English flat race jockey who was the most successful sportsman in horse racing during the Vic

Was an English flat race jockey who was the most successful sportsman in horse racing during the Victorian era. The National Horseracing Museum describes him as "the best all-round jockey that the Turf has ever seen." Not until the arrival of Steve Donogh

Was an English flat race jockey who was the most successful sportsman in horse racing during the Vic

Was an English flat race jockey who was the most successful sportsman in horse racing during the Victorian era. The National Horseracing Museum describes him as "the best all-round jockey that the Turf has ever seen." Not until the arrival of Steve Donogh

Is a former Scottish professional footballer. He was born in Glasgow. Pethard began his career at Ce

Is a former Scottish professional footballer. He was born in Glasgow. Pethard began his career at Celtic but failed to make an impact on the first team and was released by the club. He signed for Cardiff City initially as understudy to the full back pairing of David Carver and Gary Bell but he eventually managed to break into the side and held his place for several years, despite suffering a number of minor injuries.