Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was a professional baseball player with the Houston Astros in 1983.[1] His only baseball card appear

Was a professional baseball player with the Houston Astros in 1983.[1] His only baseball card appeared in the 1984 Topps set.[citation needed]

Is a Ghanaian football player who plays for Dinamo Bucuresti, as of 2007.Blay played a total of nine

Is a Ghanaian football player who plays for Dinamo Bucuresti, as of 2007.Blay played a total of nine seasons in the Belgian First Division with Standard Liège (1997-2002), Y.R. K.V. Mechelen (2002-2003) and La Louviére (2003-2006) before making the switch to Romanian football in 2006.

A Dutch footballer. He is a central midfielder who currently plays for English Premiership football

A Dutch footballer. He is a central midfielder who currently plays for English Premiership football team Hull City.After playing 70 games for Dutch giants Feyenoord Rotterdam, Boateng completed a £220,000 move to Coventry City in 1998. Under the management of Gordon Strachan he proved himself to be a solid defensive midfielder helping Coventry finish fifteenth in the Premier League.The next season Boateng transferred to Aston Villa for £4.5 million. He proceeded to play 131 matches for Villa including an FA Cup final defeat against Chelsea in 2000. The tough tackling central midfielder then fell out with manager Graham Taylor in the 2001–02 season. That summer he completed a £5,000,000 move to Middlesbrough.

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1837 to 1845. Mainly associated

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1837 to 1845. Mainly associated with Oxford University and Hampshire, he made 8 known appearances in first-class matches.

A former Israeli international footballer who was part of the squad that competed at the 1968 Summer

A former Israeli international footballer who was part of the squad that competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1970 FIFA World Cup, Israel's only world cup appearance.

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned h

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of eighth in the C-1 1000 m event at Melbourne in 1956.

Is the ninth person ever to win an Olympic medal for Trinidad and Tobago. His bronze in Athens in 20

Is the ninth person ever to win an Olympic medal for Trinidad and Tobago. His bronze in Athens in 2004 represents the 12th medal that Trinidad has achieved in the Olympics. Bovell was also credited with the Male Swimmer of the Year 2008 the Amateur Swimmi

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1875. Bradley was born in Derby and became a h

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1875. Bradley was born in Derby and became a house painter living in Derby. He played one match for Derbyshire in the 1875 season against Nottinghamshire. Bradley was a right-handed batsman and made one run in his two innings. He was a right-arm bowler and bowled economically during the game, though he failed to take any wickets for 17 runs.

Known as Brad Hogg, is an retired Australian cricketer. He is primarily a left arm wrist spinner (ch

Known as Brad Hogg, is an retired Australian cricketer. He is primarily a left arm wrist spinner (chinaman) bowler, although he is a handy left-handed batsman as well and is an excellent fielder.

Was an English amateur cricketer and footballer who had a long career with Sussex County Cricket Clu

Was an English amateur cricketer and footballer who had a long career with Sussex County Cricket Club at the end of the 19th century, and played three matches for the England national football team. He made his first appearance for them in a 3–1 defeat against Preston North End on 28 November 1885. He made his debut for Sussex against Hampshire in May 1883 although he made little impact scoring a duck as Sussex won by an innings and 42 runs but his career really began in 1885. In his first-class career, he scored a total of 11,205 runs at an average of 25.69, including twenty-five centuries for Sussex. Standing nearly six feet tall, he was also a fine fielder taking 145 catches during his career; as a fast bowler he claimed 69 wickets at an average of 44.31. After retiring from cricket he became a good golfer and was secretary to the Home Park Golf Club in Surbiton for twenty years.

Was an American Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1912 and 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was an American Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1912 and 1924 Summer Olympics.

Is a retired freestyle swimmer from the United States, who has won four Olympic medals (one silver,

Is a retired freestyle swimmer from the United States, who has won four Olympic medals (one silver, three bronze) in his career. Breen twice broke the world record in the 1500 m freestyle.

Was a former professional footballer and England international who played as a wing back.Miller play

Was a former professional footballer and England international who played as a wing back.Miller played only for Burnley during his career. He won his only international cap on May 27, 1961 in a 3-1 defeat to Austria.

Is a New Zealand rower who currently competes in the pair at international level with Nathan Twaddle

Is a New Zealand rower who currently competes in the pair at international level with Nathan Twaddle.

Was an English cricketer who played in 7 Tests from 1921 to 1923. George Brown was born in Cowley, O

Was an English cricketer who played in 7 Tests from 1921 to 1923. George Brown was born in Cowley, Oxfordshire, the son of Edwin Brown and Sarah Ann (nee Casey). As his figures indicate, he was a very versatile cricketer, being useful as batsman, bowler and wicketkeeper. He played first-class cricket for Hampshire between 1908 and 1933. Though he was never their regular keeper, it was in that role that he played for England, with stiffening the batting in mind.

Studd was the second eldest of the famous Studd brothers, who dominated English cricket in the late

Studd was the second eldest of the famous Studd brothers, who dominated English cricket in the late 19th century. He played in four Tests with the English cricket team, and played first-class cricket for Cambridge University and Middlesex County Cricket Club.

Was an English cricketer. He died in Lowestoft. Browne debuted for Sussex against Middlesex in 1864,

Was an English cricketer. He died in Lowestoft. Browne debuted for Sussex against Middlesex in 1864, in a match which finished in an innings defeat. Browne's second and final first-class appearance saw him play for Middlesex against Hampshire, partnering Indian-born future Australian Test cricketer Bransby Cooper in the middle order.

Was the arbiter of men's fashion in Regency England and a friend of the Prince Regent, the future Ki

Was the arbiter of men's fashion in Regency England and a friend of the Prince Regent, the future King George IV. He established the mode of men wearing understated, but fitted, tailored clothes including dark suits and full-length trousers, adorned with an elaborately-knotted cravat. Brummell played a single first-class match for pre-county club Hampshire in 1807 against an early England side. Brummell made scores of 23 and 3 in the match to leave him with a career batting average of 13.00.

Was an Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Aberdeen. He playe

Was an Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Aberdeen. He played for Aberdeen, Bury, and Manchester United. He is the brother of Martin Buchan.

Was an American former professional wrestler. He was best known under his ring name Mr. Wrestling. M

Was an American former professional wrestler. He was best known under his ring name Mr. Wrestling. Mr. Wrestling became a major superstar in the Georgia, Florida, Texas and Mid-Atlantic territories. He wrestled in the Worldwide Wrestling Federation in the

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire. Earl was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire. Earl was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He played in one match during the 1883 season, though in the one innings he played, he was caught out quickly and put lower down the or

Was an English cricketer. He began in North London club cricket, before appearing with the Middlesex

Was an English cricketer. He began in North London club cricket, before appearing with the Middlesex Colts in 1875. He made his first-class debut for Middlesex as a right-handed batsman and round arm right-arm slow bowler in 1881 and played in 111 matches until 1893. From 1883 until 1904 he was a member of the M.C.C. groundstaff and appeared in several matches between 1883 and 1892. He took 608 wickets at an average of 17.18, with a personal best of 10/59. He was awarded two benefit matches at Lord's in 1892 and 1905. He acted as the official scorer of Middlesex CCC for a number of years and also stood as a first-class umpire between 1898 and 1899.

Was a Canadian boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.In 1932 he finished fourth of the heav

Was a Canadian boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.In 1932 he finished fourth of the heavyweight class. He was not able to fight in the bronze medal bout against Frederick Feary.

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1841 to 1852. He was mainl

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1841 to 1852. He was mainly associated with Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club and made 36 known appearances in first-class matches.

Was an American sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s. At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbour

Was an American sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s. At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, he was eliminated in the heats of the C-2 1000 m event.