Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Is a former Michigan State University basketball player and National Football League wide receiver t

Is a former Michigan State University basketball player and National Football League wide receiver turned novelist.At Bangor High School, Gent led the Bangor Vikings basketball team to the 1960 State Championship.

Was an English cricketer. Deane made a single first-class appearance for pre-county club Hampshire a

Was an English cricketer. Deane made a single first-class appearance for pre-county club Hampshire against an All-England Eleven. In the match Deane was dismissed for two ducks, with Hampshire drawing the match.

Was a noted amateur cricketer in the late 18th century. His career spanned the 1789 to 1793 seasons

Was a noted amateur cricketer in the late 18th century. His career spanned the 1789 to 1793 seasons and he played mainly for Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), of which he was an early member. Dehaney was a prolific player in the 1793 season and appeared in t

Was an English cricketer. Katinakis was a right-handed batsman. Katinakis made his first-class debut

Was an English cricketer. Katinakis was a right-handed batsman. Katinakis made his first-class debut for Hampshire in 1904. Katinakis represented the club in the 1906 County Championship, playing in three matches, the last of which came against Somerset.

Varnals was a right-handed batsman who had a 10-year career in South African domestic first-class cr

Varnals was a right-handed batsman who had a 10-year career in South African domestic first-class cricket, playing for Eastern Province, Transvaal and Natal.

Is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA.After leading the University of Nort

Is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA.After leading the University of North Carolina to an NCAA title in 1993, he was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 12th overall pick in that year's NBA Draft. With the Lakers, he wore three different jersey numbers - #24, #30 and #9. Lynch was traded to the Vancouver Grizzlies along with Anthony Peeler in 1996 in order to open up salary cap space in order to sign Shaquille O'Neal. He joined the Philadelphia 76ers as a free agent in 1999.

Was an English cricketer and footballer. As a cricketer, he was a right-handed batsman who played fo

Was an English cricketer and footballer. As a cricketer, he was a right-handed batsman who played for Worcestershire between 1946 and 1961. He was also an excellent fielder: his 353 catches for the county were a record at the time. As a footballer, he made nearly 300 Football League appearances for Middlesbrough, Plymouth and Walsall, scoring 85 goals.

Was a footballer who played in the Football League for Bristol City, Chester City, New Brighton, Pre

Was a footballer who played in the Football League for Bristol City, Chester City, New Brighton, Preston North End and Stoke City.

First black world boxing champion in any weight class, while also being the first ever Canadian-born

First black world boxing champion in any weight class, while also being the first ever Canadian-born boxing champion.

Was a Scottish football centre forward who played professionally in Scotland and briefly in the Unit

Was a Scottish football centre forward who played professionally in Scotland and briefly in the United States, England and Wales. He saw his greatest success with Rangers in the 1920s but was never capped at international level despite an excellent club scoring record.

Was an English footballer who played for West Bromwich Albion and Manchester City as a winger and wi

Was an English footballer who played for West Bromwich Albion and Manchester City as a winger and wing-half.Dorsett played for a number of local clubs before signing for West Bromwich Albion in November 1901. He joined Manchester City in December 1904 for a fee of £450, a record for a winger.

Is a Brazilian football player who last played for Wellington Phoenix in the A-League.He started his

Is a Brazilian football player who last played for Wellington Phoenix in the A-League.He started his football career in Brazil with Flamengo before moving to Portugal for five years to play for C.D. Santa Clara. He returnend to Brazil to play for Sport Recife before he left to play for Venezuelan club Carabobo.

Was a Scottish professional association football player who played as a defender. He played a total

Was a Scottish professional association football player who played as a defender. He played a total of well over 300 matches in the Football League for three different clubs, but scored just one senior goal, whilst playing for Burnley.

Was a Canadian amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.. In 1904 h

Was a Canadian amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.. In 1904 he was member of the Galt F.C. team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament. He played all two matches as a defender.

Duckworth, who won his cricketing fame as a wicket-keeper, joined Lancashire in 1922, playing his fi

Duckworth, who won his cricketing fame as a wicket-keeper, joined Lancashire in 1922, playing his first game in 1923 and his last in 1938 and went on to become a Lancashire committeeman. 1928 saw his best season, with him taking 77 catches and 30 stumpings, and this earned him the accolade of being one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1929. He played 24 Test matches for England, but as a wicket-keeper he was in direct competition in his later years with Les Ames, who was a much better batsman. He was awarded a benefit in 1934, which raised £1,257. He was reputed to have the loudest shout of appeal of any cricketer of his time.

Is a retired English flat racing jockey. He served a seven year apprenticeship with Jack Waugh, and

Is a retired English flat racing jockey. He served a seven year apprenticeship with Jack Waugh, and rode his first winner on 15 June, 1967 at Great Yarmouth Racecourse on a horse called Syllable, trained by Waugh. He became stable jockey for trainer John

Was a Jamaican-born cricketer who played for Somerset and was later the Bishop of Lahore from 1932 u

Was a Jamaican-born cricketer who played for Somerset and was later the Bishop of Lahore from 1932 until 1949. Educated at Clifton College and Oriel College, Oxford, Barne picked up a single first-class appearance for Somerset against Oxford University in 1904. Streatfeild played first-class cricket in the late 19th century: the former playing county cricket for Kent, the latter for Surrey. After a short period as a schoolmaster he was ordained in 1904 and after a curacy at St John the Baptist Summertown, Oxford he became a Missionary in India, eventually rising to be Principal of the Lawrence Royal Military School, Sanawar before elevation to the episcopate.

Was an American businessman and Thoroughbred racehorse owner; one of only five people ever designate

Was an American businessman and Thoroughbred racehorse owner; one of only five people ever designated "Exemplars of Racing" by the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'11" center from Stephen F. Austin State Uni

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'11" center from Stephen F. Austin State University, Johnson played in the National Basketball Association and American Basketball Association from 1970 to 1974. He was a member of the Baltimore Bullets, Dallas Chaparrals, and Houston Rockets. In his professional career, Johnson averaged 3.7 points per game and 5.0 rebounds per game.

Was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. McNeely is likely most noted for driving in Muddy Ruel a

Was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. McNeely is likely most noted for driving in Muddy Ruel as the winning run in the 1924 World Series.[1]

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a wing half. Sievwright began his career in the mid 19

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a wing half. Sievwright began his career in the mid 1930s with Dundee United in 1946, where he featured in 29 league games. After leaving Tannadice, Sievwright joined Oldham Athletic in a £500 deal.

Was an American boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he was eliminated in the qua

Was an American boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the light heavyweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming silver medalist Thyge Petersen.

Was a professional American football defensive back. He started his career playing college football

Was a professional American football defensive back. He started his career playing college football at Boston University. He joined the Buffalo Bills in 1964 and immediately made an impact in the defensive backfield, with seven interceptions. Byrd was also a solid punt returner for his entire career

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Newcastle United, Huddersfield Town, Sheffield

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Newcastle United, Huddersfield Town, Sheffield Wednesday, York City and Bradford City.

Was an Irish cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played four first-class matches for Dublin

Was an Irish cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played four first-class matches for Dublin University in 1895.