Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Is a former professional basketball player, most notably with the Indiana Pacers of the American Bas

Is a former professional basketball player, most notably with the Indiana Pacers of the American Basketball Association (ABA) (from 1971 to 1975). He was drafted into the ABA from Indiana University in 1972. In the 71-72 season at Indiana, McGinnis became the first sophomore to lead the Big Ten in scoring and rebounding.

Is a British bobsledder who competed in the early 1990s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned

Is a British bobsledder who competed in the early 1990s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the four-man event at Lillehammer in 1994.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Warwickshire. He was born in

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Warwickshire. He was born in Rugby and died in Coventry. Farren made a single first-class appearance for the team, against Yorkshire in 1912. Batting in the middle order, Farren scored

Was an American professional golfer and a golf course architect.Fazio won two PGA Tour events: the 1

Was an American professional golfer and a golf course architect.Fazio won two PGA Tour events: the 1946 Canadian Open and the 1947 Bing Crosby Pro-Am (in a tie with Ed Furgol). He had career earnings of more than $50,000. He nearly won the 1950 U.S. Open

Played three Tests for New Zealand. Born in Wanganui he was the older brother of Arthur Cresswell. H

Played three Tests for New Zealand. Born in Wanganui he was the older brother of Arthur Cresswell. He was found dead in Blenheim in 1966.

Was a footballer who played in the Football League for Bristol Rovers, Luton Town and Stoke. He made

Was a footballer who played in the Football League for Bristol Rovers, Luton Town and Stoke. He made three appearances for Stoke.

Was an important figure in the history of cricket. His main contributions to the game were patronage

Was an important figure in the history of cricket. His main contributions to the game were patronage and organisation, but Winchilsea was also a very keen player. He has 138 recorded first-class appearances from 1785 to 1800, which just beats George Louch

Was a South African cricketer who played in 4 Tests from 1927 to 1928.

Was a South African cricketer who played in 4 Tests from 1927 to 1928.

Is a Scottish former footballer who played in midfield.Fleming spent around half his career with Dun

Is a Scottish former footballer who played in midfield.Fleming spent around half his career with Dundee United and won a League Cup winners' medal during his time there. He subsequently managed Arbroath in the mid-1980s. Prior to joining United, Fleming made over 100 league appearances for Hearts, with a player/coach role at St Johnstone in the final years of his career.

A Romanian footballer, currently playing for FC Midtjylland. He signed a contract until 2011.

A Romanian footballer, currently playing for FC Midtjylland. He signed a contract until 2011.

A forward, Forrest played for the famed Bethlehem Steel F.C. soccer club in 1918 when the team enter

A forward, Forrest played for the famed Bethlehem Steel F.C. soccer club in 1918 when the team entered the National Association Football League. At some point, he left the team and returned in 1924 for three seasons.

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a full back. Forrester began his career in the early 1

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a full back. Forrester began his career in the early 1950s with Sunderland, spending two years with the English side but failing to make a first-team appearance. He returned to Scotland in 1954 with Raith Rovers, who he had been with as a youngster, but again failed to appear for the first team, moving on in 1957 to Brechin City.

Was an officer of the Royal Navy, who saw service during the First Opium War and the Crimean War. In

Was an officer of the Royal Navy, who saw service during the First Opium War and the Crimean War. In a naval career spanning over 50 years Hastings saw service across the British Empire, and rose to the rank of vice-admiral. Hastings played a single first

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in West Indies' first Test in their inaugural Test tour of En

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in West Indies' first Test in their inaugural Test tour of England. He was a fast bowler with a renowned pace. Francis was part of the West Indies' non-Test tour in 1923 and caused a small sensation by his bowling in

Was an American National Football League lineman, playing both offensive guard and tackle as well as

Was an American National Football League lineman, playing both offensive guard and tackle as well as defensive middle guard. His twelve-year career was spent entirely with the Chicago Bears.

Was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Blaeholder began his career in 1925 with the St. Louis Browns,

Was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Blaeholder began his career in 1925 with the St. Louis Browns, but he pitched in just two innings that season. Back in the minors in 1926, he returned to the majors with the Browns in 1927, where he again saw limited duty, pitching only 9 innings. In 1928, he became a regular full-time pitcher, posting a 10-15 mark, 4.04 ERA in 214 innings. He won 10 more more games in 7 seasons with the Browns, but Browns were a perennial losing team, and Blaeholder had only one non-losing season with the Browns (in 1932 when he went 14-14). During the 1935 season, he was traded to the Philadelphia Athletics, and the next year, played his final season with the Cleveland Indians, where he went 8-4, the only winning season of his career. He finished his career with a 104-125 record and a 4.54 ERA; despite this record, Hall of Famer Jimmie Foxx said for him that Blaeholder was the toughest pitcher to hit in the American League.[citation needed]

Was the youngest of the three Grace brothers to play Test match cricket for England. Fred was an att

Was the youngest of the three Grace brothers to play Test match cricket for England. Fred was an attractive batsman, but one who lacked the concentration and resolve to build a long innings. Like his 2 famous brothers he made a duck on his first class debut. Grace was selected along with his two brothers WG and EM to play in the first Test in England in 1880. He was out for nought in both innings but held a skyscraping catch at the Vauxhall end off the giant Australian batsman George Bonnor. Two weeks later he was dead of pneumonia, caught, it was said, as the result of sleeping in a damp bed.

Was an English professional footballer and coach, who played as an inside forward.Curtis played as a

Was an English professional footballer and coach, who played as an inside forward.Curtis played as a youth for Anglo (Purfleet) before signing for Arsenal in December 1936.

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Bradford Park Avenue, Huddersfield Town & Readi

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Bradford Park Avenue, Huddersfield Town & Reading. He was born in Northowram, West Yorkshire.

Was an American water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Ol

Was an American water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1818 to 1829. Mainly associated

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1818 to 1829. Mainly associated with Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and Surrey, he made 16 known appearances in first-class matches. He played for the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1860 to 1869. Mainly assoc

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1860 to 1869. Mainly associated with Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club, he made 71 known appearances in first-class matches. Tarrant was a right arm fast bowler (RF) who was for a

Was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Middlesex County Cricket Club. He also played one

Was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Middlesex County Cricket Club. He also played one Test match for England during the first-ever Ashes tour in 1882-83.

Was an English sportsman. He was sometimes known as Fred or Freddie Wheldon. In football, he was an

Was an English sportsman. He was sometimes known as Fred or Freddie Wheldon. In football, he was an inside-forward for England and several Football League clubs, in particular for Small Heath and Aston Villa. In cricket, he was a right-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper, who played county cricket for Worcestershire in their early seasons in the first-class game.

Was a British sport wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Was a British sport wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.