Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was a football player in the early years of professional football in England, who played over a 100

Was a football player in the early years of professional football in England, who played over a 100 games for Aston Villa. He signed for Villa as an amateur in December 1920 and left the club in June 1926 in a swap deal which saw Joseph Nicholson join Villa and Blackburn join Cardiff City. Later went to play and manage Cheltenham Town

Is an English footballer, signed to Wolverhampton Wanderers.Friend began his career at non-league Ex

Is an English footballer, signed to Wolverhampton Wanderers.Friend began his career at non-league Exeter City as a youth team player, signing a two-year professional contract in March 2006.

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1872 and 1880. Frost

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1872 and 1880. Frost played his first match for Derbyshire in 1872, against Lancashire which Derbyshire lost.

Was an English footballer whose position was goalkeeper.Furnell played for Old Castle Swifts F.C. un

Was an English footballer whose position was goalkeeper.Furnell played for Old Castle Swifts F.C. until 1895 when they folded. He then joined the newly formed Thames Ironworks F.C. He made regular appearances for the London League side, and played in all three of the club's FA Cup games during the 1897-98 season. He moved on to Hammersmith Athletic in 1898-99.

Is an American Olympic epee fencer who attended New York University from 1964 to 1968. He began fenc

Is an American Olympic epee fencer who attended New York University from 1964 to 1968. He began fencing in September 1964 as a walk-on on the NYU fencing team. In March 1967, he won the ECAC individual épée championship, and later that month won the NCAA

Was a famous Irish-born American boxer who was the first undisputed Light - Heavyweight Champion of

Was a famous Irish-born American boxer who was the first undisputed Light - Heavyweight Champion of the World. He held claims to both the World Middleweight Title as well as the World Heavyweight Title. Gardner is one of the biggest names in boxing histor

Was easily the greatest cricketer Leicestershire produced before the advent of David Gower and one o

Was easily the greatest cricketer Leicestershire produced before the advent of David Gower and one of the best and hardest-working bowlers of the inter-war period.[citation needed] Above medium pace and right-handed, Geary was able to swing the new ball very effectively but relied for most of his success on his amazing persistence and ability to bowl with slight yet well-disguised variations of pace and cut. He was able to bowl quite incredible numbers of overs on unresponsive pitches, as shown in the last Test of the 1928/1929 Ashes tour, when he bowled an amazing 81 overs on a typical billiard-table Australian wicket in very warm weather. Because he was tall and very solidly built, he was able both to get bounce and to bowl the long spells required for success in Australian conditions which destroyed the reputations of all English bowlers of slighter build.

Played first-class cricket for Somerset, Cambridge University and the Combined Services in the 1950s

Played first-class cricket for Somerset, Cambridge University and the Combined Services in the 1950s and early 1960s. Tordoff played a couple of matches for Somerset in 1950 without making much impact, but in his first game of 1951, his third in all crick

Is a retired American professional basketball player; a shooting guard for the American Basketball A

Is a retired American professional basketball player; a shooting guard for the American Basketball Association's (ABA) Virginia Squires and San Antonio Spurs and the National Basketball Association's (NBA) San Antonio Spurs and Chicago Bulls. Gervin averaged at least 14 points in all 14 of his ABA and NBA seasons, and finished with an NBA career average of 26.2 points per game. Despite his lack of defensive recognition, Gervin retired with the second-most blocks of any NBA guard.

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a half-back for various clubs in the 1920s.Getg

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a half-back for various clubs in the 1920s.Getgood was born in Coylton, Ayrshire and joined local side Ayr United in 1912 before moving to England to join Reading in the Southern League in July 1914.

Was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Kent between 1875 and 1895. He also played in one

Was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Kent between 1875 and 1895. He also played in one Test match for England against South Africa in 1891-92. Hearne was part of the famous cricketing Hearne family. His brothers Alec and Frank also played Te

Was an English cricketer who played in 8 Tests from 1923 to 1933 and in 460 other first class games

Was an English cricketer who played in 8 Tests from 1923 to 1933 and in 460 other first class games for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. He was one of Wisden's five Cricketers of the Year in 1924 and was one of the greatest bowlers of the 1920s and early 1930s. A pilot officer in the RAF he died on active service in defence of his country.

Was a cricketer who played for South Australia and Australia. An all-rounder who batted in the middl

Was a cricketer who played for South Australia and Australia. An all-rounder who batted in the middle order and often opened the bowling with medium-paced off-spin, Giffen captained Australia during the 1894–95 Ashes series and was the first Australian to score 10,000 runs and take 500 wickets in first-class cricket. Giffen, only 22 years old, made his Test debut in Melbourne against England in 1881–82. Giffen, in a sign of things to come, made a remarkable double for South Australia against Victoria in March 1886. He captured 17 wickets for the match—including 9/91 in the first innings—and made over 100 runs. This was the first time anyone had take over ten wickets and make 100 runs in a match.

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

Was an English cricketer. Gutteres was a right-handed batsman. Gutteres made his first-class debut for Oxford University in 1881 against the Gentlemen of England. Gutteres' second and final first-class match for Oxford University came in the same season a

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in one Test in 1930.

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in one Test in 1930.

Was an English Cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1881 and 1898. He was made a vice-preside

Was an English Cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1881 and 1898. He was made a vice-president of Whitwell Cricket Club in 1881. 'G G' Walker with James Stubbings and Samuel Malthouse performed notably for the club in the 1880s and all three also

Was the black Canadian heavyweight boxer that John L. Sullivan refused to fight as a champion. He is

Was the black Canadian heavyweight boxer that John L. Sullivan refused to fight as a champion. He is not to be confused with the American heavyweight George Godfrey who named himself after our subject.

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1905 and 1906. Walkden was

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1905 and 1906. Walkden was born at Derby. He made his debut for Derbyshire in July 1905 against Nottinghamshire, when he made 27 runs in his first innings. He played five more match

Was a Canadian professional wrestler.He wrestled professionally from 1946 to 1976. He started as a w

Was a Canadian professional wrestler.He wrestled professionally from 1946 to 1976. He started as a weightlifter as a teenager. Joe Pazandak was his training partner in wrestling early in his career and Tony Stecher of Minneapolis was his manager in the ve

Is a retired soccer defender from Ghana who played professionally in the American Soccer League and

Is a retired soccer defender from Ghana who played professionally in the American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League. Gorleku attended Eastern Illinois University where he played on the men's soccer team from 1975 to 1978. He earned All American

A Scottish former football player and manager. He is best remembered for his success at Arsenal, as

A Scottish former football player and manager. He is best remembered for his success at Arsenal, as a player in the 1970s and then as manager from 1986 until 1995.Despite being Scottish, George Graham played exclusively in England and the USA. He signed for Aston Villa in 1961, having just turned 17. He spent three seasons at the Birmingham club, but only made eight appearances – though one of them was the club's 1963 League Cup final loss to Birmingham City

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1909 and 1921. He beg

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1909 and 1921. He began his cricket career for Derbyshire in the 1909 season, making his debut against Lancashire.

Is a Scottish former footballer.

Is a Scottish former footballer.

Is an American professional wrestler best known as One Man Gang and Akeem "the African Dream".Gray m

Is an American professional wrestler best known as One Man Gang and Akeem "the African Dream".Gray made his debut in the WWF on May 12, 1987, being managed by Slick, in a match against Jesse Cortez. He spent much of his early WWF run defeating enhancement

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1903 and 1907. He mad

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1903 and 1907. He made his debut for Derbyshire in August 1903 against London County in which he scored a duck in his only innings and bowled four overs without a wicket.