Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was an English footballer who played left wing for York City, Nottingham Forest And West Bromwich Al

Was an English footballer who played left wing for York City, Nottingham Forest And West Bromwich Albion. After retiring from playing he became coach at West Bromwich Albion and later Norwich City.

Is fifth on the all-time list for manager career wins in Major League Baseball (behind Connie Mack,

Is fifth on the all-time list for manager career wins in Major League Baseball (behind Connie Mack, John McGraw, Tony La Russa and Bobby Cox) and is the first manager to win the World Series while leading clubs in both leagues. He piloted the National League's Cincinnati Reds to the 1975 and 1976 championships, then added a third title in 1984 with the Detroit Tigers of the American League.

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'7" forward/center from St. John's Universit

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'7" forward/center from St. John's University, Johnson played in the National Basketball Association from 1978 to 1986 as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks, Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers, and Washington Bullets. He averaged 9.1 points per game and 5.6 rebounds per game in his NBA career.

Was a famous English cricketer who played for Hampshire in the time of the Hambledon Club. Leer bega

Was a famous English cricketer who played for Hampshire in the time of the Hambledon Club. Leer began playing in the 1760s. His name has become almost synonymous with the now archaic long stop fielding position (i.e., directly behind the wicket-keeper) th

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'0" guard from Campbell University, Lehmann

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'0" guard from Campbell University, Lehmann played in the NBA and ABA from 1967 to 1974 as a member of the St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Stars, New York Nets, Miami Floridians, Carolina Cougars, Memphis Pros, and Memphis Tams. He averaged 11.9 points per game and 4.5 assists per game in his professional career and holds the ABA's third best career three-point field goal percentage (.365).[1] Lehmann was the first professional basketball player to make more than 40% of his three point attempts in a season, which he did in 1970-71.[2]

Was a Scottish cricketer. Jones was a right-handed batsman. Jones made his debut in county cricket f

Was a Scottish cricketer. Jones was a right-handed batsman. Jones made his debut in county cricket for Dorset in the 1925 Minor Counties Championship against Monmouthshire. Jones played regularly for Dorset from 1925 to 1927. Thereafter Jones represented

Was an American football offensive tackle/linebacker for the Chicago Bears from 1948-1955. He was a

Was an American football offensive tackle/linebacker for the Chicago Bears from 1948-1955. He was a number one draft pick by the New York Giants in the 1946 NFL Draft.

Is an English former professional footballer. He played as a defender.

Is an English former professional footballer. He played as a defender.

Was a cricketer who played for Leicestershire and holds many of the county's first-class batting rec

Was a cricketer who played for Leicestershire and holds many of the county's first-class batting records. A right-handed batsman who started his career in the middle order but became an opener, Berry, who had moved to Market Harborough at the age of eight, joined Leicestershire in the 1924 season, when he played in half the first-class matches but with little success. After retiring from cricket, he became the cricket coach at Uppingham School. For most of his cricket career, he was known as L. G. Berry.

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in one Test in 1953.Wight came from a family with strong cric

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in one Test in 1953.Wight came from a family with strong cricket credentials. Three of his brothers and two of his uncles played first-class cricket, and his uncle Vibart Wight played Test cricket as well.

Is an American former professional cyclist. Mount was sixth at the 1976 Montreal Olympics road race

Is an American former professional cyclist. Mount was sixth at the 1976 Montreal Olympics road race which launched his professional career and propelled the US into post-war international cycling.Mount raced professionally in the US and Europe, the first

A former Scottish footballer, best remembered for his association with Rangers and for being the fir

A former Scottish footballer, best remembered for his association with Rangers and for being the first player to receive over 50 caps for the Scotland national team.The Rangers side of the immediate post-War era was one of the dominant forces in Scottish football and Young was a key component in its success. Having won the League and League Cup in 1946-47 and the Scottish Cup the following season, Rangers became the first side to win all three trophies in the same season in 1948-49. Young himself scored twice (from the penalty sport) in the 4-1 Scottish Cup Final victory over Clyde which wrapped up the Treble.

Was an English cricketer who had a brief four-match first class career for Cambridge University betw

Was an English cricketer who had a brief four-match first class career for Cambridge University between 1819 and 1821.

Was a professional footballer, who played as a centre forward for several English sides prior to and

Was a professional footballer, who played as a centre forward for several English sides prior to and just after the First World War.He started his career in the North East of England playing for teams in the North Eastern League before transferring to Barnsley sometime prior to 1910 . He played in both FA Cup finals that Barnsley reached in 1910 and 1912.

Was an English cricketer who played for Sussex. He was born in Wakefield and died in Heworth. Lister

Was an English cricketer who played for Sussex. He was born in Wakefield and died in Heworth. Lister-Kaye made a single first-class appearance for the team, against Kent in 1828. Batting in the upper-middle order, he scored 2 runs in the first innings and

Is a former professional tennis player from the United States and now a tennis journalist. During hi

Is a former professional tennis player from the United States and now a tennis journalist. During his career as a player, Shiras reached one top-level final – at the Queen's Club Championships in 1984, where he lost to John McEnroe 1–6, 6–3, 2–6 (having b

Was an English cricketer who played for Essex. He was born in Leytonstone and died in Redbridge. Loc

Was an English cricketer who played for Essex. He was born in Leytonstone and died in Redbridge. Locks made two first-class appearances for Essex during the 1928 season, the first, a heavy defeat by Lancashire in which, in the only innings in which Locks

Is regarded as one the greatest bowlers of all time. Statistically, he holds the lowest lifetime Tes

Is regarded as one the greatest bowlers of all time. Statistically, he holds the lowest lifetime Test bowling average among bowlers with more than ten wickets and he has the second highest peak rating for a bowler in the ICC ratings.

Is a retired Canadian heavyweight boxer who was never knocked down in ninety-three professional figh

Is a retired Canadian heavyweight boxer who was never knocked down in ninety-three professional fights between 1956 and 1979. He is often considered to have had the greatest chin in the history of boxing. He was Canadian heavyweight champion as both an am

Is a Welsh former professional football player who played the majority of his career as a striker (d

Is a Welsh former professional football player who played the majority of his career as a striker (during which he scored over 200 goals); however, he also played as a defender.He began his management career with Manstow F.C under 18s, a local club near his home in Devon, before he became a coach at Portsmouth. In May 2008, he was appointed as the new manager of Southern League Division One side Truro City, following the resignation of Dave Leonard.

Is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Santos, as a right defender.In July 2006, followin

Is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays for Santos, as a right defender.In July 2006, following a trial period, he agreed on a one-year deal with Spain's Real Club Celta de Vigo.However, in only his second league match, a 2-1 win at Gimnàstic de Tar

Was an American tobacco manufacturer and a prominent Thoroughbred racehorse owner. He was born in We

Was an American tobacco manufacturer and a prominent Thoroughbred racehorse owner. He was born in Westchester, New York, the son of Pierre Lorillard III (1796-1867) and Catherine Griswold. In 1760, his great-grandfather founded P. Lorillard and Company in

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Throop pitched in parts of four seasons in the major leag

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Throop pitched in parts of four seasons in the major leagues between 1975 and 1979. He was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 16th round of the 1972 Major League Baseball Draft, and spent nearly his entire career with the Royals organization. However, about half of his career appearances in the major leagues, and more than half of his innings pitched, came after a trade to the Houston Astros in April 1979.

Was a South African cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1924.

Was a South African cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1924.

Was a wrestler from Islington. Mackenzie became British lightweight champion in 1909, winning the ti

Was a wrestler from Islington. Mackenzie became British lightweight champion in 1909, winning the title again in 1912, 1922, 1924, 1932, and 1941. Additionally, he held the featherweight title in 1921 and 1922. He lost the title to W Schneeberger in 1923,