Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was an English footballer.

Was an English footballer.

Was an Irish track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics for the United Kingdom

Was an Irish track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire. He also played one Test match fo

Was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire. He also played one Test match for England. Emmett started his cricket career in minor county cricket with Devon, before he moved to Gloucestershire to qualify to play for the county side

Is a Maltese midfielder. He made his debut with Sliema Wanderers in the Maltese Premier League in th

Is a Maltese midfielder. He made his debut with Sliema Wanderers in the Maltese Premier League in the season 1995-1996. In the season 1998-1999 he joined Floriana. In 2002-2003 he joined Birkirkara FC and has since become the idol of the team. George is a

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1905. Maltby made his firs

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1905. Maltby made his first-class debut for Derbyshire against Warwickshire in July 1905, hitting a duck in his debut innings and scoring 4 in the second.

Is a South African football (soccer) striker for Ajax Cape Town.On 02 September 2009 Maluleka signed

Is a South African football (soccer) striker for Ajax Cape Town.On 02 September 2009 Maluleka signed for Ajax Cape Town from Supersport United. He signed a three-year deal with the Cape Town club.

Was an English cricketer. Mannings made a single first-class appearance for Hampshire in 1864 agains

Was an English cricketer. Mannings made a single first-class appearance for Hampshire in 1864 against Middlesex.

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he made his debut for the Ireland

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he made his debut for the Ireland cricket team against Scotland in June 1931 and went onto play for them on 19 occasions, his last match coming in June 1948 against Yorkshire. Ten of his ma

Was an English amateur footballer who played in defence for Southampton St. Mary's in the 1890s. He

Was an English amateur footballer who played in defence for Southampton St. Mary's in the 1890s. He was the only player to appear in both Southampton's first-ever FA Cup match and first-ever League match.Described as a "sturdy, reliable defender", he was

Was an English cricketer. Marsham played three first-class matches for Kent County Cricket Club. He

Was an English cricketer. Marsham played three first-class matches for Kent County Cricket Club. He later became president of the county club in 1886, and was also a prominent member of I Zingari. Wisden described him as a "useful batsman and a good wicke

Is a retired Champion jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing best known for winning the 1981 B

Is a retired Champion jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing best known for winning the 1981 Belmont Stakes, the third leg of the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing.

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club. He was born in Penshurst and died

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club. He was born in Penshurst and died in Leigh. Martin made his debut cricketing appearance for the All England XI in 1852 at the age of just 18, alongside players such as future teammate Georg

Was an American tennis player and tennis coach who was born in Springfield, Illinois, United States.

Was an American tennis player and tennis coach who was born in Springfield, Illinois, United States. Lott is mostly remembered as being one of the greatest doubles players of all time. He won the U.S. title five times with three different partners: John Hennessey in 1928; John Doeg in 1929 and 1930; and Les Stoefen in 1933 and 1934. In 1934 Lott became a touring professional, thereby giving up his amateur status and the ability to play in Grand Slam tournaments.

Was an American National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame jockey and trainer in Thoroughbred horse

Was an American National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame jockey and trainer in Thoroughbred horse racing. He is only one of two people to ever have won the Belmont Stakes as both a jockey and a trainer.

Was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and right arm bowler who played three first-class g

Was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and right arm bowler who played three first-class games for Worcestershire, all in July 1939. He totalled 46 runs in his four innings, of which 42 came in a single effort, on his debut against Surrey. Prior to his brief first-class career, Blakey had also played in the Minor Counties Championship for the Lancashire Second XI in 1929 and 1930.

Was an English cricketer. Ede was the twin brother of Edward Ede, Sr.. The Ede brothers were both ed

Was an English cricketer. Ede was the twin brother of Edward Ede, Sr.. The Ede brothers were both educated at Abingdon School and both became cricketers, playing for Hampshire. Ede was Hampshires captain from 1864 to 1869. His brother Edward played for th

Was an English amateur cricketer. He was mainly associated with Surrey and he made 5 known appearanc

Was an English amateur cricketer. He was mainly associated with Surrey and he made 5 known appearances in first-class matches from 1807 to 1812.

Is an American retired National Basketball Association (NBA) and American Basketball Association (AB

Is an American retired National Basketball Association (NBA) and American Basketball Association (ABA) player and current head coach of the Denver Nuggets. Karl is currently 12th on the all-time win list for coaches in the NBA.

Is a retired water polo player from Greece. Mavrotas played 511 times for the Greek National Team (a

Is a retired water polo player from Greece. Mavrotas played 511 times for the Greek National Team (a national record for team sports) and is among a few water polo players worldwide that has participated in five Olympic Games, just one behind the sport le

Is a Scottish former footballer. Yardley began his career as a goalkeeper before becoming a centre f

Is a Scottish former footballer. Yardley began his career as a goalkeeper before becoming a centre forward. Yardley played one match in 1959 for Scotland Amateurs against Wales.

Is a Belarusian footballer who plays in midfield for Barcelona and the Belarus national team. His na

Is a Belarusian footballer who plays in midfield for Barcelona and the Belarus national team. His natural and preferred position is attacking midfielder or 'in the hole' behind the strikers, but has often played as a right midfielder.Hleb developed playing football on the concrete pitches of Dinamo Minsk school. At 17 he signed for FC BATE, a Belarusian Premier League team from Borisov. The next season they won the Championship.Hleb won over 30 caps for the Under 21 side. He made his full international debut as a substitute in a 1

Played four Tests for the West Indies. He was a right-hand batsman from Barbados, where he ran a tax

Played four Tests for the West Indies. He was a right-hand batsman from Barbados, where he ran a taxi business. He is best remembered for his century against England in 1947-48 when his first wicket partnership with Andy Ganteaume put on 173 runs.

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a defender. McGeachie spent the majority of his career

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a defender. McGeachie spent the majority of his career with Dundee, playing for thirteen seasons at Dens Park and making nearly 250 league appearances, including winning the 1978-79 Scottish First Division.

Was a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder who played for Portobello Thistle, C

Was a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder who played for Portobello Thistle, Clydebank, Alloa Athletic, Huddersfield Town, Leeds United & Chesterfield.

Was a British bantamweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s. McKenzie was the 1920 Briti

Was a British bantamweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s. McKenzie was the 1920 British ABA bantamweight champion. He won a bronze medal in Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics losing against boxer Clarence Walker in the semi-finals.