Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was an Olympic and world champion fencer from Hungary in the 1920s and 1930s who became an internati

Was an Olympic and world champion fencer from Hungary in the 1920s and 1930s who became an internationally respected world-class fencing master in Hungary and the United States in 1950s.

Was an English cricketer. A wicket-keeper, he played for Yorkshire from 1867 to 1880 and for the All

Was an English cricketer. A wicket-keeper, he played for Yorkshire from 1867 to 1880 and for the All-England Eleven from 1867 to 1871. He also umpired in some matches between 1873 and 1880.

Was an English first class cricketer who played one match for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1899.

Was an English first class cricketer who played one match for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1899. He also played for Yorkshire Second XI during that year and for Bedfordshire from 1904 to 1906.

Is a Georgian professional football defender, who currently plays for the danish 1. division club Vi

Is a Georgian professional football defender, who currently plays for the danish 1. division club Viborg FF.Popkhadze played two friendlies for Georgia in 2006.He played another friendly on 6 June 2009.

Was a Canadian Olympic fencer. He competed in five events at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Was a Canadian Olympic fencer. He competed in five events at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Was a British bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz,

Was a British bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, he finished 15th in the four-man event.

Was a English football player and manager.Poyser played as a defender in the 1930s. Starting at his

Was a English football player and manager.Poyser played as a defender in the 1930s. Starting at his home town team Mansfield, he was part of the Mansfield team when they were elected to the Football League in 1931. He later played for Port Vale, and in 1934 he transferred to Brentford. In his first season at Brentford, the club won the Second Division championship.

Was an English cricketer. Greenfield was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm fast.

Was an English cricketer. Greenfield was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm fast. Greenfield made his first-class debut for the Gentlemen of the South against the Players of the South. In 1867 Greenfield made his first-class debut Surrey

Was a first class cricketer who played 61 first class matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club betw

Was a first class cricketer who played 61 first class matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1883 and 1892. He also appeared in first class cricket for the Players (1883), T Emmett's XI (1883), Lord Sheffield's XI (1884), an England XI (1884) a

Was an Indian-born English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm round-arm bowler

Was an Indian-born English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm round-arm bowler who played for Gloucestershire. Quentin made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1874 season, against Yorkshire.

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played more than 400 games for league clubs Stoke City, B

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played more than 400 games for league clubs Stoke City, Bradford City and Darlington.Mulholland signed for Stoke City as an amateur during the 1949–50 season initially as a forward. He became a full-time professional in July 1950 but made only three league appearances in three years and was signed by Bradford City manager Ivor Powell on a free transfer in July 1953.

Is an American basketball coach.After playing basketball at the College of the Holy Cross during the

Is an American basketball coach.After playing basketball at the College of the Holy Cross during the late 1950s and early 1960s, the 6'1" Blaney spent one season with the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association. From 1972 to 1994, he served as head coach of Holy Cross, compiling a 357-276 overall record. He currently works as the associate head coach for the University of Connecticut.

Is a retired American professional basketball player and coach. A 6'6" forward, Irvine played colleg

Is a retired American professional basketball player and coach. A 6'6" forward, Irvine played collegiately at the University of Washington and selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 8th round of the 1970 NBA Draft. However, he never played for his hometown SuperSonics, nor for any other NBA team. Instead, Irvine opted to play for the American Basketball Association's Virginia Squires, where he played for five seasons. He briefly played a sixth season with the Denver Nuggets, still in the ABA at the time, and retired from basketball after the 1975-76 season.

Is a retired American basketball player.He was selected by the Minneapolis Lakers in the 4th round (

Is a retired American basketball player.He was selected by the Minneapolis Lakers in the 4th round (27th pick overall) of the 1957 NBA Draft.

Is a former professional footballer now retired. He played as a midfielder, spending most of his car

Is a former professional footballer now retired. He played as a midfielder, spending most of his career with Southampton and was known by the nickname Chicken George throughout his career.

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1887 to 1889. Ratcliffe made his debut for D

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1887 to 1889. Ratcliffe made his debut for Derbyshire in June 1887 in a match against Surrey. At the end of the season Derbyshire left the championship but Ratcliffe continued to play for the club in

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1919. He played his only first class match for

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1919. He played his only first class match for Derbyshire during the 1919 season against the Australian Imperial Forces. He was a right-handed batsman and made 8 runs in the two innings as a tailend ba

Was an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Gorgeous George. In the United Sta

Was an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Gorgeous George. In the United States, during the First Golden Age of Professional Wrestling in the 1940s-1950s, Gorgeous George gained mainstream popularity and became one of the biggest s

Was the fourth man to referee a FIFA World Cup Final, the first Englishman (one of only 10 match off

Was the fourth man to referee a FIFA World Cup Final, the first Englishman (one of only 10 match officials from the United Kingdom) to do so, and the oldest match official at any World Cup in history. He hailed from Nuneaton, Warwickshire.

Was the right back for England in the side which won the 1966 World Cup. He is the uncle of Rugby Un

Was the right back for England in the side which won the 1966 World Cup. He is the uncle of Rugby Union World Cup winner, Ben Cohen.

Was a Scottish footballer. He played for Corby Town, Northampton Town, Cambridge United, Watford, Ne

Was a Scottish footballer. He played for Corby Town, Northampton Town, Cambridge United, Watford, Newcastle United and West Bromwich Albion. Reilly scored the winning goal for Watford against Plymouth Argyle in the 1984 FA Cup semi-final at Villa Park and played in the 1984 FA Cup Final itself. In 2003, nearly 20 years later, Reilly was working as a bricklayer on a building site in Corby when he was attacked by another worker who bit part of his right ear off, before whispering "Plymouth" in his other ear by way of explanation.

Is a former American professional basketball player. After playing college basketball at the Univers

Is a former American professional basketball player. After playing college basketball at the University of Houston and Imperial Valley Junior College, the ft 6 in guard played for one season in the National Basketball Association with the Detroit Pistons.

Is a Canadian cricketer who has played in 5 ODIs from 17 May 2006 to 21 August 2006. On his debut, h

Is a Canadian cricketer who has played in 5 ODIs from 17 May 2006 to 21 August 2006. On his debut, he top scored for Canada with 45 not out against Bermuda. He also appeared in the 2005 ICC Trophy in Ireland. He is a right-hand batsman and right-arm mediu

Was a footballer who began his career at West Ham United, making his debut in the 1903-04 season. Hi

Was a footballer who began his career at West Ham United, making his debut in the 1903-04 season. His brother Jack Hilsdon also played for West Ham at this time. He earned his nickname through his machine gun-like goalscoring ability.

Was an English professional footballer, born in Wombwell, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, who played

Was an English professional footballer, born in Wombwell, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, who played as a forward or outside right for Birmingham and Plymouth Argyle.Formerly a coal-miner, Briggs joined First Division Birmingham from Midland League Denaby United in December 1923.