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Was an English footballer and manager. As an inside forward, he represented England at international

Was an English footballer and manager. As an inside forward, he represented England at international level and played for Bolton, Brentford, Blackpool and Swansea. He is the father of George Edward Eastham.

Was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-half. Born in Smethwick, Staffordshire

Was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-half. Born in Smethwick, Staffordshire, Morrall played 266 games in all competitions for Birmingham, including 243 top flight League games and an appearance at Wembley in the 1931 FA Cup Final. He was a dominant defender, good both in the air and on the ground, and a fierce tackler. He went on to make over 100 appearances for Swindon Town.

Was an Irish cricketer and Rugby Union player. A right-handed batsman, he played one first-class mat

Was an Irish cricketer and Rugby Union player. A right-handed batsman, he played one first-class match for Dublin University against the MCC in May 1895. He is notable as being one of only eight first-class cricketers to live beyond the age of 100. He was

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and West Bromwich Albion. He

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and West Bromwich Albion. He was born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire.

Was a schoolmaster, writer on mathematics and an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire and Som

Was a schoolmaster, writer on mathematics and an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire and Somerset and the minor counties Norfolk and Berkshire between 1936 and 1963. Langdale first played cricket for Derbyshire in 1936 taking part in three games a

Was an English professional cricketer who made 2 known appearances in major cricket matches in 1796.

Was an English professional cricketer who made 2 known appearances in major cricket matches in 1796. He was mainly associated with Kent although his two major appearances were both for All-England .

Played three tests for New Zealand. He also played five matches for the All Blacks in 1922.

Played three tests for New Zealand. He also played five matches for the All Blacks in 1922.

Was a Canadian swimmer of the early 20th century, and considered by many to be the greatest swimmer

Was a Canadian swimmer of the early 20th century, and considered by many to be the greatest swimmer in Canadian history.Hodgson won the two longer freestyle swimming gold medals at the 1912 Olympics, the only categories in which he competed, and was undef

Is a former footballer who played outside left for Tottenham Hotspur and England. He represented Gre

Is a former footballer who played outside left for Tottenham Hotspur and England. He represented Great Britain at the 1952 Olympic Games. He also had a career as a schoolteacher.

Was an American catcher, manager, scout and front office executive in Major League Baseball.Tebbetts

Was an American catcher, manager, scout and front office executive in Major League Baseball.Tebbetts played with the Detroit Tigers between 1936 and 1947 — with the exception of three years that he served in World War II (1943-45) — and also played for the Boston Red Sox (1947-50) and Cleveland Indians (1951-52). He batted and threw right-handed, was a career .270 hitter with 38 home runs and 469 RBI in 1162 games, and made four All-Star teams. Before the arrival of Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk, Tebbetts was voted the Red Sox' all-time best catcher in a 1969 fan poll — a remarkable feat considering he only spent four years with the Bosox.

Was an English footballer and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire and Hampshire

Was an English footballer and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire and Hampshire between 1967 and 1980 and football for Derby County, Shrewsbury Town and Rochdale in the 1960s. Stephenson was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. He

Was a college and professional American football player. A defensive tackle, he played college footb

Was a college and professional American football player. A defensive tackle, he played college football at West Texas State University, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Houston Oilers in the 1966 AFL season.

Was a New Zealand track and road cyclist, and one of New Zealand's leading track cyclists of the 193

Was a New Zealand track and road cyclist, and one of New Zealand's leading track cyclists of the 1930s who held several national titles 1936-38.He was born in christchurch where he worked in a cycle shop, then as a barman at a hotel. He died suddenly aged

Was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and right arm medium-pace bowler who played 12 time

Was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and right arm medium-pace bowler who played 12 times in first-class cricket, playing for both Warwickshire and Worcestershire.

Was a British politician, cricketer and cricket administrator. He succeeded to his title in November

Was a British politician, cricketer and cricket administrator. He succeeded to his title in November, 1872, before which he was known as The Honourable George Harris. Lord Harris was the second-ever captain of the English cricket team. He also played for

Was an American swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Was an American swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire intermittently between 1899 a

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire intermittently between 1899 and 1910. He made his debut for Derbyshire in July 1899 against Leicestershire when he opened the batting in the only innings played. He next played for Der

Was an English footballer, principally for Chelsea.He signed for Chelsea as an amateur in 1929 from

Was an English footballer, principally for Chelsea.He signed for Chelsea as an amateur in 1929 from Bromley and stayed at the club for the rest of his career. He was a prolific goal scorer in his time there, notching 123 goals in 239 games.

Is a former American college football and Canadian Football League player. Reed, along with Mike Pri

Is a former American college football and Canadian Football League player. Reed, along with Mike Pringle and Johnny Bright, is one of the players most often mentioned as being the greatest running back in CFL history.

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Clyde in the Scottish Football League and for

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Clyde in the Scottish Football League and for Blackburn Rovers and Birmingham in the English Football League.

Was an English footballer who played for Nottingham Forest and Bradford City.Robinson played an impo

Was an English footballer who played for Nottingham Forest and Bradford City.Robinson played an important part in the early rise of City,[cit scoring in a 5–0 victory over First Division Wolverhampton Wanderers in the FA Cup in 1906. He later went on to play in the promotion winning side of 1908 before gaining an FA Cup winner's medal in 1911.

Is a former English cricketer: a wicket-keeper who played first-class cricket for Essex and Worceste

Is a former English cricketer: a wicket-keeper who played first-class cricket for Essex and Worcestershire in England, and for Tasmania in Australia, in the 1960s and 1970s. He was capped by Worcestershire in 1970. In 1970-71, Cass played several games in Australia for Tasmania, though he enjoyed very little success: in two first-class and one List A game he had a top score of 21 and claimed no dismissals at all. Back in England for 1971 his season was broken into two halves as he played no games in June or July, Gordon Wilcock having taken his place behind the stumps. By this time he was also employed as an MCC coach, and in that capacity made a trip to Guttsta Cricket Park in Sweden in 1996.

Is a retired American basketball and football player. He had a 6-year career in the National Footbal

Is a retired American basketball and football player. He had a 6-year career in the National Football League from 1968 to 1973 as a punter. He played in Super Bowl V and Super Bowl VI as a member of the Dallas Cowboys, and was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1971 season. Previously, Widby played professional basketball for the New Orleans Buccaneers of the ABA in 1967.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1952. He played 18 first-class matches for Vic

Was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1952. He played 18 first-class matches for Victoria, one in 1946, and then more regularly from 1951-2 to 1953-54.

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a Full back in the Football League during the 1960s an

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a Full back in the Football League during the 1960s and 1970s, most notably with Preston North End.