Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was a British bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He finished seventh in the four-man event a

Was a British bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He finished seventh in the four-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.

Is a Zimbabwean football defender who, until 2007 was playing for FC Ingolstadt 04. He was a member

Is a Zimbabwean football defender who, until 2007 was playing for FC Ingolstadt 04. He was a member of the Zimbabwean 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals. He also participated at the 2006 African Nations Cup, with the same outcome.

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1904. He made his debut fo

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1904. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1904 season in a first-class match in May against London County captained by WG Grace.

Is a former West Indian cricketer who played in eleven Tests from 1968 to 1971. Camacho was part of

Is a former West Indian cricketer who played in eleven Tests from 1968 to 1971. Camacho was part of the West Indian side for four series: 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969, 1970-71.

Played first-class cricket for Somerset in one match in 1920 and Minor Counties cricket for Wiltshir

Played first-class cricket for Somerset in one match in 1920 and Minor Counties cricket for Wiltshire from 1920 to 1939. While appearing for Wiltshire, he also played in seven first-class matches, mostly for teams representing the Minor Counties as a whole against touring sides in the 1930s. Butler was a right-handed opening or middle order batsman. He bowled only seven overs in first-class cricket, and his bowling style is not known, but in Minor Counties cricket he was a fairly regular bowler in his early career, sometimes opening the bowling for Wiltshire.

Was a professional baseball player from 1941-1957 who spent two years in the major leagues with the

Was a professional baseball player from 1941-1957 who spent two years in the major leagues with the Detroit Tigers (1948-1949).In 1948, Vico made it to the major leagues with the Detroit Tigers. In his first at bat in the major leagues on April 20, 1948, Vico hit a home run off Joe Haynes on the first pitch he faced. Vico had another impressive game on August 14, 1948, when he collected 7 RBIs, 2 doubles, a triple and a home run. (If Vito had held up on his second double, he could have hit for the cycle.) Vico was the Tigers' starting first baseman in 1948, playing in 144 games and batting .267 with 139 hits, 23 doubles, 9 triples and 8 home runs. As a rookie, Vico was among the 1948 American League leaders with 9 triples (9th in AL), 7 times hit by a pitch (2nd in AL), 17 sacrifice hits (4th in AL), and 23 times grounded into a double play (2nd in AL).

Is a British chess player and writer.Botterill was born in Bradford and learned chess at the age of

Is a British chess player and writer.Botterill was born in Bradford and learned chess at the age of seven. From 1969 to 1972 he played for Oxford University, and became one of Britain's leading young players. In 1971 he won the Slater Young Masters tournament at Hastings, and at Hastings 1971/2 he was the top scorer among the British players with 6.0/15.

Was a Scottish association football player, who played as a goalkeeper for Petershill Juniors, Raith

Was a Scottish association football player, who played as a goalkeeper for Petershill Juniors, Raith Rovers, Stirling Albion, Montrose and Bradford City. Stewart started his career with junior side Petershill. He was capped by the Scotland junior select team while with the club. He joined the senior game when he signed for Raith Rovers in 1952. He made 68 appearances in the Scottish Football League for three different clubs in seven seasons, before moving to England to join Bradford City in 1959.

Better known by his ring name Stan Stasiak, was a Canadian professional wrestler and fifth World Wid

Better known by his ring name Stan Stasiak, was a Canadian professional wrestler and fifth World Wide Wrestling Federation Champion. He is the father of professional wrestler Shawn Stasiak. Stasiak was used as a transition champion, defeating Morales for

Was an English soldier and cricketer. He was born in Croston, near Chorley, Lancashire and died in R

Was an English soldier and cricketer. He was born in Croston, near Chorley, Lancashire and died in Rovie. Rawstorne made three appearances for Eton College in miscellaneous matches between 1913 and 1914, as well as a single appearance for the Lancashire S

Was an English first class cricketer who played with Hampshire. Boyes was a slow left-arm bowler wit

Was an English first class cricketer who played with Hampshire. Boyes was a slow left-arm bowler with a high action, taking 1415 wickets for Hampshire. He twice took a hattrick, one of them when he took his career best figures of 9 for 57 against Somerset at Yeovil in 1938.

Was an American sport wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Was an American sport wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Was an American cricketer, active in the late 19th century. Patterson played most notably for the Ph

Was an American cricketer, active in the late 19th century. Patterson played most notably for the Philadelphians, which flourished from the end of the 19th century until the outbreak of World War I. His obituary in Wisden Cricketers' Almanack described him as "one of the best all-round cricketers ever produced by America." He had a successful career with both Haverford College and the University of Pennsylvania and began playing first-class cricket when he was only 16 years old. At the club and first-class level in the United States, Patterson continued to show his batting skill. His highest score in a first-class match was 271.

Was a British athlete, tennis player, and classical scholar. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics

Was a British athlete, tennis player, and classical scholar. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. In the singles tennis tournament, Robertson was defeated in the first round by Konstantinos Paspatis of Greece. This put him in a six-way tie f

Was an Australian rules footballer who played with and captained Essendon in the VFL. A talented spo

Was an Australian rules footballer who played with and captained Essendon in the VFL. A talented sportsman, in addition to his football career, Stuckey also played first class cricket for Victoria and, in 1897 (the year he captained Essendon to its first VFL premiership) he won the 130-yard Stawell Gift, in 12.2 seconds, off a handicap of 12 yards.

Is a Solomon Islands soccer defender, currently playing for NZFC (New Zealand Football Championship)

Is a Solomon Islands soccer defender, currently playing for NZFC (New Zealand Football Championship) side Auckland City FC. Suri made his debut for the Solomon Islands national football team in 2002 against New Zealand and has collected 19 caps, scoring 1

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Essex. Sutton made one first-

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Essex. Sutton made one first-class appearance for Essex, against Yorkshire during the 1912 season - though he was removed for a duck - in the middle of an Alonzo Drake hat-trick.

Was an American amateur golfer best known for winning the U.S. Amateur.Dunlap graduated from Princet

Was an American amateur golfer best known for winning the U.S. Amateur.Dunlap graduated from Princeton University in 1931. He won the Intercollegiate Individual Championship in 1930 and 1931 and led Princeton to the team victory in 1930.

Is a professional wrestler who hailed from Uganda under the alias The Cobra, a masked wrestler perso

Is a professional wrestler who hailed from Uganda under the alias The Cobra, a masked wrestler persona. He worked for various Japanese and American wrestling promotions from the late 1970s to early 1990s. Takano debuted in 1977 and worked for Stampede Wre

Was a famous English amateur cricketer. He was a prominent member of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) w

Was a famous English amateur cricketer. He was a prominent member of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) who played a significant part in the introduction and legalisation of roundarm bowling, which he supported, between 1825 and 1835. Knight's playing career s

Is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'11" forward/center from Dillard University

Is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'11" forward/center from Dillard University, he played in 13 NBA seasons (1972-1983; 1984-1986) as a member of the Golden State Warriors, Buffalo Braves, New Jersey Nets, San Antonio Spurs, Atlanta Hawks, and Seattle SuperSonics. Johnson was a key reserve on the Warriors team that won the NBA Championship in 1975, and he grabbed 5,887 rebounds in his career. Johnson led the NBA in blocked shots per game three times, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 1980-81.

Was an English cricketer who played two first-class matches for Worcestershire in 1953. He claimed f

Was an English cricketer who played two first-class matches for Worcestershire in 1953. He claimed four dismissals on debut against Cambridge University at Fenner's in May, and a further five a month later against Middlesex at Worcester,[2] but these two

Was an American professional basketball player.A 6'8" forward/center from the University of Wyoming,

Was an American professional basketball player.A 6'8" forward/center from the University of Wyoming, Nostrand played four seasons (1946-1950) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Toronto Huskies, Cleveland Rebels, Providence Steamrollers, Boston Celtics, Tri-Cities Blackhawks, and Chicago Stags. He averaged 8.2 points per game in his professional career.[1]

Was the only Scot in the Great Britain and Ireland water polo team that won gold in the 1908 Summer

Was the only Scot in the Great Britain and Ireland water polo team that won gold in the 1908 Summer Olympics and the 1912 Summer Olympics.He played as a back for the Inverness Amateurs team that won the Scottish Championship in 1909 and reached four other finals; Cornet represented Scotland a total of 17 times between 1897 and 1912.

Was an South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1902.

Was an South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1902.