Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Leeds United, Huddersfield Town and Chester Cit

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Leeds United, Huddersfield Town and Chester City. He was born in Farnworth, Bolton.

Is a former professional basketball player. A 6'2" guard, he attended Erasmus Hall High School from

Is a former professional basketball player. A 6'2" guard, he attended Erasmus Hall High School from which he graduated in 1965. He then attended Marquette University, where he played for coach Al McGuire.

Is a Scottish former professional footballer. He played as a centre-forward.He joined Rangers from S

Is a Scottish former professional footballer. He played as a centre-forward.He joined Rangers from St. Mirren in 1962 for a then-Scottish-record fee of £27,500. He remained at Ibrox for five years, winning the league championship four times in five years, including the treble in 1964. He played for Dundee F.C., Dunfermline Athletic F.C., Ayr United F.C. and Hamilton Academical F.C. before retiring through injury in 1976.

Was an American chess Master, of at least International Master strength at his peak.George Nelson Tr

Was an American chess Master, of at least International Master strength at his peak.George Nelson Treysman was primarily a coffee-house chess hustler who made his living by betting on games, usually offering material odds to his amateur chess opponents. H

Was a Canadian Olympic fencer. He competed in five events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a Canadian Olympic fencer. He competed in five events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a Scottish football player. His regular position was at inside-forward.Livingstone was born in D

Was a Scottish football player. His regular position was at inside-forward.Livingstone was born in Dumbarton and started his career with Sinclair Swifts. He then moved to Artizan Thistle and Parkhead, before moving to Heart of Midlothian F.C. in the Scottish league. In 1900, he joined Sunderland, but he only played there for a season before moving to Celtic.

Is a former bantamweight boxer from the United Kingdom. Turpin was unbeaten as a senior amateur agai

Is a former bantamweight boxer from the United Kingdom. Turpin was unbeaten as a senior amateur against British opposition and after winning the British ABA championship for 2 consecutive years (1971 & 1972) he won the [bronze] medal at the 1972 Summer Ol

Was an English cricketer. Ubsdell was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace, but w

Was an English cricketer. Ubsdell was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace, but was primarily a wicketkeeper. Ubsdell made his first-class debut in 1864 for Hampshire against local rivals Sussex. The match was Hampshire's first match wi

Was an English all-round cricketer, noted particularly for his very-aggressive batsmanship. A well-l

Was an English all-round cricketer, noted particularly for his very-aggressive batsmanship. A well-liked man (who, in later years, kept a pub in his native Sheffield), Ulyett was popularly known as "Happy Jack", once musing memorably that Yorkshire played him only for his good behaviour and his whistling.[1]

Underdown made his first-class debut playing for the United XI against the touring Australians at Pr

Underdown made his first-class debut playing for the United XI against the touring Australians at Priory Park Ground in Chichester, Sussex. The United XI featured the great W.G. Grace. Thereafter Underdown represented Hampshire in nine first-class matches

Was an English footballer who played for Barnsley, Sheffield United and England. He was strong and p

Was an English footballer who played for Barnsley, Sheffield United and England. He was strong and powerful half back who could shoot at goal when required.

Was an American bantamweight and flyweight boxer who competed in the early twentieth century.

Was an American bantamweight and flyweight boxer who competed in the early twentieth century.

Was an American sabre fencer. At the 1959 Games in Chicago, he again won a team gold, but came in 5t

Was an American sabre fencer. At the 1959 Games in Chicago, he again won a team gold, but came in 5th in the individual competition. At the Games he took the Pan American Games Oath for the U.S.A. during the opening ceremonies.

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He won a silver and three bronze medals.[1][2] He was the President of t

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He won a silver and three bronze medals.[1][2] He was the President of the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime from 1925 to 1928.[2]

Was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the VFL. Vautin was from Tasmania and

Was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the VFL. Vautin was from Tasmania and played at the City Football Club in Hobart. A rover, he represented his league in 1889 in an away series in Victoria, impressing the Essendon recruiters who signed him up for the 1892 VFA season. The VFL began in 1897 and Vautin was a member of the inaugural premiership side. He was also a handy cricketer, playing a first-class match for Tasmania in 1889/90 and another for Victoria in 1894/95.

Was an English football half back. In his early days, he played for Peasley Cross Athletic and Evert

Was an English football half back. In his early days, he played for Peasley Cross Athletic and Everton F.C. on a trial basis. In August 1932, he was sold to Manchester United. During his United career, he scored 1 goal in 209 appearances, finally retiring in 1946 after new manager Matt Busby started to build a new team with younger players such as Allenby Chilton and Johnny Carey.

Was an English footballer with West Ham United, QPR and Crystal Palace, playing at centre half.Georg

Was an English footballer with West Ham United, QPR and Crystal Palace, playing at centre half.George Petchey joined West Ham in 1948 and transferred to QPR in 1953. He made his Rangers debut against Brighton in August 1953 and went on to play 255 league games for Rangers scoring 22 goals.

Was a professional heavyweight boxer, born in Medford, Massachusetts. George fought his first profes

Was a professional heavyweight boxer, born in Medford, Massachusetts. George fought his first professional boxing match against Tony Lampton on August 24, 1967 in Portland, Maine and his last match on April 13, 1972 against Jimmy McDermott, also in Portla

Was an American water polo player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Was an American water polo player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Was an English chess master and writer.He was an author of The Celebrated Analysis of A D Philidor (

Was an English chess master and writer.He was an author of The Celebrated Analysis of A D Philidor (London, 1832), A New Treatise on Chess (London, 1832), A Selection of Games at Chess played by Philidor (London, 1835), Chess Made Easy (London, 1836), Che

Was an English football player.Wall started his career with Barnsley F.C. In 1905, he transferred to

Was an English football player.Wall started his career with Barnsley F.C. In 1905, he transferred to Manchester United. He helped the club win the 1908 and 1911 league titles as well as the 1909 FA Cup. He left the club in 1915 because of World War I, and joined Oldham Athletic after the war in 1919. His nickname was the animal.

Is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s.Henry's career

Is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s.Henry's career year in professional golf was 1969, when he won the National Airlines Open Invitational, and had his two best finishes in majors: solo 9th place at the U.S

Was an English football player. Anderson was a winger with Manchester United whose career started in

Was an English football player. Anderson was a winger with Manchester United whose career started in 1911. George would go on to score 39 goals for United, and scored another 39 goals during the First World War, which were unofficial.

Is a former Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he made his debut for the Ire

Is a former Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he made his debut for the Ireland against Scotland in June 1956 in a first-class match. Of his matches for Ireland, six had first-class status. In all matches for Ireland, he scored 87

Is a former Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Summer Olympics in H

Is a former Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, he was eliminated in the heats of the K-2 1000 m event.