Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter G

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

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

Was a Major League Baseball player. Quellich played for the Detroit Tigers in 1931. He batted and th

Was a Major League Baseball player. Quellich played for the Detroit Tigers in 1931. He batted and threw right-handed.

A former American football fullback who played for the San Francisco 49ers (1986-1993) and the Los A

A former American football fullback who played for the San Francisco 49ers (1986-1993) and the Los Angeles Raiders (1994). He is currently the Oakland Raiders running backs coach and was hired by head coach Lane Kiffin. He currently resides in Redwood Shores, CA with his wife and three daughters, Nicole, Ali, and Samantha.Rathman's professional career spanned nine years as a fullback. The first eight of those with the San Francisco 49ers. While in San Francisco, he was teammates with another former Nebraska alumnus, Roger Craig, for whom he blocked. Rathman helped lead the 49ers to two Super Bowl Championships,

Is a former English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1959 and 1965. R

Is a former English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1959 and 1965. Richardson was educated at Winchester College and started his career at Derbyshire in 1959, taking three wickets in his debut match against Worcestershire,

Was a New Zealand sportsman who excelled at track and field as well as both codes of rugby football.

Was a New Zealand sportsman who excelled at track and field as well as both codes of rugby football.As a track athlete, Smith was an outstanding sprinter and hurdler, winning 14 national championships between 1898 and 1904 (100 yards sprint and 440 yards

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who playe

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Kent. Webb made a single first-class appearance, in 1880, against Sussex. George Webb ran a sports store in Tonbridge following his retirement.

Was a first class cricketer who played two matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1895. A spec

Was a first class cricketer who played two matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1895. A specialist wicket keeper, he made his debut in a rain ruined against Sussex CCC at Fartown, Huddersfield where his batting was not called upon and Yorkshire di

Was a Scottish first-class cricketer. A right arm paceman from Aberdeen, only Douglas Barr and Jimmy

Was a Scottish first-class cricketer. A right arm paceman from Aberdeen, only Douglas Barr and Jimmy Allan have taken more wickets for Scotland.

Was an American professional basketball player.A 6'1" forward, Wilson played in the National Basketb

Was an American professional basketball player.A 6'1" forward, Wilson played in the National Basketball League (a forerunner to the NBA) from 1939 to 1940. He averaged 1.1 points per game in 16 games for the Chicago Bruins.

Was an English professional association football player. He played for Stockport County, Swindon Tow

Was an English professional association football player. He played for Stockport County, Swindon Town, Exeter City and Gillingham between 1922 and 1934.

Was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left. He made 231 appearances in the

Was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left. He made 231 appearances in the Football League.Hicks joined Manchester City in November 1923. He played for them in the 1926 FA Cup Final and contributed to them winning the Second Division championship in the 1927–28 season.

A Scottish former football goalkeeper.He started his career at East Stirling, moving to Blackpool in

A Scottish former football goalkeeper.He started his career at East Stirling, moving to Blackpool in 1972, for £10,000, as cover for John Burridge. After spending time in the Reserves, Wood made his debut on April 15, 1972, in a 2-0 home victory over Oxford United. He then spent the next four years jostling for the No. 1 jersey with Burridge, eventually establishing himself in 1975-76.[1]

Was an English cricketer. Harris was a right-handed batsman. Harris represented Hampshire in one fir

Was an English cricketer. Harris was a right-handed batsman. Harris represented Hampshire in one first-class match in 1899 against Surrey. Harris made ten runs in Hampshire's first innings, but in the second innings Harris was bowled for a duck.

Was an English footballer who played as a full-back.Wright made his League debut for West Ham in an

Was an English footballer who played as a full-back.Wright made his League debut for West Ham in an away loss against Hull City on 1 September 1951. He went on to make 169 League, and 9 cup appearances for the East London club, and played his last game for the Irons on 22 March 1958 against Grimsby Town.

Was an English football (soccer) player who played professionally for clubs including Derby County,

Was an English football (soccer) player who played professionally for clubs including Derby County, Northampton Town, and Gillingham, for whom he made over 120 Football League appearances.

Was an English cricketer who represented Lancashire from 1885 to 1894. He played cricket for Werneth

Was an English cricketer who represented Lancashire from 1885 to 1894. He played cricket for Werneth in 1880, and in 1881 was living with his wife Annie at the pavilion of Wernath Cricket Club, in Chamber Road, Oldham. He made his debut for Lancashire in

Was a Canadian marathon swimmer who on 15–16 January 1927 became the first swimmer to swim the cha

Was a Canadian marathon swimmer who on 15–16 January 1927 became the first swimmer to swim the channel between Catalina Island and the mainland of California. This took place during a contest called the Wrigley Ocean Marathon, sponsored by chewing gum and

Is a retired Czech professional basketball player. He was selected by the Charlotte Hornets in the 1

Is a retired Czech professional basketball player. He was selected by the Charlotte Hornets in the 1st round (22nd overall) of the 1995 NBA Draft. Zidek played in 3 NBA seasons for the Hornets, Denver Nuggets and Seattle SuperSonics, averaging 3.4 ppg in

Was a lightweight boxer, active between 1894 and 1908. Though never a champion himself, during his c

Was a lightweight boxer, active between 1894 and 1908. Though never a champion himself, during his career he met three of the division’s greatest fighters, Joe Gans, Frank Erne, and George “Kid” Lavigne, who were all world champions at some point in their

Is a Gabonese football striker currently playing for FC Dinamo Tbilisi.He is a member of the Gabon n

Is a Gabonese football striker currently playing for FC Dinamo Tbilisi.He is a member of the Gabon national football team.

Was a Canadian middleweight boxer who competed in the early 1920s.

Was a Canadian middleweight boxer who competed in the early 1920s.

Is an Ivory Coast born football striker currently playing for French side AC Ajaccio in Ligue 2.Ba h

Is an Ivory Coast born football striker currently playing for French side AC Ajaccio in Ligue 2.Ba has played for a number of clubs in France and also for Israel's Maccabi Netanya. He travelled to England in early 2008 for a trial with Leeds United,but was not signed by the club and on March 29, 2008 instead joined another League One side, Gillingham, on a deal set to run until the end of the 2007–08 season.

Was a French football player who participated at the 1934 FIFA World Cup. He played club football wi

Was a French football player who participated at the 1934 FIFA World Cup. He played club football with Lille and Lens; he was also the manager of Lens between 1941 and 1942.

Is a former French football striker.French championship (6) : 1967, 68, 69, 70, 74, 75 AS Saint-Éti

Is a former French football striker.French championship (6) : 1967, 68, 69, 70, 74, 75 AS Saint-Étienne

Was a French sportsman who took part in the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix and the 1928 Olympics i

Was a French sportsman who took part in the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix and the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam. Berthet won an Olympic bronze medal at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix. He was part of the French team which came in third place in the military patrol behind Switzerland and Finland. Six teams took part in the event on 31 January 1924 but only four completed the course. The others in the team were Camille Mandrillon, André Vandelle and Maurice Mandrillon.