Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter G

Was an English football player who played for Bradford City and Leeds United. He served in the Great

Was an English football player who played for Bradford City and Leeds United. He served in the Great War with the King's Own Lancaster Regiment, rising to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. He died in battle on 24 April 1915 at Poperinge.

Was an Australian male tennis player. He was born in Melbourne, and died there June 13, 1967. He was

Was an Australian male tennis player. He was born in Melbourne, and died there June 13, 1967. He was the co-World No. 1 player for 1919 along with Bill Johnston.

Is a former field hockey player, who won a gold medal with the England team at the 1908 Summer Olymp

Is a former field hockey player, who won a gold medal with the England team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.

Is a former professional football player, author and sports commentator, best remembered for his 11-

Is a former professional football player, author and sports commentator, best remembered for his 11-year NFL career with the Green Bay Packers as an offensive lineman. As a 6'3", 250 lb. right guard, #64 was an integral part of the famous "Packer Sweep", a signature play in which both guards rapidly pull out from their normal positions and lead-block for the running back going around the end.

Is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA.Madkins attended University of Calif

Is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA.Madkins attended University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers and played with them from 1993 to 1994, and was signed by the Miami Heat on January 21, 1998, but was waived six days later without playing a game [1]. Madkins played briefly with the Golden State Warriors in 1998. He has also played in the Continental Basketball Association (with the Rockford Lightning),

A former boxer from the United States of America, who was world middleweight champion. McClellan's r

A former boxer from the United States of America, who was world middleweight champion. McClellan's record as a professional boxer was 31 wins and 3 losses with 29 wins by knockout.

A former football right winger from The Netherlands, who earned 42 caps for the Netherlands national

A former football right winger from The Netherlands, who earned 42 caps for the Netherlands national football team, in which he scored one goal. He was a member of the PSV team that won the European Cup in 1988 and a member of the Dutch team that won the European title at the 1988 European Football Championship in West Germany.Nicknamed Vaantje and Geraldinho, he played for Ajax Amsterdam (1980-86), PSV Eindhoven (1986-93), Jubilo Iwata (1993-96), FC Utrecht (1997), AS Cannes (1997-98), and 1860 München (1998-2000). After his professional career he was caretaker-manager with 1860 München in 2004 for a couple of months, and started as a head coach for Helmond Sport in Holland's second division (Eerste Divisie) in the summer of 2006.

Is a retired football defender from Austria. During his club career, Messlender played for Admira Wa

Is a retired football defender from Austria. During his club career, Messlender played for Admira Wacker Wien, Tirol Innsbruck and SC Austria Lustenau. He also featured in the Austria squad for the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain.

Is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour Team Milram. In 2005, Ciolek won the Ger

Is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour Team Milram. In 2005, Ciolek won the German National Championship road race at age 18, the youngest ever rider to do so.Ciolek started racing at senior events in May 2005, with Team AKUD Arnolds

Is an English former footballer who only played for Sheffield Wednesday in a career which lasted for

Is an English former footballer who only played for Sheffield Wednesday in a career which lasted for 14 years.Upon leaving school Gerry Young played for the Hawthorn Leslie shipyard team in Hebburn, Tyne and Wear.[1] Young signed for Sheffield Wednesday in the early part of 1955 as a centre forward, however his chances of breaking into the side were restricted by the presence of players of the calibre of Redfern Froggatt, Roy Shiner and David Layne.

Is an American boxer. This Philadelphia fighter turned pro on October 6, 1995 with a first round TKO

Is an American boxer. This Philadelphia fighter turned pro on October 6, 1995 with a first round TKO of Juan Carlos Antonio. His first nine wins were via knockout as well as fourteen of his first fifteen. In 2001, Nobles won a Unanimous 10 round decision

Is a retired Scottish professional footballer, who played as a substitute during the FA Cup run of S

Is a retired Scottish professional footballer, who played as a substitute during the FA Cup run of Southampton] in 1976.He made his Division One debut at The Dell on 11 March 1970 in a 1–0 defeat by Liverpool replacing the injured Terry Paine on the right wing. Bates had justified the large fee to the board of directors claiming that once O'Brien trained full-time, "he could become a younger version of Paine".

Played two first-class matches as a cricketer for Somerset in 1926 and 1930. A right-handed batsman,

Played two first-class matches as a cricketer for Somerset in 1926 and 1930. A right-handed batsman, Boundy batted in the middle order in both of his first-class games, the first being the Whitsun game against Gloucestershire at the County Ground, Taunton in 1926, and the other the away fixture with Cambridge University at Fenner's in 1930. In none of his four first-class innings did he make much impact and his top score of 10 not out was made against occasional bowlers in his last first-class innings.

Was a South African cricketer who played in 5 Tests from 1912 to 1914.

Was a South African cricketer who played in 5 Tests from 1912 to 1914.

Is a retired football defender from Austria. During his club career, Piesinger played for LASK Linz

Is a retired football defender from Austria. During his club career, Piesinger played for LASK Linz and SK Vorwärts Steyr.

Was a Canadian bobsledder who competed in the mid-1960s.

Was a Canadian bobsledder who competed in the mid-1960s.

Is a former English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler who play

Is a former English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler who played for Cornwall. Parsons, who played Minor Counties cricket for the Cornwall from 1966–1973, made his only List A appearance during the 1970 Gillette Cup,

Was an English cricketer who played 59 first-class matches between 1894 and 1902. He made his first-

Was an English cricketer who played 59 first-class matches between 1894 and 1902. He made his first-class debut for Oxford University on 21 May 1894. After nine matches for Oxford, he joined Lancashire. Bardswell made his County Championship debut for Lancashire on 16–17 July 1894 in the innings victory over Somerset. He continued to play for Oxford until 1897 and was selected in Lord Hawke's XI for a tour of the West Indies in that year.

Is a South African football (soccer) player who plays as a midfielder for Kaizer Chiefs in the Premi

Is a South African football (soccer) player who plays as a midfielder for Kaizer Chiefs in the Premier Soccer League.

A Dutch football player who plays for SC Heerenveen. He is a centre-forward.He featured for FC Twent

A Dutch football player who plays for SC Heerenveen. He is a centre-forward.He featured for FC Twente in the 1993/1994 season as a substitute but could only string together three games before deciding to sign for VVV Venlo of the Eerste Divisie in the following season. After two successful seasons playing for VVV where he scored 34 goals, he joined Roda JC in 1996 and impressed with 13 goals back in the top-flight.Sibon moved to Ajax Amsterdam in 1997 but was frustrated and hampered by a lack of first team action, having been relegated to the bench by the likes of Wamberto, Shota Arveladze, Georgi Kinkladze and crowd favourite Brian Laudrup. An offer by English Premiership club Sheffield Wednesday prompted Sibon to transfer to the Yorkshire club in 1999 for the price of £2million.

Is an Austrian football player who currently plays for ASK Voitsberg.

Is an Austrian football player who currently plays for ASK Voitsberg.

Was an American football player and Army officer. He played college football as a back for the Maryl

Was an American football player and Army officer. He played college football as a back for the Maryland Terrapins at the University of Maryland. Snyder played professionally for two seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Snyder was born on August

Is a retired East German javelin thrower. Weiß represented the sports club SC Traktor Schwerin, and

Is a retired East German javelin thrower. Weiß represented the sports club SC Traktor Schwerin, and became East German champion in 1981.[1] His personal best throw was 83.30 metres, achieved in June 1988 in Jena.[2]

Is a retired football midfielder from Austria.During his club career, Willfurth notably played for R

Is a retired football midfielder from Austria.During his club career, Willfurth notably played for Rapid Wien and SV Austria Salzburg.

Is a former English footballer, who spent his playing career at Wolverhampton Wanderers.Taylor began

Is a former English footballer, who spent his playing career at Wolverhampton Wanderers.Taylor began his football career at Wath Wanderers, the Yorkshire-based nursery club of Wolverhampton Wanderers, before heading south in 1962 to join them.