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Was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Somerset in the 1950s. Tripp was a right-handed m

Was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Somerset in the 1950s. Tripp was a right-handed middle-order batsman who made a lot of runs for Somerset's second eleven but never quite succeeded in making the step up to first-class cricket. He appeared

Is an Australian fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Is an Australian fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Is an Australian former football (soccer) player. McMillan represented Australia at the 1956 Summer

Is an Australian former football (soccer) player. McMillan represented Australia at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Is a retired English snooker player. Miles turned professional in 1969. He first gained recognition

Is a retired English snooker player. Miles turned professional in 1969. He first gained recognition in 1974, when he reached the final of the World Championship. Although he lost 22–12 to Ray Reardon, this turned out to be the highlight of his career.

Is an American ice hockey player.Signed in 2001 as a free agent originally by the Portland Pirates o

Is an American ice hockey player.Signed in 2001 as a free agent originally by the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League, Mink was signed a year later by the Washington Capitals, although he would continue to play for the Pirates and later on the

Was a professional footballer who played as a defender for many English and Scottish football clubs.

Was a professional footballer who played as a defender for many English and Scottish football clubs. He is highly regarded at his first club Huddersfield Town, where in 2006, he was named as one of the club's 100 Fans' Favourites.

Is a cricketer. He played eight Test matches and six One Day Internationals for New Zealand. His nic

Is a cricketer. He played eight Test matches and six One Day Internationals for New Zealand. His nickname is Jock.

Is an English former footballer and current manager of Stevenage Borough.Westley started his career

Is an English former footballer and current manager of Stevenage Borough.Westley started his career as an apprentice with Queens Park Rangers before joining Gillingham in March 1986. He made two league appearances for the club before joining Barnet. He later played for a number of non-league clubs, including Wycombe Wanderers, Kingstonian, Wealdstone, Farnborough Town, Harlow Town, Enfield, Aylesbury United, Harrow Borough, Tooting & Mitcham United, Molesey and Walton & Hersham.

Is a former cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia. He captained Australia briefly during t

Is a former cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia. He captained Australia briefly during the tumultuous era of World Series Cricket (WSC) in the late 1970s. A technically correct left-handed batsman, Yallop invariably batted near the top of the order for Australia during a stop-start career that began in 1975–76 against the West Indies. In 1978, Yallop made history as the first player to wear a full helmet in a Test match. He also enjoyed a long and successful career with his home state Victoria, leading them to two Sheffield Shield titles. Yallop remains the "forgotten" captain of Australia, as his profile is considerably less than contemporaries such as the Chappell brothers and Allan Border. More than any other Australian player, Yallop suffered from the chaos of the WSC split.

Is a professional British basketball player, and currently plays for the Plymouth Raiders in the Bri

Is a professional British basketball player, and currently plays for the Plymouth Raiders in the British Basketball League. Nesbitt spent a few years overseas in the United States with the foreign exchange program. He lived in Lebo, Kansas and played his

Is an English former professional footballer. He played as a midfielder.Oates began his career with

Is an English former professional footballer. He played as a midfielder.Oates began his career with Ron Suart's Blackpool in 1961. He made his debut for the Division One club on September 16, 1961, in a 3–1 defeat at home to Nottingham Forest.

Is an English cricketer. He plays for Durham and England as a right arm fast-medium bowler and a rig

Is an English cricketer. He plays for Durham and England as a right arm fast-medium bowler and a right-hand tail-end batsman. After a successful start to the 2009 cricket season, Onions was selected to face the West Indies in Test cricket, and following s

Was a British sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He finished 15th in the K-2 10000 m eve

Was a British sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He finished 15th in the K-2 10000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

Is a retired English footballer who played for numerous clubs in a defensive role.Roberts was a memb

Is a retired English footballer who played for numerous clubs in a defensive role.Roberts was a member of the successful Tottenham Hotspur side of the early 1980s, winning two FA Cups and a UEFA Cup. He moved to Rangers in 1986 for £450,000 and won the Scottish Premier League in his first full season and the Scottish League Cup a year later.

Naturally right-handed in everything but batting, when he was six years old Thorpe changed his stanc

Naturally right-handed in everything but batting, when he was six years old Thorpe changed his stance to make it harder for his two elder brothers to get him out and because the boundary in his garden was shorter on the leg-side for a left-hander.

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played for the Wellington and the Northern Districts. Burnett

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played for the Wellington and the Northern Districts. Burnett played from the 1987-88 season until the 1994-95 season. In the 1991-92 he and Ross Verry added 346 against Northern Districts for the third wicket at Sedd

Was a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for 5 professional teams during the

Was a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for 5 professional teams during the 1960s, 1970s & 1980s.

Was brought up in Birmingham, England and competed for the modern pentathlon in the Seoul Olympics.

Was brought up in Birmingham, England and competed for the modern pentathlon in the Seoul Olympics. Brookhouse also competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain. He once again competed in the modern pentathlon where he came 6th in the ind

Is a former field hockey defender and midfielder from Australia, who was a member of the team that w

Is a former field hockey defender and midfielder from Australia, who was a member of the team that won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Afterwards he played club hockey for the Dutch top team Amsterdam for two seasons (199

Is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler. Napier has played

Is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler. Napier has played first-class cricket for his home county of Essex since the outset of his senior career in 1997. Between 1997 and 1999 Napier played in four Youth Test mat

Is an English former football player and coach. He was fired by Heart of Midlothian in March 2006, w

Is an English former football player and coach. He was fired by Heart of Midlothian in March 2006, which was his most recent role in professional football. He is currently a coach at one of Glenn Hoddle's Sporting Academies in the South of Spain.

Is a Scottish international footballer, currently playing for Burnley.He is currently the fifth olde

Is a Scottish international footballer, currently playing for Burnley.He is currently the fifth oldest player to score in the Premier League. He is also a penalty kick specialist and takes them for his current club.

Was an English cricketer. His nickname of "Van" came from Van Morrison, Cowdrey's favourite musician

Was an English cricketer. His nickname of "Van" came from Van Morrison, Cowdrey's favourite musician. He was born in Farnborough in 1964 and educated at Wellesley House and Tonbridge. He represented Kent as an attacking batsman in first-class cricket until his retirement.

Is a Scottish born former professional footballer and football manager. He was appointed manager of

Is a Scottish born former professional footballer and football manager. He was appointed manager of Grimsby Town on 5 June 2006, following the departure of Russell Slade, with Stuart Watkiss becoming his assistant. Rodger had previously been assistant to the three previous managers, including Slade, and had had a spell as caretaker manager.

Was an Australian middle-long distance freestyle swimmer of the 1960s and 1970s, who won a silver me

Was an Australian middle-long distance freestyle swimmer of the 1960s and 1970s, who won a silver medal in the 4x200 m freestyle relay at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.