Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Is a former Colombian football player. Viáfara played for Deportivo Pereira and América de Cali du

Is a former Colombian football player. Viáfara played for Deportivo Pereira and América de Cali during his professional career. Viáfara made several appearances for the senior Colombia national football team, including participating at the 1983 Copa Améri

Was a New Zealand Rugby player who played for the All Blacks in 1884. He also played for the Welling

Was a New Zealand Rugby player who played for the All Blacks in 1884. He also played for the Wellington and Canterbury Unions, and his son Teddy, also a halfback, was chosen for the All Blacks to tour North America in 1913, making them the first father-so

Was a first class cricketer. He made his debut for Yorkshire CCC against Derbyshire CCC at the Count

Was a first class cricketer. He made his debut for Yorkshire CCC against Derbyshire CCC at the County Ground Derby in 1879.

Was a professional wrestler better known as "Rapid" Ricky Romero. Romero was best known for being a

Was a professional wrestler better known as "Rapid" Ricky Romero. Romero was best known for being a huge draw in the State of Texas in the 1970s. He wrestled in every major market between 1955 into the 1980s. Ricky tagged with the likes of Pedro Morales i

Is a Kenyan former athlete.Rono was born in Nandi Hills, Kenya, into the Nandi tribe. He started run

Is a Kenyan former athlete.Rono was born in Nandi Hills, Kenya, into the Nandi tribe. He started running while at primary school. Starting in 1977 he attended the Washington State University, along with his compatriot Samson Kimobwa, who broke the 10,000

Was a Scottish cricketer. Born in Angus and educated at the Morgan Academy, Nicoll played once for t

Was a Scottish cricketer. Born in Angus and educated at the Morgan Academy, Nicoll played once for the Scotland national cricket team, a first-class match against Ireland in July 1914. He took 7/64 in the second innings of the match.

Was a British Thoroughbred horse trainer in both flat and National Hunt racing. He began his career

Was a British Thoroughbred horse trainer in both flat and National Hunt racing. He began his career in horse racing as a jockey based at East Lavant in West Sussex. In 1937, he relocated to Sutton Bank in Yorkshire where he began working as a trainer. His

Was an American Hall of Fame horse trainer. He was the grandson of William Jennings, an owner-traine

Was an American Hall of Fame horse trainer. He was the grandson of William Jennings, an owner-trainer who won the 1887 Preakness Stakes. Clark began his professional career in 1929 and got his first stakes winner with Liz Whitney Tippett's colt, Blue Cypr

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1875 and 1884. He was also cricket coach

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1875 and 1884. He was also cricket coach at Derby School. He played two matches in 1876 and one in 1877. He played three matches in 1878 and umpired two first class matches for Derbyshire. In 1879

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1882 and 1887. He made his cricket debut

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1882 and 1887. He made his cricket debut for Derbyshire in June 1882 against Lancashire in which he took a wicket but scored no runs.

Is a retired South African cricketer. He played seven One Day Internationals for South Africa but no

Is a retired South African cricketer. He played seven One Day Internationals for South Africa but no Tests. Williams was a right arm seam bowler and after retiring he became the bowling coach at Boland. He and Herschelle Gibbs were banned from internatio

Was an English cricketer who represented Hampshire in one first-class match in 1867 against Kent. So

Was an English cricketer who represented Hampshire in one first-class match in 1867 against Kent. Soames scored 52 in Hampshire's second innings of the match.

Was an English amateur cricketer who made 3 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1788 to

Was an English amateur cricketer who made 3 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1788 to 1806. He was mainly associated with Hampshire.

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1887.

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1887.

Was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward for various clubs in the 1930s, including

Was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward for various clubs in the 1930s, including Hibernian, Darlington, Chesterfield, Plymouth Argyle and Reading. At Chesterfield, he was a member of the team that won the Football League Third Division North championship in 1935–36.

Was a British freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympic

Was a British freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He served in the Royal Navy during the First World War and continued to swim competitively until 1926. Taylor's fortunes went downhill after he retired and he died penniless. His record of three gold medals at one Olympic Games – the most by any Briton – stood for 100 years when it was equalled by cyclist Chris Hoy in 2008.

Was a member of the silver medal winning French cricket team at the 1900 Summer Olympics, the only t

Was a member of the silver medal winning French cricket team at the 1900 Summer Olympics, the only time to date that cricket has featured in the Olympics. In the only game against Great Britain, he scored two runs in the French first innings, and one in t

Is a former defensive tackle in the National Football League. He played for the Minnesota Vikings fo

Is a former defensive tackle in the National Football League. He played for the Minnesota Vikings for most of his career. His nickname was Hardware Hank.

Was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman, in a first-class career with Surrey lasting from 1

Was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman, in a first-class career with Surrey lasting from 1927 to 1948, he scored 19209 runs at an average of 34.61, with 34 hundreds and a highest score of 269. During World War II, he served in Coastal Command of the RAF. After retiring from first-class cricket, he was a coach at Harrow School from 1948 to 1966.

Was an English international footballer who played in the outside-left and centre-forward positions

Was an English international footballer who played in the outside-left and centre-forward positions for Liverpool F.C., Northwich Victoria, Tottenham Hotspur and Thames Ironworks during the late 19th century.

Was an English cricketer who played a single first-class match, for Worcestershire against Oxford Un

Was an English cricketer who played a single first-class match, for Worcestershire against Oxford University in May 1925; he scored 6 and 0 not out. He later played for Monmouthshire in the Minor Counties Championship.

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1818 to 1827. He was mainly ass

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1818 to 1827. He was mainly associated with Hampshire and with Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), of which he was a member. He made 9 known appearances in first-class matches.

Was an English cricketer who played 63 first-class matches for Somerset County Cricket Club and the

Was an English cricketer who played 63 first-class matches for Somerset County Cricket Club and the MCC between 1894 and 1899. He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the West Somerset Yeoman Cavalry, and was killed in action during the Second

Was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was an English cricketer. Frere was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm fast and wh

Was an English cricketer. Frere was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm fast and who played occasionally as a wicketkeeper. Frere made his first-class debut for Hampshire (pre county club) against an All-England Eleven in 1850. In 1863 Fr