Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Is a retired boxer, who represented East Germany at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union

Is a retired boxer, who represented East Germany at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union.

Was an English cricketer. He was a slow bowler who played for Gloucestershire. He was born in Chelte

Was an English cricketer. He was a slow bowler who played for Gloucestershire. He was born in Cheltenham and died in Wiltshire. Blagrave made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1922 season, against Derbyshire. From the lower order, he scored a duck in the first innings in which he batted, and 12 runs in the second.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Derbyshire during the 1897 se

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Derbyshire during the 1897 season. Bostock was born in Ilkeston of a mining family, and was a child when his father died. He represented Derbyshire in four first-class games, the first coming in a miscellaneous match against Marylebone Cricket Club, in which he scored nine runs from the opening order, but Derbyshire were to go down to a two-wicket defeat. Bostock later played three games in the 1897 County Championship, his career high score of 36 coming against Nottinghamshire. However, he was out of the team by the end of the year.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played first-class cricket for Kent. He

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played first-class cricket for Kent. He was born in Bickley and died in Keston. Bouch made his first and only first-class appearance in 1892 against Marylebone Cricket Club. The team suffered an innings defeat, with Bouche being caught LBW off the bowling of John Thomas Hearne. Bouch's only other cricketing appearance came in a miscellaneous Gentlemen v. Players match two months later, in a game which the Gentlemen, which he represented, won by a 170 run margin.

Was an outstanding American tennis player in the early 20th Century.

Was an outstanding American tennis player in the early 20th Century.

Was a professional footballer who won the 1902 FA Cup Final with Sheffield United.Educated at the Ki

Was a professional footballer who won the 1902 FA Cup Final with Sheffield United.Educated at the King's School, Chester Lipsham was a goal-scoring outside left. He began by playing in his home city with Chester St Oswald's before making his debut for Chester in the 1895–1896 season.

Was an American football player. As a placekicker, he played college football at Texas Christian Uni

Was an American football player. As a placekicker, he played college football at Texas Christian University, and played professionally for the National Football League's Washington Redskins in 1967 and for the American Football League's Buffalo Bills in 1968 and 1969.

Was an American college and professional football player. A defensive back and halfback, he played c

Was an American college and professional football player. A defensive back and halfback, he played college football at Springfield College, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Denver Broncos in 1969. Held Springfield College's record for most points scored in a game (which was 36 by Ted Alflen) vs. Tufts in 1968... Until 2006, (a 38-year old record).

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 Essex during the 1937 season. Brunwin was born in Layer-de-la-Haye and died in Colchester. In the single first-class match in which he played, Brunwin, a tailender, made two runs before a first-innings declaration in an innings in which team-mates Reginald Taylor, Jack O'Connor and Stan Nichols each scored centuries. The game finished in an innings victory for the Essex side.

Was a German football player and coach.In 1949 Burdenski was a sports teacher in Bremen, and when th

Was a German football player and coach.In 1949 Burdenski was a sports teacher in Bremen, and when the German championship returned he signed to play for Werder Bremen. It was during this time that “Budde” scored the 1 – 0 on November 22, 1950, the first international match of the West Germany national football team after the Second World War, against Switzerland in Stuttgart. Burdenski played five games for the national team during this second phase of his career.

Was a German rower who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. He became a sculler with Berliner RC. I

Was a German rower who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. He became a sculler with Berliner RC. In 1932 he won the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta beating Gerhard Boetzelen in the final.[1] Later in the year he partnered Boetzelen to win the silver medal in the double sculls competition rowing at the 1932 Summer Olympics.[2] In 1934 he won the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley again.

Was a Swedish football inside forward born in Gothenburg. He played professionally in both Sweden an

Was a Swedish football inside forward born in Gothenburg. He played professionally in both Sweden and the United States. He also earned twenty caps, scoring nineteen goals, with the Swedish national team.After starting his carrier playing for three local clubs, he joined IFK Göteborg in 1917 and won a Swedish Championship with the club the year after. He became the club's first big star. He emigrated to USA in 1922 where he played in for the New York Vikings in the New York State League. In 1924, he signed with Indiana Flooring in the American Soccer League. In 1927, he joined the Vikings on a tour of Scandinavia

Was an English association football player and manager. Though he had an undistinguished playing car

Was an English association football player and manager. Though he had an undistinguished playing career, he went on to become one of the most successful and influential managers in early 20th century English football, before his sudden death in 1934.

Was an English footballer and manager.He joined Football League Second Division team, Leicester Foss

Was an English footballer and manager.He joined Football League Second Division team, Leicester Fosse in August 1899 and in the summer of 1900, he moved to fellow Second Division team, New Brighton Tower.

Was an English cricketer who played one first-class match, for Worcestershire against Lancashire at

Was an English cricketer who played one first-class match, for Worcestershire against Lancashire at Old Trafford in 1946. He was mostly a club cricketer, playing for Old Hill Cricket Club between 1932 and 1958, and serving as the club's president; in this

Was an English football (soccer) player who played professionally for clubs including Southend Unite

Was an English football (soccer) player who played professionally for clubs including Southend United, Accrington Stanley and Gillingham, for whom he made over 100 Football League appearances.

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1905 to 1910. He made hi

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1905 to 1910. He made his debut for Derbyshire in a single match in 1905 against Leicestershire when he failed to score in either innings. He played twice in 1906 and then turned out nine times in 1907. After a break in 1908 he played two games in 1909 and a single game in 1910. Cooper was a right-hand batsman and played 28 innings in 15 first class matches with a top score of 23 and an average of 9.00.

A heavyweight boxing contender against Gene Tunney on September 5, 1921, shortly after arriving in t

A heavyweight boxing contender against Gene Tunney on September 5, 1921, shortly after arriving in the United States from England. Crossley died from pneumonia and septicemia on November 15, 1921 at the age of 20.

Was an English cricketer. Blake was a right-handed batsman who played as an occasional wicketkeeper.

Was an English cricketer. Blake was a right-handed batsman who played as an occasional wicketkeeper. As a child Hake was educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College, where he represented the school in cricket. During the First World War Hake serve

Is a Zimbabwean soccer player. His position on the pitch is central defender. Dick is a member of Zi

Is a Zimbabwean soccer player. His position on the pitch is central defender. Dick is a member of Zimbabwe national football team, and participated in the 2006 African Cup of Nations. He currently plays for Dynamos (Zimbabwe).

Played 171 first-class cricket matches for Somerset in a career that last for 20 years from 1927. He

Played 171 first-class cricket matches for Somerset in a career that last for 20 years from 1927. He was also passed over at Cambridge for hockey, failing to win his university Blue for the sport, though he later played three times for the England team.

Was a leading British Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He often rode horses for King Edward VII. In

Was a leading British Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He often rode horses for King Edward VII. In 1900, he won the British Triple Crown when he rode Diamond Jubilee to victory in the 2,000 Guineas Stakes, Epsom Derby and St. Leger Stakes. He remains on

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1909 and 1911. He played two matches for

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1909 and 1911. He played two matches for Derbyshire during the 1909 County Championship - debuting against Essex and following up with a match against Northamptonshire. In both matches he was out for a duck in the first innings and made low single figure scores in the second. Bowmer was a right-handed batsman and played six innings in three first class matches and made a total of six runs in them. He was a right-arm medium-fast bowler but did not bowl in first class cricket.

Was an English footballer who played once (as a forward) for England, and appeared in two FA Cup fin

Was an English footballer who played once (as a forward) for England, and appeared in two FA Cup finals, winning the cup in 1875 as a member of the Royal Engineers.

Was a first-class cricketer who played 10 first class matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from

Was a first-class cricketer who played 10 first class matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1878 to 1883 and 25 matches overall for teams including Marylebone Cricket Club (1878-1883), England XI (1879), AW Ridley's XI (1879), Gentlemen of Englan