Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter H

A German former footballer who played as a striker. He spent most of his career with Bayer Leverkuse

A German former footballer who played as a striker. He spent most of his career with Bayer Leverkusen, with whom he won the UEFA Cup in 1988, and won 11 caps for West Germany, scoring once.

Is a former West German handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Is a former West German handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Was an English cricketer who played three first-class games for Worcestershire in 1919 without any g

Was an English cricketer who played three first-class games for Worcestershire in 1919 without any great success. None of these games were in the County Championship as Worcestershire did not re-enter this until the following season.

Was an Austrian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s. Competing in thr

Was an Austrian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two bronze medals in the K-2 1000 m event (1952, 1956).

Is an Austrian professional association football player currently playing for Austrian Football Bund

Is an Austrian professional association football player currently playing for Austrian Football Bundesliga side Kapfenberger SV. He plays as a striker.

Is a German former pair skater.

Is a German former pair skater.

Was a South African cricketer who played 42 Tests for his country including 18 as captain of the sid

Was a South African cricketer who played 42 Tests for his country including 18 as captain of the side. Specifically a batsman, he was an expert on the matting pitches which were prevalent in South Africa at the time and scored six of his seven centuries a

Was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Nicknamed 'Stumpy', Turne

Was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Nicknamed 'Stumpy', Turner was a dual premiership player at Carlton. He could play in the midfield or up forward. Turner also played first-class cricket with Victoria for whom he was a left-handed batsman and made 96 on debut against Western Australia at the MCG in 1948. In all he made 632 runs in his first-class career at an average of 33.26.

Was an English cricketer. Studd was a right-handed batsman. Studd made his first-class debut for Mid

Was an English cricketer. Studd was a right-handed batsman. Studd made his first-class debut for Middlesex against the touring Australians in 1890. During the match Studd took his only first-class wicket, that of Jack Blackham. This match was to be Studd'

Was one of the greatest opening batsmen in cricket history. His Test batting average of 60.73 is the

Was one of the greatest opening batsmen in cricket history. His Test batting average of 60.73 is the fifth highest of any player, and only Don Bradman's and Michael Hussey's is more than a fraction higher. Uniquely, his average never dropped below 60 throughout his entire Test career — Javed Miandad is the only other man whose average never dropped below 50 in a career of at least 20 innings.[2] Sutcliffe's first-class career batting average of 51.95 (according to Wisden, though Cricinfo claim 52.02) is bettered among batsmen who finished their careers with over 50,000 runs only by Hammond.

Was an English chess master.He took 11th and tied for 4-5th in London in 1886, shared twice 3rd at C

Was an English chess master.He took 11th and tied for 4-5th in London in 1886, shared twice 3rd at Cambridge 1990 and Oxford 1891, tied for 4-5th at Brighton 1892, took 2nd at London 1992 (B tourn), tied for 3rd-4th at Woolhall Spa 1893, and took 3rd at L

Was a British male tennis player and chairman of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (1921

Was a British male tennis player and chairman of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (1921 – 1936). In 1887 he and Patrick Bowes-Lyon won the doubles in Wimbledon.

Was an English cricketer. He was a wicket-keeper who played for Middlesex. Williams played in one fi

Was an English cricketer. He was a wicket-keeper who played for Middlesex. Williams played in one first-class match in the 1890 season, against Kent.

Is a retired West German middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. He won the bronze

Is a retired West German middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres. He won the bronze medal at the 1980 European Indoor Championships in Athletics and the gold medal at the 1981 European Indoor Championships in Athletics. His personal best time was 1:46.75 minutes, achieved in 1980 in Warsaw.

A former German football player.A successful striker, Herbert Zimmermann was signed as striker by FC

A former German football player.A successful striker, Herbert Zimmermann was signed as striker by FC Bayern München and also appeared as striker for 1. FC Köln, the club he joined after he did not get enough games at Bayern. Injury worries of his new club made him appear as defender and doing well on that adopted position prevented him from giving up his new role. After being just part of the squad of FC Bayern München that won the Bundesliga in 1973 and 1974

Is a former Colombian football goalkeeper who played for Once Caldas and Independiente Santa Fe in t

Is a former Colombian football goalkeeper who played for Once Caldas and Independiente Santa Fe in the 1980s.Ríos appeared for the senior Colombia national football team, including the 1979 Copa América.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Glamorgan. He was born in Sto

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Glamorgan. He was born in Stockport and died in Shaw Heath. Baxter, who played league cricket with Swansea either side of the First World War, and was appointed their captain in the 1920 season, made a single first-class appearance for Glamorgan during 1921, against Northamptonshire. From the upper-middle order, he scored a single run in the first innings in which he batted, and 10 runs in the second, as Glamorgan lost the match by an innings margin.

Is a British boxer of Nigerian heritage from Norwich currently fighting in the cruiserweight class.

Is a British boxer of Nigerian heritage from Norwich currently fighting in the cruiserweight class. Hide is a two-time world heavyweight champion, having held the WBO title twice including a reign of nearly two years from 1997-1999.

Is a Haiti-born, French-Congolese football striker currently playing for Gamlakarleby BK in Finland.

Is a Haiti-born, French-Congolese football striker currently playing for Gamlakarleby BK in Finland.

Is a boxer from Canada with Greek roots, competing in the welterweight (< 67kg) division. He represe

Is a boxer from Canada with Greek roots, competing in the welterweight (< 67kg) division. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. A year before, Kyvelos won the bronze medal at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar

Is a former New Zealand association football player who played as a midfielder. Ngata scored New Zea

Is a former New Zealand association football player who played as a midfielder. Ngata scored New Zealand's goal in his full All Whites debut, a 1-3 loss against Saudi Arabia on April 28, 1993. He was included in the New Zealand side for the 1999 Confedera

Is a retired Austrian football player. Sabitzer started his professional career at Alpine Donawitz a

Is a retired Austrian football player. Sabitzer started his professional career at Alpine Donawitz and scored 9 goals for them in his debut Bundesliga season. He made his debut for Austria in 1992 and earned 6 caps, scoring one goal. His final international game was a March 1997 friendly match against Slovenia.

Is a former football defender and coach that also competes in Rally racing.During his career as a fo

Is a former football defender and coach that also competes in Rally racing.During his career as a footballer, Chamas played for Paraguayan teams like Sport Colombia and Olimpia where he won several national and international titles such as the Copa Libert

Is the executive chairman of Eintracht Frankfurt Fußball AG since December 1 2003. From 1988 until

Is the executive chairman of Eintracht Frankfurt Fußball AG since December 1 2003. From 1988 until 1992 he was general manager at FC Schalke 04, on the same position he worked from 1992 until 1995 at Hamburg and from 1998 until 2001 at Arminia Bielefeld.

Is a retired Austrian football player and later a football manager.Weber started his professional ca

Is a retired Austrian football player and later a football manager.Weber started his professional career at Sturm Graz and joined Vienna giants Rapid Wien after the World Cup in 1978. He played a major part in the most successful of Rapid teams in the 1980-s, claiming the League crown four times, winning 4 domestic cups and most prominently losing the UEFA Cup Winners Cup Final in 1985 against Everton.