Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was a former football coach and former player. He was nicknamed "Iron Sergeant", due to his inflexib

Was a former football coach and former player. He was nicknamed "Iron Sergeant", due to his inflexible behaviour.He played for Club Nacional of Paraguay and for several Spanish teams. While playing for the Paraguay national football team he led the team to win the 1953 Copa América against Brazil and was named the best player of the tournament. He later played one game for the Spain national football team in 1957.

Was a former football coach and former player. He was nicknamed "Iron Sergeant", due to his inflexib

Was a former football coach and former player. He was nicknamed "Iron Sergeant", due to his inflexible behaviour.

Is a retired Angolan basketball player. A 6’7”, 172-pound forward, he played on Angola’s 1992,

Is a retired Angolan basketball player. A 6’7”, 172-pound forward, he played on Angola’s 1992, 1996, and 2000 Olympic basketball teams.Coimbra is perhaps best known for his confrontation with American player Charles Barkley during the 1992 Barcelona games. Coimbra had hit Barkley while jockeying for position underneath the basket, and Barkley retaliated by elbowing Coimbra in the chest. Barkley later said, “Somebody hits me, I’m going to hit him back – even if it does look like he hasn’t eaten in a while”.

Is a Brazilian football player who, as of 2009 is playing for newly formed Gangwon FC. Caion signed

Is a Brazilian football player who, as of 2009 is playing for newly formed Gangwon FC. Caion signed with the Gangwon FC who had just been formed. Caion became Gangwon FC's first-ever Brazilian player. His previous club is Iraty Sport Club.

Was an Austrian singles and pairs figure skater. She was the 1924 Olympic champion and is one of fou

Was an Austrian singles and pairs figure skater. She was the 1924 Olympic champion and is one of four women to have won the World title 5 times, the others being Sonja Henie, Carol Heiss, and Michelle Kwan. She is the most successful Austrian figure skate

Is a Dutch rower who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.Herman Rou

Is a Dutch rower who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.Herman Rouwé Full name: Herman Jan Rouwé Gender: Male Height: 5'10" (179 cm) Weight: 176 lbs (80 kg) Born: January 20, 1943 in Grouw, Friesland, Netherlands Affiliations: Triton, Utrecht (NED) Country: Netherlands Sport: Rowing

Was a Norwegian-Canadian supercentenarian who gained widespread recognition for being one of the fir

Was a Norwegian-Canadian supercentenarian who gained widespread recognition for being one of the first people to introduce the sport of cross-country skiing to Canada and North America. He is recognized by certain groups within the cross-country skiing co

Was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a Belgian horse rider who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a Belgian horse rider who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a former professional American football player who spent his entire career with the New York Jet

Was a former professional American football player who spent his entire career with the New York Jets from 1989-1995. A 6'1", 233 lbs. running back from Alabama State, Baxter's best year as a pro came during the 1991 season when he rushed for 11 touchdowns.

Was a first baseman/right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams duri

Was a first baseman/right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams during the 1949 season. Listed at 6' 2", 200 lb., Reich batted right-handed and threw left-handed. A native of Bell, California, he attended Loyola Marymount University.Reich has the rare distinction of being part of three different transactions in his only major league season. He appeared in three games with the Cleveland Indians (1) and Washington Senators (2) before joining the Chicago Cubs, all during a period of 48 days. He became the regular first baseman for the Cubs and also was among the team's nine right fielders. Before the 1950 season, he was sold by the Cubs to the Chicago White Sox but did not play for them.

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in West Indies' first Test match in their inaugural Test tour

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in West Indies' first Test match in their inaugural Test tour of England and was one of the leading bowlers on that tour. His first tour was to England in 1928. He took 11 wickets in the three Tests, the most of any

Is a Brazilian chess player.He was Brazilian Champion in 1970, 1973, and 1988, and Pan American Cham

Is a Brazilian chess player.He was Brazilian Champion in 1970, 1973, and 1988, and Pan American Champion in 1977.

Is a Colombian footballer that plays for Deportivo Cali in the Copa Mustang.He can play at Striker o

Is a Colombian footballer that plays for Deportivo Cali in the Copa Mustang.He can play at Striker or Attacking Midfielder

Was a Belgian water polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olym

Was a Belgian water polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Is a South African sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Bar

Is a South African sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, he was eliminated in the repechages of the K-2 500 m event and the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event.

Was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer.

Was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer.

Was an American professional basketball player and coach.A 6'0" guard/forward from Indiana Universit

Was an American professional basketball player and coach.A 6'0" guard/forward from Indiana University, Schaefer played two seasons (1948-1950) in the Basketball Association of America/National Basketball Association as a member of the Minneapolis Lakers. He averaged 7.6 points per game and won two championships.

Is an American professional basketball player. Henry, who was not drafted by an NBA team, played in

Is an American professional basketball player. Henry, who was not drafted by an NBA team, played in four games for the Phoenix Suns in the 1993-94 NBA season.

Is a Dutch rower who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Is a Dutch rower who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Is a retired American basketball player.He played for the 76ers (1965-66) in the NBA for 5 games and

Is a retired American basketball player.He played for the 76ers (1965-66) in the NBA for 5 games and for the New Orleans Buccaneers (1967-68) in the ABA for 78 games.

Is a retired rower from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the men's coxed pairs at the 19

Is a retired rower from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the men's coxed pairs at the 1968 Summer Olympics, alongside Hadriaan van Nes and coxswain Roderick Rijnders.

Was an American professional basketball player in the 1940s.A 6'0" guard, Fuetsch was a member of th

Was an American professional basketball player in the 1940s.A 6'0" guard, Fuetsch was a member of the 1947-48 Batimore Bullets team that won the 1948 Basketball Association of America championship. He averaged 2.6 points per game in his BAA career.

Is a former American National Football League wide receiver. He played football in high school, most

Is a former American National Football League wide receiver. He played football in high school, mostly as a kicker as well as playing at tight end. He went to the University of Virginia, where he was a 2-sport athlete. He ranks second all-time in career receptions and holds the school record in the high jump. Moore's college jersey number was 87.

Was an American professional basketball player.Gilliam was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the 13th

Was an American professional basketball player.Gilliam was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the 13th round (3rd pick) of the 1968 NBA Draft, and by the Cincinnati Royals in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1969 NBA Draft. He won a championship ring with the Portland Trail Blazers during his final season in 1977. After retiring from the NBA, he took a job with United Parcel Service where he worked for 15 years, eventually being promoted to managing the company's Corvallis-Albany hub.[1]