Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was a former US boxer. Herring lost in the final to Julius Torma of Czechoslovakia. Herring turned

Was a former US boxer. Herring lost in the final to Julius Torma of Czechoslovakia. Herring turned pro in 1949 and had little success. After winning his first four bouts, he had little success from then on, retiring the following year having won 5, lost

Was a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for The Wednesday, Huddersfield Town

Was a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for The Wednesday, Huddersfield Town & Doncaster Rovers.

Was an English football player who played for the Royal Engineers, as well as the English national s

Was an English football player who played for the Royal Engineers, as well as the English national side.

Is an American professional basketball player, formerly of the NBA and currently with Italian Lega B

Is an American professional basketball player, formerly of the NBA and currently with Italian Lega Basket team Climamio Bologna.

Is an American retired basketball player. He attended and played college basketball at Clemson Unive

Is an American retired basketball player. He attended and played college basketball at Clemson University, before playing professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he became a 4-time NBA champion. Horace Grant is the twin brother of Harvey Grant, who also played in the NBA.

Was a cricketer who played for Somerset County Cricket Club in English first-class cricket. A slow l

Was a cricketer who played for Somerset County Cricket Club in English first-class cricket. A slow left-arm orthodox bowler and tail-end left-handed batsman, Hazell made his Somerset debut in 1929 and played fairly regularly from 1932 onwards.

Was an Australian professional snooker and carom billiards player. He was the great grandson of Aust

Was an Australian professional snooker and carom billiards player. He was the great grandson of Australia's first billiards champion, the grandson of the great billiard coach, Frederick William Lindrum II, and nephew of Frederick William Lindrum III and W

Is an American slalom canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. He finished 11th in the C-2 event at the

Is an American slalom canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. He finished 11th in the C-2 event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Was an English amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Su

Was an English amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born in Derby and was the goalkeeper of the English team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament. He also won five caps for the senior national side between March and June 1908.

Was a cricketer who played one first-class match for Somerset in 1927. Perry batted at No 8 in the t

Was a cricketer who played one first-class match for Somerset in 1927. Perry batted at No 8 in the two Somerset innings of the match against Lancashire at Old Trafford, which Lancashire won in two days.

Was an English sportsman, who played both football and cricket to a high standard. He was born in Ch

Was an English sportsman, who played both football and cricket to a high standard. He was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire.Wass made over 400 Football League appearances, the great bulk of them for Chesterfield. He started with them in 1920 as an amateur, turning professional two years later, and remained with the club until the end of the 1936-37 season. He then moved to Southport, for whom he played 20 league games.

Was a South African cricketer who played in 2 Tests from 1914 to 1921.

Was a South African cricketer who played in 2 Tests from 1914 to 1921.

An Argentine rugby union player, who represents Hindú Club at club level, and has played for Argent

An Argentine rugby union player, who represents Hindú Club at club level, and has played for Argentina's national side. Agulla plays as a winger.Agulla made his debut for the national side on December 3, 2005, in a match against Samoa, and has received 8 caps in total (as of September 7, 2007). Agulla was in the Argentine squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, and featured in the opening match against France. In 2008 he signed with Top 14's US Dax. He has since moved on to Brive.

A former Argentine footballer who played as a defender.Carbonari began his career at Rosario Central

A former Argentine footballer who played as a defender.Carbonari began his career at Rosario Central. His debut at the first division was in 1993. In the Argentinian club, he won the Copa Conmebol (currently known Copa Sudamericana) in 1995. In that edition of the internacional cup, he scored 4 goals.He was signed by Derby County in the summer of 1998 for £3million by former Derby manager Jim Smith where he quickly became a fans favourite. He qualified for a work permit because of the fact he has an Italian passport and has Italian grandparents. He went on to play ninety times for the club, scoring nine and winning praise from the fans after scoring twice against rivals Nottingham Forest. However he became out-of-favour at the club and had a short loan spell at Coventry City in 2002, before being released by Derby.

Is an Argenine professional golfer. He is the brother of golfer Luis Carbonetti.Carbonetti was born

Is an Argenine professional golfer. He is the brother of golfer Luis Carbonetti.Carbonetti was born in Río Cuarto, Córdoba. He won multiple amateur tournaments, mostly in Argentina. In 1976, he lost by playoff the Simon Bolivar Cup Professional Championsh

Was a Mexican football player and coach who established himself as one of his country's most popular

Was a Mexican football player and coach who established himself as one of his country's most popular sports figures in the 1940's and 50's. A symbol for CF Atlante, the team Casarín served for the majority of his career, the skilled forward also played for Necaxa, Leon, Asturias, Club América, Real España, CF Monterrey and Zacatepec in his country, as well as FC Barcelona in Spain and the Mexican national football team.

Was an Argentine Olympic fencer. He competed in the foil and sabre competitions at the 1924 Summer O

Was an Argentine Olympic fencer. He competed in the foil and sabre competitions at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was an Argentine flyweight boxer who fought from 1956 until 1967. He retired with a record of 75 win

Was an Argentine flyweight boxer who fought from 1956 until 1967. He retired with a record of 75 wins (34 KOs), 2 losses and 6 draws.Accavallo fought mainly in Argentina. On March 1, 1966 he won the WBA world flyweight championship by outpointing Katsuyoshi Takayama on a 15 round split decision in Tokyo, Japan. Accavallo had been the number one contender for the title held by Salvatore Burruni, but Burruni chose to defend the title against someone other than Accavallo. Since the WBA had mandated that Burruni fight Accavallo, it stripped the champion of his crown and sanctioned the Accavallo-Takayama match for its version of the title.

Is a former Uruguayan footballer. The central defender played 28 times for the Uruguayan national te

Is a former Uruguayan footballer. The central defender played 28 times for the Uruguayan national team between 1959 and 1966, and featured at the 1962 World Cup in Chile and at the 1966 World Cup in England. Troche became noted when he, during the quarter final match against West Germany, came in a brawl with Uwe Seeler and boxed him on the ear. Uruguay lost the match with 0:4.

Is a Mexican sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He was eliminated in the repechages of b

Is a Mexican sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He was eliminated in the repechages of both the K-2 1000 m and K-4 1000 m events at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

A retired Argentine football defender who played for several clubs in Argentina and Mexico, includin

A retired Argentine football defender who played for several clubs in Argentina and Mexico, including Unión de Santa Fe and Deportivo Toluca F.C..

Is a former NBA basketball player who is recognized by many as the best center that Mexico has ever

Is a former NBA basketball player who is recognized by many as the best center that Mexico has ever produced.[citation needed]

Was an Argentine rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he won the bronze medal with

Was an Argentine rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he won the bronze medal with his partner Julio Curatella in the coxless pairs competition.

Is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants organization. His parents emigrated

Is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants organization. His parents emigrated from Jalostotitlan, Jalisco, Mexico.He made his debut for the Atlanta Braves in 2003, when he had a solid 4.00 ERA over 29 starts. He got off to an excellent start in 2004 with a 2.39 ERA in the first nine starts, before he suffered a shoulder injury, initially thought minor, but which eventually sidelined him for the rest of the season, except for one September relief appearance.

An Argentine football midfielder. He was born in Goya, Argentina.He currently plays in the Greek Sup

An Argentine football midfielder. He was born in Goya, Argentina.He currently plays in the Greek Superleague Asteras Tripolis, after several years playing for Estudiantes de la Plata. He also has play for Nueva Chicago, and Quilmes Atlético Club.In the season of 2007-08, he was one of Asteras' standout players during the club's first season in the top flight.