Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Is an American swimmer and olympic champion. He also broke the world record in his portion of the r

Is an American swimmer and olympic champion. He also broke the world record in his portion of the relay, the 100m backstroke.

Is a Belgian professional football player. Meyssen is a left-footed midfielder with an excellent tec

Is a Belgian professional football player. Meyssen is a left-footed midfielder with an excellent technique. Meyssen started playing football with his local team Stokkem, but was discovered there by First division side FC Liège. Not achieving a breakthrough there, he signed for SK Tongeren, playing in second division. It would eventually be with Eendracht Aalst that Meyssen promoted to the Jupiler League. Meyssen would stay there for 6 seasons.

Was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler, he played minor counties

Was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler, he played minor counties cricket for Berkshire, also playing a first-class match for the combined Minor Counties team and for the Egypt national cricket team. Born in Southsea in

Was an English footballer who is best remembered for his football at Rotherham United & Scunthorpe U

Was an English footballer who is best remembered for his football at Rotherham United & Scunthorpe United F.C. He played in the first ever football league team and game for Scunthorpe United against Shrewsbury Town in August 1950 the score was 0-0.

Was an Australian cricketer who represented South Australia in first-class cricket from the late 193

Was an Australian cricketer who represented South Australia in first-class cricket from the late 1930s to the early 1940s, taking 76 wickets in 25 matches as a fast bowler. He is primarily known for twice being no-balled by Andrew Barlow for throwing. Cotton made his first-class debut against Tasmania at the Adelaide Oval in March 1936 in the match where Don Bradman set the Adelaide Oval first-class record of 369. He played his first two matches under the Test umpires Jack Scott and Arthur Richardson and was passed for his bowling action. The following season, 1936–37, Cotton was playing in a match against Victoria in the Sheffield Shield. Cotton was once no-balled for throwing by Barlow, who was standing at square leg in the match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. It was Cotton's third match at first-class level. Cotton had made more than half of his appearances at his first class career and was passed multiple times of Scott and fellow Test umpire George Borwick four times before he again crossed paths with Barlow at the MCG in December 1940, again against Victoria.

Was an American athlete, winner of one gold and two silver medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics.Born i

Was an American athlete, winner of one gold and two silver medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics.Born into poverty in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Barney Ewell was one of the world's leading sprinters of the 1940s. Mr. Ewell attended John Piersol McCaskey High School in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. McCaskey High School honored Mr. Ewell by dedicating their stadium in his name. Mr. Ewell was also inducted into the J.P. McCaskey Athletic Hall of Fame during the school's 50th anniversary year in 1988.

Was an English amateur footballer.he was discovered by Blackpool as a schoolboy and thrown into the

Was an English amateur footballer.he was discovered by Blackpool as a schoolboy and thrown into the first team during their season in exile from the Football League in 1899-1900. He made his League debut on 8 September, 1900, in a home draw against Gainsborough Trinity, the first competitive game played at Blackpool's Bloomfield Road ground.

Was a U.S.-English soccer center forward. He began his career in England with Chelsea before moving

Was a U.S.-English soccer center forward. He began his career in England with Chelsea before moving to the United States. In the U.S., he was a prolific goalscorer with the powerhouse Bethlehem Steel, Philadelphia Field Club and Fall River Marksmen clubs in the National Association Football League and American Soccer League. He was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1951.

Is a former AAU, IFBB and WBBG professional bodybuilder.Poole's athleticism was apparent very early

Is a former AAU, IFBB and WBBG professional bodybuilder.Poole's athleticism was apparent very early on. He was quarterback on his footballl team at Shortridge High School in Indianapolis, placed fourth in the state high school wrestling championships, ran

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler who played for Derbys

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler who played for Derbyshire in 1939 and 1946. Pope made his first-class debut just before the outbreak of the Second World War against a team of West Indians, though he was not t

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the 1st round (17th overall pick) of the 1986 NBA Draft. Pressley played four years for the Kings averaging 9.0 ppg. He attended Saint Bernard High School in Uncasville, Connecticut then played collegiately at Villanova University and was a member of their 1985 National Championship team. At Villanova, Pressley became the first player in Big East history to record a triple-double, with 19 points, 15 rebounds, and 10 blocked shots against Providence. Pressley was named to the 1985 NCAA Southeast Regional All-Tournament Team, 1986 All Big East First Team,

Was a professional Major League Baseball pitcher of the 1940s and 1950s.Newhouser was a schoolboy st

Was a professional Major League Baseball pitcher of the 1940s and 1950s.Newhouser was a schoolboy star in his hometown of Detroit, Michigan, signed by the hometown Detroit Tigers in 1939 at the age of 18. He went up to the major league club before the end of the season and made his debut on September 29 of that year. In 1940, he earned a spot on the Tigers out of spring training and remained with the team until 1953.

Was an American Olympic fencer and modern pentathlete.

Was an American Olympic fencer and modern pentathlete.

Sometimes known as Harry Riley, was an English professional footballer who scored 74 goals from 217

Sometimes known as Harry Riley, was an English professional footballer who scored 74 goals from 217 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham, Accrington Stanley, Lincoln City, Notts County, Cardiff City, Northampton Town and Exeter City.

Was a professional association football player. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Killin was r

Was a professional association football player. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Killin was raised in Manchester, UK, and at the age of 19 he was signed by his hometown team, Manchester United. In 1953, he played 7 games for Second Division side Lincoln City F.C. He also played for non-league team Peterborough United.

Was an Australia-born Champion jockey who rode in Queensland and the United Kingdom.

Was an Australia-born Champion jockey who rode in Queensland and the United Kingdom.

Was an entertainment industry attorney who specialized in representing musical groups. He was best k

Was an entertainment industry attorney who specialized in representing musical groups. He was best known for his 35 years as principal lawyer and general counsel for the Grateful Dead, a position in the group that was so strong that his business cards with the band identified his role as "Czar". Hal Kant was born in the Bronx. He earned his law degree at the Harvard Law School. After graduation he was hired as a clerk in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco, California

Was a British chess master.He took 2nd, behind George Alan Thomas, at London 1913, took 4th at Chelt

Was a British chess master.He took 2nd, behind George Alan Thomas, at London 1913, took 4th at Cheltenham 1913 (Frederick Yates won), tied for 7-8th at Hastings 1919 (Minor, E.G. Seargent won), tied for 5-7th at Hastings 1924/25 (Section B ), took 5th at

Was an Irish tennis player, best known for winning the Wimbledon Championships in 1896. He was born

Was an Irish tennis player, best known for winning the Wimbledon Championships in 1896. He was born at 21 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh to Richard John Mahony, an Irish barrister and prominent landowner. The family had a home in Scotland but spent most of t

Was an English football player, coach and manager.Shepherdson signed for his home town club in 1936,

Was an English football player, coach and manager.Shepherdson signed for his home town club in 1936, but saw his playing career interrupted by the Second World War and ultimately made just 17 league appearances.

Is an American professional basketball player.In college, he played for Clemson University. He start

Is an American professional basketball player.In college, he played for Clemson University. He started his National Basketball Association career with the Miami Heat in 1999-2000. His second season was with the Los Angeles Clippers (2001-2002), after which he was traded along with Darius Miles to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Andre Miller and Bryant Stith, but he was shortly after waived.

Was an American professional tennis player during the 1970s and 1980s. He was ranked as high as No.

Was an American professional tennis player during the 1970s and 1980s. He was ranked as high as No. 5 in the world in 1980.Solomon began playing tennis at the age of five, and as a junior player he was ranked as high as No. 2 in the United States in the 14, 16, and 18 age groups, and won the U.S. Boys 18 Clay Court Championship.

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Essex. He was born in Leytonstone and died in Dunmow. Spurr made a single first-class appearance for the side, during a West Indian tour of England in 1923.

Was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire. He was born in Shirland and died in Farnha

Was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire. He was born in Shirland and died in Farnham. Hall made a single first-class appearance, during the 1907 season, against Warwickshire.

Is a skillful Colombian footballer. He plays as a forward currently playing for Academia FC. Harold

Is a skillful Colombian footballer. He plays as a forward currently playing for Academia FC. Harold moved to Columbus GA, USA at the beginning of 2006. At the age of 17 years old, he became a professional player in the Colombian second division playing fo