Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler who played

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler who played for Kent. He was born in Hove and died in Marylebone. Keeling played two first-class games during the 1893 season, both against Gloucestershire, within two

Was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. Kermode was part of the C

Was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. Kermode was part of the Canadian basketball team which finished ninth in the Olympic tournament.

Is a professional footballer who plays for Galatasaray.[1][2] An exceptional dribbler on the wing al

Is a professional footballer who plays for Galatasaray.[1][2] An exceptional dribbler on the wing also capable of playing as an attacking midfielder and as a second striker, he is often regarded within the media as "Australia's finest football export",[citation needed] despite his career being blighted with injury. Against Croatia he scored the crucial goal to get Australia through to the knockout stages of the 2006 World Cup. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Australian Professional Footballers' Association.[

Was an English footballer who played in The Football League for Sunderland, Cardiff City and Gateshe

Was an English footballer who played in The Football League for Sunderland, Cardiff City and Gateshead.Kirtley made his debut for Sunderland on April 16, 1949 in a 1-1 tie against Manchester City at Maine Road. In his career at Sunderland, he made 101 appearances and scored 18 goals during 1948 to 1955.

Is a former German football central defender, and a current coach.Koch arrived in the German top fli

Is a former German football central defender, and a current coach.Koch arrived in the German top flight at already 26, with 1. FC Kaiserslautern, after having played amateur football, and quickly became an undisputed starter. In 1997-98, he played in 31 m

Is a retired boxer from Germany, who competed in the Lightweight division during his career as an am

Is a retired boxer from Germany, who competed in the Lightweight division during his career as an amateur.

Is an Austrian ice hockey forward currently playing for Graz 99ers in the Erste Bank Eishockey Leagu

Is an Austrian ice hockey forward currently playing for Graz 99ers in the Erste Bank Eishockey League.

Was a featherweight professional boxer from Texas.

Was a featherweight professional boxer from Texas.

Was perhaps the most unlikely cricketer ever to be named as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year, one of t

Was perhaps the most unlikely cricketer ever to be named as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year, one of the game's top honours.Calder was a 16-year-old spin bowler who took a lot of wickets in 1917 for Cranleigh School, and was named as a Cricketer of the Year in the 1918 edition of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack alongside four other schoolboy cricketers, there being no first-class cricket during the First World War.

Is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher. He currently pitches for the Toronto Blue Jays. He rece

Is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher. He currently pitches for the Toronto Blue Jays. He received his nickname from the famous Arizona gunslinger, "Doc" Holliday. He has played for the Jays since 1998 and was the team's first draft selection (17th overall) in the 1995 Major League Baseball Draft. He bats and throws right-handed. His outstanding stamina and control, along with devastating movements on an already impressive arsenal, established Halladay as one of the leading pitchers in the Major Leagues.

Was an English cricketer who played 98 first-class matches in the 1920s. He stood in as Worcestershi

Was an English cricketer who played 98 first-class matches in the 1920s. He stood in as Worcestershire captain for one game in 1923, and acted as wicket-keeper for a single match — in which he scored 99 — in 1921. Higgins made his debut for Worcestershire

Was an English first class cricketer. Simms was born in Adelaide, Australia but moved to England whe

Was an English first class cricketer. Simms was born in Adelaide, Australia but moved to England where he played cricket with Sussex from 1905 until 1913. He also played with Warwickshire and the European side based in India.

A former professional heavyweight boxer and freelance writer. He was born in Werchnedwinsk, Belarus

A former professional heavyweight boxer and freelance writer. He was born in Werchnedwinsk, Belarus in 1961. His Russian father and his mother, who was of German-American ancestry, ran a sports shop in the nearby city of Nowopolozk.Already a sports talent, Lewinsky dropped out of school at the age of 16 to pursue a career as a boxer. By the time he was 25, he entered the heavyweight class, and enjoyed local success, winning small championships and in 1987, he fought for the National Title, but lost to Vladimir Liakhovich, uncle of Sergei Liakhovich. His career was cut short by an accident while renovating his parents' house in 1988 that led to a herniated vertebral disk.

Was an American boxer. Lewis was born in New York City. He was World Welterweight Champion 1908-12.

Was an American boxer. Lewis was born in New York City. He was World Welterweight Champion 1908-12. Ring Magazine's Nat Fleischer ranked Lewis "the 6th greatest welterweight of all-time."

Is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki,

Is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, he finished eighth in the C-2 10000 m event while being eliminated in the heats of the C-2 1000 m event.

Was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire. He was born in Leicester and died in Fenny

Was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire. He was born in Leicester and died in Fenny Stratford. Longland made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1907 season. However, he neither batted nor bowled for the team, and too

Was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon during the years following the formation

Was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon during the years following the formation of the VFL. Wright made his debut in Essendon's inaugural VFL game in the 1897 season and also played in the first ever Grand Final the following year. A centreman, Wright finished on the losing team on that occasion but took part in a winning Grand Final in 1901 to go with the premiership he won with Essendon in his debut season. As a cricketer Wright was a wicket-keeper and one of the three first-class matches that he played was a Sheffield Shield encounter, against South Australia in the 1904/05 season. He finished his career with three catches and five stumpings to go with his 49 runs at 24.50.

Is a Danish rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.In 1948 he was a crew member of the Danis

Is a Danish rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.In 1948 he was a crew member of the Danish boat which won the bronze medal in the coxed fours event.

Was a football player, coach and manager, noted for his spells as manager of Wigan Athletic and Ches

Was a football player, coach and manager, noted for his spells as manager of Wigan Athletic and Chester City.Unusually for a Football League manager, McNally's playing career was spent as an amateur at Skelmersdale United. Upon retirement as a player, he became coach at the club] and later served as manager at Altrincham and Southport as Football League clubs began to take note of his achievements.

Was an Outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds (1907), Pittsburgh Pirates (1907), St. Louis Cardinals (19

Was an Outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds (1907), Pittsburgh Pirates (1907), St. Louis Cardinals (1907), Boston Red Sox (1909), New York Highlanders/New York Yankees (1910-13) and Chicago Cubs (1917).In 7 seasons he played in 588 games and had 1,907 at bats, 286 runs, 514 hits, 69 doubles, 42 triples, 12 home runs, 167 RBI, 95 stolen bases, 268 walks, .270 batting average, .365 on-base percentage, .369 slugging percentage, 703 total bases and 56 sacrifice hits.

Is a former professional football player and manager. A winger, Melrose started his playing career f

Is a former professional football player and manager. A winger, Melrose started his playing career for Rangers but made his name at Dunfermline Athletic after moving on a free transfer in May 1958. A stalwart of Jock Stein's side of the early 60's he made 275 appearances and scored 106 goals, including a record 6 goals in a game against Partick Thistle in April 1959.

A Zambian football striker.He was part of the Zambian 2006 African Nations Cup team, who finished th

A Zambian football striker.He was part of the Zambian 2006 African Nations Cup team, who finished third in group C in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals.

Was an English professional footballer who spent all his playing career with Small Heath (now Birmin

Was an English professional footballer who spent all his playing career with Small Heath (now Birmingham City). He became a successful businessman, joining the club's board of directors in 1903, and was instrumental in the club moving to the St Andrews stadium.

Was an English cricketer, who played only one first-class match, for Worcestershire against Kent in

Was an English cricketer, who played only one first-class match, for Worcestershire against Kent in August 1904. Batting at ten, he scored 4 and 7, and made no dismissals behind the stumps.

Was a Danish football (soccer) player and sports journalist. He played 16 games and scored one goal

Was a Danish football (soccer) player and sports journalist. He played 16 games and scored one goal for the Denmark national football team from 1924 to 1928. In club football, he represented Akademisk Boldklub (AB) during his entire career. Harry Bendixen was the author of several popular youth books on different sports.