Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter H

Was a leading chess player. At age 22, he won one of the strongest tournaments of all time, but his

Was a leading chess player. At age 22, he won one of the strongest tournaments of all time, but his illness and early death prevented him from challenging for the World Chess Championship.

Is an English footballer of Irish descent currently playing for Charlton Athletic.He made his debut

Is an English footballer of Irish descent currently playing for Charlton Athletic.He made his debut for The Addicks at the age of 17 against Luton Town in the League Cup on the 25 September 2007.

Is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the 1980s.

Is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the 1980s.

Was an English cricketer who played four first-class matches between 1923 and 1932, one for Worceste

Was an English cricketer who played four first-class matches between 1923 and 1932, one for Worcestershire and three for Warwickshire. Spencer made his first (and only) appearance for Worcestershire against the touring New Zealanders in June 1927.

Was an English cricketer: a left-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler who played for Worc

Was an English cricketer: a left-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler who played for Worcestershire County Cricket Club in the 1920s. Rogers made his first-class debut for Worcestershire against Gloucestershire at New Road in June 1923, taking

Was an English footballer of the 1940s and 1950s, a one club man, he is widely regarded as one of As

Was an English footballer of the 1940s and 1950s, a one club man, he is widely regarded as one of Aston Villa's most popular players of all-time.He was a centre-forward, a right-half, an inside-forward, and a winger, but he played his best football at full-back.

Is a former track and field athlete from the United States who specialized in throwing events. She a

Is a former track and field athlete from the United States who specialized in throwing events. She attended the University of Wyoming on a basketball scholarship, and then competed for the United States in the hammer throw and shot put at the 2000 Summer

Was an American businessman, thoroughbred horsebreeder, and member of the prominent Whitney family.

Was an American businessman, thoroughbred horsebreeder, and member of the prominent Whitney family. was an American businessman, thoroughbred horsebreeder, and member of the prominent Whitney family. Harry Payne Whitney was a major figure in thoroughbred

Was a King's counsel and sportsman who toured Europe and wrote a series of letters which are still b

Was a King's counsel and sportsman who toured Europe and wrote a series of letters which are still being published over 200 years later. Peckham was a member of the committee that drew up early laws of cricket including the first inclusion of the Leg befo

Was an English cricketer who played five first-class games for Worcestershire in the late 1920s.

Was an English cricketer who played five first-class games for Worcestershire in the late 1920s.

Is the longtime former American football head coach of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Footbal

Is the longtime former American football head coach of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) for eighteen seasons. Grant was the second (1967–83) and fourth (1985) head coach of the team. In addition to coaching the Vikings, he was the head coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL) for ten seasons. Along with being the winningest coach in Vikings history,[1] Grant is third winningest professional football coach, behind Don Shula and George Halas, with a combined 290 wins in the NFL and CFL.[2] Grant was elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1983[3] and into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1994.[4]

Is the longtime former American football head coach of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Footbal

Is the longtime former American football head coach of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) for eighteen seasons. Grant was the second (1967–83) and fourth (1985) head coach of the team. In addition to coaching the Vikings, he was the head coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL) for ten seasons. Along with being the winningest coach in Vikings history,[1] Grant is third winningest professional football coach, behind Don Shula and George Halas, with a combined 290 wins in the NFL and CFL.[2] Grant was elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1983[3] and into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1994.[4]

Is a Zimbabwean cricketer who debuted for the international team against Kenya in 2005–06. Rinke m

Is a Zimbabwean cricketer who debuted for the international team against Kenya in 2005–06. Rinke made 168 runs during the four-match series, more than any other Zimbabwean batsman, his innings of 72 in the fourth match was the highest by a Zimbabwean in t

Was an English cricketer, cricket coach and scorer. He joined Middlesex CCC in 1934 and made his 1st

Was an English cricketer, cricket coach and scorer. He joined Middlesex CCC in 1934 and made his 1st XI debut in 1946. He played in 162 first-class matches as a right-handed batsman before his retirement in 1955. He joined the MCC coaching staff in 1956 a

Played first-class and List A cricket for Lancashire between 1962 and 1982.

Played first-class and List A cricket for Lancashire between 1962 and 1982.

Was an English football player and manager.The duo spent much of their childhood playing various spo

Was an English football player and manager.The duo spent much of their childhood playing various sports, but it was football that Potts loved most. A promising young footballer as well as a good scholar, he was forced to choose between sport and studies, and he chose football as his career.

Was a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s. He finished fourth in the C-2 1000 m ev

Was a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s. He finished fourth in the C-2 1000 m event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.

Was an English cricketer who played for Hampshire. He was born in Brompton. Redhouse made a single f

Was an English cricketer who played for Hampshire. He was born in Brompton. Redhouse made a single first-class appearance, during the 1900 season, against Lancashire.

Was an English cricket player. He was educated at Blundell's School and was a member of Great Britai

Was an English cricket player. He was educated at Blundell's School and was a member of Great Britain's gold medal winning cricket team at the 1900 Summer Olympics, the only time to date that cricket has featured in the Olympics. In the only match against France, he scored four runs in Great Britain's first innings, and did not bat in the second. He also took one wicket in the French second innings and a catch in their first. Nothing is known of his cricket career aside from the Olympics.

Commonly known as Joe Murrell, was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman, left-arm bow

Commonly known as Joe Murrell, was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman, left-arm bowler and wicketkeeper, who played 378 first-class cricket matches for Kent (1899-1905), MCC (1901-1919) and Middlesex (1906-1926). He also played football f

Is a former footballer who played as centre forward.Green started his career with his hometown club

Is a former footballer who played as centre forward.Green started his career with his hometown club Halifax Town before playing for the two Bradford league sides, first Bradford Park Avenue then Bradford City. In his second full season, 1963–64, he was City's top goal-scorer, with 29 league goals and two League Cup goals including two hat-tricks.

Is a former English cricketer. Downer was a right-handed batsman. Downer represented Hampshire in tw

Is a former English cricketer. Downer was a right-handed batsman. Downer represented Hampshire in two first-class matches in 1946, the first County season after the Second World War. Downer made his debut against Middlesex and played his second and final

Is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played all or part of five seasons in the majors, b

Is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played all or part of five seasons in the majors, between 1966 and 1972, for the Kansas City Athletics and Philadelphia Phillies.

Was an English football player. He played for many clubs during his career, including Manchester Cit

Was an English football player. He played for many clubs during his career, including Manchester City, Manchester United, Shrewsbury Town, Oldham Athletic, and Burton Albion. During his United career, he scored 55 goals in seven seasons.

A former football (soccer) goalkeeper, who played for NEC Nijmegen, FC Groningen and Vitesse Arnhem.

A former football (soccer) goalkeeper, who played for NEC Nijmegen, FC Groningen and Vitesse Arnhem. Once he was a reserve player for the Netherlands national football team, on May 30, 1975 against Yugoslavia in Belgrade.