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Is a Ghanaian footballer who played as a striker for Kessben F.C.. He is a young striker and has rep

Is a Ghanaian footballer who played as a striker for Kessben F.C.. He is a young striker and has represented Ghana at youth level. He previously played for Berekum Arsenal before he moved to Kessben F.C. in 2007, at youth level he played for Champions FC.

Is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Benepe was

Is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Benepe was born, raised and lived most of his life in Sheridan, Wyoming. He attended Northwestern University and was a first-team All-American in 1986 as well as the

Was a famous horse trainer in the late 19th century and early 20th century, and is the only other Af

Was a famous horse trainer in the late 19th century and early 20th century, and is the only other African-American other than Hiram Young buried in an Independence, Missouri cemetery along with other honored city leaders/pioneers, at a time when African-A

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'10" center, Fox played one season at the Un

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'10" center, Fox played one season at the University of South Carolina, where he led his team in both scoring and rebounding. After a two-year professional career in Europe, Fox joined the National Basketball Association and remained there for ten seasons (1967–1977) as a member of the Cincinnati Royals, Detroit Pistons, Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls, Seattle SuperSonics, Milwaukee Bucks, and New York Knicks. He averaged 9.3 points and 7.4 rebounds in his NBA career. Fox still holds the SuperSonics single game record for rebounds with 30, which he collected in a victory against the Los Angeles Lakers on December 26, 1973.[1]

Was an American professional basketball player.A 6'3" guard/forward from Baylor University, Owens pl

Was an American professional basketball player.A 6'3" guard/forward from Baylor University, Owens played two seasons (1949–1950;1951–1952) in the NBA as a member of the Tri-Cities Blackhawks, Anderson Packers, Baltimore Bullets, and Milwaukee Hawks.[1]

Was a professional footballer who played in the 19th century for Bedminster and Bristol Rovers. Lamo

Was a professional footballer who played in the 19th century for Bedminster and Bristol Rovers. Lamont was born in Cowlairs in Scotland, and played for Bedminster, one of the teams that later merged to form Bristol City, before joining Bristol Rovers in 1899. In his one season with Rovers he played 27 times as a half back in the then-professional Southern League, scoring twice.

Is an American professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA for the Washington Wizards. He wa

Is an American professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA for the Washington Wizards. He was selected with the 19th pick of the 2nd round (48th overall) of the 2003 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Hornets, but was waived in December of that year after back injuries kept him sidelined and after GM Bob Bass proclaimed that Lang did not show "the potential to be put on the active roster". Lang attended pre-season camp with the Utah Jazz in 2005 but didn't make the team. The Toronto Raptors signed Lang to a 10-day contract on March 27, 2006 and he was waived after this contract. Lang had averaged 8.3 points and 5.0 rebounds in 32 games for the Arkansas RimRockers of the NBA Developmental League during the 2006 season. He signed two 10-day contracts with the Atlanta Hawks early in the 2006 season but did not see any game action.

Was a cricketer who played for Sussex and England. An all-rounder who played first-class cricket fo

Was a cricketer who played for Sussex and England. An all-rounder who played first-class cricket for almost 30 years, James Langridge – always called by his forename to distinguish him from his younger brother, Sussex opening batsman John Langridge – was

An all-rounder who played first-class cricket for almost 30 years, James Langridge – always called

An all-rounder who played first-class cricket for almost 30 years, James Langridge – always called by his forename to distinguish him from his younger brother, Sussex opening batsman John Langridge – was a middle-order left-handed batsman and a slow left-arm spin bowler. Initially played by Sussex from 1924 as a batsman, he scored 1,000 runs in an English cricket season 20 times and finished with 31,716 runs and 42 centuries. He ranks as 52nd on the all-time list of run-getters, 11 places behind his brother.

Is a former American football quarterback in the NFL and currently the general manager and vice pres

Is a former American football quarterback in the NFL and currently the general manager and vice president for player personnel of the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Was a Major League Baseball infielder who played twelve season in the major leagues with the St. Lou

Was a Major League Baseball infielder who played twelve season in the major leagues with the St. Louis Cardinals (1932), Cleveland Indians (1938-1939), Chicago White Sox (1940-1944), Detroit Tigers (1945-1947), and Philadelphia Athletics (1948). Born in Meridian, Mississippi, Webb attended the University of Mississippi before playing professional baseball.In 12 major league seasons, Webb played in 699 games, 368 at shortstop, 282 at 2nd base, and 7 at 3rd base. Webb had a career .219 batting average, a .263 on base percentage, and a .368 slugging percentage.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a left-handed medium-fast bowler who pla

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a left-handed medium-fast bowler who played first-class cricket for Durham in 1995. Lawrence represented Durham for the first time in one match during the 1995 County Championship.

Was a Major League Baseball player. Begley played for the Cincinnati Reds in the 1924 season. In two

Was a Major League Baseball player. Begley played for the Cincinnati Reds in the 1924 season. In two games, he had one hit in five at-bats, with two walks. Begley batted and threw right-handed.

Is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for SPL side Aberdeen on loan from English C

Is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for SPL side Aberdeen on loan from English Championship club Plymouth Argyle. Paterson has played for most of his career on the left wing but since late 2007 he has been deployed more often as a left back.

Is an Australian cricketer who plays for the ACT Comets. He is a wicketkeeper and aggressive right-h

Is an Australian cricketer who plays for the ACT Comets. He is a wicketkeeper and aggressive right-handed batsman. Crosthwaite made the move from Victoria to Canberra at the start of the 2005/06 ACT Cricket Association season to improve his chances of getting a contract with a state team playing in the domestic competition. Played in the Commonwealth Bank Under-19 Championships for the ACT U/19s in the 2005/06 and 2006/07 seasons. In the 2006/07 Commonwealth Bank Under-19 Championship he played as one of the ACTs two nominated 19 year old players. Crosthwaite made his first appearance for the ACT Comets in the second match of the 2006/07 Cricket Australia Cup on 27 November, making 32 and 35 with two catches in an innings and 115 run loss to New South Wales Second XI. Crosthwaite then went on to make 87 against Queensland Academy of Sport, 65 and 0 against Tasmania Second XI. Crosthwaite finished up averaging 43.8 for the season.

Is a former professional basketball player who grew up in California and played 14 seasons in the Na

Is a former professional basketball player who grew up in California and played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association.Donaldson, a 7'2" center, starred at Luther Burbank High School and Washington State University in the late 1970s before being drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in 1979. He played three seasons with Seattle before moving on to the San Diego (later Los Angeles) Clippers. During the 1984-85 NBA season, while with the Clippers, Donaldson led the league in field goal percentage at 0.637 — still one of the ten highest percentages in NBA history.

Is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for English Championship club Plymouth Argyl

Is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for English Championship club Plymouth Argyle

Is an American fencer. Williams is ranked 4th in sabre in the United States, and 36th in the world.

Is an American fencer. Williams is ranked 4th in sabre in the United States, and 36th in the world. On March 30, 2010, Williams announced his retirement from competitive fencing. In 2006 in his junior year he received All-American status, after placing 5t

Jesse James Leija), is a professional boxer from Texas.

Jesse James Leija), is a professional boxer from Texas.

Is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'2" guard from the University of Tulsa, Kin

Is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'2" guard from the University of Tulsa, King was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round of the 1963 NBA Draft. King played ten NBA seasons (1963-1973) with four teams: the Lakers, the San Francisco Warriors, the Cincinnati Royals, and the Chicago Bulls. He represented the Warriors in the 1968 NBA All-Star Game, and he retired with 4,377 career points.

Is a Canadian professional golfer.Lepp was born in Abbotsford, British Columbia. He began his colleg

Is a Canadian professional golfer.Lepp was born in Abbotsford, British Columbia. He began his collegiate golf career at the University of Illinois. In 2005, he won the NCAA Division I Championship while playing for the University of Washington, the first

Was an Australian boxer. He was a middleweight, but held the Australian Heavyweight Championship tit

Was an Australian boxer. He was a middleweight, but held the Australian Heavyweight Championship title at the same time. Born in the Maitland District in New South Wales, Les Darcy is widely considered to be the best boxer ever from Australia. Considered

Was an English cricketer. Kaye was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper. Ka

Was an English cricketer. Kaye was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper. Kaye made a single first-class appearance for Hampshire in 1881 against the Marylebone Cricket Club, where he scored fourteen runs and made a single stumping

Was an English cricketer who played for Sussex. He was born in Midhurst. Light made a single first-c

Was an English cricketer who played for Sussex. He was born in Midhurst. Light made a single first-class appearance, in 1825, against Hampshire. Batting in the opening order, Light scored 8 runs in the first innings in which he batted and 1 run in the sec

Was the first ever captain of the English cricket team, captaining 2 Test matches against Australia

Was the first ever captain of the English cricket team, captaining 2 Test matches against Australia in 1876/7, losing the first, but winning the second.