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Was a cricketer who played for England and Surrey in the late 19th century. He is best remembered fo

Was a cricketer who played for England and Surrey in the late 19th century. He is best remembered for captaining Surrey to a string of wins in the County Championship around the time it became official in 1890, aided by the bowler George Lohmann and back up by John Sharpe and William Lockwood. Shuter first led Surrey to the County Championship in 1887. They then came first in 1888, tied with Lancashire and Nottinghamshire in 1889, and won again in 1890, 1891 and 1892. Shuter was a batsman and chiefly an off-side player.

Is a former professional basketball player. A 6' 2" guard from Rutgers University, Battle was select

Is a former professional basketball player. A 6' 2" guard from Rutgers University, Battle was selected in the fourth round of the 1985 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks. He spent 10 seasons (1985-1995) in the NBA, playing mainly as a reserve for the Hawks and the Cleveland Cavaliers. He ended his career with 5,338 points. His nicknames were "Cricket", "Pickle" and "J.B.". Battle is married to R&B singer/recording artist Regina Belle.

Was an English professional footballer born in Southwick, Sunderland, who played as a fullback. He m

Was an English professional footballer born in Southwick, Sunderland, who played as a fullback. He made 101 appearances in the Football League playing for Sunderland, Middlesbrough Ironopolis and Small Heath.

Is a former speed skater.Ericsson started competing internationally in 1951 at the European Allround

Is a former speed skater.Ericsson started competing internationally in 1951 at the European Allround Championships where he did not qualify for the final distance. The next year, he participated again and he also participated in the 1952 Winter Olympics,

Is a former football player and manager.Sillett played for Chelsea, Coventry City and Plymouth Argyl

Is a former football player and manager.Sillett played for Chelsea, Coventry City and Plymouth Argyle. He won the Championship with Chelsea in 1955, playing alongside his brother. Between 1954 and 1956 he did his National Service in the RAMC at the Royal Herbert Hospital, Woolwich, London.

Was a British sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s. At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, h

Was a British sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s. At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, he was eliminated in the heats of the K-2 1000 m event.

Was an English footballer.

Was an English footballer.

Is an English former professional footballer, playing as a forward, and football manager.Sims began

Is an English former professional footballer, playing as a forward, and football manager.Sims began his career as an apprentice with Derby County, turning professional in August 1970. His league debut came as a substitute on 16 December 1972 when he replace David Nish with 4 minutes remaining in a 1-1 home draw with Newcastle United.

Is an English former footballer who played for West Ham United, Sheffield Wednesday, Norwich City an

Is an English former footballer who played for West Ham United, Sheffield Wednesday, Norwich City and Chelsea.Sissons played as inside left for Middlesex and England Schoolboys, but was moved to outside left by Hammers manager Ron Greenwood. He made his senior debut for the East London club on May 4, 1963, a home game against Blackburn Rovers.

Is a former professional footballer, manager of Leyton Orient Football Club and black cab driver. Hi

Is a former professional footballer, manager of Leyton Orient Football Club and black cab driver. His playing career began at Chelsea F.C. and included spells at Millwall F.C., Gillingham F.C and Leyton Orient. Sitton co-managed Leyton Orient throughout the difficult 1994-1995 season with Chris Turner.

Is a Danish former football defender, who most notably won the 1984 Danish championship with Vejle B

Is a Danish former football defender, who most notably won the 1984 Danish championship with Vejle Boldklub and played for English club Manchester United. He scored one goal in 87 appearances for the Danish national team, and represented his country at the 1986 World Cup as well as three European Championships, including the triumphant 1992 European Championship tournament.

Was a Scottish footballer who played 15 seasons for Leicester City between 1958 and 1973. Sjoberg jo

Was a Scottish footballer who played 15 seasons for Leicester City between 1958 and 1973. Sjoberg joined the Foxes from Scottish amateur side Banks o'Dee in August 1958, and went on to play 412 first-team matches for Leicester. His position on the pitch was central defender.

Was an English amateur cricketer. Slingsby was not attached to any particular club. He made 2 known

Was an English amateur cricketer. Slingsby was not attached to any particular club. He made 2 known appearances in first-class matches in 1815 .

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from c.1756 to 1798, one of the

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from c.1756 to 1798, one of the longest careers on record. Small is generally regarded as the greatest batsman of the 18th century and was the first to master the use of the modern strai

Is a retired Scottish-American soccer player who played professionally in the North American Soccer

Is a retired Scottish-American soccer player who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League.In 1972, Smillie began his collegiate soccer career at De Anza College before transferring to San Jose State University where he was a 1975 Second Team All American soccer player.

Was a Scottish professional football player and manager.Maconnachie apent his early career in his na

Was a Scottish professional football player and manager.Maconnachie apent his early career in his native Scotland with Glasgow Perthshire and Hibernian, before moving to English side Everton in 1907. Between September 1907 and April 1920, Maconnachie made 245 appearances in the Football League.

Was an English professional cricketer. He bowled slow underarm (unknown hand). Sparks was mainly ass

Was an English professional cricketer. He bowled slow underarm (unknown hand). Sparks was mainly associated with Surrey and he made 50 known appearances in first-class matches from 1803 to 1829.

Was an American wrestler and olympic champion. He competed at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, where

Was an American wrestler and olympic champion. He competed at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, where he won a gold medal in freestyle light heavyweight.

Was an English professional snooker player who dominated the game in the 1970s along with Ray Reardo

Was an English professional snooker player who dominated the game in the 1970s along with Ray Reardon. Spencer was born in Radcliffe (now part of Greater Manchester, formerly districted in Lancashire).

Was an English cricketer. Frederick was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm fast. F

Was an English cricketer. Frederick was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm fast. Frederick made his first-class debut for Oxford University 1864 against the Marylebone Cricket Club. Frederick also made his debut for Hampshire against Mid

Is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Hurricane" John Walters and in

Is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Hurricane" John Walters and in Lucha Libre USA as RJ Brewer, the kayfabe son of Arizona Governor Jan Brewer. After debuting in mid-2001, with his singles debut coming in August 2001, St

Is a former American football running back. He was the Green Bay Packers' 1st round draft choice out

Is a former American football running back. He was the Green Bay Packers' 1st round draft choice out of the Ohio State University, and was the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 1971.

Is an American former professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Stan Hansen. As a wrestle

Is an American former professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Stan Hansen. As a wrestler, Hansen was well-known for his stiff wrestling style, which he attributes to poor eyesight, as he is nearly blind without glasses. As a result, in order

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Europeans in India in 1918/19 and for De

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Europeans in India in 1918/19 and for Derbyshire in 1924 and 1925. He played minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1911 to 1914. He made his first class debut in 1918 playing for European

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler who played for Somerset. He was born in Weston-super-Mare. Hook played for Somerset's second eleven in the Minor Counties Championship from 1973 to 1975, and made a sin