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Was an English cricketer who played 48 first-class matches for Worcestershire and Leicestershire in

Was an English cricketer who played 48 first-class matches for Worcestershire and Leicestershire in the late 1920s. He was the nephew of another John King, who played one Test for England. King made his debut in May 1927, for Worcestershire against Sussex

Generally known as Jack Lee, was an English cricketer who played for Somerset from 1925 to 1936, hav

Generally known as Jack Lee, was an English cricketer who played for Somerset from 1925 to 1936, having played one match for Middlesex in 1923. He was an all-rounder, scoring six centuries and taking ten wickets in a match on two occasions by the end of h

Was an English cricketer who played in one Test in 1947, taking the single wicket of South African c

Was an English cricketer who played in one Test in 1947, taking the single wicket of South African captain Alan Melville.[1]

Is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1948 through 1957 for the Boston

Is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1948 through 1957 for the Boston Red Sox (1948-49), Pittsburgh Pirates (1950) and New York Giants (1954-57). Listed at 6' 0", 180 lb., McCall batted and threw left-handed. He studied at the University of San Francisco.In a seven-season career, McCall posted a 11-15 record with a 4.22 ERA and 12 saves in 134 appearances, including 15 starts, four complete games, 144 strikeouts, 103 walks, 249 hits allowed, and 253? innings of work.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 1 Test in 1912.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 1 Test in 1912.

Was an American professional wrestler and actor who was born and raised in Butler, Pennsylvania, bet

Was an American professional wrestler and actor who was born and raised in Butler, Pennsylvania, better known by his ring name, Big John Studd. Big John Studd was trained by wrestling legend Killer Kowalski. Together, Studd and Kowalski won the WWF Tag Te

Is a retired professional baseball player who played outfield in the Major Leagues from 1982-1992. H

Is a retired professional baseball player who played outfield in the Major Leagues from 1982-1992. He later was a 1st Base/Outfield Coach for the Seattle Mariners from 1998-2003 and the Cincinnati Reds in 2006. In 2007 he started off serving as the home field batting practice pitcher for the Mariners and then became the interim first base-coach after manager Mike Hargrove resigned. In 2008 he was hired by the Los Angeles Dodgers as the hitting coach for the AAA Las Vegas 51s. He remained with the Dodgers organization for 2009, as the hitting coach for their new AAA team, the Albuquerque Isotopes.

Also referred to as Jack Robinson was a professional footballer who played for, among others Derby C

Also referred to as Jack Robinson was a professional footballer who played for, among others Derby County, Southampton and England.Robinson was noted, during his playing career, for his reliability and was, according to author Francis Hodgson, among the first goalkeepers to dive full length to make saves.

Nicknamed "Billy", "Bill" or "Jack" was a New Zealand long distance runner from 1926.At the 1930 Bri

Nicknamed "Billy", "Bill" or "Jack" was a New Zealand long distance runner from 1926.At the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario he won the six mile race despite stopping over the finish line after what he thought was the last lap, and being tol

Was a 19th-century chess master from Germany and the United States. In the 1840s and 1850s, he trave

Was a 19th-century chess master from Germany and the United States. In the 1840s and 1850s, he traveled widely in Europe and the United States to play some of the best chess players in the world — Adolf Anderssen, Alexandre Deschapelles, Daniel Harrwitz,

Was a bowler who was George Lohmann's partner in the formidable Surrey sides that dominated the firs

Was a bowler who was George Lohmann's partner in the formidable Surrey sides that dominated the first years of the official cricket County Championship. Sharpe bowled fast-medium and could make the ball break back to an unusual degree on hard pitches.

Is the 51st and current captain of the South African national rugby union team, the Springboks. He p

Is the 51st and current captain of the South African national rugby union team, the Springboks. He plays the position of hooker.Smit went to Pretoria Boys High School where he was head prefect in 1996 and played in the first rugby team from 1994 to 1996.Smit played his first Springbok game in 2000 at the age of 22, when South Africa beat Canada 51-18 at Basil Kenyon Stadium in East London. He was on and off of the reserve bench until 2004 when he was made captain of the squad by then new coach Jake White.

Was a successful college wrestler, 4-time World Champion, 2-time Olympic Games champion, and is curr

Was a successful college wrestler, 4-time World Champion, 2-time Olympic Games champion, and is currently the head coach of wrestling at Oklahoma State University.

Was a Tanzanian cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm off spin/medium pace bowler, he play

Was a Tanzanian cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm off spin/medium pace bowler, he played for Glamorgan County Cricket Club between 1972 and 1976. He made his first-class cricket debut in November 1963, playing for an East African Invitation

Is a retired English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a slow left-arm orthodox who playe

Is a retired English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a slow left-arm orthodox who played county cricket for Hampshire County Cricket Club. Southern made his Hampshire debut in 1975 and went onto play for the club for 8 seasons until 1983. Sou

Was an English cricketer. Moore was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Moore m

Was an English cricketer. Moore was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Moore made his first-class debut for Hampshire in the 1910 County Championship against Sussex. Moore played infrequently for Hampshire between 1910 and 1913. Outs

Is an English footballer, who plays for Doncaster Rovers.He started his career with Arsenal, but cou

Is an English footballer, who plays for Doncaster Rovers.He started his career with Arsenal, but could only manage a single League Cup appearance for the Gunners, as a substitute against Rotherham United on October 28, 2003.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 7 Tests between 1885 and 1886.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 7 Tests between 1885 and 1886.

Was an English cricketer who played a single first-class game, for Worcestershire in 1927. His only

Was an English cricketer who played a single first-class game, for Worcestershire in 1927. His only achievement in the match, played against Lancashire at Dudley, was to bowl Ernest Tyldesley.

A left-arm spinner who delivered the ball at almost medium pace, Wilson was nicknamed "Chuck" or "Ch

A left-arm spinner who delivered the ball at almost medium pace, Wilson was nicknamed "Chuck" or "Chucker" because of the jerkiness of his action, a legacy of a childhood injury. He played once for his home state before moving to South Australia in 1950-51, playing virtually every first-class match for the state side until 1956-57.

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1894. Young appeared in tw

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1894. Young appeared in two matches which were not part of the County Championship but qualified as first-class matches. These were against Yorkshire and Leicestershire and Derbyshi

Is a former Scottish footballer, most noted as a player for Aston Villa and Luton Town.Only making 1

Is a former Scottish footballer, most noted as a player for Aston Villa and Luton Town.Only making 14 appearances for Villa, he was sold to David Pleat's Luton Town in 1978 as a replacement for Milija Aleksic. He starred for Luton as they won the Second Division in 1981–82.

Is a Colombian football (soccer) player.Pérez played for a few clubs, including Independiente Medel

Is a Colombian football (soccer) player.Pérez played for a few clubs, including Independiente Medellín, América de Cali, Deportivo Cali and Columbus Crew in the United States. He played for the Colombian national team and was a participant at the 1992 Sum

Is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1978 and 1979 and for Durham between

Is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1978 and 1979 and for Durham between 1983 and 1988. Lister was born in Darlington, and made his first-class debut for Derbyshire in the 1978 season, when he opened in a victory against Nottin

Was an English cricketer who played 190 first-class cricket matches for three English county cricket

Was an English cricketer who played 190 first-class cricket matches for three English county cricket teams, Kent, Middlesex and Sussex. He is now best known for launching the eponymous Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 1864, the year after he retired from fi