Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter K

Is a former professional footballer and current reserve team coach at Wigan Athletic.ertschin, a str

Is a former professional footballer and current reserve team coach at Wigan Athletic.ertschin, a striker, began his professional career with Ipswich Town (1973-1977), before playing for Birmingham City (1977-1981), Norwich City (1981-1982; 1982-1984), Stoke City (1984-1987), Sunderland (1987-1988), Walsall (1988-1990), Chester City (1990-1991) and Aldershot (1991-1992).

Is a former professional basketball player. Booth played his college basketball at the University of

Is a former professional basketball player. Booth played his college basketball at the University of Maryland from 1994 to 1997.Heavily recruited by Coach Gary Williams, he was the first player from Baltimore City in many years to play for Maryland. After the resignation of Williams' predecessor, Bob Wade, due to NCAA violations, a de facto boycott of the university was put in place by the high-school coaches in Baltimore. Because of this boycott, many star high-school players avoided Maryland as a choice to play their college ball. In becoming one of the members of Maryland's 1993 recruiting class, Booth broke the ice, and the school once again had access to talent-rich Baltimore City.c

Is an American swimmer. Carter won a silver medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London and also pla

Is an American swimmer. Carter won a silver medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London and also placed 4th in the 100 m freestyle final. Carter attended Purdue University.

Is a Guyanese cricketer who played for the West Indies in 1998/99. He has never had the chance to ma

Is a Guyanese cricketer who played for the West Indies in 1998/99. He has never had the chance to make a name for himself on the Test stage, but he was called up for One day matches during the 1998/99 season against South Africa.Semple is a right-handed b

Played first-class and List A cricket for Somerset from 1975 to 1981. He was a right-handed lower-or

Played first-class and List A cricket for Somerset from 1975 to 1981. He was a right-handed lower-order batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler. He made his first-class and List A debuts in 1975 and the following year was a regular member of Somerset's

Was a footballer who played for Sheffield United and Rotherham United.Keith played both football and

Was a footballer who played for Sheffield United and Rotherham United.Keith played both football and cricket at professional level. He started his football career with Rotherham Y.M.C.A. and after a trial with Grimsby Town; he turned professional with his home town club of Rotherham United, making his debut during the 1955-56 season.

Is a Scottish-born skier who represented Swaziland at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, Fran

Is a Scottish-born skier who represented Swaziland at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. He competed in three events: Slalom, where he failed to finish the first run; Giant Slalom, where he came 63rd (starting No.98 from 131 skiers) ; and S

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in the County Championship in 1957 and 1958. Moha

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in the County Championship in 1957 and 1958. Mohan joined the staff of Derbyshire in 1952 and represented the club in the Minor Counties Championship. He made his debut first-class appearance in the 1957

Is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Arbroath.Keith Gibson started his career with

Is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Arbroath.Keith Gibson started his career with Dundee in 1998. Gibson failed to break into the first team under either Jocky Scott or Ivano Bonetti and so joined East Fife on loan for the 2001-2002 season. At the end of this season, Gibson was released from Dundee and joined Montrose.

Was an American tennis player of the 1930s. Gledhill attended Stanford University and in 1931, becam

Was an American tennis player of the 1930s. Gledhill attended Stanford University and in 1931, became the second Stanford player to win the NCAA Men's Singles Championship. In 1932, Gledhill and partner Joe Coughlin won the NCAA Doubles Championship.

Is an English former footballer. He was nicknamed “Psycho” for his robust style playing in centr

Is an English former footballer. He was nicknamed “Psycho” for his robust style playing in central midfield.Downing began his professional career in 1984 at Notts County, after a spell at Mile Oak Rovers, before moving to Wolves in 1987.

Was an Australian fencer. He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics.

Was an Australian fencer. He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics.

Is an American retired professional ice hockey defenseman who played 25 games for the Calgary Flames

Is an American retired professional ice hockey defenseman who played 25 games for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League during the 1983–84 NHL season.

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman who played for Cheshire. He was born in St He

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman who played for Cheshire. He was born in St Helens. Harris played in the Minor Counties Championship between 1981 and 1983, and made a single List A appearance for the side, during the 1982 season, aga

Is an English former professional footballer.He spent his entire first-class playing career with Mil

Is an English former professional footballer.He spent his entire first-class playing career with Millwall, making his debut in a Third Division fixture against Oxford United in April 1981, when still only 16 years old. Stevens was nicknamed "Rhino" by his team mates, although it is unclear if this was due to his fearless tackling style or the size of his nose.

Is a former American basketball player. The 6'6" forward out of Mackin High School in Washington, D.

Is a former American basketball player. The 6'6" forward out of Mackin High School in Washington, D.C. played collegiately at Villanova University. At the end of his college basketball career, he was Villanova's all-time leading scorer, a mark that has since been surpassed by Kerry Kittles.

Is an English former footballer, in the position of central defender. He played over 450 matches in

Is an English former footballer, in the position of central defender. He played over 450 matches in the Football League during the 1970s and 1980s.

Is a retired English professional association football player.Houchen, who was born in Middlesbrough

Is a retired English professional association football player.Houchen, who was born in Middlesbrough, is most famous for scoring a spectacular diving header in the 1987 FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium for Coventry City in a 3-2 win over Tottenham.

A retired Canadian soccer player who earned two caps for the national team in 1987. He played club f

A retired Canadian soccer player who earned two caps for the national team in 1987. He played club football for Simon Fraser University.

Was an American ice speed-skater. For most of 1987 he held the World record for men's 500 meter spee

Was an American ice speed-skater. For most of 1987 he held the World record for men's 500 meter speed skating. At the Speed Skating World Cup of 1986-1987 he won the 500 meter and 1000 meter divisions. He competed in the Winter Olympic Games three times,

Was an Australian sportsman who played Australian rules football with Richmond in the Victorian Foot

Was an Australian sportsman who played Australian rules football with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1920s and first-class cricket for Victoria. Not to be confused with Australian Test cricketer Keith Miller, who played in the Victorian Football League as well.

Is a retired English cricketer. Wheatley was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off break bowler

Is a retired English cricketer. Wheatley was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off break bowler. Wheatley represented Hampshire, making his first-class debut for the county in the 1965 County Championship season against Leicestershire.

Is a former professional American football tight end who played for the Philadelphia Eagles (1988-91

Is a former professional American football tight end who played for the Philadelphia Eagles (1988-91), Miami Dolphins (1992-94), and Green Bay Packers (1995-1996).

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-arm fast-medium bowler who took more than 250 first-class w

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-arm fast-medium bowler who took more than 250 first-class wickets. As a batsman he offered little, with a career batting average of under seven. He was born in Evesham. Aldridge debuted for Worcestershire during the 1956 season, in a game against Sussex, in which he scored a duck in each innings in which he batted, though he picked up two wickets with the ball in the first innings. Aldridge played frequently as the team's number 11 batsman during the 1956 season, taking the place of recently retired two-time Test cricketer Reg Perks. It was for Tasmania that he played his first cricket match for nearly two years against Victoria, but Aldridge was unable to make much of an impact for the team, playing just five further times until his final appearance for the side, just after Christmas in 1963. Aldridge was a tailend batsman for both his representative cricket teams in England and Australia, with seven five-wicket hauls to show for his fast-medium bowling over the eight years he played.

Is an English former footballer, currently manager of Rochdale. As a player, Hill was a central defe

Is an English former footballer, currently manager of Rochdale. As a player, Hill was a central defender, beginning his career with Blackburn Rovers, moving on to Plymouth Argyle in 1992 in a joint deal with Craig Skinner, with Nicky Marker moving in the opposite direction.