Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter K

Is a former English cricketer who played in 3 Tests from 1959 to 1964. He was renowned as a good pla

Is a former English cricketer who played in 3 Tests from 1959 to 1964. He was renowned as a good player of spin and was one of the best cover fielders of his generation while his medium pace 'darts' broke many a stubborn partnership for his captains Ray I

A former Scotland international footballer, most famous for his time with Nottingham Forest, where h

A former Scotland international footballer, most famous for his time with Nottingham Forest, where he played a vital role in their European Cup successes.Burns proved a great success in his new role and was voted FWA Footballer of the Year in 1977-78, as Forest won the First Division title. He was an influential figure in the side's European Cup campaigns over the next three seasons, his defensive partnership with Larry Lloyd instrumental to Forest's victory in the 1979 and 1980 tournaments. At one time he was renowned for his 'wild man' image and while maintaining an aggressive nature, he also possessed a shrewd football brain and was always likely to score vital goals.

Is an amateur boxer from Clondalkin, Dublin best known for winning a Silver Medal in the final of th

Is an amateur boxer from Clondalkin, Dublin best known for winning a Silver Medal in the final of the 81 kg, Light-Heavyweight boxing final at the 2008 Olympics.

Is a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand internationally, appearing in all 3 matche

Is a football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand internationally, appearing in all 3 matches of New Zealand's first FIFA World Cup finals appearance.

Is a Scottish professional footballer, currently playing as a defender for Scunthorpe United in the

Is a Scottish professional footballer, currently playing as a defender for Scunthorpe United in the Football League Championship. Milne actually started his career as a left winger with Heart of Midlothian whom he signed for from Rangers Boys Club in 1995.

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Liverpool in the early part of the 20th century.Campbell pl

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Liverpool in the early part of the 20th century.Campbell played for Rutherglen Glencairn and Cambuslang Rovers before manager Tom Watson brought him to Anfield in May 1911. Campbell didn't make his debut until the 10 February 1912 in a Division 1 match at Ewood Park, a game that saw the Reds lose to Blackburn 1-0. Known for having safe hands the goalkeeper took over from the great Sam Hardy after Hardy moved to Aston Villa and proved to be just as secure as Liverpool's last line of defence, in fact he only missed one game during the 1912/13 season, he was replaced by his young understudy a certain Elisha Scott.

Was an English sportsman who represented the England national rugby union team and played first-clas

Was an English sportsman who represented the England national rugby union team and played first-class cricket for Sussex. As a right-handed specialist batsman, Sellar appeared in 19 first-class matches and made 616 runs at 19.87. Many of those matches wer

Is a retired American hammer thrower, whose personal best throw is 80.02 metres, achieved in May 198

Is a retired American hammer thrower, whose personal best throw is 80.02 metres, achieved in May 1988 in Modesto. Flax is a two-time Olympic hammer thrower, who competed in the 1988 and 1992 Olympic Games. He began throwing the hammer for the University o

Is a retired road bicycle racer and track cyclist from the United States, who represented his native

Is a retired road bicycle racer and track cyclist from the United States, who represented his native country at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics.

Is a Scottish professional boxer, who is the reigning Commonwealth Games light-heavyweight champion.

Is a Scottish professional boxer, who is the reigning Commonwealth Games light-heavyweight champion. Hailing from Craigmillar, he defeated Adura Olalehin of Nigeria (23-19) in the final of the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Was a Scottish footballer.Gunn played for Newmains and Swansea Town before joining Port Vale, along

Was a Scottish footballer.Gunn played for Newmains and Swansea Town before joining Port Vale, along with Billy Tabram for £400 in May 1933. After four seasons playing in various different positions he was transferred to Northampton Town in May 1937, he also guested for Portsmouth during World War II.

American basketball player who played point guard for more than a decade in the National Basketball

American basketball player who played point guard for more than a decade in the National Basketball Association.

Is an Australian cricketer. An opening batsman, he played domestic first-class cricket for Queenslan

Is an Australian cricketer. An opening batsman, he played domestic first-class cricket for Queensland for 10 years, from 1946-7 to 1956-7. He played in 5 Tests for the Australian cricket team in 1950 and 1951. His younger brother Ron Archer played 19 Tests for Australia between 1953 to 1956.

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'7" forward from North Carolina State University, Carr wo

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'7" forward from North Carolina State University, Carr won a gold medal with the United States national basketball team at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the sixth overall pick of the 1977 NBA Draft, and he played 10 seasons (1977–1987) in the NBA with the Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, and Portland Trail Blazers. Carr scored 7,813 points in his NBA career and grabbed 4,999 rebounds.

Was a South African cricketer who played in two Tests in 1961.

Was a South African cricketer who played in two Tests in 1961.

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1896 and for Derbys

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1896 and for Derbyshire in 1909.

Is a former American football quarterback who spent his entire professional career playing for the C

Is a former American football quarterback who spent his entire professional career playing for the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL and later returned as a position coach. He is currently the quarterbacks coach with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Was a shortstop in Major League Baseball.

Was a shortstop in Major League Baseball.

Is a retired Ghanaian sprinter, an inventor, and an avid entrepreneur. Kenneth attended Brigham Youn

Is a retired Ghanaian sprinter, an inventor, and an avid entrepreneur. Kenneth attended Brigham Young University and competed on the track team with Leonard Myles-Mills. Running the second leg of BYU's 4 x 100 metres relay quartet, Kenneth with team mates Leonard Myles-Mills, Tobias Akwenye, and Slade Combs set a new BYU school record of 38.88 seconds.

An American professional wrestler and actor, better known by his ring name Mr. Kennedy. He currently

An American professional wrestler and actor, better known by his ring name Mr. Kennedy. He currently wrestles for the SmackDown brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE),[2] but is currently inactive due to a dislocated shoulder.Anderson was trained by All-Star Championship Wrestling owners Eric Hammers and Mike Krause. He was invited to appear on WWF Jakked, WWE Velocity, and WWE Sunday Night Heat in a try-out basis as an independent jobber several times from 2001 to 2004. Anderson also made some appearances on TNA Xplosion and was initially approached for a contract at Total Nonstop Action Wrestling by Jeff Jarrett but communications broke down.[

Was a Major League Baseball shortstop who played for the New York and San Francisco Giants (1957-60)

Was a Major League Baseball shortstop who played for the New York and San Francisco Giants (1957-60), Chicago Cubs (1961-64) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1965-67). He batted and threw right-handed.A native of Nassau, Bahamas, Rodgers was the first Bahamian to play in the major leagues. He was a talented cricket player who paid his own way for a tryout with the Giants in 1954. Rodgers failed to make the team that year. He had to learn the rules of baseball, not to jump away from curveballs, and consequently, he adjusted and made his debut in 1957. Rodgers was a part of the Giants roster until October 1960 when he was traded to the Milwaukee Braves for Alvin Dark.

Is a Norwegian football midfielder who currently plays for Valdres FK.He started his career in Skjet

Is a Norwegian football midfielder who currently plays for Valdres FK.He started his career in Skjetten SK, and moved to regional greats Lillestrøm SK during off-season on 14 November 2002. He got one Norwegian Premier League game in 2003, without scoring

Was an English footballer who represented both England and New Zealand at national level.Born in Bra

Was an English footballer who represented both England and New Zealand at national level.Born in Bradford, and serving in the RAF during the Second World War, Armstrong was a versatile, tough-tackling and energetic midfielder who played mainly for Chelsea. He was signed for the club from Bradford Rovers in 1946 for a fee of 100 guineas.

Was an American freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was an American freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Is a former English cricketer who played first class cricket for Oxford University between 1949 and

Is a former English cricketer who played first class cricket for Oxford University between 1949 and 1951 and for Derbyshire in 1949. He played minor county cricket for Cornwall in 1947 and for Derbyshire second XI in 1948. He made five appearances as wick