Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter L

He was an All-American left wing on Boston College's 1949 NCAA championship team, and was captain of

He was an All-American left wing on Boston College's 1949 NCAA championship team, and was captain of the 1950–51 squad. He was also a member of the U.S. Olympic hockey team that won the silver medal at the 1952 Winter Olympic Games in Oslo, Norway.

Is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in World Championship Wrestling

Is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in World Championship Wrestling under the ring name Lenny Lane. During his time tenure in WCW, he was a one time Cruiserweight Champion. In an upset victory, Lane defeated Rey Mysterio, J

Was an Italian boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he was eliminated in the first

Was an Italian boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he was eliminated in the first round of the lightweight class after losing his fight to Julien Van Muyzen.

Was an American boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he was eliminated in the fir

Was an American boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he was eliminated in the first round of the light heavyweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming silver medalist Ernst Pistulla.

Was an Australian speed skater. He became interested in speed skating & ice hockey and played in the

Was an Australian speed skater. He became interested in speed skating & ice hockey and played in the Juniors for the Saints Monarchs, but speed skating was his main interest. With his long time school friend David Morgan, in 1948 he became a founding memb

Was a sportsman and sports administrator from New Zealand.

Was a sportsman and sports administrator from New Zealand.

Was a West Indian cricketer who played for the Leeward Islands between 1958 and 1971. An opening bat

Was a West Indian cricketer who played for the Leeward Islands between 1958 and 1971. An opening batsman for much of his career, and occasional bowler in his final seasons, Harris played in West Indian first class cricket, as well as facing the MCC team,

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played in one Test in 1946 and made a pair in that game.

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played in one Test in 1946 and made a pair in that game.

Was an English footballer.Goulden began his career with Chelmsford City, before moving to Leyton and

Was an English footballer.Goulden began his career with Chelmsford City, before moving to Leyton and then West Ham United in 1933. He remained with the Hammers for six years, making over 250 appearances and scoring 55 goals from his inside forward position. He was an ever-present, along with Joe Cockroft, during the 1936-37 season.

Is a former West Indian cricketer who played in three Tests from 1975 to 1976.

Is a former West Indian cricketer who played in three Tests from 1975 to 1976.

Is a Croatian football midfielder who last played for the Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer.He sp

Is a Croatian football midfielder who last played for the Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer.He spent most of his professional career playing in Croatia with clubs including, Hajduk Split and NK Rijeka.

Was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Worcestershire and the Europeans in the 1940s. He

Was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Worcestershire and the Europeans in the 1940s. He also stood on one occasion as a first-class umpire. Blunt made his first-class debut on Boxing Day 1942, turning out for Europeans against Indians in the Madras Presidency Match; he took four wickets and made a duck in his only innings. After the end of the Second World War, Blunt played 14 first-class games for Worcestershire between 1946 and 1948, and he made a good start to his county cricket career by taking seven wickets (including his career best of 5-60) against Hampshire at Southampton on debut. Although he was not seen in the first-class game after 1948, Blunt continued to play for Worcestershire's Second XI for another year, and in the early 1950s produced some impressive performances in minor counties cricket for Cheshire. He took 8-20 against Yorkshire's Second XI in late May 1951, and had a remarkable run against Northumberland in July of the following year: in three consecutive innings, spread over two games, Blunt claimed 5-49, 6-49 and 6-46.

Len Braund was an all-rounder, a versatile batsman who could defend or attack according to the needs

Len Braund was an all-rounder, a versatile batsman who could defend or attack according to the needs of the game and a leg break bowler who used variation more than accuracy to take wickets. He was also regarded by contemporaries as the best slip fielder of his time.

Was a Scottish first-class cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he made his highest score of 161 again

Was a Scottish first-class cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he made his highest score of 161 against Warwickshire in 1956. He was prolific for Perthshire in Scottish domestic cricket, managing 11130 runs.

Is a Romanian former boxer, the WBA lightweight world champion from January 5, 2002 to October 24, 2

Is a Romanian former boxer, the WBA lightweight world champion from January 5, 2002 to October 24, 2003.His record consisted of 22 wins, 1 loss and one draw, with 8 knockout wins.

Romanian former boxer, the WBA lightweight world champion from January 5, 2002 to October 24, 2003.

Romanian former boxer, the WBA lightweight world champion from January 5, 2002 to October 24, 2003.

Was a Scottish professional association football player. He played for Gillingham between 1927 and 1

Was a Scottish professional association football player. He played for Gillingham between 1927 and 1931.

Is an English former football player.Wills first played for the youth teams of non-league Eton Manor

Is an English former football player.Wills first played for the youth teams of non-league Eton Manor, before being signed by Arsenal in October 1949. For the next four years he played in the Gunners' reserve team, playing either at right half or right back.

Is a former American football running back who played for Penn State in college and the Baltimore Co

Is a former American football running back who played for Penn State in college and the Baltimore Colts. He came to the Colts in 1956, and had a productive first pro season and was named the NFL Rookie of The Year. He is the great uncle of Donyell Marshall.

Played first-class cricket for Somerset between 1958 and 1960. A left-handed lower order batsman and

Played first-class cricket for Somerset between 1958 and 1960. A left-handed lower order batsman and a slow left-arm spin bowler whose action was allegedly modelled on that of Tony Lock, Bryant played 15 matches for the Somerset side that finished third in the County Championship in 1958. However, he played only a handful matches in the drier summer of 1959 and in his first first-class game of 1960, against Gloucestershire at Bath, he was no-balled five times by umpire Hugo Yarnold for throwing.

Was a power forward for the Washington Bullets (1974-77), Atlanta Hawks (1977), New Orleans Jazz (19

Was a power forward for the Washington Bullets (1974-77), Atlanta Hawks (1977), New Orleans Jazz (1977-79), Phoenix Suns (1979-82), and New York Knicks (1982-85).In 11 seasons Robinson played in 772 games, stayed 25,141 minutes on the court and had a .483 field goal percentage (4,816 for 9,971), .662 free throw percentage (2,355 for 3,556), 7,267 total rebounds (1,985 offensive and 5,282 defensive), 1,348 assists, 533 steals, 510 blocks, 2,253 personal fouls and 11,988 points.

Was an English clergyman and cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1899. He mad

Was an English clergyman and cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1899. He made his cricketing debut in 1887 for Gentlemen of Derbyshire vs. Gentlemen of Canada. He was ordained deacon at St Albans in 1893, and priest in 1894. From 1

Was an English footballer of the post-World War II period.His career started at Arsenal where he was

Was an English footballer of the post-World War II period.His career started at Arsenal where he was signed as an amateur and was employed as a member of the club's ground staff during the summer of 1938. He made one appearance for Arsenal's A team in the Southern League, scoring one goal.

Was a Polish football player of Upper Silesian origin who played in the interwar period.An hard-work

Was a Polish football player of Upper Silesian origin who played in the interwar period.An hard-working and ambitious forward, Piatek was the top scorer for Polish first division vice-champions AKS Chorzów in 1937 and went on to lead the league the following season with 21 goals.He represented Poland on the country's national side in 16 games from 1937 to 1939, scoring 11 goals. He scored twice in Poland's 4:0 win over Yugoslavia in a World Cup qualifier and took part in the legendary 1938 FIFA World Cup match against Brazil in (Strasbourg, France on June 5, 1938 (5:6 Brazil). Piatek also scored a goal in the last international match played in Poland before the outbreak of World War II, a 4:2 victory over Hungary on August 27, 1939.

Was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He graduated from the University of Southern California

Was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He graduated from the University of Southern California and played in the majors from 1960 through 1970, initially signing with the Milwaukee Braves in 1959 as an amateur free agent.After parts of three seasons with the Braves, he was traded to the Chicago Cubs on June 3, 1964, in exchange for catcher Merritt Ranew and $40,000. Two weeks later, the Cubs traded their starting right fielder Lou Brock to the St. Louis Cardinals, and installed Gabrielson as Brock's replacement.