Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Was an English sportsman and later journalist. He was most accomplished at golf and cricket as detai

Was an English sportsman and later journalist. He was most accomplished at golf and cricket as detailed below, but also played tennis to a very high standard and was an excellent ice-skater, a good rackets player and a fine shot.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played first-class cricket for Essex. He

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played first-class cricket for Essex. He was born in Leyton and died in Kensington. A lower-order batsman, Graham made two appearances for the side during the 1926 season, scoring a total of 14 r

Was an American football defensive end elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1976.He played tw

Was an American football defensive end elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1976.He played two years for the Los Angeles Dons of the All-America Football Conference. When the AAFC disbanded in 1949, only three teams from the league - the Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers, and Baltimore Colts - were merged into the NFL

Was an American football defensive end elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1976.He played tw

Was an American football defensive end elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1976.He played two years for the Los Angeles Dons of the All-America Football Conference. When the AAFC disbanded in 1949, only three teams from the league - the Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers, and Baltimore Colts - were merged into the NFL. Ford was selected by the Browns out of a special draft pool created for teamless former AAFC players. In Cleveland, he became a ferocious defensive player for a very strong Browns team that dominated the NFL during the 1950s, playing in five championship games and winning three.

Is an American businessman, racehorse owner/breeder, and a philanthropist who in 1955 founded the Al

Is an American businessman, racehorse owner/breeder, and a philanthropist who in 1955 founded the Alberto-Culver Company. Since the 1960s, Lavin has been involved in the sport of horse racing. He owns Glen Hill Farm in Ocala, Florida where he breeds Thoro

Is a retired track cyclist from the United States. He represented his native country at the 1984 Sum

Is a retired track cyclist from the United States. He represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, where he won the silver medal in the men's 4.000m team pursuit and the bronze in the 4.000m individual pursuit.

Is a Brazilian defender.

Is a Brazilian defender.

Was a first baseman in Major League Baseball who appeared in 5 games for the Philadelphia Phillies d

Was a first baseman in Major League Baseball who appeared in 5 games for the Philadelphia Phillies during the 1939 season.

Is an American sportscaster, lawyer and former National Basketball Association player.Elmore has ser

Is an American sportscaster, lawyer and former National Basketball Association player.Elmore has served as a college basketball analyst for ESPN for over eight years and served in the same capacity for CBS Sports' coverage of the NCAA Tournament; he also serves an analyst for ABC Sports. Elmore is an eight-year veteran of the NBA having played for the Indiana Pacers, Kansas City Kings (presently Sacramento Kings), Milwaukee Bucks, New Jersey Nets, and New York Knicks, and he also played two seasons with the Pacers when they were in the ABA.

Was a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'7" center, he spent the majority of his c

Was a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'7" center, he spent the majority of his career with the New York Knicks of the NBA.He played basketball at DeSales University and the University of Detroit, then enlisted in the United States Navy to serve in the Pacific theater of World War II. Ater returning home at the end of the war, a friend, Paul Taylor, signed him to the New York Knicks.

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1877 to 1882. He first played professionally

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1877 to 1882. He first played professionally in 1869, for the Breckfield Club in Liverpool. He then went to live in Sheffield where he was a metal-grinder and was playing at Wakefield in 1872 and 187

Is an English football goalkeeper who is currently at Woking on loan from Millwall.Initially signed

Is an English football goalkeeper who is currently at Woking on loan from Millwall.Initially signed up by Chelsea since the opening of the 2002-03 season, he was loaned out to Watford between September 2003 and May 2004, a deal initially intended to last for two months, but extending to the end of the season.

Was an English football player who played for Notts County and Leicester City, as well as the Englis

Was an English football player who played for Notts County and Leicester City, as well as the English national side. He was born in Nottingham.

Was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University from 1897 to 1900 and Middle

Was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University from 1897 to 1900 and Middlesex County Cricket Club from 1899 to 1909. He also played four Test matches for England against South Africa in 1905-06.

Is a former professional American football player who was selected by the New England Patriots in th

Is a former professional American football player who was selected by the New England Patriots in the 1st round (14th overall) of the 1991 NFL Draft. A 6'2", 235-lb. running back from Arizona State University, Russell played in 6 NFL seasons from 1991 to 1996 for the Patriots, the Denver Broncos, the St. Louis Rams, and the San Diego Chargers.

Len Coldwell was a right-arm fast-medium bowler who was, for a few years in the early to mid-1960s,

Len Coldwell was a right-arm fast-medium bowler who was, for a few years in the early to mid-1960s, half of the most feared new-ball partnership in English county cricket. With his bowling partner Jack Flavell, Coldwell was the attacking force behind the unprecedented success of Worcestershire which brought the county its first successes in the County Championship in 1964 and 1965.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1948.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1948.

American college basketball player who suffered a fatal cardiac arrhythmia that resulted from a coca

American college basketball player who suffered a fatal cardiac arrhythmia that resulted from a cocaine overdose less than 48 hours after being selected by the Boston Celtics in the 1986 NBA Draft. Bias was the second player selected in the draft, after Brad Daugherty of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Was an American basketball import for various teams from 1991-2002.For most of that time he was the

Was an American basketball import for various teams from 1991-2002.For most of that time he was the star player for the Otago Nuggets in the NBL. He is the 4th All time leading scorer in the history of the NBL averaging 25.6 points a game. He teamed up wi

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1]

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed in the team épée event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1]

Is a former boxer from South Africa, bronze medalist at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.[1]

Is a former boxer from South Africa, bronze medalist at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.[1]

Was an English cricketer who played in 3 Tests from 1938 to 1939.

Was an English cricketer who played in 3 Tests from 1938 to 1939.

"The Guv'nor", was a famed East End of London bareknuckle fighter, bouncer, former criminal, author,

"The Guv'nor", was a famed East End of London bareknuckle fighter, bouncer, former criminal, author, television presenter, and actor; McLean was often referred to as "the hardest man in Britain".

Better known as Len Millard, was an English footballer who played the majority of his career at left

Better known as Len Millard, was an English footballer who played the majority of his career at left back.Millard was born in Coseley and joined West Bromwich Albion as an amateur in May 1937. He turned professional in September 1942, having already made his debut during the previous month against Northampton Town in the Football League South.

Is a Kenyan long-distance runner, who started from 2004 until 2007 as Mushir Salem Jawher (Arabic: ?

Is a Kenyan long-distance runner, who started from 2004 until 2007 as Mushir Salem Jawher (Arabic: ???? ???? ?????), having acquired the citizenship of Bahrain.He originally represented Kenya and finished fourth in the short race at the 2000 World Cross Country Championships.