Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter L

A former American football player for the Denver Broncos in the National Football League.In 1983, th

A former American football player for the Denver Broncos in the National Football League.In 1983, the Denver Broncos drafted Karl Mecklenburg in the 12th round with the 310th pick overall. In spite of his low selection, Mecklenburg went on to become an integral part of the Broncos' Super Bowl teams of the 1980s. He played in six Pro Bowls. His 79.5 sacks is the second highest total in franchise history. In 2001, during half time of a game against the Baltimore Ravens, he and Dennis Smith were inducted into the Denver Broncos Ring of Fame

Was one of New Zealand's best-known jockeys, now retired. He won a record number of races totalling

Was one of New Zealand's best-known jockeys, now retired. He won a record number of races totalling 2479, mainly in the 1980s including the 1989 Japan Cup on champion mare Horlicks, which broke the world record over 2400m. He was also jockey of the unfort

Is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the

Is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the first round (26th overall) of the 1990 NBA Draft. A guard, Blanks played for the Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves in 3 NBA seasons, averaging 2.0 ppg. He played collegiately at the University of Virginia and the University of Texas at Austin. Blanks and teammates Travis Mays and Joey Wright were known as the "BMW Scoring Machine" during the 1989-90 basketball season. That Longhorn team won the Southwest Conference tournament and advanced to the Elite Eight in the 1990 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

Is a South African footballer. He is a midfielder and currently plays for Ajax Cape Town.David came

Is a South African footballer. He is a midfielder and currently plays for Ajax Cape Town.David came to Djurgårdens IF from TSV 1860 München in Germany at the start of the 2006 season, but had a tough time establishing himself as a regular starter in the beginning of the season. However, as the season went on, Davids became a more and more regular name in the Djurgården starting line-up. During the 2007 season, Davids played on the right wing as a midfielder or as a defender.[1]

Is a former American football wide receiver. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and

Is a former American football wide receiver. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He retired as a player after the 1972 season.

Is a former American athlete who won a silver medal in the hammer throw in the 1996 Summer Olympics

Is a former American athlete who won a silver medal in the hammer throw in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He also competed in the 1988, 1992, and 2000 Summer Olympics.

Is an American professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam Astana. He is also the fou

Is an American professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam Astana. He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support.

Is a New Zealand rugby league player, he currently plays for the New Zealand Warriors. In 2008 Hohai

Is a New Zealand rugby league player, he currently plays for the New Zealand Warriors. In 2008 Hohaia was a member of the World Cup winning New Zealand team.

Is an American professional wrestler, best known for his work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, whe

Is an American professional wrestler, best known for his work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is a two time NWA World Tag Team Champion with Kid Kash while the title was under the TNA banner. He also worked for World Wrestling Entertainment un

Is a New Zealand cricketer. He was born in Papakura. He made his ODI debut in the 2005 series agains

Is a New Zealand cricketer. He was born in Papakura. He made his ODI debut in the 2005 series against Australia from 1 March to 5 March, 2005.

Is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for the Auckland Aces in the State Championship and the Aucklan

Is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for the Auckland Aces in the State Championship and the Auckland Stars in the NBL, and has recently signed as the marquee player of the New Zealand Breakers in the HUMMER NBL Championship. He was born in Auckland. He i

Is an American professional wrestler, currently wrestling on the Raw brand of World Wrestling Entert

Is an American professional wrestler, currently wrestling on the Raw brand of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) under the ring name Lance Cade.[4]Lance Cade and fellow wrestler Bryan Danielson went to Japan on December 1, 1999. They competed in Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW).[8][10] Cade and Danielson worked as a tag team for a while before they went their separate ways; Cade stayed in FMW and faced off against ECW wrestler Balls Mahoney in tag team matches and a three way dance against another FMW wrestler. Cade left FMW after he was defeated by Mahoney in a three way dance on February 25, 2000, also involving Crazy Boy.[11]

Is an English former professional football goalkeeper, most recently at Wivenhoe Town of the Eastern

Is an English former professional football goalkeeper, most recently at Wivenhoe Town of the Eastern Counties Football League Premier Division. His elder brother Richard was also a professional goalkeeper principally for Exeter City and Cambridge United.

Is a cricketer, more specifically an all-rounder. He is known for his aggressive batting and his fas

Is a cricketer, more specifically an all-rounder. He is known for his aggressive batting and his fast-medium swing bowling. He is nicknamed "Zulu" because of his fluency in that language.

Was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his time in World Wrestling Entertainme

Was an American professional wrestler. He was best known for his time in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) where he performed under the ring names Garrison Cade and Lance Cade. He was assigned to Memphis Championship Wrestling, and later Heartland Wrest

Is an American swimmer and olympic champion.

Is an American swimmer and olympic champion.

He would be named to both the ECAC First All-Star Team and the NCAA East First All-American Team. He

He would be named to both the ECAC First All-Star Team and the NCAA East First All-American Team. He was also named ECAC Player of the Year in 1978. Nethery still holds the Cornell records for assists and points in a season, as well as career assists and points. His scoring touch stayed with him as a professional player, and he average over a point per game in parts of three seasons with the New Haven Nighthawks and Springfield Indians of the AHL. He also played 41 NHL games in two seasons, for the New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers. After joining the Oilers (in a trade for Eddie Mio), Nethery played only 3 NHL games, despite putting up two points.

Is the current president of the New Zealand Professional Boxing Association (NZPBA) , a New Zealand

Is the current president of the New Zealand Professional Boxing Association (NZPBA) , a New Zealand boxing promoter, referee, and a former New Zealand professional boxer. Revill compiled a professional record of 21 wins and 13 losses, with 13 knockouts, i

Is an American heavyweight boxer, who won the bronze medal as an amateur at the 1995 Pan American Ga

Is an American heavyweight boxer, who won the bronze medal as an amateur at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata. Nicknamed "Mount", or more recently "Goofi", Whitaker was known for his size and personability.

Was a West Indies cricketer, one of the most successful spin bowlers in Test cricket history. He too

Was a West Indies cricketer, one of the most successful spin bowlers in Test cricket history. He took 309 Test wickets, only the second player (after Fred Trueman) to pass 300, the first spinner to pass that milestone, and had an exceptional economy rate

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in one Test in 1948.

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in one Test in 1948.

Is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer formerly with UCI ProTeam Euskaltel-Euskadi.

Is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer formerly with UCI ProTeam Euskaltel-Euskadi.

Is a former professional American football defensive lineman in the National Football League. He was

Is a former professional American football defensive lineman in the National Football League. He was selected to 3 Pro Bowls during his 14-year career. While Quarterback sacks were not an official statistic during his career, researchers credit Bacon with a career total of 130.[1]

Is a Canadian of Hong Kong origin footballer, he played at left back position. He also is a music pr

Is a Canadian of Hong Kong origin footballer, he played at left back position. He also is a music producer, currently working in Canada. Ling began his football career at Vancouver with Whitecaps FC Prospects. In 2002, he played for one year at England side Blackburn Rovers youth academy. He later moved to Czech Republic in 2006 where he signed a contract with Jablonec 97. He played two years in Czech Republic before he joined Hong Kong's Kitchee in the summer of 2008. He was a member of the Canada U-20 men's national soccer team.

She is best known for her short lived run on the soap opera Days of our Lives in 2004. Although she

She is best known for her short lived run on the soap opera Days of our Lives in 2004. Although she was hired to replace Kirsten Storms in the role of Belle Black and signed a contract, but she only portrayed Belle Black for about two weeks. In total Rahmer appeared in only 16 episodes of Days. She had to wear a blond wig during her final taping of Days of our Lives because her replacement, Martha Madison, had longer hair.