Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Is a former Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1968.

Is a former Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1968.

Is a former Australian first-class cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowle

Is a former Australian first-class cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he made eighteen appearances for South Australia. He made his top-score of 123 against New South Wales in his penultimate first-class match.

Is an English footballer currently with Conference National side Forest Green Rovers. He is Ghanaian

Is an English footballer currently with Conference National side Forest Green Rovers. He is Ghanaian Descent.He made his first team debut on November 17, 2001 in a 3-0 home FA Cup victory against non-league Cambridge City, prior to turning professional in April 2002

Was a British swimmer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and 1924 Summer Olympics.Four years l

Was a British swimmer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and 1924 Summer Olympics.Four years later in Paris he swam the final leg in the first heat of the 4×200 m freestyle relay event as a member of British team, but was later replaced by John Thomson in the semifinal and final. The British team finished in a fifth place in the final.

Was an English-born New Zealand cricketer. He was a wicket-keeper who played for Auckland. Stephen-S

Was an English-born New Zealand cricketer. He was a wicket-keeper who played for Auckland. Stephen-Smith made two first-class appearances for the team during the 1931-32 season. He made two scores of 9 runs on his debut first-class appearance, against Ota

Is an English former footballer who captained Watford in the 1984 FA Cup Final. He played as a hard-

Is an English former footballer who captained Watford in the 1984 FA Cup Final. He played as a hard-working central-midfielder. Graham Taylor, his Watford manager, described him as "sniffer and a ratter".

Is a former professional footballer who played as a striker with several clubs in the 1970s, and is

Is a former professional footballer who played as a striker with several clubs in the 1970s, and is best known as the father of current Newcastle United and England international striker, Michael Owen.

Was a first-class cricketer in Australia and New Zealand, and Test match umpire in New Zealand. A ri

Was a first-class cricketer in Australia and New Zealand, and Test match umpire in New Zealand. A right-hand batsman and off-break bowler, he played 23 matches of first-class cricket between 1895/96 and 1909/10. He took 37 wickets at the excellent bowling average of 18.97, with best bowling of 6/23 for Canterbury against Wellington in December 1899 (he also hit 70 and 44 with the bat in that match). His only other 5-wicket haul came for Wellington against Otago in December 1907: he took 4/20 and 5/87 in that match.

Was an Australian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was eliminated in the se

Was an Australian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was eliminated in the second round of the light heavyweight class after losing his fight to František Havelka.

Was the leading all-rounder for Derbyshire between the wars and at his peak probably the most deadly

Was the leading all-rounder for Derbyshire between the wars and at his peak probably the most deadly bowler on a sticky wicket Derbyshire ever produced, owing to his perfect length and ability to turn the ball back from the off. His pace was almost medium and even the most fleet-footed of batsmen could not hit him easily on a bad pitch; however, his lack of flight and variety made him usually harmless on good pitches. Townsend was also an enterprising middle order batsman, who set a longstanding record for most centuries for Derbyshire in a season in 1933.

Was an Indian field hockey player, of Anglo-Indian descent.He is in the Guinness Book of World Recor

Was an Indian field hockey player, of Anglo-Indian descent.He is in the Guinness Book of World Records along with Udham Singh for having won the maximum number of Olympic medals in field hockey. He was born in Bilaspur.

Was a cricketer who played one One Day International for New Zealand in 1979. Stott was a lower-orde

Was a cricketer who played one One Day International for New Zealand in 1979. Stott was a lower-order right-handed batsman and a medium-paced right-arm bowler who played New Zealand domestic cricket for Auckland for 15 seasons from 1969/70 - 1983/84. His

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played one Test for New Zealand, against England in March 1955. Play

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played one Test for New Zealand, against England in March 1955. Playing as a specialist batsman, Watt made two runs in two innings, as he was twice bowled by England's bowlers. In first class cricket he played a total of 48 matches, making just over 2,000 runs at a batting average of 23.30 - often opening the batting for Otago with Bert Sutcliffe, whose first-class average was just over twice of Watt's.

Was an English footballer and manager.As a player, 16 year-old Les Allen made his senior football de

Was an English footballer and manager.As a player, 16 year-old Les Allen made his senior football debut in February 1953 for Briggs Sports in an unforgettable FA Amateur cup quarter final tie at Victoria Road, Dagenham against the holders Pegasus, the great amateur team of the 1950's, a match which the Dagenham works team won 3-0 with Les scoring one and making the other two.

Was an English cricketer who played 193 first-class matches between 1925 and 1933, every one of them

Was an English cricketer who played 193 first-class matches between 1925 and 1933, every one of them for Worcestershire. He was primarily an opening batsman, although he did pick up some useful (if expensive) wickets with his medium-pacers. Wright played

A Dutch footballer of Haitian descent who plays for Eredivisie club SC Heerenveen and the Haiti nati

A Dutch footballer of Haitian descent who plays for Eredivisie club SC Heerenveen and the Haiti national team.Fellinga played for the youth teams of ZFC Zuidlaren and FC Groningen before joining Eerste Divisie club BV Veendam in 2006. He was a regular feature for the club in the 2007-08 season. SC Heerenveen picked him up in a summer 2008 transfer. He made his first team debut for Heerenveen in a European match against Vitória FC.

Is a French footballer currently playing as a left winger for Dijon FCO in the Ligue 2. He began tha

Is a French footballer currently playing as a left winger for Dijon FCO in the Ligue 2. He began than his professional career with RC Lens[5] and was promoted in summer 2004 to the Ligue 1 team. After eight games in his first season was loaned out from RC Lens and played in the 2005/2006 season for FC Istres twenty six games, who scores two goals and turned in July 2006 back to RC Lens[6].

Was a first-class cricketer. Weekes was a fast bowler who made appearances for the Leeward Islands c

Was a first-class cricketer. Weekes was a fast bowler who made appearances for the Leeward Islands cricket team, Lincolnshire CCC, Northamptonshire CCC, Yorkshire CCC and the Yorkshire Cricket Board, taking 69 first-class wickets at 27.11 and scoring 535

Is an American professional basketball player with Macedonian citizenship. He is from New Orleans, L

Is an American professional basketball player with Macedonian citizenship. He is from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is currently under contract with Montepaschi Siena.

Is an assistant coach for the NBA Indiana Pacers[1], and is a former American professional basketbal

Is an assistant coach for the NBA Indiana Pacers[1], and is a former American professional basketball player, who played for numerous NBA teams. He played the point guard position.Conner played collegiately at Oregon State University under legendary coach Ralph Miller, and was on the 1980-1981 squad which spent most of the season at #1 in the polls, before losing in the NCAA basketball playoffs. He was drafted in 1982 as the 14th pick overall, by the Golden State Warriors, and played with the Warriors for 4 seasons. He would later play for the Houston Rockets, and serve two stints with both the New Jersey Nets and the Milwaukee Bucks, finishing his career with the Los Angeles Clippers, the Indiana Pacers, and the Los Angeles Lakers. He ended his NBA playing days in 1994.

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in two Tests from 1962 to 1968.

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in two Tests from 1962 to 1968.

Was a defensive end in the National Football League.He played high school football at Montville High

Was a defensive end in the National Football League.He played high school football at Montville High School in Montville, New Jersey

Was a well known American casino owner, mobster, poker enthusiast, and convicted felon. Binion was b

Was a well known American casino owner, mobster, poker enthusiast, and convicted felon. Binion was born and raised in Grayson County, Texas, north of Dallas. His parents initially kept him out of school due to precarious health. His father, a horse trader, let him accompany him on trips. While the outdoor life restored his health, Benny Binion never had any formal education.

Was an American jockey who achieved racing acclaim in the United Kingdom in the first decade of the

Was an American jockey who achieved racing acclaim in the United Kingdom in the first decade of the twentieth century. In 1900, he was the number one jockey racing in Britain based on earnings, beating other prominent American jockeys such as Tod Sloan, D

Is an American professional tennis player.

Is an American professional tennis player.