Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Was an American NBA point guard with the original Baltimore Bullets, who is best known for forming t

Was an American NBA point guard with the original Baltimore Bullets, who is best known for forming the teams that play against and tour with the Harlem Globetrotters; the Washington Generals and the New York Nationals.

Was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He was the brother of cyclists Hector Heusghem and Pi

Was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He was the brother of cyclists Hector Heusghem and Pierre-Joseph Heusghem. His best Tour de France finish was his fifth place in 1911. In 1912, he won a stage in the Tour de France and Paris-Tours.

Was a French football defender and manager. He notably played for Real Madrid.

Was a French football defender and manager. He notably played for Real Madrid.

Was a French weightlifter and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in L

Was a French weightlifter and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and again at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.

Is a Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.n the latte

Is a Namibian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.n the latter part of 2006, Louis Burger has hit two centuries, the first of his career in October against Limpopo, and the second, a career-topping high of 120 agains

Is a judoka from Canada, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics: 1984

Is a judoka from Canada, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics: 1984 and 1988. He had unfortunately missed the 1980 Moscow Olympics due to Canada's boycott. Louis twice won the gold medal at the Pan American Games (1979 and

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played for Otago. He was born and died in Dunedin. Joel made a singl

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played for Otago. He was born and died in Dunedin. Joel made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1899-1900 season, against Auckland. In the only innings in which he batted, he scored 1 not out.

Is a former South African cricketer who played five One Day Internationals from 1997 to 2000.

Is a former South African cricketer who played five One Day Internationals from 1997 to 2000.

Is a boxing promoter and television/film producer. Among his past and present boxers are Jermain Tay

Is a boxing promoter and television/film producer. Among his past and present boxers are Jermain Taylor and Bernard Hopkins, both former middleweight world champions. Also part of DiBella Entertainment is Paul Malignaggi, the IBF junior welterweight champ

Was a Major League Baseball first baseman who played for five seasons. He played for the Cleveland I

Was a Major League Baseball first baseman who played for five seasons. He played for the Cleveland Indians from 1916 to 1917 and from 1921 to 1923.

Born into a cricketing family in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Tancred attended St Aidan’s College

Born into a cricketing family in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Tancred attended St Aidan’s College, Grahamstown where, along with his brothers Bernard and Vincent, he began to show cricketing prowess. He made his first-class debut for Transvaal against We

Is an American actor, fitness trainer/consultant, and retired professional bodybuilder. Ferrigno won

Is an American actor, fitness trainer/consultant, and retired professional bodybuilder. Ferrigno won an IFBB Mr. America title and two consecutive IFBB Mr. Universe titles. He appeared in the television series The Incredible Hulk (playing David Banner's b

Better known as Kid Kaplan, was a professional boxer in the Featherweight division. He has been desc

Better known as Kid Kaplan, was a professional boxer in the Featherweight division. He has been described as one of the greatest Ukranian boxers.

Is an English-Australian football (soccer) player who plays as an attacking midfielder. He played fo

Is an English-Australian football (soccer) player who plays as an attacking midfielder. He played for Adelaide United in the newly formed Hyundai A-League's inaugural season, but was delisted in the close season. He has represented Australia at both U-17 and U-20 levels.

Is a Ghanaian retired professional soccer player. Ken-Kwofie has previously coached Ramapo College.[

Is a Ghanaian retired professional soccer player. Ken-Kwofie has previously coached Ramapo College.[4] He also coaches youth soccer in New Jersey.

Is a Namibian cricketer. He first played for Namibia in October 2006 as a tailender batsman, in the

Is a Namibian cricketer. He first played for Namibia in October 2006 as a tailender batsman, in the South African Airways Three-Day Challenge, making his Namibian debut against Limpopo, having played early domestic cricket with Eldoraigne High School in S

Was a German racing driver and businessman.As John Winter, he has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 198

Was a German racing driver and businessman.As John Winter, he has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1985 with a Porsche 956 of Joest Racing, with Klaus Ludwig and Paolo Barilla. Winter drove a single stint in the early hours of Sunday in support of his teamm

German racing driver and businessman.

German racing driver and businessman.

Is an American professional golfer who has participated in and won numerous golf tournaments includi

Is an American professional golfer who has participated in and won numerous golf tournaments including the 1975 U.S. Open. Most of his wins were in the 1970s.

Was a professional American football player for the Minneapolis Marines, prior to that team's entry

Was a professional American football player for the Minneapolis Marines, prior to that team's entry into the National Football League. During his football career, he earned the nickname the The Jewish Lion. Safro also played on a United States Marines foo

Is a French footballer who currently plays as a forward for Everton in the Premier League and the Fr

Is a French footballer who currently plays as a forward for Everton in the Premier League and the France national team. A former scholar at the Clairefontaine football academy, he started his career at Metz before playing on loan at Newcastle United. Before the start of the 2000–01 season, Saha moved to Fulham where he established himself as first choice striker,

Is a retired American professional basketball player who played for the NBA's Boston Celtics for thr

Is a retired American professional basketball player who played for the NBA's Boston Celtics for three seasons from 1956-1959.Tsioropoulos, Ramsey and Hagan all graduated from Kentucky in 1953 and, as a result, became eligible for the NBA Draft. All three players were selected by the Boston Celtics—Ramsey in the first round, Hagan in the third, and Tsioropoulos in the seventh. All three also returned to Kentucky for one more season despite graduating. After finishing the regular season (one in which Tsioropoulos averaged 14.5 points per game) with a perfect 25-0 record and a #1 ranking in the Associated Press, Kentucky had been offered a bid into the NCAA Tournament. However, then-existing NCAA rules prohibited graduate students from participating in post-season play. The Wildcats declined the bid because their participation would have forced them to play without Tsioropoulos, Ramsey and Hagan, thus jeopardizing their perfect season.

Is an American professional basketball player who was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the 2nd rou

Is an American professional basketball player who was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the 2nd round (30th overall) of the 1995 NBA Draft. Roe played in two NBA seasons with the Pistons and Golden State Warriors. In his brief NBA career, he appeared in 66 games and scored a total of 130 points. He played collegiately at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) where he was a consensus first-team All-American in 1995.

Is an American men's basketball coach. Orr became the 15th different men's basketball head coach at

Is an American men's basketball coach. Orr became the 15th different men's basketball head coach at Bowling Green State University on April 4, 2007, replacing Dan Dakich whose contract ran out following the 2006-2007 season. Orr was the former head coach at Seton Hall University from April 4, 2001 until his firing on March 24, 2006. He was formerly an assistant at Xavier University, Providence College, and his alma-mater Syracuse University, before getting his first head coaching job at Siena College.

Is a Belgian canoer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he finished 11th in the K-1 10

Is a Belgian canoer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he finished 11th in the K-1 10000 m event.