Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Was a professional boxer.Known as "Lights Out", he was a contestant on reality TV show The Next Grea

Was a professional boxer.Known as "Lights Out", he was a contestant on reality TV show The Next Great Champ on Fox and was eliminated from the show after being decisioned by Fred Bachmann

Was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1949.

Was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1949.

Is a Ghanaian football midfielder who played for Al-Gharafa Sports Club. He began his career with Li

Is a Ghanaian football midfielder who played for Al-Gharafa Sports Club. He began his career with Liberty Professionals F.C. and had a trial with French Ligue 2 side AS Saint-Etienne in August 2002. In January 2003 he has signed for the French Ligue 2, AS

Is a Filipino professional basketball player currently playing for the Coca-Cola Tigers Team in the

Is a Filipino professional basketball player currently playing for the Coca-Cola Tigers Team in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was an undrafted player during what could be the deepest draft batch in 2008.

Is a former American football player who played tight end and offensive tackle with the Pittsburgh S

Is a former American football player who played tight end and offensive tackle with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played all or part of four seasons in the majors, from

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played all or part of four seasons in the majors, from 1974 until 1977, for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Is a former Australian cricketer who played in 6 Tests from 1965 to 1970.

Is a former Australian cricketer who played in 6 Tests from 1965 to 1970.

Is a former guard in college and professional American football. He played collegiately at Bethune-C

Is a former guard in college and professional American football. He played collegiately at Bethune-Cookman College. Undrafted out of college, Little began his professional career as a free agent with the American Football League's San Diego Chargers in 1967 and 1968,

Is a Nigerian-born football player who currently playing for Mutual, the Hong Kong Second Division C

Is a Nigerian-born football player who currently playing for Mutual, the Hong Kong Second Division Club.Akandu started his career and made his name as a centre forward but has become a defender during his career in Hong Kong FC.

Is a retired professional baseball player who played 1 season for the California Angels of Major Lea

Is a retired professional baseball player who played 1 season for the California Angels of Major League Baseball.

Was an American college and professional football defensive end. A graduate of Chaminade High School

Was an American college and professional football defensive end. A graduate of Chaminade High School in Mineola, New York, the Boston College standout was one of several Boston-area athletes to join the American Football League's Boston Patriots, and one of many hall-of-fame calibre players in the 1961 AFL draft

Is a retired American basketball player.e played for the Bullets (1979-80) in the NBA for 13 games.

Is a retired American basketball player.e played for the Bullets (1979-80) in the NBA for 13 games. He was also under contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers in September 1979, but has not played in the NBA for them.

Is a former player in the NBA who last played with the Chicago Bulls. He played his freshman year of

Is a former player in the NBA who last played with the Chicago Bulls. He played his freshman year of college basketball at Indiana University, but transferred after that season to Ohio State University, where he played his three remaining years of eligibility and eventually graduated. He was drafted by the Sacramento Kings in the 2nd round (51st overall) of the 1994 NBA Draft. He played in Europe, in the Greek (Ambelokipi and PAOK BC) and French (Pau-Orthez) leagues for three years before joining the Kings in 1997.

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played parts of three seasons for the Chicago White So

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played parts of three seasons for the Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers.

Is a naturalized Equatoguinean football defender, who plays for Bahla in the Omani Second Division.

Is a naturalized Equatoguinean football defender, who plays for Bahla in the Omani Second Division.

Is a former pitcher and manager in Major League Baseball who had a 14-year pitching career from 1964

Is a former pitcher and manager in Major League Baseball who had a 14-year pitching career from 1964 through 1977 and a five-year career managing the Houston Astros from 1997 through 2001. He played for the Houston Colt .45s/Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals, both of the National League.Drafted by the Colts at age 17, Dierker made his major-league pitching debut on his 18th birthday — and struck out Willie Mays in the first inning. (As of 2010, he remains the last man to play in the majors at such an early age.) In 1969, he became the Astros' first 20-game winner, while compiling a 2.33 earned run average, 20 complete games and 232 strikeouts over 305 innings. He was elected to the National League All-Star team in 1969 and 1971. On July 9, 1976, Dierker pitched a no hitter against the Montreal Expos.

Is a professional basketball player who was selected by the Vancouver Grizzlies in the 2nd round (36

Is a professional basketball player who was selected by the Vancouver Grizzlies in the 2nd round (36th overall pick) of the 1995 NBA Draft. He played for the Grizzlies for two seasons from 1995–1997 and for the Washington Wizards during the 1997-98 season. Moten attended Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington DC and the New Hampton School in Hampton, New Hampshire. In prep school, he and teammate Bill Brasky combined for 98 points in a Class 3A game, then a state record for two players.

Is an American professional basketball player formerly in the NBA. He was a second round draft pick

Is an American professional basketball player formerly in the NBA. He was a second round draft pick (55th overall) of the Seattle SuperSonics in the 2005 NBA Draft and was then traded to the Memphis Grizzlies.

Is a former American football free safety who played for the St. Louis Cardinals.Wilson attended Rig

Is a former American football free safety who played for the St. Louis Cardinals.Wilson attended Rigby High School, where a plaque now hangs noting his accomplishments. After high school Wilson played college football at the University of Utah, where he was a two-way starter.

Was an English football player, manager and chairman who was the first ever manager of Manchester Ci

Was an English football player, manager and chairman who was the first ever manager of Manchester City F.C..Furniss' football career began in the 1880s, before the advent of formal League football, when he played for the team which would later become Ardwick AFC and Manchester City.

Was an English cricketer. Black was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace. Black mad

Was an English cricketer. Black was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace. Black made his first-class debut for Hampshire against the Gentlemen of Philadelphia in 1903. On debut, Black took his only first-class wicket, that of Philadelphia batsman John Lester. After the First World War and sixteen years after making his debut for Hampshire, Black made his second first-class appearance for Hampshire in 1919. Black played three matches in the 1919 County Championship against Middlesex, Surrey and Yorkshire.

Lawrence, also known as "Yagga", was an elegant right handed batsman described by Michael Holding, h

Lawrence, also known as "Yagga", was an elegant right handed batsman described by Michael Holding, his team mate, as "the best batsman I ever saw". It was felt that his ability was so extraordinary that Sobers believed he could have been the greatest of a

Is the head coach of the National Basketball Association's Charlotte Bobcats.He has been a college a

Is the head coach of the National Basketball Association's Charlotte Bobcats.He has been a college and professional basketball coach since 1975. He has won over 1,000 professional games in the ABA and the NBA and is the only coach in NBA history to lead seven different teams to the playoffs. He is also the only person ever to coach two NBA franchises in the same season (San Antonio Spurs and Los Angeles Clippers during the 1992-93 NBA season[1]). He is 1,285-853 in his career. He is also the only coach in history to win both an NCAA National Championship (Kansas 1988) and an NBA Championship (Detroit 2004).

Was a Canadian lacrosse player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Was a Canadian lacrosse player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman who played for Derbyshire during the 1946 sea

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman who played for Derbyshire during the 1946 season.