Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Was an American professional wrestler who wrestled for the American Wrestling Association (AWA) and

Was an American professional wrestler who wrestled for the American Wrestling Association (AWA) and National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) in the 1960s and 1970s. He was the father of retired professional wrestlers Dean Malenko and Joe Malenko. On July 19, 196

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'4" guard/forward, Miller played at the University of Nor

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'4" guard/forward, Miller played at the University of North Carolina during the 1960s.From 1968 to 1975, Miller played professionally in the American Basketball Association as a member of the Los Angeles Stars, Carolina Cougars, San Diego Conquistadors, Virginia Squires, and Utah Stars. He averaged 13.6 points per game in his career and set the ABA record of 67 points in a game on March 18, 1972.

Bird was born in West Baden Springs, Indiana, the son of Georgia Kerns and Claude Joseph "Joe" Bird.

Bird was born in West Baden Springs, Indiana, the son of Georgia Kerns and Claude Joseph "Joe" Bird. He grew up in both West Baden and the adjacent town French Lick, which earned him the nickname "the Hick from French Lick" in his later basketball career. Financial troubles would plague the Bird family for most of Larry's childhood.

Is an American retired NBA basketball player, widely considered one of the best players of all time,

Is an American retired NBA basketball player, widely considered one of the best players of all time, and one of the best clutch performers in the history of sports.[1] Drafted into the NBA sixth overall by the Boston Celtics in 1978, Bird started small forward and power forward for thirteen seasons, teaming with legendary center Robert Parish and forward Kevin McHale. Due to back problems, he retired as a player from the NBA in 1992. Bird was voted to the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team[1] in 1996 and inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame[2] in 1998. Bird served as head coach of the Indiana Pacers from 1997 to 2000. In 2003, he assumed the role of president of basketball operations for the Pacers, which he currently still holds.

Nicknamed L.T., is a retired Hall of Fame American football player. Taylor played his entire profess

Nicknamed L.T., is a retired Hall of Fame American football player. Taylor played his entire professional career as a linebacker for the New York Giants in the National Football League (NFL). He is considered to be one of the greatest defensive players in the history of football, and has been called the greatest defensive player of all time by members of the media, former players, and coaches.

Is a Grandmaster of chess. He lives in Potomac, Maryland. In 2008, as an International Master, Kaufm

Is a Grandmaster of chess. He lives in Potomac, Maryland. In 2008, as an International Master, Kaufman won the World Senior Championship (which he later retroactively shared with Mihai Suba) and automatically earned the Grandmaster title

Is a former English cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Worcestershire. He later

Is a former English cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Worcestershire. He later played at minor counties level for Wiltshire, and made a single List A appearance for that county. He also went on Minor Counties' tour of South Africa in

Is a former American Football defensive tackle for the Los Angeles Rams eleven seasons from 1972 to

Is a former American Football defensive tackle for the Los Angeles Rams eleven seasons from 1972 to 1982 in the National Football League. Brooks was drafted in the in the 14th round of the 1972 NFL Draft after playing college football at Virginia State-Petersburg.

Is an American heavyweight professional boxer. Although he had a very promising amateur career, as a

Is an American heavyweight professional boxer. Although he had a very promising amateur career, as a pro, Clay-Bey is a fringe contender and has yet to land a major title shot. Lawrence Clay-Bey started to box late in life in his 20's. He lost his first t

A 6'9" center from La Salle University, Foust was selected by the Chicago Stags in the 1950 NBA Draf

A 6'9" center from La Salle University, Foust was selected by the Chicago Stags in the 1950 NBA Draft, but the Stags franchise folded before the start of the 1950-51 NBA season, and Foust joined the Fort Wayne Pistons. On November 22, 1950, Foust scored the winning basket in a 19-18 Pistons victory over the Minneapolis Lakers, the lowest scoring game in NBA history. Foust later joined the Lakers in 1957, and he also spent two-and-a-half seasons with the St. Louis Hawks, retiring in 1962 with 11,198 career points and 8,041 career rebounds.

Is a former American professional wrestler, perhaps best known under the name Irwin R. Schyster or I

Is a former American professional wrestler, perhaps best known under the name Irwin R. Schyster or I.R.S. for short. He is currently signed with World Wrestling Entertainment working as a road agent and making occasional appearances on WWE shows as Irwin

Is a former first-class cricketer from Western Australia. Sawle played for his home state from 1954/

Is a former first-class cricketer from Western Australia. Sawle played for his home state from 1954/55 to 1960/61 as an opening batsman before a distinguished career as state selector in the 1970s, then as a senior WACA administrator, director of the Australian Cricket Board and chairman of selectors for the national team from 1994 to 1997. In his state selector role, Sawle partnered with Alan Edwards and Wally Langdon during the Western Australian team's most successful years.

Is a Kenyan soccer player currently playing for Austin Aztex in the USSF Division 2 Professional Lea

Is a Kenyan soccer player currently playing for Austin Aztex in the USSF Division 2 Professional League. Olum played college soccer at Missouri Baptist University, after being recruited from the streets of Nairobi, and subsequently earned three NAIA honor

Is an American ice hockey player. He won a gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics.

Is an American ice hockey player. He won a gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics.

Is a retired professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1990-1998. He is cur

Is a retired professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1990-1998. He is currently an assistant coach for the baseball team at the University of Portland.

Is a former Major League Baseball player and manager. He played almost his entire career for the New

Is a former Major League Baseball player and manager. He played almost his entire career for the New York Yankees and was elected to the baseball Hall of Fame in 1972. Arguably the most beloved baseball player since Babe Ruth, Berra was one of only four players to be named the Most Valuable Player of the American League three times, and one of only six managers to lead both American and National League teams to the World Series.

Is a Northern Irish football manager and former player. He is the son of an Ecuadorian father and a

Is a Northern Irish football manager and former player. He is the son of an Ecuadorian father and a Northern Irish mother, and went to Presentation College, which was a local grammar school in Reading (now called The Elvian School). The defining moment of his playing career came in the 1988 FA Cup Final, where he scored the winning goal for Wimbledon, producing one of the biggest Cup upsets against the might of Liverpool.

A Zambian football (soccer) player, who plays as a midfielder for Green Buffaloes FC. He has played

A Zambian football (soccer) player, who plays as a midfielder for Green Buffaloes FC. He has played for the Zambian national team.

Is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. A former E

Is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. A former England under-17 international, he graduated to the Hampshire first team as a batsman and seam-bowler. On his debut in 2000 he scored 152 against Derbyshire

Was an English professional footballer.Baxter, a right winger, joined Northampton Town in March 1952

Was an English professional footballer.Baxter, a right winger, joined Northampton Town in March 1952 and scored twice in 17 league games in the following two and a half years. In November 1954 he moved to Norwich City, playing only 5 league games before a move to Gillingham in October 1955. At Gillingham he finally found regular first team football, playing in 61 league games (7 goals) in the following 2 seasons.

Was a defensive lineman who played seven seasons in the NFL.where he played football for the Huskies

Was a defensive lineman who played seven seasons in the NFL.where he played football for the Huskies from 1945 to 1947. He played with three other future NFL players on the 1946 team that won the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship, with an 8–2–0 record

Is a former cricketer. He played one first-class and one List A cricket for Otago in the 1975-76.

Is a former cricketer. He played one first-class and one List A cricket for Otago in the 1975-76.

Is an American former collegiate and professional running back in American football who played in th

Is an American former collegiate and professional running back in American football who played in the late 1960s and 1970s.

Best known as Abdullah the Butcher, and also at times The Madman from The Sudan, is a semi-retired C

Best known as Abdullah the Butcher, and also at times The Madman from The Sudan, is a semi-retired Canadian professional wrestler known as one of the most brutal or "hardcore" professional wrestlers of all-time. He debuted in the late 1950's. The scars in

Was an American professional basketball player and coach.He was known as the National Basketball Ass

Was an American professional basketball player and coach.He was known as the National Basketball Association's last two-handed set shooter. After playing at Niagara University, he joined the Philadelphia Warriors in 1954. Two years later he was traded to the Syracuse Nationals. He retired in 1965 from the Philadelphia 76ers (the former Syracuse Nationals), but eventually came back for the 1966-67 NBA season after new head coach Alex Hannum told him he needed a veteran point guard. With 42 games into the season, Costello ripped his Achilles tendon on January 6, 1967 and was replaced by Wali Jones. He did, however, come back to participlate in the 1967 playoffs. Costello ended his career for the second and final time in 1968.