Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is a Czech national basketball team player, originally from the United States. Whitfield played seve

Is a Czech national basketball team player, originally from the United States. Whitfield played several seasons in Nymburk, leading the team to the Czech Championship. He played for Ural Great Perm in the Russian Super League. In the 2007/08 season, he wi

Was an English cricketer who played 41 Test matches between 1928 and 1938 and proved himself one of

Was an English cricketer who played 41 Test matches between 1928 and 1938 and proved himself one of the best left handers of his generation.

Was a football player, coach and manager.Lindley began his career with his hometown club Keighley To

Was a football player, coach and manager.Lindley began his career with his hometown club Keighley Town before joining Merseyside outfit Everton F.C. before going into coaching and management with Swindon Town and Crewe Alexandra.

Played 14 Tests and two One Day Internationals for the West Indies and he was a talented table-tenni

Played 14 Tests and two One Day Internationals for the West Indies and he was a talented table-tennis player.

Is a retired American professional basketball player, and current assistant coach with the National

Is a retired American professional basketball player, and current assistant coach with the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Portland Trail Blazers.Lucas played college basketball at Marquette University for two years, leading it to the NCAA championship game in 1974. Although Marquette did not win the title, Lucas played the full 40 minutes of the game, leading his team with 21 points and 13 rebounds.

Is a French cross country skier who has competed since 2004. His lone World Cup victory was a 15 km

Is a French cross country skier who has competed since 2004. His lone World Cup victory was a 15 km + 15 km double pursuit in Lahti in March 2010. Manificat also finished 47th in the 15 km + 15 km double pursuit event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Champions

Was a Belgian football player ,left-back , who won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 1973 while at Racing W

Was a Belgian football player ,left-back , who won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 1973 while at Racing White. He played 26 times and scored 2 goals for the national team between 1971 and 1980, starting in a 1-0 friendly win against Luxembourg on November 7, 1971.Having been a non-playing squad member at the 1970 World Cup.

Was an American tennis player known for his powerful serve and overhead volley. He was the first mal

Was an American tennis player known for his powerful serve and overhead volley. He was the first male tennis champion from the western United States. At the U.S. Championships, he won the singles twice, 1912 and 1913, and the doubles three times with Thomas Bundy,1912-14. In 1913 he also became the first American to be a finalist in the singles at Wimbledon. The "California Comet" was the World No. 1 player for 1914. He married Helen Mears in 1918 and they had three children.

Is a retired American basketball player. He played at Saint Joseph's University from 1982-1986 and w

Is a retired American basketball player. He played at Saint Joseph's University from 1982-1986 and was an Associated Press honorable mention All-American in his senior year. The 1986 Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, he was a three-time selection to both the All-Conference team and the All-Big 5 squad. A native of Liberty, New York, he is one of five Saint Joseph's Hawks to be chosen in the first round of the 1986 NBA Draft, with his selection by the Denver Nuggets. In 2006, he was inducted into the University's Athletics Hall of Fame.

Is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks. He is a 6'1" point guar

Is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks. He is a 6'1" point guard from the University of Alabama.

Is a former road racing cyclist from France, who won the gold medal in the men's team time trial at

Is a former road racing cyclist from France, who won the gold medal in the men's team time trial at the 1956 Summer Olympics, alongside Arnaud Geyre and Michel Vermeulin. He was a professional rider from 1957 to 1962.

Was an English cricketer who played 136 first-class matches in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Other

Was an English cricketer who played 136 first-class matches in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Other than one appearance for the Players in 1931, all his games were for Worcestershire. Before beginning his first-class career, Nichol had played at minor co

Was a French athlete who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he won the bronze medal with

Was a French athlete who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he won the bronze medal with his teammates Henri Lauvaux and Gaston Heuet in the team cross country competition after finishing 15th in the individual cross country race. He also participated in the 5000 metre event but was eliminated in the first orund.

Is a former English footballer. His position was centre-back.Norman began his career at Norwich City

Is a former English footballer. His position was centre-back.Norman began his career at Norwich City, and played 35 league matches for the Canaries between 1952 and 1955. He signed for Tottenham Hotspur in November 1955 for a £18.000 transfer fee, that also included the return transfer of Irish international striker Johnny Gavin to Norwich.

Is a Kenyan cricketer who was suspended from cricket in August 2004 after being found guilty of rece

Is a Kenyan cricketer who was suspended from cricket in August 2004 after being found guilty of receiving money from bookmakers.

Was a Welsh international footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the early 20th centur

Was a Welsh international footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the early 20th century, helping them to two Football League Championships.Parry played for Newtown, Long Eaton Rangers, Leicester Fosse (who became Leicester City in 1919), Loughborough, Brighton before being signed by Liverpool manager Tom Watson in March 1900 making his debut in a Football League Division One match on the 13 October the same year, a game which the Reds won 2-1 against Bolton at Anfield, he had to wait until the April fool's day 1904 before he scored his first goal, it came in the Merseyside derby against Everton a game that saw the Reds slump to a 5-2 defeat.

Was a French Olympic fencer.

Was a French Olympic fencer.

Was a French professional road bicycle racer.

Was a French professional road bicycle racer.

Was a French chess master.Born into a Jewish family in Bendery (then in Russian Empire), he emigrate

Was a French chess master.Born into a Jewish family in Bendery (then in Russian Empire), he emigrated to France. He was six-times French Champion (1932, 1936, 1946, 1947, 1951, and 1952) and Paris Champion in 1938.[2] He shared first with Victor Kahn in 1

Was an English first class cricketer for Leicestershire County Cricket Club. He was a right-handed o

Was an English first class cricketer for Leicestershire County Cricket Club. He was a right-handed opening batsman.

Is a former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Is a former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Was a Scottish sportsman who represented his country in both cricket and rugby union.

Was a Scottish sportsman who represented his country in both cricket and rugby union.

Was an American bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He finished ninth in the four-man event

Was an American bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He finished ninth in the four-man event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.

A Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Viking.He previously played for Rangers, Sh

A Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Viking.He previously played for Rangers, Sheffield Wednesday, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Millwall. He plays at right-back and has been capped by Scotland. As a child, he was a season-ticket-holder at Dundee United.Ross joined Rangers as a trainee and made his senior debut in a 7-1 defeat of home town team Dundee, in February 2000. He captained the Rangers Under - 21s to a Championship win during 2000 and 2001.

Is a former professional tennis player from Venezuela. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of

Is a former professional tennis player from Venezuela. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 82 in 1994.Ruah participated in 19 Davis Cup ties for Venezuela from 1989 to 2000, posting a 17–17 record in singles and an 8–5 record in doubles