Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who was killed in a racing accident. Venezia had be

Was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who was killed in a racing accident. Venezia had been a jockey for twenty-five years and rode his first winner in 1964. He had ridden 2,313 winners when he was thrown from his horse, Mr. Walter K. and tramp

Is an American professional basketball player.He is a 6 ft 8 ¼ in (2.04 m) 245 lb. (111 kg) powe

Is an American professional basketball player.He is a 6 ft 8 ¼ in (2.04 m) 245 lb. (111 kg) power forward. He has been granted a Macedonian citizenship and is known as Majkl Vilkinson and he also plays for the national basketball team.

Is a professional footballer, currently playing for Conference North side Tamworth, where he plays a

Is a professional footballer, currently playing for Conference North side Tamworth, where he plays as a defender.Wylde suffered a broken jaw in a clash with Cheltenham Town teammate Shane Duff in a pre-season friendly against Hereford United on 4 August 2007.

Is a former tennis player from the United States, who turned professional in 1991. The right-hander

Is a former tennis player from the United States, who turned professional in 1991. The right-hander reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on April 8, 1996, when he became World No. 64. He was the subject of an essay by David Foster Wallac

Was a starting pitcher and left fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1901 through 1907, he played

Was a starting pitcher and left fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1901 through 1907, he played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1901-1904) and Cincinnati Reds (1907). O'Neill batted and threw right-handed. A native of Maam, Ireland, he played as Michael

Is an American jockey. He grew up near Delaware Park Racetrack where his grandfather, trainer Buddy

Is an American jockey. He grew up near Delaware Park Racetrack where his grandfather, trainer Buddy Raines, had a major role in raising him and his brother John who also became a jockey. One of the family's great memories came in 1991 when the then eighty

Is a professional snooker player from the Republic of Ireland. He has not won a ranking event, comin

Is a professional snooker player from the Republic of Ireland. He has not won a ranking event, coming closest in the 2004 Grand Prix, where he reached the semi-finals after victories over Mark Williams among others.

Is a Danish professional footballer, who is currently playing for FC Nantes. He normally plays on th

Is a Danish professional footballer, who is currently playing for FC Nantes. He normally plays on the centre back position, but has during his years at Viborg FF also occasionally been used as a striker. He has played more than 10 games and scored five goals for the Danish national team.

Is a former Danish handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.In 1980 he finished nint

Is a former Danish handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.In 1980 he finished ninth with the Danish team in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches and scored 16 goals.

Is an American professional wrestler, better known by his stage name, Michael Modest (sometimes shor

Is an American professional wrestler, better known by his stage name, Michael Modest (sometimes shortened to Mike Modest). A Bay Area legend on the independent circuit scene, Modest ran the promotion Pro Wrestling IRON with tag partner Donovan Morgan and

Is a professional Danish racecar driver.Christensen had a very successful karting career, winning th

Is a professional Danish racecar driver.Christensen had a very successful karting career, winning the 2004 Nordic ICA Junior Championship. The following year he gathered both Nordic and European titles in ICA Junior class. For 2006 Christensen graduated to Formula A and he achieved a second place in the Formula A World Championship and was champion in the German Kart Championship. In 2007 Michael repeated as German Kart Champion and also won the KF1 South Garda Winter Cup.

Is a midfielder and currently contracted with EA Guingamp. Helegbe started his professional career w

Is a midfielder and currently contracted with EA Guingamp. Helegbe started his professional career with the Liberty Professionals club of the Ghanaian Premier League and signed a 6 months contract for SK Brann (Norway) on 21 April 2005 with the option of

Is a retired 3000 m steeplechaser from West Germany. He finished fifth at the 1976 Summer Olympics,

Is a retired 3000 m steeplechaser from West Germany. He finished fifth at the 1976 Summer Olympics, first at the 1977 World Cup[1] and fourth at the 1978 European Championships. He also won two silver and one gold medal at the Summer Universiades in 1973, 1975 and 1977.[2] At the 1977 European Indoor Championships he finished sixth in 3000 metres.[3]

Is a former American IFBB professional bodybuilder, most famous for his appearance with Arnold Schwa

Is a former American IFBB professional bodybuilder, most famous for his appearance with Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1977 bodybuilding documentary film Pumping Iron. Mike Katz worked as a Jr. High School gym teacher while training as an amateur bodybuilde

Is a German poker player best known for winning a Seven-card stud WSOP bracelet in 2007. Keiner, who

Is a German poker player best known for winning a Seven-card stud WSOP bracelet in 2007. Keiner, who used to be a plastic surgeon, started playing poker in 1993. His game of choice became Omaha Pot Limit cash games.

Also known as Iron Mike Ditka or Da Coach, is a former American football NFL player, television comm

Also known as Iron Mike Ditka or Da Coach, is a former American football NFL player, television commentator, and coach. Ditka coached the Chicago Bears for 11 years and New Orleans Saints for 3 years. Ditka and Tom Flores are the only two people to win Super Bowls as a player, an assistant coach and a head coach. Ditka was the only individual to participate in the last two Chicago Bears' championships, as a player in 1963 and as head coach in 1985.

Is a former South African cricketer who played in 3 Tests from 1961 to 1962. He was also Rugby union

Is a former South African cricketer who played in 3 Tests from 1961 to 1962. He was also Rugby union footballer and played for Scotland eight times as a centre while he was studying at the University of St Andrews in the 1950s.

A former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League from 1994–95 to 1

A former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League from 1994–95 to 1998–99 for the Dallas Stars, Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Islanders.Kennedy was drafted 97th overall by the Minnesota North Stars in the 1991 NHL Entry D

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'10" center from Louisiana Tech University,

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'10" center from Louisiana Tech University, Green played three seasons (1973-1976) in the American Basketball Association as a member of the Denver Rockets, Denver Nuggets, and Virginia Squires. He averaged 15.1 points and 8.7 rebounds and appeared in the 1975 ABA All-Star Game.

Is an English cricketer who plays for Somerset. He is a leg break bowler and lower order right-hande

Is an English cricketer who plays for Somerset. He is a leg break bowler and lower order right-handed batsman. He made his Minor Counties debut for Cornwall while playing for Truro School in 2001 and played for them regularly in 2001 and 2002 before play

Is a retired American collegiate and professional basketball player. He played college basketball fo

Is a retired American collegiate and professional basketball player. He played college basketball for coach Bobby Knight at Indiana University. With Quinn Buckner and Scott May, he led Indiana University to the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship in the 1975-76 season. That season, they were undefeated throughout the entire regular and post season. They were the last team to accomplish that in Division I Men's Basketball. After graduating from Indiana University in 1977, he was the number one draft pick of the 1977 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. He spent 11 solid, but not particularly remarkable, seasons in the NBA.

Is a Scottish former professional footballer. He played as a striker.Conroy began his career with Co

Is a Scottish former professional footballer. He played as a striker.Conroy began his career with Coventry City in 1983. Unable to break into the first team, he moved back to his native Scotland in 1984 to sign with Clydebank on a free transfer.

Is an American chess International Master, FIDE Senior Trainer.He is Founder and Director of the Int

Is an American chess International Master, FIDE Senior Trainer.He is Founder and Director of the International Chess School, which conducts programs at public and private schools in New Jersey and New York. Khodarkovsky is also Vice President of the Kaspa

A former Indian field hockey player. He represented India in 1972 Summer Olympics and won the bronze

A former Indian field hockey player. He represented India in 1972 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. He was a member of the team that won the World Cup in 1975. He played at full back position. He hails from Jharkhand state in India. He was born 20 June 1947. He was awarded an Arjuna Award for his achievements.

Is a former sportsman who played first-class cricket for Victoria and Australian rules football with

Is a former sportsman who played first-class cricket for Victoria and Australian rules football with Hawthorn during the early 1950s. Fitchett featured regularly for Victoria in the 1951/52 Sheffield Shield season and scored his only first-class hundred in an innings against Western Australia at Perth, his 108 coming from seventh position down the order. From his 13 first-class games he managed to score 589 runs at 32.72 and also took nine wickets. His football career lasted three VFL seasons from 1950 to 1952, playing 30 games and kicking 14 goals.