Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Was a star player in Nippon Professional Baseball. He debuted with Nagoya at the age of 15 in 1936,

Was a star player in Nippon Professional Baseball. He debuted with Nagoya at the age of 15 in 1936, the youngest player ever in the history of pro Yakyu. He achieved early fame as a pitcher, developing into a twenty game winner by 1939. His most memorable pitching feats occurred in 1942. On May 24 of that year, Nishizawa pitched a remarkable twenty-eight complete innings, totalling 311 pitches in a 4-4 tie against the Taiyo Whales at Korakuen Stadium. Later that year, he tossed his first and only no-hitter, accomplishing the feat against the Hankyu team. Despite a career Earned Run Average of 2.22, the heavy workload combined with injuries sustained during two years of service in World War II forced him to switch positions to first base, and later the outfield.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Ventforet Kofu.

Is a Japanese footballer who plays for Ventforet Kofu.

Is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist, best known for his work in New Japan P

Is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist, best known for his work in New Japan Pro Wrestling where he wrestled from 1990 to 2004 where he enjoyed success winning the IWGP Tag Team Championship with Tatsutoshi Goto in 1999. Michiyoshi O

Is an Irish road bowler.Barry is famous for lofting a 28oz. bowl over the Chetwynd Viaduct on St.Pat

Is an Irish road bowler.Barry is famous for lofting a 28oz. bowl over the Chetwynd Viaduct on St.Patrick's Day 1955. He later lived almost under the shadow of the Viaduct.

Is an ex-footballer notable for playing for Leeds United during the Revie Period. He also played for

Is an ex-footballer notable for playing for Leeds United during the Revie Period. He also played for Walsall, Bradford City and Doncaster Rovers.Although primarily a "super-sub" at Elland Road, not being able to break in to the squad due to Billy Bremner and Johnny Giles not releasing their places in the sides, Mick was still a very useful part of the Revie's Leeds squad of the 1960s.

Was an English footballer who played for Sunderland as a midfielder.He started his professional foot

Was an English footballer who played for Sunderland as a midfielder.He started his professional footballing career with Everton in 1971 and made 135 appearances for them, with ten goals. Buckley made his debut for Sunderland on 2 September 1978 against Preston North End in a 3–1 at Roker Park. He went on to make a total of 121 league appearances, scoring 7 goals for the club.

Was a Dutch football player who played for ADO Den Haag and the Dutch national side.

Was a Dutch football player who played for ADO Den Haag and the Dutch national side.

Is a Scottish association football player who played for Ayr United and Queen's Park. He signed for

Is a Scottish association football player who played for Ayr United and Queen's Park. He signed for Dumbarton FC in May 2008, winning the Third Division championship in May 2009. He was named new club captain in July 2009 after the death of Gordon Lennon the month before during a family holiday in Dingwall.

Is an Irish National Hunt jockey who rode mainly in Great Britain. He has ridden the winners of the

Is an Irish National Hunt jockey who rode mainly in Great Britain. He has ridden the winners of the Grand National, on Rough Quest in 1996, and the Cheltenham Gold Cup on See More Business in 1999. He was the stable jockey for Nicky Henderson and was lead

Is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder. He was appointed caretaker manager for Hucknall

Is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder. He was appointed caretaker manager for Hucknall Town's final game of the 2007-08 season, before being appointed as the club's permanent manager.

Is an American volleyball coach. Currently, he is the head coach of the University of Southern Calif

Is an American volleyball coach. Currently, he is the head coach of the University of Southern California women's volleyball team. He has also coached the U.S. Women's National Team at the Olympics.

Is an Australian basketball players with the Brisbane Bullets of the National Basketball League.

Is an Australian basketball players with the Brisbane Bullets of the National Basketball League.

Was an Irish born professional boxer who became a British citizen in 1961. In a career which spanned

Was an Irish born professional boxer who became a British citizen in 1961. In a career which spanned from 1956 to 1965, Leahy won the British Middleweight title and fought such names as Laszlo Papp and Nino Benvenuti. However, he is perhaps most notable f

Is a former professional footballer and football manager.His first Chelsea F.C. job was in 1990 - ni

Is a former professional footballer and football manager.His first Chelsea F.C. job was in 1990 - nine months looking after the youth team having previously coached West Ham United F.C.'s first team. At the start of the 2005/6 season, Mick moved up to work with the Chelsea first team squad after ten years in charge of the reserves.

Is a British stand-up comedian who has had a long career on the live comedy circuit, and is instantl

Is a British stand-up comedian who has had a long career on the live comedy circuit, and is instantly recongiseable because of his trademark bald head on top with long hair down the sides.

Is a former English professional footballer whose career lasted from 1969 to 1979 during which time

Is a former English professional footballer whose career lasted from 1969 to 1979 during which time he made a total of 232 appearances in all competitions, scoring 62 goals. He was a forward player who played for Sheffield Wednesday and Barnsley. Prendergast was a popular player in his time at Hillsborough, he went by the nickname of “Prendo”.

Is a former English footballer who had a long spell with Sheffield United and later had a five–mon

Is a former English footballer who had a long spell with Sheffield United and later had a five–month caretaker manager stint at Chester City in 1984–85.A midfielder, Speight made 199 Football League appearances for Sheffield United after signing full professional forms in 1969.

Is an English former rugby league footballer. He (along with Garry Schofield) holds the record for t

Is an English former rugby league footballer. He (along with Garry Schofield) holds the record for the most appearances for the Great Britain Lions with 46.Sullivan signed with Huddersfield in 1952 as an 18 year-old right winger. He made his debut for the Great Britain national side during the 1954 World Cup in France against the Australian team. Sullivan went on to appear in the final and help Great Britain to claim the first ever World Cup.

Is a France footballer forward. He currently plays for Grenoble Foot and AS Cannes.

Is a France footballer forward. He currently plays for Grenoble Foot and AS Cannes.

Is a former American NBA player.After being selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1981 NBA Draf

Is a former American NBA player.After being selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1981 NBA Draft, Dillard played in 33 games for the team in the 1981-82 NBA season.

Is a former British boxer, manager and promoter. Born Monek Prager in Krakow, Poland. His rabbi fath

Is a former British boxer, manager and promoter. Born Monek Prager in Krakow, Poland. His rabbi father saw the rise of the German Nazi party, so the family parents emigrated to England in the late 1930s. Having turned professional as a boxer illegally age

Is a retired Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who was a Champion in both the United States and Canad

Is a retired Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who was a Champion in both the United States and Canada. Mickey Walls grew up in Langley, British Columbia, the son of Thoroughbred racehorse trainer, Joe Walls. He began riding professionally in 1990 at age s

Is a Scottish association football player and manager. He played for Stirling Albion, St. Johnstone,

Is a Scottish association football player and manager. He played for Stirling Albion, St. Johnstone, Raith Rovers, Berwick Rangers and Meadowbank Thistle, and has since managed league sides Arbroath and Meadowbank Thistle. He has also managed non-league sides Whitehill Welfare and Spartans. He has since guided the club to significant Scottish Cup runs, and was in charge when they (unsuccessfully) applied for membership of the Scottish Football League in 2008.

Was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Everton, Pl

Was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Everton, Plymouth Argyle and Portsmouth.He began as a trainee at London non-league club Storey Athletic before being spotted by West Ham United. However, he left for then-Champions Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1954 still as an apprentice.

Is a Danish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler. He played in the ICC Tro

Is a Danish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler. He played in the ICC Trophy for Denmark in 1997 and 2001, debuting against Malaysia in March 1997.Lund started his career as an opening batsman for the Danish team, slowly making his way down the upper order as his international career progressed. He participated in the 2002 European Championship for his country, and in one match in the C&G Trophy competition of 2005.