Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is a retired American professional heavyweight boxer. He was regarded by many as a tough gatekeeper

Is a retired American professional heavyweight boxer. He was regarded by many as a tough gatekeeper and was a former WBC Continental Americas Heavyweight Champion. Barrett fought the top heavyweight fighters during his career, winning against several pros

Is an American basketball coach and retired player.Towe attended Oak Hill High School in Converse, I

Is an American basketball coach and retired player.Towe attended Oak Hill High School in Converse, Indiana. He was the starting point guard on North Carolina State's 1974 NCAA championship team, and also played varsity baseball for NC State, earning All-ACC recognition in basketball and playing on conference championship teams in both sports. (One of his baseball and basketball teammates, Tim Stoddard, would go on to have success as a Major League Baseball pitcher.) In 1975, the 5'7" (1.7 m) Towe received the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award as the year's best college player under 6 feet tall. Monte Towe and David Thompson are accredited with "inventing" the alley-oop. Because dunking was illegal at the time, Towe would throw the ball to Thompson while he was in-air and Thompson would gently drop the ball in the basket

Is a former cricketer who played for Surrey and Gloucestershire, and played in three One Day Interna

Is a former cricketer who played for Surrey and Gloucestershire, and played in three One Day Internationals for England in 1988, but was never picked again. He was a hard-hitting batsman, an occasional off-spin bowler and a fine slip fielder. He was born

Is an American boxer. He is best known for his two bouts at Light Heavyweight with Roy Jones Jr.

Is an American boxer. He is best known for his two bouts at Light Heavyweight with Roy Jones Jr.

Was a Canadian middleweight and welterweight boxer who competed in the early 1920s. He was also a pr

Was a Canadian middleweight and welterweight boxer who competed in the early 1920s. He was also a prominent rugby player in Montreal.

Was a Canadian middleweight and welterweight boxer who competed in the early 1920s. He was also a pr

Was a Canadian middleweight and welterweight boxer who competed in the early 1920s. He was also a prominent rugby player in Montreal.

Is an Andorran slalom canoer who competed in the late 2000s. She was eliminated in the qualifying ro

Is an Andorran slalom canoer who competed in the late 2000s. She was eliminated in the qualifying round of the K-1 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Is a Spanish football currently playing as a midfielder for Levante UD. She previously played for Ov

Is a Spanish football currently playing as a midfielder for Levante UD. She previously played for Oviedo Moderno (2003-07). She was a member of the Spanish national team that reached the final of the 2000 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.

Is an American professional wrestler, best known as "Badd Ass" Billy Gunn during his tenure for Worl

Is an American professional wrestler, best known as "Badd Ass" Billy Gunn during his tenure for World Wrestling Entertainment. He also worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under the ring name Kip James. In WWE, Sopp was a one time Intercontinental Ch

Is a professional Boxer ,former rugby league footballer and former junior world karate champion. A N

Is a professional Boxer ,former rugby league footballer and former junior world karate champion. A New Zealand international representative forward, he played club football for the New Zealand Warriors of the National Rugby League and for the Wakefield Tr

Is an English cricketer. A left-arm spinner, Panesar plays Test and ODI cricket for England, and cou

Is an English cricketer. A left-arm spinner, Panesar plays Test and ODI cricket for England, and county cricket for Northamptonshire. He is the 631st capped player for England, with the number 46 on his ODI shirt.

Is a horse trainer whose 1996 autobiography, The Man Who Listens to Horses, became a best-seller. In

Is a horse trainer whose 1996 autobiography, The Man Who Listens to Horses, became a best-seller. In 1989, Queen Elizabeth II invited Roberts to Windsor Castle to demonstrate his training methods to her and her staff, and in 2002 Roberts again visited Win

Was an American thoroughbred horse racing owner, breeder and trainer. He began his professional trai

Was an American thoroughbred horse racing owner, breeder and trainer. He began his professional training career in the mid 1930s and by 1940 had his first Kentucky Derby runner. For several years, he trained for Harry Guggenheim's Cain Hoy Stable. After t

A 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) push-and-pass point guard, he was rated among the better defensive stoppers in

A 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) push-and-pass point guard, he was rated among the better defensive stoppers in the game. The former University of Oklahoma star is most highly regarded for his quick hands and a ball hawking defensive style that produced more than 200 steals in a season four times and two NBA All-Defensive first-team selections. He was also a capable outside shooter, a fine passer who generally ranked among the league's assist leaders, and a durable instigator of the fast break. In 1988, he (along with Stacey King) led the Sooners to the NCAA title game, where they were defeated by the Kansas Jayhawks, who were led by Danny Manning and coached by Larry Brown.

Is a South Korean football player who, as of 2010 is playing for Korea National League side Incheon

Is a South Korean football player who, as of 2010 is playing for Korea National League side Incheon Korail. His previous club is Gangwon FC.

Is a 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Olympic taekwondo athlete from South Korea. He won a gold med

Is a 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Olympic taekwondo athlete from South Korea. He won a gold medal at the 2004 Olympics held in Athens, Greece, in the heavyweight division after knocking out Greece's Alexandros Nikolaidis with a reverse.

Is a retired South Korean wrestler who won two Olympic silver medals in freestyle wrestling, Men's F

Is a retired South Korean wrestler who won two Olympic silver medals in freestyle wrestling, Men's Freestyle 76 kg at the 2000 Summer Olympics and Men's Freestyle 84 kg in Athens in 2004. In Sydney, he actually lost his semi-final and won the bronze medal

A South Korean football player, who plays for the Russian Premier League team FC Sportakademklub Mos

A South Korean football player, who plays for the Russian Premier League team FC Sportakademklub Moscow.

A South Korean football player who has played for Daegu FC.

A South Korean football player who has played for Daegu FC.

A South Korean football player who since 2007 has played for FC Seoul

A South Korean football player who since 2007 has played for FC Seoul

South Korean footballer played Suwon Samsung Bluewings as a midfielder.In 2004, his first season, hi

South Korean footballer played Suwon Samsung Bluewings as a midfielder.In 2004, his first season, his team was runner-up K-League 2004. He helped this honor so he awarded Rookie of the Year award in spite of 1 goal and 2 assists. He has only one goal scored against Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix in Hauzen Cup 2004 as Pohang Steelers player.End of 2005 season, he was first contract player of newly formed Gyeongnam FC. But cause of injuries and rehabilitation, he doesn't show his best play. He moved Suwon Samsung Bluewings in summer period.

Is a former two-division world champion boxer from South Korea. His name is also rendered Sung Kil M

Is a former two-division world champion boxer from South Korea. His name is also rendered Sung Kil Moon.

Is an Estonian javelin thrower. She was born in Rakvere.She practices athletics with the Pärnu SK A

Is an Estonian javelin thrower. She was born in Rakvere.She practices athletics with the Pärnu SK Altius club under the supervision of Toomas Merila, her trainer. She won the national championships in 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001 and 2002.

Is a Lebanese international association football player. He currently plays for Lebanese club Al-Ans

Is a Lebanese international association football player. He currently plays for Lebanese club Al-Ansar in the Lebanese Premier League. He signed for Al-Ansar in 2001 as a youth player He later grew from the academy and is now a squad player.

An Israeli footballer from Israel. He played for haShikma/Ramat Hen in the Liga Artzit before joinin

An Israeli footballer from Israel. He played for haShikma/Ramat Hen in the Liga Artzit before joining Boston College.