Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter N

Is a former American football cornerback. In his career, he played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (199

Is a former American football cornerback. In his career, he played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1996–2001) and the New York Jets (2002–2004).

Is a former heavyweight boxer best known for his stellar amateur boxing career. Fitch turned pro in

Is a former heavyweight boxer best known for his stellar amateur boxing career. Fitch turned pro in 1988 and had limited success. His resume included losses to notable heavyweights Lou Savarese, Tim Witherspoon, Bruce Seldon, Jeremy Williams, Chris Byrd,

Was an American Olympic wrestler and film actor. Pendleton was born in Davenport, Iowa to Adelaide E

Was an American Olympic wrestler and film actor. Pendleton was born in Davenport, Iowa to Adelaide E. and Nathaniel G. Pendleton. He studied at Columbia University where he began his wrestling career. He was twice Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Associa

Was an American former pro basketball player. He spent three seasons in the NBA, one with the Los An

Was an American former pro basketball player. He spent three seasons in the NBA, one with the Los Angeles Lakers (1973-74) and two with the Phoenix Suns (1974–76). The Mount Vernon, Illinois native attended Southern Illinois University prior to his NBA stint. He died at age 54 outside his home in Tempe, Arizona, suffering a massive heart attack.

Was an Irish cricketer who played nine times for the Ireland cricket team between 1868 and 1884.Hone

Was an Irish cricketer who played nine times for the Ireland cricket team between 1868 and 1884.Hone made his debut for Ireland in August 1868, playing against I Zingari. He played three more times for Ireland, his final game being against Philadelphia in

Is a Ghanaian football striker, he currently plays for Stay Cool Professionals. He started his caree

Is a Ghanaian football striker, he currently plays for Stay Cool Professionals. He started his career with ‘Stay Cool Professionals’, a division one club in Ghana and in July 1998 to the youthside from Karlsruher SC, 2002 has signed the young Ghanaian mi

Better known as Nat Lofthouse, is a retired English footballer who played for Bolton Wanderers for h

Better known as Nat Lofthouse, is a retired English footballer who played for Bolton Wanderers for his whole career. He was capped 33 times for the England national football team between 1950 and 1958, scoring 30 goals and giving himself one of the greatest goals-per-game ratios of any player to represent England at the highest level.

Better known as Nat Lofthouse, was an English footballer who played for Bolton Wanderers for his who

Better known as Nat Lofthouse, was an English footballer who played for Bolton Wanderers for his whole career. He was capped 33 times for the England national football team between 1950 and 1958, scoring 30 goals and giving himself one of the greatest goals-per-game ratios of any player to represent England at the highest level.

Was an American Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics. He was also

Was an American Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1948, 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics. He was also a courtroom artist at the Nuremberg Trials and would later go on to design fifteen US postage stamps.

Is a Bahamian athlete competing mainly in the 4 x 400 m relay.At the 2004 Olympic Games McKinney's r

Is a Bahamian athlete competing mainly in the 4 x 400 m relay.At the 2004 Olympic Games McKinney's relay team finished sixth. At the 2005 World Championships, McKinney together with Avard Moncur, Andrae Williams and Chris Brown won the silver medal.

Is a former American football wide receiver for the National Football League Miami Dolphins, the onl

Is a former American football wide receiver for the National Football League Miami Dolphins, the only team for whom he played in his 13-year career. He is best known as the favorite passing target of both Bob Griese and Dan Marino.

Is a retired American professional basketball player and current head coach of the NBA's Portland Tr

Is a retired American professional basketball player and current head coach of the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers. Prior to his coaching stint with the Blazers, McMillan was head coach of the Seattle SuperSonics for five years, after succeeding Paul Westphal in 2000.

Is a retired American basketball player, feared and praised by legends including Bob Pettit, Kareem

Is a retired American basketball player, feared and praised by legends including Bob Pettit, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Wilt Chamberlain. His nickname during his playing years was "Nate the Great".He played in high school with another future NBA star, Gus Johnson, at Akron Central. Their powerful team went undefeated before losing to Middletown, led by Jerry Lucas, in the Ohio state high school playoffs. Passing on a scholarship offer to Ohio State, to avoid becoming Lucas's backup there, the 6'11" Thurmond chose Bowling Green. He was named a first-team All-American by The Sporting News in 1963, and was drafted by the San Francisco Warriors later that year.

Is a former American football offensive lineman in the NFL who played for the Dallas Cowboys (1986–1998) and the Carolina Panthers (1999). He played college football at Florida A&M University, and began his professional career with the Tampa Bay Bandits of the United States Football League, in 1984 and 1985.

A Mexican-Uruguayan footballer. He plays for River Plate in Uruguayan First Division.Nathaniel start

A Mexican-Uruguayan footballer. He plays for River Plate in Uruguayan First Division.Nathaniel started his career in Defensor Sporting, a team based in Montevideo, Uruguay. Since 2001 until 2002 he took part in Uruguayan First Division playing for the before-mentioned team. He also played for Juventud until 2003 and then returned to Mexico to play for Club San Luis in the Mexican First Division during 2004.

Is a Mexican-Uruguayan footballer. He plays for Sport Ancash in Peruvian First Division. Nathaniel s

Is a Mexican-Uruguayan footballer. He plays for Sport Ancash in Peruvian First Division. Nathaniel started his career in Defensor Sporting, a team based in Montevideo, Uruguay. Since 2001 until 2002 he took part in Uruguayan First Division playing for the before-mentioned team. He also played for Juventud until 2003 and then returned to Mexico to play for San Luis F.C. in the Mexican First Division during 2004.

Is a former professional basketball player. A 6 ft 5 in swingman from Utah State University, William

Is a former professional basketball player. A 6 ft 5 in swingman from Utah State University, Williams played eight and a half seasons (1971–1979) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Cincinnati Royals, Kansas City-Omaha Kings, New Orleans Jazz, and Golden State Warriors. His finest season took place in 1973–74, when he averaged 15.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 2.2 assists for the Kings. He ended his NBA career with 7,709 total points.

Was an Irish cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University.

Was an Irish cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University.

Was a wrestler and a community activist from Calcutta, India. He was the founder of Ganga Seva Samit

Was a wrestler and a community activist from Calcutta, India. He was the founder of Ganga Seva Samiti Ghat and the wrestling arena in Calcutta, India. He was popularly known as Guruji (Master Teacher) and Pahalwanji (Wrestler in Hindi) by his close friend

Is a Belarusian judoka.

Is a Belarusian judoka.

Is a Croatian alpine skier. He is a member of SK Medvešcak. His best result in the Alpine Skiing Wo

Is a Croatian alpine skier. He is a member of SK Medvešcak. His best result in the Alpine Skiing World Cup is third place in the super-combination, achieved on February 3 2008 in Val d'Isère, France. Ivica Kostelic finished 2nd in that race, making it the

Is a former professional American Football running back who played for the San Diego Chargers, Jacks

Is a former professional American Football running back who played for the San Diego Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Carolina Panthers of the NFL from 1993 to 2000. He was selected by the Chargers in the 2nd round (41st overall) of the 1993 NFL Draft.

Is a Japanese sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. She was eliminated in the semifinals of t

Is a Japanese sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. She was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 500 m event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

A Thai footballer. He plays for Thai clubside Chonburi FC in the Chonburi province. Nataporn has als

A Thai footballer. He plays for Thai clubside Chonburi FC in the Chonburi province. Nataporn has also played for Thailand Premier League rivals Thailand Tobacco Monopoly FC and Provincial Electricity Authority FC. He joined Chonburi in 2008, the season after they won their first Thai Premier League title, so he could add a bit more strength and muscle to their defence and encounter on the Asian Champions League.Nattaporn has won the Thailand Premier League in 2005 with his first club Thailand Tobacco Monopoly FC.

A Thai footballer. He plays for Thai clubside Chonburi FC in the Chonburi province. Natthaphong has

A Thai footballer. He plays for Thai clubside Chonburi FC in the Chonburi province. Natthaphong has also played for Thailand Premier League rivals Krung Thai Bank FC.Natthaphong has currently played 11 times for the full Thailand National team and scored on 1 occasion.