Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter O

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'3" (1.90 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) shootin

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'3" (1.90 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) shooting guard and played collegiately at San Jacinto Junior College and East Carolina University.

Is an American professional Heavyweight boxer known for winning the WBC Heavyweight Championship in

Is an American professional Heavyweight boxer known for winning the WBC Heavyweight Championship in 1994 after scoring an upset knock out victory over Lennox Lewis, in Lewis' home town of London, England, followed by his infamous in-ring meltdown in the r

Is a former English footballer who played as a striker. His father, Clive was a very successful play

Is a former English footballer who played as a striker. His father, Clive was a very successful player for Tottenham Hotspur in the 1980s.Oliver is a former West Ham United trainee (commonly known as The Academy of Football), he also used to play for Spurs (at youth level), but moved to Birmingham during 2005.

Is a German curler. Axnick has begun to curl at the age of 16. He reached two European Championships

Is a German curler. Axnick has begun to curl at the age of 16. He reached two European Championships, 1992 in Perth and 1997 in Füssen. After his retierement as active curler 2006, was Axnick the coach of the german-men-curlingteam until the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Is a German football player. As of January 2009, he plays for SC Freiburg.

Is a German football player. As of January 2009, he plays for SC Freiburg.

Is an English cricketer who plays county cricket for Worcestershire. Cox has been associated with Wo

Is an English cricketer who plays county cricket for Worcestershire. Cox has been associated with Worcestershire for some years, having played at Under-13, Under-15 and Under-17 level, although not originally as a wicket-keeper. He captained the Under-17 side against Somerset U-17s in July 2009, scoring exactly 100.

German former football striker, who scored the first golden goal in the history of major internation

German former football striker, who scored the first golden goal in the history of major international football, for Germany in the Euro 96 final.

Was an American water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was an American water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1844 to 1848. A right-handed ba

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1844 to 1848. A right-handed batsman who was mainly associated with Cambridge University and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), he made 39 known appearances in first-class matches.

A Spanish football goalkeeper.

A Spanish football goalkeeper.

Is an American Hall of Fame jockey.Eric Guerin was born in Maringouin, Louisiana, in Cajun backwater

Is an American Hall of Fame jockey.Eric Guerin was born in Maringouin, Louisiana, in Cajun backwater country, twenty-four miles west of Baton Rouge. The son of an impoverished Cajun blacksmith, older cousin Norman Leblanc had become a jockey then a horse

Is German footballer who plays for Fortuna Düsseldorf in the Second Bundesliga.

Is German footballer who plays for Fortuna Düsseldorf in the Second Bundesliga.

Is a German slalom canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he

Is a German slalom canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he won a gold medal in the K-1 event.

Is an Austrian professional association football player currently playing for Austrian Football Bund

Is an Austrian professional association football player currently playing for Austrian Football Bundesliga side SV Ried. He plays as a defender.

Is a former child actor, mostly known for his part as Ewan in the 2005 film The Adventures of Greyfr

Is a former child actor, mostly known for his part as Ewan in the 2005 film The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby (USA: Greyfriars Bobby). He has now switched his focus to tennis, and was the youngest ever junior British number one. He is a Youth Olympic Gam

Is a German football player currently playing for Sportfreunde Lotte.

Is a German football player currently playing for Sportfreunde Lotte.

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'2" guard/forward, Taylor played college bas

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'2" guard/forward, Taylor played college basketball at the University of Houston from 1966-1969.

Is a German football player who currently plays for TSV Kropp. He is also an assistant manager for t

Is a German football player who currently plays for TSV Kropp. He is also an assistant manager for the team.

Was a coloured West Indian cricketer who toured England in 1906. He was a right-handed batsman and r

Was a coloured West Indian cricketer who toured England in 1906. He was a right-handed batsman and right arm medium pace bowler. He made his debut for Barbados against Lord Brackley's XI in 1904-05 and had immediate success scoring 93 runs and taking 11 w

Is a Swiss figure skater. He represented Switzerland at the 1988 Winter Olympics, where he placed 12

Is a Swiss figure skater. He represented Switzerland at the 1988 Winter Olympics, where he placed 12th.He founded the Art on Ice ice show in 1995. He has also worked as a coach.

He played as a forward for Aston Villa before the Football League was formed between 1880 and 1888.

He played as a forward for Aston Villa before the Football League was formed between 1880 and 1888. He was part of Villa's first FA Cup final victory in 1887. He played in 26 FA Cup matches, scoring 15 goals.

Known as (The) "Big O," is a former professional basketball player in the NBA.Miller is well-known f

Known as (The) "Big O," is a former professional basketball player in the NBA.Miller is well-known for his large size (6-foot-9, over 300 pounds). After graduating from the University of Arkansas, he was selected by the Phoenix Suns as the 22nd overall pick in the 1992 NBA Draft. He went on to play for various NBA teams over his 8-year career, including the Suns (1992-94, 1999-00), Detroit Pistons (1994-95), Toronto Raptors (1995-96 and 1997-98), Dallas Mavericks (1996-97) and Sacramento Kings (1998-99). He was signed by the Indiana Pacers during the 2002 pre-season, but he was waived before the regular season began.

Is an English professional golfer.Fisher was born in Chingford, London. He was a winner of the Faldo

Is an English professional golfer.Fisher was born in Chingford, London. He was a winner of the Faldo Series, Nick Faldo's development programme for young golfers, in 2003, 2004 and 2005 and as such was regarded as one of the best prospects of his generati

Is an English cricketer who plays for Lancashire. Newby is a right-arm fast-medium bowler with the a

Is an English cricketer who plays for Lancashire. Newby is a right-arm fast-medium bowler with the ability to extract bounce from a cricket surface. He is a product of the Lancashire Academy and made his first-class debut for the county in the 2003 season

Is an English rugby union player who plays at fly-half or centre for Bath and England. Uniquely, Bar

Is an English rugby union player who plays at fly-half or centre for Bath and England. Uniquely, Barkley played for his country before making his full senior club début.Barkley was spotted by Andy Robinson and Brian Ashton while playing for Colston's in 1