Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a former American basketball coach. He coached the now-defunct Pittsburgh Ironmen of the Basketba

Is a former American basketball coach. He coached the now-defunct Pittsburgh Ironmen of the Basketball Association of America (a forerunner of the National Basketball Association (NBA)) in 1946, and the NBA's Fort Wayne Pistons from 1951 through 1954. Birch had played for the Pistons during the early 1940s.[1]

A Canadian professional ice hockey player.Bissonnette was selected in the fourth round, 121st overal

A Canadian professional ice hockey player.Bissonnette was selected in the fourth round, 121st overall, of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins. When drafted, Bissonnette was playing with the Saginaw Spirit of the junior Ontario Hockey League. During the 2003-04 season, Bissonnette served as the Spirit captain, and ranked ninth in points. He played another half season with the Spirit before being traded to the Owen Sound Attack, where he finished the 2004-05 season.He began his professional career in 2005 with the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL. Bissonnette finished the season with only 14 games in Wheeling, playing 55 games with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League. During the 2005-06 season

Is a former Welsh professional footballer who nearly 100 Football League appearances for Chester Cit

Is a former Welsh professional footballer who nearly 100 Football League appearances for Chester City, mainly as a midfielder.Blackwell grew up in Chester and represented the Chester and Cheshire Schoolboys sides as a youngster. Although Blackwell opted to remain at school for sixth form rather than join Chester as an apprentice, the club offered him a professional contract when he left school in 1981 and he was to spend the next four years at Sealand Road.

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He finished 14th in the K-2 10000 m ev

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He finished 14th in the K-2 10000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

Is an English footballer who has played for six English clubs. He plays for Walsall in Football Leag

Is an English footballer who has played for six English clubs. He plays for Walsall in Football League One.Boertien began his career in Carlisle United in August 1996. His first league game for Carlisle United was against Walsall on October 4, 1997, while his first goal for the club from Cumbria came against Swansea City on February 13, 1999.

Is a German ice dancer. With former partner Tanja Kolbe, he is the 2006 German junior national champ

Is a German ice dancer. With former partner Tanja Kolbe, he is the 2006 German junior national champion. They placed 16th at the 2006 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.

Is an English professional footballer who plays for Grimsby Town.Bolland started his career with his

Is an English professional footballer who plays for Grimsby Town.Bolland started his career with his home town team of Bradford City at the start of the 1997–98 season after progressing through the club's youth setup.

Is a retired professional British cruiserweight boxer from Featherstone, Yorkshire, England. During

Is a retired professional British cruiserweight boxer from Featherstone, Yorkshire, England. During his career he fought a number of notable fighters including future world champions Enzo Maccarinelli, Clinton Woods and Carl Froch. His professional record

Was a French athlete who competed mainly in the 3,000 metre steeple chase. He competed for a France

Was a French athlete who competed mainly in the 3,000 metre steeple chase. He competed for a France in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the 3,000 metre steeple chase where he won the bronze medal.

Is a former English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler, he played for Norfolk. H

Is a former English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler, he played for Norfolk. He was born in Martham. Borrett, who played in the Minor Counties Championship for Norfolk between 1970 and 1978, made a single List A appearance for the side, in the 1970 Gillette Cup. From the lower-middle order, he scored a single run.

A former Dutch footballer.Bosvelt worked his way through the Dutch leagues with Go Ahead Eagles and

A former Dutch footballer.Bosvelt worked his way through the Dutch leagues with Go Ahead Eagles and FC Twente before making his big move to Feyenoord in 1997.Bosvelt went on to develop a reputation as a fearsome midfield general at de Kuip, making 167 top-flight appearances and leading the side to the Eredivisie title in 1999 and in the 2002, guided his team to UEFA Cup victory as a captain. In 2003, Bosvelt joined English Premiership side Manchester City where he became an important player, but after 2 seasons he returned home to play for SC Heerenveen.

Is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. He spent five y

Is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. He spent five years as regular Queensland State of Origin centre and played his entire club career at the North Queensland Cowboys of the National Rugby League whom he al

Is an English former international footballer who played as a midfielder, although his career was ha

Is an English former international footballer who played as a midfielder, although his career was hampered by injuries as the years went by.He is probably best known as an Everton player, although he made most appearances for Sunderland His other clubs, as a player were Stoke City, Newcastle United and Fulham, whom he also managed briefly, where despite making a good start to the season, he was sacked by the chairman half way through his first season.

Is a British slalom canoer who competed in the early 1990s. He finished 17th in the C-2 event the 19

Is a British slalom canoer who competed in the early 1990s. He finished 17th in the C-2 event the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Is an English footballer currently playing for Newcastle Blue Star.Brayson started his career with N

Is an English footballer currently playing for Newcastle Blue Star.Brayson started his career with Newcastle United before moving to Swansea City on loan. He signed permanently for Reading in March 1998 for a fee of £100,000.

German football player. One of Germany's most controversial players, he was capped 48 times for his

German football player. One of Germany's most controversial players, he was capped 48 times for his country.

Is a retired American football quarterback in the National Football League. He was the Cleveland Bro

Is a retired American football quarterback in the National Football League. He was the Cleveland Browns starting quarterback in 1984.

Is a Scottish professional footballer, who plays for Scottish Second Division club East Fife.Nugent

Is a Scottish professional footballer, who plays for Scottish Second Division club East Fife.Nugent signed for Stirling Albion after failing to break into the Clyde first team and made his debut on November 6, 2001 against Celtic. Nugent made over 160 league appearances for the Binos, scoring 5 goals.

Is a former Australian boxer. He was a highly ranked contender in the light heavyweight division."Hu

Is a former Australian boxer. He was a highly ranked contender in the light heavyweight division."Hurricane" Briggs' career began with kick boxing at a young age, turning professional by the age of 15. By the age of 17, Briggs was accomplished enough to c

Is a Belgian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the

Is a Belgian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

Is a professional footballer currently without a club. He is a right-winger who can also deputise on

Is a professional footballer currently without a club. He is a right-winger who can also deputise on the left wing if needed.Brooker started his career as a trainee at Fulham. Whilst there, he had loan spells at Stevenage Borough and Brighton & Hove Albion, the latter of which he joined permanently in 2000.

Professional ice hockey forward. He was selected in the second round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 28

Professional ice hockey forward. He was selected in the second round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 28th overall, by the Quebec Nordiques. He played for the Colorado Avalanche, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Florida Panthers at the NHL level. He has also played extensively in other North American and European leagues.

Is a retired Scottish football defender. Browne began his career in England with Premier League side

Is a retired Scottish football defender. Browne began his career in England with Premier League side Aston Villa, featuring in two league matches towards the end of the 1995–96 season.

Is an Irish rugby union footballer who plays at Fly Half. He has formerly played for Cork Constituti

Is an Irish rugby union footballer who plays at Fly Half. He has formerly played for Cork Constitution, London Irish, Munster, Bristol, Cardiff and Harlequins. He has signed for English club Leicester Tigers for the current 2006-7 season.

Is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for Scottish First Division side Queen of

Is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for Scottish First Division side Queen of the South. He plays on the right side of midfield but can be deployed on either wing or in a central role. He is now, since the retirement of Jim Thomson, the longest serving player at the club.