Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a former American "Old School" professional Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive

Is a former American "Old School" professional Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from 1974-1981.Among his accomplishments is his co-founding with Scot Breithaupt of Scot Enterprise Racing (SE Racing). His nickname "PK" is a

Is a Trinidad and Tobago football player, who plays as a goalkeeper for FC South End in the TT Pro L

Is a Trinidad and Tobago football player, who plays as a goalkeeper for FC South End in the TT Pro League.

Was an American swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and 1920 Summ

Was an American swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and 1920 Summer Olympics.In the 1912 Olympics he competed in the 100 metre freestyle and reached to the semifinal. He also was a member of the United State's 4x200 m fr

A Zambian football midfielder.He was part of the Zambian 2000 African Nations Cup team, who finished

A Zambian football midfielder.He was part of the Zambian 2000 African Nations Cup team, who finished third in group C in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals. He also took part at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Was a professional boxer. Walker's nickname was "The Pink Cat", and he gained some attention in the

Was a professional boxer. Walker's nickname was "The Pink Cat", and he gained some attention in the 1990s boxing scene for wearing pink boxing trunks and slicked-back hair, the latter a tribute to his idol, James Dean. He is best known for winning a ten r

Is a former ice speed skater from Finland, who was the nation's leading rider in the 1970s and 1980s

Is a former ice speed skater from Finland, who was the nation's leading rider in the 1970s and 1980s. He represented his native country in four consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria.

Is a Finnish rower who is legendary for his three consecutive Olympic Gold medals in Single Sculls i

Is a Finnish rower who is legendary for his three consecutive Olympic Gold medals in Single Sculls in 1976, 1980, and 1984. He also won World Championships in 1979 and 1985. He once held the world record in indoor rowing. Karppinen's style was to row a steady race and finish with a devastating sprint. In the early portions of the race, he would often trail his rivals by several boat length, only to catch them at the race finish.

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Tappara.

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Tappara.

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for HIFK. is a ret

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for HIFK. is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for HIFK.

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Jokerit, TPS,

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Jokerit, TPS, and Ässät.

Is a former Finnish welterweight boxer.

Is a former Finnish welterweight boxer.

Is a former Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1970's and early 1980's. He won two

Is a former Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1970's and early 1980's. He won two medals in the 4 x 10 km at the Winter Olympics with a gold in 1976 and a bronze in 1980.Teurajärvi also won a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1978 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti. His best individual event was 4th in a World Cup event in 1982 in West Germany.

Is a Finnish wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.[1] He was selected Finnish Spor

Is a Finnish wrestler and Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling.[1] He was selected Finnish Sportspersonality of the year 1977.

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played for Tappara in the SM-liiga.

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played for Tappara in the SM-liiga.

Is a professional ice hockey player.

Is a professional ice hockey player.

Is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in nineteen Tests from 1964 to 1973.

Is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in nineteen Tests from 1964 to 1973.

Is a former college and professional NBA basketball player.Ellison was nicknamed "Never Nervous Perv

Is a former college and professional NBA basketball player.Ellison was nicknamed "Never Nervous Pervis" for his play with the University of Louisville. At 6 ft 10 in and 242 lb, he started all four years as the center under coach Denny Crum. In his freshman year he led Louisville to its second national championship and was named the Most Outstanding Player—the first time a freshman had ever been awarded that honor (Carmelo Anthony is the only other player to date to have achieved the honor, winning it as a forward with the Syracuse Orange in 2003).

A former American football player. He played college football at New Mexico State University, where

A former American football player. He played college football at New Mexico State University, where he was a halfback, flanker, and placekicker. In 1959 he became the first of four straight New Mexico State players to lead the nation in rushing yardage with 130 carries for 971 yards. He played professionally in the American Football League for the Oakland Raiders in 1965 and 1966. He had previously played for the Los Angeles Rams and Washington Redskins.

Is a female field hockey striker from Australia, who made her debut for the Australian women's natio

Is a female field hockey striker from Australia, who made her debut for the Australian women's national team during the Argentina Tour in 2001. Nicknamed Pete she was a member of the Hockeyroos at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where the team

Is a former women's cricketer for Australia whose international playing career ran from 1977 until 1

Is a former women's cricketer for Australia whose international playing career ran from 1977 until 1985. A right-handed batsman, Verco scored a century in Test cricket.

Is a Serbian footballer who currently plays for VfL Euerbach. He was part of the famous Yugoslavia u

Is a Serbian footballer who currently plays for VfL Euerbach. He was part of the famous Yugoslavia under-20 team that won the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Is a Bulgarian former footballer who played for various clubs in Bulgaria, Belgium, Germany and Swit

Is a Bulgarian former footballer who played for various clubs in Bulgaria, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland during the 1980's and 1990's. He was a striker, noted for his goal-scoring ability, and is now assistant manager of the Bulgarian national team.

Is a retired Serbian footballer who played as a goalkeeper, most notably for Chelsea.He had a flambo

Is a retired Serbian footballer who played as a goalkeeper, most notably for Chelsea.He had a flamboyant and somewhat eccentric style - on occasions, he would dribble up the field and attempt to get past opposition players or throw the ball against the cr

Is a Croatian football defender, currently playing for NK Slaven Belupo.

Is a Croatian football defender, currently playing for NK Slaven Belupo.

Is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, h

Is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1980s. At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, he finished fourth in the C-2 500 m event and ninth in the C-2 1000 m event.