Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a former college men's basketball coach and current basketball instructional coach. He coached fo

Is a former college men's basketball coach and current basketball instructional coach. He coached for 15 years at the University of San Francisco, Michigan State University and the University of California, Berkeley, compiling an overall 234-123 record. After his coaching career ended he ran a world famous instructional basketball camp and served as a consultant and scout for several NBA teams. He is often considered to be one of the most influential figures in the history of basketball.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-arm fast-medium bowler and played for Middlesex and Glamorg

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-arm fast-medium bowler and played for Middlesex and Glamorgan. In a career spanning 14 years, he appeared in 68 first-class matches. He is notable in cricket history for having recorded the fastest pair ever, at Ca

Was an American college men's basketball coach and basketball instructional coach. He coached for 15

Was an American college men's basketball coach and basketball instructional coach. He coached for 15 years at the University of San Francisco, Michigan State University and the University of California, Berkeley, compiling an overall record of 234 wins an

Was a former professional footballer who played as a defender for Heart of Midlothian, York City & H

Was a former professional footballer who played as a defender for Heart of Midlothian, York City & Huddersfield Town.

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Ryan, a fullback, was born in Queanbeyan, New Sou

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Ryan, a fullback, was born in Queanbeyan, New South Wales and claimed a total of 4 international rugby caps for Australia.

Is a former South African professional snooker player. Francisco turned professional in 1984, and re

Is a former South African professional snooker player. Francisco turned professional in 1984, and reached the final stages of the World Snooker Championship on five occasions: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992 and 1995.

Is a former Danish football player.

Is a former Danish football player.

Is an English former footballer, who represented his country at the 1958 World Cup.Broadbent began h

Is an English former footballer, who represented his country at the 1958 World Cup.Broadbent began his professional career at Brentford in 1950, but spent less than a year with the club before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in February 1951 for £10,000.

Is a French-born footballer who plays for Ligue 1 side Lille OSC. He is a very versatile player that

Is a French-born footballer who plays for Ligue 1 side Lille OSC. He is a very versatile player that can play either at right back, centre back or on the right wing

Is an English former professional association football player. He played professionally for West Ham

Is an English former professional association football player. He played professionally for West Ham United, Portsmouth, Exeter City, Plymouth Argyle, Bristol Rovers and Gillingham between 1960 and 1973, and in total made 245 appearances in the Football League.

Is an English former football player.Simpson initially joined Arsenal as a member of the club's grou

Is an English former football player.Simpson initially joined Arsenal as a member of the club's groundstaff in 1960, before signing as an apprentice a year later in October 1961. He turned professional seven months later, in May 1962.

Is a former football (soccer) player. He was the captain of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in W

Is a former football (soccer) player. He was the captain of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany. His nickname is Big Willie and his position was sweeper.

Is a German rower who competed for West Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1972 he was a crew m

Is a German rower who competed for West Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1972 he was a crew member of the West German boat which won the bronze medal in the coxless fours event.

Is an Australian former association footballer. Fuzes played as a goalkeeper. Fuzes began his senior

Is an Australian former association footballer. Fuzes played as a goalkeeper. Fuzes began his senior club career for Hakoah in the New South Wales State League in 1965. He played for Hakoah until 1971. In 1972 he transferred to APIA Leichhardt. He stayed

Was a Scottish footballer who played at inside-left for various clubs in the 1920s and 1930s.He brok

Was a Scottish footballer who played at inside-left for various clubs in the 1920s and 1930s.He broke into the first team in the following season when he replaced the well-established inside-left, Joe Devine, for six matches, scoring twice. With Devine the first-choice for the No. 10 shirt, Dougall spent most of his time at Turf Moor in the reserves, and in February 1929 he returned to Scotland to join Clyde.

A Canadian curler from Stratford, Prince Edward Island.Gallant has been to eight Briers. In 1982, he

A Canadian curler from Stratford, Prince Edward Island.Gallant has been to eight Briers. In 1982, he played second for Peter Jenkins. Gallant would not make it to the Brier again until 1991 when he played third for Robert Campbell. He played third for Cam

Is an American former professional wrestler, better known simply as Pete Gas from his appearances wi

Is an American former professional wrestler, better known simply as Pete Gas from his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation.In early 2000, the Posse repeatedly tried to defeat Crash Holly for the Hardcore Championship, attacking the champion in

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. He finished fifth in the K-1 1000 m ev

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. He finished fifth in the K-1 1000 m event while being eliminated in the repechages of the K-2 500 m events at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Otherwise known as "Peter Perfect", "The King of the Mountain" or simply as "Brockie" or "Brocky" wa

Otherwise known as "Peter Perfect", "The King of the Mountain" or simply as "Brockie" or "Brocky" was one of Australia's best-known and most successful motor racing drivers. Brock was most often associated with Holden for almost 40 years, although he race

Is an American weightlifter and Olympic champion of Macedonian descent. He won a gold medal at the 1

Is an American weightlifter and Olympic champion of Macedonian descent. He won a gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played three One Day Internationals. He was the first player t

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played three One Day Internationals. He was the first player to play One Day Internationals and never appear in a Test match.

Is a former New Zealand athlete, now resident in Texas. He had one of the shortest careers of world

Is a former New Zealand athlete, now resident in Texas. He had one of the shortest careers of world famous international sportsmen, yet achieved so much that he was voted New Zealand

Is an Welsh former footballer.

Is an Welsh former footballer.

Is an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler[1], he had played for

Is an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler[1], he had played for the Ireland cricket team 116 times up to the start of the 2007 World Cup[2], including twelve first-class matches[3] and 35 List A matches[4], four of whi

Is a retired American professional basketball player.He was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers i

Is a retired American professional basketball player.He was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1981 NBA Draft and played for four teams throughout his six-year career, averaging 3.5 points and 2.3 rebounds a game.