Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter P

A former Swedish footballer.During his career he played for Västerås SK Fotboll, Barnsley F.C., He

A former Swedish footballer.During his career he played for Västerås SK Fotboll, Barnsley F.C., Helsingborgs IF, Hammarby IF, and FC Lyn Oslo.

Is a Swiss football player who currently plays for SC Cham as a goalkeeper.

Is a Swiss football player who currently plays for SC Cham as a goalkeeper.

A former football winger from The Netherlands, who earned five caps for the Netherlands national foo

A former football winger from The Netherlands, who earned five caps for the Netherlands national football team, in which he didn't score. He was a member of the Dutch team at Euro 1996 in England under manager Guus Hiddink.Hoekstra started his career at PSV Eindhoven where he played for 5 years. Ajax Amsterdam signed him for £2m to replace Marc Overmars. Injuries halted his career at Ajax and he was loaned out to Spanish side SD Compostela and Dutch side Groningen in 2000. English League One team Stoke City signed him for an undisclosed fee in 2001, with Hoekstra signing a 3-year contract. He retired from football in 2004.

Is a South African former professional footballer who played as a defender for Orlando Pirates, Moro

Is a South African former professional footballer who played as a defender for Orlando Pirates, Moroka Swallows, Tembisa Classic, Lehurutshe Stocks Birds, Kaizer Chiefs, Zulu Royals, Black Leopards and Jomo Cosmos.[1]After retiring as a player, Mathshitse became a coach with Mothupi Birds United in January 2008.[2]

Is an IFBB Professional Bodybuilder, fitness spokesmodel, and celebrity trainer. Peter is the 2004 N

Is an IFBB Professional Bodybuilder, fitness spokesmodel, and celebrity trainer. Peter is the 2004 NPC Collegiate Nationals Champion, the 2007 NPC USAs Light-heavyweight Champion, and the 2008 NPC Nationals Light-heavyweight Champion. Peter has appeared i

Is an Australian Test cricketer. He is a specialist right-arm fast-medium bowler. In 2004 Siddle att

Is an Australian Test cricketer. He is a specialist right-arm fast-medium bowler. In 2004 Siddle attended the Australian Cricket Academy and made his first-class debut playing for Victoria against a touring West Indian side at Melbourne in November 2005. He made his Test debut at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali on 16 October 2008. He picked up 3/114 in the first innings, finishing with match figures of four for 176. Siddons also played 2 games for the Sydney Swans Australian rules football club in 1984. On 28 October 2007 Siddons was named the coach of the Bangladesh national cricket team.

Is a Swiss slalom canoer who competed in the early to mid 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, h

Is a Swiss slalom canoer who competed in the early to mid 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the C-2 event at Barcelona in 1992.

Forsberg is widely considered to be among the greatest two-way players of all time, known for his pr

Forsberg is widely considered to be among the greatest two-way players of all time, known for his prolific offensive skills as well as his tenacious defensive play. His 17-year professional career includes 11 years in the National Hockey League (NHL), where he won two Stanley Cups and numerous individual honors. Internationally, with the Swedish national men's ice hockey team, he won two World Championships and two Olympic hockey gold medals. He is a member of the Triple Gold Club and the only Swede of the three players who have won the three competitions twice.

Is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. He finished sixth in the K-4 1000 m event

Is a Swedish sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. He finished sixth in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Is a former Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1980s, who won four Olympic medals, most notably

Is a former Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1980s, who won four Olympic medals, most notably a gold in the 4 × 100 m medley relay at the 1980 Moscow Olympics as part of the Quietly Confident Quartet. He also won consecutive bronze medals in the 100

Was a Scottish professional association football player. He appeared for Preston North End and the S

Was a Scottish professional association football player. He appeared for Preston North End and the Scotland national football team, amongst others.McBride played as a goalkeeper for Ayr in the Scottish Second Division, until joining Preston North End in 1897, replacing Welsh international James Trainer. On 20 March 1901, McBride injured a shoulder in a trial for the Scottish team. As a result McBride missed the last five games of the season with Preston. His deputy let in 15 goals in those games, and Preston was relegated from the First Division.

Was a football goalkeeper who played for Motherwell and Rangers. He was a member of the Rangers team

Was a football goalkeeper who played for Motherwell and Rangers. He was a member of the Rangers team which won the 1972 Cup Winners Cup, and was Rangers' first-choice goalkeeper for most of his 16-year spell at the club despite competition from players such as Gerhard Neef and Stewart Kennedy.McCloy, the son of a former professional footballer who had played for St Mirren, joined Motherwell from Crosshill Thistle in 1964. He stayed there for six season before joining Rangers in a player exchange deal in 1970.

Is a professional boxer. He usually fights at lightweight or the divisions either side. McDonagh box

Is a professional boxer. He usually fights at lightweight or the divisions either side. McDonagh boxed as an amateur before turning professional in March 2002, winning his first fight at the Elephant & Castle Centre in the London Borough of Southwark in w

Is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.He began his professional career in 1973

Is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.He began his professional career in 1973 with Bury, before being signed by Liverpool boss Bill Shankly after one year. He spent four years as reserve goalkeeper at Anfield, without making a first-team appearance. There were no substitute goalkeepers in domestic football in those days, and so McDonnell's only first-team squad involvement came in European football.

Was a Scottish footballer. He holds the record of being the Dundee United's all-time top goalscorer,

Was a Scottish footballer. He holds the record of being the Dundee United's all-time top goalscorer, with 158 league goals and 201 overall. McKay also played for Burnley and St. Mirren. He retired to Northamptonshire, where he died in 2000.

Is a retired Australian tennis player.He who won five singles and nineteen doubles titles during his

Is a retired Australian tennis player.He who won five singles and nineteen doubles titles during his professional career. A right-hander, McNamara reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on March 14, 1983 when he became World number 7.

A former heavyweight boxer best known for his 1995 fight with Mike Tyson, in which McNeeley was knoc

A former heavyweight boxer best known for his 1995 fight with Mike Tyson, in which McNeeley was knocked out after 89 seconds (it was technically a disqualification, as McNeeley was DQ'ed after his manager Vinnie Vecchione threw in a towel to stop his fighter from taking anymore punishment after the second knockdown).

Was a Scottish footballer and along with borther Moses, one of the founding members of Rangers Footb

Was a Scottish footballer and along with borther Moses, one of the founding members of Rangers Football Club. He made seven Scottish cup appearances for the club.

Is an Australian footballer player who currently plays for Australian NSW Premier League side Sydney

Is an Australian footballer player who currently plays for Australian NSW Premier League side Sydney Olympic. McPherson made one appearance for A-League side Newcastle Jets, coming on as a second-half substitute in the 5-1 defeat to Perth Glory in Octobe

Was a Scottish footballer who played at left-half for Inverness Thistle, Newcastle United and Scotla

Was a Scottish footballer who played at left-half for Inverness Thistle, Newcastle United and Scotland. He went on to manage both Tottenham Hotspur and Middlesbrough.Peter McWilliam started his playing career at Inverness Thistle and remained with them for two years[1] before starting a very successful period at Newcastle United between 1902 to 1911. He played 241 games, scoring 12 goals from the left half position. He won honours with Newcastle being part of the 1904 - 05, 1905 - 06 and 1908 - 09 Football League Championship sides and was an FA Cup Finalist in 1905, 1906 and 1908. In 1910 he won an FA Cup winner's medal. He was also capped 8 times by the Scotland. The football world knew him as "Peter the Great"[citation needed],

Was a professional footballer best known for making nineteen appearances in Sunderland's English Tit

Was a professional footballer best known for making nineteen appearances in Sunderland's English Title winning team of 1895.He also played in the 1897 FA Cup final for Everton and 1900 FA Cup final for Southampton. He made six appearances for Manchester City in the 1900–01 season, making his City debut in a 2–1 win against Sheffield United.[1]In all Meehan made seventy-one appearances in the English First division for Sunderland, Everton and Manchester City, scoring his only league goal during the former's title winning season.

Is a retired road bicycle racer from Denmark, who was a professional rider from 1990 to 2000. He rep

Is a retired road bicycle racer from Denmark, who was a professional rider from 1990 to 2000. He represented his native country in the men's individual road race at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Was an English professional footballer (soccer player) whose career spanned three decades. Born in P

Was an English professional footballer (soccer player) whose career spanned three decades. Born in Prestbury, Cheshire, Mellor won an England Youth cap whilst with his first club Witton Albion . Tall, fair haired and ever smiling Mellor was soon spotted by Burnley, and quickly became their regular keeper.

Is a retired German football player. He spent 4 seasons in the Bundesliga with Fortuna Düsseldorf a

Is a retired German football player. He spent 4 seasons in the Bundesliga with Fortuna Düsseldorf and Borussia Mönchengladbach. He also represented Germany once, in a UEFA Euro 1968 qualifier against Albania.

Is an English footballer currently playing for Southend United. He plays as a defender. He has also

Is an English footballer currently playing for Southend United. He plays as a defender. He has also played for the England Under-21 team.Clarke started his career with Everton, signing his first professional contract in January 1999. He made his debut for them in 2001 against Coventry City.