Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a Danish professional ice hockey defenceman.Larsen came to Rögle BK's junior team at age 15. On

Is a Danish professional ice hockey defenceman.Larsen came to Rögle BK's junior team at age 15. On October 9, 2005, Larsen made his senior hockey debut for Rögle in a 3–0 win over Nybro Vikings. For the 2006–07 season Larsen was acquired by Frölunda HC. O

Was an Indian born English cricketer. A left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he played first-class cricket

Was an Indian born English cricketer. A left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he played first-class cricket in India in 1918 and in England in 1925 and played four times for the Egypt national cricket team. He played a match for England against India later in th

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who playe

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Oxfordshire. He was born in Oxford. Evans continued to represent the team in the Minor Counties Championship until 2006.

Was NCAA champion and a top-ranking amateur tennis player in the 1920s. Neer attended Stanford Unive

Was NCAA champion and a top-ranking amateur tennis player in the 1920s. Neer attended Stanford University and in 1921, became the first player from a western U.S. university to win the NCAA Men's Tennis Championship. A year later, Neer and partner Jim Dav

Was a sprinter from South Africa who, on July 10, 2004, entered the Guinness Book of World Records a

Was a sprinter from South Africa who, on July 10, 2004, entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the fastest 100-year-old to ever run the 100 meters.Rabinowitz finished in a time of 30.86 seconds; breaking the previous mark of 36.19 set by Erwin Jaskulski of Austria. A week before, the centenarian broke the record, but a faulty electronic timer kept the mark out of the books.

Is an English former professional footballer. He represented England at Under-21 level and in a B in

Is an English former professional footballer. He represented England at Under-21 level and in a B international. He was born in Bristol.King began his career as an apprentice with Exeter City, turning professional in January 1985, and making his league debut the same season.

Was an English cricketer who played a single first-class match, for Worcestershire against Northampt

Was an English cricketer who played a single first-class match, for Worcestershire against Northamptonshire in 1946. He scored 1 in his only innings.

Is a much-decorated former footballer who is the only player to have appeared in the first five of L

Is a much-decorated former footballer who is the only player to have appeared in the first five of Liverpool's European Cup finals, winning four of them. He was a dependable full back. His son, Ashley Neal, also had a footballing career, albeit short-lived.

Is a German ice hockey player currently playing for the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey Leag

Is a German ice hockey player currently playing for the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League. Gogulla represented Germany at the 2007, 2008 and 2009 IIHF World Championships. Philip's younger brother Patrick, a defenseman, currently plays in the

Is an Australian former professional racing cyclist who was the first non-European to wear the yello

Is an Australian former professional racing cyclist who was the first non-European to wear the yellow jersey of the Tour de France.There he won the Tour de l'Essone, the Tour de l'Hérault and the amateur version of the unofficial world time-trial champion

Is a former American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers

Is a former American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association from 1979 to 1989, and current Assistant Coach of the Washington Wizards.

Was a Major League Baseball pitcher between 1888 and 1895. He broke into the big leagues in June 188

Was a Major League Baseball pitcher between 1888 and 1895. He broke into the big leagues in June 1888, with the Pittsburg Alleghenys, at the age of 23. Knell finished his career with a 79-90 record and 4.05 ERA. Although his career was short, Knell still remains #28 on the list of "most batters hit by a pitch" by any major league pitcher.

A Swedish footballer who has played for IF Brommapojkarna as a midfielder in Superettan during the s

A Swedish footballer who has played for IF Brommapojkarna as a midfielder in Superettan during the successful 2006 season, which saw the team qualify for Allsvenskan. He graduated from the science program of Blackebergs gymnasium in 2006 and is currently enrolled at the University of Stockholm, studying economics. He lives in Bromma with his family.

Was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper, he played first-class

Was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper, he played first-class cricket between 1924 and 1927, mostly for Oxford University. Stewart-Brown made his first-class debut for Oxford University against Lancashire in May 1924

A Swedish football player, playing for Djurgårdens IF. During the 2008 pre-season, he was moved up

A Swedish football player, playing for Djurgårdens IF. During the 2008 pre-season, he was moved up from Djurgården's youth team. Hellqvist made his Allsvenskan debut on July 2, 2008 against IF Elfsborg as a substitute.

Is an ex-English footballer who played for and managed Liverpool.Phil Taylor played for his hometown

Is an ex-English footballer who played for and managed Liverpool.Phil Taylor played for his hometown club Bristol Rovers as an apprentice (in 21 league matches, scoring twice) before he was signed by Liverpool manager George Patterson for £5000 plus Ted Hartill in March 1936, he made his debut on the 28th of the same month in a league game at the Baseball Ground, Liverpool shared the points with Derby County in a 2-2 draw with Taylor scoring a late equaliser, his first goal for the club.

Is a British racehorse trainer specializing mainly in National Hunt racing. He is based at stables n

Is a British racehorse trainer specializing mainly in National Hunt racing. He is based at stables near Minehead, Somerset. His biggest wins have come with Flagship Uberalles in the 2002 Queen Mother Champion Chase, Rooster Booster in the 2003 Champion Hu

Was an English cricketer. A left-arm fast-medium bowler, he played first-class cricket for the MCC i

Was an English cricketer. A left-arm fast-medium bowler, he played first-class cricket for the MCC in 1883. He made his first-class debut two years later for the MCC against Derbyshire. Following a minor match against Northumberland in July of that year,

Was an English cricketer. Weaver was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Weaver

Was an English cricketer. Weaver was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Weaver made two first-class appearances for Hampshire in the 1938 County Championship against Glamorgan and his second and final first-class match against Cambri

Was member of the Norse Rowing Club in Richmond, and the Carlton Cricket Club that played at Regent'

Was member of the Norse Rowing Club in Richmond, and the Carlton Cricket Club that played at Regent's park before he left for France at the age of 21. He stayed there, 60 years until 1939 and died the following year at Bognor Regis. He was the captain of

Was an South African cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1889. He never really had any impact in the

Was an South African cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1889. He never really had any impact in the two matches he played. His side (South Africa) Were beaten in his first match by 8 wickets and by 202 runs in his second and final match of international C

Was an English cricketer. Ian Bedford had a sensational start to his first-class cricket career with

Was an English cricketer. Ian Bedford had a sensational start to his first-class cricket career with Middlesex CCC in 1947 as a 17-year-old lower-order batsman and leg break bowler. In his first match, against Essex, he was the fourth spin bowler used in the Essex first innings, but took four wickets for 81 runs. He then took four for 65 in his second match against Nottinghamshire, five for 53 in his third against Surrey and five for 54 in his fourth and final match of 1947 against Lancashire. He returned to club cricket for several years, until he succeeded John Warr as the county captain in 1961. He played in 65 first-class matches between 1947 and 1962, taking 103 wickets at an average cost of 32.71, with a personal best of 6/52.

Is an English former professional footballer.Clarkson began his career in 1990 with non-league Fleet

Is an English former professional footballer.Clarkson began his career in 1990 with non-league Fleetwood Town, with whom he spent one year before beginning his professional career with Dario Gradi's Crewe Alexandra.

Was an American businessman from Brooklyn, New York and prominent owner of Thoroughbred racehorses a

Was an American businessman from Brooklyn, New York and prominent owner of Thoroughbred racehorses and racetracks. Along with his younger brother, Michael F. Dwyer, he made a fortune in the meat packing industry, supplying butcher shops, eating establishm

Matriculating as Head Prefect and captain of the rugby First XV in 1921. Nel enjoyed the rare distin

Matriculating as Head Prefect and captain of the rugby First XV in 1921. Nel enjoyed the rare distinction of earning a Natal (open) rugby cap while still at school. He made his debut for the Springboks against the 1928 All Blacks, and captained the side in 1933 (against the Wallabies) and on the all-conquering tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1937. Known affectionately as "The Greatest Springboks", Nel's 1937 team remains the only Springbok team ever to have won a test series in New Zealand.