Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Was an Irish athlete who won Olympic medals (for Great Britain and Ireland) in the high jump and lon

Was an Irish athlete who won Olympic medals (for Great Britain and Ireland) in the high jump and long jump at the 1900 Summer Olympics.

Is a former Irish cricketer. A left-handed batsman, he made his debut for the Ireland cricket team i

Is a former Irish cricketer. A left-handed batsman, he made his debut for the Ireland cricket team in August 1962 against the Combined Services] in a first-class match. He went on to play for Ireland on 23 occasions, his last match coming against the MCC

Is an American NBA basketball player, currently playing for the Orlando Magic. He is also the treasu

Is an American NBA basketball player, currently playing for the Orlando Magic. He is also the treasurer of the NBA's player union.rafted by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 19th pick of the 1998 NBA Draft, Garrity got switched around a couple of times before even setting foot on an NBA court, as he was traded twice on draft night. First, the Bucks traded his rights, and the rights to Dirk Nowitzki, to the Dallas Mavericks for the rights to Robert Traylor. Then Garrity's rights, along with Martin Müürsepp, Bubba Wells and a first-round draft pick, were traded to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Steve Nash. Both of these trades involving Garrity seemingly helped the Mavericks build a team that would soon return to the NBA's elite, although Garrity wouldn't be a part of that team.

Is a Scottish footballer currently playing as a left back for Scottish First Division side Partick T

Is a Scottish footballer currently playing as a left back for Scottish First Division side Partick Thistle. He has represented his country at under 19 level.Boyle signed terms for Everton's academy in 2003, from Scottish side Livingston. He performed well in his first two years for the academy and reserves and in July 2005 the defender was rewarded with a one year professional contract. Boyle was named on the substitutes bench for a FA Cup 4th Round tie against Chelsea in March 2006. In the summer of 2006 he signed a one year extension to his contract and made his first appearances for the first team in the 2006 pre-season.

Was a National Football League tight end who played for the Denver Broncos (1988-1989) and the New Y

Was a National Football League tight end who played for the Denver Broncos (1988-1989) and the New York Jets (1990-1991). He played in 44 games over 4 seasons, starting only the 1988 AFC Championship due to an injury to starter Clarence Kay. Kelly also played in Super Bowl XXIV. He died of cancer on March 28, 2003.

Is a retired American professional wrestler, currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as

Is a retired American professional wrestler, currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a road agent. Best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling between 1998 and 2001, Kenney is also a former baseball player. In May 19

Was an Irish professional golfer.Skerritt born in Lahinch, County Clare. He won many tournaments dur

Was an Irish professional golfer.Skerritt born in Lahinch, County Clare. He won many tournaments during his career, most of them in his home country, with his biggest success being the 1970 Alcan International.

Is a former American football player, winner of the 1971 Heisman Trophy, and college football coach.

Is a former American football player, winner of the 1971 Heisman Trophy, and college football coach.Sullivan is currently the head coach for Samford University. He was previously head coach at Texas Christian University (TCU) and offensive coordinator at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).

An Italian football midfielder. He is currently playing for Serie C1 team Ancona, on loan from A.C.

An Italian football midfielder. He is currently playing for Serie C1 team Ancona, on loan from A.C. Milan.He is the son of Sumbu Kalambay, a Zaire-born former world champion boxer.

An American ice hockey player currently playing for the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks. The Blackhawks mad

An American ice hockey player currently playing for the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks. The Blackhawks made him the first overall pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.Kane went to St. Martin of Tours school and started playing for the Cazenovia Chiefs in his home town of South Buffalo, NY. He played for the Buffalo Saints.[1]The London Knights drafted Kane in the 5th round of the 2004 Ontario Hockey League Bantam Draft,[2] but Kane did not choose to play for the Knights until the 2006-07 season.[1] Instead, Kane played for the United States U-18 National Team Development Program (NTDP) where he led the team in scoring with 102 points[3] during the 2005-2006 season. Kane's junior career started off with a bang. Playing on a line with Sergei Kostitsyn and Sam Gagner, he amassed 145 points for the OHL scoring title and combined with Gagner and Kostitsyn for 394 points.[1]

Is a retired Major League Baseball shortstop. He played during two seasons at the major league level

Is a retired Major League Baseball shortstop. He played during two seasons at the major league level for the New York Yankees. He was drafted by the Yankees in the 15th round of the 1979 amateur draft. Smith played his first professional season with their Class A (Short Season) Oneonta Yankees in 1979, and his last season with the New York Mets' Triple-A Tidewater Tides, in 1992.

Is a former DR Congo football striker who last played for Dynamos in the South African Premier Socce

Is a former DR Congo football striker who last played for Dynamos in the South African Premier Soccer League. He previously played for AmaZulu, FC Rouen, RCF Paris, AS Marsa, CS Sfaxien, Bursaspor, Lokeren, DC Motema Pembe[3]. He was released by Mamelodi

Is an Irish football player who plays for Union Berlin.Born in Dortmund to a German father and Iris

Is an Irish football player who plays for Union Berlin.Born in Dortmund to a German father and Irish mother, Patrick began his football career with BV Westfalia Wickede, before moving on to TSC Eintracht Dortmund. In 1993, he impressed big club Borussia

Is a Danish professional football player, who is currently playing for Holstebro.

Is a Danish professional football player, who is currently playing for Holstebro.

Is a former medley swimmer from East Germany, who won the silver medal in the 200m Individual Medley

Is a former medley swimmer from East Germany, who won the silver medal in the 200m Individual Medley for the GDR at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Is a Irish former football player who played for numerous clubs.Ampadu first played in Irish youth f

Is a Irish former football player who played for numerous clubs.Ampadu first played in Irish youth football for Sherrads United and Belvedere before joining Arsenal in July 1988. Mainly a reserve player, he made two first-team appearances (both as substitutes) in the 1989-90 season, his debut coming against Derby County on March 24, 1990.

Is a Canadian physician, professor, and medical researcher. He is regarded as one of the world's lea

Is a Canadian physician, professor, and medical researcher. He is regarded as one of the world's leading authorities on the causes and prevention of Alzheimer's Disease, and is the principal author of the inflammatory hypothesis of the disease, which hold

Is a French sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics,

Is a French sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the K-2 1000 m event at Atlanta in 1996.

Is a Botswanan former footballer who played as a defender. In 2001, he played one match for the Bots

Is a Botswanan former footballer who played as a defender. In 2001, he played one match for the Botswana national football team.

A Canadian soccer player, currently playing for the Montreal Impact.Before turning pro he played ama

A Canadian soccer player, currently playing for the Montreal Impact.Before turning pro he played amateur soccer with FC Sélect Rive-Sud of the Quebec Elite Soccer League. He also played for U15 and U17 Quebec select teams winning two silver medals. He would later on play for Twin Cities Tornado of the USL Premier Development League for two years in 1998, and 1999.

Is a Belgian cycling team manager of the Quick Step-Innergetic cycling team. A former professional h

Is a Belgian cycling team manager of the Quick Step-Innergetic cycling team. A former professional himself (1976-1979), he is from Flanders and has been involved with professional road bicycle racing for many years.His major wins are the 1978 Kuurne-Bruss

Is a French sprint canoer who competed in the early 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won

Is a French sprint canoer who competed in the early 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-2 1000 m event at Los Angeles in 1984.

Played 20 Tests and 80 One Day Internationals for South Africa in the 1990's and played provincial c

Played 20 Tests and 80 One Day Internationals for South Africa in the 1990's and played provincial cricket for the Natal Dolphins in Durban. Symcox was a right-arm off-spin bowler and was known for his powerful hitting down the order and has a Test centur

Is a French football defender currently playing for En Avant Guingamp in the French Ligue 2.

Is a French football defender currently playing for En Avant Guingamp in the French Ligue 2.

Was best known as a goaltender in the US ice hockey team in the 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics. He wa

Was best known as a goaltender in the US ice hockey team in the 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics. He was selected as a member of the US team for the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. During the tournament, Rupp shut out East Germany in an 8–0 victo