Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Is an American retired professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Associat

Is an American retired professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is most remembered for his time with the Chicago Bulls in which he helped the team to six NBA championships. He is widely regarded as being one of the best defenders of his era, in which he was named NBA All-Defensive Team eight times and All-NBA First Team three times. Along with his defensive play, he was also a seven time NBA All Star and was the NBA All Star game MVP in 1994. He was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History during the 1996–97 NBA season. He is one of four players to have their jerseys retired by the Chicago Bulls, the others being Jerry Sloan, Bob Love, and Michael Jordan. During his seventeen year career, he played twelve seasons with the Bulls, one with the Rockets and four with the Trailblazers, making the post-season sixteen straight times. He has played in more post-season games then any other player except for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Robert Horry. He will be eligible for induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010.

Is an American freestyle skier specializing in aerial skiing. He is a member of the US ski team, and

Is an American freestyle skier specializing in aerial skiing. He is a member of the US ski team, and participated in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Bahrke was not originally named to the Olympic team, but was added to the team five days before the

Is an American snowboarder. He is the 2004 World quarterpipe champion and winner of a bronze medal a

Is an American snowboarder. He is the 2004 World quarterpipe champion and winner of a bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Lago was a member of the 2010 U.S. Olympic Snowboarding team along with Shaun White, Greg Bretz, and Louie Vito. On February 17

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners (1995-1996). In 1998, he played f

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners (1995-1996). In 1998, he played for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Japan's Pacific League. In 2001, he played for the independent St. George Pioneerzz of the Western Baseball League and Tampa Bay Devil Rays Triple-A affiliate, the Durham Bulls.

Was an American professional wrestler trained by Ted Allen. He competed as both Scotty Sawyer, and S

Was an American professional wrestler trained by Ted Allen. He competed as both Scotty Sawyer, and Scott "Thunder" Taylor with a billed height of 6'0 and weight of 265 lbs. Scott Taylor was born in 1967. Growing up being a big fan of professional wrestlin

Is an American tennis player on the ATP Tour . He is sometimes referred to by his nickname "Sco". He

Is an American tennis player on the ATP Tour . He is sometimes referred to by his nickname "Sco". He reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of 187 on April 13, 2009. On August 16, 2004, at the age of 17, Jenkins became the first African-American to cap

Is a Botswanan footballer who plays as a midfielder. He played for the Botswana national football te

Is a Botswanan footballer who plays as a midfielder. He played for the Botswana national football team between 1998 and 2006.

Is a Montenegrin footballer player that currently plays for FK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje in Montenegro.

Is a Montenegrin footballer player that currently plays for FK Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje in Montenegro. His transfer value is estimated to be at around 300,000 euros.

Is a Montenegrin professional football player.After playing in the youth squads of clubs like FK Sut

Is a Montenegrin professional football player.After playing in the youth squads of clubs like FK Sutjeska, the Italian club US Lecce and the Serbian giants and 1991 European and Wourld Champions FK Crvena Zvezda, he signed with the Serbian Superliga club

Is a retired Bosnian professional footballer who played for several clubs in Europe, including NK Za

Is a retired Bosnian professional footballer who played for several clubs in Europe, including NK Zagreb, Real Valladolid, Altay S.K., and Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. as well as the Croatia national football team and Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team.

Was an Irish road bicycle racer. Shay Elliott was the first Irish cyclist to make a mark as a profes

Was an Irish road bicycle racer. Shay Elliott was the first Irish cyclist to make a mark as a professional rider in continental Europe. He won stages in all the Grand Tours and was 2nd (to Stablinski) in the 1962 World Road Championship at Salò in Italy.

Was an English amateur footballer who played during the 1950s. He was born in Carlisle.A forward, O'

Was an English amateur footballer who played during the 1950s. He was born in Carlisle.A forward, O'Connell divided his playing time with working for his family's cattle-farming business, and turned out for the likes of Middlesbrough and Queens Park. He joined Chelsea in August 1954 and scored a hat-trick on his debut (one of only two Chelsea players to do this, the other being George Hilsdon) against Manchester United in October 1954, although his side still lost 6-5.

Was the first Australian fencer to win a Fencing World Championship title when he won the men's épée cadets (under 17) title in 1991, Foggia, Italy[1] and to place third on the junior men's épée world cup in 1995.

A professional Scottish Welterweight kickboxer and martial artist fighting out of Lanna Muay Thai Gy

A professional Scottish Welterweight kickboxer and martial artist fighting out of Lanna Muay Thai Gym in Chiang Mai, Thailand. He is a current WMC Intercontinental Muay Thai champion and a semi finalist on the reality show The Contender Asia.[1]

Is a professional basketball player with the NBA's Phoenix Suns. After attending Rangitoto College i

Is a professional basketball player with the NBA's Phoenix Suns. After attending Rangitoto College in Auckland, he moved to the United States in 1992 to play for the University of California, where he majored in political science, graduating with a BA degree in 1998. He is the first New Zealander to play in the NBA, and he represented New Zealand in international basketball tournaments, such as the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games, and was part of their fourth place finish at the 2002 Basketball World Championship.

Is an English born Scottish footballer currently playing for Doncaster Rovers in the Football League

Is an English born Scottish footballer currently playing for Doncaster Rovers in the Football League Championship. McDaid was a relative unknown when he signed for Doncaster from Leeds United. He usually plays at left-back, but can be employed in a secondary role in midfield. McDaid has represented Scotland at every level up to under-19.

Is a South African cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler who plays for

Is a South African cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler who plays for Northerns. Nowak made his first-class debut for Northerns against Free State in October 2008.

Is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Dallas Stars of the Nationa

Is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). He formerly played for the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, and New York Rangers. Prior to the NHL, Avery played for the Owen Sound Platers and the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League.Avery is not a relatively large player (5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) and 185 lb (84 kg/13.2 st)) and he was not selected in the NHL Entry Draft. In 1999, Avery was signed by the Detroit Red Wings and broke into the NHL, playing 36 games with the Red Wings during the 2001-02 season. The Red Wings went on to win the Stanley Cup that season though Avery did not partake in the playoffs. Avery did not play the required 40 games, so his name was left off the cup.

Is a Scottish football striker currently playing for Brechin City. He is a product of Clyde's youth

Is a Scottish football striker currently playing for Brechin City. He is a product of Clyde's youth system.

A Finnish professional ice hockey winger currently playing for the New York Islanders of the Nationa

A Finnish professional ice hockey winger currently playing for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL).Bergenheim played in Jokerit of the SM-liiga for three seasons, from 2001 to 2004, winning the Finnish championship in 2002. He was drafted by the New York Islanders as their first pick in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, 22nd overall.He signed a three-year deal with the New York Islanders in 2003, and played 18 games for the Islanders in his debut season, 2003–04. Bergenheim scored his first NHL goal - a short-handed goal - against the Pittsburgh Penguins. He was transferred back to Jokerit in January 2004, and moved back to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in April for the American Hockey League (AHL) playoffs and the subsequent lockout season.

Is an English footballer, who was born on 15 August 1987. He plays primarily as a central midfielder

Is an English footballer, who was born on 15 August 1987. He plays primarily as a central midfielder, but is a lively 'box-to-box' player who likes to cover ground and battle with opposition players.

A Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for EC KAC in the Austrian Hockey

A Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for EC KAC in the Austrian Hockey League.Brown was drafted late in the first round, 21st overall, in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins following a successful career in the Ontario Hockey League as a defenceman with the Belleville Bulls and the Sarnia Sting. Less than a year later, he was dealt, along with Mariusz Czerkawski and a first-round draft choice to the Edmonton Oilers for Bill Ranford. Brown played parts of six seasons for the Oilers.

Is an American-born Jamaican footballer, currently without a club.Bucknor attended Owens Community C

Is an American-born Jamaican footballer, currently without a club.Bucknor attended Owens Community College, where he set the school's all time scoring record by scoring 28 goals in each his freshman and sophomore years in 2006 and 2007. In 2008, Bucknor transferred to the University of Tampa, but did not play a game. During his college years Bucknor also played with the Bradenton Academics in the USL Premier Development League.

Is a Scottish professional association football player who is currently playing for Scottish Premier

Is a Scottish professional association football player who is currently playing for Scottish Premier League side St Mirren.Burns began his career at St Mirren, making his debut for the club in a league match at home to Falkirk on 14 February 2009. Burns was a 72nd minute substitute for Dennis Wyness during the 2-2 draw.

Is an Australian figure skater. He is the 2006-2007 Australian national champion. He also competed i

Is an Australian figure skater. He is the 2006-2007 Australian national champion. He also competed in pairs at the novice level, winning the 2001 novice title with Wafa Asmar.