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Is an English former professional footballer.Bicknell, a winger, was born in Stockton, Warwickshire

Is an English former professional footballer.Bicknell, a winger, was born in Stockton, Warwickshire and began his career as an apprentice with Leicester City, turning professional in December 1976. After a bright start to his Leicester career he failed to make the league side the following season, and in August 1978 joined Torquay United on a free transfer.

Is an English former footballer and manager. He was last employed at Burnley, where he was manager f

Is an English former footballer and manager. He was last employed at Burnley, where he was manager from June 2004 to November 2007. He also had spells at Sligo Rovers, Cheltenham Town and Stoke City.

Is a former field hockey striker from Australia, who participated in three Summer Olympics for his n

Is a former field hockey striker from Australia, who participated in three Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992. At each appearance the skilled veteran won a medal.

Is an English professional football defender who currently plays for Barnsley.Foster signed for loca

Is an English professional football defender who currently plays for Barnsley.Foster signed for local club Crewe Alexandra as a trainee in August 1997 and made his debut on the 22nd of that month in Crewe's 1-0 loss to Bury.

Was an Australian cricket player, who played for the Tasmanian Tigers. His career was from 1969 unti

Was an Australian cricket player, who played for the Tasmanian Tigers. His career was from 1969 until 1980. His batting style is right-hand bat and his bowling style is right-arm medium.

Is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Walsall. He signed as a free agent following

Is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Walsall. He signed as a free agent following his release from Coventry City, where he rejected a new contract.

A Canadian professional basketball player who plays point guard for the Phoenix Suns of the National

A Canadian professional basketball player who plays point guard for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nash, who was born in South Africa but grew up in Canada, enjoyed a successful high-school basketball career, and he was eventually given a scholarship by Santa Clara University. In his four seasons with the Broncos, the team made three NCAA Tournament appearances, and Nash was twice named the West Coast Conference Player of the Year.After graduating from Santa Clara as the team's all-time leader in assists, he entered the 1996 NBA Draft and was selected as the 15th pick by the Phoenix Suns.

He played in 13 Tests and 6 One Day Internationals between 1977 and 1985. He came into the Australia

He played in 13 Tests and 6 One Day Internationals between 1977 and 1985. He came into the Australian side as wicket-keeper in 1977-78 after Rodney Marsh joined World Series Cricket, losing his place on Marsh's return. In 1984-85 he came back in when Marsh retired and Wayne Phillips was injured.

Was an Irish first class cricketer and national captain. A right-handed opening batsman, when he ret

Was an Irish first class cricketer and national captain. A right-handed opening batsman, when he retired in 1996 he held the national record for most caps, with 114. His 4,275 for Ireland was also a record. Warke was selected to captain Ireland in their m

Is an English former professional footballer.Thornber, a midfielder, began his career as a junior wi

Is an English former professional footballer.Thornber, a midfielder, began his career as a junior with Halifax Town in 1983. He remained with the Shaymen for five years, making 104 league appearances and scoring four goals.

Is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League.Walsh was selected by the

Is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League.Walsh was selected by the Dallas Cowboys with the first pick in the 1989 NFL Supplemental Draft. With Dallas, Walsh was reunited with his former head coach at Miami, Jimmy Johnson, who had just taken over the Cowboys' reins.

Is an English professional footballer, currently playing as a defender for Torquay United.Woods was

Is an English professional footballer, currently playing as a defender for Torquay United.Woods was born in Davenham, Cheshire and began his career as a trainee with Stoke City, turning professional in August 1994. He made his league debut in March 1998, coming on as first half substitute for Ally Pickering in a 2-1 defeat at home to Huddersfield Town. Later that month he joined Plymouth Argyle on loan, making 5 appearances before returning to Stoke.

Is an English football defender who currently plays for Coventry City.Wright joined Liverpool on a y

Is an English football defender who currently plays for Coventry City.Wright joined Liverpool on a youth contract in June 1996, choosing to join Liverpool over rivals Everton, the club he supported as a boy. Wright turned professional a year later in August 1997, and the following season was named as an unused substitute for the UEFA Cup clash with Celta Vigo on 24 November 1998 alongside Steven Gerrard.

Is an English football (soccer) player. He is the son of Steve McMahon, the former Liverpool player

Is an English football (soccer) player. He is the son of Steve McMahon, the former Liverpool player and former manager of Perth Glory and Blackpool.

Is an English former football midfielder who most notably played for Liverpool in the late 1980s. He

Is an English former football midfielder who most notably played for Liverpool in the late 1980s. He is currently a football pundit for an Asia-based sports broadcaster ESPN Star Sports.

Is an is an Australian cricket player, who played for the Western Warriors from 1983-84 to 1985-86,

Is an is an Australian cricket player, who played for the Western Warriors from 1983-84 to 1985-86, and then played for the Tasmanian Tigers from 1986-87, before returning to the Warriors for his final first-class season in 1987-88. He was a right arm leg-spin bowler.

Was an American football player and coach who earned a place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame as hea

Was an American football player and coach who earned a place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame as head coach of the National Football League's New York Giants from 1930 to 1953. Owen's skill at designing defenses, his fundamental approach to the game, and his innovative "A Formation," a variation on the single-wing,

Is a former freestyle swimmer from the United States, who won gold in the 4x100m and 4x200m Freestyl

Is a former freestyle swimmer from the United States, who won gold in the 4x100m and 4x200m Freestyle Relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics. He won golds along with other swimmers such as Mark Spitz. He later went on to become a general surgeon. Rerych receiv

Is an English former soccer goalkeeper and cricketer. Adlard played soccer at the professional level

Is an English former soccer goalkeeper and cricketer. Adlard played soccer at the professional level for several seasons in England. He was a member of the Nottingham Forest (first division) and Lincoln City (fourth division) teams, but never played at first-team level. As a cricketer, he played one match for Lincolnshire against Derbyshire in the 1976 Gillette Cup. From 1982 to 1986 Adlard was an Assistant Coach for the University of Evansville soccer team. From 1986 to 1988 he was the Head Coach of Davis and Elkins and then moved on to become Director of Soccer at UNC-Asheville from 1988 to 1991. During the same time, 1988-1991, he was the head coach of the 1972 classic division of the USYSA, The Asheville Highlanders. From 1991 to November 2005 he was the Head Coach at Marquette University.

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1970s. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1970s. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, he was eliminted in the repechages of the K-4 1000 m event. Four years later in Montreal, Kelly was eliminated in the repechages of the same event.

Is an English former footballer who played for Aston Villa, the New York Cosmos, Coventry City and W

Is an English former footballer who played for Aston Villa, the New York Cosmos, Coventry City and West Bromwich Albion, as well as England. He was West Brom player of the season for the 1985-1986 season.

Is a field hockey goalkeeper from Australia, who was first selected to play for The Kookaburras at t

Is a field hockey goalkeeper from Australia, who was first selected to play for The Kookaburras at the Four Nations International Challenge in June 2002. He seized his chance following the retirements of stalwarts Lachlan Dreher and Damon Diletti from int

Is an Australian rugby union footballer with the Ricoh Black Rams in Japan. He is best known for his

Is an Australian rugby union footballer with the Ricoh Black Rams in Japan. He is best known for his career with the Brumbies in Super Rugby, for whom he played from the inception of the professional Super 12 in 1996 through 2007, and his long tenure with

Is an Australian football (soccer) player who play as defender. He most recently played for the Newc

Is an Australian football (soccer) player who play as defender. He most recently played for the Newcastle Jets in the Australian A-League before being released.

Is a professional snooker-player from Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, whose smooth cue action is reg

Is a professional snooker-player from Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, whose smooth cue action is regarded by some pundits as the most natural in the game. He has won four ranking titles, and spent 10 seasons in the Top 16 of the world rankings (including