Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Was an American football linebacker who played twelve seasons in the National Football League for th

Was an American football linebacker who played twelve seasons in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers.During his tenure with the Saints, Mills was an anchor of the defense. He was a member of the vaunted "Dome Patrol," the stellar linebacking corps that led a ferocious Saints defense in the early 1990s.

Is a Haitian-Canadian professional basketball player who plays center for the NBA's Philadelphia 76e

Is a Haitian-Canadian professional basketball player who plays center for the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers. Dalembert began playing in Montreal, Canada and played college basketball at Seton Hall University in New Jersey, US. He is an occasional double-double achiever for the Sixers and averages around 2 blocks per game - placing him among the league's elite in this category. He missed the entire 2002-03 season due to injuries. After a relatively productive 2004-05 season, his 2005-06 season was plagued by more injuries, a diminished role (he lost his job as a starter to Steven Hunter even after returning from injury), and what the media and public perceived to be a decline in both his play and his attitude. He started all 82 games of the 2006-07 season, averaging career-highs of 10.7 points and 8.9 rebounds in 30.9 minutes per game.

An Italian footballer. He currently plays in the role of striker for Queens Park Rangers, on loan fr

An Italian footballer. He currently plays in the role of striker for Queens Park Rangers, on loan from ACF Fiorentina.Di Carmine, a powerful striker, made his Serie A debut on October 25, 2006 away to Torino in a 1-0 win.[1] He scored his first goal with the viola in a UEFA Cup 2007-08 match, the final goal in a clear 6–1 win to IF Elfsborg on November 8, 2007.[2

Was born in Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania, a small town southwest of Philadelphia given the family name

Was born in Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania, a small town southwest of Philadelphia given the family name in honor of his grandfather. Riddle, a native of Delaware County, owned and operated a woolen mill but is best known as a sportsman. The owner of Glen Ridd

Is an American former professional basketball player.Cooper was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers i

Is an American former professional basketball player.Cooper was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2nd round (36th overall) of the 1992 NBA Draft. A 6'1" guard, Cooper played two years in the NBA for the Lakers and Phoenix Suns. In his NBA career, Cooper appeared in a total of 88 games and averaged 2.3 ppg. He has also played in pre-season games (but not in any regular season games) for Charlotte Hornets (1995) and Toronto Raptors (1996).

Is a French professional road bicycle racer.Dumoulin rode as an amateur for the Vélo Club de Vaulx-

Is a French professional road bicycle racer.Dumoulin rode as an amateur for the Vélo Club de Vaulx-en-Velin. He won the national youth championship in 1996, then the éspoir (young professional) Paris-Tours and Paris-Auxerre in 2001. He turned professional

Is an English footballer who is currently a right back for Chelsea. He has featured regularly for th

Is an English footballer who is currently a right back for Chelsea. He has featured regularly for the Chelsea reserve and youth teams.A right-back who first joined the Chelsea Academy at nine, Hutchinson is in his third year full-time at Chelsea. He turned professional in August 2006 and made his first appearance for the England U-18s in March 2007.

Was a football (soccer) player in the early years of professional football in England, who played ov

Was a football (soccer) player in the early years of professional football in England, who played over 200 games for Aston Villa.

Is a Cameroonian football player who spent ten seasons in Cameroon, one in Major League Soccer, at l

Is a Cameroonian football player who spent ten seasons in Cameroon, one in Major League Soccer, at least two in the USISL, one in the Continental Indoor Soccer League and five in the National Professional Soccer League / Major Indoor Soccer League. He was

Was a professional boxing pioneer. Dutch Sam is known as "the discoverer of the right hand uppercut.

Was a professional boxing pioneer. Dutch Sam is known as "the discoverer of the right hand uppercut. In his day it was called an undercut. Dutch Sam created havoc with the new blow until a new way was found to block it."

Is a former backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1976 through 1981 for the St.

Is a former backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1976 through 1981 for the St. Louis Cardinals (1976), Montreal Expos (1977-1978), Chicago Cubs (1979) and Cincinnati Reds (1979-1981). Listed at 6'0", 170 lb., Mejías batted and threw

Is a Beninese football player who, as of 2004 was playing for Liberty Professionals.He was part of t

Is a Beninese football player who, as of 2004 was playing for Liberty Professionals.He was part of the Beninese 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for t

Is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish La Liga club FC Barcelona. He is the

Is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish La Liga club FC Barcelona. He is the all-time leading scorer in the history of the Africa Cup of Nations, with sixteen goals, and is also the record holder in number of appearances by an Afric

Was an English cricketer. In the University Match of 1871 he took all ten Cambridge University wicke

Was an English cricketer. In the University Match of 1871 he took all ten Cambridge University wickets in their first innings, the only time this has been achieved in the fixture, and (as of March 2009) the only time an Oxford bowler has taken ten wickets in any first-class innings. He took 106 wickets in his career at an average of 14.33, ten times taking five wickets or more in an innings and three times ten or more in a match. He was a negligible batsman, managing 256 runs at an average of 9.14, with a highest score of only 31.

Was a Polish-American chess master.During World War I, Faktor was one of the strongest chess players

Was a Polish-American chess master.During World War I, Faktor was one of the strongest chess players in Lodz. In 1916, he lost a match to Hirszbajn (+2 –4 =4). In 1917, he took 3rd, behind Gersz Salwe, and Teodor Regedzinski. In 1917/18, he took 2nd, behi

Is a former Portuguese footballer who played midfielder.

Is a former Portuguese footballer who played midfielder.

Was an English professional football player. He played as a striker and is most renowned for his day

Was an English professional football player. He played as a striker and is most renowned for his days playing for Liverpool.Raybould was born in Staveley, Derbyshire and played for Poolsbrook United, Staveley Colliery and North Staveley before joining Chesterfield Town on trial. His trial wasn't successful and he moved to Ilkeston Town from where he joined Derby County in 1904.

Is a former Football player for Manchester City and England. He signed for the Manchester team along

Is a former Football player for Manchester City and England. He signed for the Manchester team along with Eric Brook from Barnsley F.C. and was part of the great City team that won both the FA Cup and the League Championship (Division 1) in the 1930s.

Is a Brazilian volleyball player who won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a Brazilian volleyball player who won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a Bolivian football midfielder playing for regional second division club Real América from Santa

Is a Bolivian football midfielder playing for regional second division club Real América from Santa Cruz.In May 2009, Erwin Sánchez the general manager of the Bolivian national team called up Galindo to the training camp to prepare the next round of 2010 World Cup qualifiers.

Is a professional footballer. He started his career with Portsmouth, and after spells with Reading,

Is a professional footballer. He started his career with Portsmouth, and after spells with Reading, Luton Town and Swindon Town, Sammy signed for Millwall in August 2005 but he struggled to maintain a first team place after Steve Claridge was sacked as manager.

Is a Nigerian footballer, who currently plays for Thailand Premier League side Bangkok Glass.He prev

Is a Nigerian footballer, who currently plays for Thailand Premier League side Bangkok Glass.He previously played for Cambodian outfit Phnom Penh Empire where he caught the eye of the 'Bankers' playing in the Singapore Cup.

Is a Nigerian footballer, who plays mainly as a right defender.Okunowo signed with European powerhou

Is a Nigerian footballer, who plays mainly as a right defender.Okunowo signed with European powerhouse FC Barcelona at only 18, first playing with its reserve team. In 1998–99, he competed for starting spot in the main squad with Michael Reiziger, and managed 14 league appearances (eight starts), in a final win for the Catalans.

An Armenian ice dancer who has represented the Soviet Union, Belarus, Germany, and Armenia in compet

An Armenian ice dancer who has represented the Soviet Union, Belarus, Germany, and Armenia in competition. He originally competed with Tatiana Navka for the Soviet Union. Following the dissolution of that country, Navka and Gezalian chose to skate for Belarus. Together, they placed 11th at the 1994 Winter Olympics.

Was an American boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he was eliminated in the qua

Was an American boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the heavyweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming gold medalist Ronald Rawson.