Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Was a professional footballer who played internationally for Nigeria.Okwaraji had a career in Europe

Was a professional footballer who played internationally for Nigeria.Okwaraji had a career in Europe which included playing for Dinamo Zagreb, VfB Stuttgart and SSV Ulm while finishing his education in law. In his short stay with Dinamo Zagreb, Samuel scored 3 goals in a friendly game vs NK Buducnost Hodošan . The game was played on 30.04.1986 and Dinamo Zagreb won 12:0. Samuel's only official game for Dinamo in the Yugoslavian league was as a substitute on 18.05.1986. vs FK Pristina.

Is a French football player of Réunionais heritage who plays for French club Rennes in Ligue 1. He

Is a French football player of Réunionais heritage who plays for French club Rennes in Ligue 1. He is a former France youth international having earned caps with the under-18, under-19, under-20, and under-21 teams. Souprayen played with the under-20 team at the 2009 Mediterranean Games. He plays as a centre back capable of playing on the left side of defense, as well.

Was an English professional chess master.The mating pattern "Boden's Mate" was named after the mate

Was an English professional chess master.The mating pattern "Boden's Mate" was named after the mate that occurs in one of his games, Schulder-Boden, London 1853.

Was an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the team sabre event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the team sabre event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Gröndals IK. He has played for clubs throughout

Is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Gröndals IK. He has played for clubs throughout Africa, Europe and Asia, and won three caps for the Nigerian national side.Ayorinde began his career in Nigeria with Honeybabes and NEPA Lagos, before moving to Tunisia to play with Stade Tunisien. He then moved to Europe, playing in Austria with Sturm Graz. He later played in England with Leyton Orient, which included loan spells with Rushden & Diamonds andAltrincham.

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1909 and 1910. Langton was

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1909 and 1910. Langton was born at Parkgate, Rotherham, Yorkshire. He made his debut for Derbyshire in June 1909 in a match against Leicestershire and made one more appearance durin

Is a Spanish handball player who currently plays for BM Alcobendas of the Spanish División de Plata

Is a Spanish handball player who currently plays for BM Alcobendas of the Spanish División de Plata. His most usual demarcations are right winger

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1936. Hunt made his debut for Derbyshire in Ma

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1936. Hunt made his debut for Derbyshire in May 1936 in a match against Northamptonshire . He played sporadically during Derbyshire's only County Championship-winning season and was never on the losing

Is a former English cricketer. Shippey was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born

Is a former English cricketer. Shippey was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.

Was an English footballer who played as a half-back.Weaver was primarily a left-half and played main

Was an English footballer who played as a half-back.Weaver was primarily a left-half and played mainly for Newcastle United and winning an FA Cup medal with them in 1932. He also played for Chelsea during the 1930s. Other clubs he played for were Stockport County and Hull City. He played three times for the England national team in 1932 and 1933.

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire for over quarter of a century between 1900 and 19

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire for over quarter of a century between 1900 and 1926. He was an effective all-rounder and scored over 14,000 runs and took over 800 wickets in his first class career. Cadman made his debut for Derbyshire in May 1900 with an unnotable performance in a match against Lancashire. Cadman was a right-hand batsman who played 690 innings in 377 first class matches. He made 14078 runs with eight centuries and an average of 21.46. He was a right-arm medium pace bowler who took 807 wickets with a best performance of 8-70 and an average of 25.24. Subsequently Cadman became the club coach, and talent scout, picking players such as Elijah Carrington in his tours of local clubs. He also umpired friendly matches in the 1930s.

Was a football player with Manchester City from 1924 and 1930.Austin joined Manchester City from Nor

Was a football player with Manchester City from 1924 and 1930.Austin joined Manchester City from Norwich City in May 1924 for £2,000. He played for Manchester City 160 times scoring 43 goals. In his entire career he made 358 appearances scoring 86 goals. He also won one England cap.

Was a professional footballer who played as a winger for Tranmere Rovers as well as for Southampton,

Was a professional footballer who played as a winger for Tranmere Rovers as well as for Southampton, Gillingham and Everton.He was the son of a former Southampton player Samuel Meston and was a coppersmith by trade. He joined Southampton in January 1922 and made his debut at home to Merthyr Town on 8 April as a centre-forward in place of the injured Bill Rawlings.

Is a former English footballer who played for, among others Everton, Blackburn Rovers, Norwich City

Is a former English footballer who played for, among others Everton, Blackburn Rovers, Norwich City and England. He played alongside Steve Bloomer and Vivian Woodward in the England teams that won the British Home Championship in 1904 and 1905. He also played twice for The North XI against the The South XI and played for the English League XI against a Scottish League XI.

Is a Scottish former footballer. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Woodward started his career with Possilp

Is a Scottish former footballer. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Woodward started his career with Possilpark YMCA before joining Arsenal in January 1966.

A football player playing midfielder and striker for Örebro SK.After playing for a local club he jo

A football player playing midfielder and striker for Örebro SK.After playing for a local club he joined Örebro SK, he then played two years in lower divisions before joining Djurgårdens IF with which he won two Swedish Championships. He also played for Halmstads BK two seasons before moving to IFK Göteborg in 2005. He then left the club after the 2006 season. In January 2008 he rejoined Örebro SK[1].

Is a Ghanaian footballer, who currently plays for KRC Genk. Israeli media said on June 2008 that Hap

Is a Ghanaian footballer, who currently plays for KRC Genk. Israeli media said on June 2008 that Hapoel Kfar Saba and Hapoel Tel Aviv were trying to sign Yeboah. Finally Hapoel Tel Aviv signed him for a 5 year contract worth $1m. The then 22-year-old made

Is a Fijian international footballer who plays as a defender. As of February 2010, he plays for Rewa

Is a Fijian international footballer who plays as a defender. As of February 2010, he plays for Rewa in the National Football League and has won seven caps for his country.

Commonly referred to as Sam Dalla Bona is an Italian footballer who currently plays for S.S.C. Napol

Commonly referred to as Sam Dalla Bona is an Italian footballer who currently plays for S.S.C. Napoli.By the time he was 17 years-old, he was captain of the under 18 national side, and was signed by English football club Chelsea in October 1998. Dalla Bona's move to London saw the FIGC amend the legislation regarding the sale of their young players.[2]

Is an Italian volleyball player.

Is an Italian volleyball player.

Is a Swiss-born Serbian footballer, currently playing for Derby County. He is considered as one of t

Is a Swiss-born Serbian footballer, currently playing for Derby County. He is considered as one of the most promising talents to come from the Balkans.

He won a bronze medal in the two-man event at the 2007 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz.

He won a bronze medal in the two-man event at the 2007 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz.

Was a Russian chess master, organizer, publisher and editor.In July/August 1914, he had been in Mann

Was a Russian chess master, organizer, publisher and editor.In July/August 1914, he had been in Mannheim (the 19th DSB Congress, interrupted tournament).[2] After the declaration of war against Russia, eleven "Russian" players (Alekhine, Bogoljubow, Bogat

Is a professional wrestler best known as one half of The Headshrinkers/Samoan Swat Team under the na

Is a professional wrestler best known as one half of The Headshrinkers/Samoan Swat Team under the name Samu. His father is Afa Anoa'i who trained Samula for his professional wrestling debut. Samula’s first real brush with notoriety would come 6 years late

A Finnish enduro rider. He is a five-time World Enduro Champion and has also won the International S

A Finnish enduro rider. He is a five-time World Enduro Champion and has also won the International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) World Trophy with Team Finland five times.Aro debuted in the World Enduro Championship in 1998, and took his first world title in 2002 with Husqvarna in the 250 cc class. After moving to KTM for the 2003 season, he placed second in the championship behind Honda's Stefan Merriman. He went on to win the World Enduro Championship three times in a row; in 2004 in the Enduro 3 class, and in 2005 and 2006 in the Enduro 2 class.[1] In the 2008 season, after a second place to Honda rider Mika Ahola in 2007, Aro became one of the few enduro riders to win five world championship titles.