Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter V

Is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver, tight end, running back

Is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver, tight end, running back and special teams for twelve seasons for five different teams in the National Football League and the American Football League

Was a professional boxer in the light welterweight (140 lb) division. Smith, a journeyman fighter, a

Was a professional boxer in the light welterweight (140 lb) division. Smith, a journeyman fighter, appeared on the front page of the May 10, 2004, edition of the New York Times, as he was the focal point of a lengthy article in the Times's sports section

Was a sportsman who represented New Zealand in both cricket and rugby league. As of 2009 he is the o

Was a sportsman who represented New Zealand in both cricket and rugby league. As of 2009 he is the only player to have done so. A burly and upright right-handed opening batsman with little or no backlift, Scott started his cricketing career by scoring a c

A burly and upright right-handed opening batsman with little or no backlift, Scott started his crick

A burly and upright right-handed opening batsman with little or no backlift, Scott started his cricketing career by scoring a century on first-class debut versus Canterbury in 1937-38. He made his Test debut against Australia in the match arranged after the Second World War in March 1946 and was top scorer in the first innings with 14 out of a total of just 42. New Zealand totalled just 96 runs in the two completed innings.

Was an Irish tennis player. He quickly faded from the game and ended his life in prison convicted of

Was an Irish tennis player. He quickly faded from the game and ended his life in prison convicted of murder and premature death, by suicide. In his early life he apparently had boxing skills as well as tennis skills. In 1879 he became the Irish tennis cha

Is a former Israeli swimmer who represented Israel at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. She also ho

Is a former Israeli swimmer who represented Israel at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. She also holds three Israeli swimming records. In December 2002 she competed at the Jerusalem Cup. She swam a time of 27.38 in the 50m fly.

Is a former ski racer from Switzerland. She is the most successful alpine ski racer of her country,

Is a former ski racer from Switzerland. She is the most successful alpine ski racer of her country, the second most successful female ski racer ever (after Annemarie Moser-Pröll) and was elected "Swiss Sportswoman of the Century". Vreni Schneider is prais

Is a blind German Paralympic biathlete and cross-country skier. She won her first Paralympic medals

Is a blind German Paralympic biathlete and cross-country skier. She won her first Paralympic medals (one gold, two silver, one bronze) at the 1998 Winter Paralympics, followed by four gold medals at the 2002 Winter Paralympics, as well as two gold and one

She is a West Indies cricketer who has played one women's test match and 36 women's one-day internat

She is a West Indies cricketer who has played one women's test match and 36 women's one-day internationals including the 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup in India and the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup in South Africa.

Is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. Her personal best time is 11.10 seconds, ach

Is a German sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. Her personal best time is 11.10 seconds, achieved when winning the final and taking the gold medal at the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona. Sailer represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed in the 4 x 100 metres relay together with Anne Möllinger, Cathleen Tschirch and Marion Wagner. In their first round heat they placed third behind Jamaica and Russia and in front of China. Their time of 43.59 seconds was the eighth time overall out of sixteen participating nations.

Is a Fijian striker, who currently plays for Oakleigh Cannons in the Victorian Premier League in Aus

Is a Fijian striker, who currently plays for Oakleigh Cannons in the Victorian Premier League in Australia. He has also played in Singapore. He also plays for the Fiji national football team and led the goalscorers chart with 7 goals in the 2004 Oceania N

Nicknamed "The Aerial Voyager" -- is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for t

Nicknamed "The Aerial Voyager" -- is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the Talk N' Text Phone Pals in the Philippine Basketball Association.

Is a former Brazilian footballer currently working as an Assistant Manager for Veria.His professiona

Is a former Brazilian footballer currently working as an Assistant Manager for Veria.His professional career started at 1986 with São Paulo. He played for São Paulo until 1989 when he was acquired by Skoda Xanthi. He instantly became the club's star scori

Is a Bulgarian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Is a Bulgarian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Was a canoe enthusiast who paddled over 100,000 km (62,000 mi) in his lifetime according to the Gui

Was a canoe enthusiast who paddled over 100,000 km (62,000 mi) in his lifetime according to the Guinness Book of World Records, all the more remarkable because he did not start until age 41. Of particular note are the 29,341 km (18,232 mi) Two Continent C

Was an American football defensive end in the American Football League and National Football League.

Was an American football defensive end in the American Football League and National Football League. He played for the New York Jets (AFL) in Super Bowl III, but felt he didn't receive enough credit for the Jets' playoff win against the Oakland Raiders in the AFL Championship Game that launched them into the Super Bowl.

Is a former professional basketball player in the NBA who played twelve seasons from 1984 until 1996

Is a former professional basketball player in the NBA who played twelve seasons from 1984 until 1996. Fleming grew up in the Queensbridge Housing projects in Long Island City, New York.

Is a former American professional wrestler, trainer, and wrestling promoter. He was the former owner

Is a former American professional wrestler, trainer, and wrestling promoter. He was the former owner/promoter of the American Wrestling Association (AWA), based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which was the predominant promotion throughout the Midwest and Manitoba, Canada for many years. He remained in this position until 1991, when the company folded. His son Greg also wrestled professionally.

Is a retired American basketball player. Was a standout at Greenbrier East High School in Lewisburg,

Is a retired American basketball player. Was a standout at Greenbrier East High School in Lewisburg, West Virginia. He played his college basketball for the Virginia Tech Hokies and is the all-time lead scorer for the now-defunct Metro Conference. He was a member of the United States 1988 Olympic basketball team. His NBA career started when he was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the 1990 NBA Draft, and immediately traded to the Miami Heat in exchange for veteran guard Rory Sparrow. After Coles' first of two stints with the Miami Heat, he was traded to the Golden State Warriors, and also played with the Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Boston Celtics. He was utilized primarily as a backup point guard.[1] He was a high school outfielder selected by the California Angels in the 53rd round of the June 1990 Major League Baseball Draft.

Was a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual foil and team sabre events at the 1920 Su

Was a Danish Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual foil and team sabre events at the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1]

Was a Finnish sportsman active in the 1920s.Eklöf played association football at international leve

Was a Finnish sportsman active in the 1920s.Eklöf played association football at international level, scoring 17 goals in 32 appearances between 1919 and 1927.

Is a Czech football player and later manager. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 9 ma

Is a Czech football player and later manager. He played for Czechoslovakia, for which he played 9 matches and scored 1 goal.

Was a Danish canoer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he and his partner Axel Svendse

Was a Danish canoer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he and his partner Axel Svendsen finished fourth in the K-2 10000 m event. Løvgreen and Svendsen also competed in the K-2 1000 m event and finished seventh.

Was an English cricketer. Luckin was a left-handed batsman who bowled leg break googly. Luckin made

Was an English cricketer. Luckin was a left-handed batsman who bowled leg break googly. Luckin made his first-class debut for Hampshire in the 1910 County Championship against Somerset, where in Somerset's second innings Luckin took 3/39.

Is a professional boxer in the Light Middleweight division.

Is a professional boxer in the Light Middleweight division.