Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Is a former New Zealand rower.At the 1950 British Empire Games he won the silver medal as part of th

Is a former New Zealand rower.At the 1950 British Empire Games he won the silver medal as part of the men's eight alongside crew members Donald Adam, Kerry Ashby, Murray Ashby, Bruce Culpan, Thomas Engel, Graham Jarratt, Don Rowlands and Edwin Smith.

Was an American weightlifter who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympic

Was an American weightlifter who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1932 he finished fourth in the light-heavyweight class.

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, he was eliminated in the repechages of the K-2 500 m event.

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Celtic and in

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Celtic and in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers and Birmingham. He played as a forward.McCafferty went back to Scotland to play for Stenhousemuir and Bathgate before returning to England for a season in the Southern League with Reading. In December 1906, First Division club Birmingham signed McCafferty for the value of the gate receipts from a friendly between buying and selling club, which amounted to £350. The player scored in that friendly, but failed to score in competitive play for Birmingham, as he could not dislodge Benny Green from the side.

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half. He played for Burnley in the Footb

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half. He played for Burnley in the Football League during the first five seasons of the League.

Was a Scottish footballer. McKay began his career with Shotts Battlefield, and played for East Stirl

Was a Scottish footballer. McKay began his career with Shotts Battlefield, and played for East Stirlingshire and Hamilton Academicals before moving down to England to play for Bolton Wanderers in December 1929.

Was a Scottish-American soccer wing half. He began his career in Scotland before moving to the Ameri

Was a Scottish-American soccer wing half. He began his career in Scotland before moving to the American Soccer League. He also spent time in the St. Louis Soccer League, winning a total of five league titles and seven U.S. Open Cups during his career.

Was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the VFL. Allen was a ruckman and play

Was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the VFL. Allen was a ruckman and played during a dour period for the club. He was with Melbourne from 1910 to 1923 but missed the 1916, 1917 and 1918 seasons due to the war. During the summer of 1914/15 he played a couple of first class cricket matches for Victoria in the Sheffield Shield.

Is a former Scottish football defender. Paterson started his career with Doncaster Rovers in 1950 bu

Is a former Scottish football defender. Paterson started his career with Doncaster Rovers in 1950 but he left to sign for Newcastle United, after five seasons with the club. He had a relatively unsuccessful three years on Tyneside and so returned to Scotland to join Rangers. He also claimed a Scottish Cup, a Scottish League Cup, a Charity Cup winners medal and was a part of the Rangers side that lost to Fiorentina in the 1961 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final final.

Was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Coulthard was part of the

Was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Coulthard was part of the Canadian basketball team, which was eliminated after the group stage in the 1952 tournament. He played all six matches.

Was one of Britain's most successful and respected football managers.Football was a way of getting a

Was one of Britain's most successful and respected football managers.Football was a way of getting away from the mine shafts - either on a Saturday afternoon and during weekly training, or as a professional option. All five Shankly brothers were members of the Glenbuck Cherrypickers - a team famous at the time for producing 49 footballers from the village, straddling the latter part of the 19th and the early years of the 20th century - although Bill, the youngest brother, never played for their first eleven.

Was an American artistic gymnast who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Was an American artistic gymnast who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Was a professional poker player. Boyd was a five-card stud player; he won all four of his World Seri

Was a professional poker player. Boyd was a five-card stud player; he won all four of his World Series of Poker bracelets in five-card stud. Boyd and Doyle Brunson are the only players in the history of the WSOP to have won bracelets in four consecutive years.

Is a retired Scottish football player. On 29 October 1986, Abercromby was sent off for three red car

Is a retired Scottish football player. On 29 October 1986, Abercromby was sent off for three red card offences, one for foul play and two counts of dissent during a match against against Motherwell at Love Street. As a result, he was banned for twelve matches.

Was a Scottish football player and manager.He played for Raith Rovers and Middlesbrough, winning the

Was a Scottish football player and manager.He played for Raith Rovers and Middlesbrough, winning the Second Division title with the latter in 1927, before moving into management. He returned to Raith to become manager before leaving for Bournemouth in 1930 and then Queens Park Rangers in 1935. After guiding Rangers to 3rd place in Division Three South in 1938, he was appointed manager of First Division Chelsea shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War.

Was a famous English cricketer who played for Surrey CCC and the All-England Eleven. Caffyn was a ge

Was a famous English cricketer who played for Surrey CCC and the All-England Eleven. Caffyn was a genuine all-rounder being a sound middle order right-handed batsman and a very effective rightarm medium fast roundarm bowler. He played a major part in the success of Surrey during the 1850s.

Is a former Scottish footballer, who played most notably for Kilmarnock and Scotland. He played for

Is a former Scottish footballer, who played most notably for Kilmarnock and Scotland. He played for Kilmarnock for approximately a decade, winning international honours in 1970 and 1971. After a season with Motherwell, he became a coach at Ayr United. He briefly resumed his playing career with Hamilton.

A Scottish former professional footballer, currently working as strikers coach at Dumfries club Quee

A Scottish former professional footballer, currently working as strikers coach at Dumfries club Queen of the South. Doods also has media work as a pundit for BBC Scotland and a weekly column in the Scottish Sun tabloid newspaper.He also has a keen interest in horse racing. His horse, Lampion du Bost (which he co-owns with former Rangers team mate Craig Moore), won its first race in the UK on 2007-11-25 in the "prestigious" Grand Sefton Chase over the Grand National fences at Aintree, winning the pair "tens of thousands".[1]

Was a Scottish association football player and manager. He played as a wing-half. He spent the major

Was a Scottish association football player and manager. He played as a wing-half. He spent the majority of his playing career with Falkirk and Burnley. A qualified physiotherapist, Dougall later coached at a number of clubs and was appointed manager of Burnley in 1957. However, he held the position for only seven months before he was forced to retire through ill health.

Was a Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward.Grassam played for Redcliffe Thistl

Was a Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward.Grassam played for Redcliffe Thistle and Maryhill before joining English side Burslem Port Vale in July 1899. He regular in the 1899–1900 season, he scored ten goals in 41 games over all competitions. In the summer of 1900 he moved on to West Ham United.

Was an English sportsman who played internationally in both cricket and football. In first-class cri

Was an English sportsman who played internationally in both cricket and football. In first-class cricket, Gunn played professionally for Nottinghamshire from 1880 to 1904 and represented England in 11 Test matches. In football, he played for both Notts Co

Is a Scottish former footballer. Hodgson started his career with Dunoon Athletic before joining St.

Is a Scottish former footballer. Hodgson started his career with Dunoon Athletic before joining St. Johnstone in 1954. He had a loan at Guildford City in 1956. After making 61 appearances and scoring 20 goals in the Scottish Football League he joined Sheffield United in May 1957.

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Queen of the South, Berwick Rangers, Third Lanark and the S

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Queen of the South, Berwick Rangers, Third Lanark and the Scotland national team.Aged 17 working as a nurse at the Crichton Royal Hospital Houliston started playing again. It was here that Houliston moved from defence to attack playing at either inside or centre forward.[1]

Was a Scottish footballer. Hughes played for York City from 1951-1962. He was apart of the team whi

Was a Scottish footballer. Hughes played for York City from 1951-1962. He was apart of the team which played in the FA Cup semi-final in 1955.

Is a Scottish former footballer who played for Oxford United, Blackpool, Northampton Town and Ketter

Is a Scottish former footballer who played for Oxford United, Blackpool, Northampton Town and Kettering Town. After retirement, Jeffrey has been assistant manager twice, and has managed Irthlingborough Diamonds, Stamford , Rugby Town and Banbury United. Jeffrey made his debut for Sam Ellis' Blackpool on October 2, 1982, in a 2–0 victory over Darlington at Bloomfield Road.