Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was a professional ice hockey player who won three Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens in 1976,

Was a professional ice hockey player who won three Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens in 1976, 1977, and 1978.During his first pro season with the American Hockey League's Nova Scotia Voyageurs in 1974–1975, he played with the stability of a seasone

Is a Major League baseball center fielder for the San Diego Padres. In the 2005 Major League Basebal

Is a Major League baseball center fielder for the San Diego Padres. In the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft, he was selected by the Padres in the seventh round. Venable made his Major League debut on August 29, 2008, against the Colorado Rockies. In that game, he had four at-bats, collecting his first hit.He is the son of former Major League outfielder Max Venable. He also played basketball for Princeton University, as well as San Rafael High School. He is the twenty-fifth Princeton alumnus to play in the Major Leagues, but he is the first African-American alumnus.[1] He was the second athlete to earn first-team All-Ivy League honors in both baseball and basketball.

Was an early Association Football goalkeeper who represented Wanderers F.C., the leading football cl

Was an early Association Football goalkeeper who represented Wanderers F.C., the leading football club in England during the 1870s.Greig, who had previously appeared for Hertfordshire Rangers F.C. and Farningham School F.C., was recruited to take the place of the retiring England 'keeper Alexander Morten.

Is a former Brazilian soccer player who last played midfielder for the Chicago Fire of Major League

Is a former Brazilian soccer player who last played midfielder for the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer.Oliveira was signed to the Fire on May 24, 2007 after spending the last four years with W Connection of Trinidad. He has also spent time with Brazil

Was the goalkeeper with Tottenham Hotspur when they won the "double" of League championship and FA C

Was the goalkeeper with Tottenham Hotspur when they won the "double" of League championship and FA Cup in 1961 - the first club in the 20th century to do so.Brown started his career with Arbroath F.C. then Dundee as a teenager before joining Spurs in 1959.

Is a defender currently playing for Clyde, on loan from Partick Thistle. He was a product of the Mot

Is a defender currently playing for Clyde, on loan from Partick Thistle. He was a product of the Motherwell youth set-up but despite pushing his way into the first team a few times he found himself employed mainly as a squad player. He joined Partick Thistle on loan in late 2007 and on January 18, 2008 was signed by them for an undisclosed fee.

Is a former professional footballer, who played for Leeds United, Huddersfield Town, Bradford City a

Is a former professional footballer, who played for Leeds United, Huddersfield Town, Bradford City and Crewe Alexandra. He was born in Dumfries, Scotland.

Is a Scottish former footballer. A large, physically intimidating centre back from Edinburgh, Young

Is a Scottish former footballer. A large, physically intimidating centre back from Edinburgh, Young first played for Aberdeen, and made 187 appearances for the Dons between 1970 and 1975.

Is a former professional baseball player who played catcher in the Major Leagues for 3 years. He pla

Is a former professional baseball player who played catcher in the Major Leagues for 3 years. He played for the Oakland Athletics in 1986 and for the San Francisco Giants from 1989–1990.In his MLB career, Bathe had 8 home runs, 29 RBIs, and had a career batting average of .213. He played for the Giants when they reached the 1989 World Series against Oakland. He also played for the Nippon Ham Fighters in 1991 and 1992.

Is a retired ice hockey player. He led the United States to a gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics

Is a retired ice hockey player. He led the United States to a gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics.

Billy Conn, was a Light-Heavyweight boxing champion famed for his fights with Joe Louis. He had a pr

Billy Conn, was a Light-Heavyweight boxing champion famed for his fights with Joe Louis. He had a professional boxing record of 63 wins, 11 losses and 1 draw, with 14 wins by knockout. His nickname, throughout most of his career, was "The Pittsburgh Kid".

Is a former professional footballer, who played in goal between 1969 and 1987. He made 52 appearance

Is a former professional footballer, who played in goal between 1969 and 1987. He made 52 appearances for the Wales national football team, and played for Everton, Wrexham (twice), Tranmere Rovers and three spells at Swansea City.David 'Dai' Davies ('Dai' being the Welsh diminutive for 'David') was born in Glanamman in the Amman valley on April 1, 1948. His father was a coal miner and an amateur footballer, who had trials with Wolverhampton Wanderers and Sheffield United.

Is a former Scottish cricketer. A right arm paceman, he took 34 wickets for Scotland. He played a Co

Is a former Scottish cricketer. A right arm paceman, he took 34 wickets for Scotland. He played a County Championship game for Essex against Kent during the 1959 season but went wicketless. For his club side Clydesdale he managed 1393 runs and 245 wickets

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Shropshire.

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Shropshire. He was born in Shrewsbury. Davies, who represented Shropshire in the Minor Counties Championship between 1998 and 2000, made a single List A appearance for

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1839 to 1842 for Cambridge Univ

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1839 to 1842 for Cambridge University Cricket Club and Cambridge Town Club, making 15 known appearances in first-class matches.

Is a former alpine ski racer with the U.S. Ski Team. He was the first American male to win an Olympi

Is a former alpine ski racer with the U.S. Ski Team. He was the first American male to win an Olympic gold medal in alpine skiing, winning the downhill at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.

Is a retired American basketball player. A 6'6" power forward/center, he played professionally in th

Is a retired American basketball player. A 6'6" power forward/center, he played professionally in the National Basketball Association from 1956 to 1966.After playing at UCLA, Naulls was drafted by the St. Louis Hawks in 1956. He spent just 19 games with the Hawks, however, before being traded to the New York Knicks, with whom he would spend the prime of his career. He averaged a double-double (19.3 points per game, 10. 7 rebounds per game) during his seven-year tenure with the team, and he appeared as an NBA All-Star four times. While with the Knicks, Naulls was also the first African-American player to be named captain of a major professional sports team.

Was a professional wrestler, who used the professional name "Haystack" or "Haystacks" Calhoun. The g

Was a professional wrestler, who used the professional name "Haystack" or "Haystacks" Calhoun. The gargantuan wrestler was one of the foremost drawing cards during the industry’s “Golden Age” of the 1950s and 1960s while sporting his trademark white T-shi

Was an English cricketer and a Conservative Party politician. He was born in Saltwood and died in Sa

Was an English cricketer and a Conservative Party politician. He was born in Saltwood and died in Saltwood Castle. Deedes made a single first-class appearance in 1853 for Gentlemen of Kent - aged just eighteen. Deedes playing as a lower-order batsman, sco

Willie, grew up in rural Louisiana and graduated from Grambling State University, The Cleveland Brow

Willie, grew up in rural Louisiana and graduated from Grambling State University, The Cleveland Browns drafted Davis in the 15th round in the 1956 NFL Draft, and he was originally an offensive tackle, but didn't play up to his standards, but in 1959 Green Bay Packers GM/Head Coach Vince Lombardi saw talent in Davis

Was an English cricketer who played for Sussex. He was born in Horsham. Dench made a single first-cl

Was an English cricketer who played for Sussex. He was born in Horsham. Dench made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1826 season. Batting as a tailender, he scored 0 not out and 2 runs in the two innings in which he batted, as his S

Was involved in English cricket in the mid-19th century as a player, administrator and writer. He wa

Was involved in English cricket in the mid-19th century as a player, administrator and writer. He was a member of MCC, for whom he played on a few occasions in first-class matches. Denison only played occasionally in major cricket. Denison is best known f

Was a footballer. He was born in Leytonstone.He became the youngest ever professional at 15 years of

Was a footballer. He was born in Leytonstone.He became the youngest ever professional at 15 years of age, when in 1921 he signed for West Ham United from Fairbairn House. The forward made 44 appearances and scored 9 goals for West Ham before joining Chelsea in 1927.

Is an American professional basketball player. A 6'9" forward from the University of Missouri, Grimm

Is an American professional basketball player. A 6'9" forward from the University of Missouri, Grimm was never drafted by an NBA team but did manage to play for the Sacramento Kings during the 1997-98 NBA season. He appeared in nine games and scored a total of 14 points. He was also selected by the La Crosse Bobcats in the 5th round (50th overall) of the 1997 CBA Draft.[1] He also played with the CBA's Dakota Wizards in 2003[2] and with the Gary Steelheads in 2005.[3]

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Dix, a fullback, was born in Newcastle, New South

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Dix, a fullback, was born in Newcastle, New South Wales and claimed a total of 4 international rugby caps for Australia.