Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was a football player for Middlesbrough Football Club between 1968-1979.He made his debut on April 1

Was a football player for Middlesbrough Football Club between 1968-1979.He made his debut on April 12, 1969 against Bury scoring a goal and suffering a broken nose. Despite starting his Boro career as a striker he was known as a classy central defender.

Was a British archer. He won the gold medal in the men's double York round at the 1908 Summer Olympi

Was a British archer. He won the gold medal in the men's double York round at the 1908 Summer Olympics on his 41st birthday.

A Scottish former professional footballer. He won 35 full caps for Scotland, playing in the 1978 Wor

A Scottish former professional footballer. He won 35 full caps for Scotland, playing in the 1978 World Cup.Donachie was born in Glasgow, but began his football career in England as a junior with Manchester City, turning professional in December 1968. He made his first team debut in February 1970 and replaced Glyn Pardoe at left-back in City's side and quickly established himself as a regular in the side. In April 1972 he made his full debut for Scotland against Peru at Hampden Park, having previously made two appearances for Scotland's Under-23 side.

Was an American male tennis player. He was born in Chickasha, Oklahoma and died in Vero Beach, Flori

Was an American male tennis player. He was born in Chickasha, Oklahoma and died in Vero Beach, Florida, United States.In 1939 he became the second American to win the French championships (after Don Budge). Only seven American men in the history of the French Open have won the singles title.

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Nottinghamshire. He was born in Eastwood and died in Nottinghamshire. Barber's first-class debut came in 1904, against Lancashire. Barber scored 7 runs in the only innings in which he batted in the match. Twenty years after his sole County Championship appearance, Barber played for the Army cricket team against Oxford University. The game finished in an innings defeat for the Army team.

Is a professional boxer (185 cm height) in the cruiserweight (180lb) division. Prior to fighting, Gu

Is a professional boxer (185 cm height) in the cruiserweight (180lb) division. Prior to fighting, Guthrie was an admitted former player in the St Louis drugs scene, and he had been kicked off the 1988 US Olympic team after failing a drug test. He also lat

Is an English cricketer. He was educated at Clifton College. He is a right-handed batsman and a righ

Is an English cricketer. He was educated at Clifton College. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who has played List A and first-class cricket for Gloucestershire. He had previously played for the Gloucestershire Cricket Board

Was a footballer who played in his native land for St. Johnstone, and in England for Blackpool, Pres

Was a footballer who played in his native land for St. Johnstone, and in England for Blackpool, Preston North End, Stoke City and Walsall.

Was an Irish cricketer. A left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played fourteen times for the Ir

Was an Irish cricketer. A left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played fourteen times for the Ireland cricket team between 1883 and 1896, and also played first-class cricket for Oxford University and the MCC. Hamilton made his first-class debut for Ox

Was an English cricketer who played three first class matches for Sussex in 1869. He made his debut

Was an English cricketer who played three first class matches for Sussex in 1869. He made his debut for Sussex against Surrey at the Kennington Oval on 7 June 1869.

Was an Scottish association football Player who played for East Stirlingshire, Stoke and Hednesford

Was an Scottish association football Player who played for East Stirlingshire, Stoke and Hednesford Town.William Dunn was one of East Stirlingshire's all time greatest goalscorers. In an era when many goalscorers were left unrecorded William (Wull aka "The Laddie") Dunn scored a known 128 goals for East Stirlingshire from his known debut on 13/10/1883 to season 1889/90 in 180 games.

Was an American businessman and banker and a prominent figure in the sport of thoroughbred horse rac

Was an American businessman and banker and a prominent figure in the sport of thoroughbred horse racing. A member of the Delaware Du Pont family, he was the son of William du Pont and Annie Rogers (Zinn), and brother to horsewoman, Marion.

Is an American professional golfer who was one of the most prolific tournament winners on the PGA To

Is an American professional golfer who was one of the most prolific tournament winners on the PGA Tour from the mid 1950s to the mid 1970s.Between 1964 and 1970, Casper won 27 tournaments on the PGA Tour, which was more than legends Jack Nicklaus, Arnold

Is a former professional American football player for the Cincinnati Bengals and the Philadelphia Ea

Is a former professional American football player for the Cincinnati Bengals and the Philadelphia Eagles.Bergey was born in South Dayton, New York in 1945. Bergey graduated from Arkansas State University in 1969 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'4½" (194 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) guard

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'4½" (194 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) guard and played collegiately at Marquette University.

Is a Scottish footballer who plays as a left wing-back for Ayr United.Easton was a product of Dundee

Is a Scottish footballer who plays as a left wing-back for Ayr United.Easton was a product of Dundee United's youth system and made his first-team debut for United in May 2006, as a substitute in the 1-1 draw against Motherwell on the final day of the 2005-06 SPL season.

Was an English footballer. He played at left back.During his career, he played for Blackburn Rovers

Was an English footballer. He played at left back.During his career, he played for Blackburn Rovers between 1947 and 1961. He also earned 17 caps for the England national football team, and was part of England's 1950 FIFA World Cup team.

Is a first class cricketer who played 3 matches for Otago, against Wellington in March 2005 and Cant

Is a first class cricketer who played 3 matches for Otago, against Wellington in March 2005 and Canterbury and Northern Districts in March 2006. He also appeared for the New Zealand Academy in the 2005/06 season. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler

Is a French football defender who currently plays for Neuchâtel Xamax in the Swiss Super League.

Is a French football defender who currently plays for Neuchâtel Xamax in the Swiss Super League.

Is a former Dutch ice hockey player, born in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland. A defenceman, he competed for

Is a former Dutch ice hockey player, born in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland. A defenceman, he competed for the Netherlands national ice hockey team at both the 1980 Winter Olympics and the 1981 World Ice Hockey Championships.

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman[1], he played just once for the Ireland cricket team,

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman[1], he played just once for the Ireland cricket team, a first-class match against Glamorgan in May 1953. He was without success, being dismissed for a duck in both innings.[2] He also represented Ireland at f

Was a Scottish international rugby union forward who played club rugby for London Scottish F.C.. Mac

Was a Scottish international rugby union forward who played club rugby for London Scottish F.C.. Maclagan was one of the longest serving international rugby players during the early development of the sport, and was awarded 25 caps for Scotland.

Was a cricketer who played for Canterbury, Northamptonshire and New Zealand. A leg break and googly

Was a cricketer who played for Canterbury, Northamptonshire and New Zealand. A leg break and googly bowler and a forceful lower order batsman, Merritt had played just four first-class matches when he was selected for the New Zealand tour to England in 192

A leg break and googly bowler and a forceful lower order batsman, Merritt had played just four first

A leg break and googly bowler and a forceful lower order batsman, Merritt had played just four first-class matches when he was selected for the New Zealand tour to England in 1927 – in one of the four, he had taken eight Otago wickets for 68 runs in an innings. The 1927 tour, though no Test matches were played, was a triumph: Merritt took 107 wickets and Wisden [1] noted that though "he showed no great command of length... on certain days – and these were fairly frequent – he had the best of batsmen in trouble".

Was an American hydroplane racing legend from La Mesa, California. He won 62 races, the most races i

Was an American hydroplane racing legend from La Mesa, California. He won 62 races, the most races in the history of the sport. The International Motorsports Hall of Fame described Muncey as "without question, the greatest hydroplane racer in history." Mu