Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was an English football player, coach, manager and scout who devoted his life to Tottenham Hotspur i

Was an English football player, coach, manager and scout who devoted his life to Tottenham Hotspur in North London.Born in Scarborough, Yorkshire, the eighth of nine children, he worked briefly in a laundry after leaving school, but at the age of 16 he was invited to a trial at Tottenham Hotspur (Spurs), where he arrived on 16 March 1936.

Is an American Golden Globe Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning actor, writer, producer, comedian

Is an American Golden Globe Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning actor, writer, producer, comedian, and film director. He gained prominence in the 1970s for playing Jodie Dallas on the ABC sitcom Soap and became a Hollywood film star during the late 1980s and 1990s, appearing in the box office successes When Harry Met Sally... and City Slickers.

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played ten first-class matches for the Auckland Aces in 1880's.

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played ten first-class matches for the Auckland Aces in 1880's.

Is a retired American professional basketball player.He played professional ball both in the Nationa

Is a retired American professional basketball player.He played professional ball both in the National Basketball Association and in the now defunct American Basketball Association. His nickname was "The Whopper", and he stands 6 feet 11 inches tall.

Was an English cricketer who played 24 first-class games for Kent and Worcestershire around the turn

Was an English cricketer who played 24 first-class games for Kent and Worcestershire around the turn of the twentieth century. Hutchings played two County Championship matches for Kent in 1899, against Gloucestershire and Nottinghamshire, but managed only

Is a former professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League who played from 1972 to 198

Is a former professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League who played from 1972 to 1984.

Is a former professional basketball player in the NBA. Following a stellar college career at Vanderb

Is a former professional basketball player in the NBA. Following a stellar college career at Vanderbilt University, in which he was named Southeastern Conference player of the year and SEC male athlete of the year in 1988, he was selected by the Chicago Bulls, 11th overall in the 1988 NBA Draft. He averaged 4.7 points and 4.9 rebounds per game over a thirteen year career. In 1995, Perdue was sent to the San Antonio Spurs in a trade for Dennis Rodman. Perdue won his fourth NBA championship with the Spurs in 1999.

Was an English first class cricketer who was born in Cheshire. He played for Lancashire for 15 years

Was an English first class cricketer who was born in Cheshire. He played for Lancashire for 15 years before becoming a Test cricket umpire.

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'6" guard/forward from California State University, Long

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'6" guard/forward from California State University, Long Beach, Ratleff played for the United States national basketball team at the 1972 Summer Olympics, where the United States lost a controversial gold medal game to the Soviet Union. Ratleff and his teammates earned silver medals, which they refused to accept. Throughout the Olympic tournament, Ratleff averaged 6.4 points per game.

Is a retired professional baseball player who played eight seasons for the Chicago White Sox, Califo

Is a retired professional baseball player who played eight seasons for the Chicago White Sox, California Angels, Milwaukee Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, and Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball.

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman who played for Cornwall. Edwards, who made hi

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman who played for Cornwall. Edwards, who made his Minor Counties Championship debut for the team in 1970, made his only List A appearance during the 1975 season, his last at the club, against Oxfordshire

Was an English international footballer from Wolstanton in Staffordshire.Beats won two caps for Engl

Was an English international footballer from Wolstanton in Staffordshire.Beats won two caps for England in 1901 and 1902 while a player at Wolverhampton Wanderers, for whom he played in the 1896 FA Cup Final. After moving to Bristol Rovers in 1903, Beats won the 1904-05 Southern League championship.

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1898 and 1906. Ellis' first-class cricket

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1898 and 1906. Ellis' first-class cricketing career began in 1898, making his debut against Nottinghamshire in the 1898 County Championship. He played three matches in 1901 one against London Coun

Was an American football defensive back and punter from Auburn University who played for the San Fra

Was an American football defensive back and punter from Auburn University who played for the San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League, and in the American Football League for the Buffalo Bills, the New York Titans and Jets, and the Denver Broncos. He was an AFL All-Star in 1961.

Was an English professional association football player.Evans was signed by his boyhood team, Aston

Was an English professional association football player.Evans was signed by his boyhood team, Aston Villa, in 1946 after being spotted playing for his works team, Linread. He had spent the Second World War making nuts and bolts and was 25 when he signed professional forms.

Was one of the best bowlers of the inter-war period and for a time the most important force behind Y

Was one of the best bowlers of the inter-war period and for a time the most important force behind Yorkshire's dominance of the County Championship. For England, his extreme weakness as a batsman, and, more important, injuries, restricted the number of Tests he played, yet his Test record in an era of flat pitches and prolific run-scoring remains exceptional. Indeed, his Test average during the 1930s is the lowest of any major England or Australia bowler. He played a number of times for Yorkshire in 1929, but really established himself in 1930 when, despite not being a regular choice early on, he took 100 wickets for the first time. Bowes was selected for the infamous "bodyline" tour of 1932/33 but played in only one Test, in which he bowled Bradman first ball at the MCG but took no other wicket.

Was an English cricketer who is mainly remembered for taking the wicket of Donald Bradman for a duck

Was an English cricketer who is mainly remembered for taking the wicket of Donald Bradman for a duck in Bradman's final Test match innings, in which only 4 was needed for a Test average of 100.

Was an English footballer and manager.Eric Houghton was born in Billingborough, Lincolnshire and edu

Was an English footballer and manager.Eric Houghton was born in Billingborough, Lincolnshire and educated at Donnington Grammar School. He signed for Aston Villa as a seventeen-year-old and played in the Villa side for two decades, scoring 170 goals in 392 games. (The total including war-time matches was over 200 goals.) He also won 7 caps for England.

S a former English cricketer. He was an opening batsman who played for Middlesex from 1956 to 1972 a

S a former English cricketer. He was an opening batsman who played for Middlesex from 1956 to 1972 and in 10 Tests between 1961 and 1967.

Is a former American football quarterback. He attended John Burroughs High School in Burbank, CA. Af

Is a former American football quarterback. He attended John Burroughs High School in Burbank, CA. After attending Los Angeles Pierce College and playing as their quarterback, Kramer transferred to North Carolina State University where he finished a successful college football career. He was not drafted by an NFL team, but did see action in 1987,

Was a professional footballer, born in Andover, who played for Southampton. During his career with t

Was a professional footballer, born in Andover, who played for Southampton. During his career with the club, which lasted ten years from 1918 to 1928, he scored 193 goals placing him third on the club's list of all-time goalscorers, behind Mick Channon and Matthew Le Tissier.

Is a former football (soccer) forward. He was a member of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in Wes

Is a former football (soccer) forward. He was a member of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany and represented Australia 24 times between 1971 to 1975 and scored 3 goals. Campbell started playing football as a junior in Sydney and was spott

Was an English rugby union forward who played club rugby for Oxford and Tadcaster and county rugby f

Was an English rugby union forward who played club rugby for Oxford and Tadcaster and county rugby for Yorkshire. Bromet and was a member of the first official British Isles tour in 1891 and represented England on twelve occasions between 1891 and 1896. B

Was an American cricketer. He was born in Pennsylvania, USA. His brother Samuel was also a notable A

Was an American cricketer. He was born in Pennsylvania, USA. His brother Samuel was also a notable American cricketer. William Goodman died in Philadelphia in 2007. Goodman made his debut for the United States national cricket team in August 1899, playing against Canada in Rosedale, Toronto. The following month, he played for Philadelphia against All New York on Staten Island. In October 1899, he played his only first-class match for Philadelphia against KS Ranjitsinhji's XI. He played one more time for the US national side against Canada the following September, and later played for the Straits Settlements against the Federated Malay States in August 1909.

Was an Irish field hockey player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he represented the

Was an Irish field hockey player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he represented the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland as a member of the Irish national team. He won the silver medal with the team Ireland.