Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was a former professional American football player in the National Football League. He played five s

Was a former professional American football player in the National Football League. He played five seasons for the Chicago Bears (1932-1936), three for the Philadelphia Eagles (1937-1939), and one for the Phil-Pitt Steagles (1943)

Was an English professional footballer and football manager.Leivers, who played at right back and ce

Was an English professional footballer and football manager.Leivers, who played at right back and centre half, began his professional career in February 1950 with Chesterfield whom he joined as amateur from Clay Lane Sports Club in 1948. He moved to Manchester City in November 1953 for a fee of £10,500, making his debut against Preston North End in August 1954.

Was an English cricketer. Scott was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. Instead S

Was an English cricketer. Scott was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. Instead Scott made his first-class debut for Hampshire against Essex. Scott made five appearances for Hampshire during the 1927 County Championship, with his final

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Worcestershire between 1920 and 1928.

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Worcestershire between 1920 and 1928.

Was an American football defensive lineman who played ten seasons in the National Football League.In

Was an American football defensive lineman who played ten seasons in the National Football League.In the early 1970s he taught football, coached, for the Winfield Giants Pop Warner league in Winfield, Illinois.

Is an American football running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers. His exceptional speed has gained h

Is an American football running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers. His exceptional speed has gained him the nickname "Fast Willie".Parker was an undrafted free agent with the Steelers in 2004. While at UNC, Parker displayed great speed but little vision, resulting in inconsistent play which led to him being benched in favor of Ronnie McGill during his senior year. Parker was timed several times in the 40 yard dash coming from college. The fastest time was a 4.21.He spent the 2004 NFL season as a backup player behind Jerome Bettis, Duce Staley and Verron Haynes. During the 2004 season he had his most impressive game in week 17 at Buffalo. Duce Staley started the game and played most of the first quarter

Was an English cricketer. Evershed made his first-class debut for pre-county club Hampshire against

Was an English cricketer. Evershed made his first-class debut for pre-county club Hampshire against Petworth in 1845. Evershed represented Hampshire against the same opposition again in the same season. In 1849 Evershed made a single appearance for Sussex

Was an English cricketer who played 12 first-class matches for Worcestershire in the 1920s. He was l

Was an English cricketer who played 12 first-class matches for Worcestershire in the 1920s. He was later known as William Ewart Barnie-Adshead. Adshead made his first-class debut for Worcestershire against Sussex at Worcester in August 1922, though he scored only 4 and 17. He did not play again until 1924, and in that and the following season appeared a total of 10 times, holding 13 catches. He scored his only half-century when he made 51 against Warwickshire at Edgbaston in May 1925; this was the only match in which he acted as wicket-keeper.

Is a former American professional wrestler and promoter. Watts was famous under his "Cowboy" gimmick

Is a former American professional wrestler and promoter. Watts was famous under his "Cowboy" gimmick in his wrestling career, and then as a tough, no-nonsense promoter in the Mid-South area of the United States, which grew to become the UWF. In 1992, he w

Was an American fencer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the individual

Was an American fencer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the individual foil event but was eliminated in the first round.

Was the first player to play for both Scottish football sides Rangers and Celtic in the early 1900s.

Was the first player to play for both Scottish football sides Rangers and Celtic in the early 1900s. He became the first player to cross the Old Firm divide twice. Kivlichan was a Catholic doctor of medicine, who played for Rangers as a student and transferred to Celtic in 1907. He who signed for Rangers in 1905 from Glasgow University and played 29 games in two years before moving to Parkhead in a swap deal with Alex Bennett going to Ibrox. Kivlichan did not return to play for Rangers.

Is a Mexican Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1960 and 1968 Summer Olympics.

Is a Mexican Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1960 and 1968 Summer Olympics.

Was an English first-class cricketer who played for Yorkshire in 1956 and for Derbyshire from 1959 t

Was an English first-class cricketer who played for Yorkshire in 1956 and for Derbyshire from 1959 to 1965. He played his early cricket with Aston Hall where his father was president as well being President of the Sheffield League. Oates also played with

Bill Farrimond was widely regarded in the late 1920s and across the 1930s as the second best wicketk

Bill Farrimond was widely regarded in the late 1920s and across the 1930s as the second best wicketkeeper in English first-class cricket. The problem was that the man regarded as the best was his Lancashire colleague George Duckworth, and for many years both of them were kept out of the England team by Leslie Ames, a much better batsman. The result was that Farrimond played only a handful of county matches each season from 1925 to 1937 before, on the retirement of Duckworth, he finally played two full seasons in 1938 and 1939.

Was an English field hockey player from Carlisle,[1] who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He wa

Was an English field hockey player from Carlisle,[1] who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the British field hockey team, which won the gold medal.

Was an English professional footballer who played as a full back for a number of football league clu

Was an English professional footballer who played as a full back for a number of football league clubs, including Sheffield Wednesday, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur in the 1920s and 1930s, before a long spell with Altrincham. He earned a solitary cap for England in 1925.

Is a retired American professional basketball player who played center for the Boston Celtics of the

Is a retired American professional basketball player who played center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A five-time winner of the NBA Most Valuable Player Award and a twelve-time All-Star, the 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Russell was the centerpiece of the Celtics dynasty that won eleven NBA Championships during Russell's thirteen-year career. Along with Henri Richard of the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens, Russell holds the record for the most championships won by an athlete in a North American sports league. Before his professional career, Russell led the University of San Francisco to two consecutive National Collegiate Athletic Association championships (1955, 1956). He also won a gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics as captain of the U.S. national basketball team.

Is a retired American professional basketball player who played center for the Boston Celtics of the

Is a retired American professional basketball player who played center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A five-time winner of the NBA Most Valuable Player Award and a twelve-time All-Star, the 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) Russell was the centerpiece of the Celtics dynasty that won eleven NBA Championships during Russell's thirteen-year career. Along with Henri Richard of the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens, Russell holds the record for the most championships won by an Athlete in a North American sports league. Before his professional career, Russell led the University of San Francisco to two consecutive National Collegiate Athletic Association championships (1955, 1956).

Was a famous English cricketer. He was a noted all-rounder and right arm fast bowler. As a batsman,

Was a famous English cricketer. He was a noted all-rounder and right arm fast bowler. As a batsman, Fennex was reputed to be one of the first to use forward play and was said to be a good driver of the ball. His playing career began with Berkshire in 1785

A retired American Football cornerback and is currently on the staff of the Oakland Raiders.He was t

A retired American Football cornerback and is currently on the staff of the Oakland Raiders.He was then signed by the AFL's Denver Broncos and became a starter by the middle of his rookie season. He won All-AFL honors in his second season and played in the AFL All-Star Game, recording 9 interceptions for 144 yards.In 1967, Brown was traded to the AFL's Oakland Raiders and would spend the remainder of his career there. He served as defensive captain for 10 of his 12 years with the team. He was named to 5 AFL All-Star games and 4 NFL Pro Bowls. He was also named All-AFL 3 times and All-NFL 4 times.

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1926. In 1914, he played o

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1926. In 1914, he played one match in the Minor Counties Championship for Durham. Twelve years later in the 1926 season, he made his debut in for Derbyshire in May in a match agains

Is a Brazilian attacking midfielder. He currently plays for Palmeiras. Made professional debut for P

Is a Brazilian attacking midfielder. He currently plays for Palmeiras. Made professional debut for Palmeiras in 0-1 home defeat to Grêmio in the Campeonato Brasileiro on May 28, 2006.

Is a Uruguayan football striker playing for Bolivian side Bolívar. Ferreira began his footballing c

Is a Uruguayan football striker playing for Bolivian side Bolívar. Ferreira began his footballing career with Uruguayan giant Nacional, where he was part of a national title in 2002. After two more years with the tricolor, he transferred to Fénix.

Was an Australian cricket player, who played one game for Tasmania. He has the distinction of having

Was an Australian cricket player, who played one game for Tasmania. He has the distinction of having participated in the first ever first class cricket match in Australia, in which he unfortunately failed to make an impact. William Field died on June 22, 1890, in Bishopbourne, Tasmania at the age of 74.

Was an English cricketer and administrator. William Findlay represented Lancashire and Oxford Univer

Was an English cricketer and administrator. William Findlay represented Lancashire and Oxford University as a batsman and wicket-keeper. He served the Marylebone Cricket Club as Secetary from 1936 until 1946.