Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was a French athlete who competed in rugby union in the late 1910s and early 1920s, then moved to bo

Was a French athlete who competed in rugby union in the late 1910s and early 1920s, then moved to bobsleigh and skeleton in the late 1940s.

Was an English barrister, businessman, cricketer, farmer, grazier and legislator. He received privat

Was an English barrister, businessman, cricketer, farmer, grazier and legislator. He received private coaching from the Yorkshire and England cricketer Herbert Sutcliffe . He captained the Eton XI, before going up to Oxford. After being called up by the R

Was an English association football player. He played professionally for clubs including Gillingham,

Was an English association football player. He played professionally for clubs including Gillingham, Charlton Athletic and Brentford between 1923 and 1934.

Is a former Scottish footballer.McNulty graduated through the juniors to sign professional forms wit

Is a former Scottish footballer.McNulty graduated through the juniors to sign professional forms with Port Vale in April 1966. He made his debut in a 2-0 home defeat by Aldershot on 22 April 1967 and was not used again, instead he was given a free transfer in May 1968 and moved on to Chesterfield.

Played first-class cricket for Somerset in four matches in the 1906 season. He was born in Clun, Shr

Played first-class cricket for Somerset in four matches in the 1906 season. He was born in Clun, Shropshire and died in Wedmore, Somerset. He was a partner in the law firm of Burrough and Hutton in Wedmore. As a cricketer, Burrough was a fast-medium bowler and a lower-order batsman. He took four wickets in his first match, against Warwickshire at Edgbaston. But he only took three further wickets in his other three games. He batted at No 10 in each of his seven first-class innings in these four games, and had a top score of just 11.

Was an English cricketer, who played a single first-class game for Worcestershire in 1921, when alre

Was an English cricketer, who played a single first-class game for Worcestershire in 1921, when already aged 44. He scored 19 and 1, and held two catches. Gethin had earlier played for Kidderminster Cricket Club in the Birmingham Premier League. In Augus

Known as Sir William Jolliffe, Bt, between 1821 and 1866, was a British soldier and Conservative pol

Known as Sir William Jolliffe, Bt, between 1821 and 1866, was a British soldier and Conservative politician. He was a member of the Earl of Derby's first two administrations as Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department in 1852 and as Parliamentary

Was an English cricketer. Judd made a single first-class appearance for Hampshire against Kent in 1

Was an English cricketer. Judd made a single first-class appearance for Hampshire against Kent in 1878. Judd made eight runs and took a single wicket, that of Francis MacKinnon. Judd umpired a single first-class match between Hampshire and Derbyshire in

Was an Australian sportsman who represented Victoria at first-class cricket and played Australian ru

Was an Australian sportsman who represented Victoria at first-class cricket and played Australian rules football with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Born in West Brunswick, Kinnear came from a strong sporting family with his brother Joe Kinnear playing VFL football at Melbourne and also cricket for Victoria. His nephew Colin later coached the Sydney Swans. Kinnear made his only first-class cricket appearance with Victoria during the 1935/36 cricket season, against Tasmania at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Opening the batting for Victoria, who amassed 531 runs, Kinnear managed to contribute only two of them before being dismissed by future South Melbourne footballer Alan Pearsall.

Is a British professional golfer.Longmuir was born in Thundersley, Essex, England to Scottish parent

Is a British professional golfer.Longmuir was born in Thundersley, Essex, England to Scottish parents. Despite having lived in England all his life, he regards himself as Scottish and is classified as such for international competition.

Was an English association football player, who played as a goalkeeper.Marks started his career at l

Was an English association football player, who played as a goalkeeper.Marks started his career at local club Salisbury Corinthians before joining Arsenal as an amateur in March 1936; he turned professional two months later. Marks spent two years on loan at Arsenal's nursery club Margate before returning in May 1938.

Was a professional footballer who played for Huddersfield Town and Manchester United in the 1930s an

Was a professional footballer who played for Huddersfield Town and Manchester United in the 1930s and was subsequently manager of Exeter City and Southampton.

Was a left-handed major league baseball pitcher from Oakland, California. He pitched for the Pittsbu

Was a left-handed major league baseball pitcher from Oakland, California. He pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, and Boston Red Sox from 1949–1954. His nickname was Bugs. He threw and batted left-handed. His playing weight was 182 pounds.[1]In a benefit game for Hammond General Hospital in Modesto, California, Werle was one of three San Francisco Seals pitchers to face Sergeant Joe Dimaggio. Stationed at the Santa Ana, California Army Air Base, Dimaggio did not reach safely in four at bats.[5]

Was a Scottish professional footballer, who played in the Football League for Chelsea and Leyton Ori

Was a Scottish professional footballer, who played in the Football League for Chelsea and Leyton Orient. He played as a goalkeeper, and played in 26 matches in the 1954–55 season when Chelsea won the First Division championship.

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Stockport County, Manchester

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Stockport County, Manchester United, Macclesfield Town and Oldham Athletic.

Is an American swimmer who competed at the 2008 Olympic Games. Stovall placed second in his signatur

Is an American swimmer who competed at the 2008 Olympic Games. Stovall placed second in his signature event, the 200 m butterfly, at the US Olympic Team Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, with a career-best time of 1:53.86, which earned him a place on the olympic

Was an English amateur cricketer who captained England and Gloucestershire. He is universally known

Was an English amateur cricketer who captained England and Gloucestershire. He is universally known as "WG", his initials, which became a sobriquet. He played first-class cricket for a record-equalling 44 seasons, from 1865 to 1908, and is widely regarded

Was an English cricketer who, by his extraordinary skills, made cricket a popular spectator sport, a

Was an English cricketer who, by his extraordinary skills, made cricket a popular spectator sport, and who developed most of the techniques of modern batting.

Is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Washington Redsk

Is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins for eight seasons between 1970 and 1977. He is currently sixth on the Redskins all-time sack list.

Was a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs (1971–77) and Cincinnati Reds (1978–80).In 10 years he had a

Was a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs (1971–77) and Cincinnati Reds (1978–80).In 10 years he had a 75–83 win-loss record and had 300 games, 214 games started, 27 complete games, 4 shutouts, 33 games finished, 11 saves, 1,487 ? innings pitched, 1,512 hits allowed, 743 runs allowed, 662 earned runs allowed, 98 home runs allowed, 636 walks allowed, 985 strikeouts, 35 hit batsmen, 68 wild pitches, 6,484 batters faced, 57 intentional walks, 19 balks and a 4.01 ERA.

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played six times for the Ireland cricket team bet

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played six times for the Ireland cricket team between 1929 and 1933 including two first-class matches against Scotland. Loughery made his debut for Ireland in July 1929, playing a first-class match agains

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Derbyshire between 1872 and 1

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Derbyshire between 1872 and 1878. He made his first appearance for Derbyshire in 1872, in an innings defeat at the hands of Lancashire, and was later to play consistently throughout th

Is an American football running back who currently is a free agent. He was originally drafted by the

Is an American football running back who currently is a free agent. He was originally drafted by the Cleveland Browns 16th overall in the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Boston College.In the 2002 NFL Draft, Green was a top-rated player. However, two suspensions for marijuana use hurt his stock on draft day.Cleveland selected him 16th in the first round and Green started every game his rookie season, gaining 887 yards and scoring six touchdowns. His 2003 season, however, was fraught with turmoil. After a good start with 559 yards, Green was arrested for drunk driving and marijuana possession. Green was also notoriously seen wearing one shoe and one sock during the arrest[3] The arrest led to a four-game suspension under the league's substance abuse policy

Was a cricketer. Born in Keiskammahoek, Cape Province, South Africa he nevertheless played all his c

Was a cricketer. Born in Keiskammahoek, Cape Province, South Africa he nevertheless played all his cricket in England. A right-handed batsman and occasional off-spinner, Greenstock appeared only seven times in first-class cricket, but these matches spanne

Was an amateur English cricketer. Greenwood made his first-class debut for the Marylebone Cricket Cl

Was an amateur English cricketer. Greenwood made his first-class debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1818, playing a single match for the club against pre-county club Hampshire. Ten years after his last first-class appearance, Greenwood represented p