Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.George, a fly-half, was born in Sydney, New South

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.George, a fly-half, was born in Sydney, New South Wales and claimed a total of 12 international rugby caps for Australia.

Was an English cricketer who played for Sussex. He was born and died in Eastbourne. Grevett made a s

Was an English cricketer who played for Sussex. He was born and died in Eastbourne. Grevett made a single first-class appearance, during the 1922 season, against Glamorgan. Batting in the upper-middle order.

Was a British ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics. In 1928 he finished fourth

Was a British ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics. In 1928 he finished fourth with the British team in the Olympic tournament.

Is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. After playing for California State Univer

Is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. After playing for California State University, Northridge, the 6'4" Slayback was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the seventh round of the 1968 amateur draft. Slayback made his major league debut with the Tigers on June 26, 1972 against the New York Yankees. After holding the Yankees hitless through his first seven innings, the no-hitter was broken up in the eighth inning. He pitched 8-1/3 innings, allowed four hits, struck out five, and gave up two earned runs. Slayback had another impressive start for the Tigers on July 20, 1972, as he struck out 13 batters and allowed five hits while beating the Texas Rangers, 5-1. Slayback started 13 games for the 1972 Tigers, compiling a record of 5-6 with a 3.20 ERA. Slayback pitched only two innings in 1973, and his career ended in 1974 as he went 1-3 with a 4.77 ERA in 16 games (only four as a starter).

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler who played

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Essex. He was born in Dagenham and died in Upminster. Gunary represented Essex in one match during the 1929 season, against Leicestershire.

Is a former Uruguayan footballer. Gutiérrez made seven appearances for the senior Uruguay national

Is a former Uruguayan footballer. Gutiérrez made seven appearances for the senior Uruguay national football team during 1991.

Was an English cricketer. Dible was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. Greenfield mad

Was an English cricketer. Dible was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. Greenfield made his first-class debut for Surrey against the touring Australians in 1882. This was the only first-class appearance Dible made for Surrey. In 1883 Dible m

Is a successful American Thoroughbred flat racing trainer who is best known for winning the United S

Is a successful American Thoroughbred flat racing trainer who is best known for winning the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1977 with Seattle Slew, and is currently is the world's only living Triple Crown winning trainer. Turner maint

Was an South African bantamweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s. He was reigning worl

Was an South African bantamweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s. He was reigning world champion between 1924 and 1928 after winning the gold medal in the 1924 Summer Olympics in the bantamweight category. hes black.The South African had George Harris to thank for much of his success. Harris, who had become the first SA flyweight champion when he stopped Marcus Henning in Kimberley on 12 November 1909, found time twice a week to give boxing lessons to orphans in the St George's Home in Johannesburg."

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Queen's Park and the Scotland national team.Berry, an insid

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Queen's Park and the Scotland national team.Berry, an inside right, joined Queen's Park from local club Rawcliffe as a teenager and reamined with the Glasgow club for the remainder of his football career. He won the Scottish Cup with the club in 1890 and won four caps for the Scotland national team between 1888 and 1891. His older brother, Davidson, also played for Queen's Park and was also a Scottish internationalist.

Is a former footballer and football manager. As a player, Punton was a left-sided winger who played

Is a former footballer and football manager. As a player, Punton was a left-sided winger who played for Portadown, Newcastle United, Southend United, Norwich City, Sheffield United, Scunthorpe and Yarmouth Town. He went on to manage Yarmouth Town and Diss Town.

Was a British Olympic fencer. He competed at two Olympic Games.

Was a British Olympic fencer. He competed at two Olympic Games.

Was a British ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics.

Was a British ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics.

Was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1889.

Was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1889.

Is an American professional golfer who is currently a member of the PGA Tour.Haas was a member of th

Is an American professional golfer who is currently a member of the PGA Tour.Haas was a member of the Nationwide Tour in 2005 after failing to earn his PGA Tour card in Qualifying School. His best finish in a Nationwide Tour event was a solo 2nd at the 20

Is a former American wrestler who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, for the United States.

Is a former American wrestler who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, for the United States.

Was a footballer who played for Sheffield United as a Centre-Half.There was no professional football

Was a footballer who played for Sheffield United as a Centre-Half.There was no professional football at the time in Scotland, so those players with talents to sell crossed the border. Hendry had an ability to skilfully dribble the ball, a technique not used in the traditional English game in the 1880’s.

Was an English cricketer, and pilot in the Royal Flying Corps and its successor the Royal Air Force.

Was an English cricketer, and pilot in the Royal Flying Corps and its successor the Royal Air Force. Shakespeare played 26 first-class matches for Worcestershire between 1919 and 1931. He made his first-class debut in August 1919 against Warwickshire. He

Was a cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia. Predominately an opening batsman, Ponsford tw

Was a cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia. Predominately an opening batsman, Ponsford twice broke the world record for the highest first-class score. He is regarded as one of the finest players of spin bowling.

Was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for, among others, Hibernian, Arsenal, Fall Riv

Was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for, among others, Hibernian, Arsenal, Fall River Marksmen and Plymouth Argyle. He also played as an international for Scotland.[1]In September 1921 Harper signed for Hibernian. He spent four seasons at Easter Road, making over 100 Scottish First Division appearances. He also played in two consecutive Scottish FA Cup finals in 1923 and 1924, but finished on the losing side on both occasions. While with Hibs he also won nine of his 11 Scotland caps and represented the Scottish League XI on two occasions.[

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Benburb, Rutherglen Glencairn and Tottenham Ho

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Benburb, Rutherglen Glencairn and Tottenham Hotspur.Harris signed for Tottenham Hotspur in May, 1909 for a fee of five guineas from the Govan based Scottish junior club Benurb. The full back made his league debut in November, 1909 when they visited St James' Park to play Newcastle United, the match which ended in 1-0 to the home side with the only goal scored by Scott Duncan.

Was a Scottish footballer.He played for Burnbank Athletic, Norwich City, Exeter City and Stenhousemu

Was a Scottish footballer.He played for Burnbank Athletic, Norwich City, Exeter City and Stenhousemuir.

Was an English professional footballer who won the 1902 FA Cup final with Sheffield United . He repr

Was an English professional footballer who won the 1902 FA Cup final with Sheffield United . He represented England at international level, and also represented the Football League on one occasion.

Is an American athlete, the only male so far to win Olympic titles in both sprinting and hurdling ev

Is an American athlete, the only male so far to win Olympic titles in both sprinting and hurdling events.Harrison Dillard, born in Cleveland, Ohio, he entered Baldwin-Wallace College in 1941 and joined Pi Lambda Phi International Fraternity, and two years later was drafted into the Army. He returned to college in 1946 and resumed athletics, to which he had been inspired by Jesse Owens, who was also from Cleveland and attended East Technical High School as well. He won the NCAA and AAU 120-yard and 220-yard hurdles in both 1946 and 1947 and he tied world records in both events with a 22.3 in the 220 in 1946 and a 13.6 in the 120.

Is a former American football linebacker for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles (1991 – 1999) and Oakla

Is a former American football linebacker for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles (1991 – 1999) and Oakland Raiders (2000 – 2001) franchises.