Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was a Major League Baseball infielder. He played parts of two seasons in the majors, 1913 and 1914,

Was a Major League Baseball infielder. He played parts of two seasons in the majors, 1913 and 1914, for the Philadelphia Athletics. He played primarily at shortstop, but also played all three other infield positions. After his major league career, Orr played for ten years in the Pacific Coast League. He also briefly served as head coach of the Stanford Cardinal baseball program.

Was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers an

Was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Braves from 1938–1941 and in 1946.Posedel was born in San Francisco, California. After his playing career, he was a coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1949–1953), St. Louis Cardinals (1954–1957), Philadelphia Phillies (1958), San Francisco Giants (1959–1960), Oakland Athletics (1968–1972) and San Diego Padres (1974). He also worked as a scout for the Pirates (1948), Cleveland Indians (1961) and Kansas City Athletics (1962–1967).

Was a Canadian professional wrestler best known by his ring name Whipper Billy Watson, and was a two

Was a Canadian professional wrestler best known by his ring name Whipper Billy Watson, and was a two-time world heavyweight wrestling champion. Outside of wrestling, Watson considered playing football for the Edmonton Eskimos in the 1950s. Watson tested t

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire during the 1932 season. Wright was born in Danesm

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire during the 1932 season. Wright was born in Danesmoor, Clay Cross, Derbyshire. He made his debut for Derbyshire against a team of touring Indians in August 1932.

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Aston Villa

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Aston Villa and Torquay United. He was educated at St Mirin's Academy in Paisley. Young joined Aston Villa in July 1978 as a 22-year-old from Scottish junior side Arthurlie.[1] His signing set the junior football record at the time with his debut coming when he started on 14 October against Manchester United.

Is an American former handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1976 he was part o

Is an American former handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.In 1976 he was part of the American team which finished tenth in the Olympic tournament. He played two matches and scored one goal.

Is a Scottish former footballer and manager, who last worked at Mansfield Town. McEwan started his p

Is a Scottish former footballer and manager, who last worked at Mansfield Town. McEwan started his playing career as a midfielder with Scottish non-League side Pumpherston Juniors before joining Hibernian in 1969, making 60 appearances and scoring two goals for the Edinburgh club. McEwan left Hibernian in May 1973 to join Blackpool, and went on to play for Brighton & Hove Albion, Chesterfield, Mansfield Town, Peterborough United and Rotherham United whom he left in the 1982–83 season. McEwan's first coaching appointment was at Sheffield United after he replaced Ian Porterfield as manager on 27 March 1986.

O'Reilly was one of the best spin bowlers ever to play cricket. He delivered the ball from a two-fin

O'Reilly was one of the best spin bowlers ever to play cricket. He delivered the ball from a two-fingered grip at close to medium pace with great accuracy, and could produce leg breaks, googlies, and top spinners, with no discernible change in his action.[1]

Is an English former footballer and manager. He is currently first team coach at Championship club P

Is an English former footballer and manager. He is currently first team coach at Championship club Preston North End.

Was a world champion motorcyclist, best known for road racing. In 2005 he was voted the fifth greate

Was a world champion motorcyclist, best known for road racing. In 2005 he was voted the fifth greatest motorcycling icon in history by Motorcycle News.[1] His achievements include three hat-tricks at the Isle of Man TT meeting (1985, 1988 and 2000), where

Is a former English professional snooker player and now a commentator.

Is a former English professional snooker player and now a commentator.

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 217 games in the World Hockey Association and

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 217 games in the World Hockey Association and 72 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Minnesota Fighting Saints, Houston Aeros, Edmonton Oilers, New England Whalers, and Minnesota No

Is an American speed skater and former inline speed skater. He specializes in the short and middle d

Is an American speed skater and former inline speed skater. He specializes in the short and middle distances.In 2003 he won a bronze medal at the World Single Distance Championships in Berlin in the 1,000 and the 1,500 meter events. Both distances at that

Was an American professional basketball player.A 5'11" guard from the University of Notre Dame, Hass

Was an American professional basketball player.A 5'11" guard from the University of Notre Dame, Hassett played two seasons (1949-51) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Tri-Cities Blackhawks, Minneapolis Lakers, and Baltimore Bullets. He averaged 4.5 points per game and won a championship with the Lakers in 1950.

Best known as Willie Mosconi, was an American professional pool (pocket billiards) player from Phila

Best known as Willie Mosconi, was an American professional pool (pocket billiards) player from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Between the years of 1941 and 1957, he won the World Straight Pool Championship an unmatched fifteen times. For most of the 20th cen

Was an American infielder and manager in Major League Baseball. A native of Alameda, California, he

Was an American infielder and manager in Major League Baseball. A native of Alameda, California, he batted and threw right-handed.Following his playing career, Rigney served as the Giants manager from 1956-60, leading the club in its first season after moving from New York to San Francisco in 1958. He then became the expansion Los Angeles Angels' first manager in 1961, moved with them to Anaheim, and remained until the 1969 season, winning the AL Manager of the Year Award in 1962.

Is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played in the American League for the Bost

Is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played in the American League for the Boston Red Sox (1967) and Cleveland Indians (1968). Listed at 6' 3", 170 lb., he batted and threw left-handed.As a 21-year-old rookie, Rohr made his first start at the New York Yankees' home opener on April 14, 1967. The slim left-hander faced future Hall of Famer Whitey Ford, and was one strike away from a no-hitter when Elston Howard hit a soft single into right-center field. Rohr proceeded to retire the next batter for a 3–0 shutout. In his next start, he beat the Yankees again, 6–1, but only won one more game in the majors after that.

A strong junior player, Thorne became national under-16 champion at both snooker and English billiar

A strong junior player, Thorne became national under-16 champion at both snooker and English billiards in 1970. He never really converted this early promise into professional success, however, only ever winning one ranking snooker tournament (the Classic in 1985). The same year, he reached the UK Championship final against the then dominant Steve Davis, and seemed to have built himself an unassailable 13-8 lead. But a miss on a straightforward blue off its spot during the first frame of the final session allowed Davis to take the frame and

was a prominent sports journalist for Bell's Life in Victoria and later The Australasian (Victoria)

was a prominent sports journalist for Bell's Life in Victoria and later The Australasian (Victoria) was one of the four men credited with setting down the original rules of the Australian rules football. He was a prominent cricketer, having played for Cambridge University Cricket Club, Surrey County Cricket Club and Marylebone Cricket Club. Hammersley is also believed by some to have been instrumental in introducing Victorian Rules to Sydney and in the early formation of the New South Wales Football Association.

Is a Ghanaian footballer currently with Vasalunds IF.He began his career in 1998 with the famous Gha

Is a Ghanaian footballer currently with Vasalunds IF.He began his career in 1998 with the famous Ghanaian club Liberty Professionals F.C. and qualified the team from Division One to the Premiership. He left to Dawu Youngsters in 2000, and later joined Ghana Premier League club Heart of Lions in 2002.

Is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a Striker for Grêmio. His previous clubs include Santos FC a

Is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a Striker for Grêmio. His previous clubs include Santos FC and Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i in South Korea.

Was one of the dominant American football players of the 1940s and 1950s, and is an inductee in the

Was one of the dominant American football players of the 1940s and 1950s, and is an inductee in the College and Professional Football Halls of Fame. Willis was one of the first African American football players to play professional football. He was signed to a contract with the Cleveland Browns of the AAFC a full year before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball with the Brooklyn Dodgers. His success helped open the doors of professional sports for other African Americans. Willis married Odessa Porter in 1947, has three sons, William, Jr., Clement and Dan.

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1821 to 1831. He was mainly ass

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1821 to 1831. He was mainly associated with Surrey and made 28 known appearances in first-class matches, including three for the Gentlemen between 1824 and 1830.

is an Australian former rugby league footballer and coach. He was a fullback for the Australian nat

is an Australian former rugby league footballer and coach. He was a fullback for the Australian national team and for the Balmain Tigers. He played in 14 Tests between 1959 and 1966, as national captain on 12 occasions. He was known as "Golden Boots" due

Is a former American football safety who played for seven seasons in the National Football League (N

Is a former American football safety who played for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Houston Oilers and the Cleveland Browns. Bostic served as the Oiler defensive captain under Jerry Glanville.