Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was a former football player who played collegiately for the University of Southern California and p

Was a former football player who played collegiately for the University of Southern California and professionally with both the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns. He was known for his leadership ability and ability to play with pain, having endured a series of knee injuries during the course of his career. He later served as an assistant coach with four NFL teams.

Was a college lacrosse player and coach. He served as the head lacrosse coach at his alma mater, Joh

Was a college lacrosse player and coach. He served as the head lacrosse coach at his alma mater, Johns Hopkins University from 1935 to 1950, where he won two Wingate Memorial trophies representing the National lacrosse title. Morrill also served as an exe

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a half back with various clubs in the 1930s. 19

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a half back with various clubs in the 1930s. 1932 he was a junior player on the south coast of England at Portsmouth. He made a solitary appearance for Portsmouth in their 1931-32 First Division campaign before moving north to Carlisle United in July 1933.

Is a footballer with Coca-Cola League 1 side Crewe Alexandra. A defender, he was Exeter's first sign

Is a footballer with Coca-Cola League 1 side Crewe Alexandra. A defender, he was Exeter's first signing of the 2005 pre-season, re-uniting with Alex Inglethorpe, whom he had worked with during his time in Leyton Orient's youth setup.

Was an Irish-born English cricketer (born in Larne) who played 14 first-class matches for Cambridge

Was an Irish-born English cricketer (born in Larne) who played 14 first-class matches for Cambridge University in the late 1920s. Harbinson was the first man to score a hundred in each innings of a match for Cambridge.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Surrey. He was born in Reigat

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Surrey. He was born in Reigate and died in Horley. Killick made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1876 season, against Nottinghamshire.

Was an American professional basketball player. He was one of a handful of African Americans to play

Was an American professional basketball player. He was one of a handful of African Americans to play in the National Basketball League (NBL), the predecessor of the NBA.King was a multisport star at Long Island University during the late 1930s, playing basketball and American football. According to Clair Bee, King's coach in both sports, King once played an entire college football game and an entire college basketball game on the same day.[1] After college, King played several seasons of professional basketball with the all-black New York Renaissance[2] before Lester Harrison signed him to the NBL's Rochester Royals in 1946.[1] King averaged 4.0 points per game in 41 games with Rochester and participated in the league playoffs.[3]

Is a Kenyan former athlete, winner of 800 m at the 1992 Summer Olympics.Born in Kemeloi, Nandi Distr

Is a Kenyan former athlete, winner of 800 m at the 1992 Summer Olympics.Born in Kemeloi, Nandi District, Kenya, William Tanui first came to notice relatively late in life, when he won the 1500 m at the Kenyan Commonwealth Games trials in 1989, but ran onl

Was an English cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire. He was born in Radford and died in Hyson Gr

Was an English cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire. He was born in Radford and died in Hyson Green. Kirk made a single first-class appearance for the team, against Marylebone Cricket Club.

Was a member of the prominent American Vanderbilt family and a horse breeder. Vanderbilt was one of

Was a member of the prominent American Vanderbilt family and a horse breeder. Vanderbilt was one of the founders of The Jockey Club. He was a shareholder and president of the Sheepshead Bay Race Track in Brooklyn, New York and the owner of a successful ra

Was an American gymnast and Olympic medalist.

Was an American gymnast and Olympic medalist.

Is a Danish professional football midfielder, who currently plays for the Danish 1st Division side B

Is a Danish professional football midfielder, who currently plays for the Danish 1st Division side BK Frem.

Is an Anglo-Ghanaian footballer currently playing as a defender without a club.Antwi attended Chace

Is an Anglo-Ghanaian footballer currently playing as a defender without a club.Antwi attended Chace Community School in North London before moving to Crystal Palace as a trainee where he became a professional player. After a brief spell in Sweden with Ljungskile SK, returned to England with Football Conference side Aldershot Town where he played a pivotal part in their promotion push, including scoring the winning penalty against Hereford United in the Conference play-off semi-final.

Is a Ghanaian football player who, since 2007 plays for Académica de Coimbra. He was part of the Gh

Is a Ghanaian football player who, since 2007 plays for Académica de Coimbra. He was part of the Ghanaian 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, having finished in third place in group B.

Is an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler,[1] he has played more times for t

Is an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler,[1] he has played more times for the Ireland cricket team than any other player, more than 40 caps ahead of the next player in the table, the retired Peter Gillespie.[2] Only three players

Was a jockey and trainer in both flat and steeplechase Thoroughbred horse racing. He rode horses pro

Was a jockey and trainer in both flat and steeplechase Thoroughbred horse racing. He rode horses professionally from the late 1920s until about 1946 when he took up training.During his career he conditioned horses for prominent owners such as John Sanford

Is a retired National Basketball Association player for the Detroit Pistons. Playing at center, the

Is a retired National Basketball Association player for the Detroit Pistons. Playing at center, the 6'11" Laimbeer was a four-time All-Star and integral part of the Pistons teams that won two championships. Initially raised in the Chicago, Illinois suburb of Clarendon Hills, Laimbeer attended Palos Verdes High School in Southern California and then the University of Notre Dame. Laimbeer is currently the head coach of the Detroit Shock in the WNBA.

Is a former American football coach and player. Cowher resigned after 15 seasons as the Steelers' co

Is a former American football coach and player. Cowher resigned after 15 seasons as the Steelers' coach on January 5, 2007, just 11 months to the day after winning 2005-06's Super Bowl XL. He currently is a studio analyst for The NFL Today.

Was an English professional cricketer in the first two decades of the 19th century. Playing mainly f

Was an English professional cricketer in the first two decades of the 19th century. Playing mainly for Surrey from 1801, but also for MCC and some other county teams, Lambert was a right-hand batsman and an underarm slow bowler.

Is an American former professional basketball player.Strothers played four years at Christopher Newp

Is an American former professional basketball player.Strothers played four years at Christopher Newport University from 1987-1991. He was drafted by the Golden State Warriors in the 2nd round of the 1991 NBA Draft but never made the roster. He played two seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers and the Dallas Mavericks with a career average of 4.6 points per game in a total of 13 games.

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played five first-class matches for Auckland before his death at the

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played five first-class matches for Auckland before his death at the age of 24.

Was a French tennis player of the early 20th Century, born in Paris, died in 1922.

Was a French tennis player of the early 20th Century, born in Paris, died in 1922.

Was a Canadian lacrosse player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Was a Canadian lacrosse player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Was a Scottish immigrant to the United States who became the first golfer to win four U.S. Opens, wi

Was a Scottish immigrant to the United States who became the first golfer to win four U.S. Opens, with victories in 1901, 1903, 1904, and 1905. He is still the only man to win three

Is a former American football offensive tackle.Roaf started his career with the New Orleans Saints i

Is a former American football offensive tackle.Roaf started his career with the New Orleans Saints in 1993 after an outstanding career at Louisiana Tech, where he was a finalist for the Outland Trophy in his senior year for the best offensive lineman in college