Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was a British bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He finished seventh in the four-man event a

Was a British bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He finished seventh in the four-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.

Is an English cricketer who has played first-class cricket for Loughborough UCCE and one List A game

Is an English cricketer who has played first-class cricket for Loughborough UCCE and one List A game for Worcestershire. He is, as Wisden put it, "no known relation" to former Worcestershire captain Norman Gifford. In 2004–05 he was selected for the Engla

Was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as a centre forward.

Was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as a centre forward.

Was a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Aberdeen, Falkirk, Huddersfield

Was a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Aberdeen, Falkirk, Huddersfield Town, Tranmere Rovers, Halifax Town & Stirling Albion.

Is a New Zealand cricketer. He is a left arm medium fast bowler and a right hand middle order batsma

Is a New Zealand cricketer. He is a left arm medium fast bowler and a right hand middle order batsman. He made his first class debut against the Wellington Firebirds in 2007.

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent. He was born in Stoke and died in Horsham. Meers made a

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent. He was born in Stoke and died in Horsham. Meers made a single first-class appearance, during the 1866 season, against Sussex.

Is an American former professional basketball player and former radio broadcaster.A 6'0" guard, McKi

Is an American former professional basketball player and former radio broadcaster.A 6'0" guard, McKinney attended Zion-Benton High School and Northwestern University, earning a degree in education. From 1978 to 1986 he played in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Kansas City Kings, Utah Jazz, Denver Nuggets, San Diego Clippers, and Chicago Bulls. He averaged 8.0 points per game and 3.5 assists per game in his NBA career.

Is a Ghanaian footballer, who currently plays as a Defender for Lierse S.K.. Mensah previously playe

Is a Ghanaian footballer, who currently plays as a Defender for Lierse S.K.. Mensah previously played for Haras El Hodood, whom he helped win the 2008–09 Egypt Cup. He played well in Haras El Hodood's CAF Confederation Cup 2008 campaign. Mensah was invo

Is a former boxer from South Africa, bronze medalist at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.[1]

Is a former boxer from South Africa, bronze medalist at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.[1]

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1828 to 1837. Mainly associated

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1828 to 1837. Mainly associated with Cambridge University Cricket Club and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), he made 9 known appearances in first-class matches. He played for the Gentlemen

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the San Antonio Spurs in th

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the San Antonio Spurs in the 1st round (22nd overall) of the 1994 NBA Draft.

Is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Heinen was

Is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Heinen was born and raised in Rayne, Louisiana. He attended the University of Louisiana at Lafayette from 1985–1989, and was a two-time All-American member of the go

Was a world lightweight boxing title contender. Nicknamed "The Fargo Express", Petrolle is perhaps b

Was a world lightweight boxing title contender. Nicknamed "The Fargo Express", Petrolle is perhaps best known for challenging World Lightweight Title holder Tony Canzoneri. In 1932 the two met for the World Lightweight Title, and Canzoneri was "squarely a

Is a former Major League Baseball player who played outfield for the New York Giants and Detroit Tig

Is a former Major League Baseball player who played outfield for the New York Giants and Detroit Tigers.[1]The Giants originally acquired the rights to Taylor from the minor league Oakland Oaks in a transaction during the 1950 season.[2][3] Taylor was signed by the Giants on January 1, 1953.[4] He spent most of the 1953 season with the Giants' AA-level minor league affiliate, the Nashville Volunteers. After posting a .350 batting average with 22 home runs in 107 games for Nashville, he was promoted to the Giants AAA affiliate, the Minneapolis Millers. He played 47 games for the Millers, batting .223 with 7 home runs.[2]

Was a New Zealand Rugby Union player who played for the All Blacks. He captained The All Blacks in a

Was a New Zealand Rugby Union player who played for the All Blacks. He captained The All Blacks in a tour to Australia in 1884. He played his rugby in Canterbury and also represented Canterbury in cricket.

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Gloucestershire. He was born and died in Bristol. Mierhouse made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1872 season, against Sussex.

Is a French footballer who plays for Pau FC. Mocquet, who has been capped for the French Under-21 si

Is a French footballer who plays for Pau FC. Mocquet, who has been capped for the French Under-21 side, is a midfielder.Mocquet left Le Havre and signed for Sunderland on August 22, 2006 for an undisclosed fee, in a two-year deal. However, he found himself on the sidelines and was loaned to League Two sides Rochdale and Bury

A Scottish footballer who played for the majority of his career at Bolton Wanderers. He played mostl

A Scottish footballer who played for the majority of his career at Bolton Wanderers. He played mostly as an inside-right.Playing alongside Nat Lofthouse he was the Championship's top scorer in 1948-49 with 25 goals and continued good goal scoring form in the next few years, although always coming behind the more prolific Lofthouse.Moir was captain when Bolton gave away a 3–1 lead to Blackpool in the Matthews Cup Final, scoring in the game. Two years later he left the club to join Stockport County where he spent a further two years as player manager before retiring from playing. He left Stockport County in 1960.

Was an English lawyer and cricketer who played for Oxford University, Marylebone Cricket Club and De

Was an English lawyer and cricketer who played for Oxford University, Marylebone Cricket Club and Derbyshire. He played cricket for Oxford University in 1848 and played a minor game for Stoneleigh in 1849. He played for MCC in 1850 when he never had a cha

Was an English footballer who played as an inside left.Moore was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne a

Was an English footballer who played as an inside left.Moore was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear and played for Sunderland, where he partnered Henry Martin on the left, having previously played for Seaton Delaval.

Is a former cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia. He captained Australia in 25 Tests, win

Is a former cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia. He captained Australia in 25 Tests, winning nine, losing eight and drawing eight, and led Australia in the inaugural One Day International match, played in 1971. An opening batsman with a reputation for resolute defence, he had the ability to spend long periods of time at the crease. As his career progressed, he wound back his strokeplay to the point where he was described by an English jounalist as, "the corpse with pads on". Lawry was unceremoniously dumped as captain and player for the final Test of the 1970–71 Ashes series in Australia. Lawry's sacking is regarded as one of the more distasteful incidents in Australian cricket history — he was not informed personally of the selectors' decision before the decision was first broadcast on radio and he only became aware of his fate when confronted by reporters.[1]

Is a former Scottish cricketer who played with Warwickshire. A slow left arm orthodox bowler, Morton

Is a former Scottish cricketer who played with Warwickshire. A slow left arm orthodox bowler, Morton made his first-class debut in 1982 for Scotland in a match against Ireland. He appeared two more times at first-class level for the Scots and his other 10

Was an English football player. He played for several Sheffield clubs but in his later career played

Was an English football player. He played for several Sheffield clubs but in his later career played mainly for Sheffield Wednesday before finally settling at United. He was capped for England 9 times, scoring 3 goals between 1878 and 1882. Both were records at the time.

Is a retired French decathlete. His personal best of 8164 points were achieved at the Summer Olympic

Is a retired French decathlete. His personal best of 8164 points were achieved at the Summer Olympics in Barcelona 1992.

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1856 to 1868. He was a rig

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1856 to 1868. He was a right-handed batsman (RHB) and a right-arm slow underarm bowler. He was mainly associated with Surrey County Cricket Club and made 41 known appearances in fir