Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Is a former professional basketball player who spent his one year career with the Philadelphia Warri

Is a former professional basketball player who spent his one year career with the Philadelphia Warriors (now the Golden State Warriors). Philadelphia drafted Mlkvy with a territorial pick of the 1952 NBA Draft out of Temple University.

A Mexican footballer, who currently plays for Monterrey.

A Mexican footballer, who currently plays for Monterrey.

Was an English cricketer. Paris was a right-handed batsman who was a right-arm roundarm bowler. Pari

Was an English cricketer. Paris was a right-handed batsman who was a right-arm roundarm bowler. Paris made his first-class debut for Hampshire in 1875 against Kent. Paris made five first-class appearances for Hampshire from 1875 to 1876. His final County

Is a retired quarterback who spent 9 years in the National Football League with the Kansas City Chie

Is a retired quarterback who spent 9 years in the National Football League with the Kansas City Chiefs from 1980 to 1988 and a former politician who spent 8 years as a Missouri State Senator. Kenney was originally drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the 12th round of the 1978 NFL Draft with the final selection, making him "Mr. Irrelevant."

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played six times for the Irelan

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played six times for the Ireland cricket team between 1909 and 1928, all of which were first-class matches. He made his debut for the Ireland team on their tour of the United States of A

Is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the

Is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the 1st round (4th overall) of the 1982 NBA Draft. A 6'9" small forward from the University of Wyoming, Garnett played in 4 NBA seasons from 1982 to 1986 for the Mavericks and Indiana Pacers. In his NBA career, Garnett played in 300 games and scored a total of 1,638 points.

A retired quarterback who spent 9 years in the National Football League with the Kansas City Chiefs

A retired quarterback who spent 9 years in the National Football League with the Kansas City Chiefs from 1980 to 1988 and a former politician who spent 8 years as a Missouri State Senator. Kenney was originally drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the 12th round of the 1978 NFL Draft with the final selection, making him "Mr. Irrelevant".Kenney was given the "honor" of being named Mr. Irrelevant in 1978 when he was drafted by the Miami Dolphins. The award traditionally is given to the last selection of the draft; Kenney earned the award as the second-to-last selection when the last player taken suffered a back injury and failed to report to camp

Was an Indian field hockey player who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.In 1932 he was a member o

Was an Indian field hockey player who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.In 1932 he was a member of the Indian field hockey team, which won the gold medal. He played one match as forward.

Was an English professional cricketer who played for Kent. He made 7 known appearances in first-clas

Was an English professional cricketer who played for Kent. He made 7 known appearances in first-class matches. He was the younger brother of Thomas Pattenden. He may have played for Kent v Surrey in 1773 for in one account the Pattenden was William and in

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1905. Peach played club cricket for Chesterfie

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1905. Peach played club cricket for Chesterfield Cricket Club, and made his first and only first-class appearance for Derbyshire against Leicestershire in July 1905. Peach played two minor counties cha

Was a British water polo player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a British water polo player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Is a West Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman who occasionally plays as wicketkeeper. Per

Is a West Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman who occasionally plays as wicketkeeper. Perkins first came to prominence playing for the West Indies in the 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, where he scored 133 from 150 balls in a victory against t

Is a former professional American football player and brother of former professional football player

Is a former professional American football player and brother of former professional football player Michael Dean Perry. He is best known for his years as a defensive lineman for the Chicago Bears. In reference to his large size, he was popularly known as “The Refrigerator” or, abbreviated, “The Fridge

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 18 Tests from 1898 to 1904.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 18 Tests from 1898 to 1904.

Was a British Middleweight professional boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He won a

Was a British Middleweight professional boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He won a bronze medal in Boxing at the 1908 Summer Olympics losing against Reginald Baker in the semi-finals. He served in the British Army with the Royal Fusiliers

Was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as a centre forward. He was killed in

Was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as a centre forward. He was killed in action during the First World War.

Was an American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame trainer. A native of South Carolina, William

Was an American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame trainer. A native of South Carolina, William Burch served as a courier in the Confederate States Army under Lieut. Gen. Wade Hampton III during the American Civil War. At war's end he became involved

Was a footballer who played as a left half for Annbank United, Airdrie, Falkirk, Celtic and Berwick

Was a footballer who played as a left half for Annbank United, Airdrie, Falkirk, Celtic and Berwick Rangers. He lived most of his life in the town of Ayr near Tarbolton.

Was an American cricketer. He played seven first-class matches between 1908 and 1913. Six of these w

Was an American cricketer. He played seven first-class matches between 1908 and 1913. Six of these were for the Philadelphian cricket team and the other was for a combined Canada/USA team. Newhall comes from a cricketing family, as his father and four uncles all played first-class cricket, and several other members of the family also played at a lower level. On at least one occasion, they made up all the members of a team.

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1898. Prince, with fellow

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1898. Prince, with fellow one-timer John Bourne, played one match for Derbyshire in the 1898 season in July against Nottinghamshire.

Is a French former footballer, who played in the centre back position.Prunier was a product of a fam

Is a French former footballer, who played in the centre back position.Prunier was a product of a famous AJ Auxerre youth team which also included Eric Cantona, Basile Boli, Pascal Vahirua and Daniel Dutuel, all under the tutelage of Guy Roux. After spending many years at Auxerre, he later moved on to Olympique Marseille and FC Girondins de Bordeaux.

Was a cricketer who played for Sussex, Warwickshire and England. A diminutive right-handed batsman w

Was a cricketer who played for Sussex, Warwickshire and England. A diminutive right-handed batsman with a strong defence, Quaife played one match for Sussex before moving, with his older brother Walter, to Warwickshire in 1894. Quaife made only seven Test

Was a cricketer who played for Sussex, Warwickshire and England.

Was a cricketer who played for Sussex, Warwickshire and England.

Is an American 6'7" retired American professional National Basketball Association player. Turner pla

Is an American 6'7" retired American professional National Basketball Association player. Turner played college basketball at University of Akron.

Is an American former professional basketball player who most recently served as the Executive Vice

Is an American former professional basketball player who most recently served as the Executive Vice President and General Manager of the National Basketball Association's Atlanta Hawks.