Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Cowdenbeath, Alloa Athletic, Huddersfield Town

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Cowdenbeath, Alloa Athletic, Huddersfield Town & Manchester City. He was born in Dunfermline.

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 5'11" (180 cm) 180 lb (82 kg) guard a

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 5'11" (180 cm) 180 lb (82 kg) guard and played collegiately at Temple University. He played briefly in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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.A 6'6" guard/forward from the University of Pittsburgh, Billy Knight and Sam Clancy helped to lead the Panthers to the 1974 NCAA Regional Finals. Knight spent eleven seasons (1974–1985) in the ABA and NBA as a member of the Indiana Pacers, Buffalo Braves, Boston Celtics, Kansas City Kings, and San Antonio Spurs.

Popularly known as Dixie Dean, was an English football player and the most prolific goal-scorer in E

Popularly known as Dixie Dean, was an English football player and the most prolific goal-scorer in English football history, best known for his legendary exploits at Everton.Despite a serious motorcycle accident in Holywell North Wales in 1926, in which he suffered a fractured skull and jaw, Dean fully recovered and went on to greater success at the club. He is still the only player in English football to have scored 60 League goals in one season (1927-28). In the same season Everton won the Division One title. Although Everton were relegated to Division Two in 1930, Dean stayed with them, and the club subsequently won the Second Division in 1931, followed by the First Division again in 1932, and the FA Cup in 1933 - a sequence of success not matched since.

Was a Scottish professional football player and manager. He played for Celtic, Blackpool, Hull City,

Was a Scottish professional football player and manager. He played for Celtic, Blackpool, Hull City, Gateshead, Coleraine and East Stirlingshire. Buchan signed professional forms with Celtic in 1933 and spent four years with the Glasgow club, winning the Scottish Premier League championship with them in 1935–36 and the Scottish Cup in 1937.

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched parts of four seasons in the majors, between 1

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched parts of four seasons in the majors, between 1978 and 1982, for the Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners, and Chicago Cubs.

Is a former professional American football player and coach. Barnes' sports career began at Landis H

Is a former professional American football player and coach. Barnes' sports career began at Landis High School were he was a three sport star (baseball, football and basketball) and led his 1953 football team to undefeated season

Was an American professional boxer whose career was ended after he sustained serious injuries agains

Was an American professional boxer whose career was ended after he sustained serious injuries against an opponent with illegal under-padded gloves. Collins won his first 14 fights as a professional welterweight, among them a decision win over future world

Is a retired American football punter for the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders. Coming from University of

Is a retired American football punter for the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders. Coming from University of Southern Mississippi, he was the first pure punter ever to be drafted in the first round of the NFL draft when the Oakland Raiders selected him in 1973.

Was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played all or part of four seasons in the majors, from 19

Was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played all or part of four seasons in the majors, from 1949 until 1952, for the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, and New York Giants.

Was a Welsh football player and manager.Daniel was born in Swansea and started out at his local club

Was a Welsh football player and manager.Daniel was born in Swansea and started out at his local club Swansea Town as an amateur. In 1946 he was snapped up by Arsenal (whom his elder brother Bobby had played for, before he had been killed in the Second World War) aged 18. Thanks to compulsory National Service duty between 1947 and 1949, he did not make his debut for Arsenal until 7 May 1949 against Charlton Athletic, on the final day of the 1948-49 season; Arsenal won 2-0.

Is a former Scottish footballer.McCartney played for Rangers before joining Port Vale in June 1966.

Is a former Scottish footballer.McCartney played for Rangers before joining Port Vale in June 1966. He played 16 matches (15 in the league) during the 1966-67 season and scored one goal before being released in May 1967. He moved on to Welsh side Oswestry Town.

Is an Irish former cricketer and rugby union player. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pac

Is an Irish former cricketer and rugby union player. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played 28 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1957 and 1967 including eleven first-class matches. Hunter made his debut for Ireland aga

Was an English cricketer who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. He was a right-handed batsman

Was an English cricketer who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. He was a right-handed batsman and a wicketkeeper. He played thirty matches for Yorkshire scoring 475 runs at an average of 21.59 with the bat, with a highest score of 95. He also took 45 catches and made 21 stumpings. He played from 1921-1925. His highest score was 95 not out v Hampshire at Anlaby Road 1925. He played with Castleford for whom he first appeared in 1919. He was a Coal Board clerk at Whitwood.

Is a British sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s. At the 1976 Summer Ol

Is a British sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s. At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, he was eliminated in the repechages of C-1 500 m event. Four years later in Moscow, Reichensten was eliminated in the semfinals in both

Was a Scottish international footballer and manager, who played as a striker.Reid returned to Scotla

Was a Scottish international footballer and manager, who played as a striker.Reid returned to Scotland in April 1909 when signed by Rangers, where - during his eleven seasons at Ibrox - he won three league titles. He was the club's top scorer for six consecutive seasons, between 1910 and 1916, and also served his country during the First World War as a Gunner in the Royal Field Artillery 52nd Lowland Division. He received all his caps for Scottish national side while with the Ibrox side, making his debut in a 2-2 draw with Wales in 1911 an earning his last cap against England three years later.

Is a French football player who currently plays for Championnat National club US Créteil-Lusitanos

Is a French football player who currently plays for Championnat National club US Créteil-Lusitanos on loan from first division club RC Lens. He plays as a central defender and is a French youth international having starred for the under-17, under-18, and under-19 teams.

Was an English professional footballer. He played as a forward at the beginning of his career, but w

Was an English professional footballer. He played as a forward at the beginning of his career, but was later played as a defender. He was the younger brother of fellow footballer Dan Tremelling, a goalkeeper who played for England.

Was an English Thoroughbred racehorse trainer and winner of sixteen British Classic Races between 19

Was an English Thoroughbred racehorse trainer and winner of sixteen British Classic Races between 1962 and 1995, and was Champion Trainer on four occasions. Hern became a St. Leger Stakes specialist, winning the event six times. He produced three Epsom De

Is an English football striker who plays for Watford. He came through the youth scheme at Rotherham

Is an English football striker who plays for Watford. He came through the youth scheme at Rotherham United and has represented England at many levels up to Under 20.

Was a Major League Baseball catcher who played three seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Clevelan

Was a Major League Baseball catcher who played three seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Indians. After his playing career ended, he was a long-time scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Was a prominent cricketer for Kent County Cricket Club, MCC and many other sides in the days before

Was a prominent cricketer for Kent County Cricket Club, MCC and many other sides in the days before county and international cricket was organised into regular competitions. he played matches mainly for Kent and MCC, and increasingly for the All-England E

Is a former English cricketer who played a single first-class match for Worcestershire, against the

Is a former English cricketer who played a single first-class match for Worcestershire, against the Sri Lankans at Worcester in early July 1981. In a drawn game, he scored a useful 44 from number eight in the first innings, and made 13 not out in the seco

Was an English cricketer. Bill Watkins was born in Ealing, Middlesex and represented Middlesex as a

Was an English cricketer. Bill Watkins was born in Ealing, Middlesex and represented Middlesex as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm slow bowler in 27 first-class matches between 1930 and 1937. He also played for MCC between 1937 and 1947 and coached

Was an English footballer who played as a centre-forward.Richards was born in West Bromwich and turn

Was an English footballer who played as a centre-forward.Richards was born in West Bromwich and turned professional with West Bromwich Albion in July 1894. He scored on his debut to help Albion beat Wolves 5–1 in September 1894.