Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was an American professional basketball player.The 6'5" Smith was one of the first great African Ame

Was an American professional basketball player.The 6'5" Smith was one of the first great African American basketball players. He played for several amateur leagues in the Cleveland-area before being signed by the New York Renaissance, an all-black professional team, in 1932. From 1932 to 1936, Smith and his six teammates won over 400 games, including an 88 game winning streak from January 1, 1933 to March 27, 1933. The entire Renaissance team was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1963.

Is an American wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.

Is an American wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.

Was an American businessman and major owner of thoroughbred racehorses. William T. Young attended th

Was an American businessman and major owner of thoroughbred racehorses. William T. Young attended the University of Kentucky where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Young graduated with high distinction in 1939 with a Bachelor of Scie

Often called "Big Bill", was an American tennis player who was the World No. 1 player for 7 years, t

Often called "Big Bill", was an American tennis player who was the World No. 1 player for 7 years, the last time when he was 38 years old. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to a wealthy family, he was a "Junior" at birth but changed his name to "II" when he was in his mid-20s.

Was a football and cricket player. He played as Billy Taylor for Durham City, Crook Town and Norwich

Was a football and cricket player. He played as Billy Taylor for Durham City, Crook Town and Norwich City before playing First Division football for Sheffield Wednesday F.C. from 1919-1922. He spent the subsequent years playing for Doncaster Rovers, and Mansfield Town, rejoining Doncaster in 1925 to play in the Third Division North, scoring 5 goals in only 19 appearances.

Is a French sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-1 4

Is a French sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-1 4 x 200 m event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth.

Is a former French rugby union footballer. He played as a wing. He spent his career at Stade Bordela

Is a former French rugby union footballer. He played as a wing. He spent his career at Stade Bordelais. He had 3 caps for France, twice at the Five Nations in 1994, and one at the 1995 Rugby World Cup finals. Téchoueyres played at the 54-18 win over Côte d'Ivoire, scoring a try.

Was a Welsh international football player. He attained 39 caps for Wales and played his club footbal

Was a Welsh international football player. He attained 39 caps for Wales and played his club football for Derby County. He also played for Birmingham City around 1960 as an attacking left half, then played with Nottingham Forest. He was an especially good distributor of the ball. He finished his playing days with non-league side Tamworth

Played first-class cricket for Somerset from 1908 to 1930. But his career as a tea-planter with the

Played first-class cricket for Somerset from 1908 to 1930. But his career as a tea-planter with the family company in Sri Lanka meant that he appeared in only 115 first-class matches for the county in that period, and was a regular player in only five sea

Was a college and professional American football player. He played college football at the Universit

Was a college and professional American football player. He played college football at the University of Cincinnati, where he was a running back. He played professionally in the American Football League for the Buffalo Bills in 1967 and for the Boston Patriots in 1969.

Was a Canadian boxer managed by Ben Tamney. DeWit fought for Canada and won the Heavyweight silver m

Was a Canadian boxer managed by Ben Tamney. DeWit fought for Canada and won the Heavyweight silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. DeWit and teammate Shawn O'Sullivan were heavily-touted going into the Games, as both had won the world championship.

Is an American retired basketball player and current television sportscaster. The “Big Red-Head”

Is an American retired basketball player and current television sportscaster. The “Big Red-Head”, as he was called, achieved superstardom playing for John Wooden's powerhouse UCLA Bruins in the early '70s and winning three straight College Player of the Year Awards and went on to have a prominent career in the NBA. Walton was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame on May 10, 1993 and the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame that same year. He is the father of current Los Angeles Lakers forward Luke Walton.

Is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Trevor Murdoch, is best known fo

Is an American professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Trevor Murdoch, is best known for his time working for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) and currently World League Wrestling (WLW). Cade and Murdo

Was an English footballer.During his amateur career, Smith played in 17 finals, and captained the Th

Was an English footballer.During his amateur career, Smith played in 17 finals, and captained the Third Army team in Germany when he was stationed in Koblenz after the armistice during the First World War.He started his professional career with Hull City in 1921. After making no appearances for the club, he joined Leadgate Park.

Is an English former professional football (soccer) player and manager.Williams played for Portsmout

Is an English former professional football (soccer) player and manager.Williams played for Portsmouth, Queens Park Rangers, West Bromwich Albion, Mansfield Town and Gillingham, making over 250 Football League appearances in total.

Is an American golfer.He played on the U.S. team in the 1987 Walker Cup, and turned professional in

Is an American golfer.He played on the U.S. team in the 1987 Walker Cup, and turned professional in the same year. He has four wins on the PGA Tour, including the 1991 Kemper Open and Buick Classic, the 1998 Canadian Open, and the 2000 Invensys Classic, w

Is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as an outside left for Huddersfield Town in

Is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as an outside left for Huddersfield Town in the English Football League and for Heart of Midlothian in the Scottish Football League.He then moved to the United States, where he played in the North American Soccer League for the Boston Beacons, the Washington Darts and the Miami Gatos. Fraser was selected on the 1970 NASL All-star team.

Is a former English footballer.

Is a former English footballer.

Was a coloured West Indian cricketer best known as a member of the 1900 and 1906 West Indian tourist

Was a coloured West Indian cricketer best known as a member of the 1900 and 1906 West Indian tourists to England. He is generally known as Tommie Burton. He was selected for the combined West Indies team in all three of their matches against RA Bennett's

Is a retired American basketball player.He played for the Anderson Packers (1949-50), Philadelphia W

Is a retired American basketball player.He played for the Anderson Packers (1949-50), Philadelphia Warriors (1950-51) and Fort Wayne Pistons (1951-52) in the NBA for 186 games.

N American blues pianist. His birth date is disputed, given as July 4, July 10, and July 23, in the

N American blues pianist. His birth date is disputed, given as July 4, July 10, and July 23, in the years 1908, 1909, or 1910. He died January 21, 1992

Was an Australian sportsman. He captained Queensland at first-class cricket and represented Australi

Was an Australian sportsman. He captained Queensland at first-class cricket and represented Australia in rugby union. Evans, who often batted with the tail, made just one first-class century. It came against New South Wales at the Brisbane Cricket Ground in 1908, when he came in at number nine in the batting order and scored 103 not out. When he returned to cricket in 1902 it was as a wicket-keeper and he kept wicket for all but one of his first-class matches from that point.

Was an English cricketer. Dodd was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. Dodd mad

Was an English cricketer. Dodd was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. Dodd made his first-class debut for Hampshire against Yorkshire in the 1931 County Championship.

Most commonly known as Willy Garbutt was an English football player, and later a prominent coaching

Most commonly known as Willy Garbutt was an English football player, and later a prominent coaching figure in Italian and Spanish football after his retirement. Although his achievements are not widely known in his home country, Garbutt was the model for professional managers in Italy.

Is a former professional American football player who played punter for five seasons for the Philade

Is a former professional American football player who played punter for five seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Miami Dolphins of the NFL. He played college football at the University of Tennessee.