Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Is a former American football middle-linebacker who played for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1967 thro

Is a former American football middle-linebacker who played for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1967 through 1977. He won postseason honors for eight consecutive years, making the American Football League All-Star team in 1968 and 1969 before being selected to the Pro Bowl from 1970 through 1975. He was inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1986.

Was a Scottish football player.Findlay's showings for Rovers earned him a £7,500 move to Rangers i

Was a Scottish football player.Findlay's showings for Rovers earned him a £7,500 move to Rangers in April 1947. During his time at Ibrox he netted 65 goals (in 114 appearances) and won medals for both the league and the Scottish Cup. His spell at the Gers included scoring in the 1950 Scottish Cup final in a 3–0 win over East Fife. Findlay also scored in the 1951 Scottish League Cup Final, a 3–2 defeat by Dundee.

Was a former professional footballer who played for Dunfermline Athletic, Wolverhampton Wanderers, P

Was a former professional footballer who played for Dunfermline Athletic, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Preston North End and Carlisle United.

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scotland national football team as a goa

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scotland national football team as a goalkeeper.Fraser born in Australia, started his professional footballing career with Third Lanark in 1946 and he made 63 appearances for the club until his departure to Airdrie in 1950.[1] He joined Airdrie in 1950 and played for them up to 1954 and made a total of 103 appearances at his time there.[1] He joined his third club, Sunderland, in 1954 and made his debut for them on 20 March 1954 against Tottenham Hotspur in 3ndash;0 win at White Hart Lane.[2] Fraser played for Sunderland from 1954 up until 1959 in that time he had made 127 appearances for the North East club.[3] He left Sunderland and came to Nottingham Forest for one season

Was an American football running back for the Chicago Bears from 1957-1963. He attended Florida A&M

Was an American football running back for the Chicago Bears from 1957-1963. He attended Florida A&M University. Galimore is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.

He was an English football player. He played for Notts County, Tottenham Hotspur and England nationa

He was an English football player. He played for Notts County, Tottenham Hotspur and England national team during 1930s.Willie Hall played for Notts County from 1930 and joined Tottenham from Notts County for a fee of £2,500 in 1932. He was a versatile inside forward and skilful dribbler. In his later career he played at full-back.

Was an American boxer in the welterweight division. Harmon was a top welterweight contender for a nu

Was an American boxer in the welterweight division. Harmon was a top welterweight contender for a number of years in the mid-1920s. He was ranked as the #6 welterweight in the world for 1925 by The Ring magazine. Like many other fighters of his era, Harmo

Was a Scottish footballer.

Was a Scottish footballer.

Is an Australian former football (soccer) player.Hastie played at Croydon City in Melbourne before b

Is an Australian former football (soccer) player.Hastie played at Croydon City in Melbourne before being signed to Heidelberg United in the National Soccer League. On a trip to Scotland with the Australia U-16 team he was spotted by Scottish team Celtic.

A retired Scottish football player. He played most of his career for Rangers, and spent the latter p

A retired Scottish football player. He played most of his career for Rangers, and spent the latter part of his career with Sheffield Wednesday, in Hong Kong with Hong Kong Rangers and with Airdrieonians. He was a prolific winger. He also featured at international level for Scotland. He is regarded as one of the best wingers ever to grace the Scottish game.

Is a Scottish former professional association football player. Irvine, a direct, left-sided forward,

Is a Scottish former professional association football player. Irvine, a direct, left-sided forward, started his senior career with Celtic, but failed to break into the first team. After playing in junior football for a spell, he signed for Alloa Athletic. Irvine had a successful spell with Motherwell, as he was their top scorer with 21 goals during their promotion season of 1981–82.

Is a professional rugby league player for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL) com

Is a professional rugby league player for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. Isa plays on the wing or in the centres.

Is an American professional basketball player in the NBA currently with the Philadelphia 76ers. Afte

Is an American professional basketball player in the NBA currently with the Philadelphia 76ers. After a college career at the University of Detroit Mercy, Green was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics in the second round (41st overall) of the 2003 NBA Draft. He was later traded to the Philadelphia 76ers for the draft rights to Paccelis Morlende and cash considerations.

Was a graduate of Oceanside High School and San Diego State University.He was a cornerback for the N

Was a graduate of Oceanside High School and San Diego State University.He was a cornerback for the National Football League Green Bay Packers and was defensive rookie of the year in 1972 and a three-time Pro Bowl Player. He finished his career with his hometown San Diego Chargers, retiring with 28 career interceptions and 15 fumble recoveries

Is a former American football defensive back in the NFL for the Detroit Lions, New England Patriots,

Is a former American football defensive back in the NFL for the Detroit Lions, New England Patriots, and New Orleans Saints. The peak of his career was with the New England in 1996, when they went to Super Bowl XXXI, and lost to the Green Bay Packers.

Is a former American football wide receiver and Olympic athlete. Gault played in the National Footba

Is a former American football wide receiver and Olympic athlete. Gault played in the National Football League for 11 seasons for the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Raiders. He was a member of the Bears team that won Super Bowl XX, and was also a member of

Randolph, who grew up in Brooklyn, New York and attended and graduated from Samuel J. Tilden High Sc

Randolph, who grew up in Brooklyn, New York and attended and graduated from Samuel J. Tilden High School where he was a star athlete, was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 7th round of the 1972 draft. He made his major league debut in 1975, and was at age 21 the 6th youngest player in the National League.

Is a former American football wide receiver who played for the Los Angeles Rams (1988-1994), the Ind

Is a former American football wide receiver who played for the Los Angeles Rams (1988-1994), the Indianapolis Colts (1995), the Washington Redskins (1996), and the Denver Broncos (1997). He played college football at UCLA where he was the main receiving target for UCLA quarterback, Troy Aikman.

Is a Glasgow-born professional boxer. He is the current WBU lightweight champion, former IBO Inter-C

Is a Glasgow-born professional boxer. He is the current WBU lightweight champion, former IBO Inter-Continental champion, and the former Commonwealth lightweight Champion.

Merican professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association.

Merican professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association.

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'6" forward from Drake University, Wise earn

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'6" forward from Drake University, Wise earned a spot on the American Basketball Association's (ABA) Los Angeles (later Utah) Stars as a walk-on in 1969. He would prove to be one of the best all-around players in the league, as he was both a proficient scorer (19.2 points per game during his ABA career) and a highly-esteemed defender. Indeed, while playing for the Stars, who won the 1971 ABA Championship, Sports Illustrated described him as "the best two-way performer in pro basketball" . Wise later played with the Virginia Squires.

Was a Scottish football player and manager, most notable for playing for and managing Hibernian. Mac

Was a Scottish football player and manager, most notable for playing for and managing Hibernian. MacFarlane played as a full–back for Hibernian in the 1950s, when the club featured the forward line known as The Famous Five. MacFarlane began his managerial career with East of Scotland League club Hawick Royal Albert. He joined Stirling Albion in March 1968, before taking a similar post at Hibernian in 1969. Chairman William Harrower appointed MacFarlane to replace Bob Shankly, who had resigned.

Is an American professional wrestler. Willie is best known for his work with NWA Pro Wrestling and t

Is an American professional wrestler. Willie is best known for his work with NWA Pro Wrestling and their Southern California associates Alternative Wrestling Show and Mach One Wrestling. He also works for Los Angeles based Lucha VaVoom. At AWS he got noti

Is a jockey in North American Thoroughbred horse racing.Martinez was born in Santurce, San Juan, Pue

Is a jockey in North American Thoroughbred horse racing.Martinez was born in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico, but emigrated to the United States in 1988 to work as a hotwalker and groom for his sister's godfather at Finger Lakes Race Track in Farmington,

Is a Scottish former professional footballer who played in the left-back position for Rangers, among

Is a Scottish former professional footballer who played in the left-back position for Rangers, amongst other clubs. Mathieson spent fifteen seasons at Rangers from 1960 to 1975 and was involved in the club's historic 1972 Cup Winners' Cup winning team. He played in over 300 games for Rangers and featured in the 1973 Scottish Cup winning side.