Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Is a former basketball player. He played at Drake University, averaging 19.9 PPG in three seasons. H

Is a former basketball player. He played at Drake University, averaging 19.9 PPG in three seasons. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 12th pick in the 1969 NBA Draft, and played three seasons with the Lakers and Portland Trail Blazers. He recently had surgery to remove part of his brain after two strokes. He was quoted as saying "The doctors took one-third of my brain out."

Is a Scottish professional football goalkeeper who is currently without a club following his release

Is a Scottish professional football goalkeeper who is currently without a club following his release from East Fife.

Is a Scottish former association football player and manager. He is the brother of Jim McLean and To

Is a Scottish former association football player and manager. He is the brother of Jim McLean and Tommy McLean, who also managed senior Scottish clubs.

Was a Scottish football player. McNaught holds the Raith Rovers record for the number of appearances

Was a Scottish football player. McNaught holds the Raith Rovers record for the number of appearances with the club of 657 between 1941 and 1961. McNaught gained 5 full Scotland caps.But for the war McNaught may have been a player of his home town club Queen of the South. The stylish full back was spotted playing in army football by a Raith Rovers official who wasted no time in signing him.[1]

Was a former Scottish international footballer who played as a fullback.McStay began his senior care

Was a former Scottish international footballer who played as a fullback.McStay began his senior career when he joined Celtic from Larkhall Thistle in 1912, although he was immediately loaned to Ayr United, spending the following four seasons with the Somerset Park club.[1] He had further spells away from Celtic Park during the latter years of the First World War, assisting Irish sides Distillery and Belfast Celtic, before establishing himself in the Celtic first team.

Is a former Scottish footballer.McVie began his career with Clyde, spending 7 years with the Shawfie

Is a former Scottish footballer.McVie began his career with Clyde, spending 7 years with the Shawfield club before joining Motherwell. He went on to have spells with Toronto Blizzard in Canada and Heart of Midlothian, before retiring in 1981.

Is a former boxer from South Africa, who won the bronze medal in the flyweight division (– 51 kg)

Is a former boxer from South Africa, who won the bronze medal in the flyweight division (– 51 kg) at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.He began his professional career in 1953. After notching up a few wins, Willie fought Matthew Raaff for the vacant SA Bantamweight Title at Feather Market Hall, Port Elizabeth, and knocked him out in the seventh round. On 22 May 1954, he out-pointed Tony Lombard over 12 rounds to win the vacant SA Featherweight Title. Winning his next ten fights, Willie was in line to challenge Robert Cohen for the World Bantamweight Title. They fought on the 3 September, 1955, at Rand Stadium in Johannesburg. Toweel was knocked down twice in the second round and once in the tenth, but fought back courageously over 15 rounds.The bout was called a draw.

Is a former Scottish association football player. He began and spent most of his career with Hiberni

Is a former Scottish association football player. He began and spent most of his career with Hibernian, for whom he played in nearly 250 league games. He also played in the 1993 Scottish League Cup Final, which Hibs lost 2–1 to Rangers. Miller won seven caps for Scotland at under–21 level.

Is an Irish racehorse trainer and former jockey. He is based at Closutton, Bagnelstown, Co Carlow, I

Is an Irish racehorse trainer and former jockey. He is based at Closutton, Bagnelstown, Co Carlow, Ireland. He commenced racehorse training in 1988 having previously worked as an assistant to his father Paddy Mullins and Jim Bolger. Mullins is a former s

Was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played with Los Angeles Dodgers (1964-1975), St. Louis Ca

Was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played with Los Angeles Dodgers (1964-1975), St. Louis Cardinals (1976), Houston Astros (1977) and Oakland Athletics (1977). Crawford was born in Los Angeles, California. He batted and threw left-handed.

Is a retired professional ice hockey player, known best for being the first black player in the Nati

Is a retired professional ice hockey player, known best for being the first black player in the National Hockey League. O'Ree played as a winger for the Boston Bruins. He is frequently but erroneously referred to as the first African American player, though he is in fact Canadian of African descent. Additionally O'Ree is referred to as the Jackie Robinson of ice hockey due to breaking the colour barrier in the sport.

A Dutch football player who plays for Heracles Almelo. He is of Cameroon descent.

A Dutch football player who plays for Heracles Almelo. He is of Cameroon descent.

Is an American professional boxer. Palms had a stellar amateur career, and won the U.S. National Cha

Is an American professional boxer. Palms had a stellar amateur career, and won the U.S. National Championships as Super Heavyweight champion in 1997. Palms turned pro in 1997 and won his first nine bouts, before losing a decision to Jean-Francois Bergeron

Was one of the leading professional golfers of his era.Park was born in Musselburgh, Scotland. His h

Was one of the leading professional golfers of his era.Park was born in Musselburgh, Scotland. His home town was one of the main centres of golf at the time, and was on rota for The Open Championship for much of his early life.

Was the world lightweight boxing champion from 1912 to 1914.

Was the world lightweight boxing champion from 1912 to 1914.

Is a flat racing jockey from Ireland who has been based in the United Kingdom for most of his career

Is a flat racing jockey from Ireland who has been based in the United Kingdom for most of his career. Ryan was apprenticed to the trainer Reg Hollinshead and won his first race at Windsor Racecourse in 1982. He was joint British flat racing Champion Appre

Was a Hall of Fame thoroughbred horse racing jockey.Simms began racing in 1887 and was one of the mo

Was a Hall of Fame thoroughbred horse racing jockey.Simms began racing in 1887 and was one of the most successful to use the short stirrup that gave the rider a crouching posture. En route to winning the United States riding title in 1894, Simms won back-

Is a Guatemalan soccer player who currently plays for Hollywood United Hitmen in the USL Premier Dev

Is a Guatemalan soccer player who currently plays for Hollywood United Hitmen in the USL Premier Development League.

Is a Scottish former football player and manager. He played as a centre half for St. Mirren, Rangers

Is a Scottish former football player and manager. He played as a centre half for St. Mirren, Rangers, Queen of the South and Hamilton Academical. He represented the Scotland once, in a 1954 British Home Championship match against Wales. He then managed Albion Rovers from 1962 until 1965.

Was a professional American football player. Born near Pittsburgh in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, h

Was a professional American football player. Born near Pittsburgh in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, he was the first African American player to appear in a "modern-era" (Post World War II) professional game at the quarterback position in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears in 1953.

Was a Scottish association football player and manager, who played for Celtic, Sheffield United, Kil

Was a Scottish association football player and manager, who played for Celtic, Sheffield United, Kilmarnock, Hibernian and Ayr United. He represented the Scotland national football team twice, and later managed Dumbarton.

Is a Scottish former association football player, who played as a defender. He played for Manchester

Is a Scottish former association football player, who played as a defender. He played for Manchester United, Motherwell and Dundee.

Was a Chinese-American basketball player who was born and raised in San Francisco's Chinatown. Wong,

Was a Chinese-American basketball player who was born and raised in San Francisco's Chinatown. Wong, who only stood 5'5" tall, starred at Poly and Lowell High School's in San Francisco before being recruited to the University of San Francisco (USF) by legendary coach Pete Newell. Wong was known as one of the finest Chinese-American basketball players in his time. After his time at USF, Wong continued to compete at various local and national tournaments. Wong died at the age of 79.

Was one of the guards for the Texas Western Miners in their NCAA champion season in 1966. He played

Was one of the guards for the Texas Western Miners in their NCAA champion season in 1966. He played under legendary coach Don Haskins and was a diminutive 5 foot 9. He later played for the New York Nets of the American Basketball Association.In the latter 1960's, Worsley took over as coach for the now defunct Children's Shelter "Woodycrest" located in the High Bridge section of the Bronx. In conjunction with James Neal, he oversaw the athletic programs. By the mid 1970's, the organization merged with another Group Home located in Pomona NY, and Worsley subsequently became a director. The organization went bankrupt, and Worsley went on to coach the Spring Valley High School basketball team in Rockland County, NY.

Is a retired Colombian football player. He, with Carlos Valderrama have been some of Colombia's most

Is a retired Colombian football player. He, with Carlos Valderrama have been some of Colombia's most recognized football players. Who played 49 times for the Colombia national team scoring 12 goals.Ortiz started his illustrious career at striker in 1971 i