Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Is an East German slalom canoer who competed in the 1970s. He won a gold in the C-2 event at the 197

Is an East German slalom canoer who competed in the 1970s. He won a gold in the C-2 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Is a Uruguayan football attacking midfielder/striker currently playing for Atlante F.C. in Mexico.Ho

Is a Uruguayan football attacking midfielder/striker currently playing for Atlante F.C. in Mexico.Horacio Peralta is a Uruguayan player, famous for having a "grasshopper" reputation, having played in a score of clubs all around the world.

Is a former Austrian football player.Horak played for several clubs, including Austria Wien, SC Wack

Is a former Austrian football player.Horak played for several clubs, including Austria Wien, SC Wacker Wien, Grazer AK, and FC Sochaux (France)

Was an Australian cricket player, who played two First-class cricket matches for Tasmania. He has th

Was an Australian cricket player, who played two First-class cricket matches for Tasmania. He has the distinction of having played in the first ever first class cricket match in Australia.

Is a retired Austrian football player and a football coach.

Is a retired Austrian football player and a football coach.

Is an American professional golfer.Hall was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He played collegi

Is an American professional golfer.Hall was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He played collegiately at the University of Maryland, College Park. He turned professional but regained his amateur status in the 1970s.

Was an Irish field hockey player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he represented the

Was an Irish field hockey player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he represented the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland as a member of the Irish national team. He won the silver medal with the team Ireland.

Was an American football center in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He also

Was an American football center in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He also played in the American Football League for the Boston Patriots and the Buffalo Bills. Cudzik played college football at Purdue University and was drafted in the eighteenth round of the 1954 NFL Draft.

Is an American retired National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball player. He played 3 seasons

Is an American retired National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball player. He played 3 seasons in the NBA with two different teams: 2 seasons with the Fort Wayne Pistons - now the Detroit Pistons - (1955-56 and 1956-57) and one with the Minneapolis Lakers - now the Los Angeles Lakers - (1957-58). He took part at 210 games, averaging 7.1 points, 2.1 assists and 2.1 rebounds per game.

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Phipps, a hooker, was born in Moss Vale, New Sout

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Phipps, a hooker, was born in Moss Vale, New South Wales and claimed 1 international rugby cap for Australia.

An Argentine footballer that plays as an attacking midfielder. He played for the Argentina Youth Squ

An Argentine footballer that plays as an attacking midfielder. He played for the Argentina Youth Squad in the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship in which he was nominated the best midfielder.He went to play on Portuguese giants FC Porto but with no success. After some loan time in other European clubs he returned to Argentina where he played mostly for second division and lower table first division teams.

He is remembered as one of the most prolific running backs in the history of American football. Payt

He is remembered as one of the most prolific running backs in the history of American football. Payton, a nine-time Pro Bowl selection, once held the League’s record for most career rushing yards, touchdowns, carries, and many other categories. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993. The NFL player and coach Mike Ditka described Payton as the greatest football player he had ever seen - but even greater as a human being.

Is a Honduran football midfielder who's currently playing for Club Deportivo Olimpia in Tegucigalpa

Is a Honduran football midfielder who's currently playing for Club Deportivo Olimpia in Tegucigalpa in Liga Nacional de Honduras. He previously played for Platense, Real España, and Hispano. He was also part of the Honduras national football team at the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Was a German chess master.John was born at Thorn (Torun), Poland (then German Empire). He took 2nd,

Was a German chess master.John was born at Thorn (Torun), Poland (then German Empire). He took 2nd, behind Curt von Bardeleben in Café Kerkau, and took 4th (Ossip Bernstein won) at Berlin 1902. He won at Hanover 1902 (13th DSB–Congress, B tournament). In 1904, he tied for 11-12th in Coburg (14th DSB Congress; Bardeleben, Carl Schlechter and Rudolf Swiderski won). In 1905, he tied for 7-10th in Barmen (Dawid Janowski and Géza Maróczy won). In 1907, he tied for 10-11th in Ostend (B tourn; Bernstein and Akiba Rubinstein won).

Is an English former football player and manager. He is currently a first team coach at Reading. He

Is an English former football player and manager. He is currently a first team coach at Reading. He is related to the boxer Terry Downes.Downes started out as an apprentice with Wimbledon and was one of the instigators of the Crazy Gang spirit at the club as it rose from the Fourth to the First Division inside a decade.

Was an English football player who played for Tottenham Hotspur, as well as the English national sid

Was an English football player who played for Tottenham Hotspur, as well as the English national side.

Was an Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket with Victoria and Australian rules footba

Was an Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket with Victoria and Australian rules football for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Known as 'Wal', Dudley was born in Fitzroy and played three games for their VFL side in 1940. He kicked two goals on debut against South Melbourne and a further two against Hawthorn. In four first-class cricket matches with Victoria as a right arm fast bowler he took 11 wickets at 36.54.

Is a former Australian cricketer who played in 3 Tests and one ODI from 1974 to 1975.

Is a former Australian cricketer who played in 3 Tests and one ODI from 1974 to 1975.

Was an American soccer player, referee, and businessman.Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Giesler would b

Was an American soccer player, referee, and businessman.Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Giesler would become a towering figure on the Midwestern sports landscape. After playing at McBride High School, he would compete in several amateur and professional leagues, including the Ben Millers in the St. Louis Soccer League. Following his playing days, he became an administrator and referee, and owned a sporting goods business in St. Louis.

Was an Australian first-class cricketer and coach. He also played 30 games of Australian rules footb

Was an Australian first-class cricketer and coach. He also played 30 games of Australian rules football for North Melbourne Football Club between 1967 and 1971 scoring 35 goals as a rover before a knee injury cut short his football career. Scholes was a successful junior cricketer, captaining the Victorian under-15's to victory in the Sydney carnival. He once scored 100 runs and took 10 wickets in a game, becoming the first ever Australian schoolboy to do so.

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) guard.Jo

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'2" (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) guard.Jones and Hal Greer were the starting guards on the 1966-67 76ers team that also featured Chamberlain, Chet Walker, Lucious Jackson and Billy Cunningham. That team went 68-13 during the regular season, then easily won three playoff series in dethroning the eight-time defending NBA champion Boston Celtics. Jones made the 76ers' starting lineup after Larry Costello tore his Achilles tendon on January 6, 1967.

Is a retired American professional basketball player.

Is a retired American professional basketball player.

Is a Colombian footballer who currently plays for Atlético Nacional in the Copa Mustang.He was one

Is a Colombian footballer who currently plays for Atlético Nacional in the Copa Mustang.He was one of the pillars in defense for Cucuta Deportivo in their historic 2006 run and is currently a starter on the Colombian NT.

Was an English rugby union forward, Anglican chaplain, theological author and Bishop of Bloemfontein

Was an English rugby union forward, Anglican chaplain, theological author and Bishop of Bloemfontein. Carey played club rugby for Oxford University and Blackheath and played international rugby for the British Isles XV in their 1896 tour of South Africa.

Was a German football (soccer) player who played goalkeeper.Junghans started his professional career

Was a German football (soccer) player who played goalkeeper.Junghans started his professional career with Bayern Munich in 1977, where he was the backup for legendary Sepp Maier. In 1979, Maier had to end his career after a car accident, giving Junghans t