Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was a German chess master.Born in Mörs am Niederrhein, he won Frankfurt City Championship in March

Was a German chess master.Born in Mörs am Niederrhein, he won Frankfurt City Championship in March 1942, won ahead of Fritz Sämisch and Ludwig Rellstab at Bad Elster in May 1942. He took 11th at Bad Oeynhausen 1942 (the 9th German Chess Championship, Rell

Is an Colombian football goalkeeper who plays for Cienciano.Noriega previously played for Boyacá Ch

Is an Colombian football goalkeeper who plays for Cienciano.Noriega previously played for Boyacá Chicó F.C. in the Copa Mustang.

Was an English cricketer. Powys was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm roundarm fast. Powys p

Was an English cricketer. Powys was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm roundarm fast. Powys played first-class for Cambridge University, Hampshire and the Marylebone Cricket Club from 1871 to 1879, playing a total of 27 first-class matches in tota

Is an Ecuadorian football player. He recently played left wing midfielder for Club Deportivo El Naci

Is an Ecuadorian football player. He recently played left wing midfielder for Club Deportivo El Nacional in the Ecuadorian league as and plays in the Ecuadorian national team, where he surpassed all expectations as the owner of that position. His new club

Is a retired German football player.

Is a retired German football player.

Was a Brazilian chess master.He was six-time Brazilian Champion (1938, 1940, 1942, 1948, 1949, 1953)

Was a Brazilian chess master.He was six-time Brazilian Champion (1938, 1940, 1942, 1948, 1949, 1953) and thrice Sub-Champion (1928, 1929, 1939). He played for Brazil in the 8th Chess Olympiad at Buenos Aires 1939 (third board, +4 –7 =5).

Is a retired American basketball player. A 6'6" forward/guard, Davis spent 15 years in the National

Is a retired American basketball player. A 6'6" forward/guard, Davis spent 15 years in the National Basketball Association, spending the bulk of those years with the Phoenix Suns. As a standout college player at the University of North Carolina, he was selected to play on the USA men's basketball team coached by UNC's Dean Smith that won the gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

His boxing career started when he was a child attending the Boys Club. "Irish" Walter Seeley was a p

His boxing career started when he was a child attending the Boys Club. "Irish" Walter Seeley was a professional American Super Featherweight boxer from Sayville, Long Island, New York. Seeley turned pro on October 29, 1963 by fighting a four round draw wi

Was a Canadian professional wrestler under the ring name Waldo Von Erich. He was billed as the broth

Was a Canadian professional wrestler under the ring name Waldo Von Erich. He was billed as the brother of Fritz Von Erich, but was not actually related to Fritz or the rest of the Von Erich family. Sieber, now using the ringname Waldo Von Erich, also had

Was an Australian-born New Zealand cricketer who played for Otago. He was born in Gippsland and died

Was an Australian-born New Zealand cricketer who played for Otago. He was born in Gippsland and died in Richmond, New Zealand. Pearless made two first-class appearances for the team during the 1904-05 season, scoring 17 runs on his debut in an innings vic

Was a swimmer from British Guiana (present-day Guyana) who competed for Canada in the 1928 Summer Ol

Was a swimmer from British Guiana (present-day Guyana) who competed for Canada in the 1928 Summer Olympics and 1932 Summer Olympics. He immigrated to the United States and held several national swimming titles there.The Spences would swim in the Demerara

Is an Austrian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He won two medals at th

Is an Austrian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver (K-4 1000 m: 1948) and a bronze (K-4 10000 m: 1950).

Is a retired German football player. He spent 7 seasons in the Bundesliga with Borussia Mönchenglad

Is a retired German football player. He spent 7 seasons in the Bundesliga with Borussia Mönchengladbach and Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

Was a Swiss alpine skier. At the 1931 World Championship in Mürren, Prager became the first World C

Was a Swiss alpine skier. At the 1931 World Championship in Mürren, Prager became the first World Champion in downhill skiing. Prager successfully coached the Dartmouth Ski Team before and after World War II. He was drafted and Sgt. Prager was one of the

Was an Austrian footballer and football manager. He spent his career in Austria, Switzerland and Fra

Was an Austrian footballer and football manager. He spent his career in Austria, Switzerland and France. He coached Aarau, B 1909 Odense, Angers, Viborg FF Lausanne, Young Fellows, Biel-Bienne, KB and Strasbourg.

Was a Welsh professional footballer.Price, a full-back, began his career with his local side, Aberda

Was a Welsh professional footballer.Price, a full-back, began his career with his local side, Aberdare Athletic, playing 36 times in their first ever season in the Football League (1921-22). He left at the end of that season to play for Pontypridd, but returned to play for Aberdare Athletic in the 1924-25 season.

Was an Austrian football player and manager. He played for Rapid Wien, Wacker München, Austria Wien

Was an Austrian football player and manager. He played for Rapid Wien, Wacker München, Austria Wien, Hakoah and Sportclub . He coached IFK Göteborg, Austria Wien, Djurgårdens IF, Örgryte IS and Saab Linköping.

German rally and auto racing driver, with victories for Fiat, Opel, Lancia and Audi as well as Porsc

German rally and auto racing driver, with victories for Fiat, Opel, Lancia and Audi as well as Porsche, Ford and BMW.

A retired flat racing jockey who competed in Great Britain and Ireland as well as internationally.Ni

A retired flat racing jockey who competed in Great Britain and Ireland as well as internationally.Nicknamed the "Choirboy", Swinburn rode his first winner, Paddy's Luck, on July 12, 1978 at Kempton Park but gained considerable fame for riding the supersta

Is a Honduran soccer player who currently plays for Miami FC in the USL First Division.After playing

Is a Honduran soccer player who currently plays for Miami FC in the USL First Division.After playing with the amateur teams Real Honduras and Honduras Five Star (Honduras Cinco Estrellas) in the prestigious Florida-based Copa Latina, Ramírez signed with Miami FC of the USL First Division prior to their first season in competition in 2006.

Was a German freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1912 he finished fifth i

Was a German freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1912 he finished fifth in the 100 metre freestyle event.

Is a former college, Olympic, and professional basketball player and college basketball coach, now r

Is a former college, Olympic, and professional basketball player and college basketball coach, now retired. During his professional basketball career, Hazzard converted to Islam and changed his name to Mahdi Abdul-Rahman. While coaching at UCLA, he went by his former name, Walt Hazzard. He is the father of the Hip-Hop Super Producer DJ Khalil. On March 22, 1996, Hazzard was hospitalized following a stroke.[1]

Ray Allen, is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Boston Celtics at the positio

Ray Allen, is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Boston Celtics at the position of shooting guard.

Was an ice hockey player who played five seasons in the World Hockey Association for the New York Ra

Was an ice hockey player who played five seasons in the World Hockey Association for the New York Raiders and Calgary Cowboys between 1972 and 1976. He was born in Warroad, Minnesota. As an amateur, he played for the University of Minnesota men's hockey t

Was an American professional basketball player.A 6'5" forward from the University of Illinois, Oster

Was an American professional basketball player.A 6'5" forward from the University of Illinois, Osterkorn played four seasons (1951-1955) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Syracuse Nationals. He averaged 7.0 points per game and won a league championship in 1955.