Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'8" (2.03 cm) 245 lb (111 kg) forwar

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'8" (2.03 cm) 245 lb (111 kg) forward and played collegiately at the University of California, Irvine.He played for the Denver Nuggets for 11 games in 1988-89, averaging 2.5 points and 1.5 rebounds per contest. He also played in Portugal[2] and with the Hobart Tassie Devils in the Australian NBL in 1991, averaging 18 points per game in 24 contests.[3]

He is the current British Middleweight champion, having won the title from Howard Eastman in Septemb

He is the current British Middleweight champion, having won the title from Howard Eastman in September 2007. Elcock has also held the lightly-regarded WBU middleweight title. As of December 2007, he has had 21 professional fights, with 18 wins (including eight by knockout) and three losses. He fought IBF world champion Arthur Abraham on 8 December 2007, losing by a fifth round knockout.

Is a former professional footballer who played as a striker in England and Scotland during the 1980s

Is a former professional footballer who played as a striker in England and Scotland during the 1980s and 1990s.An English youth internationalist, Foster started his career at Bolton Wanderers, signing his first professional contract in August 1981.

Is a retired American basketball player.He played for the Kentucky Colonels (1968-70), Denver Rocket

Is a retired American basketball player.He played for the Kentucky Colonels (1968-70), Denver Rockets (1970-71) and Indiana Pacers (1970-71 and 1971-72) in the American Basketball Association for 206 games.

Is an English former footballer, and current physio for Lancaster City.Gill began his career with Bl

Is an English former footballer, and current physio for Lancaster City.Gill began his career with Blackburn Rovers but failed to make a first-team appearance, spending time on loan at Dundee United and Blackpool.

Was a former professional footballer who played for Huddersfield Town, Hartlepool United & Crewe Ale

Was a former professional footballer who played for Huddersfield Town, Hartlepool United & Crewe Alexandra.

Is a retired boxer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in L

Is a retired boxer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There he was defeated in the first round of the men's welterweight (– 67 kg) division by eventual American gold medalist Mark Brela

Is a retired ice hockey centre. During the 1984–85 NHL season, he played one game for the Quebec N

Is a retired ice hockey centre. During the 1984–85 NHL season, he played one game for the Quebec Nordiques. He represented Austria in the 1992 World Hockey Championship.

Also known by his nickname "Ginner" is an English former footballer. He played much of his career at

Also known by his nickname "Ginner" is an English former footballer. He played much of his career at York City as a left-sided defender and is known for his shaved headed image.Hall would remain at the club until his retirement in 2001, notching up 438 appearances in total (373 in the league) and scoring 11 goals.

Is a former professional male tennis player from Zimbabwe.

Is a former professional male tennis player from Zimbabwe.

Is a retired field hockey player from Australia, who was a member of the Men's National Team that wo

Is a retired field hockey player from Australia, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal, Canada.Hammond represented his native country from 1972 until 1980. He toured some twenty count

Was an American college and professional football player from the University of the Pacific. Drafted

Was an American college and professional football player from the University of the Pacific. Drafted as an offensive guard in the American Football League's first draft by the Denver Broncos in their "First Selection round", he joined the Oakland Raiders through the allocation draft before the start of the first AFL season.

Is a retired American basketball player. He was a 6'8" 217 lb forward.In the 1980 NBA Draft, the Los

Is a retired American basketball player. He was a 6'8" 217 lb forward.In the 1980 NBA Draft, the Los Angeles Lakers drafted him in the second round (31st pick overall), but he was transferred to the Detroit Pistons, averaging 7.9 points 19.6 minutes per game in his first season.

Is a retired English football defender who is assistant manager at Bradford City.During his career h

Is a retired English football defender who is assistant manager at Bradford City.During his career he played for Sheffield Wednesday, Hull City, Rotherham United, Bradford City and Halifax Town, for whom he was also assistant manager.

Is an Australian professional rugby league football coach, and former player. He is the current head

Is an Australian professional rugby league football coach, and former player. He is the current head coach for the St. George Illawarra Dragons of the NRL. A former Australian Kangaroos player and Queensland Police officer, he became a Brisbane Rugby Leag

Is a South African football (soccer) goalkeeper for Premier Soccer League club Engen Santos and Sout

Is a South African football (soccer) goalkeeper for Premier Soccer League club Engen Santos and South Africa.Roberts hails from Strandfontein on the Cape Flats where he was schooled at Strandfontein High.

Is a retired Canadian soccer midfielder who played in the North American Soccer League, American Soc

Is a retired Canadian soccer midfielder who played in the North American Soccer League, American Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and American Indoor Soccer Association. He later coached at the youth, college and professional levels. In 1979, he moved to the Rochester Lancers. In 1980, he played for the Columbus Magic in the American Soccer League. In the fall of 1980, he signed with the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League. After one season, he moved to the Canton Invaders of the American Indoor Soccer Association. From 1982 to 1986, he was the junior varsity soccer coach at Hudson High School. During this time, he also spent one season, 1984-1985, as an assistant with the Canton Invaders. On October 11, 1991, he was named an assistant coach with the Cleveland Crunch.

Was an Australian first-class cricketer who played for the New South Wales Blues. He was a right arm

Was an Australian first-class cricketer who played for the New South Wales Blues. He was a right arm pace bowler and took 188 wickets for NSW at 32.13 . His best season came in 1992/93 when he took 53 first-class wickets. The tally included career-best figures of 7/41, which he took in the Sheffield Shield final against Queensland, which NSW won. He also represented Australia B on a tour of Zimbabwe in 1991/92 under Mark Taylor and for Australia at the ICC Under 19's World Cup in 1988 which Australia won.

Is a professional American boxer. Born and raised in Lyndhurst, New Jersey, Johnsen is a carpenter a

Is a professional American boxer. Born and raised in Lyndhurst, New Jersey, Johnsen is a carpenter and the engaged father of one child. Johnsen is a standout athlete in several sports. While on a football scholarship for the University of New Haven, Johns

Is a former Welsh professional snooker player. Despite never breaking into the top 16, he reached th

Is a former Welsh professional snooker player. Despite never breaking into the top 16, he reached the last 16 and quarter-finals of many ranking events. His most notable run was to the final of the Mercantile Credit Classic in 1989 with victories over the

Is a South African rugby union footballer. He has played for the national team, the Springboks nine

Is a South African rugby union footballer. He has played for the national team, the Springboks nine times. He made his debut for South Africa at the 1999 Rugby World Cup, in a match against Spain. His usual position is as a centre.Julies played for the Bulls in the 2007 Super 14 season. Also in the Super 12/14, he has been with the Cats and the Stormers. He is also a part of South Africa's 2007 Rugby World Cup squad, having been called in as an injury replacement for Jean de Villiers, who tore a biceps during the pool stages. He moved to France in 2009 to play for Pays d'Aix RC.

Is an American professional basketball player. As a star point guard for the University of Kentucky'

Is an American professional basketball player. As a star point guard for the University of Kentucky's Wildcats during a four-year period in which they won two national titles (1996 and 1998) and lost in the championship game once (1997), Turner became the all-time leader in games played in NCAA Division I men's basketball. During his college career he appeared twice on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine. Following his college years he played for the NBA's Boston Celtics and the International Basketball League's Cincinnati Stuff. In 2000 he signed with the Harlem Globetrotters. Prior to his time at Kentucky Turner attended the Beaver Country Day School in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Dutch Mantel or Dutch Mantell.

Is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Dutch Mantel or Dutch Mantell. He currently is semi-retired but still makes occasional wrestling appearances. He was previously with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as a writer behind the

Is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1970-1977. He played

Is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1970-1977. He played for the Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies, and California Angels. Hank Aaron got his 3,000th career hit off Simpson.Simpson was 14-3 with a 3.02 Earned Run Average as a rookie in 1970. He was selected to play for the National League in the 1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. The Cincinnati Reds made it to the World Series in 1970 but Simpson didn't pitch in the postseason. He tore ligaments in his pitching arm in his rookie season. Simpson pitched for another seven seasons was never able to come near his impressive rookie season numbers.

Is a former England county cricket who represented Northamptonshire, Durham and Bedfordshire as an o

Is a former England county cricket who represented Northamptonshire, Durham and Bedfordshire as an opening batsman throughout his career. He was selected to play for England as Graham Gooch's opening partner on tours of Australia and the West Indies. Wayn