Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Is an Australian minor league baseball player. He is currently a pitcher with the Brockton Rox in th

Is an Australian minor league baseball player. He is currently a pitcher with the Brockton Rox in the Can-Am League.In 2004, he was then picked up as a free agent by the St. Louis Cardinals and pitched that year for the Peoria Chiefs (2-2, 3.94) and Palm

An English footballer who currently plays for English Premier League club Manchester United and the

An English footballer who currently plays for English Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team.After excelling for Liverpool Schoolboys and Dynamo Brownwings, Everton signed Rooney on schoolboy terms at the age of ten.[5] He was part of the youth squad, and after scoring in an FA Youth Cup match, he revealed a T-shirt under his jersey that read, "Once a Blue, always a Blue."[6] Since he was underage at the time and therefore ineligible for a professional contract, he was playing for £80 a week and living with his family on one of the country's council estates.

Is a South African football (soccer) defender for Premier Soccer League club Kaizer Chiefs.

Is a South African football (soccer) defender for Premier Soccer League club Kaizer Chiefs.

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox. He was drafted by the White Sox

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox. He was drafted by the White Sox in the 10th round of the 1985 Major League Baseball Draft.

Is a former Australian cricketer who played in 10 Tests and 2 ODIs from 1977 to 1979

Is a former Australian cricketer who played in 10 Tests and 2 ODIs from 1977 to 1979

A professional boxer who currently fights in the Featherweight division. During his professional car

A professional boxer who currently fights in the Featherweight division. During his professional career, which spans back to 1993, he has held the WBC world title in the Bantamweight categor

Is a New Zealand rugby league player. His position of choice is Prop.McDade has not made his Nationa

Is a New Zealand rugby league player. His position of choice is Prop.McDade has not made his National Rugby League debut but has appeared in the NSWRL Premier League for the North Sydney Bears and the Auckland Lions.

Is a field hockey player from New Zealand, who earned his first cap for the national team, nicknamed

Is a field hockey player from New Zealand, who earned his first cap for the national team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, in 1998 at the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. The defender/midfielder was named captain of the young New Zealand side which met Mal

Is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Cambridge United.Wayne Hatswell began

Is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Cambridge United.Wayne Hatswell began his career with Forest Green Rovers in 1999. During his first season at Forest Green, he made 34 league appearances, and 2 in FA Cup scoring 2 goals.

Is an American professional wrestler, known by his ringname Lex Lovett, who competes in Southeastern

Is an American professional wrestler, known by his ringname Lex Lovett, who competes in Southeastern independent promotions such as Independent Pro Wrestling and the National Wrestling Alliance-affiliated NWA Florida as well as having toured the Middle Ea

Is an English football defender, who currently plays as a left-back for Chelsea and England.He made

Is an English football defender, who currently plays as a left-back for Chelsea and England.He made his first-team debut on 16 August 1998 (the opening day of the 1998û99 season) coming on as a replacement for John Beresford, who had badly damaged his knee. Bridge made his first senior start in the next match on 22 August in a 5û0 defeat away to Charlton Athletic. As Southampton struggled to pick up points (with only two points after the first nine games), Bridge played (on the left wing) in most of Saints' league games until early December before losing his place to Hassan Kachloul.

Is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and touring car racer. His most notable achievement was

Is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and touring car racer. His most notable achievement was becoming 1987 500cc Motorcycle World Champion. His success on the world motorcycle racing circuit earned him the nickname The Wollongong Whiz.

Is a former professional cricket wicket-keeper/batsman born in Grimsby who attended Caistor Grammar

Is a former professional cricket wicket-keeper/batsman born in Grimsby who attended Caistor Grammar School, Caistor, Lincolnshire. Noon played a total of 92 first-class, 121 list A and 4 twenty20 matches for Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire between 19

A Canadian curler from Victoria Harbour, Ontario.Middaugh is a two-time world champion, once as seco

A Canadian curler from Victoria Harbour, Ontario.Middaugh is a two-time world champion, once as second for Russ Howard in 1993 and as a skip in 1998. He has participated and won in seven and participated in 11 Briers- in 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994 as Russ

Is an English footballer striker, most recently at Wivenhoe Town, then in the Isthmian League.He beg

Is an English footballer striker, most recently at Wivenhoe Town, then in the Isthmian League.He began his career at Queens Park Rangers but failed to make an appearance for the club. He joined Barnet following his release in the summer of 2000, where he recorded one of the FA Cup's fastest ever hat-tricks against Havant & Waterlooville in a Fourth Qualifying Round Replay in 2001.

Is a retired American professional basketball player who played 18 seasons in the National Basketbal

Is a retired American professional basketball player who played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association for the Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets and Orlando Magic. He was primarily known under his playing name, Tree. The 7-foot-2-inch 275 pound Clemson graduate played center, and gained high esteem for his defense, particularly his rebounding and shot-blocking ability. He finished in the top three in blocked shots six times, leading the league during the 1982-83 NBA season. At the time of his retirement in 1995, he was fourth all-time in career blocked shots, behind only Hakeem Olajuwon, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Mark Eaton. He currently holds the seventh highest total of career blocked shots, with 2,542. His 6,750 career rebounds currently place him 89th on the all-time list. During his playing career, Rollins was given the nickname "The Intimidator".

Is an English footballer, who currently plays for Premier League club Aston Villa. He plays as a mid

Is an English footballer, who currently plays for Premier League club Aston Villa. He plays as a midfielder predominantly on the right wing but can also play on the left. He has represented England at under-16, under-19 and under-21 level.

Is a former Australian and Victorian cricketer. A right-handed batsman he played first-class cricket

Is a former Australian and Victorian cricketer. A right-handed batsman he played first-class cricket for Victoria from 1988 to 1994. He has a single Test cap for the match against India at Perth in February 1992.

Is a suspended professional left-handed American tennis player, with a two-handed backhand. His care

Is a suspended professional left-handed American tennis player, with a two-handed backhand. His career-high in singles was # 77, as of April 13, 2009. Among his biggest upsets were a 2007 win over world # 11 Ivan Ljubicic, and a 2009 win against world # 3

Is an Australian baseballer.In 2004, he was part of the Australian Olympic baseball team, who achiev

Is an Australian baseballer.In 2004, he was part of the Australian Olympic baseball team, who achieved a Silver Medal in the baseball tournament at the Athens Olympics. He currently plays for the Surfers Paradise Baseball Club.

Is an English former professional football player.His clubs included Bury, Sunderland, Leeds United,

Is an English former professional football player.His clubs included Bury, Sunderland, Leeds United, Blackpool, Crewe Alexandra, Wimbledon, Grays Athletic, Carlisle United, Bolton Wanderers, Burnley, Stockport County, Wigan Athletic, Altrincham, Hartlepool United and Curzon Ashton.

Was an Australian cricketer considered by some to be unlucky never to play Test cricket. Born in Sal

Was an Australian cricketer considered by some to be unlucky never to play Test cricket. Born in Salisbury, South Australia, Prior played cricket and Australian rules football as a junior before developing into a tall, rangy right-arm fast bowler, who, on his day, was one of the fastest in Australia.

Is an English ex-professional football player. He plays as a defender.He started his career at Sheff

Is an English ex-professional football player. He plays as a defender.He started his career at Sheffield United, breaking into their first team in 1997. In 2001 he was loaned to Newcastle United, who later purchased him for £800,000. After a difficult time at the club, he was loaned back out to Sheffield United, and then West Ham before being released on a free transfer in 2004.

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'4" guard from Drake University, Kreklow was

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'4" guard from Drake University, Kreklow was a member of the 1980-81 Boston Celtics team that won the NBA Championship. He averaged 1.2 points per game in his professional career, which only lasted one season.

Is a retired American basketball player. At 6'3" and 205 pounds, he played the guard position.Radfor

Is a retired American basketball player. At 6'3" and 205 pounds, he played the guard position.Radford attended Indiana University during the 1970s and was selected by the Indiana Pacers in the second round of the 1978 NBA Draft. He played 52 games for the Pacers during the 1978-79 NBA season, averaging 3.9 points, 1.1 assists, and 1.3 rebounds.