Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Is a former English cricketer. Reed was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm slow. Reed made

Is a former English cricketer. Reed was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm slow. Reed made his first-class debut for Hampshire in 1958 against Cambridge University. It would then be seven years before Reed would represent Hampshire again in 1965,

Is an English former footballer and manager.Lyons started his career with Rotherham United in 1963,

Is an English former footballer and manager.Lyons started his career with Rotherham United in 1963, making his debut in September 1963. He moved to Nottingham Forest for £45,000 in November 1966. During his time at Forest, he came clsoe to earning a cap for the England U23 team. He was apart of the team which was runner-up in the First Division in the 1966-67 season.

Is a retired professional tennis player and tournament director. He is a current television broadcas

Is a retired professional tennis player and tournament director. He is a current television broadcaster. While competing for the University of Michigan, he won the singles title at the 1957 NCAA Men's Tennis Championship and was a finalist in the doubles

An Dutch footballer, who plays in midfield and defense. He plays for Eredivisie club FC Utrecht.Magu

An Dutch footballer, who plays in midfield and defense. He plays for Eredivisie club FC Utrecht.Maguire started to play football by amateur club Theole, in his birth town Tiel. Here he was scouted by FC Den Bosch. At the age of 17, he was asked to train with FC Den Bosch's first squad.He presently represents the Netherlands at underage football but as his name suggests (he was born of an Irish father and a Dutch mother) he can also represent Ireland, as yet he is not fully decided on who to represent.

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Gillingham as a defender, favoured as right-back.He

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Gillingham as a defender, favoured as right-back.He joined Charlton as an apprentice in the 2004/05 season, but did not feature in any games for the team. In January 2006 he joined Barnet on loan. Fuller spent 18 months at Stevenage Borough after signing a contract in July 2006.

Is a Scottish footballer who is the under-19 coach and a player for Dundee.Smith began his career wi

Is a Scottish footballer who is the under-19 coach and a player for Dundee.Smith began his career with Scottish Premier League side Celtic. He made his debut aged 17 and played 22 games, including two Old Firm, between 1991-1995. He then joined fellow Scottish side Dundee, where he made his name.

Was right-handed, and as a bowler, he was right-arm medium pace. He played cricket for Cambridge Uni

Was right-handed, and as a bowler, he was right-arm medium pace. He played cricket for Cambridge University in 1946 and later with Middlesex CCC. In 1986, Trapnell became chairman of Cambridge Occupational Analysts (COA), eventually retiring in 2005. He p

Is a South African-born former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Oxford Universit

Is a South African-born former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Oxford University in the early 1970s. He was born in Johannesburg. May's only first-class century was the 103 he hit against Glamorgan in June 1970.

Is a footballer, currently playing for Southern Football League Division One South & West side Truro

Is a footballer, currently playing for Southern Football League Division One South & West side Truro City. He is primarily a right sided defender or midfielder.He originally came through Exeter City's youth system in 1995, and was a first-team player for almost 10 years, featuring in a variety of positions.

Is a Scottish former professional footballer. He played for St. Mirren for ten years, and was captai

Is a Scottish former professional footballer. He played for St. Mirren for ten years, and was captain of the St. Mirren side in his last season. After this he went on to play for Kilmarnock and Ayr United. After leaving senior football in 2006 he joined the junior leagues to play for Irvine Meadow, before retiring completely in 2009.

Melrose began his hockey career as a defenceman in the WCHL with the Kamloops Chiefs in 1974, where

Melrose began his hockey career as a defenceman in the WCHL with the Kamloops Chiefs in 1974, where he stayed for two years. He started the 1976-1977 season with the Springfield Indians of the AHL, before moving mid-season to the Cincinnati Stingers of the WHA, where he stayed until 1979.

Is a former Australian boxer. He was in his prime during the 1980s and is best remembered for his 19

Is a former Australian boxer. He was in his prime during the 1980s and is best remembered for his 1985 fight against Lester Ellis, which received nationwide television coverage in Australia.

Is a retired English football defender.

Is a retired English football defender.

Is a Scottish professional boxer who fights in the light welterweight division. He is a former Briti

Is a Scottish professional boxer who fights in the light welterweight division. He is a former British light welterweight champion.

Was a professional basketball player standing at 6'8 220 ibs and participated in 1988 Seoul Summer G

Was a professional basketball player standing at 6'8 220 ibs and participated in 1988 Seoul Summer Games. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1986 NBA Draft, taken 82nd overall.

Is an Irish swimmer from Dublin, Ireland. Despite his setting of the 50 m and 100 m freestyle nati

Is an Irish swimmer from Dublin, Ireland. Despite his setting of the 50 m and 100 m freestyle national records in 2008, Murphy just missed qualifying for Ireland's team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Murphy was educated at Belvedere College, Dublin, he is a

A Scottish professional football midfielder currently playing for Preston North End in The Champions

A Scottish professional football midfielder currently playing for Preston North End in The Championship.Nicholson started his career at Rangers although he was a fan of home town club Queen of the South as a youngster,[1] but limited appearances in Rangers' first team saw him join Dunfermline Athletic under the helm of Jimmy Calderwood.

A Dutch professional footballer, who began his career at FC Lisse. He later moved to AZ Alkmaar at t

A Dutch professional footballer, who began his career at FC Lisse. He later moved to AZ Alkmaar at the start of the 1996-97 season, where he played till 2008, when he moved to the Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg. He was known as one of best defenders in the Dutch league and is known for his strength and passing and of course tackling.On 4 June 2005, Opdam made his debut for the Dutch national team in a 2-0 win against Romania. Later that year, he scored an important goal against the Czech Republic. However, he narrowly missed out on selection for the Holland squad for the 2006 World Cup in Germany. He has managed one goal in seven caps, as of December 2005.

Was an Australian tennis player of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. In singles, he twice reached the semifin

Was an Australian tennis player of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. In singles, he twice reached the semifinals of the Australian Championships, in 1961 and 1968. In doubles, he was a quarterfinalist at Australian Championships/Australian Open eight times, and also made the quarterfinals at the French Open in 1972.

Was a successful football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand internationally, being part of

Was a successful football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand internationally, being part of the 1982 squad that participated at 1982 FIFA World Cup finals where he was the third choice goalkeeper behind Frank van Hattum and Richard Wilson. Picker

Is an English professional snooker player, recognisable for his bright and flamboyant waistcoats, wh

Is an English professional snooker player, recognisable for his bright and flamboyant waistcoats, which usually feature the yellow and green colours of Norwich City F.C.. He is a former top 32 player and ranking-event quarter-finalist. He has compiled ove

Is an English former footballer.Powell began his career as an apprentice at Wolverhampton Wanderers,

Is an English former footballer.Powell began his career as an apprentice at Wolverhampton Wanderers, making his first team debut on 10 March 1973 in a 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace. He featured regularly over the next two seasons, and appeared as a substitute in their 1974 League Cup Final win over Manchester City at Wembley.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Cornwall. He was born in Ruge

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Cornwall. He was born in Rugeley. Purchase, who made his cricketing debut for Lichfield in 1987, made his Minor Counties Championship debut in 1991, a competition in which he played un

Is a former professional English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for eleven clubs. He is now t

Is a former professional English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for eleven clubs. He is now the goalkeeping coach at Nottingham Forest in Football League One.

A Scottish footballer who plays for Celtic in the Scottish Premier League. He can play anywhere acro

A Scottish footballer who plays for Celtic in the Scottish Premier League. He can play anywhere across the attacking midfield line.Robson began his professional career with Rangers, but failed to break through to the first team at Ibrox. In October 1997 he signed for Inverness Caledonian Thistle, and although not always a first team regular in his early Inverness career, did help them win promotion from the Second Division in 1999. Robson spent most of the 1999–2000 season on loan at Forfar Athletic, but thereafter returned to establish himself in the Inverness line-up.