Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter E

N Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox in the 1946 season. Born in Jeffersonville

N Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox in the 1946 season. Born in Jeffersonville, Indiana, he batted and threw right-handed.

Was an English footballer who made one appearance as a forward for England in 1876. He was the eldes

Was an English footballer who made one appearance as a forward for England in 1876. He was the eldest of three brothers who played for England.Ernest Bambridge was born in Windsor, Berkshire, the fourth child of Sophia (née Thorington) and William Samuel Bambridge, who had been a missionary in Waimate, New Zealand, and was then the photographer to Queen Victoria. He was educated at St Mark's School in Windsor.

Was an Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket with Queensland and represented Australas

Was an Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket with Queensland and represented Australasia in standing high jump at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Hutcheon, who was from Toowoomba, represented Australasia at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, as an 18 year old. He competed in the Men's Standing High Jump, where he was the youngest out of all 23 athletes in the event and the only from the Australasian team. The gold medal was won by American olympic great Ray Ewry. His Queensland representative cricket career began in 1920 when he made his first-class debut in a match against New South Wales. All but two of his first-class appearances were made against New South Wales, his other opponents were South Australia and the touring New Zealand national team.

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1914–15 to 1927–28, and accompan

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1914–15 to 1927–28, and accompanied the New Zealand national cricket team on their tour of England in 1927. In 1927, after several years playing minor cricket for Wanganui, Bernau was selecte

Was an American professional football offensive tackle who played for 13 seasons, from 1960 AFL seas

Was an American professional football offensive tackle who played for 13 seasons, from 1960 AFL season to 1969 in the American Football League, and 1970-1972 in the NFL. He was an original Los Angeles Charger, and LA/San Diego Chargers Hall of Fame coach Sid Gillman called the tandem of Wright and Hall of Famer Ron Mix "The best pair of offensive tackles in Pro Football'" He also played for the AFL's Cincinnati Bengals, both in the American Football League and in the NFL

Was an English footballer, notable for making an appearance in 1921 with the English national side d

Was an English footballer, notable for making an appearance in 1921 with the English national side despite playing for non-league Dulwich Hamlet.

Was an Irish cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler. He made his

Was an Irish cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler. He made his debut for Ireland in a first-class match against the MCC in September 1954. He went onto play for Ireland on six occasions; four further first-class matche

Was an English footballer who played as a forward. He played for Tottenham Hotspur, Bradford City, a

Was an English footballer who played as a forward. He played for Tottenham Hotspur, Bradford City, and Leeds United before joining Manchester United in 1922. In 1925, he was transferred to Rotherham United. In 27 matches for Manchester United, he scored 30 goals.

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-arm bowler who played for Somerset. He was born in Pocklingt

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-arm bowler who played for Somerset. He was born in Pocklington and died in Scarborough. Hood made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1935 season, against Cambridge University.

Was a former footballer. He played as a right-half.Ernest Jackson joined Sheffield United from local

Was a former footballer. He played as a right-half.Ernest Jackson joined Sheffield United from local amateur side Atlas & Norfolk F.C in 1932. He started in the third team, but within two years, he made his debut in a First Division match against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Bramall Lane on 11 February 1933.

Was an English wicket-keeper who played in 11 Tests from 1911/1912 to 1914. In county cricket, he ha

Was an English wicket-keeper who played in 11 Tests from 1911/1912 to 1914. In county cricket, he had a much longer career as the successor to Dick Lilley: he played for Warwickshire on a regular basis until 1930. After that, Tiger Smith took to umpiring and became so good in this new role that he umpired several Test matches between 1933 and 1938.

Was an English rugby union international. He also played first-class cricket for Essex. Unwin, a pac

Was an English rugby union international. He also played first-class cricket for Essex. Unwin, a pacy winger and capable drop-kicker, won his first cap for England in their 1937 Home Nations Championship win over Scotland, scoring a try to help them clai

Was an Australian sportsman, playing Test cricket and Australian rules football. Jones played 19 Tes

Was an Australian sportsman, playing Test cricket and Australian rules football. Jones played 19 Tests from 1894 to 1902 and represented Port Adelaide Football Club. Nicknamed Jonah, Jones was one of the best and fastest bowlers of his time, initially erratic but subsequently gaining control of line and length to good effect. Jones was first no-balled in a match between South Australia and the visiting English side in 1897/98. Phillips again no-balled him once in the 2nd Test of that series, Jones thus becoming the first bowler to be called for throwing in a Test match.

Was an English professional football and cricket player.North's early career was interrupted by Worl

Was an English professional football and cricket player.North's early career was interrupted by World War I, where he fought in the Army, winning the Military Medal. However, during this time he guested for Sheffield United, before joining Arsenal after the war's end, in 1919, as an amateur.

Was a well-known American professional golfer whose career spanned over four decades—one of the lo

Was a well-known American professional golfer whose career spanned over four decades—one of the longest in the history of the PGA Tour.

Is a retired American professional basketball player. Beck played seven years in the National Basket

Is a retired American professional basketball player. Beck played seven years in the National Basketball Association for the Philadelphia Warriors, St. Louis Hawks and Syracuse Nationals. He was a territorial pick in the 1953 NBA Draft, selected by the Warriors. He attended University of Pennsylvania.

Is a former field hockey goalkeeper from New Zealand, who was a member of the national team that won

Is a former field hockey goalkeeper from New Zealand, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 12 Tests from 1935 to 1938.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 12 Tests from 1935 to 1938.

Was an Ukrainian prolific composer of chess problems and endgame studies. He may have composed almos

Was an Ukrainian prolific composer of chess problems and endgame studies. He may have composed almost as many chess puzzles as the 6,500 created by T. R. Dawson.

Was a French (Italian ancestors) football forward. He was part of the France national football team

Was a French (Italian ancestors) football forward. He was part of the France national football team at the FIFA World Cup 1930.

Was an Austrian-British chess master and author.Born in Vienna into a Jewish family, he emigrated to

Was an Austrian-British chess master and author.Born in Vienna into a Jewish family, he emigrated to the United Kingdom in 1930s. He tied for 3rd-4th at Gyor 1930 (Isaac Kashdan won), lost a match to Savielly Tartakower ( 1 : 3) at Paris 1935, tied for 4-5th at Margate 1935 (Samuel Reshevsky),[1] and was unofficial Alexander Alekhine's second in his World Championship match against Max Euwe in 1935.

A Canadian and world curling champion who is part of a family team generally considered to be the be

A Canadian and world curling champion who is part of a family team generally considered to be the best male curlers of all time. [1]Ernie Richardson was the skip of the Regina-based team made up of his brother Garnet and cousins Arnold,Wes Richardson, and

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who playe

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Kent. He was born in Sheldwich and died in Salisbury. Malden made a single first-class appearance in the 1893 season, against Marylebone Cricket Club

Was a former professional basketball player who played football, basketball and baseball for Oceansi

Was a former professional basketball player who played football, basketball and baseball for Oceanside High School on Long Island where he was also a member of the Omega Gamma Delta Fraternity, before playing for the New York Knicks of the NBA. Vandeweghe is the father of former NBA All-Star (and former NBA executive) Kiki Vandeweghe. In addition to his NBA playing career, he is also a physician who served in the United States Air Force. He is the husband of 1952 Miss America pageant winner Colleen Kay Hutchins.

Is a former National Basketball Association player and is the current general manager of the New Jer

Is a former National Basketball Association player and is the current general manager of the New Jersey Nets.As a player, Vandeweghe was regarded as a poor defensive player and rebounder, but an excellent scorer and outside shooter. His offensive repertoire was essentially limited to a single move, the jab step, but he was so proficient at this lone move that it was often referred to as the "Kiki Move" toward the end of his career. Vandeweghe's teams qualified for the NBA Playoffs in 12 of his 13 seasons in the league, although none of his teams ever won the NBA Championship.