Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter F

Was an English professional footballer who played as an inside-left. He spent most of his playing ca

Was an English professional footballer who played as an inside-left. He spent most of his playing career in the First Division of the Football League with Small Heath / Birmingham and Middlesbrough.

Was an English cricketer who played for Gloucestershire. He made his first-class debut against Middl

Was an English cricketer who played for Gloucestershire. He made his first-class debut against Middlesex, and also played two List A matches. A fast-medium bowler, he made his first-class debut against Middlesex in 1959. He also played two List A matches in the Gillette Cup in 1966. Andrew played his last first-class match in 1963, but was a regular of the Second XI until 1965, played in the 1966 Gillette Cup, and played three further Second XI matches in 1968, 1969 and 1972. He ended his career having taken 57 first-class wickets at a respectable average of 23.96.

Was a right-handed pitcher with the Cleveland Naps for five seasons from 1910-1914. Born in Redlands

Was a right-handed pitcher with the Cleveland Naps for five seasons from 1910-1914. Born in Redlands, California, Blanding attended the University of Michigan (1909-1910) before playing in the major leagues. Blanding made his major league debut in 1910 by defeating Walter Johnson 3-0 on a six-hitter. In his major league career, Blanding appeared in 144 games for the Indians, 86 as a starter and 58 as a reliever. In 1912, he posted a record of 18-14 with 23 complete games in 262 innings pitched. His earned run average in 1912 was 2.92 -- well below the league average of 3.44. His Adjusted ERA+ was 118. Blanding had another strong season in 1913, going 15-10 with an ERA of 2.55 and an Adjusted ERA+ of 119. In 1914, Blanding signed with Chicago of the Federal League [1] and became embroiled in controversy, as the Federal League sued to keep Blanding from playing with Cleveland. (David Fleitz, "Shoeless: The Life and Times of Joe Jackson," p. 90) Blanding died in 1950 at age 64 in Salem, Virginia.

Is a former Australian rules footballer who played for West Perth in the WAFL and briefly for Essend

Is a former Australian rules footballer who played for West Perth in the WAFL and briefly for Essendon in the VFL. He is the younger brother of footballer Wally Buttsworth. Buttsworth started his career with West Perth during the Second World War and was their best and fairest winner in 1944. He joined the navy in 1945 and was posted in Melbourne which gave him a chance to play in the VFL with Essendon, playing 8 games and kicking 9 goals. Buttsworth regularly represented Western Australia at interstate football, winning a Simpson Medal for his performance in the 1947 Carnival. He also represented his state at cricket, appearing in 8 first class matches from 1947/48 to 1949/50.

Was a English professional footballer who played as a inside-forward. He was Birmingham's top scorer

Was a English professional footballer who played as a inside-forward. He was Birmingham's top scorer in 1908–09, despite only joining the club half way through the season.

Cook was a right-handed batsman who played for Eastern Province infrequently over a 12-season period

Cook was a right-handed batsman who played for Eastern Province infrequently over a 12-season period between 1893-94 and 1904-05. He made his highest score in his first-ever first-class cricket innings and also captained Eastern Province.

Was an English cricketer who played for Somerset. He was born in Taunton, Somerset and died in Bosco

Was an English cricketer who played for Somerset. He was born in Taunton, Somerset and died in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Hampshire. Jennings played in one game for Somerset, against Essex in 1895.

Is an English former professional association football player. He played for Doncaster Rovers and Gi

Is an English former professional association football player. He played for Doncaster Rovers and Gillingham between 1955 and 1960.

Was an English cricketer. Blundell was a right-handed batsman who was a slow bowler. Blundell repres

Was an English cricketer. Blundell was a right-handed batsman who was a slow bowler. Blundell represented Hampshire in one first-class match in 1880 against the Marylebone Cricket Club. In his only first-class innings Blundell made 1 run before being dismissed caught behind off the bowling of Robert Clayton. In the MCC innings Blundell took 2/22 from 17 overs, in a match that Hampshire won by an innings and 38 runs.

Was a wicket-keeper who played first-class cricket for New South Wales, Victoria and in 2 Tests in 1

Was a wicket-keeper who played first-class cricket for New South Wales, Victoria and in 2 Tests in 1887 and 1888 for Australia. He later lived in New Zealand where he was an established cricket umpire.

Was an English tennis and table tennis player and three-time Wimbledon champion. He was the World No

Was an English tennis and table tennis player and three-time Wimbledon champion. He was the World No. 1 player for five years, four of them consecutive, 1934 to 1938, the first three years as an amateur. He was the last Englishman to win the Wimbledon, US Open, French Open and Australian Open Men's Singles

Was an English cricketer whose first-class career spanned five decades. Although he was best known f

Was an English cricketer whose first-class career spanned five decades. Although he was best known for his off spin (though at first he bowled medium pace as well), he was an accomplished lower-order batsman who deserved to be called an all-rounder. Outside cricket, Titmus was also a good footballer, and played professionally for Watford[citation needed], having earlier played as an amateur for Chelsea.

Was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins

Was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the New York Rangers and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League and the Saskatoon Crescents in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association.

Was an English cricketer who played ten first-class matches for Essex between 1921 and 1923. His bow

Was an English cricketer who played ten first-class matches for Essex between 1921 and 1923. His bowling was similarly rarely decisive, but he did manage to take five of his eight career wickets in one innings when he claimed 5-71 against the Combined Services in 1922.

Was an Australian-born, British bobsledder who competed in the late 1930s. He won the bronze medal i

Was an Australian-born, British bobsledder who competed in the late 1930s. He won the bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany and finished fourth in the two-man event at those same games.

Was a New Zealand-born English cricketer who played three first-class matches for Worcestershire: on

Was a New Zealand-born English cricketer who played three first-class matches for Worcestershire: one in 1919 and two in 1920. He made his highest score, 42, on debut against Warwickshire in August 1919. He also played at least once for Malvern College.

Was an American former Basketball Association of America player. Drafted by the Pittsburgh Ironmen i

Was an American former Basketball Association of America player. Drafted by the Pittsburgh Ironmen in the 1947 BBA Draft, Fritz played in just one BBA season (1948-49 with the Indianapolis Jets).

Was an South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1899.

Was an South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1899.

Is a retired American basketball player. He played collegiately for the Fordham University.Christ, a

Is a retired American basketball player. He played collegiately for the Fordham University.Christ, a 6'4" (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) guard, played for the New York Knicks (1954-55) in the NBA for 6 games.

Is a retired American basketball player. He played professionally in the National Basketball Associa

Is a retired American basketball player. He played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and now defunct American Basketball Association (ABA) from 1966 to 1977.

Was a first class cricketer. A right-handed batsman and occasional wicket keeper, he played 106 game

Was a first class cricketer. A right-handed batsman and occasional wicket keeper, he played 106 games for Yorkshire CCC between 1882 and 1890 and also played first class games for an England XI (1885), the Players (1886-1889), North of England (1887-1889)

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Kent. He was born in Wateringbury and died in Galway. Leney made a single first-class appearance for Kent in 1905, having represented the Second XI s

Is a former English first-class cricketer who played for Somerset County Cricket Club. A right-hande

Is a former English first-class cricketer who played for Somerset County Cricket Club. A right-handed opening batsman, Angell made a lot of runs in club cricket for the Lansdown Cricket Club in Bath, but his record in first-class cricket was less successful. He played for Somerset in matches at Bath in both 1947 and 1948, and in a few more games in 1949, before joining the county club's staff in 1950. He continued to be a heavy scorer in club cricket into his late 40s. By profession, he was an engineering draughtsman for a Bath company.

Was a former professional footballer who played as a striker for Huddersfield Town, Sheffield Wednes

Was a former professional footballer who played as a striker for Huddersfield Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Bristol Rovers, Southend United & Nuneaton Borough.

Was a cricketer who played 12 first-class matches for Somerset in 1930 and 1931. Pratten played once

Was a cricketer who played 12 first-class matches for Somerset in 1930 and 1931. Pratten played once in the 1930 season in the match against Leicestershire, not batting and taking one catch.