Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a left-handed pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He is 6' 1" and weighs 195 lbs.In

Is a left-handed pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He is 6' 1" and weighs 195 lbs.In 2005, he had a stellar year, pitching in the 2005 Baseball World Cup in Holland for the Australia national baseball team, and was awarded the Florida State

Is a former French football manager. A physical education teacher, he never played as a professional

Is a former French football manager. A physical education teacher, he never played as a professional, a fact that did nor prevent him from earning his 3rd level manager degree - necessary to coach pro teams in France - as valedictorian in 1958. He was the first manager with no experience as a pro player to do that

Played American football professionally in the National Football League for 11 seasons, from 1988 to

Played American football professionally in the National Football League for 11 seasons, from 1988 to 1998. He played with the New York Jets (1988-1994, where his teammates honored him with the Ed Block Courage Award), the Jacksonville Jaguars (1995-1996), Green Bay Packers (1997), and the Baltimore Ravens (1998).

A Silesian, Polish-born German football player who plays as a midfielder for VfL Bochum, usually emp

A Silesian, Polish-born German football player who plays as a midfielder for VfL Bochum, usually employed on the right wing. Freier transferred back to VfL Bochum at the end of the 07–08 season, whom agreed a 5-year contract.[1]Freier started his career with his VfL Bochum and played there for several seasons before moving to Bayer Leverkusen in 2004.

Was a French featherweight professional boxer who competed in the early 1920s.

Was a French featherweight professional boxer who competed in the early 1920s.

Is a former Alpine skier from Liechtenstein. In the 1970s and 1980s he belonged to the Liechtenstein

Is a former Alpine skier from Liechtenstein. In the 1970s and 1980s he belonged to the Liechtenstein skiing team together with the siblings Andreas Wenzel and Hanni Wenzel. He was a slalom specialist and he won four slalom competitions in the World Cup. H

Is a retired West German high jumper. Frommeyer finished sixteenth at the 1983 World Championships.[

Is a retired West German high jumper. Frommeyer finished sixteenth at the 1983 World Championships.[1] At the West German Championships he won the silver medal in 1977 and the bronze in 1983, representing the clubs DJK Arminia Ibbenbüren and TV Wattenscheid.[2]

Is an English professional footballer. He currently plays for Southend United after leaving Luton To

Is an English professional footballer. He currently plays for Southend United after leaving Luton Town at the end of the 2007–08 season following their relegation to League Two.A much-travelled striker, Furlong's career has included stints with Coventry City, Watford, Chelsea, Birmingham City and Sheffield United, as well as three separate spells with Queens Park Rangers.

Is a former professional footballer who had a distinguished career as defender in the English footba

Is a former professional footballer who had a distinguished career as defender in the English football league, for England under 21s and as manager of several non-league clubs. Futcher is also the father of fellow footballer Ben Futcher.

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'2" guard/forward from the University of Tennessee, Walth

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'2" guard/forward from the University of Tennessee, Walther played six seasons (1949-1955) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Minneapolis Lakers, Indianapolis Olympians, Philadelphia Warriors, and Fort Wayne Pistons. He averaged 7.7 points per game in his career and appeared in the 1952 NBA All-Star Game.

Was an American swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics, where he won a silver medal in the

Was an American swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics, where he won a silver medal in the 4x200 m freestyle relay event.

Is widely regarded as one of the best lacrosse players of all time and is the current head coach of

Is widely regarded as one of the best lacrosse players of all time and is the current head coach of the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League. Gait, along with his twin brother Gary Gait, had outstanding playing careers at Syracuse Univers

A Scottish professional football goalkeeper currently playing for Scottish First Division side Dunfe

A Scottish professional football goalkeeper currently playing for Scottish First Division side Dunfermline Athletic. He is the son of Jim Gallacher, a goalkeeper who played Scottish League Football for 22 years between 1968 and 1990, firstly with Arbroath and more famously with Clydebank.

S a Scottish football player who currently plays for Stoke City on loan from Blackburn Rovers as a f

S a Scottish football player who currently plays for Stoke City on loan from Blackburn Rovers as a forward

Is an English former professional footballer. He played as a right-back.Gardner began his career wit

Is an English former professional footballer. He played as a right-back.Gardner began his career with Allan Brown's Blackpool in 1976. He made his debut for the club on 25 September, in a single-goal defeat at Chelsea, and went on to make a further 21 starts as Blackpool finished fifth in Division Two at the end of the 1976–77 campaign.

Is a former professional footballer who played as a defender for Huddersfield Town, Sheffield United

Is a former professional footballer who played as a defender for Huddersfield Town, Sheffield United, Gillingham and Mansfield Town.

Is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. He made his first-class deb

Is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. He made his first-class debut for Kent in August 2005 against Bangladesh A, scoring 40 runs and taking three catches. His only other first-class appearance to date was against Cambri

Was an American boxer, who won the light flyweight gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.Gonzales b

Was an American boxer, who won the light flyweight gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.Gonzales began his professional career in 1985 and went on to challenge Bantamweight legend Orlando Canizales for the IBF Bantamweight title in 1990 in a rematch of a 1986 bout in which Gonzales won by unanimous decision. In the rematch, Gonzales was stopped by TKO in the 2nd due to cuts. After two more losses against lackluster competition, Gonzales hung up his gloves in 1991.

Was a Major League Baseball pitcher in the late 1970s. He and threw batted right-handed. Thormodsgar

Was a Major League Baseball pitcher in the late 1970s. He and threw batted right-handed. Thormodsgard played three seasons in the majors, all of them as a member of the Minnesota Twins from 1977 to 1979. In 50 career games, Thormodsgard had a 12-21 record with an ERA of 4.74. He allowed 4 home runs, 33 runs, and had 118 strikeouts.

Was a French athlete, who won the bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metre relay at the 1964 Summer Olympic

Was a French athlete, who won the bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metre relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. His winning teammates in that race were Bernard Laidebeur, Claude Piquemal and Jocelyn Delecour.

Is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1980 and 1989. Newman was born in Ev

Is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1980 and 1989. Newman was born in Evington, Leicester, and his cricketing career started in the 1976 Second XI season, playing with the Leicestershire second XI, where he played until the end

Is a Scottish professional footballer, currently playing for Scottish Premier League side St. Johnst

Is a Scottish professional footballer, currently playing for Scottish Premier League side St. Johnstone, the sixth professional club of his career.Sheerin signed as a professional for Alloa from junior side Whitehill Welfare, although he had been on the books of Celtic as a schoolboy. He then signed for Southampton in October 1992 and while at The Dell he played under several managers including Ian Branfoot, Alan Ball and Graeme Souness. However he failed to break through and left in December 1997 without having made a first team appearance.

Is a French former cricketer. A left-handed batsman and leg spin bowler, he represented the France n

Is a French former cricketer. A left-handed batsman and leg spin bowler, he represented the France national cricket team at the 2001 ICC Trophy, having previously played minor counties cricket for Cheshire. He also played for Northamptonshire second XI in

Is a Chilean tennis player. Capdeville was born in Santiago, Chile. On May 18, 2009, he achieved a c

Is a Chilean tennis player. Capdeville was born in Santiago, Chile. On May 18, 2009, he achieved a career-high singles ranking of 76. At the 2006 French Open, Capdeville had a shoving incident with Mario Ancic, at the end of his second round match. The tw

Is a New Zealand rower.

Is a New Zealand rower.