Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a retired lacrosse player. In his National Lacrosse League career, Coyle played for the Detroit T

Is a retired lacrosse player. In his National Lacrosse League career, Coyle played for the Detroit Turbos, the Ontario Raiders, the Toronto Rock, and the Colorado Mammoth. Coyle was named Defensive Player of the Year in 2002, and won five NLL Championship

Is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. He enjoyed most of his tennis success whil

Is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 3 doubles titles.

A Canadian soccer player who earned six caps for the national team in 1986, scoring one goal in the

A Canadian soccer player who earned six caps for the national team in 1986, scoring one goal in the process. He played for the University of Toronto.

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6-foot-9½ center with an accurate shooting t

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6-foot-9½ center with an accurate shooting touch, Cummings spent the most productive stretch of his 12-year career with the New York Knicks and the Dallas Mavericks, averaging better than 12 points and 8 rebounds for four straight campaigns.

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the 2nd round (35th overall) of the 1989 NBA Draft.Durham played two years in the NBA for the Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves. His best year as a pro came during the 1994-95 season as a member of the Timberwolves, appearing in 59 games and averaging 5.1 ppg. Durham played collegiately at Colorado State University.

A retired Canadian soccer player who earned one cap for the national team in 1980. He played club fo

A retired Canadian soccer player who earned one cap for the national team in 1980. He played club football for the Rochester Lancers and the Jacksonville Tea Men. After retiring as a player, Ercoli coached the Rochester Rhinos from 1996 to 2003.

Was an Australian jockey raised in the Ascot Vale area in Melbourne, not far from the Flemington Rac

Was an Australian jockey raised in the Ascot Vale area in Melbourne, not far from the Flemington Racecourse. Glennon rode his first winner, a horse named Alares, trained by his father, at a bush tracked, Bacchus Marsh at the age of 13. Glennon then moved

A former soccer goalkeeper.

A former soccer goalkeeper.

Is an English former footballer who played for West Ham United.Holland, a midfielder, made 296 appea

Is an English former footballer who played for West Ham United.Holland, a midfielder, made 296 appearances for the East London club between 1969 and 1981, including the FA Cup Final in 1975 and the European Cup Winners Cup Final in 1976.

Was a right-handed pitcher who played for the Chicago White Sox in 1971. Jacquez only pitched in two

Was a right-handed pitcher who played for the Chicago White Sox in 1971. Jacquez only pitched in two games in his major league career. He was drafted in 1967 by the Chicago Cubs and played for the minor-league Lodi Crushers, San Antonio Missions, and Tacoma Cubs before being transferred to the White Sox farm system. Jacquez debuted on August 18, 1971, in the first game of a doubleheader against the Oakland Athletics; he pitched for 1.2 and gave up four hits and a run. His second and final game was on August 25, 1971, against the Boston Red Sox. He pitched 0.1 innings in this game and only faced one batter.[1] Jacquez was demoted to the Tucson Toros for the remainder of the 1971 season. Jacquez played for the Indianapolis Indians, a minor-league team in the Cincinnati Reds farm system, in 1972 before leaving pro baseball.

Was an American bare-knuckled boxer who was known for his devastating one-punch power. Some at the t

Was an American bare-knuckled boxer who was known for his devastating one-punch power. Some at the time felt he may have had greater one-punch power than even John L. Sullivan or Peter Maher. However, he was less tough, durable, and was not as aggressive

Is a Scottish former professional footballer who played in both Scotland and England for Dalry Thist

Is a Scottish former professional footballer who played in both Scotland and England for Dalry Thistle, Dundee, St. Mirren, Bradford Park Avenue and Bradford City. He was born in Paisley.

Is a Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the Orlando Titans in the National Lacrosse League. In 2

Is a Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the Orlando Titans in the National Lacrosse League. In 2009, Maddalena was ranked number 25 on NLLInsider.com's top 50 players in the NLL.

Is a former professional ice hockey player.The burly rearguard signed with Pittsburgh in July, 1987

Is a former professional ice hockey player.The burly rearguard signed with Pittsburgh in July, 1987 and made into one NHL game. He returned to the IHL for the balance of the schedule and led the league with 450 penalty minutes. Mayer retired in 1989 after

An Australian rugby union player. He plays with the Warringah Rugby Club and has won the ARC with th

An Australian rugby union player. He plays with the Warringah Rugby Club and has won the ARC with the Central Coast. McCabe can play as a fullback, right winger, at outside centre or at flyhalf. He was a 2007 AIS Rugby Union scholarship holder[1],In September 2006 McCabe was called up to the NSW first team squad for a development tour of Europe.[2]He made his Waratahs debut in the number 14 jumper playing as a right winger against Northhampton Wanderers at Franklin’s Gardens, Northampton UK on Monday 2 October 2006. On 30 October 2006, McCabe scored a crucial try for NSW against Leinster A in Dublin as the Waratahs finished their European Development Tour with a hard fought 20-17 victory.

A curler.He was Alberta's Junior Runner-Up in 1988 losing out to Mike Sali, of Calgary. In 1989 he w

A curler.He was Alberta's Junior Runner-Up in 1988 losing out to Mike Sali, of Calgary. In 1989 he was NACA (Northern Alberta Curling Association) Bonspiel champion, with skip Randy Ferbey, third Don Walchuk, and lead, Greg Muzechka. McCallum played secon

Is a retired Scottish footballer. He spent most of his career in the Scottish League, except for par

Is a retired Scottish footballer. He spent most of his career in the Scottish League, except for part of one season in Ireland and one season in the United States.In 1970, McCluskey began his professional career with Celtic FC. However, he went on loan that first season with Sligo Rovers in Ireland. When he returned to Celtic, he soon became a fixture on the first team, garnering 115 appearances before moving to Dumbarton FC in 1977.

Is a Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League. McCrea

Is a Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League. McCready made his professional lacrosse debut in 1996 with the Charlotte Cobras. In 1997, he joined the Rochester Knighthawks where he played until he was traded

Is a former Scottish footballer who is best known for the time he spent with Aston Villa and Celtic.

Is a former Scottish footballer who is best known for the time he spent with Aston Villa and Celtic. McMahon began his football career at local Scottish team Kilsyth Rangers. While with Kilsyth Rangers, he wrote to Celtic for trials. He moved to London, working for the GPO. In April 1967, Kilsyth Rangers sent him a telegram asking him to play for them in the Scottish Junior Cup final as last minute replacement for an injured player. He performed splendidly, and they won the cup.

Was a middleweight boxer born 1921 in Kiskeam County Cork Ireland and turned professional at the age

Was a middleweight boxer born 1921 in Kiskeam County Cork Ireland and turned professional at the age of 19.

Is a former professional association football player and manager. Quinn began his career in League f

Is a former professional association football player and manager. Quinn began his career in League football at Motherwell under the management of Bobby Ancell where he would play alongside other "Ancell's Babes" such as Ian St. John. Quinn would establish himself as a scheming inside-forward before moving to Blackpool in 1962.

Pat Da Roc, is a streetball player who is gaining increasing notoriety for his dribbling displays.

Pat Da Roc, is a streetball player who is gaining increasing notoriety for his dribbling displays.

A Canadian curler. Simmons has skipped team Saskatchewan at the last four Briers.Simmons made it to

A Canadian curler. Simmons has skipped team Saskatchewan at the last four Briers.Simmons made it to his first Brier in 2005 after winning his first provincial championship. He skipped Saskatchewan to a 6-5 finish, in a four-way tie for fifth place, out of

Was a Light-middleweight boxer, originally from Saint Kitts and Nevis, who took British citizenship

Was a Light-middleweight boxer, originally from Saint Kitts and Nevis, who took British citizenship and won two British boxing titles in the 1970s and 80s. After leaving Saint Kitts, Thomas settled in Cardiff in Wales, and is recognised as a Welsh fighter

Is a male badminton player from Thailand.He competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men

Is a male badminton player from Thailand.He competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Sudket Prapakamol. They were defeated in the round of 32 by Anthony Clark and Nathan Robertson of the United Kingdom.