Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Was a football player and manager in the first half of the 20th century. He played for many clubs in

Was a football player and manager in the first half of the 20th century. He played for many clubs in his native Scotland and for Barnsley in England, before becoming involved in coaching, and later, managing. Travers replaced Philip as Aberdeen manager in the summer of 1924. One of his first acts as manager was the signing of Alec Jackson, together with his brother George.

Is a former Irish professional wrestler who is best known for his time with NWA and WWWF. He has wre

Is a former Irish professional wrestler who is best known for his time with NWA and WWWF. He has wrestled in many areas which include Ireland, Pacific Islands, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and United States of America. In 1963, he sailed from Ireland to

Is a Scottish football forward currently playing for Dundee.Clarke's first senior club was Dunfermli

Is a Scottish football forward currently playing for Dundee.Clarke's first senior club was Dunfermline Athletic. He made his senior debut on 17 April 2004, in a 1-1 draw with Dundee United. His next appearance was a month later, when he came on as a substitute against Rangers.

Was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as an inside forward. Born in Johnston

Was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as an inside forward. Born in Johnston, a suburb of Glasgow, his football career started in 1883 when he signed for Padiham, one of the foremost clubs in Lancashire at the time.

Is a retired professional lacrosse player from the United States. In 2006, McCabe was elected to the

Is a retired professional lacrosse player from the United States. In 2006, McCabe was elected to the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame. McCabe played defense for the Long Island Lizards of Major League Lacrosse from the 2001 season until he retired following the 2

Is a Scottish former professional footballer who was best known for his two spells at Hibernian. McG

Is a Scottish former professional footballer who was best known for his two spells at Hibernian. McGinlay grew up in Partick, Glasgow and was an outstanding schoolboy player captaining St Peter's Boys School in Partick and playing for St Thomas Aquinas Secondary in Jordanhill.

Is a semi-retired American professional wrestler best known for his work in the American Wrestling A

Is a semi-retired American professional wrestler best known for his work in the American Wrestling Association as one half of Badd Company and the World Wrestling Federation as one half of The Orient Express. He is the son of Duke Keomuka. In his career w

An Australian basketball point guard who is currently preparing for his sophomore (second) season at

An Australian basketball point guard who is currently preparing for his sophomore (second) season at Saint Mary's College in Moraga, California, USA. He is especially noted for being one of the first Indigenous Australians to make a major name for himself in basketball[1][2] and one of the youngest players ever to suit up for the men's senior national team, the Boomers.Mills was selected at age 15 for the ACT U18 squad to compete in the Australian National Championships. The following year, Mills accepted a full time scholarship with the Australian Institute of Sport, which had also developed two time WNBA MVP Lauren Jackson and current Milwaukee Bucks player Andrew Bogut, where he continued to develop as a player. He also made a strong impression at the 2005 Australian Olympic Youth Festival, an event considered to be a showcase for future elite sporting talents.[3]

Is a goaltender for the Rochester Knighthawks in the National Lacrosse League. In 1998, as a member

Is a goaltender for the Rochester Knighthawks in the National Lacrosse League. In 1998, as a member of the Brampton Excelsiors, O'Toole was awarded the Mike Kelly Memorial Trophy as most valuable player in the Mann Cup competition.

Was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and Essendon in the VFL. He was from a tal

Was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and Essendon in the VFL. He was from a talented sporting family, with his brother Mark also having a career at Essendon and his uncle John played cricket for Western Australia. Shea himself was a first-class cricketer with Victoria. Shea's VFL career began at Fitzroy in 1904 but after one season he opted to move to Western Australia where he joined Goldfields Football League club Boulder City. He spent three years with Boulder City before returning to Victoria and making his Essendon debut in 1908. As a cricketer Shea was a left-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler. He made three first-class appearances, his debut coming against Tasmania at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1912/13.

Is a Scottish former footballer, who spent over twenty years with a number of Scottish clubs. Now a

Is a Scottish former footballer, who spent over twenty years with a number of Scottish clubs. Now a scout for Fulham, Connolly also recently worked in an assistant manager role for Albion Rovers.

Is a Scottish footballer who plays for Barrhead junior side Arthurlie. In his senior career he playe

Is a Scottish footballer who plays for Barrhead junior side Arthurlie. In his senior career he played for Greenock Morton, Dumbarton and later Stenhousemuir, before going into Junior football with Linlithgow Rose.Rumours had it in the January transfer window of 2000 Manchester United were looking to put a bid in for the Scottish striker.

Was an Australian rugby union international and first-class cricketer. Carew, a prop, was born in Pi

Was an Australian rugby union international and first-class cricketer. Carew, a prop, was born in Pine Mountain, Queensland and claimed a total of four international rugby caps for Australia. All of those caps came in friendlies against Great Britain in 1899. At cricket he played as a right arm bowler and in five first-class matches with Queensland, between the 1899/00 and 1902/03 seasons, took nine wickets at 35.77. His brother James also represented Queensland at cricket.

Was an Irish hammer thrower who won the Gold medal as a member of the U.S. Olympic team at the 1920

Was an Irish hammer thrower who won the Gold medal as a member of the U.S. Olympic team at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium, winning the event by the biggest winning margin in history. In 1913 he established the first World Record in the event

Is a former professional boxer in the flyweight division. He was a member of Croy Miners Amateur Box

Is a former professional boxer in the flyweight division. He was a member of Croy Miners Amateur Boxing Club.

Is a retired boxer from Great Britain. Cowdell now lives just over the border from Smethwick in Oldb

Is a retired boxer from Great Britain. Cowdell now lives just over the border from Smethwick in Oldbury. Pat runs four professional dinner shows a year at the Burlington Hotel in Birmingham's city centre. He recently (February 2007) returned to putting s

Is a retired track cyclist from the United States. He represented his native country at the 1984 Sum

Is a retired track cyclist from the United States. He represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, where he won the silver medal in the men's 4.000m team pursuit, alongside Steve Hegg, Leonard Nitz and David Gryll

Is a former volleyball player from the United States, who was a member of the American Men's Nationa

Is a former volleyball player from the United States, who was a member of the American Men's National Team that won the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Is a former Irish professional basketball player, who last played with the Polish club Asseco Prokom

Is a former Irish professional basketball player, who last played with the Polish club Asseco Prokom Sopot. He was a co-captain of the Irish national basketball team and also represented his country at the World University Games. Burke was a Euroleague ch

Is a retired French pole vaulter and Olympian, having competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. His best

Is a retired French pole vaulter and Olympian, having competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. His best vault was one of 5.70 m, made on 26 August 1983, in Brussels. As of August 2001, that mark was the 126th best pole vault of all time. [1]He represented France in pole vaulting 25 times between 1973 and 1985.

Is a professional football player who has been capped by Ghana. He currently plays for Queens Park R

Is a professional football player who has been capped by Ghana. He currently plays for Queens Park Rangers in the Football League Championship.Agyemang's former clubs include Preston North End and Wimbledon.Agyemang joined Preston North End in a deal in the region of

S a New Zealand professional rugby league player who currently plays in the National Rugby League fo

S a New Zealand professional rugby league player who currently plays in the National Rugby League for the New Zealand Warriors. His position of preference in on the wing.

Was an English professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Charlton Athletic, Newport

Was an English professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Charlton Athletic, Newport County, Swansea City, Gillingham, Northampton Town, Millwall, Reading, Swindon Town and Brentford.

Was a football (soccer) defender from Ghana.Even though Allotey only played a few matches for Feyeno

Was a football (soccer) defender from Ghana.Even though Allotey only played a few matches for Feyenoord, he is part of their history in the 1990s and 2000s as he was one of the main persons in the FIOD-affaire at Feyenoord. In 1998 the Fiscal Intelligence and Investigation Service (FIOD) visited Feyenoord because of suspected fraud.

Is an American retired Hall of Fame basketball player and current assistant coach for the National B

Is an American retired Hall of Fame basketball player and current assistant coach for the National Basketball Association's Orlando Magic. He played most of his career with the NBA's New York Knicks as their starting center and played briefly with the Seattle SuperSonics and Orlando Magic. Ewing was named as the 16th greatest college player of all time by ESPN.[1] In a 1997 poll celebrating the 50th anniversary of the NBA, Ewing was selected as one of the 50 Greatest Basketball Players of All Time. On April 7, 2008 he was elected to the National Basketball Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will take place in September 2008 in Springfield, Massachusetts.