Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Is a Brazilian football player, he plays for the German amateur club Sportfreunde Lotte.He spent one

Is a Brazilian football player, he plays for the German amateur club Sportfreunde Lotte.He spent one season in the Bundesliga with FC Energie Cottbus.

Was an American football coach and innovator. Gillman's insistence on stretching the football field

Was an American football coach and innovator. Gillman's insistence on stretching the football field by throwing deep downfield passes, instead of short passes to running backs or wide receivers at the sides of the line of scrimmage, made football into the modern game that it is today.

Was a Swedish Olympic modern pentathlete and fencer. He competed in the modern pentathlon at the 191

Was a Swedish Olympic modern pentathlete and fencer. He competed in the modern pentathlon at the 1912 Summer Olympics and in fencing at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was an American boxer. Terris was born on Clinton Street in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. His fa

Was an American boxer. Terris was born on Clinton Street in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. His father died suddenly when he was 8 years old.

Was an English cricketer, who played six first-class matches between 1919 and 1921, three each for G

Was an English cricketer, who played six first-class matches between 1919 and 1921, three each for Gloucestershire and HK Foster's XI.

American lightweight boxer, he was a world champion twice. One of the most popular fighters during t

American lightweight boxer, he was a world champion twice. One of the most popular fighters during the war years, he headlined at Madison Square Garden on 21 occasions, a record that still stands.

Was an American lightweight boxer, he was a world champion twice. One of the most popular fighters d

Was an American lightweight boxer, he was a world champion twice. One of the most popular fighters during the war years, he headlined at Madison Square Garden on 21 occasions, a record that still stands.

Was an English footballer.Hoar was born in Leagrave, Bedfordshire, and joined his local side, Luton

Was an English footballer.Hoar was born in Leagrave, Bedfordshire, and joined his local side, Luton Town as a fifteen-year-old in 1911. He was a regular in the Hatters youth team up until the outbreak of World War I, when he joined the Army and served in the trenches of Northern France.

Is a retired American basketball player. He played professionally in the NBA from 1971 to 1981. He a

Is a retired American basketball player. He played professionally in the NBA from 1971 to 1981. He attended Alexander Hamilton High School in Los Angeles, California, but because of poor grades in high school, he had to go to Santa Monica Junior College for a year until he could go to his preferred university, UCLA. (Ironically, Wicks was later to earn Academic All-America honors at UCLA in 1971.) A 6'8" power forward/center, Wicks was a star at UCLA, leading the Bruins to three straight NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championships from 1969 to 1971, and being named the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four in 1970. The Portland Trail Blazers then selected Wicks with the second pick of the 1971 NBA Draft, and after averaging 24.5 points and 11.5 rebounds, Wicks was named NBA Rookie of the Year.

Was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played 18 times for Worcester

Was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played 18 times for Worcestershire between 1929 and 1931.

Was an American male tennis player.Wood was born in Black Rock, Connecticut. He is the third younges

Was an American male tennis player.Wood was born in Black Rock, Connecticut. He is the third youngest winner of the Wimbledon Championships, which he won in 1931 at the age of 19. He also reached the finals of the Davis Cup in 1934. He is the father of David, Colin, Sidney II and W. Godfrey Wood, and he now lives in Southampton, NY and Palm Beach, Florida.

Is an 18-year-old Albanian swimmer, who represented Albania for the first time in the 2008 Olympic G

Is an 18-year-old Albanian swimmer, who represented Albania for the first time in the 2008 Olympic Games in the 50 m freestyle. Sidni swam in the placed second in his heat with a time of 24.56 seconds, but did not reach the semifinal with this result, fin

Is a Belgian footballer who currently plays for Rot-Weiss Ahlen.Blondelle is a defender who made his

Is a Belgian footballer who currently plays for Rot-Weiss Ahlen.Blondelle is a defender who made his debut in professional football, being part of the Vitesse squad in the 2005-06 season. For the 2008-09 season, Blondelle signed a contract with Jupiler League side FCV Dender.

Is a East German slalom canoer who competed in the early to mid 1970s. He won the gold medal in the

Is a East German slalom canoer who competed in the early to mid 1970s. He won the gold medal in the K-1 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Chess players and the most influential chess teacher of the late 19th century and early 20th century

Chess players and the most influential chess teacher of the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Was an Austrian sabre fencer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He return

Was an Austrian sabre fencer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He returned to Olympic competition at the 1908 Summer Olympics, and again participated in the individual sabre event. After winning his first round pool, Flesch was

Is an Austrian professional snowboarder. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy he won bronze i

Is an Austrian professional snowboarder. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy he won bronze in the Parallel Giant Slalom competition.

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics, in the 1976 Summer Olym

Is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics, in the 1976 Summer Olympics, and in the 1980 Summer Olympics. In 1972 he and his partner Wolfgang Mager won the gold medal in the coxless pairs event. Four years later he won his second gold medal as crew member of the East German boat in the coxless fours competition.

Is a German rower who competed for West Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics and later became a polit

Is a German rower who competed for West Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics and later became a politician. In 1976 he was a crew member of the West German boat which won the bronze medal in the coxed fours event.

Was a German Olympic fencer.

Was a German Olympic fencer.

Is a former amateur boxer from East Germany. He is best known for twice winning the European title (

Is a former amateur boxer from East Germany. He is best known for twice winning the European title (1987 and 1989) in the men's welterweight (– 67 kg) division.

Was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Is an Austrian football player. Rasswalder played for LASK Linz in the Austrian Bundesliga.

Is an Austrian football player. Rasswalder played for LASK Linz in the Austrian Bundesliga.

Was an Austrian chess master who competed in top European tournaments from the 1890s to the early 19

Was an Austrian chess master who competed in top European tournaments from the 1890s to the early 1930s.A native of Prague (until 1918, the capital of the Austro-Hungarian province of Bohemia), Siegfied Reginald Wolf played all of his tournaments in Vienn