Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was an English cricketer. Ridding was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper.

Was an English cricketer. Ridding was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper. Ridding made his first-class debut for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1849. From 1849 to 1853, Ridding represented the Universi

Was an American lawyer who made a fortune on Wall Street. Along with John Hunter, in 1863 he founded

Was an American lawyer who made a fortune on Wall Street. Along with John Hunter, in 1863 he founded Saratoga Race Course and served as its first president. Saratoga's Travers Stakes is named in his honor and is the oldest major Thoroughbred horse race in

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1873 and 1881. He made his cricketing deb

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1873 and 1881. He made his cricketing debut for Derbyshire in 1873 against Lancashire when he achieved his best bowling performance of 2 wickets for 10 runs. He began playing regularly for the te

Was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for both Rangers and Hibernian.Robb was signed

Was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for both Rangers and Hibernian.Robb was signed to Rangers by Bill Struth in 1920 and would stay there for six years making 251 appearances. He made his debut against Ayr United in April 13, starting in a 2–1 win for Rangers. From the end of the 1919–20 season until midway into the 1925–26 season, Robb played in every league and Scottish Cup match that Rangers were involved in. This run came to an end on 31 October 1925 after an astonishing 241 consecutive matches.

Was an English professional association football player. After a five-year stint at Burnley without

Was an English professional association football player. After a five-year stint at Burnley without ever playing for the first team, he joined Gillingham in 1960 and went on to make 62 appearances in the Football League before dropping out of the professional game.

Was a pioneer New Zealand and Australian rugby union player and an Australian rugby league player. H

Was a pioneer New Zealand and Australian rugby union player and an Australian rugby league player. He represented both countries in union and Australia in league. He was one of the first dual-code rugby internationals.He played for the Glebe rugby union c

Was an all-round sportsman who played cricket for both Ireland and the Straits Settlements, and play

Was an all-round sportsman who played cricket for both Ireland and the Straits Settlements, and played rugby union for Singapore.Educated mainly in Tipperary, he excelled at sport, particularly cricket and rugby union. He entered Dublin University in 1921

Was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he played first-c

Was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he played first-class cricket between 1922 and 1925, primarily for Hampshire. He also played first-class cricket for Cambridge University and the Free Foresters in addition

Was an Irish cricketer and artist. He was good enough at cricket to play once for the Ireland cricke

Was an Irish cricketer and artist. He was good enough at cricket to play once for the Ireland cricket team[3], taking 8/80 with his leg spin bowling in a first-class match against Scotland in 1912. He didn't score a run.[4] His bowling performance in that

Is a Baseball infielder who currently plays for the Newark Bears.Hill attended the University of Mia

Is a Baseball infielder who currently plays for the Newark Bears.Hill attended the University of Miami, where he played baseball, and was then drafted by the Chicago Cubs. In 2000, before playing for the Cubs organization, he played for the Newark Bears in the independent Atlantic League. He hit .326 with 13 home runs and 82 RBI. He also stole 81 bases and walked 101 times in 132 games.He was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates as the centerpiece of the Aramis Ramirez trade in August 2003. With Pittsburgh in 2004, he hit .266 with 2 home runs and 27 RBI in a part-time role. He spent much of 2005 in Triple-A and was dealt to the San Diego Padres on November 21, 2005, for a player to be named later. Hill spent the 2006 season with the Triple-A Portland Beavers. Hill signed with the Newark Bears of the Atlantic League in February 2008, eight years after he began his professional career there. He hit .238 in 100 games. Hill played 24 games for the Bears in 2009.

Was an American freestyle, backstroke swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1904 Summer

Was an American freestyle, backstroke swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Is a professional cricketer, currently playing for Durham County Cricket Club's first and second tea

Is a professional cricketer, currently playing for Durham County Cricket Club's first and second team. Born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, Will is the younger brother of Gloucestershire's Alex Gidman.

Is a former baseball pitcher with a 14-year career from 1964 to 1977. He played primarily for the Lo

Is a former baseball pitcher with a 14-year career from 1964 to 1977. He played primarily for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1964-72) and the California Angels (1973-75), spending his final two seasons with the Texas Rangers (1976), Minnesota Twins (1976) and Toronto Blue Jays (1977).During the next two seasons, Singer saw very little action with the Dodgers, pitching five innings in five games, as he spent most of his time in the minor leagues.

Is a former professional basketball player and coach. A 6'3" 185-lb guard, Leonard played high schoo

Is a former professional basketball player and coach. A 6'3" 185-lb guard, Leonard played high school basketball at Terre Haute Gerstmeyer High School, where he excelled as a tennis player, as well. He played collegiate basketball at Indiana University, and was selected with the first pick of the second round of the 1954 NBA Draft. He spent most of his seven-year professional playing career with the Lakers (four years in Minneapolis, and one year following the team's move to Los Angeles), followed by two years with the Chicago Packers/Zephyrs). In his final season as a player, he also coached the Zephyrs. The next year, the team moved to Baltimore; Leonard coached them for one more year.

Was a center fielder for three teams during his Major League Baseball career; the Detroit Tigers fro

Was a center fielder for three teams during his Major League Baseball career; the Detroit Tigers from 1952 to 1957, the Kansas City Athletics from 1958 to 1961, and the Minnesota Twins from 1961 to 1963. He batted and threw right-handed and also played third base for a brief period in 1961.

Was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1946 through 1958 for the New York Yankees (1

Was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1946 through 1958 for the New York Yankees (1946-47), Chicago White Sox (1948-50), Boston Red Sox (1951-52), Detroit Tigers (1952-53), Cleveland Indians (1953, 1955), Baltimore Orioles (1955-57), Cincinnati Reds (1958) and St. Louis Cardinals (1958). Listed at 6' 1", 180 lb. Wight batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Rio Vista, California.

Is a Salvadoran Football Midfielder who currently plays for A.D. Isidro Metapan.Figueroa played for

Is a Salvadoran Football Midfielder who currently plays for A.D. Isidro Metapan.Figueroa played for Isidro Metapan in the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage.

Is a former New Zealand cricketer, who played two first-class cricket matches for Northern Districts

Is a former New Zealand cricketer, who played two first-class cricket matches for Northern Districts from 1964–1965. A right-arm medium pace bowler, Holt took four wickets at 35.00, and scored 37 runs with the bat at 18.50. Holt also played ten matches fo

Was a Welsh professional footballer who played for Abercorn, Small Heath and Bristol Rovers between

Was a Welsh professional footballer who played for Abercorn, Small Heath and Bristol Rovers between 1894 and 1903.William Robertson started his career as an inside forward but had more success after a switch to wing half. He made more than 100 appearances in all competitions for Small Heath.

Is a professional Brazilian football player. He started his career playing in the Brazilian giants P

Is a professional Brazilian football player. He started his career playing in the Brazilian giants Palmeiras.

Is a professional Brazilian football player currently playing for FK Baku. He is on a 6 month loan f

Is a professional Brazilian football player currently playing for FK Baku. He is on a 6 month loan from the Ukrainian Premier League club FC Kharkiv with permission to for FK Baku to buy out his contract.Batista then signed for Bulgarian side Levski Sofia

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who has played eight Tests for New Zealand, making 151 runs in eig

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who has played eight Tests for New Zealand, making 151 runs in eight Tests as a specialist batsman. All his Tests were against England, and he only passed 25 once - scoring 65 in a lost cause at Wellington in 1962–63. His first class career started with Auckland, but he later moved to Australia, where he made his highest first-class score with 122 for Western Australia.

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

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

Was an English football (soccer) manager and scout.Coldwell played football for Weymouth[1] and also

Was an English football (soccer) manager and scout.Coldwell played football for Weymouth[1] and also played two first-class cricket matches for the MCC against Cambridge University in the mid-1950s.

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American basketball playe