Famous People with Name Mike

Mike Franks            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mike Franks: is a retired Canadian soccer player who has played professionally in North America, the Netherlands, and Scotland. Franks has played professionally for the Vancouver Whitecaps, PSV Eindhoven, RBC Roosendaal and Hibernian. Franks never earned a full cap for the Canada men's national soccer team, although he was a squad member for a number of competitions including the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He also earned youth caps.

Mike Spegal            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mike Spegal: is a former Marine and currently owns a UPS store. In 2006, he won his entry into the World Series of Poker Main event in an Online Satellite. In 2007, he defeated Gavin Smith to win a WSOP bracelet in the $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em event.

Mike Wilson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mike Wilson: also known as "The Foot", is a famous poker player who plays poker with only one limb. He was born without both his arms and his left leg but has grown up like any normal person. Mike "The Foot" Wilson was a successful stockbroker for over 30 years. As a child growing up with seven siblings he found many ways to enjoy life such as fishing, playing cards and table tennis with his brothers and sisters. Mike Wilson is an expert bridge player and backgammon player. He has represented Canada and his Province of British Columbia in many big bridge tournaments.

Mike A. Caro            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mike A. Caro: is a professional poker player, pioneer poker theorist, author of poker books, and casino executive. In 1978 he contributed 50 statistical tables to Doyle Brunson's Super/System and wrote that book's chapter on draw poker. He acts as a consultant to many casinos, providing odds, and he helped develop the Poker Probe, the first serious commercial PC program for analyzing poker situations. Caro was the chief strategist for the Bicycle Casino when it opened in 1984 and was named the general manager of the Huntington Park Casino in 1986. In 1992 he helped organize the "World Poker Finals" at Foxwoods Resort Casino, the first corporate sponsored tournament.

Mike Donovan            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mike Donovan: was a middleweight boxer of the bare-knuckle era and later became one of the foremost teachers of the sport. During his career, Donovan fought both John L. Sullivan and Jack "The Nonpareil" Dempsey.It is also said that Wyatt Earp refereed a fight between

Michael Edward Dalton (Mike            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Michael Edward Dalton (Mike: was a former pitcher for the Detroit Tigers in 1991. Dalton threw left-handed and batted right-handed. He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 15th round of the 1983 amateur draft. After spending a few years in the minor leagues, on December 19, 1990 he signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers. The next season Dalton made his major league debut with Detroit on May 31, 1991 against the Cleveland Indians. He pitched 1.3 innings and gave up one hit. He went on to pitch in three more games that season, ending the year with 8 innings, 4 strike outs, 2 walks, and a 3.38 E.R.A.. After the year, he signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, but never made it to the major league club.

Man Mountain Mike            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Man Mountain Mike: was an American professional wrestler who wrestled mostly on the west coast. He wrestled as a tag team with Haystacks Calhoun, who also weighed over 600 pounds. Their combined weight was over 1200 pounds in the ring. Mike later wrestled in British Columbi