Sportspeople

Sportspeople

Sportsperson is a person who is trained to compete in a sport involving tests of strength, speed or endurance.

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Joe Frazier

People; Sportspeople

American world heavyweight boxing champion from February 16, 1970, when he knocked out Jimmy Ellis in five rounds in New York City, until January 22, 1973, when he was beaten by George Foreman at ...

Lou Gehrig

People; Sportspeople

One of the most durable players in American professional baseball and one of its great hitters. From June 1, 1925, to May 2, 1939, Gehrig, playing first base for the New York Yankees, appeared in ...

Wayne Gretzky

People; Sportspeople

Canadian ice-hockey player who was considered by many to be the greatest player in the history of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Canadian-born American professional ice hockey player and administrator. His career record of 1,850 total points (goals and assists) in the National Hockey League (NHL) stood until it was broken by ...

Helen Hull Jacobs

People; Sportspeople

American tennis player and writer who, in the 1920s and '30s, became known for her persistence and her on-court rivalry with Helen Wills (Moody).

Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov

People; Sportspeople

Russian chess master who dominated world competition from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s.

Billie Jean King

People; Sportspeople

American tennis player whose influence and playing style elevated the status of women's professional tennis beginning in the late 1960s. In her career she won 39 major titles, competing in both ...