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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Robert Frederick Chelsea Moore

People; Sportspeople

He was the "golden boy of English soccer" and captain of the national side that defeated West Germany 4-2 in the 1966 World Cup final at Wembley Stadium in London; it was England's only World Cup ...

Joe Namath

People; Sportspeople

American collegiate and professional gridiron football quarterback who was one of the best passers in football and a cultural sports icon of the 1960s.

Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron (born February 5, 1934), nicknamed "Hammer", or "Hammerin' Hank", is a retired American professional baseball player. He was a Major League Baseball (MLB) right fielder from ...

Muhammad Ali

People; Sportspeople

American professional boxer and social activist. Ali was the first fighter to win the world heavyweight championship on three separate occasions; he successfully defended this title 19 times.

Cap Anson

People; Sportspeople

American baseball player and manager who played professionally for 27 years and was still in his team's regular lineup at the age of 46. He batted .300 or better for 23 seasons and was the most ...

Sir Roger (Gilbert) Bannister

People; Sportspeople

English neurologist who was the first athlete to run a mile in less than four minutes.

Barry Bonds

People; Sportspeople

American professional baseball player, a great all-around player who broke the major league home run records for both a career (with his 756th home run, in 2007) and a single season (with 73 home ...