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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Sportspeople

American basketball player regarded in his day as the greatest defensive centre in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He set standards by which other exceptionally tall players ...

Babe Ruth

People; Sportspeople

Professional baseball player. Largely because of his home-run hitting between 1919 and 1935, Ruth became, and perhaps remains to this day, America's most celebrated athlete.

Max Schmeling

People; Sportspeople

German heavyweight boxer who, from June 12, 1930, when Jack Sharkey lost to him by disqualification, until June 21, 1932, when he was outpointed by Sharkey in 15 rounds, held the world heavyweight ...

Jim Thorpe

People; Sportspeople

One of the most accomplished all-around athletes in history, who in 1950 was selected by American sportswriters and broadcasters as the greatest American athlete and the greatest gridiron football ...

Johnny Unitas

People; Sportspeople

American professional gridiron football quarterback who in 1969 was named the greatest all-time National Football League (NFL) quarterback.

Helen Wills

People; Sportspeople

Outstanding American tennis player who was the top female competitor in the world for eight years (1927–33 and 1935).

John Wooden

People; Sportspeople

American basketball coach who directed teams of the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) to 10 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championships in 12 seasons (1964–65, 1967–73, ...