List of Famous Sportspersons
Laurence Maguire
Laurence Henry Maguire is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Chesterfield.
Georges Niang
Georges Niang is an American-Senegalese professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was an All-American college player for Iowa State University.
Renzo Olivo
Renzo Olivo is an Argentine professional tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures, both in singles and doubles. In Bastad he made it through three rounds of qualifying to reach his first ATP tour main draw, where he reached the quarterfinals, defeating 2nd seed Tommy Robredo. He earned the biggest win of his career at the 2017 French Open, when he beat twelfth seed and home favourite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in four sets.
Mauricio Baldivieso
Mauricio Baldivieso is a Bolivian footballer who last played as a midfielder for Club San José in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano. At the age of 12, Baldivieso became the youngest player ever to play professional football when his father, Julio Baldivieso, who managed Club Aurora at the time, sent him on as a late substitute against La Paz on 19 July 2009.
Artie Burns
Artie Tyrone Burns Jr. is an American football cornerback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Miami.
Peter Beardsley
Peter Andrew Beardsley MBE is an English former footballer who played as a forward or midfielder between 1979 and 1999. In 1987, he set a record transfer fee in the English game and represented his country 59 times between 1986 and 1996, once as captain, taking part in two FIFA World Cups and UEFA Euro 1988. At club level, he played for Newcastle United, Liverpool and Everton, having also had spells with Carlisle United, Manchester United, Vancouver Whitecaps, Bolton Wanderers, Manchester City, Fulham, Hartlepool United and the Melbourne Knights. He was briefly appointed as the caretaker manager of Newcastle United in 2010.
Jeremy Kerley
Jeremy Dashon Kerley is a former American football wide receiver and return specialist. He played college football at TCU and was drafted by the New York Jets in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft and has also had stints with the Detroit Lions, San Francisco 49ers, and Buffalo Bills.
Andy Pettitte
Andrew Eugene Pettitte is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily for the New York Yankees. He also pitched for the Houston Astros. Pettitte won five World Series championships with the Yankees and was a three-time All-Star. He ranks as MLB's all-time postseason wins leader with 19.
Max Woosnam
Maxwell "Max" Woosnam was an English sportsman who is sometimes referred to as the 'Greatest British sportsman' in recognition of his achievements.
Henri Michel
Henri Louis Michel was a French football player and coach. He played as a midfielder for Nantes and the France national team, and later went on to coach various clubs and national teams all over the world. He coached France at the 1986 World Cup, where they reached the semi-final, eventually managing a third–place finish; he also helped the Olympic squad win a gold medal in the 1984 edition of the tournament.