Sports Icons Names Game

The legendary Graham Hill (UK Formula 1) two-time Formula One World Champion, father of Damon Hill.

Luis Suarez (soccer, Uruguay - currently playing for Liverpool, has scored 16 goals for his national team and he was one of the best player at last summer's World Cup)

One of the greatest French footballers, Zinedine Zidane.

Ellen Hansell the first Women's Singles tennis champion at the US Open. (1887)

Luis Figo (soccer, former Portuguese international - has played for huge clubs like Barcelona, Real Madrid and Internazionale Milano)

Orlando Cepeda, (MLB, Hall of famer, played with the San Francisco giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, nicknamed the baby bull. Was and is a very well liked and respected player from the San Francisco community.)

(Sir) Alex Ferguson aka Sir Alex aka Fergie (Scotland, probably the greatest soccer manager ever, managing Manchester United for more than 20 years now).

Nigel Dawes (Canadian Ice hockey player)

Stefan Edberg (Sweden, former ATP number 1 tennis player in the late 1980s and early 1990s, well known for his elegant and attacking style of play)

Geoffrey Boycott (Yorkshire and England Cricketer)

Tonya Harding (American figure skater, infamous for her attack on her competitor Nancy Kerrigan in 1994.)

Geoff Hurst (aka Sir Geoffrey Charles Hurst - former English soccer player, the only player to have scored a hat-trick in a World Cup final, that happened in 1966 when England won their only World Cup after a 4-2 victory against West Germany)

Does anyone know a sporting legend starting with the letter T? I'm sure you do, let's keep this one alive! Thanks.

Tatiana Felixivna Lysenko (Ukrainian gymnast main active career years 1990 -1994)

Thanks Katt!

Oleg Blokhin (Ukraine, soccer - former Soviet footballer, in 1975 he was named European Footballer of the Year, winning the Ballon d'Or, becoming the second Soviet and the first Ukrainian player to achieve such a feat. Currently he is the head coach of the Ukrainian national team)

Nikolay Valuev, Russian Boxer, nicknamed The beast of the east or the Russian giant which is certainly appropriate because he is 7 feet tall.

Virgil Hill (US Boxer)

Lyubov Yegorova (Russian former cross-country Olympic ski champion, has won 6 Olympic gold medals in 1992 and 1994 and has received the "Hero of Russia" decoration)

April Nicotra (Female bodybuilder, won the Ms Eastern USA in 1976)

Andoni Zubizarreta (legendary Spanish soccer goalkeeper, had 126 caps for the national team in the 80s and 90s)

Alex J. Murphy OBE  (UK, Rugby League)

Younes El Aynaoui (former Moroccan tennis player, has reached number 14 in the ATP rankings but could have done a lot better if he wouldn't have been plagued by injuries that kept him away from the court for around two years).

Ila Borders, Baseball (First woman to pitch in a men's pro league during the regular season)

Severiano "Seve" Ballesteros (former Spanish professional golfer, former world number 1, passed away in May 2011)

Steve Coppell (UK Footballer).

Sorry for the delay Johnny.....

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Li Na (female Chinese tennis player, the first Asian country representative to win a Grand Slam tournament - this year's French Open at Roland Garros)

Allan George Balding - Canadian professional golfer.

Greg LeMond aka Gregory James LeMond (former professional road bicycle racer from the United States and a three-time winner of the Tour de France; he was the first non-European rider to win the Tour De France)

Dawn Fraser, Australian, Swimming, Greatest freestyle sprinter in history. 

Ronaldo aka Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (famous Brazilian soccer player, former World Champion, has retired from international football around a month ago. He has played for big clubs like Barcelona, Real Madrid,Internazionale Milano or AC Milan)

Andre Kirk Agassi (Tennis-former world number 1 and eight-time Grand Slam champion.

Ivan Lendl (Czech, former professional number 1 tennis player, first became number 1 in 1983 and then defeated John McEnroe at Roland Garros the following year. Overall he was at the top of the tennis world for no less than 270 weeks, a record that was then broken by Pete Sampras and later on by Roger Federer.)

P.S.: I didn't know that Agassi also has the name of Kirk, thanks for that info Nan :)

Lionel ("Leo") Messi (Argentina, Soccer/Football)

Irina Slutskaya, Russian figure skater, 2x World Champion

Adriano Panatta (the most famous Italian tennis player, has won at Roland Garros in 1976 and he was the only player to defeat the mighty Bjorn Borg in Paris)

Arnold Palmer  (US Golfer) Legend!

Ronaldinho Gaucho (iconic Brazilian soccer player, has played for Barcelona and AC Milan before moving back to Brazil where he currently plays for Flamengo)

Oliver Kahn - German Footballer

Nicolas Anelka - French striker, currently playing for Chelsea

Alex Rodriguez

American professional baseball third baseman with the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. Known popularly by his nickname A-Rod, he previously played shortstop for the Seattle Mariners and the Texas Rangers.

Zvonimir Boban - former Croatian soccer player, one of my favourites. He played for AC Milan in Italy where he won four Serie A titles and the Champions League. He also had 51 caps and 12 goals for the Croatian national team.

P.S.: Big thanks to Chantellee for reviving this topic ;)

Nolan Ryan-  nicknamed "The Ryan Express", is a former American Major League Baseball pitcher. He is currently principal owner, president and CEO of the Texas Rangers.

During a major league record 27-year baseball career, he pitched in 1966 and from 1968–1993 for four different teams: the New York Mets, California Angels, Houston Astros, and Texas Rangers. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999.

(I have this baseball card too)

Niki Lauda - former Austrian Formula One racing driver, has won three championships in the 70s and 80s and survived a terrible crash that has left him with extensive scars on his face and body.

Alan Shearer - England and Newcastle UK footballer

Richard (Dick) Williams - Major League Baseball hall of famer and well-known manager (has led two teams to lift the World Series).

Sugar Ray Robinson-  held the world welterweight title from 1946 to 1951, then was the middleweight champion five times between 1951 and 1960. At his peak, his record was 128-1-2 with 84 knockouts. And he never took a 10-count in his 200 fights, though he once suffered a TKO. American great suffering from Alzheimer's disease and diabetes, died at age 67 on April 12, 1989, in Culver City, Calif.

Nigel Mansell - former British racing driver, has who won both the Formula One World Championship in 1992 and the CART Indy Car World Series one year later. He has received the Order of the British Empire for his achievements.

Liam McCormick - Australias football superstar.

Katarina Witt - former German figure skater, she won two Olympic gold medals (1984 and 1988),  the World Championships four times (1984, 1985, 1987, and 1988), and six consecutive European Championships (1983–1988). Then she appeared in Playboy Magazine and I have to say she's gorgeous. ;)

Theodore Samuel "Ted" Williams (August 30, 1918 July 5, 2002) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 21-year Major League Baseball career as the left fielder for the Boston Red Sox .Williams was the last player in Major League Baseball to bat over .400 in a single season (.406 in 1941). Williams holds the highest career batting average of anyone with 500 or more home runs.