Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe

male, deceased (1953)
Jacobus Franciscus "Jim" Thorpe (May 28 1888–March 28 1953) was an American athlete. Considered one of the most versatile athletes in modern sp...

Tennis Open Era

male
The open era in tennis began in 1968, when the Grand Slam tournaments, such as Wimbledon, abandoned the longstanding rules of amateurism and...
Jack Humble

Jack Humble

male, deceased (1931)
John Wilkinson "Jack" Humble was an English football player and club director, who was one of the principal founders of Arsenal Football Club....
Kevin O'Flanagan

Kevin O'Flanagan

male, deceased (2006)
Kevin Patrick O'Flanagan (born June 10 1919, Dublin, Republic of Ireland; died Dublin, Ireland, May 26 2006), also referred to as Dr. Kevin...
Bernard Joy

Bernard Joy

male, deceased (1984)
Bernard Joy was an English footballer and journalist. He is notable for being the last amateur player to play for the England national football...

Fred Beardsley

male, deceased (1939)
Frederick William Beardsley was an English footballer, chiefly associated with the foundation of Arsenal Football Club. Born in Nottingham,...
Preben Arentoft

Preben Arentoft

male, 67 years old
Preben Arentoft is a Danish former football player who playedin the midfielder positon. He played professionally for a number of clubs, most...

Thomas Fitchie

male, deceased (1947)
Thomas Tindal Fitchie was a Scottish football player. A talented forward, nicknamed the "Prince of Dribblers", Fitchie was born in Edinburgh and...
Ardian Gashi

Ardian Gashi

male, 28 years old
Ardian Gashi (born June 20, 1981 in Đakovica, Kosovo, Serbia, then part of Yugoslavia) is a Kosovar-Norwegian football midfielder. His current c...
Ray Daniel

Ray Daniel

male, deceased (1997)
William Raymond "Ray" Daniel was a Welsh football player and manager. Daniel was born in Swansea and started out at his local club Swansea Town as...