Jacobus Franciscus "Jim" Thorpe (May 28 1888–March 28 1953) was an American athlete. Considered one of the most versatile athletes in modern sports, he won Olympic gold medals in the pentathlon and decathlon, played American football collegiately and professionally, and also played professional baseball and basketball.

The open era in tennis began in 1968, when the Grand Slam tournaments, such as Wimbledon, abandoned the longstanding rules of amateurism and allowed professionals to compete.

John Wilkinson "Jack" Humble was an English football player and club director, who was one of the principal founders of Arsenal Football Club. Humble was born in Hartburn, County Durham, but moved to London in 1880 to work at the Royal Arsenal, in a somewhat unusual manner; he and his brother walked the 400-mile journey south from their home village to the capital, which made headlines in the local newspapers back home.

Kevin Patrick O'Flanagan (born June 10 1919, Dublin, Republic of Ireland; died Dublin, Ireland, May 26 2006), also referred to as Dr. Kevin O'Flanagan, is a former Irish sportsman, physician and sports administrator. An outstanding all-rounder, he represented his country at both soccer and rugby union. He was also a noted sprinter and long jumper and as a youth played Gaelic football. In his spare time he also played golf and tennis at a decent level.

Bernard Joy was an English footballer and journalist. He is notable for being the last amateur player to play for the England national football team. Joy was born in Fulham, London and studied at the University of London, playing in his spare time for the university football side at centre half. After graduating, he played for Casuals, where he eventually became club captain, leading them to victory in the 1936 FA Amateur Cup final.

Frederick William Beardsley was an English footballer, chiefly associated with the foundation of Arsenal Football Club. Born in Nottingham, Beardsley started working at a government munitions factory in Chilwell. In his spare time he was a keen goalkeeper, and played for Nottingham Forest as an amateur. In 1884, he kept goal in their FA Cup semi-final against Queen's Park; the match went to a replay at Merchiston Castle, Edinburgh, which Forest lost 3-0.

Preben Arentoft is a Danish former football player who playedin the midfielder positon. He played professionally for a number of clubs, most notably Newcastle United and Blackburn Rovers. He played nine games for the Denmark national football team. Born in Copenhagen, Arentoft started playing football with Copenhagen club Brønshøj Boldklub. He made his Danish national team debut in June 1965, and played four national team games while at Brønshøj.

Thomas Tindal Fitchie was a Scottish football player. A talented forward, nicknamed the "Prince of Dribblers", Fitchie was born in Edinburgh and played football as an amateur (having had too many business commitments to commit to the game professionally). He appears to have travelled a lot, and his career was rather eclectic as a result; he played for a variety of clubs, and the dates of some of his tenures are not known.

Ardian Gashi (born June 20, 1981 in Đakovica, Kosovo, Serbia, then part of Yugoslavia) is a Kosovar-Norwegian football midfielder. His current club is Brann. Gashi was born in Kosovo, but his family moved to Norway as refugees when Gashi was eight years old. Gashi is now a Norwegian citizen, and has played for the Norwegian national team. Gashi started his career in his local amateur team KIL/Hemne.

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 an amateur. In 1946 he was snapped up by Arsenal (whom his elder brother Bobby had played for, before he had been killed in the Second World War) aged 18. Thanks to compulsory National Service duty between 1947 and 1949, he did not make his debut for Arsenal until May 7, 1949 against Charlton Athletic, …

Henry (Harry) Albert White was an English footballer. White was born in Watford, Hertfordshire, and first played for Brentford as an amateur, before World War I intervened. White served in the Royal Fusiliers while continuing to be on Brentford's books; after first-class football resumed in 1919 though, he joined newly-promoted Arsenal, making his debut in Arsenal's very first match after their promotion back to the First Division, against Newcastle United on August 30, …

Joseph Samuel "Joe" Wade was an English footballer and manager. Wade was born in Shoreditch, London and joined Arsenal as an amateur in 1944. Wade was serving in the Royal Air Force during World War II; stationed at RAF Credenhill in Herefordshire, he guested a few times for Southern League side Hereford United during this period as well.

André Flem is a former Norwegian football player. Flem started his career in the amateur club Clausenengen. He joined Stabæk in 1990, when the club played in the Norwegian 4th division. During the early nineties, when Stabæk was promoted three times successively, Flem was a key player. Flem was Stabæk's captain for many years. Flem managed to follow his team up in the league system, and proved himself to be capable of playing in the Norwegian Premier League.

Daniel Robert "Danny" Clapton was an English footballer. Born in Stepney, London, Clapton first started out as an amateur with Leytonstone before joining Arsenal in August 1953. He made his debut in a 1-0 win over Chelsea on December 25, 1954, and by the end of the 1954-55 he was Arsenal's first choice right-winger, taking Arthur Milton's place. He became a near ever-present for Arsenal for the next four seasons (aside from 1957-58, …

Henry Waugh Renny-Tailyour (October 9, 1849 - June 15, 1920) was an amateur all-round sportsman who appeared for Scotland in some of the earliest international football and rugby union matches, remaining to this day the only player to have represented the country in both codes. He also played first class cricket for Kent and was an accomplished athlete.

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