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Maury Wills was an American professional baseball player and manager, who set base-stealing records in his playing......
Wilma Rudolph was not a newcomer to Olympic competition, having won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100-metre relay at......
Wimbledon Championships, internationally known tennis championships played annually in London at Wimbledon. The......
Dave Winfield is the only person to have been drafted by teams in Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Basketball......
James Winkfield was an American jockey, the last African American to win the Kentucky Derby. In 1898 Winkfield’s......
Hans Günter Winkler was a German equestrian champion who was the most decorated Olympic show jumper of all time,......
Women’s World Cup, international football (soccer) competition that determines the world champion among women’s......
John Wooden was an American basketball coach who directed teams of the University of California at Los Angeles......
William Woodward was an American banker and an influential breeder, owner, and racer of horses. Woodward was educated......
Frank Edward Woolley was an English cricketer, one of the greatest of all time, remembered especially for his graceful......
World Baseball Classic (WBC), international baseball tournament, first held in 2006, in which many of the world’s......
World Cup, in football (soccer), quadrennial tournament of men’s national teams that determines the sport’s world......
World Series, in baseball, a postseason play-off series between champions of the two major professional baseball......
Sir Frank Worrell was an exceptional all-around cricket player and captain (1960–63) of the West Indies international......
Warren Wright was an American financier, owner and breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses, and proprietor of Calumet......
William Wrigley, Jr. was an American salesman and manufacturer whose company became the largest producer and distributor......
Xavi is a Spanish football (soccer) player and manager who was widely regarded as one of the best midfielders in......
Yao Ming is a Chinese basketball player, who became an international star as a centre for the Houston Rockets of......
Cale Yarborough was the first stock-car racing driver to win the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing......
Lev Ivanovich Yashin was a Russian football (soccer) player considered by many to be the greatest goalkeeper in......
Carl Yastrzemski is an American professional baseball player who spent his entire 23-year career with the Boston......
Tom Yawkey was an American professional baseball executive, sportsman, and owner of the American League Boston......
Fielding Yost was an American collegiate football coach who was best known for his tenure at the University of......
Cy Young was an American professional baseball player, winner of more major league games (511) than any other pitcher.......
Steve Young is a former gridiron football player who is considered one of the most accurate quarterbacks in NFL......
Steve Yzerman is a Canadian American professional ice hockey player who—as the longest-serving captain in National......
Babe Didrikson Zaharias was an American sportswoman who was one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century, achieving......
Iván Zamorano is one of the most recognized Chilean football (soccer) players of all time. He gained fame as a......
Zinedine Zidane is a French football (soccer) player who led his country to victories in the 1998 World Cup and......
Bob Zuppke was an American college football coach, credited with introducing (in the early 1920s) the offensive......
Iga Świątek is a professional tennis player from Poland who first came to the attention of the tennis world in......