Cricket - Darren
Gough, Michael
Vaughan and former umpire Dickie Bird.
Football managers - Mick McCarthy (Sunderland manager) was
born in Barnsley, Jim Smith (formerly Derby County) hails
from Firth Park, Neil Warnock (Sheffield United). Former
Wednesday managers Chris Turner and Howard Wilkinson
are also local.
Kevin Keegan is from Armthorpe, Doncaster. Take a look at
this site of hilarious Kevin
Keegan Quotes.
Players: Scott Sellars and John Beresford both come
from Sheffield. Former Wednesday favourite David Hirst comes
from Barnsley. Other former players from the area include Mel
Sterland, Dean Barrick and Albert Quixall (Wednesday)
and Carl Bradshaw, Dane Whitehouse, Ben Doane and
Derek Dooley MBE (United).
Former England and Arsenal Goalkeeper David
Seaman hails from Rotherham.Former
England keeper Gordon Banks hails from Tinsley. He is renown
for his save in the 1970 World Cup.
Referee Uriah Rennie is also from Sheffield. Steve Lodge
is from Barnsley. Former referee Keith Hackett is also from
Sheffield (he used to live next door). |
Athletes Josyln Hoyte Smith and Chris Rawlinson.
Boxers - Herol "Bomber" Graham, Price Naseem
Hamed, Ryan Rhodes, Paul "Silky" Jones,
Johnny Nelson, Clinton Woods and Junior Witter.
Trainer Brendan Ingle.
Prince Naseem
Hamed Fan Club
Prince Naseem
Hamed Official Site
Basketball players Iain McKinney and David Keeley (Sheffield
Sharks) hail from Sheffield.
Darts player John "Boy" Walton.
Golfers Mark Roe (Sheffield) and Lee Westwood (Worksop).
Ice hockey players Davey Lawence (Barnsley), Gavin Farrand,
Paul Jones and Stevie Duncombe.
Runners - Sebastian Coe and Peter Elliott.
Snooker player Shaun Murphy (Rotherham).
Swimmer Zoe Baker - World record holder for 50m breastroke.
Speedway riders Simon Stead and James Birkinshaw.
James Toseland, World Superbike rider from Kiverton Park,
Near Rotherham.
2001 International F3000 Champion and former F1 racing driver Justin
Wilson is from Woodall. |
