Scottish Architects - Sportspeople

Sportspeople

• Gary Anderson, (born 1970), professional darts player
• Robert Archibald (born 1980), 1st Scottish NBA player
• Alain Baxter (born 1973), alpine skier
• Jim Baxter (1939–2001), footballer
• Ken Buchanan (born 1945), world champion boxer
• Sir Matt Busby (1909–1994), former football manager, won the European Cup in 1968
• Jim Clark (1936–1968), Formula One driver
• Gillian Cooke (born 1982), athlete and bobsledder
• Steph Cook (born 1972) modern pentathlete, Olympic gold medallist
• Davie Cooper (1956–1995), footballer
• David Coulthard (born 1971), Formula One driver
• Kenny Dalglish (born 1951), retired footballer and manager of Liverpool F.C.
• Sir Alex Ferguson (born 1941), retired footballer and current manager of Manchester United F.C.
• Darren Fletcher (born 1984), international footballer
• David Florence (born 1982), slalom canoeist
• Dario Franchitti (born 1973), Indy Car Driver
• Marino Franchitti (born 1978), American Le Mans Driver
• Drew Galloway (born 1985), professional wrestler
• Richie Gray (born 1989), Rugby player
• Wyndham Halswelle (1882–1915), Olympic champion runner
• Dougal Haston (1940–1977), mountaineer
• Joe Hendry, footballer
• Stephen Hendry (born 1969), professional snooker player, 7 times World champion
• John Higgins (born 1975), professional snooker player, 3 times World champion
• Chris Hoy (born 1976), world, Olympic and Commonwealth champion track cyclist
• Gerry Hughes (born 1958), sailor, first single-handed atlantic crossing by a deaf person
• Gary Jacobs, Scottish, British, Commonwealth, and European (EBU) welterweight champion boxer
• Jimmy Johnstone (1944–2006), football player
• John Kerr (born 1980), Ice dancer
• Sinead Kerr (born 1978), Ice dancer
• Dominic Kinnear (born 1967), former soccer player, now the head coach of Houston Dynamo in Major League Soccer.
• Billy Kirkwood (born 1958), football player
• Russell Knox (born 1985), golfer
• Martin Laird (born 1982), golfer
• Denis Law (born 1940), football player
• Andrew Lemoncello (born 1982), long distance runner
• Eric Liddell (1902–1945), athlete, one of the two subjects of Chariots of Fire
• Jackie Lockhart (born 1965), curler, skip of Scotland team which won the 2002 world championships
• Benny Lynch (1913–1946), world champion boxer
• Hamish MacInnes (born 1930), mountaineer
• Craig MacLean (born 1971), world, Olympic and Commonwealth champion track cyclist
• Rhona Martin (born 1966), curler, Olympic gold medallist
• Catriona Matthew (born 1969), golfer
• Ally McCoist (born 1962), football player
• Liz McColgan (born 1964), athlete
• James McFadden (born 1983), footballer
• William McGregor (1846–1911), founder of the Football League in England
• William McMillan, footballer
• Jackie McNamara (born 1973), football player and manager who currently manages Partick Thistle
• Billy McNeill (born 1940), footballer and a manager of Celtic F.C.
• Colin McRae (1968–2007), world champion rally driver
• Dick McTaggart (born 1935), boxer
• David Millar (born 1977), road cyclist
• Robert Millar (born 1958), professional cyclist, "King of the Mountains" in 1984 Tour de France
• Willie Miller (born 1955), International footballer and captain of Aberdeen when they won the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1983
• Janice Moodie (born 1973), golfer
• Colin Montgomerie (Born 1963), golfer, winner of European Tour Order of Merit a record 8 times
• Hugh Munro (1856–1919), mountaineer, famous for his list of mountains
• Andy Murray (born 1987), tennis player
• Jamie Murray (born 1986), tennis player, doubles, Wimbledon winner 2007 mixed doubles
• Graeme Obree (born 1965), world record holding cyclist
• Stewart Pitt (born 1968), slalom canoeist
• Shirley Robertson (born 1968), sailor and Olympic gold medallist
• Bill Shankly (1914–1981), One of Liverpool F.C.'s most successful managers
• Jock Stein (1922–1985), football manager, won the European Cup with Celtic F.C.
• Sir Jackie Stewart (born 1939), world champion Formula One driver
• Bobby Thomson (born 1923), Scots-born American baseball player
• Sam Torrance (born 1953), golfer
• Lawrence Tynes (born 1978), Scots-born Kicker for the New York Giants and Kansas City Chiefs
• Andrew Watson (born 1857, date of death unknown) world's first black international football player, captain and administrator
• Jim Watt (born 1948), world champion boxer, won the WBC World Lightweight title
• David Wilkie (born 1954), swimmer
• Jocky Wilson (1950–2012), World professional Darts Champion in 1982 and 1989
• Allan McNish (born 1969), racing driver