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Board of Control for Cricket in India
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), founded December 1928, India's private national cricket governing body; runs the Indian teams, Ranji Trophy, and IPL; HQ Mumbai; led by President Mithun Manhas.
Boavista F.C.
Boavista Futebol Clube (Boavista FC, Panteras) is a Porto multisports club founded 1 August 1903; its football team won the 2000/01 Portuguese championship, five Taças de Portugal, and plays at the Estádio do Bessa, now in insolvency recovery.
Bob (ボブ) (Tekken)
Bob (ボブ), Robert Richards, is a Tekken fighting game character introduced in Tekken 6, a Freestyle Karate fighter built on the 'Speed & Weight' concept, returning as Tekken 8 Season 3 DLC as the 'Onigiri Savior'.
Bob Armstrong
Bob Armstrong (Joseph Melton James, 1939–2020), "Bullet" Bob Armstrong, American professional wrestler of the Southeastern territories, 2011 WWE Hall of Famer, father and trainer of wrestlers Scott, Brad, Steve, and Brian (Road Dogg).
Bob Arum
Bob Arum (born 1931) is an American boxing promoter, Harvard-trained lawyer, and founder-CEO of Top Rank, who promoted Muhammad Ali from 1966 and later Hagler, De La Hoya, Mayweather, Pacquiao, and Fury.
Bob Backlund
Bob Backlund (born 1950, Princeton, Minnesota) is an American retired wrestler, NCAA Division II 190-lb champion (1971), and two-time WWE Champion whose 2,135-day 1978–1983 reign is the second longest ever; 2013 Hall of Fame inductee.
Bob Baffert
Bob Baffert (born 1953, Nogales, Arizona) is an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred trainer with a record 17 Triple Crown race wins, six Kentucky Derbies, and two Triple Crowns, whose career includes the Medina Spirit betamethasone disqualification and Churchill Downs suspension.
Bob Beamon
Bob Beamon (born 1946), American long jumper; his 8.90 m gold-medal jump at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics broke the world record by 55 cm, stood 23 years, and remains the Olympic record.
Bob Beattie (skiing)
Bob Beattie (Robert Prime Beattie, 1933–2018) was an American ski coach who co-founded the Alpine Ski World Cup and coached the U.S. men's alpine team.
Bob Bennett
Bob Bennett refers to two American Olympians: swimmer Robert Earl Bennett (born 1943), bronze medalist in backstroke at Rome 1960 and Tokyo 1964 and 100 m backstroke world record holder, and hammer thrower Robert Howard Bennett (1919–1974), 1948 Olympic bronze medalist.
Bob Boozer
Bob Boozer (Robert Lewis Boozer, "Bullet Bob"), American basketball forward, 1937-2012. Kansas State All-American, first pick of the 1959 NBA draft, 1960 Olympic gold medalist, and 1971 NBA champion with Milwaukee.
Bob Bowman (coach)
Bob Bowman, American swimming coach, longtime coach of Michael Phelps, now Director of Swimming and Diving and men's head coach at Texas; led Arizona State (2024) and Texas (2025, 2026) to NCAA titles.
Bob Bradley
Bob Bradley, American soccer coach; USMNT head coach 2006-2011 (43-25-12, 2010 World Cup Round of 16, 2009 Confederations Cup final, 2-0 win over Spain), Egypt coach 2011-13, first American Premier League manager (Swansea), LAFC's first coach, three-time MLS Coach of the Year.
Bob Braithwaite
Bob Braithwaite (John Robert Braithwaite, 1925-2015), British veterinary surgeon and trap shooter; won gold at Mexico City 1968 with 198/200, Britain's first Olympic shooting gold in 44 years, after placing seventh at Tokyo 1964.
Bob Bryan
Bob Bryan, American left-handed tennis doubles specialist, twin brother of Mike Bryan; together the most successful men's doubles team ever with 119 ATP titles, 16 Grand Slams, 438 weeks at No. 1, 2012 Olympic gold, 2007 Davis Cup, and 2025 Hall of Fame induction.
Bob Burnquist
Bob Burnquist, born 1976 in Rio de Janeiro, is a Brazilian-American pro skateboarder, Thrasher Skater of the Year 1997, Hall of Fame 2010, and holder of a record 30 X Games medals.
Bob Clotworthy
Bob Clotworthy (Robert Lynn Clotworthy, 1931-2018), American springboard diver: 1956 Melbourne Olympic gold and 1952 Helsinki bronze in 3-meter springboard, Ohio State champion, later coach and diving historian.
Bob Cousy
Bob Cousy (Robert Joseph Cousy, born August 9, 1928, New York) is a Hall of Fame point guard who won six NBA titles and the 1957 MVP with the Boston Celtics, led the league in assists eight straight years, and later coached Boston College and the Cincinnati Royals.
Bob Craig
Bob Craig, born Robert Robertson Craig (1881–1935), was an Australian athlete who won a 1908 Olympic rugby gold medal and later became a dual-code rugby international.
Bob Ctvrtlik
Bob Ctvrtlik (Robert Jan Ctvrtlik), born 1963, American volleyball outside hitter; 1988 Olympic gold and 1992 bronze, 1985 Pepperdine NCAA MVP, FIVB Best Player in the World 1995, IOC athlete member and WADA founding board member.
Bob de Jong
Bob de Jong (Bob Johannes Carolus de Jong, born 1976, Leimuiden) is a Dutch long-distance speed skater, not the baseball catcher Sidney de Jong or skater Bert de Jong; Olympic 10,000 m champion 2006 with four Olympic medals and six world titles.
Bob Detweiler
Bob Detweiler (Robert Milan Detweiler, 1930-2003), American rower and Naval Academy graduate who won gold in the men's eights at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics; later a career officer and solid state physicist in Utah.
Bob Devereaux
Bob Devereaux (Robert Humphrey Coleman Devereaux, 1897-1974) was an American rugby union player from Cheshire, Ohio, who won gold with the United States at the 1924 Paris Olympics, the last Olympic rugby union tournament until 2016.
Bob Does Sports
Bob Does Sports: YouTube golf and entertainment brand founded 2021 by Doing Things, led by Robby Berger (Bobby Fairways) with Fat Perez and Joey Cold Cuts; about 1.44 million subscribers, Breezy Golf merch, PrizePicks and Takomo deals.
Bob Feller
Bob Feller (1918-2010), "Rapid Robert," Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame pitcher, 266-162, 2,581 strikeouts, three no-hitters; lost nearly four seasons to WWII Navy service; first MLBPA president.
Bob Fitch
Bob Fitch (Robert Fitch), American discus thrower, football end, and golf coach; set 1946 discus world record 54.93 m with the Minnesota Whip, won 1942 NCAA title, coached Indiana golf 1957–1989.
Bob Garrett
Bob Garrett (Robert Garrett, 1875–1961), American track athlete and Princetonian; won discus and shot put at Athens 1896, bronzes at Paris 1900; six Olympic medals, later an investment banker.
Bob Gibson
Bob Gibson (Robert Gibson, 1935-2020), nicknamed Gibby or Hoot, Hall of Fame St. Louis Cardinals pitcher 1959-1975; 251 wins, 2.91 ERA, 3,117 strikeouts; 1968: 1.12 ERA, Cy Young and MVP; World Series MVP 1964 and 1967.
Bob Golic
Bob Golic (born 1957, Cleveland) is a former NFL nose tackle and linebacker, Notre Dame two-sport All-American, three-time Pro Bowler with the Browns, later actor on Saved by the Bell: The College Years and radio host.
Bob Griese
Bob Griese (born 1945, Evansville, Indiana) is a Hall of Fame quarterback who played 1967-1980 for the Miami Dolphins, led the NFL's only perfect season (17-0, 1972), won Super Bowls VII and VIII, and was enshrined in 1990.