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Dave Stewart (baseball)
Dave Stewart (David Keith Stewart), nicknamed "Smoke", is an American former baseball pitcher who won 20 games four consecutive seasons with Oakland and was the 1989 World Series MVP.
Dave Trottier
Dave Trottier (David Trottier, 1906-1956), Canadian left winger; 1928 St. Moritz Olympic gold with 12 goals and tournament-leading 15 points; ten NHL seasons with Montreal Maroons, 1935 Stanley Cup; Hockey Hall of Fame inductee.
Dave Turner
Dave Turner (David Lindsay Turner, 1923-2015) was an American rower who won gold in the men's eight at the 1948 London Olympics for California, then a Navy and NOAA hurricane-hunter pilot holding the record for most hurricane flights.
Dave Walters
Dave Walters (David Walters, born 1987) is an American swimmer, 2008 Olympic gold medalist in the 4x200 m freestyle relay and 2009 Rome world record holder in the 4x200 free and 4x100 medley relays.
Dave Wannstedt
Dave Wannstedt (David Raymond Wannstedt, born 1952) is an American football coach; NFL head coach of the Chicago Bears (1993-98) and Miami Dolphins (2000-04), 84-90 overall, later Pittsburgh head coach.
Dave Wharton
Dave Wharton (David Lee Wharton, born 1969) is an American swimmer, 1988 Olympic 400 m IM silver medalist, and former world record holder in the 200 m and 400 m individual medley.
Dave Wight
Dave Wight (David Henry Wight, 1934-2017), American Olympic rower born in London; won gold in the men's eights at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics in the second seat of the Yale eight; later a Yale-trained architect.
Dave Wilson
Dave Wilson is the name of several Olympic athletes, including an American backstroke swimmer who won gold and silver medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Dave Winfield
Dave Winfield (David Mark Winfield, born 1951) is a Hall of Fame outfielder (2001, 84.47% vote) with 3,110 hits and 465 home runs; first athlete drafted by MLB, NBA, ABA, and NFL; 1992 World Series hero with Toronto.
Dave Wottle
Dave Wottle (David James Wottle, born 1950, Canton, Ohio), American middle-distance runner; 1972 Munich Olympic 800m gold in 1:45.86, winning from last place by 0.03 over Arzhanov; equalled 800m world record 1:44.3; wore a golf cap.
Davenport Panthers
Davenport Panthers, Davenport University (Grand Rapids, Michigan) athletics nickname; its varsity esports program, founded 2019, won three straight GLIAC titles (2024-2026) and was the first collegiate team in North America's ESL Challenger League.
Davey Allison
Davey Allison (1961-1993), American NASCAR Cup driver, son of Bobby Allison, member of the Alabama Gang; won 19 races including the 1992 Daytona 500, 1987 Rookie of the Year, died in a helicopter crash at Talladega, NASCAR Hall of Fame 2019.
Davey Boy Smith
Davey Boy Smith (1962-2002), "The British Bulldog", English wrestler; British Bulldogs tag team with Dynamite Kid, SummerSlam 1992 Wembley IC title win over Bret Hart, first WWE European Champion, WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2020.
Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Davey Boy Smith Jr. (Harry Francis Smith, born 1986), Canadian wrestler, son of the British Bulldog and Diana Hart. Hart Dynasty WWE tag champion; 3x IWGP, 2x GHC, 3x NWA, 2x MLW tag champion; AJPW Triple Crown winner, now with All Japan.
Davey Johnson
Davey Johnson (David Allen Johnson, 1943-2025), American MLB second baseman and manager; won World Series with 1966 and 1970 Orioles and managed the 108-win 1986 Mets to the title; 1,372 career wins.
Davey Richards
Davey Richards, real name Wesley David Richards, is an American professional wrestler, born 1983 in Othello, Washington, best known for Ring of Honor and TNA.
David Akers
David Akers (born 1974, Lexington, KY) is a former NFL placekicker, Eagles all-time scoring leader (1,323 points), 6x Pro Bowler, 2011 49ers record holder (44 FGs, 63-yarder), Eagles Hall of Fame 2017.
David Alaba
David Alaba (David Olatukunbo Alaba), Austrian defender born Vienna 1992; Bayern Munich 2008-2021, Real Madrid 2021-2026, Udinese 2026; four Champions League titles, ten Bundesliga, captain of Austria.
David Andrews (American football)
David Andrews, undrafted Georgia center for the New England Patriots (2015–2024), two-time Super Bowl champion (LI, LIII), eight-time captain, 121 starts, overcame a 2019 pulmonary embolism, retired June 2025.
David Bairstow
David Leslie Bairstow (1951-1998), Yorkshire wicketkeeper-batsman and county captain 1984-86, four Tests and 21 ODIs for England, father of Jonny Bairstow; died by suicide in 1998.
David Bakhtiari
David Bakhtiari, Green Bay Packers All-Pro left tackle (2013-2023), five-time AP All-Pro, four-year $92M extension in 2020; career derailed by ACL tear Dec 31, 2020 and femur cartilage damage; later released.
David Batty
David Batty (born 1968, Leeds) is an English retired midfielder, 42 England caps, who won titles with Leeds United (1992) and Blackburn Rovers (1995), played for Newcastle, and retired in 2004.
David Beckham
David Beckham (born 1975, London) is an English former midfielder known for crossing and free kicks; Manchester United and Real Madrid star, 115 England caps, LA Galaxy MLS Cup winner, UNICEF ambassador, and Inter Miami co-owner.
David Benavidez
David Benavidez, "El Bandera Roja" or "The Mexican Monster", is an undefeated American boxer (32-0, 26 KOs) from Phoenix and a three-weight world champion: WBC super middleweight, WBC light heavyweight, and WBA/WBO cruiserweight titles.
David Bentley
David Bentley (born 1984, Peterborough), English right-sided midfielder; Arsenal trainee, Blackburn Rovers (133 apps, 21 goals), £15m Tottenham signing 2008, seven England caps 2007–08; retired June 2014 aged 29.
David Blatt
David Blatt, Israeli-American basketball coach born in Boston, won the 2014 EuroLeague with Maccabi Tel Aviv and EuroBasket 2007 with Russia, coached the Cavaliers to the 2015 NBA Finals, and holds both EuroLeague and NBA championship rings.
David Blough
David Blough (born 1995) is a former NFL quarterback, Purdue record-holder, and the Washington Commanders' offensive coordinator since January 2026, promoted after two seasons as assistant quarterbacks coach.
David Bond
David John Were Bond (1922–2013), British sailor from Falmouth, Cornwall; won 1948 London Olympic gold in the Swallow class as crew to Stewart Morris aboard Swift, the class's only Olympic appearance, and was the last surviving British 1948 champion.
David Boon
David Boon (born 1960), 'Boonie', Tasmanian cricketer: 107 Tests, 7422 runs at 43.65, 1987 World Cup final Man of the Match; later Australian selector and ICC match referee until 2025.
David Boudia
David Boudia, born in 1989 in Abilene, Texas, is a retired American platform diver who won four Olympic medals across three Games, including 2012 gold.