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Ernie Davis
Ernie Davis (1939-1963), the Elmira Express, Syracuse halfback and first Black Heisman Trophy winner (1961); first overall 1962 NFL draft pick who died of leukemia at 23 without playing professionally.
Ernie Els
Ernie Els (Theodore Ernest Els, born 1969), South African golfer nicknamed The Big Easy; four-time major champion (two US Opens, two Opens), 80 professional wins, record seven World Matchplay titles, World Golf Hall of Famer.
Ernie Goodsir Cullen
Ernie Goodsir-Cullen (Ernest John Goodsir-Cullen, 1912-1993), Indian field hockey halfback who won 1936 Berlin Olympic gold with British India; brother of 1928 gold medallist Willie; later a doctor in Northern Ireland and England.
Ernie Grunfeld
Ernie Grunfeld (Ernest Grunfeld), born 1955 in Satu Mare, Romania, is a Romanian-born American former NBA player (693 games), 1976 Olympic gold medalist, and longtime executive for the Knicks, Bucks, and Wizards (1991-2019).
Ernie Hamilton
Ernie Hamilton (Ernest Samuel Hamilton, 1883-1964), Canadian lacrosse player with the Montreal Lacrosse Club who won gold in men's lacrosse at the 1908 London Olympics, beating Great Britain 14-10; later a lacrosse and hockey administrator.
Ernie Harper
Ernie Harper (Ernest Harper, 1902-1979), English distance runner for Hallamshire Harriers; three-time Olympian, 1936 Berlin marathon silver medallist behind Sohn Kee-Chung, and world record holder at 25 km and two hours.
Ernie Ladd
Ernie "The Big Cat" Ladd (1938-2007), Grambling defensive tackle, AFL All-Star with Chargers, Oilers, Chiefs; led 1965 All-Star boycott; later star pro wrestler, WWF Hall of Fame 1995.
Ernie Nevers
Ernie Nevers (Ernest Alonzo Nevers, 1903-1976), NFL fullback for the Duluth Eskimos and Chicago Cardinals, charter Pro Football Hall of Famer (1963); scored all 40 points, six touchdowns plus four extra points, in a 1929 Thanksgiving win over the Bears, an unbroken NFL record.
Ernie Payne
Ernie Payne (Ernest Arthur Payne, 1884-1961), British track cyclist from Worcester, 1908 Olympic team pursuit gold medallist, who also played amateur football for Worcester City and Manchester United.
Ernie Young
Ernie Young (Ernest Wesley Young), born 1969 in Chicago, is an American outfielder who won baseball gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, played parts of eight MLB seasons, and later coached the 2020 US Olympic team.
Erno Beres
Ernő Béres (1928–2023), Hungarian middle- and long-distance runner. Seventh in the 5,000 m at Helsinki 1952; 4x1500 m relay world record holder (15:29.2, 1953); beat Emil Zátopek; later teacher, coach, and long-serving athletics judge.
Ernő Nagy
Ernő Nagy (Nagy Ernő, 1898–1977) was a Hungarian fencer and army officer who won gold in the men's team sabre at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Erno Nosko
Ernő Noskó (Noskó Ernő), born 1945 in Cserhátszentiván, Hungarian footballer, right back for Újpesti Dózsa; 1968 Mexico City Olympic gold medalist, seven-time Hungarian champion, 15 caps for Hungary.
Ernő Rubik
Ernő Rubik (born 1944, Budapest) is the Hungarian architect and professor who invented the Rubik's Cube (Bűvös kocka) in 1974, patented it in 1975, and saw it sell over 500 million copies worldwide.
Ernst Baier
Ernst Baier (1905–2001), German figure skater with Berliner Schlittschuhclub; 1936 Olympic silver in men's singles and pairs gold with Maxi Herber; four World and five European pairs titles; first side-by-side jumps in competition.
Ernst Casparsson
Ernst Gustaf Casparsson (1886–1973), Swedish cavalry officer and equestrian; won team eventing gold at Stockholm 1912 on Irmelin, fifth individually, sixth in show jumping on Kiriki.
Ernst Gaber
Ernst Gaber (Ernst Ludwig Gaber, "Mampe"), German rower (1907–1975) of MRV Amicitia Mannheim; three-time Olympian, silver in coxless fours 1932 and gold in coxed fours at Berlin 1936.
Ernst Geerling
Ernst Geerling (Wilhelm Adolph Ernst Geerling), German sprinter of Eintracht Frankfurt, born 1909, died 1971; equaled the 100 m world record at 10.4 in 1928, won six German titles, and ran at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics.
Ernst Gerlach
Ernst Gerlach (born 1947, Schönebeck) is a German handball player, 1980 Olympic champion with East Germany, 1978 World bronze medalist, and SC Magdeburg club great with five GDR titles and two European Cups.
Ernst Hinterseer
Ernst Hinterseer (born 1932, Kitzbühel) is an Austrian alpine skier who won slalom gold and giant slalom bronze at the 1960 Squaw Valley Olympics, later the 1963 World Professional title and Austrian national coach.
Ernst Hoppenberg
Ernst Hoppenberg (1878–1937), German swimmer, Bremer SV 1885; first Olympic backstroke champion, winning 200 m backstroke (2:47.0) and team gold at Paris 1900; record stood until 1964; ISHOF honoree 1988.
Ernst Ihbe
Ernst Ihbe, full name Hermann Ernst Ihbe, was a German track cyclist who won the 2,000-meter tandem sprint at the 1936 Berlin Olympics with Carl Lorenz.
Ernst Joachim Kuppers
Ernst-Joachim Küppers (1942–2025), German backstroke swimmer, 1964 Tokyo Olympic silver medalist in the 4x100 m medley relay; unbeaten in West Germany 1959–1967, set a 100 m backstroke world record of 1:00.8.
Ernst Krebs
Ernst Krebs (4 November 1906 – 21 July 1970), German canoeist, Kanuclub der TG München; won K-1 10,000 m gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics in 46:01.6; distinct from Swiss wrestler Ernst Krebs.
Ernst Kuppers
Ernst Küppers (Ernst Kuppers), German backstroke swimmer (1904-1976), fifth in the 100 m backstroke at the 1928 and 1932 Olympics, 1934 European silver medalist, holder of five European records, father and coach of 1964 Olympic relay silver medalist Ernst-Joachim Küppers.
Ernst Kyburz
Ernst Kyburz (1898–1983) was a Swiss freestyle wrestler, Olympic middleweight (≤79 kg) gold medalist at Amsterdam 1928 and 1931 European champion in Budapest; also a noted Schwingen competitor and Bern police officer.
Ernst Linder
Ernst Linder (1868-1943), Swedish equestrian born in Pohja, Finland; won 1924 Paris Olympic individual dressage gold on Piccolomini with 276.4 points, narrowly beating Bertil Sandström; his only Olympic appearance.
Ernst Luhrsen
Ernst Luhrsen (Heinrich Ernst Franz Lührsen, 1880-1926), German swimmer from Altona; won gold in the one-off 200 m team swimming event at the 1900 Paris Olympics for Deutscher Schwimm Verband Berlin; also entered 200 m freestyle but did not start.
Ernst Reckeweg
Ernst Reckeweg was a German-born gymnast, born in Ovenstädt, who competed for the United States at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics and won team gold with the Philadelphia Turngemeinde.
Ernst Rosell
Ernst Rosell (Ernst Oscar Rosell, 1881–1953), Swedish sport shooter from Jönköpings SG; won Olympic gold in the running deer single shot team event at London 1908 with Alf Swahn, Arvid Knöppel, and Oscar Swahn.