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Heracles Almelo

Heracles Almelo, Dutch football club founded 3 May 1903 as Hercules in Almelo; two pre-war national titles (1927, 1941), 2005 Eerste Divisie champions, 2012 KNVB Cup finalists, plays at the Asito Stadion.

Heracross (ヘラクロス)

Heracross (ヘラクロス, Heracros), #214, a Bug/Fighting rhinoceros-beetle Pokémon from Generation II with 125 base Attack, Guts/Swarm/Moxie, and a Skill Link Mega form; not the TCG card or speedrun NPC Bois.

Herb Brooks

Herb Brooks (Herbert Paul Brooks, 1937-2003), American hockey coach of the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" U.S. Olympic gold medal team; also coached Minnesota to three NCAA titles and the 2002 Olympic silver medalists.

Herb Dean

Herb Dean (Herbert Dean) is an American mixed martial arts referee and certified trainer who has officiated more than 1,250 UFC fights across three decades in the sport.

Herb Elliott

Herb Elliott (Herbert James Elliott, born 1938), Australian runner, 1960 Rome Olympic 1500m gold in world record 3:35.6; mile record 3:54.5; never beaten over 1500m or mile; coached by Percy Cerutty.

Herb Mckenley

Herb McKenley (Herbert Henry McKenley, "Hustling Herb"), Jamaican sprinter, 1922-2007; Olympic 4x400m relay gold and three silvers, 400m/440y world record holder, only man in Olympic finals at 100, 200, and 400m.

Herb Morris

Herb Morris (Herbert Roger Morris, 1915-2009), American rower and University of Washington bow-seat oarsman who won gold in the men's eights at the 1936 Berlin Olympics; later a mechanical engineer at Manson Construction.

Herb Pennock

Herb Pennock (Herbert Jefferis Pennock), Hall of Fame left-handed pitcher (1894-1948) for the Athletics, Red Sox, and Yankees; 241-162, 3.60 ERA, 5-0 in World Series play, elected 1948.

Herb Score

Herb Score (Herbert Jude Score), American left-handed pitcher for the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox; 1955 AL Rookie of the Year with 245 strikeouts; career shortened by a 1957 line-drive eye injury, then a 30-year Cleveland broadcaster.

Herbert Adamski

Herbert Adamski (Herbert Felix Otto Adamski), German rower, 1910-1941; Olympic gold in coxed pairs at 1936 Berlin with Gerhard Gustmann and cox Dieter Arend; killed in action at Soltsy, USSR, in 1941.

Herbert Heinrich

Herbert Heinrich (Johannes Herbert Walter Heinrich, 1899–1975), German freestyle swimmer of SV Poseidon Leipzig; 1926 and 1927 European 4x200 m relay champion, 1927 world record 9:49.6, 12 national titles, competed only at Amsterdam 1928.

Herbert Higgins

Herbert Higgins (John Herbert Higgins, 1916-2004), American breaststroke swimmer and coach; fourth in 200 m breaststroke at 1936 Berlin Olympics; first breaststroke world record set entirely with butterfly arm recovery; longtime US Naval Academy head swim coach.

Herbert Klein

Herbert Klein (1923–2001), West German breaststroke swimmer; 1952 Helsinki Olympic bronze in the 200 m breaststroke (2:35.9), 1950 European champion, world record holder in the 100 m (1:05.8) and 200 m (2:27.3) breaststroke; disqualified at Melbourne 1956.

Herbert Lindstrom

Herbert Lindström (Carl Herbert Lindström, 1886–1951), Swedish fisherman from Sandhamn and 1912 Stockholm Olympics tug-of-war gold medalist; the only non-policeman on Sweden's champion team that beat Great Britain 2–0.

Herbert Nitsch

Herbert Nitsch, Austrian freediver nicknamed The Deepest Man on Earth; set 33 world records, the certified 214 m no-limit dive (2007) and the 253 m Santorini dive (2012) that caused severe decompression sickness.

Herbert Perry

Herbert Spencer Perry (1894–1966), British sport shooter and Royal Artillery officer, won gold for Great Britain in the running deer double shot team event at the 1924 Paris Olympics; also the name of a 1969-born MLB player.

Herbert Runge

Herbert Runge (1913-1986), German heavyweight boxer, Elberfelder Boxclub; won 1936 Berlin Olympic heavyweight gold on points over Guillermo Lovell, first German Olympic heavyweight champion; eight-time German amateur champion 1935-1943.

Herbert Smith

Herbert Smith (1877-1951), English left back; won 4 England caps 1905-06 and Olympic football gold with Great Britain at the 1908 London Games; later President of the Oxfordshire FA.

Herbert Wilson

Herbert Haydon Wilson (1875–1917), British polo player and Royal Horse Guards captain; won 1908 London Olympic polo gold with Roehampton Club, killed in action near Arras, Ypres.

Herbie Farnworth

Herbie Farnworth (Herbert John Felix Farnworth), born in 1999, is an English rugby league center who plays for the Dolphins in the NRL and represents England.

Hercules (wrestler)

Hercules (wrestler), ring name of Raymond Constantine Fernandez Jr. (1956–2004), American WWF heel of the late 1980s known for his steel chain, the Ultimate Warrior feud, Power and Glory, and the IWGP tag title with Scott Norton.

Hércules CF

Hércules CF (Hércules Club de Fútbol), Alicante-based Spanish football club founded 1922, 20 La Liga seasons, José Rico Pérez stadium, 1982 World Cup venue, now in Primera Federación, rival of Elche CF.

Hereford F.C.

Hereford F.C., nicknamed The Bulls, is the phoenix club formed in 2014 after Hereford United's winding-up; it plays at Edgar Street (capacity 7,100), won three straight promotions to the National League North, and is 50.1% owned by supporters.

Hereford United F.C.

Hereford United F.C., English football club formed 1924 at Edgar Street, Hereford; famous 1972 FA Cup win over Newcastle; Football League 1972-1997 and 2006-2012; wound up 19 December 2014, succeeded by Hereford FC.

Heretic (video game)

Heretic (1994) is a dark fantasy first-person shooter by Raven Software, published by id Software, on a modified DOOM engine, starring the Sidhe elf Corvus; known as the first Doom clone, it pioneered inventories and vertical aiming, and got the Heretic + Hexen remaster in 2025.

Heretic II

Heretic II: 1998 dark fantasy third-person action game by Raven Software, published by Activision, on a modified Quake II engine; sequel to Heretic starring Corvus; never released digitally.

Heriberto Hernández

Heriberto Hernández (Heriberto Jose Hernández), Dominican outfielder born 1999 in Bonao; Miami Marlins left fielder, MLB debut May 30, 2025; 25 home runs in 2026, 25th in the National League.

Herm Edwards

Herm Edwards (Herman Lee Edwards, born 1954) is an ESPN football analyst, former NFL head coach of the Jets (2001-05) and Chiefs (2006-08), former Arizona State coach, and the Eagles cornerback behind the 1978 Miracle at the Meadowlands.

Herma Bauma

Herma Bauma (Hermine Bauma, 1915–2003), Austrian javelin thrower and handball player; won javelin gold at London 1948 with 45.57 m, Austria's only Olympic athletics title, and set world records of 48.21 m (1947) and 48.63 m (1948).

Herma Planck Szabo

Herma Planck Szabo (1902–1986) was an Austrian figure skater who won the first Olympic women's figure skating gold at Chamonix in 1924 and five world titles.