There is no evidence that William Shakespeare engaged in any sports. He might have done, but there is no reason to say so.
I say nay
The Bard of Avon was William Shakespeare.
Harbrace is the name of series of books. In other words "Shakespeare by Harbrace".
Around 1600. Some say 1601.
When people say Shakespeare they mean William Shakespeare the playwright. There was only ever one of him.
There is no evidence that William Shakespeare engaged in any sports. He might have done, but there is no reason to say so.
There are some six surviving specimens of Shakespeare's signature. They are all spelt differently, and none of them say "William Shakespeare." At least one gives his first name as "Guillome", which is a version of William. However, he is now almost universally known as "William Shakespeare."
I say nay
"The Taming of the Shrew " is a play by William Shakespeare, it was also made into a movie.
William "Billy the Kid" Bonney 1859-1881 William "Bard of Avon" Shakespeare 1564-1616 Looking at the dates it seems a bit unlikely, I'd say.
The Bard of Avon was William Shakespeare.
The best one can say about when Shakespeare began his profession is that he had established himself before 1592.
Harbrace is the name of series of books. In other words "Shakespeare by Harbrace".
Around 1600. Some say 1601.
Nobody recorded anything that Shakespeare said when he was offstage. Nobody thought it was important. We can hardly know what he used to say a lot when we don't know anything that he used to say.
I just finished reading the brand new book, "William Shakespeare's Star Wars" which is the Star Wars story told as Shakespeare would have done, in blank verse. So, I guess you could say some writers of today are obviously heavily influenced by Shakespeare.