Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a Scottish football player and manager. He spent most of his career at Celtic, and was a captain

Was a Scottish football player and manager. He spent most of his career at Celtic, and was a captain and manager for the club. He took over the club captaincy from his brother, Willie McStay, in 1929.

Was an English cricketer who played three first-class matches for Lancashire County Cricket Club in

Was an English cricketer who played three first-class matches for Lancashire County Cricket Club in the 1896 season.

Was English sportsman who captained Warwickshire at first-class cricket and was capped in rugby for

Was English sportsman who captained Warwickshire at first-class cricket and was capped in rugby for both England and the British and Irish Lions. Byrne made a century on debut, in his maiden first-class innings, against Leicestershire at Edgbaston in 1897. A full-back, Byrne played his initial rugby with Moseley, whom he captained. He had a safe pair of hands, considerable pace, could punt the ball long as was solid in defence. Often used as a place-kicker, Byrne was able to put the ball through the posts from the half-way mark of the ground.

Is an English boxer and Olympic gold medalist. He was born in Harlesden, London. He started amateur

Is an English boxer and Olympic gold medalist. He was born in Harlesden, London. He started amateur boxing at the Trojan club at the age of 10 before moving to Dale Youth boxing club. As a boy he soon acquired the nickname Chunky a name that has followed

Is a retired American professional basketball player. Fred Saunders 15 years as a Physical Eductatio

Is a retired American professional basketball player. Fred Saunders 15 years as a Physical Eductation teacher and Head Basketball Coach for the Franklin Heights High School boys varsity team.Fred Saunders began his collegiate career at University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 1970 where he attended for 3 years and averaged 6.5 points per game. Saunders transferred before his senior year to Syracuse University. At Syracuse University Saunders averaged 9.8 points per game as a Power Forward for the Orangemen. Saunders led the Orangemen with a record of 17-9 to the first round of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship tournament. It was during Saunders' final year in college where he acquired the nickname "Chocolate Thunder" due to his unique "Skyhook" Which could only be described as Chocolate Thunder. Collegiate Stats

Was an English cricketer. Sutcliffe represented Hampshire in one first-class match in 1911 against W

Was an English cricketer. Sutcliffe represented Hampshire in one first-class match in 1911 against Worcestershire at New Road, Worcester.

Was an American boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he was eliminated in the qua

Was an American boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the middleweight class after losing his fight to Henryk Chmielewski.

Is a Zimbabwean cricketer. A left-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler, he has yet to pla

Is a Zimbabwean cricketer. A left-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler, he has yet to play a first-class match . Educated at St George's College, Harare, Cameron represented Zimbabwe at under-15 and under-19 level. At under-19 level he played i

Is an American former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summe

Is an American former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.Four years later he finished tenth with the American team in the 1976 Olympic tournament. He played all five matches and scored 18 goals.

Was an English professional football goalkeeper.He started playing football as a 16 year old with We

Was an English professional football goalkeeper.He started playing football as a 16 year old with West Ham United before going on to play for Walthamstow Avenue, and played in an [Amateur] International side in the Ugandan Independence events. Although born in Yorkshire, Gary McGuire joined Torquay United in February 1966 from Australian side Hakoah, taking his chance to replace Terry Adlington when he was out of the side with a broken finger.

Played first-class cricket as a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler for Lancashire

Played first-class cricket as a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler for Lancashire and Somerset between 1949 and 1962. Lomax was a regular member of the 1948 Lancashire Second Eleven which won the Minor Counties Championship.

Was a Scottish footballer. He was a member of West Bromwich Albion's 1954 FA Cup winning side and sc

Was a Scottish footballer. He was a member of West Bromwich Albion's 1954 FA Cup winning side and scored the equalising goal against Port Vale in the semi-final at Villa Park. Albion finished as league runners-up in the same season.

Was an Australian rules footballer who played for North Adelaide in the South Australian National Fo

Was an Australian rules footballer who played for North Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League. He also played 7 Sheffield Shield matches for South Australia. Matthews was a member of North Adelaide's first three premiership sides, in 1900, 1902 and 1905. He started his career as a forward and topped the club's goalkicking in his debut season before moving into the centre later in his career. Matthews finished his career as a fullback and twice represented South Australia at interstate football. In 1906 he captained North Adelaide, finishing second.

Is an American politician, former governor of Minnesota, Navy UDT veteran, actor, and former radio a

Is an American politician, former governor of Minnesota, Navy UDT veteran, actor, and former radio and television talk show host. As a professional wrestler, he is best known for his nickname, Jesse "The Body" Ventura, and tenure in the World Wrestling Fe

Is a former English cricketer. Tizzard was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast.

Is a former English cricketer. Tizzard was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. Tizzard made a single List-A appearance for Dorset in the 2nd round of the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, which was played in 2001 against Scotland.

Was a Scottish rugby football player, and cricket player. He was capped twice for Scotland between 1

Was a Scottish rugby football player, and cricket player. He was capped twice for Scotland between 1882-83. He also played for West of Scotland FC. He also played for the Scotland national cricket team. Wass was a right-handed batsman who played one match

Was a Scottish football defender.Fotheringham was a product of the Arsenal youth system and at 6'4"

Was a Scottish football defender.Fotheringham was a product of the Arsenal youth system and at 6'4" looked to be an imposing centre back. However, Fotheringham managed only a few runs in the first team and never really convinced before joining Heart of Midlothian for £10,000 in 1959.

An American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment, wrestlin

An American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment, wrestling on its Raw brand[3], and as a road agent/producer to SmackDown's cruiserweight division. He is also known for his appearances with Ring of Honor, where he won its World Championship, and World Championship Wrestling in its cruiserweight division and is a one time Cruiserweight Champion.[4] Gibson started wrestling in 1995 after being trained by Dean Malenko, briefly working for the Jacksonville, Florida based Renegade Championship Wrestling.

Is a former sprinter from Guyana who specialised in the 200 metres.He was 1975 Pan American 200 metr

Is a former sprinter from Guyana who specialised in the 200 metres.He was 1975 Pan American 200 metre champion, and in 1979 he took the silver medal in the same event.

A Scottish footballer who played for Renton, Greenock Morton, Sunderland, Sunderland Albion, Third L

A Scottish footballer who played for Renton, Greenock Morton, Sunderland, Sunderland Albion, Third Lanark and the Scotland national team.Gillespie, an Outside Right, won a championship title with Sunderland in 1892-93 and scored a total of 47 goals in 129 appearances over 2 seasons. He had joined Sunderland after spells in Scotland with Renton and Greenock Morton. He moved to Sunderland's rivals Sunderland Albion in for a short period but returned to Roker Park in 1892.

Was a former professional football player and coach in the National Football League. He was the head

Was a former professional football player and coach in the National Football League. He was the head coach of the Chicago Cardinals.A halfback at Washington University in St. Louis, he began his post-college career as a member of the Great Lakes Navy team that won the 1919 Rose Bowl. One of his Great Lakes teammates was George Halas, who recruited him for his 1920 Decatur Staleys team in the newly formed American Professional Football Association, which later changed its name to the National Football League.

Was a former professional football player and coach in the National Football League. He was the head

Was a former professional football player and coach in the National Football League. He was the head coach of the Chicago Cardinals.A halfback at Washington University in St. Louis, he began his post-college career as a member of the Great Lakes Navy team that won the 1919 Rose Bowl

Is a British backstroke swimmer.Goddard represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the

Is a British backstroke swimmer.Goddard represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 200 m backstroke and 200 m individual medley swimming events.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who playe

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Kent. He was born in Canterbury. Though he made his debut in 1995, his Second XI career kicked off in 1997. Following a consistent season, Golding wa

Was an English cricketer. Crowdy was a right-handed batsman. Crowdy made his first-class debut for t

Was an English cricketer. Crowdy was a right-handed batsman. Crowdy made his first-class debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club in the 1872 season. Crowdy played an single match for the club against Oxford University. In 1875 Crowdy made his first-class debut for Hampshire against Sussex. Crowdy played three matches for the county in the 1875 season. In a County match against Kent, Crowdy took his only first-class wicket, that of Frank Penn.