Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was an American professional poker player. He is also known for winning that event after being down

Was an American professional poker player. He is also known for winning that event after being down to one chip earlier in the tournament, which gave meaning to the well known poker phrase "a chip and a chair". In addition, Straus is known for successfully pulling off one of the best bluffs in the history of poker. He won the 1982 World Series of Poker main event, earning $520,000 and a second WSOP bracelet. His appearances at the final table of the main event in 1972, 1973, and 1982 put him in a small elite group players to have made the final table three or more times.

Was an English cricketer. Gentry was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox spin.

Was an English cricketer. Gentry was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox spin. Gentry made his first-class debut for Hampshire, playing a single match for the county against Essex in 1919. In 1922 Gentry joined Surrey County Cricket C

Is a New Zealand professional rugby league player of Samoan heritage, formerly of the Manly-Warringa

Is a New Zealand professional rugby league player of Samoan heritage, formerly of the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League competition.

Was a Scottish professional footballer. Taylor started off his career at local club Dumbarton F.C. b

Was a Scottish professional footballer. Taylor started off his career at local club Dumbarton F.C. before moving to play for St Mirren. In 1896 Taylor was signed by English club Everton whee he played in a number of positions. He was the only Everton player to feature in the FA Cup Finals of 1897, 1906 and 1907, finishing on the winning side in 1906.

A Dutch footballer, currently playing for FC Volendam.Tuyp made his debut for FC Volendam in the 200

A Dutch footballer, currently playing for FC Volendam.Tuyp made his debut for FC Volendam in the 2002-03 Eerste Divisie season, scoring 7 goals in 18 matches. FC Volendam won promotion to the Eredivisie through the playoffs. In the highest Dutch league, Tuyp scored 7 goals in 28 matches. FC Volendam were relegated at the end of the season and Tuyp was transferred to FC Groningen. He couldn't clinch a place in the starting line-up and returned to his native Volendam after one season.Tuyp became top goalscorer of the 2007-08 Eerste Divisie season and led Volendam to the title and to promotion to the Eredivisie.

Was an American wrestler and olympic champion. He competed at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles,

Was an American wrestler and olympic champion. He competed at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, where he received a gold medal in freestyle welterweight.

Was an American basketball player for the Detroit Pistons and the former New Orleans Buccaneers. Ori

Was an American basketball player for the Detroit Pistons and the former New Orleans Buccaneers. Originally from Minden, the seat of Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana, he played in 1955 and 1956 for the Minden High School Crimson Tide, where under Coach Cleveland S. "Cleve" Strong (born 1924), he was his school's first ever to have been named "All American" in basketball. Thereafter, he played for a semester at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. He then excelled on the court at Louisiana Tech University (Louisiana Polytechnic Institute) at Ruston, where he was again "All American" in 1958, 1959, and 1960, under Coach Cecil C. Crowley (1908-1991). He then completed three and a half-years at Tech.

Is a former American tennis player. Waite won 3 doubles titles during his professional career. The r

Is a former American tennis player. Waite won 3 doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest doubles ATP ranking on September, 1997, when he became the number 44 in the world.

Is an American former NBA basketball center.Sikma played at Illinois Wesleyan University, where he b

Is an American former NBA basketball center.Sikma played at Illinois Wesleyan University, where he became a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. He was Drafted eighth overall in 1977 by the Seattle SuperSonics, Sikma was named to the NBA All-Rookie Team. Among his notable career achievements are his seven All-Star Game selections (from 1979 to 1985) and his championship ring won with the 1978-1979 Sonics, where Sikma teamed with talented players such as Dennis Johnson, Gus Williams and an aging Paul Silas. Sikma never failed to average double figures in points-per-game throughout his career, and after his stint with the Sonics, he maintained consistent numbers while playing with the Milwaukee Bucks in his final five seasons. For his career, Sikma scored 17,287 points and grabbed 10,816 rebounds.

Was a professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Cheltenham Town, Birmingham City, Hudde

Was a professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Cheltenham Town, Birmingham City, Huddersfield Town, Notts County and Kettering Town.

Is a British speed skater who competed in the short track events at the 2010 Winter Olympics for Gre

Is a British speed skater who competed in the short track events at the 2010 Winter Olympics for Great Britain. He qualified for the semi finals of the 1500 m after a crash in his heat took out two of his competitors, allowing him to finish in the final q

Was a professional footballer who played for Sheffield Wednesday, Liverpool, Cardiff City and Readin

Was a professional footballer who played for Sheffield Wednesday, Liverpool, Cardiff City and Reading. He was a Centre Forward who only started 111 league games in a nine year career between 1967 and 1976, scoring 40 goals. He made one appearance for the England under 23 team against Wales in 1968.

Is an English footballer, currently playing for League Two side Chesterfield. He plays either as a s

Is an English footballer, currently playing for League Two side Chesterfield. He plays either as a striker or an attacking midfielder.Lester started his career with Grimsby Town and signed his first professional contract in 1994 as a 19 year old. He made over 90 appearances and scored 17 league goals.

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played all or part of six seasons in the majors, betwe

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played all or part of six seasons in the majors, between 1981 and 1987.

Is an amateur boxer from Papua New Guinea who won the Oceania Championships 2006, 2007 and 2008 at J

Is an amateur boxer from Papua New Guinea who won the Oceania Championships 2006, 2007 and 2008 at Junior Flyweight and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games he won his first fight, but then lost against eventual winner Ja

Was an English football half back. In his early days, he played for Leadgate United, Newcastle Unite

Was an English football half back. In his early days, he played for Leadgate United, Newcastle United F.C., Durham City F.C., and Stockport County F.C.. In September 1926, he was sold to Manchester United F.C. He would stay with United until 1932 when he was sold to Bristol City F.C.. During his United career, he made 140 appearances and scored 3 goals.

Was a noted Canadian tennis player. Wright captured the Canadian National tennis tournament singles

Was a noted Canadian tennis player. Wright captured the Canadian National tennis tournament singles title three times, in 1927, 1929, and 1931, and the doubles title four times, in with Willard Crocker in 1923, 1925, and 1929, and once with Marcel Rainvil

Was an American breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he finished f

Was an American breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he finished fourth in the 200 metre breaststroke event as well as fourth in the 400 metre breaststroke competition.

Is a former American amateur boxer, hailing from Jackson, Tennessee. Beard qualified for the 1980 U.

Is a former American amateur boxer, hailing from Jackson, Tennessee. Beard qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic boxing team, but the U.S. boycott of the Moscow summer games prevented him from the international competition.

Is an English former football player. He played as a wing-back for Newcastle United between the year

Is an English former football player. He played as a wing-back for Newcastle United between the years of 1956 and 1962, making 117 appearances and scoring 8 goals.

Was a Northern Irish football player. He graduated from Manchester United F.C.'s youth system and pl

Was a Northern Irish football player. He graduated from Manchester United F.C.'s youth system and played for the club on 117 occasions, before his career was cut short due to injuries sustained in the Munich air disaster. He was the younger brother of Dennis 'Danny' Blanchflower, the captain of the Tottenham Hotspur side which dominated English football in the early 1960s.

Is a former flyweight boxer, who was British and Commonwealth flyweight champion. He had his first p

Is a former flyweight boxer, who was British and Commonwealth flyweight champion. He had his first professional fight on 16 October 1958, in Paisley, defeating Mark Quinn in the third round on a technical knockout. In December 1962, he fought for the vaca

Is a Scottish former professional association football player. He played his entire career at Partic

Is a Scottish former professional association football player. He played his entire career at Partick Thistle for whom he made 579 appearances as a defender.

A female boxer from Las Cruces, New Mexico. She is the IFBA world Super Bantamweight champion, and c

A female boxer from Las Cruces, New Mexico. She is the IFBA world Super Bantamweight champion, and considered by many to be one of women's boxing's future stars. As far as it is known, she has no relation with Mexican boxing legend Julio César Chávez.Chavez began her professional boxing career on October 5, 2001, when, at the age of eighteen, she knocked out the more experienced Brandy Leon in three rounds at Acoma, New Mexico.Her second fight came on December 14 of that year, and she beat Nicole Gallegos by a majority decision in four rounds, also at Acoma.

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a centre back. Copland spent most of his career with S

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a centre back. Copland spent most of his career with St Mirren (in two spells), Stranraer and Dundee United, retiring from football in 1983 after his second spell with the Buddies.