Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is an American-Israeli professional basketball player playing for Ironi Nahariya from Israel. He was

Is an American-Israeli professional basketball player playing for Ironi Nahariya from Israel. He was recently called up by Israel national basketball team manager, Zvi ("Zvika") Sherf to represent Israel at the European Championships 2007 in Spain.

Is a professional skateboarder who was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley.Jeron is a member

Is a professional skateboarder who was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley.Jeron is a member of the DVS Shoe Company professional skate team. He grew up in the San Fernando Valley and started skating around the age of nine when he was introduced to

Was an American football player. He was a punter who spent sixteen professional seasons, fifteen of

Was an American football player. He was a punter who spent sixteen professional seasons, fifteen of them with the Kansas City Chiefs in the American Football League and then the NFL.

Is a Trinidad and Tobago football player, who currently plays as a forward for North East Stars in h

Is a Trinidad and Tobago football player, who currently plays as a forward for North East Stars in his country's Professional League. In 2003 Nixon returned to Trinidad after a trial with Dallas Burn failed to lead to a contract. Since joining North East

Is an American-born Haitian soccer player currently playing for Newark Ironbound Express in the USL

Is an American-born Haitian soccer player currently playing for Newark Ironbound Express in the USL Premier Development League.Laventure played college soccer at Seton Hall University, where in four seasons he scored 14 goals and assisted on 12. He was named to the Big East first team after recording eight goals and six assists in 2005. After his senior season he was invited to the 2005 MLS Player Combine which led to him joining the MetroStars reserve team.

Was a professional boxer in the heavyweight division from 1985 until 1997, amassing a record of 83-1

Was a professional boxer in the heavyweight division from 1985 until 1997, amassing a record of 83-19-1 with 62 wins by knockout. Along the way Halstead fought such prominent pugilists as Greg Page, Tony Tubbs, Buster Douglas, Pierre Coetzer, Tommy Morris

Is a Cape Verdean football player who is currently playing as a striker for Orlando Pirates in the P

Is a Cape Verdean football player who is currently playing as a striker for Orlando Pirates in the Premier Soccer League.

Is a retired American basketball player who played his entire professional career for the NBA's Los

Is a retired American basketball player who played his entire professional career for the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers. West has also had a successful career as a coach and as an executive. He was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1980, and his left-handed dribbling silhouette has long been used in the National Basketball Association's official logo.

Is a former professional American football cornerback who played for the Chicago Bears his entire ca

Is a former professional American football cornerback who played for the Chicago Bears his entire career from 1999 to 2005.Azumah was selected as the 14th pick of the fifth round of the 1999 NFL Draft out of the University of New Hampshire where he won the Walter Payton Award as the best offensive player in Division I-AA football.

Was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name "Crusher" Jerry Blackwell. Blac

Was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name "Crusher" Jerry Blackwell. Blackwell competed in the 1979 World's Strongest Man contest, but withdrew early in the competition due to an injury. He was a main event star in the American

Is a retired professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Nickname

Is a retired professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Nicknamed the "Defense Minister" for his prowess at the defensive end. One of the 25 Best Players of all Time of PBA. Member of Philippine men's national basketball team of the 1994 Asian Games. He played college basketball at the University of the East (UE).

Is a former American college and professional football offensive tackle who played five seasons in t

Is a former American college and professional football offensive tackle who played five seasons in the American Football League from 1960-1965 for the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs. In 1962, he was an AFL All-Star at offensive guard.

A retired American Hall of Fame jockey. He began his racing career in November 1974. His first mount

A retired American Hall of Fame jockey. He began his racing career in November 1974. His first mount was on a horse named Pegged Rate, who ran off the board. He notched his first career win the next day on his second career mount, Fetch, at New Mexico's S

Is a retired American Hall of Fame jockey. He began his racing career in November 1974. His first mo

Is a retired American Hall of Fame jockey. He began his racing career in November 1974. His first mount was on a horse named Pegged Rate, who ran off the board. He notched his first career win the next day on his second career mount, Fetch, at New Mexico'

Is an American professional basketball player who currently plays both shooting guard and small forw

Is an American professional basketball player who currently plays both shooting guard and small forward for the NBA's Dallas Mavericks.Stackhouse attended the University of North Carolina, where he was a teammate of fellow future NBAer Rasheed Wallace. Stackhouse declared his eligibility for the 1995 NBA Draft following his sophomore season with the Tar Heels. He was selected in the first round of the 1995 NBA Draft with the third pick by the Philadelphia 76ers. At one time he was called the "Next Jordan" since both players played at North Carolina, both players went #3 in the draft, both were listed at the same height: 6' 6" and looked similar in appearance and game, and both had a taller power forward from UNC drafted immediately after them in the #4 spot (in Jordan's case, it was Sam Perkins, and in Stackhouse's case, the player was Rasheed Wallace.)

Was an American wrestler who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Was an American wrestler who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Is a Mexican professional wrestler. Estrada was a major star for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre duri

Is a Mexican professional wrestler. Estrada was a major star for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre during the 1980s but was one of the first stars to jump to Antonio Peña's AAA promotion during the 1990s. He had a brief run in World Wrestling Federation arou

Is an American professional golfer and commentator for the Golf Channel.Foltz turned professional in

Is an American professional golfer and commentator for the Golf Channel.Foltz turned professional in 1990. He claimed one victory on the Nationwide Tour (previously known as the Nike and Buy.com Tours). He has seven career hole-in-ones. His playing career

A former gridiron football offensive tackle who played professionally in the Canadian Football Leagu

A former gridiron football offensive tackle who played professionally in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the American Football League (AFL).Although he was selected by the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL) in the 1958 NFL Draft, Cornelison began his professional career with the Saskatchewan Rough Riders of the CFL. He then played five seasons in the AFL from 1960-1965 for the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs. In 1962, he was an AFL All-Star at offensive guard.

Is a former American Football cornerback who played for the Los Angeles Rams from 1985 to 1991, the

Is a former American Football cornerback who played for the Los Angeles Rams from 1985 to 1991, the Houston Oilers in 1992, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1993.

Was a Dutch-Suriname footballer. During his career he served Cambuur Leeuwarden as well as a bunch o

Was a Dutch-Suriname footballer. During his career he served Cambuur Leeuwarden as well as a bunch of amateur clubs including VV Neerlandia '31. He died at the age of 28, when on June 7, 1989 he was killed in the Surinam Airways Flight PY764 air crash in Paramaribo. He was the brother of fellow professional footballer Winnie Haatrecht.Both Jerry and Winnie Haatrecht were known as talented youth players and were always playing at the Balboa Square in Amsterdam with their buddies Ruud Gullit and Frank Rijkaard. All four they joined the youth squads of AFC Ajax and became part of a high quality group of players, where also players like Wim Kieft, Marco van Basten, Gerald Vanenburg, Sonny Silooy and John Bosman were their team mates.

Was an American swimmer and Olympic champion.

Was an American swimmer and Olympic champion.

Is a retired boxer from The Netherlands, who was born in Suriname. He represented Netherlands at the

Is a retired boxer from The Netherlands, who was born in Suriname. He represented Netherlands at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, where he was eliminated in the second round of the super heavyweight division (+ 91 kg) by Germany's Wilhelm Fis

Is an American Thoroughbred racehorse owner and trainer. He has the most wins in the history of Nort

Is an American Thoroughbred racehorse owner and trainer. He has the most wins in the history of Northern California race horse trainers.

Is a professional skateboarder. He is of Taiwanese descent. At the age of nine, Hsu began recording

Is a professional skateboarder. He is of Taiwanese descent. At the age of nine, Hsu began recording himself skateboarding, for the purpose of discovering what his skateboarding really looked like. This footage has been featured on the internet show, "Epic