Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a Welsh international footballer, who played his club football as a forward for various clubs in

Was a Welsh international footballer, who played his club football as a forward for various clubs in the south of England.Lewis was born in Aberystwyth and started his career with Bristol Rovers in September 1899, before moving to the South coast to join Southern League Portsmouth in May 1900. After one season at Fratton Park, he moved to the Midlands to join Burton United playing in the Second Division of the Football League.

Is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who finished in eighth position with the Men's Nat

Is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who finished in eighth position with the Men's National Team, nicknamed Black Sticks, at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He was born in Christchurch.

Was an Australian cricket player, who played five games for Tasmania. He has the distinction of havi

Was an Australian cricket player, who played five games for Tasmania. He has the distinction of having played in the first ever first class cricket match in Australia.

Is a French footballer, currently playing for SR Delémont. Licina played for FC Sochaux before movi

Is a French footballer, currently playing for SR Delémont. Licina played for FC Sochaux before moving to Scotland with Dundee United. Licina moved to Belfort then spent three years with SR Delémont before leaving at the end of the 2006-07 season. Licina returned in December 2007 and vowed to stay until at least the end of the season.

Was a professional bicycle racer from the United States.John started his road racing career in Flori

Was a professional bicycle racer from the United States.John started his road racing career in Florida in 1985. After graduation from college in 1990, he raced three seasons for the US National team in Germany, France and Italy. John turned professional i

Was an English cricketer during the game's roundarm era. Lillywhite was an all-rounder who batted ri

Was an English cricketer during the game's roundarm era. Lillywhite was an all-rounder who batted right-handed and bowled right-arm roundarm, both slow and fast. At the end of the 1859 English cricket season, Lillywhite was one of the 12 players who took

A former professional soccer player who played 44 times and scored one goal for the Canadian nationa

A former professional soccer player who played 44 times and scored one goal for the Canadian national soccer team and the current head coach of the Montreal Impact.After beginning his pro career in 1987 with the Ottawa Pioneers of the Canadian Soccer League, Limniatis played professionally in Greece with First Division side Aris F.C. in 1987 and '88 and Panetolikos in the Second Division from 1988 to '92. He then joined the Montreal Impact in 1993 and remained with the club until 1998, then played again for them in 2000 and 2001

Was a footballer who played for Rangers, Everton, Worcester City and Bury.

Was a footballer who played for Rangers, Everton, Worcester City and Bury.

Was a cricketer who played for Cambridge University and Kent. Jack Bryan was a left-handed opening b

Was a cricketer who played for Cambridge University and Kent. Jack Bryan was a left-handed opening batsman and an occasional bowler of highly-spun leg breaks and googlies. Bryan faded from the first-class cricket scene in the early 1930s, making his final appearance for Kent in 1932 and playing his last first-class match the following year. In all, he scored more than 8,000 first-class runs at an average of 36 runs per innings.

Was an American Hall of Fame jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. He went by his middle name, Linus,

Was an American Hall of Fame jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. He went by his middle name, Linus, but was nicknamed "Pony" by friends and would be called that by some in the press. While still an apprentice, he rode for Commander J. K. L. Ross in Canad

Was a very strong British chess player. Perhaps his most famous game was the one he lost against the

Was a very strong British chess player. Perhaps his most famous game was the one he lost against the world champion Mikhail Botvinnik at the Hastings Chess Congress 1961/2. Littlewood launched a fearsome attack which Botvinnik was able to defend only by means of a tactical finesse. Botvinnik chose to include the game in his autobiographical Best Games 1947-1970.

Was an English cricketer who played for Wiltshire. He was born in Greenford, Ealing, Middlesex. Live

Was an English cricketer who played for Wiltshire. He was born in Greenford, Ealing, Middlesex. Livermore, who made a single appearance for Leicestershire Second XI in 1963, represented Oxfordshire and later Wiltshire in the Minor Counties Championship. L

Was a New Zealand Olympic bronze medalist and president of the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC).

Was a New Zealand Olympic bronze medalist and president of the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC).

Was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played 545 times in The Football

Was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played 545 times in The Football League for five clubs and was capped three times by the Welsh national team.

Was a prominent English cricket enthusiast who was a co-founder of the I Zingari nomadic cricket clu

Was a prominent English cricket enthusiast who was a co-founder of the I Zingari nomadic cricket club on 4 July 1845. He was also a sports and games rules enthusiast, writer of the first standardized rules for badminton in 1868 and editor of "The Laws of

Is a retired American football defensive tackle in the National Football League. Parrella was drafte

Is a retired American football defensive tackle in the National Football League. Parrella was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 1993 NFL Draft out of the University of Nebraska. Parrella played most of his career with the San Diego Chargers from 1994-2001. He also played for the Oakland Raiders from 2002-2004.

Is a retired American basketball player.He played for the Tri-Cities Blackhawks and Sheboygan Redski

Is a retired American basketball player.He played for the Tri-Cities Blackhawks and Sheboygan Redskins (1949-50) in the NBA for 16 games.

Is a South African professional golfer who has won more than thirty professional tournaments around

Is a South African professional golfer who has won more than thirty professional tournaments around the world.Turning professional in 1969, he was a leading player on the Southern African Tour for over twenty years. He spent the northern summers playing o

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Oxfordshire. He was born in O

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Oxfordshire. He was born in Oxford and died in Devon. Having represented Oxfordshire in the Minor Counties Championship since 1958, Love made a single List A appearance for the side, d

Was one of the main competitors who made darts such a huge spectator sport in the 1970s and 1980s, p

Was one of the main competitors who made darts such a huge spectator sport in the 1970s and 1980s, particularly in the United Kingdom.Lowe won the World Championship title in three different decades - 1979, 1987 and 1993.

Is an American former professional basketball player and coach.

Is an American former professional basketball player and coach.

Is an English football player who currently plays in the MLS for the San Jose Earthquakes.After post

Is an English football player who currently plays in the MLS for the San Jose Earthquakes.After posting remarkable scoring totals at NCAA Division II Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, and in the USL Premier Development League, for Boulder Rapids Reserve, Cunliffe was one of the leading prospects at the MLS combine prior to the 2007 MLS SuperDraft.

Is a Gabonese professional football player, who is currently playing for Royal Charleroi SC.[3] The

Is a Gabonese professional football player, who is currently playing for Royal Charleroi SC.[3] The Congolese began his career in Cameroon for Pari Mutuel Urbain Camerounais Buea and signed in January 2008 for AS Cannes.[4] On 16 June 2010 Royal Charleroi signed the forward from AS Cannes.[5]

Was a first-class cricketer who played for Lancashire between 1973 and 1979. A wicket-keeper and a l

Was a first-class cricketer who played for Lancashire between 1973 and 1979. A wicket-keeper and a lower order right-handed batsman, Lyon played for Lancashire's second eleven in the Minor Counties Championship and the Second Eleven Championship from 1970

Is an American canoer who competed in the Olympic Games in 1936 in Berlin. Born in New Jersey but ra

Is an American canoer who competed in the Olympic Games in 1936 in Berlin. Born in New Jersey but raised in an orphanage in New York, he competed in the 1936 Olympics in Men's Folding Kayak Doubles, 10 kilometres, but did not win a medal, placing 7th. Aft