Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

A former Spanish footballer of Catalan ethnicity who played for FC Barcelona in Spain and FC Sète a

A former Spanish footballer of Catalan ethnicity who played for FC Barcelona in Spain and FC Sète and Troyes AC in France. He played once for Spain in 1941.

Was a Spanish/Catalan footballer, manager and scout who played for FC Barcelona, Madrid CF, OGC Nice

Was a Spanish/Catalan footballer, manager and scout who played for FC Barcelona, Madrid CF, OGC Nice, the Catalan XI and Spain. He later coached Athletic Madrid, OGC Nice and CF Barcelona and worked as a scout for both CF Barcelona and Real Madrid.During his playing career with FC Barcelona he scored 326 goals and is second only to Paulino Alcántara as the clubs all time top goalscorer. As a player he pioneered the midfield general role and was nicknamed The Magician and The Lobster due to his kicking style.

Was a Belgian professional track cyclist, specialising in sprint where he won seven World Championsh

Was a Belgian professional track cyclist, specialising in sprint where he won seven World Championships. Scherens was born in Werchter and died in Leuven. The Grote Prijs Jef Scherens, which is held in Leuven, is named in his honour.

Is an American retired professional wrestler and current wrestling promoter and trainer. In his acti

Is an American retired professional wrestler and current wrestling promoter and trainer. In his active days Hamiltion was best known as known as one half of the tag team The Assassins where he was called "Assassin #1". When the Assassins ended Hamilton wr

Is an American professional poker player from Shelby Charter Township, Michigan, best known as the w

Is an American professional poker player from Shelby Charter Township, Michigan, best known as the winner of the Main Event at the 2009 World Series of Poker (WSOP). Cada became a representative of Team PokerStars in 2009 in the weeks prior to becoming World Champion. By winning the Main Event at the age of 21, Cada surpassed Peter Eastgate as the youngest champion ever. Cada had two previous WSOP cash wins, both in 2009. Cada had been a regular online poker player for several years prior to winning the live WSOP event. He is primarily an online poker player, with more than $500,000 in online tournament winnings at present. As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $8,550,000.

Was a Scottish professional association football player of the 1940s and 1950s. After failing to bre

Was a Scottish professional association football player of the 1940s and 1950s. After failing to break into the first team with Celtic, he went on to play for Leyton Orient and Gillingham in England and made 17 appearances in The Football League

Was a Scottish football player. His favoured position was as a forward. Cassidy started his career w

Was a Scottish football player. His favoured position was as a forward. Cassidy started his career with Motherwell and Blythe. In 1893, he was transferred to Newton Heath, where he played in the last four league games of the season, as well as a test match against Small Heath, in which he scored to keep Newton Heath in the First Division.

Is an English professional poker player and a member of The Hendon Mob. During his lengthy poker car

Is an English professional poker player and a member of The Hendon Mob. During his lengthy poker career, Beevers became one of the pioneers of poker on television by appearing in every series of Late Night Poker, where he made a record 3 grand finals. Beevers worked first for NatWest (as his father had done before him) then for Citibank in Hammersmith. He went on to attend Middlesex University as a mature student towards of the end of his 4 years playing regular blackjack, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Honour's degree in Finance and Accounting at the age of 24.

S a former Scottish footballer who played for Sauchie, Partick Thistle, Celtic, Blackburn Rovers, Ha

S a former Scottish footballer who played for Sauchie, Partick Thistle, Celtic, Blackburn Rovers, Hamilton Academical and the Scotland national team.Craig, a striker, joined Partick Thistle in 1972 from Sauchie Juniors and helped the club to the First Division title in season 1975-76. He signed for Celtic in September 1976 for £60,000 where he won the Scottish Cup and League Championship in his first season. He moved to Blackburn Rovers in September 1978 where he remained until 1981 when he joined Hamilton Academical. He retired in 1983.

Was an American Champion jockey. in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing. Joe Culmone was born in

Was an American Champion jockey. in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing. Joe Culmone was born in Delia, Sicily, where he lived in a faming area and learned to ride horses. His mother died during World War II and in 1946 he emigrated to the United State

Is an American former professional wrestler. He is best known under his ring name Road Block and for

Is an American former professional wrestler. He is best known under his ring name Road Block and for his appearances in World Championship Wrestling, where he competed as a preliminary wrestler. During the late 1990s, D'Acquisto competed as a preliminary

Was an Australian cricketer who played 34 Test matches as a specialist batsman between 1894 and 1905

Was an Australian cricketer who played 34 Test matches as a specialist batsman between 1894 and 1905. As captain, he led Australia in a total of 21 Tests, winning seven and losing four. In Test cricket, he scored 1657 runs at an average of 28.56 per innings, including three centuries. Darling toured England four times with the Australian team—in 1896, 1899, 1902 and 1905; the last three tours as captain. He was captain of the Australian cricket team in England in 1902, widely recognised as one of the best teams in Australian cricket history. The First Test of 1894–95 against England, at the Sydney Cricket Ground, saw Darling make his Test debut. Darling was chosen by his team mates as captain for the 1899 Australian team touring England. Following his retirement from big cricket, Darling returned to his Tasmanian sheep station, where he was involved in a range of agricultural activities.

Was an Indian field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.n 1936 he was a member of

Was an Indian field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.n 1936 he was a member of the Indian field hockey team, which won the gold medal. He played five matches as halfback.

Is a Canadian professional wrestler, currently working for All Japan Pro Wrestling. In the past he h

Is a Canadian professional wrestler, currently working for All Japan Pro Wrestling. In the past he has worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and was also signed to World Wrestling Entertainment under a developmental deal, wrestling for Florida Champio

Was a heavyweight boxer from the Butetown district of Cardiff, Wales. He was trained by Freddie Elvi

Was a heavyweight boxer from the Butetown district of Cardiff, Wales. He was trained by Freddie Elvin. In all, he won 45 of his 54 professional bouts, losing 8, with one drawn.

Is an American artistic gymnast. He is the 2008 U.S. national champion on the horizontal bar and the

Is an American artistic gymnast. He is the 2008 U.S. national champion on the horizontal bar and the 2008 all-around bronze medalist.

Was an American speed skater who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics.

Was an American speed skater who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics.

Was a centre-forward in the Leeds United team of the 1970s. He is the only Scottish player to score

Was a centre-forward in the Leeds United team of the 1970s. He is the only Scottish player to score in three World Cups (1974, 1978 and 1982).Jordan commenced playing lower league football for Blantyre Victoria at the age of 15. As an apprentice, Jordan combined playing with working as a draughtsman. Jordan eventually moved to Greenock Morton, where he was spotted by a Leeds scout. Jordan moved to Leeds for £15,000 in 1970.

Is the current assistant manager at Dundalk FC. He is also a former Scottish footballer and a former

Is the current assistant manager at Dundalk FC. He is also a former Scottish footballer and a former manager of Scottish Football League club Clyde. During his playing career, Miller played for Aberdeen, Celtic, Dundee United, Raith Rovers, Clydebank and Clyde. He joined Clyde in June 2005, was initially assistant manager to Graham Roberts but was appointed manager in 2006 following the departure of Roberts following a feud between the pair, Roberts later winning a claim for unfair dismissal against the club.

Is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker, he has recently joined Stalybridge Celtic after bei

Is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker, he has recently joined Stalybridge Celtic after being released by Altrincham.Born in Blackburn, West Lothian, O'Neill struggled to establish himself in the Football League with Preston North End and had several loan spells with other clubs until he left for York City in 2005.

Was a decorated World War II veteran, weightlifter, and strongman. The son of Italian immigrants, Ro

Was a decorated World War II veteran, weightlifter, and strongman. The son of Italian immigrants, Rollino dubbed himself the world's strongest man in the 1920s, moving 3,200 pounds (1,500 kg) with his back during the prime of his career. Rollino, lived a

Was a Canadian freestyle sport wrestler who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the

Was a Canadian freestyle sport wrestler who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the bronze medal in the welterweight tournament at the Berlin Olympics. At the 1934 Empire Games he won the gold medal in the freestyle welterweight class.

Is a retired Scottish professional footballer of Italian heritage who played in England, Scotland, a

Is a retired Scottish professional footballer of Italian heritage who played in England, Scotland, and Iceland, making over 300 league appearances. Tortolano began his youth career in England with West Bromwich Albion. Tortolano represented the Scotland national under-21 football team, but never played for the Scottish senior team.

Was an Luxembourgian canoer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he finished sixth in t

Was an Luxembourgian canoer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he finished sixth in the C-1 1000 metre competition and twelfth in the folding K-1 10000 metre event.

An American race car driver, in NASCAR's Nationwide Series.Logano's first major NASCAR win came duri

An American race car driver, in NASCAR's Nationwide Series.Logano's first major NASCAR win came during the Meijer 300 at Kentucky Speedway in just his third start in the 2008 Nationwide Series. Logano made history becoming the youngest driver to win a Nationwide Series race at 18 years, 21 days old, since Casey Atwood in 1999 at 18 years, 10 months, 9 days.[2]He currently drives the #20 GameStop Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing.Logano began his racing career in 1996 as a 6-year-old quarter midget racer living in Connecticut. In 1997 Logano won his first Eastern Grand National Championship in the Jr. Stock Car Division. He followed it up with a Jr. Honda Division Championship in 1998 and in early 1999 a Lt. Mod. Division Championship. Later in 1999 Logano won 3 New England Regional Championships in the Sr. Stock, Lt. Mod., Lt. B. divisions.