Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was an English professional golfer.Edgar won the Canadian Open in 1919 at the 6,946-yard, par-70 Ham

Was an English professional golfer.Edgar won the Canadian Open in 1919 at the 6,946-yard, par-70 Hamilton Golf and Country Club by a record 16 strokes, and came back the next year to win again. He lost the 1920 PGA Championship in a match play final to Jo

Is an American professional golfer and current player on the PGA Tour.He grew up in Brookline, Massa

Is an American professional golfer and current player on the PGA Tour.He grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts outside of Boston. He started golf at a young age and won the Club Championship at his home club of Charles River age 15. James would win the Mass

A Swedish curler. He lives in Stockholm, and currently plays third for Peja Lindholm.Dryburgh is a t

A Swedish curler. He lives in Stockholm, and currently plays third for Peja Lindholm.Dryburgh is a two-time World Junior Champion. Playing for his native Scotland, he won gold in 1991 playing third for Alan MacDougall. In 1996, Dryburgh played skip for Sc

Is an English first class cricketer who played all his games for Oxford University Cricket Club. His

Is an English first class cricketer who played all his games for Oxford University Cricket Club. His highest score of 4* came when playing for Oxford University in the match against Warwickshire County Cricket Club. His best bowling of 4/68 came when playing for Oxford University in the match against Yorkshire County Cricket Club.

Was a former American tennis player.

Was a former American tennis player.

Is a Canadian Olympic equestrian show jumping champion and thoroughbred horse trainer. Day first joi

Is a Canadian Olympic equestrian show jumping champion and thoroughbred horse trainer. Day first joined the Canadian International Team in 1964, and in 1966 tied the record high jump of 7 feet 1 inch at the National Horse Show in New York. Day took gold i

Was an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer in both steeplechase and flat racing. A native of

Was an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer in both steeplechase and flat racing. A native of Ireland, his father, Owen J. Ryan, was the master of Cleaboy Stud in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland. While working in a factory in England in his ear

Was a Scottish professional footballer who won two caps for the Scotland national football team. He

Was a Scottish professional footballer who won two caps for the Scotland national football team. He made more than 150 appearances in the First Division of the Scottish Football League for Dundee,[A] and also played in the English Football League for Birmingham and the Scottish First Division for Kilmarnock.

Is a retired American basketball player and current coach. He was born and raised in Syracuse, New Y

Is a retired American basketball player and current coach. He was born and raised in Syracuse, New York, where he attended Corcoran High School. Collins has been the head coach of the men's basketball team at the University of Illinois at Chicago since 1996.[1] Prior to that, he was an assistant coach at the University of Illinois. He played college ball at New Mexico State University and had a brief professional career with the Chicago Bulls of the NBA and the Carolina Cougars of the ABA.[2]

Is a former professional basketball player. After starring at the University of Louisville, the 6' 3

Is a former professional basketball player. After starring at the University of Louisville, the 6' 3" Price was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round of the 1972 NBA Draft. Price would go on to play seven NBA seasons (1972-1979), spending time with the Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks, Buffalo Braves, Denver Nuggets, and Detroit Pistons. He was an All-Star in 1975, and he retired with 5,088 career points.He is currently the head coach of the Tampa Bay Strong Dogs in the American Basketball Association.

Is a chess master, chess politician, chess tournament organizer and chess book publisher. He holds t

Is a chess master, chess politician, chess tournament organizer and chess book publisher. He holds the title of FIDE Master. He is best known for his book Chess for Dummies which is one of the best selling chess books of all time. He was a member of the Policy Board of the United States Chess Federation (USCF) from 1996 to 1999. He has served as American Zone President of FIDE, the World Chess Federation, from 2000 to 2002, and has been a Trustee of the U. S. Chess Trust since 2000. He is their current Treasurer.

Was an American freestyle wrestler, who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He was born in Windsor

Was an American freestyle wrestler, who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He was born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

Was an American football cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers. In 1994, he was enshrined into the

Was an American football cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers. In 1994, he was enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He played both offense and defense as a college football player at UCLA.

Is an American professional basketball player whose last team was Indesit Fabriano of the Italian se

Is an American professional basketball player whose last team was Indesit Fabriano of the Italian second division (Serie A2) in 2006/07 season.He attended Florida State University and was selected 36th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1997 NBA Draft. He played one season in the NBA for the Los Angeles Clippers in 1997-98, who had obtained him from the 76ers by trading the rights to a 1998 second round pick (used to select Jelani McCoy). He has also been briefly signed by the Phoenix Suns in 1999, Washington Wizards in 1999 and Memphis Grizzlies in 2001, but has not played any NBA games for those teams.

Known as Neil Paterson, was a Scottish Academy Award winning screenwriter.

Known as Neil Paterson, was a Scottish Academy Award winning screenwriter.

Is a Haitian professional mixed martial artist who has fought for Elite XC and Strikeforce promotion

Is a Haitian professional mixed martial artist who has fought for Elite XC and Strikeforce promotions and is known for his incredible leg lock variations, all but one of his submission wins are by way of Heel Hook.

Was a swimming coach for Indiana University (IU) and the United States Olympic team. At IU, he coach

Was a swimming coach for Indiana University (IU) and the United States Olympic team. At IU, he coached the men's team to six consecutive NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships from 1968 to 1973. He served as the Men's Head Coach of the USA's swimmin

Was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a Scottish former professional association football player who played as a winger.

Was a Scottish former professional association football player who played as a winger.

Was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Canadi

Was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Canadian basketball team, which was eliminated after the group stage in the 1952 tournament. He played one match.

Is an English former footballer. He played just four seaons of league football before being forced t

Is an English former footballer. He played just four seaons of league football before being forced to retire due to injury aged 24.Farmer joined Wolves as an amateur in 1956, and after progressing in their reserves, broke into the first team. He scored twice on his senior debut, in a 3-1 win at Manchester United on 24 September 1960.

Was a thoroughbred racehorse trainer.Born in Sheepshead Bay near Brooklyn, New York, Fitzsimmons beg

Was a thoroughbred racehorse trainer.Born in Sheepshead Bay near Brooklyn, New York, Fitzsimmons began his career in 1885 working at a racetrack as a stable boy. After nearly ten less-than-successful years as a thoroughbred jockey, he became too heavy for that job and took up the training of horses.

Is a cricketer who is currently contracted to Sussex County Cricket Club. He was educated in Lancash

Is a cricketer who is currently contracted to Sussex County Cricket Club. He was educated in Lancashire before going to Loughborough University where Warwickshire spotted him playing for the University. He made his debut for the Bears against Somerset in April 2005 and played fairly often throughout the season, a season which included a hat trick which helped the Bears to beat Somerset in a Twenty20 game. He spent time on loan at Surrey in the 2009 season after losing his place in the Warwickshire side and signed a two-year deal with Sussex in November 2009.

Was a Scottish footballer who played at outside left for Reading and Southampton in the 1920s. Carr

Was a Scottish footballer who played at outside left for Reading and Southampton in the 1920s. Carr was born in Maryhill, Glasgow, but started his football career as a youth playing for Watford Orient, before joining Watford as a 14-year old in 1908.

Is a New Zealand cricketer. He is a left-arm fast bowler who can swing the ball and also a capable l

Is a New Zealand cricketer. He is a left-arm fast bowler who can swing the ball and also a capable left handed lower order batsman. He is one of only two New Zealanders to ever take a hat-trick in Test cricket (the other being Peter Petherick). He achieve