Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in 11 Tests from 1930 to 1939.

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in 11 Tests from 1930 to 1939.

Is a former professional American Football cornerback who played in the NFL for the New York Jets, K

Is a former professional American Football cornerback who played in the NFL for the New York Jets, Kansas City Chiefs, and the Oakland Raiders from 1988 to 2001.

Is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Doncaster Rovers.After progressing through the y

Is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Doncaster Rovers.After progressing through the youth system with south coast club Bournemouth, Hayter made his official début for them in the 1996–97 season in a 3–1 Division Two defeat to Peterborough United.

Was a Scottish football player for Celtic, and widely regarded as one of the greatest Celtic players

Was a Scottish football player for Celtic, and widely regarded as one of the greatest Celtic players of all-time.Although he was only 5ft6in he was nicknamed "the Mermaid" for his heading abilities and in his career he was able to score 550 goals.At his time in Celtic,he was seen as one of Maley's best players along with Patsy Gallacher and John Thomson.

Is an English cricketer. Schofield is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. Sch

Is an English cricketer. Schofield is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. Schofield made his Hampshire debut in 2001 and made a total of four first-class appearances and one List-A appearance. At the end of the 2002 season Schofield

Is an English cricketer who is contracted to play for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. He is a left-ha

Is an English cricketer who is contracted to play for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. Lee played first-class cricket for Yorkshire during the 2006 season. He remains a part of the Second XI t

Was an English cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1954 as an off spin bowler. He played for Glamorga

Was an English cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1954 as an off spin bowler. He played for Glamorgan from 1950 to 1961, missing 1956 when he decided to play in the Lancashire League.,

Jim Pothecary was a useful right-handed lower-order batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler who p

Jim Pothecary was a useful right-handed lower-order batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler who played for several seasons for Western Province in South African domestic cricket without particular distinction. But in 1959-60, he took 30 wickets at the

Is a retired American professional basketball player, at the guard position. Silas played the majori

Is a retired American professional basketball player, at the guard position. Silas played the majority of his career with the San Antonio Spurs. His nicknames include "The Snake," "Captain Late," and "The Late Mr. Silas," the latter two referring to the fact that Silas seemed to play his best late in games.

Was a professional boxer in the Light Heavyweight (175lb) division. (The name often appears as James

Was a professional boxer in the Light Heavyweight (175lb) division. (The name often appears as James Patrick Slattery, however that is incorrect. His son and grandson also had the name James Edward.) Slattery, son of a Buffalo fire fighter, turned pro in

Is an American Grandmaster of chess.Tarjan was just 17 when he was selected to the American team for

Is an American Grandmaster of chess.Tarjan was just 17 when he was selected to the American team for the 1969 World Students' Olympiad, at Dresden. He was a member of the winning American side at Haifa 1970, and was selected again at Graz 1972. He is a gr

Was an English footballer who played as an inside forward. He made more than 250 appearances in the

Was an English footballer who played as an inside forward. He made more than 250 appearances in the Football League for Small Heath/Birmingham, Chelsea and Middlesbrough, and played eight times for England.

Was an American football center for the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League.He was issue

Was an American football center for the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League.He was issued jersey number 50 for the AFL's inaugural season, 1960, but switched to his familiar 00 the next season. The AFL permitted the unusual number because it was a pun on Otto's name (aught-oh). Otto worked diligently to build his body up to his playing weight of 250 pounds.

Was an American football offensive tackle who earned All-America honors at Ohio State University bef

Was an American football offensive tackle who earned All-America honors at Ohio State University before playing professionally for 14 years. Tyrer retired as a player after the 1974 season.

Is a second XI cricketer currently with Kent County Cricket Club, he is a right hand top order batsm

Is a second XI cricketer currently with Kent County Cricket Club, he is a right hand top order batsman, and right arm medium pace bowler, who is currently enrolled in the Kent Academy system. He toured to India with the first team squad, and scored a hund

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batmsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who play

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batmsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Dorset. He was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire. Elliot-Square, who made his debut Minor Counties Championship appearance for Dorset during the 2001 sea

Is an English professional footballer. He was born in Hammersmith, London.Jimmy Aggrey began his foo

Is an English professional footballer. He was born in Hammersmith, London.Jimmy Aggrey began his football career as a trainee at Chelsea, famously appearing in a documentary where the tormented soul of Graham Rix gave him dressings downs rather than helping a talented young man.On July 2, 1997, he left Chelsea to join Fulham on a free transfer as one of Mickey Adams' final signings before the arrival of Kevin Keegan and Ray Wilkins. He was released in the summer of 1998 still to make his league debut. On June 30, 1998 he briefly joined Airdrie, followed by a trial at Shrewsbury Town.

Was an English football player. His regular position was as a winger. He was born in Preston.Bond st

Was an English football player. His regular position was as a winger. He was born in Preston.Bond started his professional career with Leyland Motors F.C. before transferring to Manchester United in January 1950, where he helped the club win the 1952 league title. In September 1952, he was transferred to Carlisle United, where he spent seven seasons before moving on to Queen of the South.

Was an American bobsledder who competed in the mid 1950s.

Was an American bobsledder who competed in the mid 1950s.

Is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played all or part of three seasons in the majors,

Is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played all or part of three seasons in the majors, from 1990 until 1992, for the Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves, and San Diego Padres. After his major league career, Vatcher played several more years, including stints in Taiwan and Italy.

Is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. Riding almost exclusively in his native Louisian

Is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. Riding almost exclusively in his native Louisiana, during his career he has won more than 2,500 races. At Evangeline Downs, he shares the record with Curt Bourque of having ridden six winners on a single

Was a major league outfielder in baseball. In his 15-year career, he played for the Kansas City Roya

Was a major league outfielder in baseball. In his 15-year career, he played for the Kansas City Royals (1972-76), the Milwaukee Brewers (1977-79), San Francisco Giants (1980-82), and Montreal Expos (1983-86).Although Wohlford was on the Cincinnati Reds during 1987, Wohlford never played a major league game with the team. Wohlford was primarily a backup outfielder, used mainly for his good fielding skills. His best performance was with the 1974 Kansas City Royals, when he had a batting average of .271. 1974 was the only year Wohlford ever had more than 500 at bats. He had a .260 career batting average.

Was an English cricketer. Evans was a right-handed batsman who was a right-arm slow bowler who occas

Was an English cricketer. Evans was a right-handed batsman who was a right-arm slow bowler who occasionally played as a wicketkeeper. Evans made his first-class debut for Hampshire in 1913 against the Marylebone Cricket Club. The following season Evans pl

Is a professional ice hockey defenseman who currently plays for the Krefeld Penguins of the DEL.

Is a professional ice hockey defenseman who currently plays for the Krefeld Penguins of the DEL.

Is an English field hockey player who plays as a goalkeeper.Competing for England and Great Britain

Is an English field hockey player who plays as a goalkeeper.Competing for England and Great Britain at numerous tournaments, he is representing Great Britain in Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He has 33 caps representing England and 13 caps repr