Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was an American football halfback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He pl

Was an American football halfback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football and lacrosse at the University of Maryland.

Is an Australian-Canadian Rugby Union player and former Rugby League Footballer, who currently plays

Is an Australian-Canadian Rugby Union player and former Rugby League Footballer, who currently plays his club rugby union in the UK for the Bedford Blues, and internationally for Canada. He plays as a fullback. He also is a part-time backs coach at Luton

Was an American Thoroughbred horse trainer. James Rowe Jr. Trained the 1928 Preakness Stakes winner

Was an American Thoroughbred horse trainer. James Rowe Jr. Trained the 1928 Preakness Stakes winner Victorian, and in 1929 was the Leading trainer in the United States by earnings with $314,881 in purse money. His most famous horse was the Hall of Fame in

Was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse jockey and trainer. After parting ways with the

Was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse jockey and trainer. After parting ways with the Dwyers in 1885, James Rowe trained for A. F. Walcott's Fairfax Stable after which he was a public trainer until 1889. While running his own stable, one of

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Dennistoun FC, Alexandra Athletic FC, Rangers and the Scotl

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Dennistoun FC, Alexandra Athletic FC, Rangers and the Scotland national team.After spells at Dennistoun and Alexandra Athletic, the latter for whom he also served as general secretary, he joined Rangers in 1882. During his time at Rangers, he won his only cap for Scotland, and scored twice in 5-0 win over Ireland on 26 January 1884. In 1895, he was appointed as Rangers' match secretary and continued to feature intermittently in the first team until 1889. He had the honour of being the first person to score in the British Home Championship.

Was an English association footballer who played as a left winger for Newton Heath in the late 1880s

Was an English association footballer who played as a left winger for Newton Heath in the late 1880s. He signed for the Heathens as a 21 year old in 1884, but made only 37 competitive appearances for the club. In October 1889, Gotheridge was suspended by the Football Association for three months for an incident during a match against Walsall Town Swifts.

Was an English-born sportsman who played international rugby union as a wing for Scotland and as a c

Was an English-born sportsman who played international rugby union as a wing for Scotland and as a cricketer represented Marylebone Cricket Club. Gowans first came to note as a rugby player when he represented Cambridge University whilst a student at Clar

Is a Scottish footballer who has spent the majority of his career in the top two divisions in Scotti

Is a Scottish footballer who has spent the majority of his career in the top two divisions in Scottish football. He plays as a striker, currently player/manager for Greenock Morton in the First Division.

Better known as professional wrestler Crazy Luke Graham, was a member of the Graham family, a storyl

Better known as professional wrestler Crazy Luke Graham, was a member of the Graham family, a storyline family of wrestlers. He wrestled in the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) with Jerry Graham beginning in 1964. They won the WWWF United States Tag

Was a cricketer who played as a wicketkeeper for Yorkshire. Though he was regarded by many as the be

Was a cricketer who played as a wicketkeeper for Yorkshire. Though he was regarded by many as the best wicketkeeper of his generation, his limited batting ability restricted him to just two Test match appearances for England, both on the 1963-64 tour to India. Binks' County Championship career is unique. Coming into the Yorkshire team in June 1955, he then played in every single Championship game played by Yorkshire until he retired at the end of the 1969 season.

Was a cricketer who played as a wicketkeeper for Yorkshire. Though he was regarded by many as the be

Was a cricketer who played as a wicketkeeper for Yorkshire. Though he was regarded by many as the best wicketkeeper of his generation, his limited batting ability restricted him to just two Test match appearances for England, both on the 1963-64 tour to India. Ironically, because of injuries to other players, he opened the batting in three of his four Test innings.

Was an amateur English cricketer. Greenwood made his first-class debut for pre-county club Hampshire

Was an amateur English cricketer. Greenwood made his first-class debut for pre-county club Hampshire against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1842. Greenwood played 7 first-class matches for Hampshire from 1842 to 1845, with his final appearance for the cou

Is an Australian footballer who plays for York City as a defender. Meredith started his career with

Is an Australian footballer who plays for York City as a defender. Meredith started his career with the Derby County youth system in 2004, signing a professional contract in 2006. He was loaned out to Cambridge United and Chesterfield before moving to th

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Airdrieonians and Rangers and also gained three caps for th

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Airdrieonians and Rangers and also gained three caps for the Scottish national team. He finished as the top scorer in the Scottish Football League Division One in the 1912–13 and 1913–14 seasons.

Was a footballer who played for Stoke before he returned to amateur football with South Shields. He

Was a footballer who played for Stoke before he returned to amateur football with South Shields. He made 24 appearances for Stoke.

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1822 to 1835. He was mainly ass

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1822 to 1835. He was mainly associated with Sussex and made 13 known appearances in first-class matches including 1 for the Gentlemen.

Is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Jimmy Rave. He was previously e

Is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Jimmy Rave. He was previously employed by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Rave debuted in Ring of Honor in 2003. He later became a member of The Embassy, a stable led by Prince Nana, and

Was an English footballer who played for West Ham United. His father, James William Barrett, also pl

Was an English footballer who played for West Ham United. His father, James William Barrett, also played for the club from 1924 to 1939.Jim Jnr played football as a junior for West Ham, and played with his father as a teenager for West Ham A in 1945-46.

Was an English footballer born in Hillingdon, Middlesex. He played at centre half.During his career,

Was an English footballer born in Hillingdon, Middlesex. He played at centre half.During his career, he played for Fulham and QPR. He also played twice for the England national football team, and was part of England's team for the 1950 FIFA World Cup, although he didn't play in the tournament.

Is a former professional basketball player. A 6'6" forward from Villanova University, he was selecte

Is a former professional basketball player. A 6'6" forward from Villanova University, he was selected by the St. Louis Hawks with the 8th pick of the 1965 NBA Draft. After one year with the Hawks, he joined the Chicago Bulls, where he became a fan favorite as the first Bull to average more than ten rebounds per game. In 1967-1968, he averaged 12.5 points and 10.1 rebounds; the following season, he averaged 14 points and 10.6 rebounds. Washington would also play for the Philadelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks (a later incarnation of the St. Louis Hawks), and the Buffalo Braves and retired with 6,637 career rebounds.

Was an American professional basketball player.A 6'3" forward/guard from the University of Cincinnat

Was an American professional basketball player.A 6'3" forward/guard from the University of Cincinnati, Holstein played four seasons (1952-1956) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Minneapolis Lakers and Fort Wayne Pistons. He averaged 3.8 points per game and won two league championships with the Lakers.

Was a left-handed middle-order batsman and a left-arm bowler who converted early in his career from

Was a left-handed middle-order batsman and a left-arm bowler who converted early in his career from fast-medium to medium pace. He played a few games for Lancashire from 1898, but played regularly in 1901.

Is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. His father

Is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. His father, Christopher Hamblin also played first-class cricket for Oxford University. James Hamblin played first-class cricket in 11 matches for Hampshire between 2

Was a Scottish footballer who represented his country on one occasion, scored the winning goal in th

Was a Scottish footballer who represented his country on one occasion, scored the winning goal in the 1911 FA Cup Final, and received the Military Medal during the First World War. Born in Glasgow, he was one of six children, and worked as a clerk while playing youth football for Annandale. He started his adult football career with local junior team Maryhill, where he played for less than a season, before he moved to Rangers in 1905. He spent three years with the club, but won only the Glasgow Merchants' Charity Cup, before he joined a third Glasgow side Clyde.

Is a former major league baseball player. In his six year career, he played for the Kansas City Roya

Is a former major league baseball player. In his six year career, he played for the Kansas City Royals, the Houston Astros, and the New York Yankees.In six years and 174 games, York managed to get 194 strikeouts and an ERA of 3.79. His lifetime record is 16-17, his best season coming with Kansas City in 1971, getting 103 strikeouts, a 2.89 ERA, and a 5-5 record. Also, he got three hits in 40 at bats with a home run, also coming in the 1971 season. In this season, he earned $12,500. He retired in 1978 after a minor league stint with the Chicago White Sox.