Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is an English cricketer who currently plays for Hampshire County Cricket Club. He was educated at Wa

Is an English cricketer who currently plays for Hampshire County Cricket Club. He was educated at Warminster School in Wiltshire, where he was a student from 2001-2007 before leaving to pursue a career as a professional cricketer. He is a right-handed mid

Is a Mexican Welterweight boxer and is the brother of Light Middleweight boxer Juan de la Rosa who w

Is a Mexican Welterweight boxer and is the brother of Light Middleweight boxer Juan de la Rosa who was on The Contender. He filed for bankruptcy which canceled out his contracts with Duva Boxing and Cavazos Boxing. De La Rosa would then go and sign with D

Is an English cricketer currently playing for Northamptonshire. He is an all-rounder who bats right-

Is an English cricketer currently playing for Northamptonshire. He is an all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls off spin. Middlebrook made his first class debut in 1998, and in 2005 he plied his trade with Essex, taking 32 first class wickets and 20

Is an American professional basketball player, currently at small forward for the Boston Celtics of

Is an American professional basketball player, currently at small forward for the Boston Celtics of the NBA.Posey came to Xavier University in the 95-96 season, but under Proser's 48 rules, was ineligible, so sat out his freshman year. Posey ranks 16th on Xavier's all-time scoring list with 1,455 points and 10th on Xavier's all-time rebounding list with 801. Posey led XU in rebounding in each of his three seasons as a Musketeer. Posey earned a long list of honors while at Xavier, including the 1998 Atlantic 10 Championship "Most Outstanding Player" Award in helping XU win its first-ever A-10 Tournament Championship. Posey earned the A-10's "Sixth Man Award" twice and was named 1999 A-10 First Team and 1999 A-10 Defensive Player of the Year. He did all of that while not being a consistent starter in the Xavier lineup, almost always coming off the bench.

Was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as an inside forward.

Was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as an inside forward.

Was a former professional American football offensive lineman[2] and a professional wrestler who is

Was a former professional American football offensive lineman[2] and a professional wrestler who is most noted for his attempts at starting a labor union for wrestlers. He is the co-author of a book called CHOKEHOLD: Pro Wrestling's Real Mayhem Outside th

Is a Scottish retired professional footballer who played as a striker. Melrose made nearly 400 appea

Is a Scottish retired professional footballer who played as a striker. Melrose made nearly 400 appearances in the Scottish and English Football Leagues between 1975 and 1990, scoring nearly 100 goals. Melrose played League Football for Partick Thistle, Leicester City, Coventry City, Celtic, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Manchester City, Charlton Athletic, Leeds United and Shrewsbury Town. He later played non-league football for Macclesfield Town.

Is a retired American professional basketball player and current assistant coach. He has been an ass

Is a retired American professional basketball player and current assistant coach. He has been an assistant under head coach Phil Jackson with both the Chicago Bulls and the Los Angeles Lakers. He played collegiately at The Ohio State University, and was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 13th pick of the 1971 NBA Draft. He had a nine-year NBA career for four different teams (the Lakers, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the New York Knicks, and the Washington Bullets). In 1976, Cleamons was selected to the NBA All-Defense 2nd team.

Was a Scottish first class cricketer. He was an allrounder who bowled slow left-arm orthodox and was

Was a Scottish first class cricketer. He was an allrounder who bowled slow left-arm orthodox and was a right-handed batsman.

Is an Australian football (soccer) player, who plays for Sydney Olympic.He previously played for the

Is an Australian football (soccer) player, who plays for Sydney Olympic.He previously played for the Australian A-League club Newcastle United Jets.

A middle-order batsman and a leg-break bowler. His first three first-class matches were all played a

A middle-order batsman and a leg-break bowler. His first three first-class matches were all played against the touring M.C.C. at Bourda, Georgetown in February, 1926. He toured England with the West Indies in 1928 under the captaincy of R.K. Nunes, the fi

Is a professional boxer. Moore currently fights in the Light Middleweight division although he fough

Is a professional boxer. Moore currently fights in the Light Middleweight division although he fought as a welterweight during his amateur career.

Was an American chess master, who played in many American and international chess tournaments betwee

Was an American chess master, who played in many American and international chess tournaments between 1884 and 1889. He fought on the side of the North during the American Civil War, reaching the rank of Major. According to Chessmetrics, at his peak Hanha

Is a retired Scottish footballer, who played for a number of clubs during the 1960s and 1970s, inclu

Is a retired Scottish footballer, who played for a number of clubs during the 1960s and 1970s, including Arsenal, and Huddersfield Town. McGill started out at Possil Park before joining Arsenal in July 1965. He made his debut against Leeds United on May 5, 1966 (a match which coincidentally saw Arsenal's lowest-ever attendance at Highbury, of just 4,554) but could not break into the first team and left Arsenal in September 1967 with just 12 appearances to his name.

Was an American chess player, journalist, and playwright who spent the last 40 years of his life in

Was an American chess player, journalist, and playwright who spent the last 40 years of his life in Britain.Mortimer had a very poor record in chess tournaments, nearly always finishing near the bottom of the field. At a London tournament in 1887, he fini

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Hibernian, Bradford City, Stoke City, Tottenha

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Hibernian, Bradford City, Stoke City, Tottenham Hotspur, St Bernards, Bathgate, Barnsley and Bristol City.After spells with Hibernian, Bradford City and Stoke City, Morton joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1908. The centre forward played twice for the Spurs.

Jim Sims represented Middlesex in 381 first-class matches matches between 1929 and 1952 as a right-h

Jim Sims represented Middlesex in 381 first-class matches matches between 1929 and 1952 as a right-handed batsman and off-break bowler who scored 7173 runs (highest score 121) and took 1,257 wickets (best bowling 9/92). He later coached and scored for the county.

Was a Scottish professional bantamweight boxer. He died as a result of injuries sustained in his las

Was a Scottish professional bantamweight boxer. He died as a result of injuries sustained in his last fight. He was born in Lanark, Scotland.

Is an American professional boxer and mixed martial artist. Toney's amateur boxing record is 33 figh

Is an American professional boxer and mixed martial artist. Toney's amateur boxing record is 33 fights, 31 wins and 2 losses with 29 KOs. He won the 1983 and 1984 West Michigan Division Junior Title (156 lb), 1987 Novice Golden Gloves in Manchester (156 l

Is an American former professional football player who has also made his mark as an actor and social

Is an American former professional football player who has also made his mark as an actor and social activist. He is best known for his exceptional and record-setting nine-year career as a running back for the NFL Cleveland Browns from 1957 to 1965. He is widely considered the best running back of all time. In 2002, he was named by The Sporting News as the greatest professional football player ever

A Scottish professional football goalkeeper, currently playing for Scottish Premier League side Rang

A Scottish professional football goalkeeper, currently playing for Scottish Premier League side Rangers.Alexander currently has three Scotland caps, his first gained as a second-half substitute in a friendly against Switzerland in 2006, and played an important part in Scotland's 2006 Kirin Cup win where he played both matches against Bulgaria and Japan. He is among several players, including teammate Allan McGregor, who have found their chances in the Scotland goalkeeping position limited due to Craig Gordon.

Was an American bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He won a silver medal in the four-man ev

Was an American bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.

Is an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Northumberland in List A and M

Is an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Northumberland in List A and Minor Counties cricket. He was born in North Shields. Miller started his career at the age of 18, playing for Benwell Hill in the Northumberland County Leag

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He finished 11th in the K-2 10000 m eve

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He finished 11th in the K-2 10000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

Is a British professional basketball player, currently signed to the Plymouth Raiders. Born in Londo

Is a British professional basketball player, currently signed to the Plymouth Raiders. Born in London, the 6'7 power forward was educated the Masters College in California, before returning to England in 2006 to sign with rookie professional outfit Worces