Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was an American basketball player.A 6'4" forward from Stanford University, Walsh competed at the 195

Was an American basketball player.A 6'4" forward from Stanford University, Walsh competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics, where he won a gold medal with the United States national basketball team. He then played one season (1957-1958) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Philadelphia Warriors, averaging 2.0 points per game.

Is a minor league hockey forward.Patterson, who played college hockey at the University of Denver, h

Is a minor league hockey forward.Patterson, who played college hockey at the University of Denver, has played in the Central Hockey League, the International Hockey League, the East Coast Hockey League, the American Hockey League, the United Hockey League

Is an Australian cricketer who currently plays for Victoria. Pattinson played for Dandenong Cricket

Is an Australian cricketer who currently plays for Victoria. Pattinson played for Dandenong Cricket Club in Victorian Premier Cricket and also played for Australia in the 2008 Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia. On Wednesday the 23rd of December 2009 James broke the record for Victorian One Day cricket by taking 6 for 48 of 10 overs with 1 maiden, despite his efforts Victoria still lost to NSW.

Is an American former swimmer. Inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1986 as an H

Is an American former swimmer. Inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 1986 as an Honor Swimmer, Montgomery was the first man to break the 50-second barrier (49.99) in the 100 meter freestyle. He did this at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal,

Is a former professional American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the

Is a former professional American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears. Covert attended the University of Pittsburgh where he was a two time All-American after getting his start in football at Freedom Area High School in Beaver County north of Pittsburgh.

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'8" (203 cm) 220 lb (100 kg) forward

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'8" (203 cm) 220 lb (100 kg) forward and played collegiately at the University of San Francisco from 1978 to 1982. He played briefly in the NBA during the 1984-85 season.

Is a legendary English former football player, England's third highest goalscorer, and more recently

Is a legendary English former football player, England's third highest goalscorer, and more recently a television pundit and is considered to be the finest goalscorer of his generation.

Is an English professional footballer currently playing for Chelmsford City.Lawson had a dream debut

Is an English professional footballer currently playing for Chelmsford City.Lawson had a dream debut for Southend United, needing just 10 minutes to score in a 2-1 win over Oldham Athletic in 2005.

Is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays as a midfielder for Hamilton Academical on loan

Is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays as a midfielder for Hamilton Academical on loan from Leicester City. He plays in Europe with a Polish passport, having dual nationality. An injury-prone player, Wesolowski has suffered two broken legs an

Is an English footballer who plays as a winger and left-sided midfielder for Premier League club Ast

Is an English footballer who plays as a winger and left-sided midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa. He has previously played for the English clubs Leeds United, Swindon Town, and Newcastle United.

Was a pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1966-67 and 1969), Washington Senators/Texas Rangers (1969

Was a pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1966-67 and 1969), Washington Senators/Texas Rangers (1969-74) and Minnesota Twins (1977).In 9 years he had a 16-30 Win-Loss record, 165 Games, 48 Games Started, 8 Complete Games, 2 Shutouts, 36 Games Finished, 2 Saves, 454 Innings Pitched, 443 Hits Allowed, 228 Runs Allowed, 192 Earned Runs Allowed, 40 Home Runs Allowed, 200 Walks Allowed, 222 Strikeouts, 8 Hit Batsmen, 6 Wild Pitches, 1,960 Batters Faced, 14 Intentional Walks, 2 Balks and a 3.81 ERA.

Is a Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays. J.P. attended Saint Mary Scho

Is a Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays. J.P. attended Saint Mary School in Sacramento, California. He is an alumnus of Jesuit High School in Carmichael, California and the University of Texas at Austin, where he lead the Longhorns to an appearance in the 2004 College World Series championship series . Howell had the best ERA in the World Series Tournament, achieving an impressive 0.77 ERA.Howell is a soft tosser. He throws his sinker in the mid 80's, topping out at 90 MPH. He also throws a knuckle-curve that's been described by scouts as "heavy" because of its extremely sharp downward break. He throws a change-up that breaks away from right-handed hitters. Howell's arsenal also includes a cutter. Howell has solid command of all four pitches.

A Zambian football player, and is regarded as one of the best Zambian goalkeepers of his generation.

A Zambian football player, and is regarded as one of the best Zambian goalkeepers of his generation. He was the main goalkeeper in the squad for the 1994 African Nations Cup.

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1818 to 1822. Mainly assoc

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1818 to 1822. Mainly associated with Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), he made 8 known appearances in first-class matches.

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a defender.

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a defender.

Is heavyweight professional boxer. Pritchard had a stellar amateur career, becoming the 1985 Nationa

Is heavyweight professional boxer. Pritchard had a stellar amateur career, becoming the 1985 National Golden Gloves Super Heavyweight Champion. Pritchard turned pro in 1985 and was undefeated in his first 17 bouts, including a draw with Mike Hunter, befor

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler. Pyemont pla

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler. Pyemont played for Derbyshire and Sussex, as well as Cambridge UCCE and Cambridge University during a five-year top-level career.

Is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour, and currently plays on the Champions

Is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour, and currently plays on the Champions Tour.Ahern became the head pro at the Des Moines Golf and Country Club in 1980 and five years later founded Executive Golf Ltd., a golf concierge firm that

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside-forward for various clubs in Scotlan

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside-forward for various clubs in Scotland and England in the 1890s.McKenzie was born in Glasgow and trained as an upholsterer, playing amateur football for various clubs in the northern half of the city before moving to England in September 1896 to join Burton Swifts of the Football League Second Division.

Was a professional footballer who played for Alloa Athletic, Celtic, Norwich City, Crystal Palace, D

Was a professional footballer who played for Alloa Athletic, Celtic, Norwich City, Crystal Palace, Derby County, Tottenham Hotspur, Bradford Park Avenue, Doncaster Rovers and Lincoln City.Bauchop, later played for Norwich City and Crystal Palace. In 1909 he joined Derby County where he featured in 126 matches and scoring 68 goals between 1909–12.

Was an Australian cricketer. He was a right-handed opening batsman who was likened in his youth to V

Was an Australian cricketer. He was a right-handed opening batsman who was likened in his youth to Victor Trumper, and was considered unlucky to miss the 1905 Australian tour to England.

Is a former English cricketer. Woodward was a right-handed batsman. Woodward made his List-A debut f

Is a former English cricketer. Woodward was a right-handed batsman. Woodward made his List-A debut for Huntingdonshire in the 2000 NatWest Trophy against a Hampshire Cricket Board side.

Was a Scottish footballer who was born in Dumbarton. He played as a half back. He joined Newton Heat

Was a Scottish footballer who was born in Dumbarton. He played as a half back. He joined Newton Heath from Linfield in February 1892. He left the club for Tottenham Hotspur in May 1898, having played in 157 games, scoring 12 goals.

Is a former Major League Baseball first and third baseman.Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 3rd

Is a former Major League Baseball first and third baseman.Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 3rd round of the 1985 Major League Baseball Draft, Tatum was the American Association MVP in 1992, batting .329 with 19 home runs and 101 RBI.Tatum made his major league debut with the Milwaukee Brewers on September 18, 1992, and appear in his final game on June 11, 1998. Tatum was a member of the inaugural Colorado Rockies team that began play in Major League Baseball in 1993. He hit the first grand slam in Colorado Rockies history on May 4, 1993.

Was an American freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. In 1932 he was eliminate

Was an American freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. In 1932 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 400 metre freestyle event.