Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was an American swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, 1928 Summer

Was an American swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, 1928 Summer Olympics, 1932 Summer Olympics and 1936 Summer Olympics.

Burke grew up in the Sydney north shore suburb of Mosman, where his parents had immigrated to fromBr

Burke grew up in the Sydney north shore suburb of Mosman, where his parents had immigrated to fromBromley in Kent. His great-uncle Percy Burke had played for Kent as a wicket-keeper. His mother was a talented golfer. Burke was a talented golfer and cricketer in his childhood, but was refused membership of Balgowlah Golf Club at the age of 12 on the grounds that he was too young. He began his cricket raining aged seven at Manly Oval. Burke attended Sydney Grammar School and aged 14 played in the First XI. At 15 he rose from Manly's third XI to first XI in Sydney Grade Cricket. At 16 his batting average for Sydney Grammar was 94, a record for a school which has produced many first class cricketers. At 18 he made his debut for New South Wales in the 1948–49 Sheffield Shield season, scoring 76 not out against Western Australia. Aged 20, he carried his bat to score for 162 not out against Victoria, whose bowling was headed by Jack Iverson, whose folded-finger spin took 6/27 in a Test the following year. He was selected for his Test debut against England at the Adelaide Oval, scoring 101 not out on debut.

Was an English association football player who played professionally for Gillingham. He joined the c

Was an English association football player who played professionally for Gillingham. He joined the club while it was still playing non-league football and went on to set a club record for the most matches played in the Football League, making over 350 appearances.

Was an Irish-American boxer who held the world heavyweight championship from 1935 to 1937. Fighting

Was an Irish-American boxer who held the world heavyweight championship from 1935 to 1937. Fighting under the name James J. Braddock (ostensibly to follow the pattern set by two prior world boxing champions, James J. Corbett and James J. Jeffries), he was

American heavyweight boxing champion.

American heavyweight boxing champion.

A world lightweight boxing champion. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall Of Fame in 2

A world lightweight boxing champion. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall Of Fame in 2000. Carter's loss to Lauro Salas in 1952 and his loss to Paddy DeMarco in 1954 were each named Ring Magazine upset of the year.

Is a former Scottish cricketer. An offspinner, Govan appeared 5 times for Northamptonshire in the C

Is a former Scottish cricketer. An offspinner, Govan appeared 5 times for Northamptonshire in the County Championship during the 1989 and 1990 seasons. He took his career best innings figures of 6 for 70 playing for Scotland against Ireland in 1992.

Is a retired water polo player from the United States. He won the bronze medal with the Men's Nation

Is a retired water polo player from the United States. He won the bronze medal with the Men's National Team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany.

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent during the 1875 season. He was born in Woolwich Dockyar

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent during the 1875 season. He was born in Woolwich Dockyard, then in the county of Kent. Walton made just one first-class appearance, in a County match against Derbyshire.

Better known by his ring name Koko B. Ware, is a semi-retired American professional wrestler who mad

Better known by his ring name Koko B. Ware, is a semi-retired American professional wrestler who made his professional wrestling debut in 1978. He gained most of his popularity in the World Wrestling Federation when he was known as the Birdman. Ware came

Is an English professional snooker player. Nicknamed the "Whirlwind" and popularly referred to as th

Is an English professional snooker player. Nicknamed the "Whirlwind" and popularly referred to as the "People's Champion", White is a multiple World Championship finalist renowned for losing each of the 6 finals he contested. He is also a former World Dou

Was an American football wide receiver who was selected for the NFL 1940s All-Decade Team.

Was an American football wide receiver who was selected for the NFL 1940s All-Decade Team.

Is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the St. Louis Cardinal

Is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1966 through 1983 and the Washington Redskins in 1984. From 1974-1976, he guided the Cardinals to 3 straight 10+ win seasons along with back to back division crowns in 1974 & 1975

Is an English professional snooker player, best known as Jimmy White. Nicknamed the "Whirlwind" (and

Is an English professional snooker player, best known as Jimmy White. Nicknamed the "Whirlwind" (and occasionally the "People's Champion")[citation needed], White is a multiple World Championship finalist. He has been a professional since 1980, the year i

Is an American boxer, kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He is a rare fighter who won the world tit

Is an American boxer, kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He is a rare fighter who won the world titles both of boxing and kickboxing.

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland, Middlesbrough and the Scottish national footbal

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland, Middlesbrough and the Scottish national football team.Watson made his Sunderland debut against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 24 October 1903 in a 2–1 defeat at The Molineux Stadium.[1] He was at Sunderland during 1903 to 1904 and played in just five games, scoring no goals.[2] He later played for Middlesbrough.

Was a footballer who played in the Football League for Barrow. He previously played for Parkhead and

Was a footballer who played in the Football League for Barrow. He previously played for Parkhead and Albion Rovers.

A Thai professional snooker player.Wattana won his first major tournament, the Camus Thailand Master

A Thai professional snooker player.Wattana won his first major tournament, the Camus Thailand Masters, in 1986, aged only 16. He turned professional in 1989, after winning the 1988 World Amateur Championship. His career peaked in the mid-1990s, when he twice won the Thailand Open and rose to number three in the world rankings. Prior to Wattana becoming a professional, snooker had been dominated by British (and to a lesser extent Irish, Canadian and Australian) players.

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1822 to 1824. He was mainly ass

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1822 to 1824. He was mainly associated with Sussex and made 8 known appearances in first-class matches.

Is an American professional basketball player who had a brief career in the NBA.Cotton, a 6' 5" shoo

Is an American professional basketball player who had a brief career in the NBA.Cotton, a 6' 5" shooting guard, left Long Beach State early and was selected with the fourth pick of the 2nd round (32nd overall) in the 1997 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets. His rights were then traded to the Seattle SuperSonics in a swap for the draft rights to Bobby Jackson. He was used sparingly by the Sonics over two seasons until he and Hersey Hawkins were involved in a player trade to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Brent Barry on August 12, 1999. Cotton was waived by the Bulls prior to the commencement of the 1999-2000 NBA season. He has also played with the West Sydney Razorbacks in the Australian National Basketball League.

Was a footballer who played in the Football League for Mansfield Town and Stoke City. He made sixty

Was a footballer who played in the Football League for Mansfield Town and Stoke City. He made sixty appearances for Stoke. His brother Douglas Westland was also a footballer who played for Stoke City.

Was a Scottish-American professional golfer, who is notable for losing the 1936 PGA Championship to

Was a Scottish-American professional golfer, who is notable for losing the 1936 PGA Championship to Denny Shute, 3&2.Thomson was born in North Berwick, the son of pro golfer Wilfred Thomson. His cousin Jack White won the 1904 Open Championship. In 1921 hi

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

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

Is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chester City.A product of the Ev

Is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chester City.A product of the Everton F.C. Academy, he joined Accrington Stanley in the summer of 2006, and made his full Accrington debut against Barnet on August 12, 2006. In May 2007 he signed a new two-year contract, but at the end of the 2007–08 season, he was released by the club, together with ten other first-team players.

Was a gifted English footballer of the end of the 19th century.He began his career at Burnley and at

Was a gifted English footballer of the end of the 19th century.He began his career at Burnley and attracted the attention of FA Cup holders, Aston Villa, in 1895. He played alongside Howard Spencer at left-half, and went on to share the captaincy of the club with him.