Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was an English cricketer who played in 4 Tests from 1929 to 1930.

Was an English cricketer who played in 4 Tests from 1929 to 1930.

Is an American ex-boxer and actor. O'Halloran was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fighting as "I

Is an American ex-boxer and actor. O'Halloran was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Fighting as "Irish" Jack O'Halloran out of Boston, Massachusetts, he was a heavyweight boxing contender active from 1966 to 1974. The 6-foot, 8-inch O'Halloran was undef

Was an English professional footballer who played for Reading, Stoke City, Preston North End, Sheffi

Was an English professional footballer who played for Reading, Stoke City, Preston North End, Sheffield Wednesday, Aston Villa and Crystal Palace. He was a tall Centre forward who scored 106 League goals (113 including FA Cup) in a career which lasted from 1929 to 1938, making 177 League appearances (197 including FA Cup).

Is an English footballer who spent his entire League career with Derby County.A scheming inside-forw

Is an English footballer who spent his entire League career with Derby County.A scheming inside-forward, Parry played for Derby from 1949 to 1965, playing a total of 482 games and scoring 105 goals in League football. He later played for Boston United.

Was a Welsh boxer, who held the British heavyweight boxing title on two separate occasions. He was b

Was a Welsh boxer, who held the British heavyweight boxing title on two separate occasions. He was born John Charles Peterson in Cardiff, the son of Thomas Peterson, a massage specialist and his wife Melinda Laura Rossiter. He took up amateur boxing as a

Also known as Jackie Pitt, is a former professional footballer who spent the majority of his career

Also known as Jackie Pitt, is a former professional footballer who spent the majority of his career at Bristol Rovers. Testimonial match at Bath 13th Aug 1988 against Wimbledon Pitt spent more than 50 years at Bristol Rovers as a player, coach and groundsman. Jack Pitt gave his life to his beloved club Bristol Rovers.

Is a former Australian cricketer who played 81 matches for Victoria. He also represented Australia a

Is a former Australian cricketer who played 81 matches for Victoria. He also represented Australia although never in a Test. Potter made his first-class debut in January 1957 against Tasmania making only 6, he made his Sheffield Shield debut in the final game of the season against Western Australia scoring 21. The following season he scored two centuries, 115 and 110, both coming against South Australia as he cemented his place in the state side.

S a Polish-born, Canadian bobsledder who competed in the 1990s. He won a silver medal in the two-man

S a Polish-born, Canadian bobsledder who competed in the 1990s. He won a silver medal in the two-man event at the 1995 FIBT World Championships in Winterberg.

Was an English professional footballer who played as a left back. Born in Bedworth, Warwickshire, Ra

Was an English professional footballer who played as a left back. Born in Bedworth, Warwickshire, Randle worked as a coal miner before joining Coventry City, for whom he played nearly 150 league matches.

Is a former American Football linebacker who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He is considered on

Is a former American Football linebacker who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He is considered one of the greatest outside linebackers in the history of the NFL. He attended Bishop McCort High School in Johnstown, Pennsylvania followed by Massanutten Military Academy in Woodstock, Virginia for a post graduate season

Also known as John Reynolds, is a former footballer who played for, among others, West Bromwich Albi

Also known as John Reynolds, is a former footballer who played for, among others, West Bromwich Albion, Aston Villa and Celtic. As an international he played five times for Ireland before it emerged that he was actually English and he subsequently played eight times for England.

Is a former Swedish swimmer from Uppsala, representing Upsala SS. He represented Sweden in two Summe

Is a former Swedish swimmer from Uppsala, representing Upsala SS. He represented Sweden in two Summer Olympics, 1984 and 1988.

Was an English cricketer. He appeared just once in first-class cricket, playing for Worcestershire a

Was an English cricketer. He appeared just once in first-class cricket, playing for Worcestershire against Cambridge University at Fenner's in May 1953, taking 3/25 in Cambridge's first innings. Among his victims was the university's captain Robin Marlar.

Is a German amateur boxer who has fought at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the men's welterweight divis

Is a German amateur boxer who has fought at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the men's welterweight division.

Became the first African-American major league baseball player of the modern era in 1947. While not

Became the first African-American major league baseball player of the modern era in 1947. While not the first African American professional baseball player in United States history, his Major League debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers ended approximately eighty years of baseball segregation, also known as the baseball color line, or color barrier. In the United States at this time, many white people believed that blacks and whites should be segregated or kept apart in many phases of life, including sports and daily life.

Was a light heavyweight champion and also fought for the world heavyweight title. He fought out of C

Was a light heavyweight champion and also fought for the world heavyweight title. He fought out of Chicago, Illinois. Root served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army during World War I. After his time in the service Root became the president and boxing manag

Was an English football player, renowned for his physical style of play.] He played for Blackburn Ro

Was an English football player, renowned for his physical style of play.] He played for Blackburn Rovers for whom he scored twice in the 1928 FA Cup Final,Bradford City and Shrewsbury Town, who he also went on to manage.

Is a former American swimmer. Horsley is currently the medical director of Central Washington Unive

Is a former American swimmer. Horsley is currently the medical director of Central Washington University's student health center.

Is a Solomon Islands footballer. Samani plays as a winger for his current club PRK Hekari United in

Is a Solomon Islands footballer. Samani plays as a winger for his current club PRK Hekari United in the Papua New Guinea National Club Championship after leaving Marist F.C in his native Solomon Islands. He has also represented the Solomon Islands nationa

A heavyweight boxing champion of Lithuanian descent.

A heavyweight boxing champion of Lithuanian descent.

Was an English sportsman of outstanding talent who is most famous for his 9 year playing career at E

Was an English sportsman of outstanding talent who is most famous for his 9 year playing career at Everton F.C. from 1900-09 which saw him win two caps for his country as well as being a gifted cricketer who played in 3 Tests for England in 1909.

Is a former cricketer who played for Lancashire and Tasmania. Simmons was a lower-order right-hand b

Is a former cricketer who played for Lancashire and Tasmania. Simmons was a lower-order right-hand batsman and a right-arm off break bowler who achieved almost iconic status for both the major teams that he played for. In 1972-73, he was invited to Tasman

Is a junior American tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is 629, which he reached on Octo

Is a junior American tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is 629, which he reached on October 18, 2010. His career high in doubles is 901, which he reached on August 23, 2010. Sock was the junior champion at the 2010 U.S. Open. A wild card entra

Was an English footballer who played for Sunderland as a full back. He signed from Sunderland after

Was an English footballer who played for Sunderland as a full back. He signed from Sunderland after being found playing for Non League side Usworth Colliery after the Second World War. Stelling made his first appearance for Sunderland on 5 January 1946 against Grimsby Town in a 3–1 win at Blundell Park. During his time at Sunderland spanning from 1946 until 1956 he had made 259 league appearances scoring 8 goals.

Was a footballer who played in the Football League for Bradford Park Avenue, Coventry City, Middlesb

Was a footballer who played in the Football League for Bradford Park Avenue, Coventry City, Middlesbrough and Stoke. He made twenty appearances for Stoke.