Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. In eleven seasons, Thompson played with the Detroit

Is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. In eleven seasons, Thompson played with the Detroit Tigers (1976-80), California Angels (1980), Pittsburgh Pirates (1981-85) and Montreal Expos (1986). He threw and batted left-handed.A three-time All-Star (1977, 1978, 1982), Thompson has been one of the few players in Major League history to have a 30 home run season in both the American and National League (31 with Detroit in 1977 and 31 for the Pirates in 1982). In 1982, he became the third player in Pirates history to reach the 100-RBI, 100-walk plateau, finishing 5th in the NL in OPS with a .902 mark. A steady first baseman, he also led each league in total chances in 1977 and 1984. In 1979, during a nationally-televised game against the California Angels, Thompson hit a foul ball completely out of Tiger Stadium off Angels right-hander Dave Frost.

Is an elite men's road bicycle racing professional from Brighton, Colorado. Donald rides for Team Ga

Is an elite men's road bicycle racing professional from Brighton, Colorado. Donald rides for Team Garmin-Chipotle and is the former NCCA Road Champion.

Is a Canadian boxer best known to win the Commonwealth title 2002 in the heavyweight 91kg/201lbs lim

Is a Canadian boxer best known to win the Commonwealth title 2002 in the heavyweight 91kg/201lbs limit division.

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played for the Wellington Firebirds and he also played for Wel

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played for the Wellington Firebirds and he also played for Wellington City which won the Hawke Cup in the 1997-98. He was born in Wellington.

Is a former professional footballer who made more than 500 Football League appearances for Ipswich T

Is a former professional footballer who made more than 500 Football League appearances for Ipswich Town, Tottenham Hotspur, Northampton Town and Colchester United, and also played for the England Under-21 team. Dozzell's related to Big Brother 9's Darnell Swallow. Darnell's dad is his half-brother.

An outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball. He is a 1994 graduate of Jesuit H

An outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball. He is a 1994 graduate of Jesuit High School of Tampa and received an Associate of Arts (AA) degree from Okaloosa-Walton Community College in 1996. He went on to star in baseball at the University of Miami in 1997 and 1998 and signed with the Philadelphia Phillies after they selected him in the fourth round of the June 1998 amateur draft.[2] After eight years in the Phillies organization, including five seasons in Philadelphia, he was traded to the Cleveland Indians in January 2006

Is an English former footballer.

Is an English former footballer.

Is a swimmer from Kenya. He is predominantly a butterfly and freestyle sprinter. He is an African ch

Is a swimmer from Kenya. He is predominantly a butterfly and freestyle sprinter. He is an African champion, All-Africa Games gold medalist, World Championships finalist, and Olympics finalist. Many of his achievements are unprecedented in the history of K

Is an American swimmer.He formerly swam for Irvine Novaquatics. He graduated from Irvine High School

Is an American swimmer.He formerly swam for Irvine Novaquatics. He graduated from Irvine High School in 1994, and then from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1999. He is a member of the Rose Bowl Aquatics swim club. The head coach, Jeff Julian, is a long-time childhood friend.

Is a New Zealand international rugby union player. His position of choice is as a scrum-half. He is

Is a New Zealand international rugby union player. His position of choice is as a scrum-half. He is a former New Zealand cricketer who played for the Northern Districts Knights and the All Blacks in rugby. He also played for Hamilton in the Hawke Cup.

Is an Australian professional skate boarder and radio host. Ellis began his professional skateboardi

Is an Australian professional skate boarder and radio host. Ellis began his professional skateboarding career in 1985. He also commentated at the X-Games from 2002-2006.[1] Ellis hosts The Jason Ellis Show weekdays (3-7 Eastern time) on Faction 28, a Siri

Is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the Nationwide Tour.Enloe was born in Deca

Is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the Nationwide Tour.Enloe was born in Decatur, Illinois. He attended Southern Methodist University and turned professional in 1997.

Is a former right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who has the distinction of being the first pe

Is a former right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who has the distinction of being the first person from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the only United States Air Force reservist (as a First Lieutenant) to play in Major League Baseball.Szuminski, who also pitched for the Newport Gulls of the NECBL, was a 27th round draft pick in the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft by the Chicago Cubs, and was signed by Cubs' scout Tom Shafer. He was a Rule 5 Draft pick by the San Diego Padres in 2004 and earned a spot on the 25-man major league roster through a strong showing in spring training.

Is an American professional basketball player currently playing with the NBA's Dallas Mavericks. He

Is an American professional basketball player currently playing with the NBA's Dallas Mavericks. He plays shooting guard, although he also can play point guard. His nickname, "JET", derives from his initials.

Is an American professional basketball player in the NBA who currently plays for the Dallas Maverick

Is an American professional basketball player in the NBA who currently plays for the Dallas Mavericks.

Is a cricketer who has previously played for Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, England A and Staffo

Is a cricketer who has previously played for Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, England A and Staffordshire. Jason Brown made his first-class debut for Northamptonshire against Yorkshire at the County Cricket Ground, Northampton in September 1996. In these 129 matches, Brown has taken 414 wickets, with 22 instances of taking 5 wickets in an innings. His career best bowling was 7-69 against Durham at the Riverside Ground in 2003.

Is an American professional basketball player, currently playing point guard for the NBA's Utah Jazz

Is an American professional basketball player, currently playing point guard for the NBA's Utah Jazz.Starting the 2001-02 season in the newly created NBDL with the Asheville Altitude, he was called in December by the San Antonio Spurs, appearing in 10 games. He played in the Greek A1 League with Makedonikos BC in 2002-03, returning to the Spurs for the 2003-04 season, where he participated in 53 games, averaging 3.3 points.

Was a Zimbabwean cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who pla

Was a Zimbabwean cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Matabeleland. He was born in Bulawayo. Hitz made three appearances during the Logan Cup competition of 1999/2000, debuting against Manicaland. Batt

Is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays for the Newcastle Jets.On September 2,

Is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays for the Newcastle Jets.On September 2, 2007 he made his A-League debut for the Jets as a substitute in Round 2 of the 2007-08 season, and scored his first goal for the club in Matchday 6 of th

Is a former English cricketer, who is currently Academy Director of the Somerset County Cricket Club

Is a former English cricketer, who is currently Academy Director of the Somerset County Cricket Clubs academy. An all-rounder, he played Right Hand Bat with a Right Arm Medium Fast bowling style. He played first-class cricket for Somerset from 1993, befor

Is a Grenadian football player. He currently serves as defender for the Grenada national football te

Is a Grenadian football player. He currently serves as defender for the Grenada national football team.

Is an American former professional basketball player. He last signed with the Austin Toros of the NB

Is an American former professional basketball player. He last signed with the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League, but was waived on December 30, 2006 to rehabilitate a nagging injury. Even though his first name is actually Jason, he asked to be known as "Jay" upon joining the National Basketball Association in 2002. This was necessary to avoid confusion with then-active NBA players Jason Williams and Jayson Williams. Williams claimed that "Jay" was what he was called by those close to him.

Was an American professional basketball player in the NBA. At death, the seven foot tall center Coll

Was an American professional basketball player in the NBA. At death, the seven foot tall center Collier weighed 250 lb. He was the first active NBA player to die since Malik Sealy in 2000.

Is a Welsh footballer. He currently playing for Doncaster Rovers and used to play for Hull City. He

Is a Welsh footballer. He currently playing for Doncaster Rovers and used to play for Hull City. He is a strong, versatile player who can play as a right sided midfielder or as a forward.He is more commonly referred to by the Rovers fans as "Afro Goal Machine". In a previous spell with Tranmere Rovers. After being signed by former Rovers manager David Penney, he soon established himself as a key player under Sean O'Driscoll.

Is an American professional basketball player. He is a 6'7" (201 cm) 225 lb (102 kg) small forward w

Is an American professional basketball player. He is a 6'7" (201 cm) 225 lb (102 kg) small forward who graduated Justin F. Kimball High School in Dallas, Texas, and played collegiately at Texas Tech University. He played in the NBA from 1997 to 1999.