Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2nd round (33rd overall) of the 1989 NBA Draft. A 6'4" guard from Indiana University, Edwards played in only 4 games for the Clippers in his NBA career. He entered the NBA after playing only two seasons for the Hoosiers.

Is a footballer playing as striker for Football League Championship side Burnley.He was promoted to

Is a footballer playing as striker for Football League Championship side Burnley.He was promoted to the senior squad at the end of the 2006–07 season after progressing through the youth ranks at the club. He was the only player to be signed by Burnley manager Steve Cotterill from the youth players available at the time.

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'7" forward, Vincent played at Michigan Stat

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'7" forward, Vincent played at Michigan State University under coach Jud Heathcote, where he teamed with Magic Johnson and Greg Kelser to win the 1979 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Vincent won the Big Ten scoring championship in his junior and senior years. He was then selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round of the 1981 NBA Draft (24th overall pick), and he went on to have a productive 9-year NBA career, playing for the Mavericks (1981-86), Washington Bullets (1986-87), Denver Nuggets (1987-89), San Antonio Spurs (1989), Philadelphia 76ers (1989-1990) and Los Angeles Lakers (1990). He retired from the NBA in 1990 with 8,729 career points, 3,167 career rebounds, and 1,124 career assists. He has been named on the NBA All-Rookie Team in 1981/82 season.

Is a former starting quarterback and current head coach of the Orlando Predators of the Arena Footba

Is a former starting quarterback and current head coach of the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League. He is the younger brother of Jon Gruden of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Is an American professional golfer who coaches Wake Forest University's golf team and used to play o

Is an American professional golfer who coaches Wake Forest University's golf team and used to play on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and the European Tour.

American former professional basketball player.

American former professional basketball player.

Was a Canadian figure skater who competed in men's singles.

Was a Canadian figure skater who competed in men's singles.

Is a retired American basketball player.He played collegiately for the Oregon State University. He w

Is a retired American basketball player.He played collegiately for the Oregon State University. He was selected by the St. Louis Hawks in the 6th round (48th pick overall) of the 1962 NBA Draft. He played for the Los Angeles Lakers (1968-69) in the NBA for 28 games. After graduating from Oregon State University, he was drafted in the 6th round of the 1962 NBA draft by the St. Louis Hawks. Instead of playing in the NBA, he chose to work alongside the legend John Wooden at UCLA. While he was there, he spent time working with soon-to-be superstar Lew Alcindor or as we know him Kareem Abdul Jabbar, the current man with the most points scored in a career in the NBA. He should be credited with developing Kareem Abdul Jabbar's "hook shot". Jay Carty currently lives in California with his wife and kids and lately has published some books with past sports heroes like "Coach Wooden One-on-One", "Darrel Waltrip", and other books. In 1982, Jay Carty also started a christian ministries program called Yes!Ministries dedicated to helping people accept Jesus Christ into their lives.

Is an American lacrosse player who had a standout collegiate career at the University of Virginia an

Is an American lacrosse player who had a standout collegiate career at the University of Virginia and then went on to play professional lacrosse in Major League Lacrosse and the National Lacrosse League, as well as on the U.S. National Team. After college

Was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s and early 1930s.O'Brien was also head of t

Was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s and early 1930s.O'Brien was also head of the United States Olympic Bobsled Committee at the time of the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. He died of a heart attack in 1940.

Is a former field hockey midfielder from Australia, who participated in four Summer Olympics for his

Is a former field hockey midfielder from Australia, who participated in four Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. From 1992 on, at each appearance the skilled veteran won a medal.

Was an American competitor in boxing in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was born in Helper, Utah.

Was an American competitor in boxing in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was born in Helper, Utah.

Is an Irish basketball player. He is the current player-manager of the Ireland national basketball t

Is an Irish basketball player. He is the current player-manager of the Ireland national basketball team. Larranaga is currently a notable member of the Italian basketball team Juvecaserta Basket.

Is an English footballer currently playing for Eastbourne Borough.

Is an English footballer currently playing for Eastbourne Borough.

Is an American trainer in thoroughbred horse racing based in California. He is the son of veterinari

Is an American trainer in thoroughbred horse racing based in California. He is the son of veterinarian, Dr. Jack Robbins, President and founding Director of Oak Tree Racing Association.

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Havant & Waterlooville.He played league football for

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Havant & Waterlooville.He played league football for Brentford from 1999 to 2004, then he played for Farnborough Town from 2004 to 2006 and Grays Athletic from 2006 to 2007.

Is a former American football tight end in the NFL who played for the St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals (1

Is a former American football tight end in the NFL who played for the St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals (1985-1989) and the Dallas Cowboys (1990-1995). Novacek was a five time Pro Bowler, who was selected to play each year from 1991 through 1995.

He played university hockey with the University of New Hampshire Wildcats of the NCAA. He was select

He played university hockey with the University of New Hampshire Wildcats of the NCAA. He was selected by the Quebec Nordiques in the 4th round, 66th overall in the 1980 NHL entry draft. Jay never got a chance to show his skills with the Quebec Nordiques,

Is a former minor league baseball player for the Gulf Coast Indians. He is the son of Bob Nilsson, a

Is a former minor league baseball player for the Gulf Coast Indians. He is the son of Bob Nilsson, a top Australian league reliever of the 1990s. Jay's uncle David Nilsson was the first Australian All-Star in the major leagues. His other uncles Gary Nilss

Is a former professional and current semi-professional footballer who made the headlines in November

Is a former professional and current semi-professional footballer who made the headlines in November 1996 after failing a drug test. [1] Notley, who was 18 at the time, had failed a drugs test which uncovered traces of cocaine, cannabis and ecstasy in his blood. He had only turned professional with Charlton Athletic, then a Division One side, at the time of his highly-publicised disgrace. Notley had been loaned to Dagenham

Is an American former professional basketball player for the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers.The 6'10" for

Is an American former professional basketball player for the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers.The 6'10" former University of Minnesota Duluth center played for two seasons as a Cleveland Cavaliers' seldom used frontcourt backup to Brad Daugherty, Larry Nance, and John "Hot Rod" Williams. In each of his two NBA regular seasons (1992-94), he played in 32 games and averaged 1.5 and 1.6 points respectively. Including the postseason (where he scored two points), he has a career total of 100 points scored.

Is an American boxer. He fought for the vacant IBF Inter-Continental Super Middleweight Title and WB

Is an American boxer. He fought for the vacant IBF Inter-Continental Super Middleweight Title and WBC United States (USNBC) Super Middleweight Title in 2006 but lost after been stopped in round four by Joey Spina.

Is a goaltender for the Colorado Mammoth in the National Lacrosse League. Preece signed with the Win

Is a goaltender for the Colorado Mammoth in the National Lacrosse League. Preece signed with the Wings prior to the 2007 NLL season after spending two seasons on the Toronto Rock practice squad. Prior to the 2009 NLL season, Preece signed as a free agent

Is a Scottish association football player, currently playing for Berwick Rangers.A tough battler and

Is a Scottish association football player, currently playing for Berwick Rangers.A tough battler and a competent defender, Shields made his Hibernian debut in 2004. He was loaned out to Berwick Rangers in the first half of the 2005–06 season for first-team experience. After returning to a Hibs squad ravaged with injuries later in the 2005–06 season, Shields made seven starts in the right back position. He was then given a new one-year deal at Hibs.

Is an English professional football midfielder currently playing for Notts County.Signed in 2002 aft

Is an English professional football midfielder currently playing for Notts County.Signed in 2002 after a successful loan spell and turning down the advances of Hull City, Smith made his debut in August the same year and quickly became a regular in the Blues side.