Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

A Dutch football central defender, who currently plays for FC Barcelona B.Hoogervorst started for Aj

A Dutch football central defender, who currently plays for FC Barcelona B.Hoogervorst started for Ajax, then signed a three year deal with Segunda División side Sporting de Gijón, for whom he made a total of 35 appearances. He moved to Real Madrid in the summer of 2006 to play with the reserve side, Real Madrid Castilla. He played one game for Real Madrid Castilla and in the January transfer window, he moved to FC Barcelona B.

Is a retired former Wales international football defender, who most notably played club football for

Is a retired former Wales international football defender, who most notably played club football for Fulham and Reading.Hopkins started his career as a trainee with Fulham, going on to make over 200 first team appearances for the club. This was followed by a four year spell at Crystal Palace, including a loan to Plymouth Argyle in 1991. He spent a few months at Bristol Rovers in 1992, before spending the remaining five years of his career with Reading.

Is a retired jockey and a Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee who was also a successful ride

Is a retired jockey and a Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee who was also a successful rider in the United States.

Was an English footballer who played as a right back for Birmingham City and England.Jeff Hall was b

Was an English footballer who played as a right back for Birmingham City and England.Jeff Hall was born in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire and brought up in Keighley, West Yorkshire. After leaving school in 1945 he played for various junior clubs in the area before joining his local Football League club, Bradford Park Avenue, then in the Second Division, where he remained an amateur and never made a first team appearance.

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'10" center from Idaho State University, Coo

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'10" center from Idaho State University, Cook played in the National Basketball Association from 1979 to 1988 as a member of the Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers, San Antonio Spurs, and Utah Jazz. He averaged 5.3 points and 4.5 rebounds in his career.[1]

Is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA. A 6'11" 230 lb center, Wilkins play

Is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA. A 6'11" 230 lb center, Wilkins played college basketball at Illinois State University and was selected with the 15th pick in the 2nd round of the 1977 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs.

Is a former New Zealand cricket player. He is the son of David John Crowe and elder brother of Marti

Is a former New Zealand cricket player. He is the son of David John Crowe and elder brother of Martin Crowe. They are cousins of Oscar winning actor, Russell Crowe.

Is a retired American basketball player who played at the shooting guard position in the NBA from 19

Is a retired American basketball player who played at the shooting guard position in the NBA from 1986–2000.

Is a retired American ice hockey forward.Brubaker started his National Hockey League career with the

Is a retired American ice hockey forward.Brubaker started his National Hockey League career with the Hartford Whalers in 1979. He would also play with the Montreal Canadiens, Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, and Detr

Is a former Australian cricketer who played in one Test and one ODI in 1979.

Is a former Australian cricketer who played in one Test and one ODI in 1979.

Was a professional American "Old School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years

Was a professional American "Old School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from (1978-1981).Beginning in 1991 the IBMXF and FIAC had been holding joint World Championship events as a transitional phase in merging which began

Is an American professional and former collegiate basketball player.The 6' 3" (1.90 m) University of

Is an American professional and former collegiate basketball player.The 6' 3" (1.90 m) University of Kentucky guard (1993–1998), was named Most Outstanding Player in the NCAA Tournament in San Antonio, Texas in 1998. He played on two national championship teams at the University of Kentucky under Rick Pitino in 1996 and under Tubby Smith in 1998.

Is a Canadian figure skater.He represented Canada at the 1998 Winter Olympics, where he placed 12th.

Is a Canadian figure skater.He represented Canada at the 1998 Winter Olympics, where he placed 12th. His highest placement at the World Figure Skating Championships was 8th, in 1998. He was coached by Doug Leigh at the Mariposa School of Skating.

Is a former professional footballer.Hemmerman came through the youth ranks at Hull City but struggle

Is a former professional footballer.Hemmerman came through the youth ranks at Hull City but struggled to ever make a big impact on the first team and was eventually sold to Port Vale in 1977.

A Dutch football defender who currently plays for Cypriot team.Anorthosis Famagusta[1] in the Cyprio

A Dutch football defender who currently plays for Cypriot team.Anorthosis Famagusta[1] in the Cypriot First Division. He previously played for NEC Nijmegen and Alemannia Aachen.

Is an American professional wrestler and wrestling promoter. He is currently signed to Total Nonstop

Is an American professional wrestler and wrestling promoter. He is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), an organization he co-founded along with his father and in which he holds minority stock. He is well-known from his multiple runs

Is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics, and a former colleg

Is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics, and a former college basketball player in the NCAA. He attended Georgetown University where he was in his junior year, before deciding to enter the 2007 NBA Draft. Green was selected fifth overall by the Boston Celtics[1], who then traded his rights to the Seattle SuperSonics in a trade including Ray Allen.

Is a former baseball player who played five games for the Milwaukee Brewers in 1978.Yurak was drafte

Is a former baseball player who played five games for the Milwaukee Brewers in 1978.Yurak was drafted out of Citrus Junior College in the 24th round in 1974 by the San Francisco Giants, and was drafted from their system by the Brewers following the 1976 season. In 1978, he had his one taste of major league action, appearing in five games as a pinch hitter, playing a few innings in left field in one game.

Is a former professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1987-1992. Rob

Is a former professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1987-1992. Robinson pitched for the Baltimore Orioles, Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers, and Detroit Tigers.Robinson was originally drafted out of high school by the Toronto Blue Jays in 1979, and then again by the San Diego Padres in 1980. However, did not sign until being drafted by the Tigers in the third round of the 1983 Major League Baseball Draft. He spent the next three seasons in the Tigers' minor league system before making the major league club out of spring training in 1987.

Is a professional boxer in the super bantamweight division.

Is a professional boxer in the super bantamweight division.

Is an American NBA basketball player.He previously played for the New Jersey Nets, Cleveland Cavalie

Is an American NBA basketball player.He previously played for the New Jersey Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Portland Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Clippers, Washington Wizards and Denver Nuggets. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was a 1996 2nd round draft pick of the Nuggets. He stands 6ft 4in (192 cm).

Is a football coach, currently the head coach of the Tennessee Titans of the NFL. Fisher has the lon

Is a football coach, currently the head coach of the Tennessee Titans of the NFL. Fisher has the longest tenure as head coach with one team among active head coaches in the league.[1] He has a 105-93 (.530) record.

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals. He pitched just seven games fo

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals. He pitched just seven games for them during the 2000 season, including a single start against the Oakland Athletics on June 18, which the Royals lost 21-3.

Is a weightlifter for the United States. Getting his start in his basement gym Jeff won his first 50

Is a weightlifter for the United States. Getting his start in his basement gym Jeff won his first 50 competitions. Jeff is featured on the cover of the book Explosive Lifting for Sports by Harvey Newton. He holds multiple national titles and records. Jeff

Is a Dutch footballer of Ghanaian and Nigerian heritage who currently plays as a midfielder for Ajax

Is a Dutch footballer of Ghanaian and Nigerian heritage who currently plays as a midfielder for Ajax. Sarpong joined Ajax when he was seven years old and signed his first contract in 2005. Chelsea F.C. was interested in signing the player, but he decided