Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

A Swedish football player, who plays defender for Halmstads BK. Started his career in Arkelstorps IF

A Swedish football player, who plays defender for Halmstads BK. Started his career in Arkelstorps IF before moving to IFÖ Bromölla IF, where he played only one season befor moving to Landskrona BoIS, but he never was able to get the managers trust and played only one match for the club between 2003-2005, durring the 2005 season he was loan out to IFK Hässleholm and in 2006 he joind Halmstads BK[1].

Is an Australian football (soccer) goalkeeper currently playing for A-League club Gold Coast United.

Is an Australian football (soccer) goalkeeper currently playing for A-League club Gold Coast United. In summer 2001, he was signed by Juventus and sent him to Verona in co-ownership deal (ie. 50% registration rights) for €129K in 2001. At Verona, he was

Is a retired amateur wrestler and American football player who played in the National Football Leagu

Is a retired amateur wrestler and American football player who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Houston Oilers in 1970. Lewis was an accomplished wrestler for Oregon State, becoming a three-time conference champion (1968–1970), three-t

Was a Danish professional football Forward, who played for the two Danish Superliga sides OB and Esb

Was a Danish professional football Forward, who played for the two Danish Superliga sides OB and Esbjerg fB. He did also play for the German club KFC Uerdingen 05, the Austrian club FC Wacker Tirol and the Norwegian club HamKam.

A world Heavyweight boxing champion.

A world Heavyweight boxing champion.

Is a retired American boxer who fought in several noteworthy boxing matches in the 1980s and 1990s.

Is a retired American boxer who fought in several noteworthy boxing matches in the 1980s and 1990s. His professional career is filled with matches with Champions and contenders and his name is linked with most of the boxing stars of the 80's and 90's.

Was an American male tennis player. He was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States. In 1950, he

Was an American male tennis player. He was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States. In 1950, he won the men's singles championship at both Wimbledon and the French Open. Only two other American men have achieved this double victory: Don Budge in 1938

Is an American former professional boxer. Benavides began his career in 1984 and in 1991 wond the WB

Is an American former professional boxer. Benavides began his career in 1984 and in 1991 wond the WBO super bantamweight title with a win over Orlando Fernandez. He defended the belt once before losing it to Duke McKenzie in 1992. He retired in 1996 after

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1895. His only appearance for Derbyshire came

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1895. His only appearance for Derbyshire came late the 1895 season, against Leicestershire in August. A middle-order batsman, he scored a duck in his first innings and just four runs in the next. He did not play for the side again. Boot was a right-handed batsman and scored 4 runs in his first class career. He was also a wicket-keeper, but not in the first class game.

Was a light heavyweight and cruiserweight boxer. His professional record was 23-18-2 with 11 Knockou

Was a light heavyweight and cruiserweight boxer. His professional record was 23-18-2 with 11 Knockouts. He is best remembered as the spoiler who won a twelve round decision in a WBC cruiserweight elimination bout over former world light heavyweight champi

Is an American sports commentator for college football games on the ABC and ESPN television networks

Is an American sports commentator for college football games on the ABC and ESPN television networks. Prior to becoming a sportscaster, James was a professional football player for the New England Patriots of the National Football League and for the Washington Federals of the United States Football League.

Is a professional snowboarder residing in Breckenridge, Colorado. Jesse is the founder of the non-pr

Is a professional snowboarder residing in Breckenridge, Colorado. Jesse is the founder of the non-profit organization JSAK Snowboarding which helps snowboarders with Olympic aspirations to raise money for training, travel and related expenses. Jesse is al

Is a New Zealand cricketer. He is a middle-order batsman for Tests and is an opening batsman in ODIs

Is a New Zealand cricketer. He is a middle-order batsman for Tests and is an opening batsman in ODIs. Ryder also bowls useful medium-pace. He has previously represented his country in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup of 2002. Ryder plays his domestic cricke

Is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves. He bats and throws right-handed.A graduat

Is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Atlanta Braves. He bats and throws right-handed.A graduate of Fontana A.B. Miller High School in Fontana, California[1], Chavez was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft out of Riverside Community College. In 2006, Chavez was promoted to Triple-A Oklahoma where he pitched one game before being traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Kip Wells. He was assigned to the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians where he pitched the rest of the season and all of 2007.

Is an American mixed martial artist who was a contestant on the third season of The Ultimate Fighter

Is an American mixed martial artist who was a contestant on the third season of The Ultimate Fighter reality television show, training under Ken Shamrock in the 205 lb (93 kg) weight class. Forbes was signed to Shine Fights but a few days after news broke

Is a professional American skateboarder. Fritsch won the Vert Best Trick at Summer Nationals in Jack

Is a professional American skateboarder. Fritsch won the Vert Best Trick at Summer Nationals in Jacksonville, Florida in 2003, and finished in sixth place at the Globe World Cup in Melbourne, Australia the same year. Fritsch grew up in State College, Penn

Is a former professional lacrosse player who played professional box lacrosse in the National Lacros

Is a former professional lacrosse player who played professional box lacrosse in the National Lacrosse League (NLL) and professional field lacrosse in the Major League Lacrosse (MLL).

Is a professional Dutch tennis player.

Is a professional Dutch tennis player.

Is a Finnish ice hockey player currently playing for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hoc

Is a Finnish ice hockey player currently playing for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League.

Is a chess Grandmaster living in Santa Fe, NM. Kraai reached GM status in 2007; he is the first Amer

Is a chess Grandmaster living in Santa Fe, NM. Kraai reached GM status in 2007; he is the first American-born player to achieve the title since Tal Shaked in 1997. In 2007, he won the chess state championship of New Mexico for the fifth consecutive year.[1] He won the 1987 National Junior High School Championship, tied for first in the 1988 National High School Championship, and won the Denker Tournament of High School Champions in 1989 and 1990. Kraai was born in Santa Fe; he received his B.A. from Shimer College in 1994, his M.A. in philosophy from the University of Jena, Germany in 1996, and his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Heidelberg in 2001.

Is a professional super middleweight American boxer. He holds the WBC USNBC Super Middleweight Title

Is a professional super middleweight American boxer. He holds the WBC USNBC Super Middleweight Title as of February 22, 2008. Jesse comes from the tiny town of Yerington in the U. S. state of Nevada, where he loves the country life of fishing and shooting

Is a left-handed, Canadian-born American professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high ran

Is a left-handed, Canadian-born American professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high rank of # 94 on November 3, 2008. As a 13-year-old, in 2001 Levine won the U.S. Clay Court 14 Nationals singles championship, and as a 15-year-old he won the

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed bowler who played first-class cricket for Essex. He w

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed bowler who played first-class cricket for Essex. He was born in Holmfirth and died in Kidderminster. Littlewood made one first-class appearance for the team, against Derbyshire in 1905. Littlewood had previo

Is a field hockey defender from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal with the Dutch national te

Is a field hockey defender from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal with the Dutch national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.Mahieu made his debut on May 1, 2002 in a friendly match against Germany. He was the captain of Amsterdam, a posit

An American poker player, best known for his numerous main event final table appearances at the Worl

An American poker player, best known for his numerous main event final table appearances at the World Series of Poker. Alto was a fixture at the World Series of Poker in the 1970s and 1980s. Although he never won any WSOP bracelets, he cashed in many events, most notably in the main event.