Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a lacrosse player for the Colorado Mammoth of the National Lacrosse League. Moss was named Defens

Is a lacrosse player for the Colorado Mammoth of the National Lacrosse League. Moss was named Defensive Player of the Year in 2003. Entered into the Brampton, Ontario, Canada Sports Hall of Fame in 2007 as well as the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame as a m

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 383 games in the World Hockey Association and

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 383 games in the World Hockey Association and 29 games in the National Hockey League in 1970–1977. Jim played for the Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Sharks and Phoenix Roadrunners.

Is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the Ph

Is a Filipino-American professional basketball player for the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters in the Philippine Basketball Association.

Is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He enjoyed most of his tennis success

Is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 5 Open Era doubles titles.

Is a former professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League who played from 1990–91 t

Is a former professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League who played from 1990–91 to 1994–95. He is the first of two Korean hockey players to ever play in the NHL – the other being Richard Park – and one of a handful of Asians with NHL expe

Is a former Australian football player. Renowned for his exceptional speed, he was capped 27 times f

Is a former Australian football player. Renowned for his exceptional speed, he was capped 27 times for the Socceroos and played as a forward and midfielder for Sydney City, Sydney Olympic, Sydney Croatia, AEK Athens, Athinaikos and Kastoria. Patikas repre

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 328 games in the National Hockey League. He w

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 328 games in the National Hockey League. He was drafted as the 52nd overall pick by the St. Louis Blues in the 1980 NHL entry draft. He was known as a gritty "stay at home" defender with the St. Louis

Is a Scottish former professional footballer who played for St. Johnstone, Everton and Newcastle Uni

Is a Scottish former professional footballer who played for St. Johnstone, Everton and Newcastle United until injury cut short his football career. Jim went on to work for Nike where he played a pivotal role in the evolution of the Nike brand in the UK as Head of Football, he held that position for 14 years.

Is a former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the San Francisco Giants in

Is a former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the San Francisco Giants in 1992.

Was a collegiate basketball coach for Mount Saint Mary's University. Jim was a 1951 graduate of La S

Was a collegiate basketball coach for Mount Saint Mary's University. Jim was a 1951 graduate of La Salle University and played one season for the Philadelphia Warriors of the NBA. He was famous for wearing a bow tie on the sidelines.

Is a former American football quarterback in the NFL who has played for the Chicago Bears and the Da

Is a former American football quarterback in the NFL who has played for the Chicago Bears and the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Stanford University.

Is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won three Gr

Is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won three Grand Slam men's doubles titles (two Australian Open, one Wimbledon) and five Grand Slam mixed doubles titles (three Australian Open, one Wimbledon, one US O

Is a former American race car driver who won the Indianapolis 500 in 1960.He drove in the AAA and US

Is a former American race car driver who won the Indianapolis 500 in 1960.He drove in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series in the 1949-1950 and 1952-1963 seasons with 42 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 in each of those seasons. Rathmann also pa

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Is a New Zealand racing driver who has spent most of his racing life in Australia. While retired fro

Is a New Zealand racing driver who has spent most of his racing life in Australia. While retired from professional racing, Richards continues to compete in the historic category Touring Car Masters while running a team in the Australian Carrera Cup Champi

Is an Irish professional boxer and current IBC middleweight and Irish super middleweight champion. A

Is an Irish professional boxer and current IBC middleweight and Irish super middleweight champion. Although a natural middleweight, Rock holds a record of being the only boxer to ever hold the Irish professional title at four different weights - light mid

Is a male badminton player from Norway.Andersen played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men'

Is a male badminton player from Norway.Andersen played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, defeating Pedro Yang of Guatemala in the first round. In the round of 16, Andersen was defeated by Soni Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia.

Is a retired footballer who won one cap for Scotland and played for Hibernian, Newcastle United, Cry

Is a retired footballer who won one cap for Scotland and played for Hibernian, Newcastle United, Crystal Palace, Falkirk and Hamilton Academical.

Played briefly for the Kansas City Royals baseball franchise from 1980 to 1985. Scranton only played

Played briefly for the Kansas City Royals baseball franchise from 1980 to 1985. Scranton only played in the major leagues in 1984 and 1985. Scranton played in eight games in the majors, 6 as a shortstop, 1 as a third baseman, and one as a pinch-runner. Scranton never had a hit, but did score as a pinch runner.

Is an American professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Manitoba Moose of the AHL.

Is an American professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Manitoba Moose of the AHL.

Was a Scottish professional footballer who spent the majority of his career playing for Falkirk, whe

Was a Scottish professional footballer who spent the majority of his career playing for Falkirk, where he made over 180 league appearances and scored 27 goals. He also played for Aberdeen and Dundee before leaving to Melbourne, Australia where he played in the National Soccer League for South Melbourne Hellas, one of Australia's most successful clubs. Shirra later returned to Scotland where he played for struggling Stirling Albion in the second division of the Scottish football league.

Was a former professional footballer who played as a defender who played for Gateshead, Huddersfield

Was a former professional footballer who played as a defender who played for Gateshead, Huddersfield Town, Chesterfield, Darlington & Worksop Town.

Is an English former footballer, playing as goalkeeper, and cricketer.Standen started his footballin

Is an English former footballer, playing as goalkeeper, and cricketer.Standen started his footballing career at Arsenal, joining the side in 1953. His appearances at Arsenal were limited, first by National Service and then by the presence of Wales international Jack Kelsey.

Was an Scottish footballer who played for Dundee, Dunfermline Athletic and Cheltenham Town. Jim star

Was an Scottish footballer who played for Dundee, Dunfermline Athletic and Cheltenham Town. Jim started his playing career at Scottish junior side Camelon Juniors before being signed by Dundee, making 10 appearances in 1955-56 before he was required to undertake 2 years of national service in the RAF where he played for RAF Kirkham. Eventually being released by Dundee he joined Dunfermline Athletic in October 1959, eventually becoming the club's first choice centre half. 3rd December 1960 saw Jim break his leg, an injury which saw him miss Dunfermline Athletic winning the Scottish Cup.

A former Scottish football (soccer) goalkeeper.During his career, he played for Kilmarnock, Middlesb

A former Scottish football (soccer) goalkeeper.During his career, he played for Kilmarnock, Middlesbrough, Rangers and St Mirren. He was later the goalkeeping coach of Kilmarnock, and currently the goalkeeping coach of Rangers Football Club and Scotland. He earned 2 caps for Scotland, and was their third-choice goalkeeper at the 1974 FIFA World Cup. His son Colin later also played as a goalkeeper for Kilmarnock.[1]