Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a Scottish professional footballer. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland.Baxter, a wing-half, joined

Was a Scottish professional footballer. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland.Baxter, a wing-half, joined Leicester City from Parkhead, making his league debut in the 1925-26 season. He scored once in 6 games for Leicester, before unsuccessful moves to Reading and Torquay United, failing to make a league appearance for either side.

Is a Colombian footballer who plays for Atlético Nacional.He can play as center back and was a star

Is a Colombian footballer who plays for Atlético Nacional.He can play as center back and was a starter in the 2007 Sudamericana Sub 20 team.

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Arbroath & Dumfries side Queen of the South.Jimmy Binning w

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Arbroath & Dumfries side Queen of the South.Jimmy Binning was a 1951 signing from Arbroath for Queen of the South. Half a century later another distinguished player would make the same journey, Jim Thomson.

Is a France-born Malian football winger. He currently plays for Reading in the Coca Cola Championshi

Is a France-born Malian football winger. He currently plays for Reading in the Coca Cola Championship. His fellow Reading teammates have labeled him as "lightning quick, elegant and tall" and "positive and very fast."

Is a former Scottish footballer best known for the eight years he spent with Airdrieonians. He playe

Is a former Scottish footballer best known for the eight years he spent with Airdrieonians. He played in two Scottish Cup finals in his time with the Diamonds and is currently assistant to Kenny Black and under-19s manager at Airdrieonians re-incarnation Airdrie United.

Is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a Midfielder for the top level Ecuadorian club Emelec.He pl

Is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a Midfielder for the top level Ecuadorian club Emelec.He played most of his career in Quito for El Nacional where he was part of the team that took the 2005 and 2006 Ecuadorian championship, although he was mainly

Is a French football player who plays as a forward. He currently plays for Stade Rennais, and has al

Is a French football player who plays as a forward. He currently plays for Stade Rennais, and has also played for the French national under-21 team in recent times.

Was a boxer from 1902 to 1909. He fought Joe Gans twice for the World lightweight title but lost bot

Was a boxer from 1902 to 1909. He fought Joe Gans twice for the World lightweight title but lost both bouts. After retiring from boxing in 1909, Britt toured the United States as a vaudeville performer, then later worked as a WPA superintendent.

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler. He was bor

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler. He was born in Gainford and died in Denmark. Brown's only County Championship appearance coming in 1890 against Kent.

Is a Scottish former footballer and manager, who is the manager of Scottish Premier League club Kilm

Is a Scottish former footballer and manager, who is the manager of Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock. His son is Scott Calderwood.Calderwood first became a coach in 1991, of amateur club Rietvogels of Almelo. A year later he became an assistant coach of professional club FC Zwolle, before moving in 1993 to Cambuur Leeuwarden.

Is a French professional road bicycle racer for the UCI Continental team Besson Chaussures-Sojasun.C

Is a French professional road bicycle racer for the UCI Continental team Besson Chaussures-Sojasun.Casper was suspended from his team, Agritubel because he tested positive for corticosteroid, an asthma drug that is banned unless the user has a medical exe

Is a multiple Divisional and North American champion powerboat racer. His vision and risk taker atti

Is a multiple Divisional and North American champion powerboat racer. His vision and risk taker attitude created the 160 mph ocean racer.Jim was the first offshore racer to utilize high RPM horsepower rather than low RPM torque in an offshore racing vesse

Also known as Ch'a Min-su, is a professional go and avid poker player. He is also a black belt in ma

Also known as Ch'a Min-su, is a professional go and avid poker player. He is also a black belt in martial arts and a talented classical pianist. Jimmy was born in Seoul, and grew up playing go and poker. He turned professional in 1974 and was the best player at Seoul University when he attended. Along with these accolades, he was also the South Korean National Amateur Champion two times in a row.

Is an American alpine ski racer who has competed since 1998. His best World Cup finish was seventh a

Is an American alpine ski racer who has competed since 1998. His best World Cup finish was seventh at a giant slalom event in France in 2005. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Cochran finished 12th in the slalom event. Cochran was named to the US Olym

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scotland national football team as a out

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scotland national football team as a outside left.He made his debut for Sunderland against Manchester City on 30 August 1930 in a 3–3 draw at Roker Park.[1] His Sunderland career lasted from 1930 to 1939, although the later years were halted due to a severe injury in 1937, and he never fully recovered.[2] The injury also caused him to miss the 1937 FA Cup Final and he retired in 1939.[2] In total, he had made 254 league appearances for Sunderland, scoring 49 goals.[3]

Is a former World No. 1 American tennis player. He held the top ranking for 160 consecutive weeks fr

Is a former World No. 1 American tennis player. He held the top ranking for 160 consecutive weeks from July 29, 1974 through August 29, 1977, and an additional eight times during his career (a total of 268 weeks). He won eight Grand Slam singles titles an

Was an Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Dundee. He played

Was an Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Dundee. He played for Dundee Our Boys, St. Johnstone, Rotherham Town, Luton Town, Swindon Town, Linfield, and Manchester United.

Is a football player who currently plays for US Stade Tamponnaise in the Réunion Premier League and

Is a football player who currently plays for US Stade Tamponnaise in the Réunion Premier League and for the Mauritius national football team as a midfielder. He is featured on the Mauritian national team in the official 2010 FIFA World Cup video game.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-hand medium-pace bowler. Born in

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-hand medium-pace bowler. Born in Sunderland, Daley's debut came during the 1992 season, for Durham. He holds a top score of 159* which he achieved in Hampshire in 1994. His first-class c

Is a retired American basketball player.He played collegiately for the Virginia Polytechnic Institut

Is a retired American basketball player.He played collegiately for the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and appeared 4 games for the Milwaukee Bucks (1996-97) in the NBA.

Is a Belgian professional football player. De Wulf plays as a central defender.De Wulf's career took

Is a Belgian professional football player. De Wulf plays as a central defender.De Wulf's career took off when Belgian top teams Club Brugge and Standard Liège discovered him at the age of 12, playing for his local team SV Blankenberge. Given the fact that Liège was lying much further away from Blankenberge than Bruges, De Wulf chose to join Club. During his youth, De Wulf has been selected many times to play for the national team.

Was a Scottish football player who enjoyed a 24-year playing career.In 1946 Delaney signed for Matt

Was a Scottish football player who enjoyed a 24-year playing career.In 1946 Delaney signed for Matt Busby's Manchester United in a £4,000 deal. He would help United win the 1948 FA Cup and finish his United career with 28 goals. He moved back to Scotland at the age of 36, joining Aberdeen in November 1950 and making his Dons debut in a 5-1 defeat of Falkirk. A year later he joined the Bairns, where he spent three seasons. In January 1954, Derry City paid £1,500 to sign him, a record fee for the Irish Football League

A former soccer head coach and former Canadian national soccer team player.Douglas was one of Canada

A former soccer head coach and former Canadian national soccer team player.Douglas was one of Canada’s most talented midfield players. He played 22 'A' internationals including with the World Cup teams of 1972 and 1976 which failed to qualify for their respective finals. Douglas was captain of the Canadian team during the final rounds of the Olympics of 1976, attracting international attention when he scored Canada’s goal in the dying minutes of the game against the Soviet Union. He also scored the first goal of a 1-3 lose to North Korea, which eliminated the Canadians.

Was an American welterweight boxer. Doyle made his debut as a professional boxer in 1941 and in 1946

Was an American welterweight boxer. Doyle made his debut as a professional boxer in 1941 and in 1946 lost to Artie Levine by 9th round TKO. After the bout, Doyle went to the hospital, suffering from a severe head injury. Although Doyle was leading, Refer

Was an Irish-American boxer who was Heavyweight Champion of the World from 1865 to 1868. On December

Was an Irish-American boxer who was Heavyweight Champion of the World from 1865 to 1868. On December 12, 1870 Elliott was arrested and convicted of highway robbery and assault with intent to kill. He was sentenced to sixteen years and ten months at the Ea