Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a footballer from Rwanda who plays as a striker for the Jupiler League side KSV Roeselare.[1] He

Is a footballer from Rwanda who plays as a striker for the Jupiler League side KSV Roeselare.[1] He played last season for K.F.C. V.W. Hamme in Belgium.

Was an English footballer, who spent his whole career at Wolverhampton Wanderers.Mullen joined the M

Was an English footballer, who spent his whole career at Wolverhampton Wanderers.Mullen joined the Midlanders in June 1937, turned professional on his 17th birthday, and remained with the club until his retirement in May 1960. His league debut came in February 1939, in a 4-1 win over Leeds United.

Is a Uruguayan footballer. He plays for Central Español. R.A.E.C. Mons signed Schmidt in August 200

Is a Uruguayan footballer. He plays for Central Español. R.A.E.C. Mons signed Schmidt in August 2004. In August 2005, he left for Rampla Juniors and in January 2006 for Hércules CF.

Is a Scottish former association football player, who played as a striker for Hibernian, St. Johnsto

Is a Scottish former association football player, who played as a striker for Hibernian, St. Johnstone and Motherwell.O'Rourke signed for Hibs straight from schools football in 1962. He made his first team debut as a 16 year old later that year in a Inter-Cities Fairs Cup match against Utrecht.

Is an American professional wrestler, who currently competes in the American-based promotion Chikara

Is an American professional wrestler, who currently competes in the American-based promotion Chikara. Jimmy Olsen made his Chikara debut on November 12, 2006, alongside Colin Olsen as the Olsen Twins at a tag team tournament to decide new number one conte

Is a former American Football wide receiver who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Col

Is a former American Football wide receiver who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Colts for 13 seasons from 1958 to 1970. Orr was a two-time Pro Bowler, as a Steeler in 1959 and as a Colt in 1965.

Was an American boxer in the lightweight division. On April 6, 1985 he beat Harry Arroyo to become t

Was an American boxer in the lightweight division. On April 6, 1985 he beat Harry Arroyo to become the IBF Lightweight Champion. Paul successfully defended the title four times. On December 6, 1986 Paul lost the title to Greg Haugen. Paul retired in 1999

Is an ex-professional footballer, and one of a select number of players to have played for both Live

Is an ex-professional footballer, and one of a select number of players to have played for both Liverpool and Everton.Payne was a boyhood Everton fan, but it was with local rivals Liverpool that an 18 year old Payne signed his first professional contract in 1944, and it was here that he spent the majority of his career.

Is a former professional soccer player, who is currently Academy Director at Bolton Wanderers after

Is a former professional soccer player, who is currently Academy Director at Bolton Wanderers after spending a number of years as youth team coach. In his playing career he turned out for a number of clubs, including Bolton, Middlesbrough, Oxford United and Rangers.

Is a lacrosse player for the Edmonton Rush in the National Lacrosse League. Quinlan was acquired by

Is a lacrosse player for the Edmonton Rush in the National Lacrosse League. Quinlan was acquired by the Edmonton Rush after playing his rookie season with the 2005 Champion's Cup Toronto Rock. Quinlan was named Transition Player of the Week for his 5-poin

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Celtic F.C.Signed for Celtic by Willie Maley from junior cl

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Celtic F.C.Signed for Celtic by Willie Maley from junior club Smithston Albion in 1900, he took several seasons to make his mark, playing at outside- then inside-left before being moved to centre. Like so many players of the time and since, he was a coal miner.He scored 216 competitive goals in 331 appearances – 187 in the league (273 appearances) and 29 cup goals in 58 appearances, 7 or 8 of those goals in finals (1904, 08, 09, & 1911). He won six successive championship and five Scottish Cup medals with Celtic and was capped eleven times for Scotland, scoring seven times, including four out of five goals v Ireland in 1908. His strike rate of 0.65 – almost two goals every three games – is surpassed among Celtic goalscorers only by Jimmy McGrory, Henrik Larsson and Sandy McMahon. As a scorer of league goals, his total of 187 is surpassed only by McGrory's.

Parents were Dude Rayl a local Pontiac dealer and Lucille a musician. Jimmy was the 1959 Mr. Basketb

Parents were Dude Rayl a local Pontiac dealer and Lucille a musician. Jimmy was the 1959 Mr. Basketball and 1959 Trester Award winner for the state of Indiana. Rayl went on to star at Indiana University, he was an All-American his Junior and Senior seasons. Rayl averaged 20.8 ppg for his career and still holds the IU single game scoring record of 56 points. He did this twice against (Michigan State) and (Minnesota). The Cincinnati Royals drafted Rayl in the 3rd round of the NBA draft, 23rd overall. He later signed and played 2 seasons for the Indiana Pacers ending with a career average of 11.1 ppg. Rayl still resides in Kokomo, Indiana with his wife Nancy.

Is a former Ecuadorian football midfielder. He played in 30 matches for Ecuador between 1997 and 200

Is a former Ecuadorian football midfielder. He played in 30 matches for Ecuador between 1997 and 2000. He was a strong defensive midfielder with great movility and tireless physical condition.

A Scottish former footballer.[1]Robertson started his career at St. Mirren and was bought by Tottenh

A Scottish former footballer.[1]Robertson started his career at St. Mirren and was bought by Tottenham Hotspur in 1964 for £25,000. A right winger, he made 177 appearances for the club and scored 31 goals, including the first goal in the 1967 FA Cup Final against Chelsea. There he also won his one and only cap for Scotland against Wales in October 1964.

Was an English footballer who played for West Ham United.Ruffell was born in Doncaster, South Yorksh

Was an English footballer who played for West Ham United.Ruffell was born in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, but moved south at an early age. He played for Essex Road School, Manor Park, Fullers, Chadwell Heath United, Manor Park Albion, East Ham and Wall End United, before West Ham signed him from the works team of the Ilford Electricity Board in March 1920.

Was a professional wrestler and manager, better known by his ring name Skandor Akbar, which translat

Was a professional wrestler and manager, better known by his ring name Skandor Akbar, which translates as "Alexander the Great". Akbar led the villainous stable Devastation, Inc. in Bill Watts's Universal Wrestling Federation during the promotion's heyday

Is a former Scottish footballer best known for his time spent at Heart of Midlothian and Airdrieonia

Is a former Scottish footballer best known for his time spent at Heart of Midlothian and Airdrieonians. He captained the latter club and featured in the 1995 Scottish Cup Final. He was also a member of the squad during the club's only appearance in European competition as the Diamonds took part in the 1992-93 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. Now he is captain of the hearts legends team wich includes players such as Gary Mackay , John Robertson , Gary Locke and Henry Smith.

Scoular signed for Portsmouth in 1945 from Gosport Borough. Here he impressed many with his tireless

Scoular signed for Portsmouth in 1945 from Gosport Borough. Here he impressed many with his tireless stamina and tough tackling. Duncan Edwards once stated that Scoular was 'the finest tackler of the ball I ever saw' [1]. He gained 9 caps for Scotland whilst at Portsmouth. His performances attracted Newcastle United into signing him for a fee of £26,000 in 1953. His debut for Newcastle came against arch-rivals Sunderland on August 22, 1953.

Was an English professional footballer. A fast-paced inside or outside right, he could have chosen s

Was an English professional footballer. A fast-paced inside or outside right, he could have chosen sprinting if he had not taken up football.

Is a professional 3-event water skier. He is currently on the Mastercraft Pro Ski Team and is a prev

Is a professional 3-event water skier. He is currently on the Mastercraft Pro Ski Team and is a previous world record-holder in the jump event, with a 236 foot jump 66.8 meters. He is a former member of the Arizona State University Water Ski Team, for whi

Is a Scottish former football player.During his career he played for Aberdeen where he was popularl

Is a Scottish former football player.During his career he played for Aberdeen where he was popularly known as "Jinky". He won a Scottish Cup runners up medal in the Scottish Cup final against Celtic in 1967 and played in the United Soccer Association's inaugural season for the Washington Whips in Summer 1967. In the final which Washington lost 6-5 to Los Angeles Wolves, Smith was sent off after 30 minutes. He went on to play for Newcastle United and Celtic.

A Swedish professional footballer playing for FC Lyn Oslo. He started his career at Nydala IF before

A Swedish professional footballer playing for FC Lyn Oslo. He started his career at Nydala IF before moving to Malmö FF in 1992. He made his professional debut in 1999 when Malmö were relegated. He stayed with the team through promotion in 2000 and then also in the 2001 comeback campaign. In 2002 he switched to AIK where he has had mixed successes. In 2004 he was part of the team that were relegated. Tamandi had at this point already signed for Italian side Salernitana to where he moved in January 2005.

Is a South African football (soccer) defender for Kaizer Chiefs and South Africa.

Is a South African football (soccer) defender for Kaizer Chiefs and South Africa.

A former Samoan boxer who fought in several noteworthy boxing matches in the 1990s and 2000s. Thunde

A former Samoan boxer who fought in several noteworthy boxing matches in the 1990s and 2000s. Thunder is also a cousin of professional wrestling and film superstar Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.

Was a Scottish football player. Jimmy started his career with Dundee F.C., Falkirk F.C., Rangers, Pr

Was a Scottish football player. Jimmy started his career with Dundee F.C., Falkirk F.C., Rangers, Preston North End, before coming to Manchester United in 1907.