Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a French footballer who currently plays goalkeeper for Grenoble. He is 2nd choice behind Jérémi

Is a French footballer who currently plays goalkeeper for Grenoble. He is 2nd choice behind Jérémie Janot at the Ligue 1 club, which he joined in the summer of 2005 from Ligue 2 side Montpellier HSC.

Is a retired professional Native American Heavyweight boxer. Hipp, a member of Blackfoot Tribe becam

Is a retired professional Native American Heavyweight boxer. Hipp, a member of Blackfoot Tribe became the first Native American to challenge for the world heavyweight championship of boxing on August 19, 1995 when he fought WBA champion Bruce Seldon at th

Is an American ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Toronto Marlies of the American Hocke

Is an American ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in 2006 NHL Entry Draft's 2nd round (48th overall).

Was an English cricketer: a wicket-keeper and right-handed batsman. Ainley played 19 games for Worce

Was an English cricketer: a wicket-keeper and right-handed batsman. Ainley played 19 games for Worcestershire County Cricket Club in 1905 and 1906, and in all claimed 26 catches and four stumpings. He was a poor batsman and usually went in at the bottom of the order; his highest first-class score was just 13 and his batting average of 7.11 was inflated by 16 not outs in his 25 innings.

Was an American football player whose career ended after two seasons in the National Football League

Was an American football player whose career ended after two seasons in the National Football League.[2][3] In his two seasons with the Chiefs, Delaney set four franchise records that would stand for over 20 years.

Is a former special teams coach in the National Football League and a former college football coach.

Is a former special teams coach in the National Football League and a former college football coach. He also was an American college and professional football player.He played college football at Florida State University, where he was a center. He was drafted and played professionally in the American Football League for the Boston Patriots in 1966.

Is a professional poker player, based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Awada moved from Lebanon to the United S

Is a professional poker player, based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Awada moved from Lebanon to the United States in his early teenage years, working as a juggler, eventually touring with the Harlem Globetrotters. After a car accident, he began working as a casino dealer and eventually became a regular on the poker tournament circuit.

From Dumfries was a much travelled Scottish footballer who played as a defender.Baillie played the m

From Dumfries was a much travelled Scottish footballer who played as a defender.Baillie played the majority of his games for Celtic, where he was most famous for his partnership at left-half with Celtic legend Bobby Evans which helped the team lift the 1951 Scottish Cup. He had joined the club in 1946 and remained with the Bhoys for eight years.

A top heavyweight contender who defeated fighters such as Tami Mauriello, Lee Savold, Lou Nova, and

A top heavyweight contender who defeated fighters such as Tami Mauriello, Lee Savold, Lou Nova, and Freddie Mills, while losing decisions to Jersey Joe Walcott and Ezzard Charles.

Is a former professional footballer as a winger. In a short career, he played for just three clubs.

Is a former professional footballer as a winger. In a short career, he played for just three clubs. They were Banbury Spencer who he left in 1951 for Ipswich Town F.C. He stayed with them til 1954, when he moved to his final club, Aldershot F.C.

Was a college and professional American football defensive tackle. He played college football at Ken

Was a college and professional American football defensive tackle. He played college football at Kent State, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Oakland Raiders in 1960.

Is a retired American professional basketball player who spent ten seasons in the NBA. A 7'1" center

Is a retired American professional basketball player who spent ten seasons in the NBA. A 7'1" center who starred at Purdue University, he holds the all-time school records for career and single-season rebounds (1148 and 352, respectively). Carroll was selected by the Golden State Warriors with the first overall pick of the 1980 NBA Draft. Many have labeled Carroll as one of the biggest busts in NBA Draft history, giving him the nickname "Joe Barely Cares" for his perceived indifference to the game.[1] A great deal of Carroll's negative press, however, can reasonably be attributed by the fact that he often declined interviews and the fact that the Warriors traded Robert Parish and the draft choice used to select Kevin McHale to the Boston Celtics for the first overall picked used to select Carroll.

Is a male swimmer from Canada, who mostly competes in the butterfly events. He competed at the 2008

Is a male swimmer from Canada, who mostly competes in the butterfly events. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 100 metre butterfly and the 4x100 metre medley relay.

Was the head basketball coach at the University of Kentucky from 1972 to 1985. He previously coached

Was the head basketball coach at the University of Kentucky from 1972 to 1985. He previously coached at Central Missouri State University and Regis University before returning to UK in 1965 to serve as an assistant coach under Adolph Rupp.Along with the 1978 title, Hall also guided Kentucky to a runner-up finish to UCLA in the 1975 NCAA tournament (which included an upset of heavily-favored and previously undefeated Indiana in a regional final), a Final Four appearance in the 1984 NCAA Tournament (losing to eventual champion Georgetown), and an NIT championship in 1976. He won 8 Southeastern Conference regular season championships and one Southeastern Conference tournament championship (1984).

Was a poker player and road gambler known for being a dapper dresser. He was born in California, and

Was a poker player and road gambler known for being a dapper dresser. He was born in California, and spent many years on the road, looking for poker games and other gambling opportunities at the time when gambling was illegal everywhere in the United States. He spent most of his life in Las Vegas, after gambling was made legal there, and was living there at the time of his death.

Is a retired American basketball player.He played collegiately for the North Carolina Agricultural a

Is a retired American basketball player.He played collegiately for the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.

Was a first class cricketer who played for Lancashire County Cricket Club. He played for just one s

Was a first class cricketer who played for Lancashire County Cricket Club. He played for just one season -1962- captaining the team as an amateur in the year before the players and gentlemen distinction was formally abolished. A fine all-round spotsman at Repton, he joined the Army and played much cricket for it in Germany. On leaving the Army, he was a successful batsman for Chorley in the Northern League and captained Lancashire's second XI. The team he led was one of the weakest in the club's long history and finished second from bottom in the table, losing 16 matches. He averaged 15 with the bat over a full season and returned to running a textile business at the end of the season. He later served on the committee for many years and was President of the club in 2001.

Was an English footballer who played for Sunderland mainly as a Left Full Back.Bolton made his debut

Was an English footballer who played for Sunderland mainly as a Left Full Back.Bolton made his debut for Sunderland on 17 April 1972 against Watford in a 5–0 win at Roker Park. Overall, he made 273 league appearances, scoring 11 goals while at the club. After playing for Sunderland from 1972 to 1981 he moved to their North East rivals Middlesbrough and made 59 appearances with a solitary goal during two seasons.

Is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. The son and grandson of jockeys, he began his pro

Is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. The son and grandson of jockeys, he began his professional career in Thoroughbred flat racing at Calder Race Course in Miami Gardens, Florida during the latter end of 1988. According to his NTRA profile,

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'10" center from Southern Illinois Universit

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'10" center from Southern Illinois University, Meriweather played ten seasons (1975-1985) in the NBA as a member of the Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks, New Orleans Jazz, New York Knicks, and Kansas City Kings. He earned NBA All-Rookie honors in his first season, during which he averaged 10.2 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks. Over the course of his career, Meriweather averaged 8.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks.[1]

Is a retired football (soccer) player.

Is a retired football (soccer) player.

Is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently

Is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for the Alaska Aces.The forward Devance attended the University of Texas, El Paso in his college career but did not play a single game. He entered the PBA in 2007 as the 1st overall pick by then-expansion team Welcoat.

Is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently

Is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for the Alaska Aces. The forward Devance attended the University of Texas, El Paso between 2001 and 2004. He entered the PBA in 2007 as the first ove

Is a former professional footballer who spent his entire playing career in the Scottish leagues, pla

Is a former professional footballer who spent his entire playing career in the Scottish leagues, playing mostly as a central defender.Born in Helensburgh, Argyll & Bute, Scotland, Joe was brought up in the town of Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire. His younger brother, Tom Carson, was also a footballer, playing as a goalkeeper for Dundee, Raith Rovers & Dumbarton among others, & also was Dumbarton manager.

Is a retired ice hockey player. Cavanagh was named All-American in ice hockey at Harvard University

Is a retired ice hockey player. Cavanagh was named All-American in ice hockey at Harvard University for three straight years.