Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles of the Nati

Is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles of the National Rugby League. A Samoa and New Zealand international second row forward, he previously played for the Auckland Warriors, Parramatta Eels, South Sydney

Joseph Gaines in Baltimore, Maryland. Gans was rated as the greatest lightweight boxer of all time b

Joseph Gaines in Baltimore, Maryland. Gans was rated as the greatest lightweight boxer of all time by boxing historian and Ring Magazine editor, Nat Fleischer and was known as the "Old Master"

Is a former Canadian boxer at middleweight. He fought out of Jersey City, New Jersey.

Is a former Canadian boxer at middleweight. He fought out of Jersey City, New Jersey.

Is a Scottish former football striker.Joe Gilroy began his career with Queens Park, where at 16 year

Is a Scottish former football striker.Joe Gilroy began his career with Queens Park, where at 16 years old he made a handful of appearances alongside Sir Alex Ferguson. Studying at The Scottish School of Physical Education with Craig Brown and Andy Roxburgh, he played for The Scottish Amateur Team against Ireland.

Was the founder of Gold's Gym and World Gym. He has been credited with being the father of the recen

Was the founder of Gold's Gym and World Gym. He has been credited with being the father of the recent bodybuilding and fitness craze sweeping the US.Joe Gold began his interest in bodybuilding at the age of 12, when he saw his sister-in-law's design for strengthening her arms. She had attached a filled bucket to each end of a broom handle and was using them as lifts. Joe and his brother, Robert Gold, got the idea for building their own equipment from scrap obtained from Roberts scrap yard.

Is an American professional wrestler who competes in Southeastern independent promotions including F

Is an American professional wrestler who competes in Southeastern independent promotions including Florida Championship Wrestling,Maximum Pro Wrestling and the National Wrestling Alliance.Although best known for his time in World Championship Wrestling du

Is a professional middleweight American boxer. At a height of 5'10 with a Southpaw stance, Greene ha

Is a professional middleweight American boxer. At a height of 5'10 with a Southpaw stance, Greene has a professional record of 22 wins (14 KO's), 1 loss and 0 draws.

Is a Scottish professional footballer currently on loan to Queen of the South from Livingston.Hamill

Is a Scottish professional footballer currently on loan to Queen of the South from Livingston.Hamill had a spell as a teenager playing for East Stirlingshire Boys Club until he joined the youth development scheme at Hearts, graduating from there to the youth academy in 2000.

Is a professional American football quarterback most recently for the Orlando Predators of the Arena

Is a professional American football quarterback most recently for the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League. He played football collegiately at Georgia Tech from 1996 to 1999.

Was an English football player and later manager. He spent much of his career at Newcastle United; h

Was an English football player and later manager. He spent much of his career at Newcastle United; he was the club's longest serving captain, manager and as of 2008 the last to win a major trophy.

Was an English footballer who played as a striker for Manchester City F.C. and scored the opening go

Was an English footballer who played as a striker for Manchester City F.C. and scored the opening goal in the 1956 FA Cup Final.Hayes was born in Kearsley, near Bolton, Lancashire in 1936, and worked in a cotton mill and a coal mine prior to becoming a footballer. In August 1953 he had a trial with Manchester City, and made his debut two months later against Tottenham.

Is a Ghanaian football player who, cureently plays for All Blacks FC.. Hendricks began his career wi

Is a Ghanaian football player who, cureently plays for All Blacks FC.. Hendricks began his career with Sekondi Wise Fighters before transferring to Asante Kotoko where he was named the captain after a few seasons. and joined after seven years in Kumasi t

Was a footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the early 20th century, helping them to t

Was a footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the early 20th century, helping them to the 1906 Football League Championship.Hewitt played for Sunderland before being signed by Liverpool manager Tom Watson in January 1904. Making his debut in a Football League Division One on the 13 February 1904, the centre-forward quickly established himself in the Reds starting line-up but was unable to stop Liverpool's fall from the top flight at the end of the 1903/04 season.

the first man of Native-American ancestry to challenge for the world heavyweight championship of bo

the first man of Native-American ancestry to challenge for the world heavyweight championship of boxing on August 19, 1995 when he fought WBA champion Bruce Seldon at the MGM Grand Las Vegas.

Is an English footballer, recently released by Northampton Town. He joined from Milton Keynes Dons i

Is an English footballer, recently released by Northampton Town. He joined from Milton Keynes Dons in the summer of 2007 after impressing on trial.He also previously played for Ebbsfleet United (at that time known as Gravesend & Northfleet F.C.).

A former professional ice hockey forward. He was selected in the first round of the 1992 NHL Entry D

A former professional ice hockey forward. He was selected in the first round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 13th overall, by the Edmonton Oilers. He went on to play for the Oilers and Boston Bruins of the NHL, as well as four minor league teams in the American Hockey League.

Is an Australian professional basketball player, currently with CB Granada. On 17 March 2006, he bec

Is an Australian professional basketball player, currently with CB Granada. On 17 March 2006, he became the first player to sign with the South Dragons National Basketball League franchise. Is listed as Guard/Forward but has the versatility and ball handl

Is an American slalom canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s. Competing in two Su

Is an American slalom canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a gold in the C-2 event at Barcelona in 1992.

Is a Scotish former professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder for Burnley, Bur

Is a Scotish former professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder for Burnley, Bury, AZ Alkmaar, Chester City and Wigan Athletic. Joe's career centred mainly around Burnley.[1] He joined the Turf Moor outfit as a youth player during the summer of 1972 and spent the majority of his career at the club in two spells.

African-American heavyweight boxers of the early 20th Century.

African-American heavyweight boxers of the early 20th Century.

Is a professional ice hockey center who currently plays for the Albany River Rats of the AHL. He is

Is a professional ice hockey center who currently plays for the Albany River Rats of the AHL. He is a member of the Carolina Hurricanes organization. Jensen was drafted in 2003 by the Pittsburgh Penguins while playing for St. Cloud State University of the

Is a Scottish former professional football player who is best known for his time with Rangers. Johns

Is a Scottish former professional football player who is best known for his time with Rangers. Johnson began his career at Arthurlie before joining Rangers in 1947.

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played most notably for Northampton Town. He played eithe

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played most notably for Northampton Town. He played either on the left side of defence or midfield. In 1958, Kiernan joined Sunderland as an apprentice and made two appearances for the first team netting twice in a League cup game verses Oldham Athletic.

Is a retired English footballer who played as a full-back.Kirkup played Junior football with West Ha

Is a retired English footballer who played as a full-back.Kirkup played Junior football with West Ham United, and was a member of the FA Youth Cup Final team of 1956-57 alongside John Lyall and John Smith. After signing for the senior team at the age of 17, he made his League debut against Manchester City in December 1958. He was a member of the team that won the 1965 European Cup Winners' Cup.

Was an American boxer born in Cairo, GA. Knight turned pro in 1928 and in 1933, the National Boxing

Was an American boxer born in Cairo, GA. Knight turned pro in 1928 and in 1933, the National Boxing Association awarded Knight the lightheavy title, which he lost to Bob Godwin later that year. In the fall of 1934, the National Boxing Association vacated