Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is an American cyclist who entered into international cycling competition in the 1960s. He was one o

Is an American cyclist who entered into international cycling competition in the 1960s. He was one of the strongest competitive cyclists in the United States in the early 1970s, winning the United States National Road Race Championships in 1974.

Is an Australian football (soccer) striker who currently plays for Melbourne Heart in the A-League.

Is an Australian football (soccer) striker who currently plays for Melbourne Heart in the A-League. He is the younger brother of Ross Aloisi. Aloisi signed for English Premiership side Coventry City in December 1998 from Portsmouth then of the lower divis

Was an Australian cricketer. He played one first-class match for Western Australia against New South

Was an Australian cricketer. He played one first-class match for Western Australia against New South Wales in March 1907. He later played for the Straits Settlements cricket team, playing four matches against the Federated Malay States between 1910 and 1913. He came from a cricketing family, with two other brothers also playing first-class cricket. Elder brother Cornelius played three times for South Australia, whilst younger brother Leonard had the longest career, playing 19 times for South Australia.

Is a Honduran football goalkeeper, who currently plays for Club Deportivo Victoria. He made his debu

Is a Honduran football goalkeeper, who currently plays for Club Deportivo Victoria. He made his debut for the national side on August 22, 2007 in a friendly against El Salvador.

A Swedish professional football player, who is a goalkeeper for Viborg FF in the Danish Superliga. H

A Swedish professional football player, who is a goalkeeper for Viborg FF in the Danish Superliga. He has played two matches for the Sweden national football team and was selected for the Swedish squad at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.After playing for local club Torslanda IK, he joined Västra Frölunda IF and debuted in the Swedish Allsvenskan championship, only 18 years old. He then moved to Örebro SK in 2003, before joining IFK Göteborg in 2005. He only stayed half a season at IFK Göteborg, where he was a backup for former Swedish international goalkeeper Bengt Andersson

Was an English amateur footballer, referee and tennis player. Moore was an accomplished tennis playe

Was an English amateur footballer, referee and tennis player. Moore was an accomplished tennis player and played at Wimbledon on seven occasions as an amateur between 1938 and 1950. Even the Australian champion, Rod Laver, showed Moore a cheque for £125 h

Was a Danish footballer.During his club career he played for Aarhus Gymnastik Forening. He earned 9

Was a Danish footballer.During his club career he played for Aarhus Gymnastik Forening. He earned 9 caps for the Denmark national football team, and was in the finals squad for the 1964 European Nations' Cup.

Better known as Jack Shea, was an American double-gold medalist in speed skating at the 1932 Winter

Better known as Jack Shea, was an American double-gold medalist in speed skating at the 1932 Winter Olympics. He was the first American to win two gold medals at the same Olympics [1], and the patriarch of what the BBC [2] identified as the first family w

Is a Norwegian football player, playing for the Norwegian Premier Division side Odd Grenland. He is

Is a Norwegian football player, playing for the Norwegian Premier Division side Odd Grenland. He is an industrious midfielder, but can also play in either full-backs position. He is the son of Norwegian tenor Svein Bjørkøy.

Is a Norwegian cross-country skier who has competed since 2001. His best World Cup finish was fifth

Is a Norwegian cross-country skier who has competed since 2001. His best World Cup finish was fifth in a 15 km event in Norway in November 2009.

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Ayr United and

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Ayr United and made more than 400 appearances in the Football League for Birmingham. He was capped twice for the Scotland national football team. He played as an inside forward.

Was a Scottish international football midfielder and sometime inside right who played a significant

Was a Scottish international football midfielder and sometime inside right who played a significant role for Tottenham Hotspur during their Double winning season in 1960-61. His younger brother, Tom, was also a footballer.

Is a former English professional footballer, who was active in the 1950s.Anderton was born in Skelme

Is a former English professional footballer, who was active in the 1950s.Anderton was born in Skelmersdale. He began his career as a junior with Everton, turning professional in March 1951. Over the next 3 seasons he failed to make the first team at Goodison Park, and in July 1954 moved to Torquay United. His league debut came at right back on 22 September 1954 against Shrewsbury Town at Plainmoor, but he finally got his break towards the end of the season when he replaced Harry Smith at left back, playing the final 11 games of the season. He began the following season as first choice, but had to share the spot with Bill Towers and Harry Smith, making 24 appearances as the Gulls finished in 5th place. He scored on the opening day of the following season, netting the first in a 4–1 home win against Ipswich Town on 18 August 1956, but this was his only appearance of the season as Torquay went on to lose out in the final table to Ipswich on goal average, Harry Smith regaining his place in the side as regular left-back.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a left-arm slow bowler who played for No

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a left-arm slow bowler who played for Nottinghamshire. Afford made his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire against Oxford University, during the 1984 season, though he neither batted nor bowled during the match. Afford played several times in the Second XI Championship in 1987 and 1988 and he returned to play several matches for the first team in 1989. Afford started the following season promisingly, making the selection for an England A fixture against Zimbabwe in 1990 which the team won by nine wickets, and in which team-mate and three-time Test cricketer Steve Watkin took a 23-ball duck batting from tenth in the order. He finished the year being awarded his cap.

Is an English former professional footballer.Berry, a defender, joined Torquay United as an apprenti

Is an English former professional footballer.Berry, a defender, joined Torquay United as an apprentice, signing as a professional in January 1984. He made only one league appearance for the Gulls, replacing Andy Wharton at left-back for the 3-1 defeat away to Aldershot on January 21, 1984, before leaving league football.

Is a former New Zealand rower who won a gold Olympic medal in his career.At the 1972 Summer Olympics

Is a former New Zealand rower who won a gold Olympic medal in his career.At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich he teamed with Dick Joyce, Wybo Veldman, Tony Hurt, Lindsay Wilson, Athol Earl, Trevor Coker and Gary Robertson and Simon Dickie (cox) to win th

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched two seasons in the major leagues, 1980 for the

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched two seasons in the major leagues, 1980 for the St. Louis Cardinals and 1981 for the San Diego Padres. He appeared in 94 games, all as a reliever.

Is an English former professional footballer who last played for Hyde United.He began his profession

Is an English former professional footballer who last played for Hyde United.He began his professional career at Manchester United in 1993 as an 18-year-old, but played just two competitive games for the club before signing for Everton in January 1998.

Is a former Major League Baseball catcher. He played parts of five seasons in the majors between 198

Is a former Major League Baseball catcher. He played parts of five seasons in the majors between 1982 until 1988.

Is a retired flat race jockey. Reid served as an apprentice in his native Ireland to Leslie Crawford

Is a retired flat race jockey. Reid served as an apprentice in his native Ireland to Leslie Crawford, before moving to England and joining Verley Bewicke. His first Classic victory came in the 1982 1,000 Guineas aboard On The House. His first major group

Is a cricketer who played for England in the 2006 U-19's World Cup in Sri Lanka and is currently wit

Is a cricketer who played for England in the 2006 U-19's World Cup in Sri Lanka and is currently with Middlesex County Cricket Club. He represented England U19s on tour to India in 2004/05 aged 16 and again in 2005/06 on a tour to Bangladesh. For the 2007

Was a former professional wrestler and wrestling promoter. He ran International Championship Wrestli

Was a former professional wrestler and wrestling promoter. He ran International Championship Wrestling for a number of years, holding cards in Tennessee, Kentucky and Arkansas. He was the father of "Macho Man" Randy Savage and "Leaping" Lanny Poffo. He be

Was a Danish footballer who played professionally for seven years in Italy. He scored 124 goals in 1

Was a Danish footballer who played professionally for seven years in Italy. He scored 124 goals in 187 matches for Juventus FC, and won two Serie A championships with the club, finishing as Capocannoniere top-goal scorer in the 1950 Serie A season . He also played for Italian club SS Lazio, and won the 1944 Danish championship with childhood club BK Frem.

Is a retired English footballer who played his entire club career as a right back for Burnley betwee

Is a retired English footballer who played his entire club career as a right back for Burnley between 1956 and 1972, helping them win the Football League title in 1960. He also made a single appearance for England in 1961.

Was a leading Canadian businessman and owner of Thoroughbred racehorses. Introduced to the sport by

Was a leading Canadian businessman and owner of Thoroughbred racehorses. Introduced to the sport by E. P. Taylor, Bud McDougald was a founding member of the Jockey Club of Canada. He and his wife owned a number of Thoroughbred racehorses, the most success