Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played in 4 Tests from 1933 to 1937.

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played in 4 Tests from 1933 to 1937.

Is a Scottish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium pace bowler.

Is a Scottish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium pace bowler.

Was an English first class cricketer who played for Sussex County Cricket Club. His highest score of

Was an English first class cricketer who played for Sussex County Cricket Club. His highest score of 2 came when playing for Sussex in the match against Kent County Cricket Club.

Is a retired Canadian professional wrestler, known by his ring name "Handsome" John Anson, who compe

Is a retired Canadian professional wrestler, known by his ring name "Handsome" John Anson, who competed in North American and Japanese promotions from the mid-1960s until the early-1980s, including International Wrestling, Maple Leaf Wrestling, NWA All-St

Was an English footballer. He played professionally for Millwall and Crystal Palace between 1957 and

Was an English footballer. He played professionally for Millwall and Crystal Palace between 1957 and 1960, making a total of 71 Football League appearances.

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'1" guard, Barnhill attended Tennessee State

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'1" guard, Barnhill attended Tennessee State University, where he won an NAIA championship in 1957. Barnhill's 1957 TSU Tigers were notable as the first all-black team to win a major American basketball tournament.[1] From 1962 to 1969, Barnhill played in the National Basketball Association as a member of the St. Louis Hawks, Detroit Pistons, Baltimore Bullets, and San Diego Rockets. He averaged 8.6 points per game in his NBA career. Barnhill later spent time in the rival American Basketball Association, mainly as a member of the Indiana Pacers.[2]

Is an English former professional footballer.Forrest spent his whole career with Bury, where he play

Is an English former professional footballer.Forrest spent his whole career with Bury, where he played from 1966 to 1980.

Is a former rugby union All Black. He was born in London.

Is a former rugby union All Black. He was born in London.

Is a retired Greek American professional basketball player and a professional basketball coach. Korf

Is a retired Greek American professional basketball player and a professional basketball coach. Korfas played college basketball at Pepperdine University from 1982-1986. Korfas played for PAOK with whom he won the Cup Winners' Cup in 1991, the Greek Champ

Is an American professional wrestler, who performs primarily in the Absolute Intense Wrestling, Chik

Is an American professional wrestler, who performs primarily in the Absolute Intense Wrestling, Chikara, Dragon Gate USA and Evolve Wrestling professional wrestling promotions. He has also made appearances for World Wrestling Entertainment, Total Nonstop

A former Polish-American sportsman who during the 1930s played soccer with Fall River Marksmen and N

A former Polish-American sportsman who during the 1930s played soccer with Fall River Marksmen and New Bedford Whalers and baseball for Boston Red Sox. As a soccer goalkeeper he won three American Soccer League titles and two National Challenge Cup winners medals. In 1935, while playing baseball for Williamsport Grays, he was voted Most Valuable Player in the New York - Penn League.

Was a Canadian professional wrestler, known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation as Earthq

Was a Canadian professional wrestler, known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation as Earthquake and later Golga, and in World Championship Wrestling as Avalanche and The Shark. John Tenta was born in Surrey, British Columbia. Named after his fath

Was an English clergyman and cricketer who played for Cambridge University in 1826. Antrobus was bor

Was an English clergyman and cricketer who played for Cambridge University in 1826. Antrobus was born in Acton, the son of Rev. William Antrobus, rector of Acton. He was educated at Eton where he played twice in the Eton-Harrow match, and then went to St John's College, Cambridge. He was also renowned as the 'Champion Skater' of his day.

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-arm slow bowler who played List A cricket for Hertfordshire.

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-arm slow bowler who played List A cricket for Hertfordshire. He was born in Hitchin. Appleyard made his first cricketing appearance in 1957, at the age of 19, playing for Essex's Second XI, taking two wickets in the first innings in which he bowled. Appleyard appeared occasionally in the Minor Counties Championship between 1960 and 1965 for Buckinghamshire. Appleyard made his List A debut in the Gillette Cup competition of 1966, and also appeared in the 1969, 1971 and 1974 competitions.

Was a former professional footballer who played as a forward for 5 professional teams, before becomi

Was a former professional footballer who played as a forward for 5 professional teams, before becoming manager of Sandbach Ramblers.

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1906. He made his debut fo

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1906. He made his debut for Derbyshire during the 1905 County Championship, playing against Nottinghamshire.

Was a Scottish footballer who spent most of his career with Partick Thistle where he was konwn as th

Was a Scottish footballer who spent most of his career with Partick Thistle where he was konwn as the "Firhill Flyer"[1].An outside right, he joined Partick from Petershill in 1944 and played most of the next 16 years with the Maryhill club.[2] He played for Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic during the 1947-48 season whilst on military service in Dorset but became a first-team regular upon his return to Partick.[2] During his Jags career he helped the side to three League Cup finals, in 1953, 1956 and 1959, but they lost on each occasion.

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'10" forward/center from the University of t

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'10" forward/center from the University of the Pacific, Gianelli played eight seasons (1972-1980) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the New York Knicks, Buffalo Braves, Milwaukee Bucks, and Utah Jazz. He averaged 7.8 points and 5.9 rebounds per game in his career and won a league championship with New York in 1973. He also played professionally in Italy for three years for the Milan team.

Was an English-born New Zealand cricketer who played for Otago. He was born in Croydon and died in P

Was an English-born New Zealand cricketer who played for Otago. He was born in Croydon and died in Palmerston North. Aris made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1870-71 season, against Canterbury. From the tailend, he scored a duck

Is a former American football player and coach in the National Football League. He played for the Ba

Is a former American football player and coach in the National Football League. He played for the Baltimore Colts, Chicago Cardinals and Dallas Cowboys. He was an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Rams, New York Giants and the Minnesota Vikings.

Is a Colombian football midfielder, who currently plays for Millonarios in the Copa Mustang.

Is a Colombian football midfielder, who currently plays for Millonarios in the Copa Mustang.

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played nine first-class matches for the Auckland Aces.

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played nine first-class matches for the Auckland Aces.

Is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Sturt in the SANFL. Halbert was a centreman

Is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Sturt in the SANFL. Halbert was a centreman and first played for Sturt in 1955. In his debut season he finished second in the Magarey Medal count to Lindsay Head and in 1958 was again the runner up with Head winning another Medal. In 1979 he became coach of Glenelg and four years later was appointed coach of Sturt, a role he held for two seasons. He also played two first-class cricket matches for South Australia in the 1961/62 season.

John Arnold was an attacking opening batsman for Hampshire for 20 years from 1930, when he qualified

John Arnold was an attacking opening batsman for Hampshire for 20 years from 1930, when he qualified by residence, having previously played Minor Counties cricket for Oxfordshire. He scored 1,000 runs in his first full first-class season and missed out on that feat only once in his career. In 1934, he scored 2,261 runs at an average of 48 runs per innings, the only time he passed 2,000 runs in a season. His one poor season, 1938, led to him not being re-engaged by Hampshire, but the county had second thoughts and he returned for the 1939 season and for five more seasons after the Second World War. He fell ill during the 1950 season, and retired without playing again. He was a first-class umpire for 14 seasons from 1961.

Was a basketball player and coach. A 6'2" guard who played at Indiana University, Logan played for f

Was a basketball player and coach. A 6'2" guard who played at Indiana University, Logan played for four seasons with the now-defunct St. Louis Bombers, and a fifth season with the Tri-Cities Blackhawks. While with the Blackhawks, he served 3 games as an interim player-coach.