Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was an English first-class cricketer and who umpired one Test match in South Africa in 1889. He play

Was an English first-class cricketer and who umpired one Test match in South Africa in 1889. He played for twice for Kimberley and one for Cape Colony against RG Warton's XI in 1889, the first cricket tour by an English representative team to South Africa

Was a cricketer who played 15 Tests for New Zealand. Primarily a fast bowler bowling late away-swing

Was a cricketer who played 15 Tests for New Zealand. Primarily a fast bowler bowling late away-swingers with a high action, he took 30 wickets in Tests. Perhaps his finest moment was taking 11 wickets for the New Zealanders against MCC at Lord's in 1958.

Nicknamed the “Galveston Giant”, was an American boxer, the second African American Boxing Champ

Nicknamed the “Galveston Giant”, was an American boxer, the second African American Boxing Champion, and the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion (1908-1915). Johnson was born in Galveston, Texas, the third child and first son of Henry

Is a former weightlifter for New Zealand. He won two silver medals representing New Zealand at Briti

Is a former weightlifter for New Zealand. He won two silver medals representing New Zealand at British Commonwealth Games.

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'2" guard, Cox attended Roxborough High Scho

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'2" guard, Cox attended Roxborough High School in Philadelphia. Cox played two years at Villanova University, and then starred at the University of San Francisco (USF). He was drafted in the 8th round (7th pick) by the NBA's Chicago Bulls in 1978. However, Cox did not make an NBA roster until the 1982-83 season, when he played seven games for the Washington Bullets, scoring 29 total points.

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire. Eyre appeared in a single fi

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire. Eyre appeared in a single first-class fixture during the 1908 season, against the Gentlemen of Philadelphia, in a fixture lost by Derbyshire by a margin of nine wickets. Eyre was a ri

Was a lacrosse and hockey player. He was a lacrosse superstar, dominating the sport throughout the 1

Was a lacrosse and hockey player. He was a lacrosse superstar, dominating the sport throughout the 1950s and early 1960s.Bionda then played for the New Westminster Salmonbellies in 1958 and 1959, winning the Mann Cup both years, and receiving the Mike Kel

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played twenty years of first-class cricket for Auckland and Ot

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played twenty years of first-class cricket for Auckland and Otago from 1967 to 1987. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, Cushen took 194 wickets at 28.77 during his career, while his right-handed batting late in the batti

Was a British swimmer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated

Was a British swimmer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won two gold medals in the 1000 metre and the 4000 m freestyle events. Jarvis was born in the district of Leicester.

Was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics.Born in Melrose, Massachu

Was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics.Born in Melrose, Massachusetts, he was a member of the American ice hockey team, which won the silver medal. He died in Eustis, Florida.

Was an American cricketer, active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Lester was one of the P

Was an American cricketer, active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Lester was one of the Philadelphian cricketers who played from the end of the 19th century until the outbreak of World War I. His obituary in Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, described him as "one of the great figures in American cricket." He was playing a game in Yorkshire in 1892 when he met Dr. Isaac Sharpless. Sharpless was the president of Haverford College, and invited him to the United States to attend the school. In 1897 a schedule was prepared including all of the top county cricket teams, the Oxford and Cambridge University teams, the Marylebone Cricket Club, and two other sides, though only a few of the counties thought it worthwhile to put their best elevens onto the field.

Is a former English sportsman who was an olympic bronze medal winning field hockey player for Englan

Is a former English sportsman who was an olympic bronze medal winning field hockey player for England and Great Britain. He also played minor counties and first-class cricket.

Was an Irish cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler. He made his

Was an Irish cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler. He made his debut for Ireland on their tour of the U.S. in 1909, playing against a team representing New York. He then played two first-class matches against Philadelp

Was an English footballer.Aston Jr. was a forward who rose through the Manchester United youth syste

Was an English footballer.Aston Jr. was a forward who rose through the Manchester United youth system. His debut for the club came in 1965 against Leicester City. He went on to help the club win the 1967 League championship as well as the 1968 European Cup, where he provided a man of the match performance in the final against Benfica at Wembley Stadium on 29 May 1968.

Was an English footballer.Like his son, John Aston, Jr., the Manchester-born Aston came through the

Was an English footballer.Like his son, John Aston, Jr., the Manchester-born Aston came through the Manchester United youth system and turned professional in December 1939. His debut for the club came on almost seven years later, on 18 September 1946, against Chelsea.

Was an English sportsman who captained Nottinghamshire at first-class cricket and represented the En

Was an English sportsman who captained Nottinghamshire at first-class cricket and represented the England national football team. A right-hander, he was captain of Nottinghamshire when they shared the Championship in 1889 with Surrey and Lancashire. He re

He began his career as a batsman, but later developed as a bowler. He first played first-class crick

He began his career as a batsman, but later developed as a bowler. He first played first-class cricket in 1961 and made his Test debut in 1965. The highlight of his Test career was the Ashes series of 1970-71, when he did more than any other member of Ray Illingworth's team to achieve victory in Australia.

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scotland national football team as a Cen

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scotland national football team as a Central defender. Auld played for Sunderland during 1890 to 1895 where he won two League Championships, in; 1892 and 1893.[1] After making 100 league appearances and scoring 5 goals, Auld left Sunderland for their arch rivals, Newcastle United.He gained his first cap for Scotland on 19 March 1887 against England where they won 3–2.[2] He went on to make 4 caps for his country scoring no goals.[3]

Is an American former professional tennis player born in Long Beach, California.

Is an American former professional tennis player born in Long Beach, California.

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'7" forward/center from Washington, DC, Tresvant played t

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'7" forward/center from Washington, DC, Tresvant played three seasons at Seattle University after serving in the United States Air Force. He was selected by the St. Louis Hawks in the fifth round of the 1964 NBA Draft and played nine seasons in the league with St. Louis, the Detroit Pistons, the Cincinnati Royals, the Seattle SuperSonics, the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Baltimore Bullets, posting NBA career averages of 9.2 points and 6.3 rebounds.

Is an American professional golfer.Holmes won the 2005 PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament. He tied for t

Is an American professional golfer.Holmes won the 2005 PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament. He tied for tenth in his first PGA Tour start at the 2006 Sony Open in Hawaii and in February that year he won the FBR Open, making him the fastest golfer to reach $1,0

Is a Major League Baseball corner outfielder and first baseman for the San Francisco Giants. He bats

Is a Major League Baseball corner outfielder and first baseman for the San Francisco Giants. He bats and throws left-handed.Prior to playing professional baseball, Bowker played for Arden Little League as a Giant, and was named an All Star in the "Major League" Division in 1994 along with future high school stars Jeff Geremia and Rafael Bergstrom, who went on to play professional baseball in Europe. Bowker attended Rio Americano High School in Sacramento playing under Coach Martin Whitley, who preached the timeless mantra of "play hard, play smart, play catch." Bowker was named All- League in 3 sports after lettering 3 years in baseball, 2 seasons in football and 1 in basketball

Was a strongman performer in the 1920s. At one time, he claimed the unofficial title of "World's Str

Was a strongman performer in the 1920s. At one time, he claimed the unofficial title of "World's Strongest Man." Gagnon was 5- foot-10-inches tall, weighed 230 pounds, and had 17-inch biceps. In a contest against Warren Lincoln Travis in 1923, Gagnon best

Was an English cricketer. Badcock was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. Badcock made

Was an English cricketer. Badcock was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. Badcock made his first-class debut for Hampshire in the 1906 County Championship against Surrey. Badcock played 63 first-class matches for Hampshire, with his debut season being his most successful with 96 wickets at a bowling average of 24.81, with seven five wicket hauls and best figures of 6/61. Badcock was also a useful lower order batsman, scoring 1,199 runs at a batting average of 14.44, with two half centuries and a high score of 74 against Middlesex in 1907.

Is an English former footballer, most notable for being the only player to score for A.F.C. Bournemo

Is an English former footballer, most notable for being the only player to score for A.F.C. Bournemouth at Wembley Stadium.He scored Bournemouth's goal in the 1998 Auto Windscreens Shield final, which Grimsby Town won 2-1.[2] However, he was injured towards the end of the 1998/99 season, and only appeared twice as a substitute in the 1999/2000 season.