Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a British Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1908, 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a British Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1908, 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a British peer and cricketer. John Bligh was a noted amateur cricketer who made 27 known appear

Was a British peer and cricketer. John Bligh was a noted amateur cricketer who made 27 known appearances in major cricket matches between 1789 and 1796.

Was a footballer and captain of Greenock Morton.He is fondly remembered by Greenock Morton fans and

Was a footballer and captain of Greenock Morton.He is fondly remembered by Greenock Morton fans and was a local boy; hailing from nearby Port Glasgow.

Was an English cricketer who played 75 times in first-class cricket for Worcestershire between 1919

Was an English cricketer who played 75 times in first-class cricket for Worcestershire between 1919 and 1935, captaining the county for the latter part of the 1929 and the whole of the 1930 seasons, although he played in only July and August of the latter year. In July 1929, Coventry returned to the Worcestershire side as captain, replacing Maurice Jewell who had resigned as a result of poor health.

Was a first-class cricketer and later a Pennsylvania Railroad vice president, who died shortly befor

Was a first-class cricketer and later a Pennsylvania Railroad vice president, who died shortly before his 50th birthday in the sinking of the RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912. He is the only known first-class cricketer to have died aboard the ship. Thayer attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he was captain of the baseball team in 1879. A member of a prominent American cricketing family, he played his first match for the Merion Cricket Club as a 14-year old.

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a striker for a number of Scottish clubs, including Du

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a striker for a number of Scottish clubs, including Dumbarton (twice), Dundee United and Kilmarnock (twice). Bourke made over 400 league appearances during his playing career.

Was an English professional cricketer of the mid-Georgian period who made 5 known appearances in fir

Was an English professional cricketer of the mid-Georgian period who made 5 known appearances in first-class cricket. Later, in the 1740s, he appeared in several great matches on the Artillery Ground as "John Borah" and represented Kent. He played for Robert Colchin's XI, largely a Kent team, against Richard Newland's XI in 1745.

Was an English professional cricketer. He was mainly associated with Surrey and he made 18 known app

Was an English professional cricketer. He was mainly associated with Surrey and he made 18 known appearances in first-class matches from 1810 to 1828.

Is a Ghanaian football midfielder who played for Stade Rennais.The defender has long been a target f

Is a Ghanaian football midfielder who played for Stade Rennais.The defender has long been a target for Rennes, but a move to sign him two weeks ago broke down when it was claimed that he had already signed a deal with the Israeli club, Hapoel Petach Tikva.

Is a Danish handball player, currently the goalkeeper of Danish Handball League side AaB Håndbold.

Is a Danish handball player, currently the goalkeeper of Danish Handball League side AaB Håndbold. He has previously played for Tvis KFUM

Is a retired Scottish footballer who played during the 1960s and 1970s.Born in Motherwell, he signed

Is a retired Scottish footballer who played during the 1960s and 1970s.Born in Motherwell, he signed for London side Chelsea as a 15-year-old whilst on holiday in the city. Boyle was one of the lesser-known, but nevertheless important, members of the successful Chelsea side of the period, usually playing in the midfield ball-winner role.

Is a footballer who plays as a left back. He has recently signed for Gateshead after being released

Is a footballer who plays as a left back. He has recently signed for Gateshead after being released from Darlington. Prior to Darlington he played for Hartlepool United. He is also known as a set-piece specialist.

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He played for four years at UCLA (1976-79) and

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He played for four years at UCLA (1976-79) and was the 14th player taken in the first round of the 1979 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. He served as a member of the 1980 NBA L.A. Lakers championship team. He was the University of San Diego head basketball coach until mid March, 2007. On April 25, 2007, he was named as one of three finalists to become the new head coach of UC Riverside's men's basketball program,

Is a former English professional footballer who played as a defender. He made more than 500 Football

Is a former English professional footballer who played as a defender. He made more than 500 Football League appearances for six clubs from 1976 to 1991 and is now assistant chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association.

Was a professional footballer.Bramwell replaced Jimmy Tansey at left-back in September 1958 and kept

Was a professional footballer.Bramwell replaced Jimmy Tansey at left-back in September 1958 and kept his place in the side for the rest of the season. He was a steady performer but lacked a bit of pace and over committed to challenges sometimes leaving him stranded. In his second season at Goodison John had to contest his place with Tommy Jones who had moved there for centre-half.

Was an English amateur cricketer. He was mainly associated with Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and he

Was an English amateur cricketer. He was mainly associated with Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and he made 28 known appearances in first-class matches from 1815 to 1828.

Was an English footballer who was a pivotal figure in the formative years of Wolverhampton Wanderers

Was an English footballer who was a pivotal figure in the formative years of Wolverhampton Wanderers.Brodie attended St Luke's School in Blakenhall, and was a founding figure of the football club that became Wolverhampton Wanderers. He played in the club's first-ever FA Cup tie in 1883, scoring twice in a 4-1 win over Long Eaton Rangers, and first-ever Football League match in September 1888.

Is a retired American basketball player. He was a 6'8", 205 lb forward.Garris played collegiately fo

Is a retired American basketball player. He was a 6'8", 205 lb forward.Garris played collegiately for Boston College and was selected by the National Basketball Association's Cleveland Cavaliers with the in the 3rd pick of the 2nd round of the 1983 NBA Draft. He played in 33 regular season games for the Cavaliers in the 1983-84 season.

Is an Australian former rugby union and rugby league footballer - a dual-code international. He made

Is an Australian former rugby union and rugby league footballer - a dual-code international. He made twelve international representative rugby union appearances with the Wallabies from 1966-68 and six representative rugby league appearances for the Kangar

Is a former English footballer and manager. He played as a forward for several clubs, most notably M

Is a former English footballer and manager. He played as a forward for several clubs, most notably Millwall Athletic, Everton and Tottenham Hotspur. He was able to play in at least five outfield positions, but had a preference for playing inside-right. During the First World War he was interned at Ruhleben, a civilian detention camp in Germany.

Was one of the finest bowlers in the history of cricket. Initially a bowler of a brisk fast-medium p

Was one of the finest bowlers in the history of cricket. Initially a bowler of a brisk fast-medium pace, Statham was able to remodel his action to generate enough speed to become genuinely fast. This, together with unflagging accuracy and the ability to make the ball - new or old - break back, made Statham a consistent force both for Lancashire in the County Championship and in Test cricket, where his strikepower helped give England perhaps its strongest attack of the 20th century during the 1950s and early 1960s. In all, he took 252 wickets in Test matches, a tally bettered only by Freddie Trueman at the time.

Is a former South African cricketer who played in three Tests from 1994 to 1995.

Is a former South African cricketer who played in three Tests from 1994 to 1995.

Is a former English professional footballer who played in defence and midfield.reyer started his car

Is a former English professional footballer who played in defence and midfield.reyer started his career with Wallingford, leaving to join Oxford United in January 1985. He joined Torquay United on loan in December 1985 and made his league debut, for Torquay, on 14 December in a 1–1 draw at home to Cambridge United.

Is a former English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1955 and 1956. He joi

Is a former English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1955 and 1956. He joined Derbyshire in 1955 and played mainly in the Second XI, but made his first-class debut in a victory against Scotland in August 1955. He continued playin