Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 5 Tests from 1950 to 1951. He was known for his unique "be

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 5 Tests from 1950 to 1951. He was known for his unique "bent finger" grip, with which he briefly perplexed batsmen across Australia as well as the touring English cricket team. His five Tests were all against England, in the 1950-51 series

Is a retired American professional player in the NBA. He spent his entire career playing point guard

Is a retired American professional player in the NBA. He spent his entire career playing point guard for the San Antonio Spurs, save one game for the New Jersey Nets. Over 520 games in his career, Moore averaged 9.4 points, 7.4 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.96 steals per game, and a field goal percentage of 46.0. He is currently 15th all time in assists per game.

Is a former English cricketer who played in 9 Tests from 1959 to 1964. He captained Gloucestershire

Is a former English cricketer who played in 9 Tests from 1959 to 1964. He captained Gloucestershire between 1965 and 1967.

Is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Worcestershire between 1959 and 196

Is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Worcestershire between 1959 and 1961. Sedgley's first two first-class games, in 1959, were against Cambridge and Oxford Universities respectively. In 1960 he appeared on 11 occasions, and ma

Is a former English professional footballer.Walsh began his career playing non-league football befor

Is a former English professional footballer.Walsh began his career playing non-league football before joining Arsenal as a an amateur in March 1949 before signing professional for the club five months later. He played a handful of friendlies for Arsenal before being called up for national service in 1950.

Was an English footballer who played for England as a forward in the first international match again

Was an English footballer who played for England as a forward in the first international match against Scotland.Brockbank was born in Whitehaven, Cumberland and was educated at Shrewsbury School who he represented at "soccer" before going up to Cambridge University. He won his solitary England cap in England's first ever international match against Scotland on 30 November 1872.

Is a former Scottish footballer who played for several Scottish clubs in the 1970s and 1980s. He is

Is a former Scottish footballer who played for several Scottish clubs in the 1970s and 1980s. He is perhaps best known for his spell as a prolific goalscorer for his second senior club St. Johnstone. He scored 140 goals in league and cup matches, a record which stands to this day.

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 1000 m event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.Ritchie began his career in the mid 1960s

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.Ritchie began his career in the mid 1960s with Cowdenbeath and went on to play over 100 matches for the Central Park side before moving to Brechin City in 1967. After a similar length of time at Glebe Park, Ritchie moved south in the early 1970s to English side Bradford City, where he averaged around 20 league matches in each of his three seasons. A return to Scotland in 1974 with Dundee United brought no games and Ritchie returned to Brechin shortly afterwards, completing another six years before his retirement in 1981.

Was an American football player. He is now a lawyer for the Culpepper Kurland law firm. He attended

Was an American football player. He is now a lawyer for the Culpepper Kurland law firm. He attended the University of Florida.

Is a former Scottish professional footballer He played for Hamilton Academical, Dundee and Rangers d

Is a former Scottish professional footballer He played for Hamilton Academical, Dundee and Rangers during his playing days. He is well known by his nickname "Bomber".Brown started his career at Hamilton before moving on to Dundee. He was signed by Rangers in January 1988 as a promising youngster and went on to be eventually included in 278 games for the club. Along the way, as a squad player he managed to collect 6 league Titles, 3 Scottish Cups and 3 league Cups scoring 18 goals in the process. There was some controversy, with Brown once calling the fans of rival Aberdeen FC "morons".

Is a Scottish former footballer, best known for playing with Greenock Morton and Airdrieonians in t

Is a Scottish former footballer, best known for playing with Greenock Morton and Airdrieonians in the Scottish Football League. He was a centre forward.

Is a Scottish former football player who played for Pumpherston Juniors, Hibernian, Newcastle United

Is a Scottish former football player who played for Pumpherston Juniors, Hibernian, Newcastle United, Middlesbrough, Hartlepool United, Berwick Rangers, Blyth Spartans and Scotland. He was a right back. Brownlie joined Hibernian from Pumpherston Juniors in 1969 and remained at Easter Road for nine years.

Was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1947.

Was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1947.

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket during the 1740s and 1750s. He

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket during the 1740s and 1750s. He was mainly associated with Bromley Cricket Club and Kent. Although information about his career is limited by a lack of surviving data, he is known to have made 19 single wicket and 13 first-class appearances between 1743 and 1756.

Is a former Australian cricketer who played in 3 Tests from 1977 to 1978.

Is a former Australian cricketer who played in 3 Tests from 1977 to 1978.

Is a British judoka.

Is a British judoka.

Is a Scottish former professional footballer and current manager of Doncaster Rovers Belles.

Is a Scottish former professional footballer and current manager of Doncaster Rovers Belles.

Was an English cricketer. Bulbeck made a single first-class appearance for pre-county club Hampshire

Was an English cricketer. Bulbeck made a single first-class appearance for pre-county club Hampshire against an early England team. In his two innings, Bulbeck made two ducks.

Is a former footballer who spent almost his whole career at Chelsea.

Is a former footballer who spent almost his whole career at Chelsea.

Was a British archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Keyworth entered the double

Was a British archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Keyworth entered the double York round event in 1908, taking ninth place with 622 points. He also competed in the Continental style event, placing twelfth at 190 points.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Leicestershire. He was born i

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Leicestershire. He was born in Blaby and died in Melton Mowbray. Burdett made a single first-class appearance for the team, against Northamptonshire in 1919. From the middle order, he scored a duck in the first innings in which he batted, and a single run in the second.

Also known as Budgie is a former English football goalkeeper who played for 26 different clubs in a

Also known as Budgie is a former English football goalkeeper who played for 26 different clubs in a career that lasted nearly 30 years. Overall, Burridge played 771 league games in the English and Scottish leagues, and several more at non-league level. Burridge played for fifteen Football League teams, which is a still-existing record.

Is an American slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 12th in the C-2 event at t

Is an American slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 12th in the C-2 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman who played for Sussex. He was born in Sutton

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman who played for Sussex. He was born in Sutton and died in Kensington. Butt made a single first-class appearance for the team, against the touring West Indians in 1923. Batting in the upper-middle order, he scored two runs in the first innings and eight runs in the second.