Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a Scottish international footballer, best remembered as the goalkeeper in the famous "Wembley Wi

Was a Scottish international footballer, best remembered as the goalkeeper in the famous "Wembley Wizards" Scotland side of 1928.After leaving school aged eighteen, Harkness joined his local side Queens Park in 1925 and stayed there for three seasons. In line with their Corinthian ideals, he played as an amateur during his spell at Hampden. Despite playing against professional and semi-professional sides, the Spiders managed to maintain a respectable position in Division One and Harkness was soon regarded as a key component in the side

Was a Scottish footballer. he became a prolific goalscorer and became the first West Ham United play

Was a Scottish footballer. he became a prolific goalscorer and became the first West Ham United player to play for the Scottish national team. He joined West Ham from Crittall Athletic while on National Service. Between 1953 and 1962, Dick made 364 appearances for the club, mainly at inside left. Dick made one appearance for Scotland, against England, at Wembley Stadium in 1959.

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent. He was born in Cudham and died in Westerham. Dicker ma

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent. He was born in Cudham and died in Westerham. Dicker made two first-class appearances for Kent in 1840, scoring one run in the first match, batting first as a tailender, and in the middle order, while in his se

Was an American football player who became an All-American in college football and an outstanding pr

Was an American football player who became an All-American in college football and an outstanding professional football player in the Canadian Football League at the running back, quarterback, and defensive back positions.

Was an English cricketer who played for Sussex. He was born in Petworth. Dilloway made a single firs

Was an English cricketer who played for Sussex. He was born in Petworth. Dilloway made a single first-class appearance for the team, in 1825, against Hampshire. Batting in the tailend in the same team as his brother, Charles, he scored 7 runs in the first

Was an American Olympic fencer. He competed in three events at the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was an American Olympic fencer. He competed in three events at the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Celtic, Morton, Oldham Athletic and the Scottish national s

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Celtic, Morton, Oldham Athletic and the Scottish national side.Divers was a creative, goal-scoring but tough inside left, who joined Celtic from Renfrew Juniors in 1932. He helped the club to win two league titles in the 1930s and was also the creative mastermind behind the its victory in the Empire Exhibition Trophy of 1938, when Celtic beat Everton 1-0 in the final. He left Celtic for Morton in 1945, moved to Oldham Athletic for several months in 1947 before returning to finish his career with a second spell with Morton between 1948 and 1949

Was a South African cricketer who played in 3 Tests in 1947. His son, Denis, also played Test cricke

Was a South African cricketer who played in 3 Tests in 1947. His son, Denis, also played Test cricket for South Africa.

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. He finished seventh in the K-4 1000 m

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. He finished seventh in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1825 to 1827. He was mainly ass

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1825 to 1827. He was mainly associated with Cambridge University and made 6 known appearances in first-class matches.

Was a major league baseball catcher, infielder and outfielder during 1963-1974, with the Chicago Cub

Was a major league baseball catcher, infielder and outfielder during 1963-1974, with the Chicago Cubs, Montreal Expos and San Francisco Giants.Boccabella became known as a utility player. He achieved some additional popularity just because of his name. When he first came up to the Cubs from their farm team in Pocatello, Idaho the San Francisco native was nonetheless dubbed "Boccabella from 'Pocatella'" by the Cubs radio announcers. When his career blossomed as a "super-sub" (frequent substitute) on the expansion Expos, public address announcer Claude Mouton would call attention to his name, at each at-bat, by enunciating each syllable with a florid style: "John... Boc-ca-BEL-la".

Was an American tennis champion who was a World No. 1 player for five years, first as an amateur and

Was an American tennis champion who was a World No. 1 player for five years, first as an amateur and then as a professional. He is most famous as the first man to win in a single year the four tournaments that compose the Grand Slam of tennis. Budge was considered to have the best backhand in the history of tennis, at least until the emergence of Ken Rosewall in the 1950s and 1960s.

Is an English cricket executive. John Carr was born in St John's Wood. His father D.B. Carr was a fi

Is an English cricket executive. John Carr was born in St John's Wood. His father D.B. Carr was a first-class cricketer who captained Derbyshire CCC and England, before moving into cricket administration. He was educated at Repton and Oxford. He played first-class cricket for Oxford, MCC and Middlesex as a gifted right-handed batsman and off-break bowler, He scored 9,846 runs for Middlesex between 1983 and 1996, at an average of 39.22, with 20 centuries and a highest score of 261 not out. He succeeded John Emburey as vice-captain in 1996. He bowled very slow right arm mixing off breaks and seam. He joined the Test and County Cricket Board, upon his retirement. He is now the Director of Operations for the England and Wales Cricket Board.

Was a Canadian figure skater. He is the 1963 World Champion and the 1963 Canadian national champion.

Was a Canadian figure skater. He is the 1963 World Champion and the 1963 Canadian national champion. He represented Canada at the 1960 Winter Olympics, where he placed 10th at the age of 15. He turned 15 years old during the

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Southport, as well as fulfilling the assistant manag

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Southport, as well as fulfilling the assistant manager's role. He is a midfielder.Doolan began his career as a trainee with Everton in 1992. He was released by Everton and joined Football League Third Division side Mansfield Town on a free transfer in September 1994.

Was an American educator and college lacrosse player and coach. He coached the University of Marylan

Was an American educator and college lacrosse player and coach. He coached the University of Maryland lacrosse team from 1966 to 1969 and amassed a 32–7–1 record. He attended Washington College, where in 1956 he received the Jack Turnbull Award as the nat

Was a cricketer and one-time captain of the West Indies Test side. Goddard was born in Fontabelle, S

Was a cricketer and one-time captain of the West Indies Test side. Goddard was born in Fontabelle, St Michael, Barbados. He captained the West Indian team through several tours, including West Indies' maiden tours of India and New Zealand. His first stret

Was a Scottish footballer. An inside forward, he played for Stockport County and Portsmouth.Reid sta

Was a Scottish footballer. An inside forward, he played for Stockport County and Portsmouth.Reid started his working life as an apprentice plumber in Manchester. After a spell in amateur football, he joined Stockport County, and turned professional in 1936. Playing at wing-half, Reid was part of the team that won Division Three North.

Was a cricketer who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1968 to 1973 and appeared subseque

Was a cricketer who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1968 to 1973 and appeared subsequently for Northumberland.

Was an English professional footballer who played for Newcastle United and Lincoln City, where he be

Was an English professional footballer who played for Newcastle United and Lincoln City, where he became player-coach. He also made one appearance for the England national team in 1938.

Is a former French amateur boxer who medaled repeatedly in international competitions.He was 7 times

Is a former French amateur boxer who medaled repeatedly in international competitions.He was 7 times French light-heavy champ from 1999 to 2005. In Houston at the 1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships he controversially lost the final to Michael Simms.

Was a Canadian ice dancer.

Was a Canadian ice dancer.

Is a Scottish former football midfielder, who played in the Football League and Scottish Football Le

Is a Scottish former football midfielder, who played in the Football League and Scottish Football League during the 1970s and 1980s.Dowie was at Rangers as a schoollboy but did not make the grade there and moved to Fulham in 1973, being at the club when they reached the 1975 FA Cup Final, although he did not play in the game.

Was an Australian cricketer and Test match umpire. Scott played as a right-arm fast bowler and was a

Was an Australian cricketer and Test match umpire. Scott played as a right-arm fast bowler and was also a useful lower-order right-handed batsman. He was the first man to dismiss Don Bradman in first-class cricket, in December 1927. Scott went on to umpire fifty games, including ten Ashes tests. Scott's first-class playing career ran for two decades, from the 1908-09 to the 1928-29 Australian seasons. During this time he played 59 matches. The bulk of his career was spent with New South Wales, but he moved to South Australia for the 1925-26 season. Scott's best bowling figures were 6-48 against Victoria, taken in the 1909-10. The 1913-14 season saw him make his only century, exactly 100 against Queensland. Scott stood as a first-class umpire on more than 50 occasions, including ten Test matches between 1936 and 1947. His first match was between Australia and England at the Brisbane Cricket Ground on 4 December to 9 December 1936, a match convincingly won by the visitors. Scott's partner in that match was George Borwick.

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1930 to 1936. He made hi

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1930 to 1936. He made his debut for Derbyshire in June 1930 against Somerset but made little impression. He played three more games that season, and five in 1931. He then played o