Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a cricketer who played 27 times for Orange Free State (and once for PW Sherwell's XI) between 19

Was a cricketer who played 27 times for Orange Free State (and once for PW Sherwell's XI) between 1910-11 and 1925-26. He also played a handful of times for Surrey's Second XI. In first-class cricket he scored 1,485 runs at 28.55, with a top score of 168

Basketball player in the National Basketball Association.

Basketball player in the National Basketball Association.

Was a Canadian world champion badminton player. Purcell was the Canadian National Badminton Champion

Was a Canadian world champion badminton player. Purcell was the Canadian National Badminton Champion in 1929 and 1930, and declared the world champion in 1933.

Was an English footballer.He played for Cockfield, Everton, Watford, Flint Town, Connah's Quay & Sho

Was an English footballer.He played for Cockfield, Everton, Watford, Flint Town, Connah's Quay & Shotton, Darlington, Scarborough and West Stanley.

Was an Australian cricketer who played nearly all of his cricket in England. An aggressive late-orde

Was an Australian cricketer who played nearly all of his cricket in England. An aggressive late-order left-handed batsman and a bowler of left-arm chinamen and googlies (of two varieties), Walsh was brought out of Australian club cricket in 1936 to play as one of the professionals in the side taken by the Nottinghamshire cricket impresario Sir Julien Cahn to tour Sri Lanka. Cahn's sides played some first-class matches on this and other tours and in English seasons across the 1930s and over the next three years, Walsh played more than 600 matches for Cahn's sides, touring New Zealand in 1938-39 and playing three seasons in England. He also played a few county matches as an amateur for Leicestershire. He retired after the 1956 season and later coached Tasmania and Scotland. He also coached the Oxford University Cricket Club in 1955.

Is an English former footballer.Linaker came to prominence during wartime football, during which he

Is an English former footballer.Linaker came to prominence during wartime football, during which he played for Everton as an amateur and Manchester City, who he joined in August 1945. After making no league appearances for City, he joined Southport in November 1946.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1890. He became a doctor.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1890. He became a doctor.

Was an American early-20th-century colorful figure in the world of horsemanship and animal training,

Was an American early-20th-century colorful figure in the world of horsemanship and animal training, who had nearly a 10-year career with Buffalo Bill on his Buffalo Bill's Wild West. Joyce toured throughout Europe until the late 1920s. He retired in upst

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a slow left-arm bowler who played for Ke

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a slow left-arm bowler who played for Kent. He was born in Gillingham. Aitchison made his debut for the Kent Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship competition of 1947, though he played just two games in his debut season. Aitchison did not play throughout 1948, but made his first-class debut just three days after his first Second XI appearance of 1949, playing against Glamorgan. Aitchison played two further matches in his Kent career, in the 1950 season, and although the team finished in an improved ninth place in the County Championship table, Aitchison did not play again for the side.

Is an English former footballer.

Is an English former footballer.

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and York City. He was born in

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and York City. He was born in Scissett, near Huddersfield, Yorkshire.

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Berne, a centre, was born in Co Antrim and claime

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Berne, a centre, was born in Co Antrim and claimed 1 international rugby cap for Australia.

Is an English golfer.Bickerton joined the Challenge Tour, Europe's second tier professional golf tou

Is an English golfer.Bickerton joined the Challenge Tour, Europe's second tier professional golf tour, in 1993. He won the 1994 Gore-Tex Challenge on his way to 6th on the season ending money list, which gave him automatic promotion to the European Tour f

Was a male tennis player from Australia who, along with his countryman Vivian McGrath, was one of th

Was a male tennis player from Australia who, along with his countryman Vivian McGrath, was one of the first great players to use a two-handed backhand.Although a fine singles player, Bromwich was primarily known as being a particularly good doubles player. Tennis great (and near contemporary) Jack Kramer writes in his 1979 autobiography that if "Earth were playing in the all-time Universe Davis Cup, I'd play Budge and Vines in my singles, and Budge and Bromwich in the doubles. That's what I think of Johnny as a doubles player."

Is a former Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played three times for Ireland in 1997, incl

Is a former Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played three times for Ireland in 1997, including one first-class match against Scotland. He has not played for Ireland since.

Was an English cricketer. Crookes was a right-handed batsman. Crookes made his county cricket debut

Was an English cricketer. Crookes was a right-handed batsman. Crookes made his county cricket debut for Lincolnshirein the 1909 Minor Counties Championship against Suffolk. Crookes would represent Lincolnshire in 10 Minor Counties matches. His final Minor Counties match came in 1910 against Suffolk. Crookes made his county cricket debut for Lincolnshirein the 1909 Minor Counties Championship against Suffolk. Crookes would represent Lincolnshire in 10 Minor Counties matches. His final Minor Counties match came in 1910 against Suffolk.

Was an English cricketer, who played two first-class games for Worcestershire. He took only two wick

Was an English cricketer, who played two first-class games for Worcestershire. He took only two wickets, both on debut against Warwickshire in 1900, but both victims were notable players: future Warwickshire captain Tom Fishwick and Test cricketer Willie

Is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'6" guard/forward from Gardner-Webb Univers

Is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'6" guard/forward from Gardner-Webb University, he played 11 seasons in the NBA. Drew was a two-time NBA All-Star, and was one of the earliest casualties of the drug policy instituted by commissioner David Stern.

Was an Australian first class cricketer who played for New South Wales. A tall fast-medium bowler, h

Was an Australian first class cricketer who played for New South Wales. A tall fast-medium bowler, he stood at 6ft and was capable of swinging the ball both ways. In 1928/29 he became the first player to take four wickets in successive balls in a Sheffield Shield match. He is the holder of the world record 10th wicket stand in first class cricket, making 307 with Alan Kippax. Coming in at number 11, Hooker batted for almost five hours and made 62.

Is a former English cricketer represented Derbyshire between 1994 and 1999. Owne was the son of Davi

Is a former English cricketer represented Derbyshire between 1994 and 1999. Owne was the son of David Owen who was a cricketer for the Derbyshire Second XI during the early part of the 1970s. Owen first played cricket for Derbyshire during the 1994 season

Is a Major League Baseball catcher for the Tampa Bay Rays.Jaso graduated from McKinleyville High Sch

Is a Major League Baseball catcher for the Tampa Bay Rays.Jaso graduated from McKinleyville High School in McKinleyville, California, in 2001. He attended Southwestern Community College in 2003, and was originally drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 12th round (338th overall) of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft.Jaso began his professional career playing for the Low Single-A Hudson Valley Renegades for two seasons from 2003 to 2004. He had a .221 batting average in 2003, but improved to .302 in 2004 and was also a postseason All-Star for that season. He took the next step in 2005, playing for the Single-A Southwest Michigan Devil Rays. He had a .307 batting average and had 14 home runs, his most of any season to date. Also, he was a midseason and postseason All-Star.

Was an Irish-born boxer of 173 cm height. Better known as Jack "Nonpareil" Dempsey, called "Nonparei

Was an Irish-born boxer of 173 cm height. Better known as Jack "Nonpareil" Dempsey, called "Nonpareil", because no one could defeat him. He was defeated only three times out of 65 contests.This ended when Bob Fitzsimmons pummelled him around the ring and

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'10" center from the University of Southern

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'10" center from the University of Southern California, Lambert played in the National Basketball Association from 1975 to 1982 as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Kansas City Kings, and the San Antonio Spurs. He averaged 3.8 points per game and 3.3 rebounds per game in his career.[1]

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Cornwall. He was born in Birmingham. Nicolson, who had previously played in the Second XI Championship for Worcestershire, and who played Minor Countie

Was an American businessman and was a prominent Thoroughbred and Standardbred owner, breeder and tra

Was an American businessman and was a prominent Thoroughbred and Standardbred owner, breeder and trainer in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. He owned Hamburg Place Stud in Lexington, Kentucky and bred five Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes