Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

A stocky, right-handed middle-order batsman, Morris played most of his first-class cricket for Derby

A stocky, right-handed middle-order batsman, Morris played most of his first-class cricket for Derbyshire. He had a curious international career.

Known as Eddie or Ted Parris, was a Welsh international footballer, who played for Bradford Park Ave

Known as Eddie or Ted Parris, was a Welsh international footballer, who played for Bradford Park Avenue, AFC Bournemouth, Luton Town, Bath City, Northampton Town and Cheltenham Town. He was the first black player to represent Wales in an international.He was born in or near Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, possibly at Pwllmeyric, to a white mother and West Indian father who may have been born in Barbados.[1] He played for Chepstow Town F.C. before his talents were spotted by scouts for Bradford Park Avenue F.C., at the time a leading club, and he was signed as a triallist in 1928. He made his debut in January 1929, scoring his team's only goal in a drawn F.A. Cup match against Hull, and thereafter established a regular first-team place at left wing.

Was a Belgian born English sportsman who was capped nine times for England at rugby union[1] and pla

Was a Belgian born English sportsman who was capped nine times for England at rugby union[1] and played first-class cricket with Surrey. Educated at Merchant Taylors, Raphael won his first cap in 1902 when England took on Wales in the Home Nations Championship. A centre, winger or full-back, he also played in the 1905 and 1906 Championships as well as in friendlies against both France and New Zealand. He captained the 1910 British Lions tour to Argentina, which included of the South American nation's inaugural Test match.

Is a former Major League Baseball player who played for three seasons. He played for the Florida Mar

Is a former Major League Baseball player who played for three seasons. He played for the Florida Marlins from 1998 to 1999 and the San Diego Padres in 2000. Over his major league career, he played six games as an outfielder, three as a first baseman, and one as a catcher. Over his professional career, he played 266 games as a first baseman, 206 as a catcher, and 151 as an outfielder.

Was an English first-class cricketer who played for Northamptonshire. He was a right-handed middle o

Was an English first-class cricketer who played for Northamptonshire. He was a right-handed middle order batsman and a part time right arm medium pace bowler. Timms made his first-class debut in 1925, aged 18 and scored his maiden century the following se

Was a South African first class cricketer. He was a prolific wicket taker for Griqualand West and wa

Was a South African first class cricketer. He was a prolific wicket taker for Griqualand West and was the South African Cricket Annual Cricketer of the Year in 1953.

Is an American professional basketball player, currently playing as center with Ukraine's Cherkassy.

Is an American professional basketball player, currently playing as center with Ukraine's Cherkassy.Edwards played collegiately for Kent State University, taking two trips to the "Big Dance" - the NCAA tournament (losing to fifth seed Cincinnati in the second round after the upset beating fourth seed Indiana in the first round in 2001 and making it all the way to the elite eight in 2002 as a ten seed beating number two seed Alabama and number seven seed Oklahoma State). He was named MAC Defensive Player of the Year in his final season and holds the Kent State record for season and career blocked shots.

Is a yachtsman from Australia, who skippered Australia II to victory in the 1983 America's Cup, endi

Is a yachtsman from Australia, who skippered Australia II to victory in the 1983 America's Cup, ending 132 years of American supremacy. Bertrand won the bronze medal in the Finn competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

Was an American professional basketball player.George played basketball and baseball at La Salle Uni

Was an American professional basketball player.George played basketball and baseball at La Salle University in the early 1950s. He was selected by the Philadelphia Warriors in the 1953 National Basketball Association Draft and played eight seasons in the league with the Warriors and New York Knicks. Among the highlights of his NBA career were his NBA Championship with the Warriors in 1956 and his NBA All-Star Game appearances in 1956 and 1957. The 6'2" guard ranked within the NBA's top ten in assists per game six times throughout his career and led the league in total minutes played (2,840) in 1955-56.

Was an English footballer.He played for Dinnington Athletic, Silverwood Colliery, Rotherham United,

Was an English footballer.He played for Dinnington Athletic, Silverwood Colliery, Rotherham United, Scarborough, Bacup Borough, Accrington Stanley and Rossendale United.

Was an American sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Summe

Was an American sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of 13th in the K-2 10000 m event at London in 1948.

Basketball player who currently works as a broadcaster and political activist in the United Kingdom.

Basketball player who currently works as a broadcaster and political activist in the United Kingdom. In February 2007, Amaechi publicly announced that he is gay and became the first player associated with the NBA to come out

Was an Australian cricketer who played first-class cricket in England for Sussex County Cricket Club

Was an Australian cricketer who played first-class cricket in England for Sussex County Cricket Club. Dwyer was born in Redfern, a suburb of Sydney, Australia. His great-grandfather was Michael Dwyer, from Wicklow in Ireland, a leader of the Irish Rebellion of 1798. He fought a guerilla campaign until he surrendered in December 1803, and was transported to Australia in 1805. He was less successful as a batsman. He made two half-centuries, but his first-class batting average was only 11.87. He made his best score, 63, against Surrey at Brighton in 1906. He was dropped from the Sussex team after 1909 when his form declined. He died in Crewe, where he was playing cricket for the season.

Was a British middleweight boxer who competed in the 1920s.

Was a British middleweight boxer who competed in the 1920s.

Was a Major League Baseball second baseman who played for the Redlegs/Reds (1952-59; 1964); Clevelan

Was a Major League Baseball second baseman who played for the Redlegs/Reds (1952-59; 1964); Cleveland Indians (1960-61), Baltimore Orioles (1962) and Houston Colt .45s (1962-63). Temple was born in Lexington, North Carolina. He batted and threw right-handed.

Is a Malawian lightweight boxer. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where he finished in seven

Is a Malawian lightweight boxer. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where he finished in seventeenth place.

Was a Wales international football player. A midfielder, he played his club football for Ipswich Tow

Was a Wales international football player. A midfielder, he played his club football for Ipswich Town. He was part of the Wales squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden.He played 435 games and scored 53 goals between 1949-1964

Is a retired American basketball player in the NBA. A 6'6" 210 shooting guard, Schweitz, from the Un

Is a retired American basketball player in the NBA. A 6'6" 210 shooting guard, Schweitz, from the University of Richmond, was selected by the Boston Celtics with the 23rd pick in the 6th round (138 overall) of the 1982 NBA Draft. He played in two NBA seasons, for the Seattle SuperSonics and Detroit Pistons.

Is a chess player who has earned the rank of International Grandmaster. This English player was the

Is a chess player who has earned the rank of International Grandmaster. This English player was the 2002 captain of the English Olympiad team. He tied for first in the 1997 British Championship. In October 2004, he also coached a woman's team in the 36th chess Olympiad in Calvia, Majorca. He is also a prolific chess author.

Was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics, playing five matches and

Was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics, playing five matches and scoring two goals. The American ice hockey team won the silver medal that year.

Was a British Olympic fencer. He competed at four Olympic Games.

Was a British Olympic fencer. He competed at four Olympic Games.

Was a British track cyclist who won a silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was a British track cyclist who won a silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Was an American Hall of Fame jockey. He was born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England but his father wan

Was an American Hall of Fame jockey. He was born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England but his father wanted to build a better life for his family so in 1909 emigrated to Canada, settling in Taber, Alberta. By 1912 Longden Sr. had saved enough money to send fo

Is a former American professional "Mid School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer. His prime competitive

Is a former American professional "Mid School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer. His prime competitive years were from 1990-2000. Nicknamed "The Vigilante" early in his pro career for his alleged dirty riding and fouling competitors and later and most famous

Is an American professional golfer who played the Canadian Tour from 1987 to 1994 and the PGA Tour o

Is an American professional golfer who played the Canadian Tour from 1987 to 1994 and the PGA Tour of Australasia Tour from 1987 to 1992.