Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1921 and 1922. Fisher was born in Hodthorpe, D

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1921 and 1922. Fisher was born in Hodthorpe, Derbyshire. He made his debut for Derbyshire in 1921 in a match against Essex when he made his top score of 39 after being moved up the batting order for th

Is a former American Heavyweight boxer. Bray had a solid amateur career prior to turning professiona

Is a former American Heavyweight boxer. Bray had a solid amateur career prior to turning professional. He won the National AAU Heavyweight Championship in 1991. Bray won the United States Amateur 201-lb championship by defeating Bobby Harris via TKO in se

A former Dutch football player in the defender role. Started his professional career for PSV Eindhov

A former Dutch football player in the defender role. Started his professional career for PSV Eindhoven, and then moved on to Willem II, Sparta Rotterdam, AFC Ajax, Vitesse and RBC Roosendaal.In the Eredivisie Veldman played 297 matches, from 1986 to 2001. For the Netherlands national football team he was in the roster for Euro 1996.

Is a male freestyle swimmer from USA. He represented his native country at the 1998 World Aquatics C

Is a male freestyle swimmer from USA. He represented his native country at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Western Australia, competing in one individual events (5km).

Is an American professional golfer.Flannery was the leading money winner and Player of the Year on t

Is an American professional golfer.Flannery was the leading money winner and Player of the Year on the Ben Hogan Tour during the 1992 season, where he had three victories. He played on the PGA Tour in 1993 and 1994.

Is an NHRA drag racer and 14 - time Funny Car champion. He is one of the most dominant drag racers i

Is an NHRA drag racer and 14 - time Funny Car champion. He is one of the most dominant drag racers in the sport with 126 career victories. He graduated from Bell Gardens High School and briefly attended Cerritos Junior College to play football.

Is an American industrial engineer and a noted cycling activist who coined the term Effective Cyclin

Is an American industrial engineer and a noted cycling activist who coined the term Effective Cycling. The author of a much-cited book of the same name, he has authored several other books.

Was an English footballer who played as a winger.Crawford started his first-class career with Hull C

Was an English footballer who played as a winger.Crawford started his first-class career with Hull City, before signing for Chelsea for £3000 in 1923. He made quickly became a regular in the side for the next five years, and after several near-misses, eventually helped them gain promotion back to the First Division in 1929-30.

Was an English professional footballer who played most of his career (as a right back) with Millwall

Was an English professional footballer who played most of his career (as a right back) with Millwall. He also made one appearance for England.Jack Fort was born in Leigh, Lancashire, where he played youth football with St Andrew's Mission in the Bolton and District League.

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played one first-class cricket match for Dublin U

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played one first-class cricket match for Dublin University against Northamptonshire in June 1926.

Is an English football defender.

Is an English football defender.

Was a Scottish-American professional golfer.Hutchisonwas born in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland but late

Was a Scottish-American professional golfer.Hutchisonwas born in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland but later moved to the United States and became a U.S. citizen in 1920. He won two major championships, the 1920 PGA Championship and the 1921 Open Championship at

Was an English cricketer who played 140 first-class matches between the wars, 46 for Warwickshire an

Was an English cricketer who played 140 first-class matches between the wars, 46 for Warwickshire and 94 for Worcestershire. Fox made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Worcestershire at Amblecote in June 1922.

Was a Scottish football player, believed to be the only Scottish player in Real Madrid's history.He

Was a Scottish football player, believed to be the only Scottish player in Real Madrid's history.He was one of the first players from the British Isles[citation needed] to sign for a high-profile side abroad, leading the way for players like John Charles, Jimmy Greaves and Denis Law in the following decades.

Was an English cricketer and arguably the first great fast bowler in the game's history. His first-c

Was an English cricketer and arguably the first great fast bowler in the game's history. His first-class career spanned the 1749 to 1774 English cricket seasons. He was described by John Nyren as one of the Hambledon Club’s greatest opponents and as "the

Is an English cricketer who currently plays for Somerset. He is a left-handed batsman and an occasio

Is an English cricketer who currently plays for Somerset. He is a left-handed batsman and an occasional slow left-arm bowler. He originally represented Hampshire in the Second XI Championship in 1998 and then the Hampshire Cricket Board in the 38-County C

Is an American ice hockey player. He won a silver medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics.

Is an American ice hockey player. He won a silver medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics.

Was an Australian rugby union player. Born in Sydney, he graduated from Sydney Boys High School and

Was an Australian rugby union player. Born in Sydney, he graduated from Sydney Boys High School and later the University of Sydney. He played for Randwick and New South Wales before making his Test debut against New Zealand at Dunedin on 14 September 1946

Is a former Major League Baseball player who pitched for six teams in his ten year career that spann

Is a former Major League Baseball player who pitched for six teams in his ten year career that spanned from 1973 to 1982.D'Acquisto was named National League Rookie Pitcher of the Year in 1974 when he went 12-14 with a 3.77 ERA for the fifth-place Giants, but he missed most of the next season after elbow surgery.D'Acquisto tied an NL record with three wild pitches in one inning on September 24, 1976. The San Diego native made a comeback with the Padres in 1978 by switching to the bullpen (4-3 10 saves, 2.13 ERA) but declined in subsequent years.

A middleweight boxer. Duddy fights under the moniker of Ireland's John Duddy or The Derry Destroyer

A middleweight boxer. Duddy fights under the moniker of Ireland's John Duddy or The Derry Destroyer

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm slow bowler who played for Somerset. He was born in Milverton, Somerset and died in Burley-in-Wharfedale. Ebdon made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1898 seas

Is a former professional basketball player and coach.A 5' 11" guard from Providence College, he play

Is a former professional basketball player and coach.A 5' 11" guard from Providence College, he played 11 seasons (1961 – 1972) in the NBA, spending time with the Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks, Baltimore Bullets, Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers, and San Diego/Houston Rockets. He later served as a coach for the Rockets for four seasons in the 1970s.

Is an English professional football midfielder currently playing for Coca Cola League One club Chelt

Is an English professional football midfielder currently playing for Coca Cola League One club Cheltenham Town. A midfielder, Finnigan joined Cheltenham from Lincoln City in 2002 and has gone on to be a key player for the club, wearing the number 8 shirt. He is the current club captain.

Was an English cricketer: a wicketkeeper-batsman who played county cricket for Gloucestershire and W

Was an English cricketer: a wicketkeeper-batsman who played county cricket for Gloucestershire and Worcestershire between the wars. He was selected for the Gentlemen against the Players in 1923, and also appeared at first-class level for MCC, HK Foster's

Is a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He is a Melbourne Cup winning trainer who relocated to Singapor

Is a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He is a Melbourne Cup winning trainer who relocated to Singapore from Melbourne in 1999. Meagher trained What A Nuisance to a win in the 1985 Melbourne Cup. Ridden by Pat Hyland and owned by Lloyd Williams the win was