Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is an Irish cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who has played

Is an Irish cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who has played First-class cricket for Ireland since 2004. He had previously represented Ireland in the Under-19s World Cup of 2000.

Was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played first-class cricket fo

Was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University between 1929 and 1931. Mayhew made his first-class debut for Oxford University in 1929 against Derbyshire, the only match he played tha

Was an English cricketer who played a single first-class game, for Worcestershire against Oxford Uni

Was an English cricketer who played a single first-class game, for Worcestershire against Oxford University at The University Parks in 1908. Winnington was commissioned into a Militia battalion of the Worcestershire Regiment in 1895. He later transferred

Is an American former professional basketball player and coach. A 6'5" guard, he played collegiately

Is an American former professional basketball player and coach. A 6'5" guard, he played collegiately at Virginia Tech and was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 8th round of the 1966 NBA Draft. Over a seven-year career, Wetzel played for three teams--the Lakers, the Phoenix Suns, and the Atlanta Hawks.

S a Scottish former footballer. Ure began his career in his native Scotland with Dundee, before movi

S a Scottish former footballer. Ure began his career in his native Scotland with Dundee, before moving to England to play for Arsenal and Manchester United. After eight years in England, Ure returned to Scotland with St. Mirren; however, after two years with St. Mirren, Ure had only made three appearances and went into management with East Stirling. During his time with Dundee and Arsenal, Ure also made 11 appearances for the Scottish national team. Ure started his career as a centre half with Ayr Albion.

Is a former National Hunt Champion Jockey. Born in Swindon the son of a railway fireman, his family

Is a former National Hunt Champion Jockey. Born in Swindon the son of a railway fireman, his family had no connection with the horse racing world. At sixteen years old he became apprentice to Lambourn trainer Fred Winter and so began his career as a jocke

Was an English professional footballer. He played as a full-back and represented England as a school

Was an English professional footballer. He played as a full-back and represented England as a schoolboy. He was born in Stoke-on-Trent.Frank Austin began his career as a junior with Coventry City, turning professional in July 1950, although he had to wait until the 1952–53 season for his league debut. His career at Coventry spanned over 12 years and he played a total of 302 league games, scoring twice as Coventry rose through the divisions. In January 1963 he moved to Torquay United, making his debut on 18 March in a 1–0 defeat away to Newport County, but only as a stand-in for George Allen. He had more success the following season, missing only one of the first 23 games before losing his place to Ray Spencer. He left Plainmoor without making any further appearances and joined non-league Chelmsford City.

Was an English cricketer who played eight first-class matches for Worcestershire, all in the space o

Was an English cricketer who played eight first-class matches for Worcestershire, all in the space of just over a month in 1930. Two of John's relations had long careers with Warwickshire: his father Sydney took more than 1,200 wickets before the First Wo

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for MCC from 1961 to 1967 and for Derbyshire

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for MCC from 1961 to 1967 and for Derbyshire from 1963 to 1972. He started his first-class career playing one game with Marylebone Cricket Club in 1961. In 1962 he umpired two matches for MCC. Harvey

Is a retired American professional wrestler who competed in North American regional promotions inclu

Is a retired American professional wrestler who competed in North American regional promotions including World Class Championship Wrestling, Universal Wrestling Federation and the National Wrestling Alliance as well as independent promotions such as the G

Was an infielder in Major League Baseball.Houseman was the first Dutch-born player in the Major Leag

Was an infielder in Major League Baseball.Houseman was the first Dutch-born player in the Major League, when he made his debut for the Chicago Colts in 1894.

Was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who was best known for teaming with le

Was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who was best known for teaming with left-hander Warren Spahn on the Boston Braves teams from 1946 to 1951. He was the runner-up for the National League's Most Valuable Player Award in the Braves' pennant-winning season of 1948, after leading the National League in wins, complete games and innings pitched. He later became further well-known as one of the top pitching coaches in the majors.

Was an American businessman and a Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder. A native of Haughton, Lo

Was an American businessman and a Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder. A native of Haughton, Louisiana, he earned a degree in geology from Louisiana State University. In 1962, he founded the highly successful Franks Petroleum Inc. and later invested

Is a Scottish footballer currently playing for Arbroath.Fraser then joined Clyde, where he was an in

Is a Scottish footballer currently playing for Arbroath.Fraser then joined Clyde, where he was an integral part of the midfield which almost won promotion to the Scottish Premier League.

Was the bantamweight boxing champion of the world from 6 March 1910, when he wrested the crown from

Was the bantamweight boxing champion of the world from 6 March 1910, when he wrested the crown from England's Jim Kendrick, until 1914, when he was defeated by Kid Williams.

Son of the late Charles F. Dryer and Genevieve Nell Clark; an American actor and former football def

Son of the late Charles F. Dryer and Genevieve Nell Clark; an American actor and former football defensive end in the NFL. He is also known for co-starring in 1980s television show Hunter with Stepfanie Kramer.

Was an American professional golfer who competed on the PGA Tour from 1931 to 1953. He is best known

Was an American professional golfer who competed on the PGA Tour from 1931 to 1953. He is best known as the ‘first and only’ golf teacher of Jack Nicklaus.[1]

Was an English football striker from the 1930s to the 1950s, mainly remembered for playing for Manch

Was an English football striker from the 1930s to the 1950s, mainly remembered for playing for Manchester United. He was nicknamed "The Gunner" because of his prolific and explosive goalscoring, achieving scoring statistics with United of 208 goals in 422 appearances. His younger brother, Arthur, still holds the record for the most number of goals scored in the Football League during a career with 434.

Was an English cricketer. He was an all-rounder and a good slip fielder, whose long first-class care

Was an English cricketer. He was an all-rounder and a good slip fielder, whose long first-class career with Surrey linked the days of Jack Hobbs with those of Peter May. He never played Test cricket, although he was picked as a member of the party to Indi

Was an American gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Was an American gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Is an English former professional football player and manager.John Bond was born in Dedham, Essex. H

Is an English former professional football player and manager.John Bond was born in Dedham, Essex. He joined West Ham United in March 1950 from Colchester Casuals, his league debut coming two seasons later. His ability as a goal-scoring right back soon resulted in him gaining a regular place in the Hammers side, his partnership with Noel Cantwell proving particularly useful.

Was an English cricketer who played a single first-class match, for Worcestershire against Oxford Un

Was an English cricketer who played a single first-class match, for Worcestershire against Oxford University.

Was an English cricketer. Godfrey was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. Godfr

Was an English cricketer. Godfrey was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. Godfrey made his first-class debut for Hampshire in 1939 against the touring West Indians. This was Godfrey's sole first-class match before the Second World War

Is a former international swimmer from the United States, who won five Olympic medals during his car

Is a former international swimmer from the United States, who won five Olympic medals during his career, including three golds. The first one came at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, the other two four years later in Montreal, Canada.

Was a football goalkeeper who played for Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton.He was born at Ponders En

Was a football goalkeeper who played for Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton.He was born at Ponders End and represented Middlesex Schools and played for Enfield prior to signing amateur forms for Tottenham Hotspur in June 1950. He was upgraded to professional status on 21 January 1952, but spent most of his early career as understudy to Ted Ditchburn and Ron Reynolds.