Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Blackwood, a hooker, was born in Mona Vale, New S

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Blackwood, a hooker, was born in Mona Vale, New South Wales and claimed a total of 21 international rugby caps for Australia

Is a former Welsh professional footballer born in Swansea, who played as a midfielder. He made 372 a

Is a former Welsh professional footballer born in Swansea, who played as a midfielder. He made 372 appearances in the Football League, playing for Birmingham City, Bristol Rovers, Swindon Town, Newport County, Bristol City and Swansea City. He was capped at under-23 level for Wales. After his Football League career finished, he went on to play for several non-league clubs in Wales, and had a brief spell as manager of Haverfordwest County, while working for the Post Office.

is a former professional American football free safety. Fencik played twelve seasons with the Chica

is a former professional American football free safety. Fencik played twelve seasons with the Chicago Bears and is their all-time leader in interceptions and total tackles. He was the team's defensive captain through the 1980s including 1985 Super Bowl championship season.

Was a competitive swimmer, who won medals for Great Britain in the early Olympic Games.Born in the S

Was a competitive swimmer, who won medals for Great Britain in the early Olympic Games.Born in the Stokesley district of West Yorkshire,[1] he went on to found a sporting goods store in Middlesbrough which continues business today. The store sponsors local sports, including a football league.

Is an English former professional footballer, who played as a striker. He is currently manager of De

Is an English former professional footballer, who played as a striker. He is currently manager of Devon County Football League side Newton Abbot.Gayle was born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. A powerful target-man centre forward, he worked in a printers and on a building site before beginning his professional career.

Is a retired Sierra Leonean international footballer who played as a striker. Sessay played in the P

Is a retired Sierra Leonean international footballer who played as a striker. Sessay played in the Portuguese Liga for Estrela da Amadora and Vitória Setúbal. Sessay was a member of the Sierra Leone national football team (the 'Leone Stars') squad at the

Is a former international cricketer representing - and captaining - New Zealand, and, following his

Is a former international cricketer representing - and captaining - New Zealand, and, following his retirement in 1993, coaching the Indian national cricket team from 2000 to 2005. He made his international debut in 1978 against England. During his career, he scored over 5,000 Test runs at an average of 37.82 runs per dismissal with 12 Test centuries, 10 of them in New Zealand. He also played for Derbyshire in England. In first-class cricket he scored over 25,000 runs, having scored over 50 first-class centuries. He has also scored over 10,000 runs in List A limited overs cricket.

Was a professional American "Old School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years

Was a professional American "Old School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years were from (1972-1978).

Was an English footballer.Coleman was born in Kettering, Northamptonshire, and first played for loca

Was an English footballer.Coleman was born in Kettering, Northamptonshire, and first played for local non-league sides, Kettering Town and then Northampton Town in 1901.

Was a professional footballer, who played centre forward, and football manager.Peart was a centre fo

Was a professional footballer, who played centre forward, and football manager.Peart was a centre forward who had a nomadic career. He played for eight league clubs in a career which spanned 19 years and every division of the Football League.

Was a British cricketer and politician. Ponsonby entered the British House of Commons in a by-electi

Was a British cricketer and politician. Ponsonby entered the British House of Commons in a by-election in 1831, sitting for Bletchingley. In the general election two months later, he was elected for Higham Ferrers until constituency's disenfranchisment in

Was an English cricketer. Galpin was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm fast. Galp

Was an English cricketer. Galpin was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm fast. Galpin made his first-class debut for Hampshire against Kent, taking figures of 4/37 in the match.

Is a professional footballer who is currently playing for Hertford Town F.C. Mackie is a central def

Is a professional footballer who is currently playing for Hertford Town F.C. Mackie is a central defender.In the 2005-06 season, Mackie made a formidable partnership for Leyton Orient with Gabriel Zakuani, and went down in Orient folklore by captaining the Os to their first automatic promotion in 36 years. He was released by the club at the end of the 2006-07 season.

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Mansfield Town, Huddersfield Town, Barnsley, Li

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Mansfield Town, Huddersfield Town, Barnsley, Lincoln City, Doncaster Rovers and Worksop Town.

Is a Canadian professional racing cyclist who currently rides for the Team Garmin-Chipotle. He was b

Is a Canadian professional racing cyclist who currently rides for the Team Garmin-Chipotle. He was born in Victoria, British Columbia. He is a former mountain biker (having won a silver medal at the 2001 U23 World Mountain Bike Championships) and in 2005 turned professional with the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team after spending several years with the Rabobank amateur team.A strong climber and time trialist he was selected to the 2005 Giro d'Italia squad with Discovery Channel and helped Paolo Savoldelli win the race, although failing to complete the course himself. After the 2005 season he left Discovery Channel and joined the Swiss team Phonak

Was an English amateur footballer who played as a forward. He won the FA Cup with Wanderers in 1878

Was an English amateur footballer who played as a forward. He won the FA Cup with Wanderers in 1878 and played once for England in 1878.His early football was played with Shropshire Wanderers, before moving to Sheffield where he earned representative honours for the city of Sheffield. In the 1874 match against London, he was "borrowed" by the opposition who had insufficient players available. In March 1874, he was selected for the England match against Scotland, but had to withdraw at a late stage, and was replaced by John Hawley Edwards who thus made his solitary international appearance.

Was an Australian former association football player. Giacometti played his club football for APIA i

Was an Australian former association football player. Giacometti played his club football for APIA in the New South Wales State League. Giacometti played three matches for Australia, all against Scotland. He made his debut for the Socceroos on 28 May 1967

Was an English amateur cricketer who made 18 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1797 to

Was an English amateur cricketer who made 18 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1797 to 1801.

Is a retired football (soccer) player. His currently the manager of Perth Glory in the W-League. He

Is a retired football (soccer) player. His currently the manager of Perth Glory in the W-League. He was previously assistant coach of Canberra United in the W-League. John is a former football (soccer) player in the now defunct Australian National Soccer

Was an English football player. His favoured position was right back.Gidman played for Liverpool bef

Was an English football player. His favoured position was right back.Gidman played for Liverpool before joining Aston Villa in 1971. He was signed by Everton in 1979 for £650,000.

Was an English footballer who played for various English club sides as a striker. He also had the di

Was an English footballer who played for various English club sides as a striker. He also had the distinction of being the first Cornishman to play for the England national team, a decorated World War I soldier, and an actor.

Was an English international footballer, he also played top division football and captained Grimsby

Was an English international footballer, he also played top division football and captained Grimsby Town, and later managed Doncaster Rovers and Blackburn Rovers.Bestall made his debut for Rotherham County towards the end of the 1924-25 season, playing the last two games.

Is a former professional touring tennis player.During an ATP tour career spanning the late 1960s to

Is a former professional touring tennis player.During an ATP tour career spanning the late 1960s to mid 1980s, Alexander won 7 singles titles and 27 doubles titles. He achieved a career best singles ranking of World No. 8 in December 1975.

Was an Irish cricketer, and English Rugby Union player. He played twice for the Irish cricket team,

Was an Irish cricketer, and English Rugby Union player. He played twice for the Irish cricket team, making his debut against the MCC at Lord's in August 1935. and playing his one and only first-class match against India the following year. In 1937, he pla

Is an American retired professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association.Wallace

Is an American retired professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association.Wallace played seven seasons in the NBA, with the Knicks, Raptors, Knicks, Pistons, Suns, and the Heat.