Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a Speedway who finished runner-up in the Star Riders' Championship in 1935, the forerunner to th

Was a Speedway who finished runner-up in the Star Riders' Championship in 1935, the forerunner to the Speedway World Championship. He also competed in the first ever World Final in 1936 (finishing equal fifth). He became captain of the Wembley Lions team

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 1000 m event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

Is a professional lacrosse player with the New Jersey Pride of Major League Lacrosse.John Glatzel gr

Is a professional lacrosse player with the New Jersey Pride of Major League Lacrosse.John Glatzel graduated from the Boys' Latin School of Maryland. Glatzel attended Syracuse University where he was a two-time captain and 3x All American (1st team in '01,

Is a British sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of th

Is a British sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 1000 m event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

Is a Beninese international football player who currently plays in Cyprus for APEP Pitsilia.Glélé

Is a Beninese international football player who currently plays in Cyprus for APEP Pitsilia.Glélé began his career from En Avant Guingamp B and was in 2005 transfered to Amiens SC B. Than left the club 2007, he played the first half of the season 2007/200

Was a Namibian cricketer. He represented the Namibia Under-19s cricket team at the 2002 Under-19 Cri

Was a Namibian cricketer. He represented the Namibia Under-19s cricket team at the 2002 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He was a lower-order batsman.

Was an Englishman who played most of his cricket in India. In his time, he was the finest batsman to

Was an Englishman who played most of his cricket in India. In his time, he was the finest batsman to play for the Europeans in the annual Bombay Presidency (later Pentangular) tournaments. He was ADC to the Governor of Bombay. Greig made his first class d

Was a footballer who rose to fame as a centre-forward for Preston North End F.C. and the England nat

Was a footballer who rose to fame as a centre-forward for Preston North End F.C. and the England national team at the time of the development of the Football League.Goodall was born of Scottish parents in Westminster, London, but became an English international footballer.

Is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1977 to 198

Is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1977 to 1980 and the San Diego Padres in 1981.

Is a French former professional footballer, from the "sui generis collectivity" of New Caledonia, ma

Is a French former professional footballer, from the "sui generis collectivity" of New Caledonia, mainly playing in defence.Gope-Fenepej played for FC Nantes before briefly joining Bolton Wanderers on loan, under Sam Allardyce. He later moved to Créteil.

Was a professional footballer.Aitken, a winger, began his career with Clyde before moving to Englan

Was a professional footballer.Aitken, a winger, began his career with Clyde before moving to England where he played for Bury, Southport, Crewe Alexandra, Norwich City and Northampton Town.

Is a former English cricketer who played for Cambridge University and Middlesex and was chosen for f

Is a former English cricketer who played for Cambridge University and Middlesex and was chosen for five Tests between 1948 and 1951.

Has played nine Tests for New Zealand in the 1950s. He died suddenly in 1973.

Has played nine Tests for New Zealand in the 1950s. He died suddenly in 1973.

Is a Canadian figure skater who has competed in both singles and pairs. He competes with pairs partn

Is a Canadian figure skater who has competed in both singles and pairs. He competes with pairs partner Mylène Brodeur. They are the 2009 Canadian bronze medalists.

Is a retired track and field athlete from Canada, who competed in the 400 metres and in the hurdling

Is a retired track and field athlete from Canada, who competed in the 400 metres and in the hurdling events. He represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Four years later, he was a reserve-member of the Canadian bob

Was a British speed skater who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics and in the 1956 Winter Olympics.

Was a British speed skater who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics and in the 1956 Winter Olympics. In 1952 he finished tenth in the 10000 metres event, 17th in the 5000 metres competition, and 38th in the 1500 metres contest. Four years later he finishe

Is an English former footballer who played as a defender. He made over 250 appearances in the Footba

Is an English former footballer who played as a defender. He made over 250 appearances in the Football League for Birmingham City, Peterborough United and Walsall, and played in both legs of the 1961 final of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, which Birmingham lost to A.S. Roma.

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Aldershot Town in the Football League 2. He usually

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Aldershot Town in the Football League 2. He usually plays as a centre-forward.He started his career as a trainee at Crewe Alexandra, playing there for four seasons, of which the last he spent at Northwich Victoria on loan after a similar spell at Hyde United.

Is a retired professional football goalkeeper. from Trinidad & Tobago. In 1978, he played for the So

Is a retired professional football goalkeeper. from Trinidad & Tobago. In 1978, he played for the Southern California Lazers in the American Soccer League. He led the league in goalkeeping with a 0.79 goals against average. In 1979, he played for the Cle

Is a former Scottish footballer who played on the right wing or in attack.His career started at Cove

Is a former Scottish footballer who played on the right wing or in attack.His career started at Coventry City but he moved to Bradford City, where he played 173 consecutive league games, winning one promotion and narrowly missing out on another. Following spells with Newcastle United and Leeds United, he moved to Middlesbrough and scored the final goal at Ayresome Park among his 44 goals for Boro.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Norfolk. He

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Norfolk. He was born in Nuneaton. Greatrex, who represented Norfolk in the Minor Counties Championship for seventeen seasons, made a single List A appearance for the

Was an English lawyer and cricketer, who played cricket for Cambridge University. John Greenwood was

Was an English lawyer and cricketer, who played cricket for Cambridge University. John Greenwood was educated at Eton and Jesus College, Cambridge. He made two first-class appearances for the university cricket team between 1820 and 1821, scoring just t

Is a former professional American football quarterback and the 1964 Heisman Trophy winner.Huarte pla

Is a former professional American football quarterback and the 1964 Heisman Trophy winner.Huarte played for the University of Notre Dame after graduating from Mater Dei High School, Santa Ana. During his sophomore and junior years at Notre Dame, John played for only a few minutes per game

Was a former football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level and played

Was a former football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level and played first class cricket for Auckland. He played 25 matches for Auckland Aces in the Plunket Shield from 1960/61 to 1969/70, scoring 1086 runs at an average of

Is a former American football wide receiver with the San Francisco 49ers. Taylor attended Pennsauken

Is a former American football wide receiver with the San Francisco 49ers. Taylor attended Pennsauken High School and was one of six NFL players to come from PHS during the 1980's. Taylor attended Delaware State College and was a member of their football team, the Hornets. He was a member of the 49ers teams that won Super Bowls XXIII, XXIV, and XXIX.