Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a former England cricketer who played in 5 Tests and 3 ODIs from 1986 to 1987. He was a genuinely

Is a former England cricketer who played in 5 Tests and 3 ODIs from 1986 to 1987. He was a genuinely quick fast bowler, a rare sight in English cricket after the retirement of Bob Willis. But apart from the raw pace, he was erratic and often had injury problems. He matched the speed of the fearsome West Indian pacers on the tour of West Indies in 1985/86 but leaked too many runs with his wayward bowling. Injuries forced him to retire early.

A former Scottish professional football player who, despite his boyhood allegiance to hometown team

A former Scottish professional football player who, despite his boyhood allegiance to hometown team Heart of Midlothian, spent his entire career in Glasgow with Rangers as a player and later a manager.A determined, forceful player, Greig made 755 official appearances for Rangers (498 league appearances, 72 Scottish Cup matches, a club record 121 League Cup games and 64 in European Cup). He scored 120 goals for the club and won three domestic trebles.

Is a Scottish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.

Is a Scottish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.

Is a Welsh former footballer who made nearly 400 appearances in the Football League and won 22 caps

Is a Welsh former footballer who made nearly 400 appearances in the Football League and won 22 caps for Wales.Roberts played football for local club Abercynon Athletic while working as a railway fireman. He joined Swansea City as an apprentice in 1963, turning professional in 1964. Initially a striker who later switched to centre half, he moved to Northampton Town in 1967 and then Arsenal in 1969.

Was an English cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire. He was born in Long Eaton, Derbyshire. Grif

Was an English cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire. He was born in Long Eaton, Derbyshire. Griffiths made a single first-class appearance for the side during the 1891 season, though he did not bat or bowl in the match and took no catches in the field

Was an English footballer who played as a half-back. He joined Manchester United in May 1919. On 11

Was an English footballer who played as a half-back. He joined Manchester United in May 1919. On 11 October, 1919, he made his debut for the club in the first Manchester derby, as a replacement for Lal Hilditch who was away on international duty.

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1825 to 1838. He was a cou

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1825 to 1838. He was a cousin of Ned Wenman. He played for Kent and made nine known appearances in first-class matches. He represented the Players in the Gentlemen v Players series

Was a professional footballer who played for Third Lanark, Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield United.Bl

Was a professional footballer who played for Third Lanark, Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield United.Blair began his career at Third Lanark before joining Tottenham Hotspur. He played a total of 30 matches and scored 14 goals in all competitions for the White Hart Lane club between 1926–27.

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'9" forward/center from the University of No

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'9" forward/center from the University of Notre Dame, Shumate played five seasons (1975-1978; 1979-1981) in the NBA as a member of the Phoenix Suns, Buffalo Braves, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, and Seattle SuperSonics. He earned NBA All-Rookie Team honors in his first season after averaging 11.3 points per game and 5.6 rebounds per game. Over the course of his career, Shumate averaged 12.3 points and 7.5 rebounds.

Was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who was inducted into the National Museum of Racing

Was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1965. John Adams began his professional riding career at Riverside Park Racetrack in Kansas City. He went on to become a leading jocke

Was an Irish-American boxer. He was born in County Galway, but spent most of his childhood in Englan

Was an Irish-American boxer. He was born in County Galway, but spent most of his childhood in England before moving to the United States. Clark was a clog and jig dancer before pursuing a career in prize-fighting. He was the Lightweight Champion of Americ

Is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as an inside forward for Queen's Park betwee

Is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as an inside forward for Queen's Park between 1953 and 1961. Devine also represented Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Is a thoroughbred horse trainer. Attained an American Horse Training license in 1979. In 1983 he tra

Is a thoroughbred horse trainer. Attained an American Horse Training license in 1979. In 1983 he trained Bates Motel, a Handicap race horse and in 1984, he trained Royal Heroine, a turf mare. Both won the Eclipse Award, and Royal Heroine won the inaugural

Is a former professional boxer who was world Welterweight champion. He also had, at one point, a box

Is a former professional boxer who was world Welterweight champion. He also had, at one point, a boxing school in London.

Was a Norwegian freestyle and backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In the 19

Was a Norwegian freestyle and backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In the 1912 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 400 metre freestyle event. He also participated in the 100 metre freestyle competition, in the 1500 metre fr

Was a Scottish former footballer and manager.A winger, he joined Newport County in 1975 from Cardiff

Was a Scottish former footballer and manager.A winger, he joined Newport County in 1975 from Cardiff City. He went on to make 172 appearances for Newport scoring 53 goals. In 1961 he joined Hull City.

Was a English field hockey player from Chorldton, Lancashire,[1] who competed in the 1920 Summer Oly

Was a English field hockey player from Chorldton, Lancashire,[1] who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the British field hockey team, which won the gold medal.

Was an English professional footballer who is third in the list of Bradford City's players by appear

Was an English professional footballer who is third in the list of Bradford City's players by appearance, after playing 430 games for the club. He was a right winger.

Is a professional footballer currently playing for Brentford. He is primarily a right-sided full bac

Is a professional footballer currently playing for Brentford. He is primarily a right-sided full back but is also capable of playing in midfield and other defensive positions.

Is a boxer from Sweden, who won the bronze medal in the Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg) division at t

Is a boxer from Sweden, who won the bronze medal in the Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg) division at the 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Vejle, Denmark.

Is a British figure skater. He is the 2005-2007 British national champion.

Is a British figure skater. He is the 2005-2007 British national champion.

Was an Irish cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler who played twice f

Was an Irish cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler who played twice for Ireland against New Zealand in September 1937. The first of those two matches had first-class status.

Is an English former cricketer who played 14 first-class games: ten for Cambridge University and fou

Is an English former cricketer who played 14 first-class games: ten for Cambridge University and four for Worcestershire. In 1949 he made his first-class debut with Cambridge, scoring 45 against Sussex, and he played nine times for them that season, although he did not gain his blue.

Was an English cricketer of the late 18th and early 19th century. He was one of the greatest early S

Was an English cricketer of the late 18th and early 19th century. He was one of the greatest early Sussex players. Hammond made his known debut in the 1790 season and completed 125 known appearances in first-class matches to the 1816 season. A genuine all

Was an English cricketer. He played in 41 first-class matches for Middlesex.

Was an English cricketer. He played in 41 first-class matches for Middlesex.