Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was an Australian-born New Zealand cricketer who played for Otago. He was born in Brighton and died

Was an Australian-born New Zealand cricketer who played for Otago. He was born in Brighton and died in Tuapeka. Huntley made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1912-13 season, against Canterbury. From the lower order, he scored 8 run

Was an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the team foil event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the team foil event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler who played f

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Cornwall. He was born in Redruth. Hurrell made his only List A appearance for the side, during the 1970 season, against Glamorgan.

Is an English former professional footballer. Born in Blackpool, Lancashire Hurst joined the youth s

Is an English former professional footballer. Born in Blackpool, Lancashire Hurst joined the youth system for Everton, making his first team debut in the 1965-66 season.[1] Originally a striker, Everton manager Harry Catterick made Hurst into a wing-half, a position in which he appeared in the 1968 FA Cup Final. Following the introduction of substitutes to English football in 1965 (for injury only) Hurst became Everton's first ever sub replacing Fred Pickering at Stoke City's Victoria Ground in August 1965.

Husband spent 52 years at Partick Thistle, first as reserve player and progressing through roles as

Husband spent 52 years at Partick Thistle, first as reserve player and progressing through roles as player, captain, trainer, coach, physio and kitman and was a regular at Firhill until days before his death in 1992.[1]His greatest triumph at Thistle came in 1945 where he captained the team to a win over Hibernian F.C. to win the Summer Cup (the competition that replaced the Scottish Cup during the war).[1]

Was a utility player in Major League Baseball who played for four different teams between the 1925 a

Was a utility player in Major League Baseball who played for four different teams between the 1925 and 1937 seasons. Listed at 5'11", 165 lb., Rothrock was a switch-hitter who threw right-handed. He was born in Long Beach, California.Rothrock hit a career-high .300 with 23 stolen bases for the 1929 Red Sox, then in 1933 hit .278 with 39 extra-base hits and a .343 on-base percentage. His most productive season came with the 1934 National League champions Cardinals, when he posted career-numbers in home runs (11), runs (106), and RBI (72), while hitting .284 with a .336 OBP and leading the league with 154 games played. He also led the victorious Cardinals with six RBI in the 1934 World Series.

Is an American volleyball player, who was a member of the United States men's national volleyball te

Is an American volleyball player, who was a member of the United States men's national volleyball team that finished in ninth place at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler who played for Hertford

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler who played for Hertfordshire. He was born in Barrow-in-Furness and died in Bromley. Iberson, who debuted in the Minor Counties Championship in 1951 for Kent Second XI, played his

Was formerly a player, captain and coach of Fiji's National Football side.

Was formerly a player, captain and coach of Fiji's National Football side.

Jack Iddon was a right-handed middle-order batsman who hit the ball hard and a slow left-arm bowler

Jack Iddon was a right-handed middle-order batsman who hit the ball hard and a slow left-arm bowler who achieved a lot of turn on wearing pitches. He was an integral part of successful Lancashire teams from 1926 to 1939, passing 1,000 runs in a season 13 times – every year except 1927 – and going on to 2,381 runs in 1934.

Was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire. He was born in Aldwarke Bridge and died in

Was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire. He was born in Aldwarke Bridge and died in Culworth. He made a single first-class appearance, during the 1907 season, against Essex.

Was an American lacrosse player and 1965 inductee into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame. He lends

Was an American lacrosse player and 1965 inductee into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame. He lends his name to the Jack Turnbull Award, given to the nation's best collegiate attackman. He was the captain of Poly's 1926 lacrosse team and played on the foo

Is a Scottish former professional footballer. A centre-back, Inglis began his career with East Fife

Is a Scottish former professional footballer. A centre-back, Inglis began his career with East Fife in 1983.

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Taylor, a wing, was born in Woollongong, New Sout

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Taylor, a wing, was born in Woollongong, New South Wales and claimed a total of 4 international rugby caps for Australia.

Was a Scottish professional association footballer who scored 10 goals from 51 appearances in the Fo

Was a Scottish professional association footballer who scored 10 goals from 51 appearances in the Football League in the 1890s playing as an inside right for Lincoln City. He played for home-town club Queen of the South Wanderers for two years before moving to England to join Lincoln City. He made his debut for Lincoln City on 5 November 1889 in the Midland League, and played for the club until the 1894–95 season, their second in the Football League.

Is an early African-American professional basketball player, who led his Boys' Textile High School i

Is an early African-American professional basketball player, who led his Boys' Textile High School in Chelsea (now the Humanities Preparatory Academy) basketball team to the New York City High School Basketball championship title in 1935, receiving All-City honors in the process.

Is a former Canadian professional soccer player who last plays for Croatia SC and coached currently

Is a former Canadian professional soccer player who last plays for Croatia SC and coached currently the Under-12 team of Mountain WFC. He began his professional career in 1999 with Vancouver Whitecaps. In 2002 Sulentic had two trials with Dinamo Zagreb but couldn't find a place even though he is of Croatian descent. The Whitecaps offered him a contract in 2005 to play in the USL, but he wanted more money; they weren't offering him enough to live decently all year round so he moved to German third league side St. Pauli in 2005. Sulentic represented Canada at the 1998 CONCACAF U-19 Qualification Tournament (Canada did not qualify for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship). In 2009, Sulentic began his coaching career training the Under-12 Boys of Mountain WFC besides working as Head Coach at Euro Pro Football Academy.

Was an American horse trainer in Thoroughbred flat racing best known for winning the second leg of t

Was an American horse trainer in Thoroughbred flat racing best known for winning the second leg of the 1985 U.S. Triple Crown series. Nicknamed "Butch," he was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts but raised in Rhode Island. His father, John Sr., was a trainer

Is a retired American professional ice hockey player who played 494 NHL games with the St. Louis Blu

Is a retired American professional ice hockey player who played 494 NHL games with the St. Louis Blues and Hartford Whalers between 1977 and 1985. He was born in Buffalo, New York. Brownschidle was also a member of the University of Notre Dame hockey team

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'3" guard/forward from Power Memorial High School and the

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'3" guard/forward from Power Memorial High School and the University of Rhode Island, Ezersky played three seasons (1947–1950) in the NBA as a member of the Providence Steamrollers, Baltimore Bullets, and Boston Celtics.[1].

Is a retired American professional basketball player who competed for 16 seasons with the Boston Cel

Is a retired American professional basketball player who competed for 16 seasons with the Boston Celtics, winning eight NBA titles, half of them coming in his first four seasons.In the NBA, only teammates Bill Russell and Sam Jones won more championship rings during their playing careers. Havlicek is considered one of the best NBA players in history, especially on defense, and was inducted as a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1984. He was a three sport star at Bridgeport High School in Bridgeport, Ohio and one of his boyhood friends was Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Phil Niekro. The Bridgeport High School Gymnasium was renamed the "John J Havlicek Gymnasium; in January 2007. He shares the honor with National High School Hall of Fame member,Frank Baxter, A long time coach at Bridgeport High School. The court is named after Baxter.

Was an American light welterweight boxer. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Johnny turned p

Was an American light welterweight boxer. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Johnny turned professional in 1923 and became the World Light Welterweight Champion after decisioning Tony Canzoneri in 1932. Besides defeating the great Canzoneri twice,

Was an American professional basketball player.A 6'2" guard/forward from DePaul University, Jorgense

Was an American professional basketball player.A 6'2" guard/forward from DePaul University, Jorgensen played two seasons (1947-49) in the Basketball Association of America as a member of the Chicago Stags, Baltimore Bullets, and Minneapolis Lakers. He averaged 2.3 points per game and won a championship with the Lakers in 1949.

Is a former NBA player who played from 1948-1950. He played in college for Oregon State University.

Is a former NBA player who played from 1948-1950. He played in college for Oregon State University. He played in 56 games for the Indianapolis Jets, 3 games for the Baltimore Bullets, and 22 for the Washington Capitols over the 1948-49 and 1949-50 seasons.

Was a U.S. Representative from California from 1933-39. He was a Democrat.

Was a U.S. Representative from California from 1933-39. He was a Democrat.