Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

A Scottish professional football player currently playing for Norwich City in the Football League Ch

A Scottish professional football player currently playing for Norwich City in the Football League Championship on loan from Celtic. He is a defender and is also a Scotland international. Kennedy is the grandson of Celtic and Manchester United player, Jimmy Delaney, but he is not related to John Kennedy, a goalkeeper who played for Celtic in the 1960s. Kennedy is currently Celtic's joint longest serving player along with captain Stephen McManus, with 8 years at the club.

Is a former Canadian international soccer player. He played for the Toronto Blizzard during this tim

Is a former Canadian international soccer player. He played for the Toronto Blizzard during this time. He played collegiately for the Toronto Varsity Blues. John Fitzgerald also played reserve football in England for in 1987 for both Brentford F.C. and Crystal Palace. Fitzgerald played for Canada at the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship and made his senior debut for Canada in a February 1988 friendly match against Bermuda. He earned a total of 12 caps, scoring no goals. He has also represented Canada at the inaugural 1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship.

Is an Olympic cyclist from the United States, who set a land speed record of 152.2 miles per hour (2

Is an Olympic cyclist from the United States, who set a land speed record of 152.2 miles per hour (245 km/h) while motor-pacing on a pedal bicycle on July 20, 1985 on Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats.

Is a former professional basketball player.A 6' 6" forward guard from the University of Cincinnati,

Is a former professional basketball player.A 6' 6" forward guard from the University of Cincinnati, he spent eleven seasons (1955-1966) in the NBA as a member of the Rochester/Cincinnati Royals franchise (now the Sacramento Kings). Along with Wilt Chamberlain, Twyman became the first NBA player to average more than 30 points per game in a single season when he averaged 31.2 points per game during the 1959-60 season. He scored 15,840 points in his career, was named to the All-NBA Second Team in 1960 and 1962, and appeared in six NBA All-Star Games.

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in seventeen Tests between 1954 and 1959.

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in seventeen Tests between 1954 and 1959.

S an English former cricketer who played in 21 Tests and 22 ODIs from 1976 to 1986.

S an English former cricketer who played in 21 Tests and 22 ODIs from 1976 to 1986.

Was an English cricketer who played for and captained Gloucestershire. Ken Graveney was a lower orde

Was an English cricketer who played for and captained Gloucestershire. Ken Graveney was a lower order left-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler of outswingers. He played in a few matches for Gloucestershire in both 1947 and 1948, and then reg

Is a retired American professional basketball player.Spain was selected by the National Basketball A

Is a retired American professional basketball player.Spain was selected by the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls with the 20th overall pick in the 1969 NBA Draft. He played in eleven American Basketball Association games during the 1970-71 season for the Pittsburgh Condors.

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1826 to 1832. Kettleband m

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1826 to 1832. Kettleband made nine known appearances for Nottingham Cricket Club in first-class matches, all of them against Sheffield Cricket Club.

Is a world-record setting speed skater from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Scott became known on the Can

Is a world-record setting speed skater from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Scott became known on the Canadian and international speed skating circuits while competing in three junior world championships. He was also a member of Canada's National Team for nine

Was an American football tight end who played ten seasons in the National Football League for the Ne

Was an American football tight end who played ten seasons in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints. He is best known as the younger brother of Mike Tice, also a former tight end at Maryland and in the NFL, and former head coach of the Minnesota Vikings. He was an assistant coach for the Vikings in Mike's tenure.

Was a footballer who played in the Football League for Bradford City and Stoke City. He made two hun

Was a footballer who played in the Football League for Bradford City and Stoke City. He made two hundred and nineteen appearances for Stoke. Kirton joined Stoke in 1936 when he came from Scotland. He became a key player in Bob McGrory's side and went on to spend sixteen years at the Victoria Ground playing for Stoke during the war. He left in 1953 to join Bradford. Kirton died in 1996 aged 80.

Is a former Australian sportsman who represented Western Australia in both first-class cricket and A

Is a former Australian sportsman who represented Western Australia in both first-class cricket and Australian rules football. He played for the Western Australian cricket team in the Sheffield Shield and played with the Claremont Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). Munro made his first-class cricket debut in the 1948/49 Sheffield Shield season and remained Western Australia's favoured wicket-keeper until 1954/55. He took five first-innings catches against South Australia in the 1951/52 Sheffield Shield season, a career best.

Was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1950s and 1960s, who won the 1500 m freestyle at the 1960

Was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1950s and 1960s, who won the 1500 m freestyle at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. In his career, he set 26 individual world records, and after his swimming career ended, was the Australasian director of L'Oréal,

Was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he was eliminated in the quar

Was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the bantamweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming bronze medalist George McKenzie.

Used the name Bob "KO" Sweeney because it was a more "Irish-sounding" name that would result in a bi

Used the name Bob "KO" Sweeney because it was a more "Irish-sounding" name that would result in a bigger draw for his fights. He is perhaps best known for his bout against Bob Fitzsimmons, for it is believed by some to be the first bout ever captured on f

Is a Norwegian cross country skier who has competed since 2001. His best World Cup finish was second

Is a Norwegian cross country skier who has competed since 2001. His best World Cup finish was second in three times between 2003 and 2008, all in the sprint event.

Is an alpine ski racer, a member of the Canadian Alpine Ski Team. His parents immigrated to Canada i

Is an alpine ski racer, a member of the Canadian Alpine Ski Team. His parents immigrated to Canada in 1980. Kucera made his World Cup debut at age 20 in November 2004, on home snow in Lake Louise, Alberta. Two years later, Lake Louise would be the site of

Is an Indigenous Australian artist, Government advisor and former football (soccer) player. He is mo

Is an Indigenous Australian artist, Government advisor and former football (soccer) player. He is most famous, as founder of the Balarinji Design Studio, for painting two Qantas jets with Aboriginal motifs.Moriarty played his football for South Australian

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Houston Rockets in the

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Houston Rockets in the 1st round (20th overall) of the 1991 NBA Draft. A 6'8" power forward from Allegany Community College and Phillips University, Turner played in only one NBA season. He played for the Rockets during the 1991-92 NBA season, appearing in 42 games and averaging 2.8 points per game.

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Duncan, a scrum-half, was born in Sydney, New Sou

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Duncan, a scrum-half, was born in Sydney, New South Wales and claimed 1 international rugby cap for Australia.

Is a successful race horse trainer based in Arundel, Sussex, with over 3000 winners between 1966 and

Is a successful race horse trainer based in Arundel, Sussex, with over 3000 winners between 1966 and 2002. He was the British flat racing Champion Trainer in 1995.

Is a retired professional wrestler better known as Johnny Valiant. He competed in the World Wide Wre

Is a retired professional wrestler better known as Johnny Valiant. He competed in the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF), which became the World Wrestling Federation during his time with the promotion. where he won the World Tag Team Championship two

Is a chess International Master and author.Watson is best known as a chess author, and has written m

Is a chess International Master and author.Watson is best known as a chess author, and has written more than thirty books on many aspects of chess.

Was an American football player. He played for the Chicago Bears throughout his 12-year NFL career.

Was an American football player. He played for the Chicago Bears throughout his 12-year NFL career. He was known as one of the top kick blockers in the league due to his height. Williams stood at 6 feet 7 inches.He currently is a volunteer football coach at Concordia University Chicago in River Forest, Illinois.Massive 6'7", 330-pound James Williams was signed as a free agent by Bill Tobin after the 1991 draft. Williams played defensive tackle on a 0-11 team at Cheyney State, and was hungry for more success in the pros. Williams worked his way into the defensive line rotation his rookie season, substituting for Steve McMichael and William Perry when needed. The huge rookie blocked a field goal at Buffalo,