Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a former Australian cricketer who played in 3 Tests and 23 ODIs from 1983 to 1984.

Is a former Australian cricketer who played in 3 Tests and 23 ODIs from 1983 to 1984.

Was an Australian football (soccer) player, coach, administrator, writer and broadcaster. He was kno

Was an Australian football (soccer) player, coach, administrator, writer and broadcaster. He was known as Captain Socceroo for his passionate work to promote the game in Australia. The award for the best player in the A-League is named the Johnny Warren M

Was a Canadian cricketer, a left-arm medium-pace bowler whose main claim to fame is that of being th

Was a Canadian cricketer, a left-arm medium-pace bowler whose main claim to fame is that of being the first player to take a wicket for Canada in a One Day International. His batting was extremely poor, and in nine matches at ODI and ICC Trophy level his

Is a footballer who currently plays for Gillingham. He has also played for Blackburn Rovers, Aldersh

Is a footballer who currently plays for Gillingham. He has also played for Blackburn Rovers, Aldershot Town, St Albans City, Grays Athletic, Stevenage Borough and Wycombe Wanderers.

Was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swedish wrestler who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was an English cricketer and author. He played for the Gentlemen in the inaugural and second Gentlem

Was an English cricketer and author. He played for the Gentlemen in the inaugural and second Gentlemen v Players matches in 1806.

Is a London based Irish professional boxer who is a former Commonwealth welterweight champion. O'Don

Is a London based Irish professional boxer who is a former Commonwealth welterweight champion. O'Donnell, an Irish Traveller, had his first professional in April 2004 with a win over journeyman Jason Nesbitt at the Penningtons Nightclub in Bradford. Over

Was an Irish chess master.He won nine times Irish Chess Championship, first title in 1913 and the la

Was an Irish chess master.He won nine times Irish Chess Championship, first title in 1913 and the last in 1940. He also played in British championships (among others, he tied for 8-9th at Oxford 1910 and 7-9th at Stratford-on-Avon 1925, both won by Henry

A former Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and Derby County. He also played for Nottingh

A former Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and Derby County. He also played for Nottingham Forest and was part of their European Cup victory in 1980. He also won 13 caps for the Scotland national team, scoring 5 goals.His career took shape under the guidance of Derby County manager Brian Clough when he moved from Sunderland for £20,000 in 1967. There was initial criticism of him as he was seen as a large but slow forward. However, Clough persisted with him and in his second season he justified his fee and went on to establish a lethal partnership with Kevin Hector as they went on to lead Derby County to the title of First Division Champions in 1972.

Was an American speed skater and speed skating coach.John Farrell participated in the 1928 Winter Ol

Was an American speed skater and speed skating coach.John Farrell participated in the 1928 Winter Olympics of St. Moritz. On the 500 m, he skated in the first pair and promptly set a new Olympic record with a time of 43.6 seconds, breaking Charles Jewtraw

Is a Scottish football midfielder currently playing for Stirling Albion. O'Neill's previous clubs in

Is a Scottish football midfielder currently playing for Stirling Albion. O'Neill's previous clubs include Celtic.In his career he has had two spells of playing for Dumfries club Queen of the South. O'Neill also scored in the 2002 Scottish Challenge Cup Final victory against Brechin City, along with Derek Lyle.[1][2] O'Neill also made a substitute appearance for Queens in the 2008 Scottish Cup Final against Rangers, which turned out to be his last appearance for the club.

Is an American Thoroughbred horse trainer. John Hertler trained Ballindaggin, who won the inaugural

Is an American Thoroughbred horse trainer. John Hertler trained Ballindaggin, who won the inaugural running of the Molson Export Challenge (Woodbine Mile) in 1988 and Slew the Dragon who won the 1988 Hollywood Derby. He has twice won the Ashley T. Cole Ha

Was a lightweight professional boxer from Canada.

Was a lightweight professional boxer from Canada.

Is an American former professional football player who played his entire eight year career with the

Is an American former professional football player who played his entire eight year career with the Miami Dolphins from 1986 to 1993. He played college football for Western Michigan University and was drafted in the second round in the 1986 NFL Draft. He was a five time Pro Bowler from his rookie year in 1986 to 1990.

Was an American professional wrestler. He was a one-time World Heavyweight Champion. John Olin was b

Was an American professional wrestler. He was a one-time World Heavyweight Champion. John Olin was born in 1886. He started wrestling in 1904 at the age of 18. He was trained by the former European Greco-Roman Heavyweight Champion Tom Cannon. He wrestled

Is a former American basketball player and coach. Olive played collegiate basketball at Villanova Un

Is a former American basketball player and coach. Olive played collegiate basketball at Villanova University, where he graduated in 1977.Olive was drafted in the eighth round of the 1977 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. He played in the NBA for the San Diego Clippers from 1978 through 1980.

Is a British sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the mid 1970s. He was eliminated in t

Is a British sprint canoer who competed from the late 1960s to the mid 1970s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Four years later in Munich, Oliver was eliminated in the repechages of th

Is an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and left-arm fast-medium bowler, he made his debut for

Is an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and left-arm fast-medium bowler, he made his debut for the Ireland cricket team in a match against Scotland in July 1997 and went on to play for them 26 times, his last match coming against Zimbabwe A in April

Is a Nigerian football player. He is currently Free Agent.He was on loan to Rovigo from Palermo in s

Is a Nigerian football player. He is currently Free Agent.He was on loan to Rovigo from Palermo in summer 2006, but in January 2007, he left for Bellinzona. Then played for FC Locarno, being signed from AC Bellinzona on February 2008, but effective on summer 2008.

Was an English football goalkeeper. He played for Chesterfield, West Bromwich Albion and Shamrock Ro

Was an English football goalkeeper. He played for Chesterfield, West Bromwich Albion and Shamrock Rovers. Osborne was a member of Albion's winning team in the 1968 FA Cup final.

Was an English professional footballer.He was born at Sunderland in 1917 and began his footballing c

Was an English professional footballer.He was born at Sunderland in 1917 and began his footballing career with Sunderland during the 1930s, but it was after the Second World War and during his time at local rivals Middlesbrough that Spuhler achieved his greatest success.

Is an English former football (soccer) player. He made 195 Football League appearances for Aston Vil

Is an English former football (soccer) player. He made 195 Football League appearances for Aston Villa, Halifax Town and Gillingham.

Is a Papua New Guinean cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm off spin bowler, he has playe

Is a Papua New Guinean cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm off spin bowler, he has played for the Papua New Guinea national cricket team since the 1997 ICC Trophy. His wife Hebou Morea has played for the Papua New Guinea women's team. In 2007,

Was an English vicar and strong amateur chess player.In 1858 he won a game against Paul Morphy, whic

Was an English vicar and strong amateur chess player.In 1858 he won a game against Paul Morphy, which led to a match between the two. Despite being given odds of pawn and the move (meaning he started the game with an extra pawn and always moved first), Ow

Is a Nigerian footballer, who is currently playing for Heartland F.C.. Owoeri has played for NPA, Be

Is a Nigerian footballer, who is currently playing for Heartland F.C.. Owoeri has played for NPA, Bendel Insurance FC, Feyenoord and K.V.C. Westerlo and Enyimba of Aba. He played in 2009 with Heartland F.C. and scored two goals in their 10–1 thrashing of Monrovia Black Stars in the 2009 Champions League opening round and was banned on 11 November 2009. On 29 November 2009 he announced to sign with Warri Wolves F.C.