Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is an American former ice hockey player and coach. Long-time West Point hockey coach, Riley coached

Is an American former ice hockey player and coach. Long-time West Point hockey coach, Riley coached the United States to the gold medal at the 1960 Squaw Valley Olympics. He played for the olympic team at the 1948 St. Moritz Olympics.

Was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Campo was born in East Harlem, New York and raised i

Was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Campo was born in East Harlem, New York and raised in Ozone Park, Queens. He is best known as the trainer of 1981 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner, Pleasant Colony. Among his other notable horses,

Was an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey.Johnny Loftus was the first jockey to

Was an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey.Johnny Loftus was the first jockey to win the United States United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. During his career, between 1909 and 1919, he won 580 races out of the 2,449 he com

Is a former professional basketball player. A 6’2” guard from Auburn University, Mengelt spent t

Is a former professional basketball player. A 6’2” guard from Auburn University, Mengelt spent ten seasons (1971-1981) in the NBA, playing for the Cincinnati Royals, Kansas City Kings, Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls, and Golden State Warriors. Mengelt was a fan favorite[citation needed] wherever he played, earning the nickname “Crash” for his willingness to dive after loose balls. He retired with 6,218 career points.

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. At the 1956 Summer Olym

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, he was eliminated in the heats of the K-2 1000 m event. Four years later in Rome, he was eliminated in the repechages of the K-1 4 x 500

Is an French-Ghanaian footballer, who currently plays for Fulham. His name has been incorrectly spel

Is an French-Ghanaian footballer, who currently plays for Fulham. His name has been incorrectly spelt John Pantsil on several occasions. Paintsil was a member of the Ghana Under 21 team who were runner-up in the FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina

Was an English cricketer. Parker was a right-handed batsman. Parker made his first-class debut for H

Was an English cricketer. Parker was a right-handed batsman. Parker made his first-class debut for Hampshire in the 1926 County Championship against Northamptonshire. Parker played 44 first-class matches for Hampshire between 1926 and 1933, with his final

Was a Scottish professional golfer, who represented Great Britain three times in the Ryder Cup.Panto

Was a Scottish professional golfer, who represented Great Britain three times in the Ryder Cup.Panton was born in Pitlochry. He turned professional in 1935 and took up a job in the local golf club shop.

Is an Italian-Canadian professional ice hockey player who plays for Asiago HC in the Serie A.Parco p

Is an Italian-Canadian professional ice hockey player who plays for Asiago HC in the Serie A.Parco played three seasons of junior hockey for the Belleville Bulls of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) from 1988 until 1991. He was drafted 248th overall by the

Is a football (soccer) midfielder from Barbados. He got his 100th cap for Barbados on June 15, 2008

Is a football (soccer) midfielder from Barbados. He got his 100th cap for Barbados on June 15, 2008 in an 8-0 loss to the USA.

Is an Irish businessman and racehorse owner. McManus's first really big win was a horse called Miste

Is an Irish businessman and racehorse owner. McManus's first really big win was a horse called Mister Donovan at Cheltenham. Mister Donovan was the second favourite and won the race after the favourite Angelo Salvini whipped around at the start. McManus o

Is an American professional golfer.Hayes began play on the PGA Tour in 1992 after earning his tour c

Is an American professional golfer.Hayes began play on the PGA Tour in 1992 after earning his tour card at qualifying school. He failed to finish high enough on the money list to retain his card and played on the Nike Tour (now Nationwide Tour) in 1993 an

Was an English footballer.An inside forward, Flanagan played youth football for Stourbridge before j

Was an English footballer.An inside forward, Flanagan played youth football for Stourbridge before joining Norwich City in 1908, before moving to Fulham in 1909. However he struggled at Fulham and in December 1910 joined struggling Woolwich Arsenal (both clubs being owned by the same man, Sir Henry Norris, at the time).

Is an Australian former national representative rugby union player who also played first-grade rugby

Is an Australian former national representative rugby union player who also played first-grade rugby league with the Eastern Suburbs club.

Is a retired boxer from Great Britain. A member of the Greenall St. Helens Amateur Boxing Club he tw

Is a retired boxer from Great Britain. A member of the Greenall St. Helens Amateur Boxing Club he twice competed at the Summer Olympics (1984 and 1988) and won the gold medal in the men's flyweight division (– 48 kg) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edin

Is a Hong Kong cricketer who has played one One Day International and four ICC Trophy matches betwee

Is a Hong Kong cricketer who has played one One Day International and four ICC Trophy matches between 1997 and 2004. He is a specialist batsman who has batted between five and eight in the batting order for Hong Kong, scoring 15 ICC Trophy runs and eight

. He had a long county cricket career as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium bowler for Es

. He had a long county cricket career as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium bowler for Essex (1985-1994 and 2002-2004) and Hampshire (1995-2001). He captained Hampshire between 1996 and 1997.

Is an English former footballer and manager. He is currently manager of Carlisle United.As a player,

Is an English former footballer and manager. He is currently manager of Carlisle United.As a player, Ward spent the bulk of his career as a forward at Lincoln City where he scored more than 100 goals between 1970 and 1979. He also had spells at Watford, Grimsby and Workington.

Is a retired professional ice hockey left winger and Hockey Hall of Famer. As of 2008, he has been a

Is a retired professional ice hockey left winger and Hockey Hall of Famer. As of 2008, he has been a member of the Boston Bruins' organization for an unprecedented fifty consecutive years.

Is an American professional volleyball player, model and reality television participant. He first ap

Is an American professional volleyball player, model and reality television participant. He first appeared on television as a contestant on Survivor: Cook Islands, the 13th season of the CBS reality show. Later, he returned to television by appearing in s

Is a former Scottish footballer. Keay, a central defender, began his football career as a junior wit

Is a former Scottish footballer. Keay, a central defender, began his football career as a junior with Celtic, but never played for the first team.[2] He moved to England where he made more than 300 appearances in the Football League, scoring 20 goals in 155 League games for Shrewsbury Town[3] and 9 goals in 156 League games for Wrexham. Keay joined Derry City in the League of Ireland in July 1986 and achieved status at the Brandywell by helping the club to a historic 'treble' during his captaincy in the 1988-89 season.

Crawley is a right-handed batsman, and an occasional wicket-keeper. His main strengths are his batti

Crawley is a right-handed batsman, and an occasional wicket-keeper. His main strengths are his batting against spin bowling and his leg side stroke play.

Is an English former professional footballer.Durnin's career began with Liverpool in 1986, when he w

Is an English former professional footballer.Durnin's career began with Liverpool in 1986, when he was signed from local non-league side Waterloo Dock. A midfielder or striker, he was a regular in the Liverpool Reserves but couldn't break into the first team, making only two appearances, both in the Football League Cup.

Was a popular footballer and manager.Johnny Hart played for Manchester City as an inside-forward in

Was a popular footballer and manager.Johnny Hart played for Manchester City as an inside-forward in 169 Football League matches, between 1947 and 1960, scoring 67 goals. He succeeded Malcolm Allison as the club's manager for six months during the 1973-1974 season, before retiring following a pancreatic attack.

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Everton.Kissock grew up in Fazakerley, Liverpool, wh

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Everton.Kissock grew up in Fazakerley, Liverpool, where he played for youth side Key Ways. He joined the Academy of Everton, becoming a regular player for the club's Under-18 and Reserve sides.