Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a retired Polish professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL

Is a retired Polish professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks, Philadelphia Flyers and Minnesota North Stars. He also played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Michigan Stags, Baltimore Blades and Calgary Cowboys.

Was a Kenyan-born English former cricketer who played 16 first-class matches in 1939 and 1946: nine

Was a Kenyan-born English former cricketer who played 16 first-class matches in 1939 and 1946: nine for Worcestershire and seven for Oxford University. Stanning made his debut for Oxford against the Minor Counties in early June 1939.

Was a British golf course architect born in Deal, Kent, UK. He worked predominantly with Charles Ali

Was a British golf course architect born in Deal, Kent, UK. He worked predominantly with Charles Alison, Harry Colt, and Alister MacKenzie, in 1928 forming Colt, Alison & Morrison Ltd. Morrison was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. He was a bomber p

Was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as a wing half for Hamilton Academical

Was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as a wing half for Hamilton Academical and Burnley.

Is an English former professional football player. He played as a midfielder.Deary began his career

Is an English former professional football player. He played as a midfielder.Deary began his career with Alan Ball's young Blackpool team in 1980. Unlike the rest, however, he went on to appear in over 300 games for the club.

Was a Canadian professional wrestler best known under the ring names Guy Mitchell, The Stomper, and

Was a Canadian professional wrestler best known under the ring names Guy Mitchell, The Stomper, and "Gentleman" Jerry Valiant. During his career, he held the top singles titles in Australia and Vancouver, and competed in the World Wide Wrestling Federatio

Is a former head football coach at the University of North Carolina as well as a former NFL player.B

Is a former head football coach at the University of North Carolina as well as a former NFL player.Bunting was born on July 15, 1950 in Portland, Maine. He grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland and graduated from Springbrook High School in 1968. He was a starting linebacker for the University of North Carolina from 1969 - 1971 under Coach Bill Dooley.

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Cre

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Crewe Alexandra and Bradford City.

Is a former professional American football tight end in the NFL who was selected by the New England

Is a former professional American football tight end in the NFL who was selected by the New England Patriots in the 9th round of the 1979 NFL Draft.

Was an Indian-born Australian cricketer who played for Victoria. He was born in Bombay and died in M

Was an Indian-born Australian cricketer who played for Victoria. He was born in Bombay and died in Marylebone. Stevens made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1851-52 season, against Tasmania. From the upper-middle order, he scored a duck in the first innings in which he batted, and five runs in the second.

Is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Football League Second Division

Is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Football League Second Division club Clyde. Stewart, who began his career with Aberdeen, is perhaps most famous for the winning goal he scored for the Dons against Celtic at Celtic Park on October 27, 2004.

Is a Scottish former footballer. Porter played youth football for Hutchinson Vale and Salvesen Boys

Is a Scottish former footballer. Porter played youth football for Hutchinson Vale and Salvesen Boys Club. Porter began coaching with Sutherland in the NSW Premier League in 1998 while still playing. In 2000 he moved on to Sydney University where he coached until 2004.

Is a former English county cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. A right-arm

Is a former English county cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. A right-arm fast-medium bowler of some success, he is believed to hold the unfortunate record of most first class matches played without scoring a run. Howarth, who a

Was an American college and professional American football quarterback. He was born in Johnstown, Pe

Was an American college and professional American football quarterback. He was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania and graduated from Bishop McCort High School. He attended the University at Buffalo where he played as a member of the Buffalo Bulls. He began play in the American Football League in 1966 for the Miami Dolphins.

Is an American former professional basketball player. He attended the University of Montana.Despite

Is an American former professional basketball player. He attended the University of Montana.Despite being taken in the draft in 1980 (by the Portland Trail Blazers), the 6'10" power forward began his short NBA career with the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1987-88 season, appearing in 41 games and averaging 1.9 points and 1.7 rebounds per contest. After the season, he was selected in the 1988 expansion draft by one of the league's two newest franchises, the Miami Heat, but did not play a game for them. He split his final season in 1988-89 with the Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs, playing five total games.

Is a former Scottish rugby union international. He also played a first-class cricket match for Cambr

Is a former Scottish rugby union international. He also played a first-class cricket match for Cambridge University.

Was a Scottish football player and manager. He made nearly 400 appearances in the Football League in

Was a Scottish football player and manager. He made nearly 400 appearances in the Football League in the 1890s and 1900s, playing at inside left or centre forward.In 1896 he moved to Leicester Fosse, before signing for Small Heath in January 1901.

Was a Canadian chess Master, who was born and died in Toronto.He won the Canadian Chess Championship

Was a Canadian chess Master, who was born and died in Toronto.He won the Canadian Chess Championship five times (1910, 1913, 1922, 1924, and 1926) and shared first place in 1931 (Maurice Fox won play-off). He took twelfth place at New York 1913 (José Raúl

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Suffolk. He

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Suffolk. He was born in Ipswich. Having represented the side in the Minor Counties Championship between 1969 and 1979, Stuck made a single List A appearance in the 197

Is an Australian flatwater canoer who competed from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in t

Is an Australian flatwater canoer who competed from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the K-1 500 m event at Moscow in 1980.

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent during the 1873 season. Swaffer made a single first-cla

Was an English cricketer who played for Kent during the 1873 season. Swaffer made a single first-class appearance for Kent, in a County match against Lancashire in July 1873.

Was an English first-class cricketer and notable international cricket umpire. he was a competent wi

Was an English first-class cricketer and notable international cricket umpire. he was a competent wicketkeeper and lower-order right-hand bat. He played for Worcestershire between 1935 and 1946, having played once for Yorkshire in 1930. He made his debut as a first-class umpire in 1951. He umpired in 33 Tests between 1956 and 1969. He was awarded the MBE in 1965. A fearless umpire, he repeatedly called Geoff Griffin for throwing in the exhibition match staged following the early conclusion of the Lord's Test between England and South Africa in 1960, after Frank Lee had called him during the Test itself. This had the effect of ending Griffin's Test career.

Is an American former professional basketball player. A 6' 7", 210-lb guard/forward, Newman starred

Is an American former professional basketball player. A 6' 7", 210-lb guard/forward, Newman starred at the University of Richmond, before going on to play in the National Basketball Association. In his 16 seasons (1986–2002) in the NBA, he was a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers, New York Knicks, Charlotte Hornets, New Jersey Nets, Milwaukee Bucks, Denver Nuggets, and Dallas Mavericks.

Was an English cricket player. He represented the gold medal winning Great Britain cricket team at t

Was an English cricket player. He represented the gold medal winning Great Britain cricket team at the 1900 Summer Olympics, the only time cricket has featured in the Olympics. Symes served in the First World War and was awarded the OBE in 1919.

Was an English-born cricketer who later represented the Fiji national cricket team. A right-handed b

Was an English-born cricketer who later represented the Fiji national cricket team. A right-handed batsman and bowler, John Udal played minor cricket for Dorset, Somerset and the Free Foresters. He made his first-class debut for the MCC against Sussex in