Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was an English amateur cricketer. His brother was Harry David Jones (1791-1866) who played in 1 matc

Was an English amateur cricketer. His brother was Harry David Jones (1791-1866) who played in 1 match for Middlesex in 1826.

Is a second generation professional wrestler who is best known for competing under the ring name Sam

Is a second generation professional wrestler who is best known for competing under the ring name Sam Houston in the 1980s. His father is former wrestler Grizzly Smith, his half-brother is Jake "The Snake" Roberts, and his younger sister is Rockin' Robin.

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'5" forward from La Salle University, Moore

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'5" forward from La Salle University, Moore played three seasons (1954-1957) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Philadelphia Warriors. He averaged 2.7 points per game in his career and won a league championship in 1956.

Is an American racehorse trainer. He is a graduate of the University of Kentucky with a degree in Ag

Is an American racehorse trainer. He is a graduate of the University of Kentucky with a degree in Agricultural Economics, where he was a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. He is a third generation horseman on both sides of his family. He took charge of

Is a former road cyclist from the Netherlands, who was a professional from 1987 to 2000. As an amate

Is a former road cyclist from the Netherlands, who was a professional from 1987 to 2000. As an amateur he won the world title in the 100km Team Time Trial, alongside Rob Harmeling, Tom Cordes and Gerrit de Vries.His biggest individual success as a pro was

Is an Australian football (soccer) defender who currently plays for Guangzhou F.C. in the China Leag

Is an Australian football (soccer) defender who currently plays for Guangzhou F.C. in the China League One.Tambouras attracted the attention of South Melbourne F.C. who signed him on as a teenager and it was with them that he gained his first experience o

Was an English amateur cricketer who made 53 known appearances in major cricket matches between 1796

Was an English amateur cricketer who made 53 known appearances in major cricket matches between 1796 and 1826. He died in Sutton, Surrey. Along with Charles Warren, he was the last 18th century player to leave the game. Tanner was mainly associated with S

Was an English cricketer.[1] A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played one

Was an English cricketer.[1] A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played one first-class match for the MCC in 1936. In 1926, Neve played for the Straits Settlements against the Federated Malay States in Kuala Lumpur. Nine years late

A Canadian junior ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the Oshawa Generals in the Ontario

A Canadian junior ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the Oshawa Generals in the Ontario Hockey League. He is the nephew of John Tavares of the National Lacrosse League's Buffalo Bandits. [2] Tavares was featured by Sports Illustrated in their “Where will they be?” series on exceptional teenage athletes, alongside other high school phenoms such as football player A.J. Green.[3] TSN calls Tavares the player most likely to be taken first overall in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, although Victor Hedman also may be picked depending on the team's needs.

Is a former English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played in The Football Le

Is a former English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played in The Football League for three clubs during the 1970s.Taylor began his professional career with Chester, who he joined from Pwllheli in July 1970, in a summer that also saw fellow youngsters Alan Groves, Dave Kennedy and Brian Woodall and the experienced Dave Poutney arrive at the Fourth Division club [1]. Although he made his debut for Chester against Peterborough United on 31 October 1970.

Was an English footballer who played for West Ham United and Peterborough United.Woodgate gained a r

Was an English footballer who played for West Ham United and Peterborough United.Woodgate gained a regular place in the Hammers team after the war and was ever-present during the 1950-51 season. He went on to make 275 appearances for the East London club, scoring 52 goals. He scored a hat-trick in seven minutes against Plymouth Argyle in 1946.

Was an Olympic weightlifter for the United States.

Was an Olympic weightlifter for the United States.

Was a Scottish professional footballer born in Edinburgh who played in the Football League for Small

Was a Scottish professional footballer born in Edinburgh who played in the Football League for Small Heath. Logan, an outside left, was on the books of Partick Thistle before joining Small Heath in 1896. He played only one competitive game, in the Second Division on 31 October 1896, a 1–0 home defeat to Grimsby Town, before returning to Scotland to play for Musselburgh.

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire. Eadie appeared in one match for Derbyshire durin

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire. Eadie appeared in one match for Derbyshire during the 1882 season, against Lancashire. He finished not out in the first innings but was out for a duck in the second, bowling economically and taking one w

Is an American professional basketball player. He was the captain of the Minnesota Golden Gophers te

Is an American professional basketball player. He was the captain of the Minnesota Golden Gophers team that advanced to the 1997 NCAA Semi-Final.Selected by the New York Knicks with the 25th pick in the 1997 NBA Draft although he never played a game with them as he was traded, along with Dontae' Jones, Walter McCarty and Scott Brooks to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Chris Mills and two conditional second-round draft choices on October 22, 1997. Four months later, he was again traded, this time to the Toronto Raptors, alongside Chauncey Billups, Dee Brown and Roy Rogers, for Kenny Anderson, Zan Tabak and Popeye Jones. He signed as a free agent with the Minnesota Timberwolves on October 2004, appearing in 44 games over the course of the entire season. Thomas was claimed off waivers by the Atlanta Hawks in November 2005 from the Memphis Grizzlies and subsequently placed on waivers again on January 5, 2006. To complete the season he appeared in two games with the New Jersey Nets.

Is a former basketball player and coach. He was a star at Western Kentucky University in the 1950s,

Is a former basketball player and coach. He was a star at Western Kentucky University in the 1950s, where he was a 2-time All-American. A 6'4" forward, he was drafted by the Rochester Royals with the 7th pick of the 1954 NBA Draft. After a promising rookie season, he was drafted into the Army and missed the 1955-56 season. In a four-year NBA career, he played for the Royals (in both Rochester and Cincinnati), as well as for the Detroit Pistons. In his final year as a player (1958-59) he served as a player-coach; then coached the Cincinnati Royals for one additional season (1959-60) after retiring from playing. The Royals would eventually become the Sacramento Kings many years after his retirement.

Was a footballer who played for Barnsley and Everton. He was a Full Back.Dickie Downs played for Bar

Was a footballer who played for Barnsley and Everton. He was a Full Back.Dickie Downs played for Barnsley between 1909 & 1912 and was a member of the team who contested the 1910 FA Cup Final[3]against Newcastle but lost after forcing a replay.

Was an English international footballer who played for Liverpool in the late 19th and early 20th cen

Was an English international footballer who played for Liverpool in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, in between spells at Blackpool. He helped Liverpool to two Football League Championships.

Was an American football running back in the National Football League. He went to two Pro Bowls and

Was an American football running back in the National Football League. He went to two Pro Bowls and attended the University of Tennessee.

Was an English professional footballer. He played once for the full England national team.Jack Alder

Was an English professional footballer. He played once for the full England national team.Jack Alderson began his footballing career as a junior with his local side Crook Juniors, beginning his senior career with Crook Town. He moved to Shildon Athletic before joining Football League side Middlesbrough.

Was an English professional cricketer who played primarily as a batsman. He was Yorkshire's first gr

Was an English professional cricketer who played primarily as a batsman. He was Yorkshire's first great opening batsman, a lineage continued by Herbert Sutcliffe, Len Hutton and Geoff Boycott. He took five wickets in an innings on three occasions with his leg breaks, but except in 1901 (when he claimed 57 wickets) he generally bowled little.

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1884. He was a member of the tea

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1884. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871. After Derbyshire County Cricket Club was established, Platts played in the club's first match in the 18

Was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1887. Cottam played in only one first-class ma

Was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1887. Cottam played in only one first-class match - for New South Wales against the touring English cricket team - before making his Test debut in the Second Test against England at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Cottam made just four runs as Australia lost by 71 runs (scorecard). Cottam's career in cricket would end shortly after his Test debut. The former cricketer was lured to the goldfields at Coolgardie, Western Australia, near Kalgoorlie, where he died of typhoid fever, aged 29, in 1897.

Was an Australian sprint freestyle swimmer of the 1960s, who won a gold medal in the 100 m freestyle

Was an Australian sprint freestyle swimmer of the 1960s, who won a gold medal in the 100 m freestyle at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. He won in controversial circumstances, being awarded the gold medal despite the timekeepers recording a slower time t

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'3" (191 cm) 195 lb (89 kg) guard an

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'3" (191 cm) 195 lb (89 kg) guard and played collegiately at Georgetown University from 1976 to 1980.[1]Duren was selected with the 19th overall pick in the 1980 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz. He played for the Jazz for two seasons before signing as a free agent for the Indiana Pacers[2] for 1982-83, his final NBA season.