Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 14 Tests from 1902 to 1908.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 14 Tests from 1902 to 1908.

Is an English former professional snooker player and more recently a snooker commentator and TV pers

Is an English former professional snooker player and more recently a snooker commentator and TV personality. Virgo retired from professional play in 1994. He is now a TV snooker commentator who works primarily during the BBC's coverage of ranking events.

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He scored 8 goals in 40 appe

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He scored 8 goals in 40 appearances in the Second Division of the Football League playing for Birmingham. He then played for Brierley Hill Alliance in the Birmingham & District League. After retiring from football Kidd kept a pub in the Brierley Hill area.

Was an American golfer in the 1930s.Fischer was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He won the 1932 NCAA indiv

Was an American golfer in the 1930s.Fischer was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He won the 1932 NCAA individual golf championship and the Big Ten Conference individual championship in 1932, 1933 and 1935 while playing at the University of Michigan

Is a retired American basketball player, formerly in the NBA. A 6'7" 210 lb small forward, Greig pla

Is a retired American basketball player, formerly in the NBA. A 6'7" 210 lb small forward, Greig played competitively at Timberline High School in Lacey, Washington and played college basketball at Wenatchee Valley Community College and at the University of Oregon.

Is an American horse trainer in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing. Sadler got his first win in

Is an American horse trainer in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing. Sadler got his first win in 1979 at Golden Gate Fields racetrack in the San Francisco Bay Area. Since then he has developed into a prominent figure in California racing, and has won n

Is a Hong Kong sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. He was eliminated in the repechages of t

Is a Hong Kong sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. He was eliminated in the repechages of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler who played fo

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler who played for Bedfordshire. He was born in Hexham, Northumberland. Wake, who played a single match for Glamorgan Second XI in 1977, played for Bedfordshire in the Mino

Was a Scottish international footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the late-19th and

Was a Scottish international footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the late-19th and early-20th centuries, helping them to a Football League Championship.season scoring 12 goals in 38 games a descent return for an inside forward. John was a regular member of the Anfield clubs first League Championship win in 1901. He went on to play another 18 times for the Reds before joining Rangers in 1902. Walker played 8 times for Scotland making his debut in a British Championship match on the 30 March 1895 against Northern Ireland,

Was an Irish cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played in one first-class match for Irelan

Was an Irish cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played in one first-class match for Ireland against the MCC in 1948.

Is widely regarded as the "father of Australian soccer" (Association football). He was also prominen

Is widely regarded as the "father of Australian soccer" (Association football). He was also prominent in New South Wales (NSW) as a teacher and a magistrate.

Is an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1956. He was the first Western Australia cricke

Is an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1956. He was the first Western Australia cricketer to be picked for a "major" cricket tour and the first to win a Test cap for Australia while playing for his native state.

Is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1977 and 1980. Walters first played

Is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1977 and 1980. Walters first played for Derbyshire in the 1977 season which saw the team finish seventh in the County Championship and continued in the 1978 season. Walters was a left-handed

Was a Danish amateur football player, who played 10 games and scored one goal for the Denmark nation

Was a Danish amateur football player, who played 10 games and scored one goal for the Denmark national football team. Christensen spent his entire club career with Boldklubben Frem, with whom he won the Danish championship in 1941 and 1944.

Was a Scottish footballer who grew up in the Ipswich Town side of the 1970s and went on to become a

Was a Scottish footballer who grew up in the Ipswich Town side of the 1970s and went on to become a player synonymous with the club. He was also part of the all conquering Liverpool side of the mid 1980s. Wark was a defensive midfield player with an astonishing goalscoring record. He could also play effectively as a central defender, and occasionally as a striker.

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'3" guard/forward from St. John's University

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'3" guard/forward from St. John's University, Warren played five seasons (1969-1974) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers. He averaged 6.0 points per game and won a league championship with New York in 1970. He is infamous for scoring on his own basket on a fast break lay-up.

Is a retired American professional basketball player. A 201 cm (6-foot, 7-inch) guard/forward from D

Is a retired American professional basketball player. A 201 cm (6-foot, 7-inch) guard/forward from Duke University, Marin was named to the 1967 NBA All-Rookie Team and spent 11 seasons in the NBA (1966-1977), playing for the Baltimore Bullets, Houston Rockets, Buffalo Braves and Chicago Bulls. The left-handed Marin was a two-time All-Star and scored 12,541 points in his career. He is perhaps most remembered for being traded to the Houston Rockets (along with future considerations) for Elvin Hayes.

Was a minor American chess master, who played in a number of American and international chess tourna

Was a minor American chess master, who played in a number of American and international chess tournaments between 1880 and 1906. He was the brother of David Graham Baird, who was also an American chess master.

Was an Australian cricketer who played for Tasmania. He was born in Sorell and died in Scottsdale. W

Was an Australian cricketer who played for Tasmania. He was born in Sorell and died in Scottsdale. Watson made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1851-52 season, against Victoria. From the opening order, he scored a duck in each innings in which he batted.

Is a former Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he made his de

Is a former Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he made his debut for the Ireland cricket team against Wales in June 1973, and went on to play for Ireland on 37 occasions, his last game also coming against Wales in Au

A professional Australian super welterweight kickboxer, boxer and martial artist, fighting out of Bo

A professional Australian super welterweight kickboxer, boxer and martial artist, fighting out of Boonchu Gym in Gold Coast, Australia. He is the current WMC Muay Thai World champion and a finalist in The Contender Asia.

Is a cricketer for the Victorian Bushrangers. A tall allrounder who combines right-arm fast-medium b

Is a cricketer for the Victorian Bushrangers. A tall allrounder who combines right-arm fast-medium bowling with strong lower-order batting, John Hastings has made a solid start to his state career over the past two seasons. Recruited from New South Wales, Hastings impressed with the ball in his first one-day games and grabbed three wickets in six deliveries on debut in 2007-08 when he was asked to bowl at the death against Queensland.

Was a British canoer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he and his partner Alex Brear

Was a British canoer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he and his partner Alex Brearley finished ninth in the folding K-2 10000 m event.

Is a Finnish professional footballer who currently plays for the Veikkausliiga side FC Honka based i

Is a Finnish professional footballer who currently plays for the Veikkausliiga side FC Honka based in Tapiola in Finland.

Is currently an American football free agent. He played offensive lineman in the National Football L

Is currently an American football free agent. He played offensive lineman in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at California.