Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a Scottish professional football player currently playing for Cowdenbeath.Armstrong joined Hearts

Is a Scottish professional football player currently playing for Cowdenbeath.Armstrong joined Hearts from their youth system and tasted his first involvement of senior action when he was named as an unused substitute in their Scottish Premier League match against Dunfermline Athletic on 2 January 2007. He made his debut as a substitute at the same venue on 3 February 2007, as Dunfermline beat Hearts 1–0 in the Scottish Cup.

Was a Hong-Kong-born English cricketer who played first-class cricket in both India and England from

Was a Hong-Kong-born English cricketer who played first-class cricket in both India and England from the late 1920s until shortly after the Second World War. After some games for Buckinghamshire in the 1927 Minor Counties Championship whilst Stephenson wa

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1895 and 1896. He made his cricketing debut in

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1895 and 1896. He made his cricketing debut in a match for Cheshire against Leicestershire during the 1893 season, scoring 38 runs in the Cheshire innings from tenth in the batting lineup, and only outscored by team-mate Alexander Mere Latham. Bennett played two further matches for Cheshire during the 1894 season before being picked up at the beginning of the 1895 season by Derbyshire. Bennett was a slow left-arm bowler and took 35 first class wickets at an average of 20.02 and a best performance of 5 for 38. He was a right-handed batsman and played 25 innings in sixteen first class matches with an average of 11.17 and a top score of 43.

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'10" forward/center from the University of Southern Calif

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'10" forward/center from the University of Southern California, Block spent 10 seasons in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers (1966–1967), San Diego Rockets (1967–1971), Milwaukee Bucks (1971–1972), Philadelphia 76ers (1972–1973), Kansas City-Omaha Kings (1973–1974), New Orleans Jazz (1974), and Chicago Bulls (1974–1976). Block had his statistically strongest season in 1967–68, when he averaged 20.2 points and 11.0 rebounds for the Rockets, who had just entered the NBA as an expansion team. Block went on to appear in the 1973 NBA All-Star Game, and he would register 7,106 total points and 3,965 total rebounds in his ten year career.

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1876. He was a member of the tea

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1876. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871. He took part in Derbyshire's first-ever match as a county side, an innings victory over Lancashire, and four further matches between the two sides within the next two seasons. Burnham's final match as a first-class player, was a match against Kent, in which he was bowled out by Test cricketer Charlie Absolom.

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Linthouse, Partick Thistle, Blackburn Rovers, Rangers, West

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Linthouse, Partick Thistle, Blackburn Rovers, Rangers, West Ham United, Hibernian and the Scotland national team.He was born in Glasgow and gained the most success in his career with Rangers with whom he won four successive league titles (1898-99, 1899-1900, 1900-01 and 1901-02) the first of which Rangers won all 18 of their Scottish league matches.

Was an influential American teacher of chess.He became a chess master in the 1930s. He was a major f

Was an influential American teacher of chess.He became a chess master in the 1930s. He was a major figure in the early days of modern organized chess, serving as the first correspondence chess editor of Chess Review magazine (which later merged with Chess Life). This program laid the groundwork for the correspondence chess conducted by the United States Chess Federation.

Played five Tests for New Zealand on their tour of England in 1958.

Played five Tests for New Zealand on their tour of England in 1958.

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1920. He is recorded as ha

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1920. He is recorded as having performed prodigiously for Quorn Cricket Club. He played one match for Derbyshire during the 1920 season. This was in August against Essex when he ma

Is a former English cricketer. A right-arm fast-medium bowler and right-handed batsman, he played on

Is a former English cricketer. A right-arm fast-medium bowler and right-handed batsman, he played only once at first-class level, when he appeared for Worcestershire against the Combined Services at New Road in 1952.

Was an English cricketer who played ten first-class matches for Worcestershire between 1959 and 1965

Was an English cricketer who played ten first-class matches for Worcestershire between 1959 and 1965, although he played for the county's Second XI as late as 1971. He made his first-class debut against Somerset aged just 17, though then did not play at t

Is a former English professional footballer who played for Birmingham City and Northampton Town. He

Is a former English professional footballer who played for Birmingham City and Northampton Town. He played in all four divisions of the Football League, making nearly 500 league appearances for his two clubs.

Was an Irish cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a left-arm fast-medium bowler. He started h

Was an Irish cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a left-arm fast-medium bowler. He started his cricket career playing for Oxford University, for whom he played 14 first-class matches in 1900 and 1901. He later played two first-class matches agains

Is a former Australian cricketer who played in 29 Tests from 1967 to 1972.

Is a former Australian cricketer who played in 29 Tests from 1967 to 1972.

Also known as Jack Glover, was an English professional footballer who played as a right back.Glover

Also known as Jack Glover, was an English professional footballer who played as a right back.Glover made 175 appearances in the First Division for Liverpool and Small Heath (later Birmingham), and in the 1900–01 season won the league championship with Liverpool.

Is a Fijian former cricketer. A right arm medium pace bowler, he played one first-class match for th

Is a Fijian former cricketer. A right arm medium pace bowler, he played one first-class match for the Fiji national cricket team, against Canterbury in March 1948. Eight years later, he was a key part of the Fijian team that gained an upset 28 run win ove

Was an American gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Was an American gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

He played 12 Tests for New Zealand.

He played 12 Tests for New Zealand.

Was a Middlesex leg-spinning all-rounder cricketer who played from 1909 to 1936, and represented Eng

Was a Middlesex leg-spinning all-rounder cricketer who played from 1909 to 1936, and represented England in 24 Test matches between 1911 and 1926.

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler, he played fourteen times for the

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler, he played fourteen times for the Ireland cricket team between 1946 and 1951, including seven first-class matches. He made his debut for Ireland against Scotland in July 1946 in a first-cl

Is an English former football player and coach. He was initially a midfield player who, later in his

Is an English former football player and coach. He was initially a midfield player who, later in his career, became an effective central defender. Hollins is currently manager of Weymouth in the Blue Square Premier after being appointed on the 29th of January 2008.

Is a former National Basketball Association player, coach, and executive. He served in World War II

Is a former National Basketball Association player, coach, and executive. He served in World War II as a lieutenant commanding a landing ship for Marines. He played one game for the Philadelphia Warriors during the 1953 season, scoring 6 points in that game. Two decades later, he served as the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers from 1972 through 1974, earning a 48-116 win/loss record. He followed this stint as an assistant coach to Jerry West and the Los Angeles Lakers. When West became general manager, McCloskey felt he had earned the right to become head coach, but Paul Westhead was hired instead. In 1980, he became general manager of the Detroit Pistons.

Was an English cricketer. Steele was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace.

Was an English cricketer. Steele was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace.

Was a first-class cricketer playing for Surrey and Somerset in England from 1947 to 1957. McMahon wa

Was a first-class cricketer playing for Surrey and Somerset in England from 1947 to 1957. McMahon was an orthodox left-arm spin bowler with much variation in speed and flight who was spotted by Surrey playing in club cricket in North London and brought on to the county's staff for the 1947 season at the age of 29.

Was an English cricketer, who played first-class cricket for Surrey, Worcestershire and Scotland aro

Was an English cricketer, who played first-class cricket for Surrey, Worcestershire and Scotland around the turn of the 20th century. He later stood twice as an umpire: in Scotland's home matches against the Australians and South Africans in 1912.