Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was an English chess player and journalist. By 1870 he was one of the world's best ten chess players

Was an English chess player and journalist. By 1870 he was one of the world's best ten chess players, and the second-best English-born player, behind only Joseph Henry Blackburne.

Is an American professional wrestler, better known as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine. He is the son of

Is an American professional wrestler, better known as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine. He is the son of wrestler Johnny Valentine. In August 1976, Valentine debuted in Jim Crockett, Jr. and George Scott's Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling, an affiliate of t

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who playe

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Northamptonshire. Wolstenholme's debut in the Second XI came in May 2004, against Warwickshire, having made an appearance for Nottinghamshire CB four

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. He was eliminated in the semifinal rou

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. He was eliminated in the semifinal round of the K-2 1000 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.

Is an English cricket writer and journalist.He was Cricket Correspondent of The Times from 1954 to 1

Is an English cricket writer and journalist.He was Cricket Correspondent of The Times from 1954 to 1988 and the Editor of Wisden Cricketer's Almanack for six years from 1981 until 1986. He has attended more than 400 Tests.

Is a Scottish professional football player, who is currently playing for Scottish Premier League sid

Is a Scottish professional football player, who is currently playing for Scottish Premier League side Hibernian. Wotherspoon has also represented Scotland at youth international levels, up to and including the under-21 level. Wotherspoon represented Scotland at under–18 and under–19[3][10] levels before he made his first team debut for Hibs.

Was a field hockey player, who won a gold medal with the English team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in

Was a field hockey player, who won a gold medal with the English team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.He was educated at Radley College and Merton College, Oxford, where he received an MA. He was on the Oxford University hockey team from 1905 throug

Was an English footballer who won the FA Cup with Blackburn Olympic in 1883 and made one appearance

Was an English footballer who won the FA Cup with Blackburn Olympic in 1883 and made one appearance for England in 1878 playing on the left wing.

Is a Greek professional poker player who has achieved twice the first place in Greek Poker Tournamen

Is a Greek professional poker player who has achieved twice the first place in Greek Poker Tournaments and once in Greek Poker Championship among other notable performances. He is often spelled as Ioannis or Yiannis / Giannis Mpouzalas. Bouzalas attended the 2009 World Series of Poker Europe main event in London but never made it to the final table as Daniel Negreanu lost to Barry Shulman.

Was an American athlete and winner of the 800 metre run at the 1936 Summer Olympics.Born in Connells

Was an American athlete and winner of the 800 metre run at the 1936 Summer Olympics.Born in Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, U.S., "Long" John Woodruff was only a freshman at the University of Pittsburgh in 1936 when he placed second at the National AAU meet, earning a spot on the U.S. Olympic team. Despite his inexperience, he was the favorite in the Olympic 800 metre run, and he did not disappoint. In one of the most exciting races in Olympic history, Woodruff became boxed in by other runners and was forced to stop running. He then came from behind to win in 1:52.9. The New York Times described the race:

Is a Scottish former association football player and manager.

Is a Scottish former association football player and manager.

Is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA. A forward, he played collegiately a

Is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA. A forward, he played collegiately at the University of Missouri.Brown was selected tenth overall in the 1973 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks, and was named to the 1974 NBA All-Rookie Team. His final season was split between the Hawks and the Utah Jazz in 1979-80.

Better known as Jackie, and nicknamed The Flying Scot, is a Scottish[3] former racing driver. He com

Better known as Jackie, and nicknamed The Flying Scot, is a Scottish[3] former racing driver. He competed in Formula One between 1965 and 1973, winning three World Drivers' Championships. He also competed in Can-Am. He is well-known in the United States a

Is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. He enjoyed most of his tennis success whil

Is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 2 doubles titles.

Was an American football linebacker. He is currently the head football coach at Idaho State Universi

Was an American football linebacker. He is currently the head football coach at Idaho State University. Previously he was the head football coach at Central Washington University from 1997 to 2006.

Is a Semi-Professional Soccer player, who is currently playing on loan for London City from Queanbey

Is a Semi-Professional Soccer player, who is currently playing on loan for London City from Queanbeyan United Itskoes. He is known by the nickname Double Bounce Zaroona, and has become a favourite with fans at London City due to his trademark zig-zag runs

Was a defensive end who played 12 seasons in the National Football League for the St. Louis Cardinal

Was a defensive end who played 12 seasons in the National Football League for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Falcons. Zook played college football for the University of Kansas

Was an English speed skater. Cronshey attended his first international all-round championship at the

Was an English speed skater. Cronshey attended his first international all-round championship at the age of 20. In 1947 he came in 16th at the European Championship. One week later he came 9th in the World Championship. Cronshey's best international placi

Is a Danish rower who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics.In 1964 he was a crew member of the Danis

Is a Danish rower who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics.In 1964 he was a crew member of the Danish boat which won the gold medal in the coxless fours event.

Is a former American professional boxer of Puerto Rican descent, Ruiz is regarded as the first Latin

Is a former American professional boxer of Puerto Rican descent, Ruiz is regarded as the first Latino Heavyweight Champion and former two-time WBA World Heavyweight champion. After a professional career spanning over 18 years, the two-time WBA world champ

Is a Colombian football midfielder, who currently plays for Millonarios in the Copa Mustang.He has p

Is a Colombian football midfielder, who currently plays for Millonarios in the Copa Mustang.He has played in the with the U-17, U-20, U-23. In 2007 is called for the Colombia National Team.

Is a Cajun American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Lash LeRoux. His ring name

Is a Cajun American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Lash LeRoux. His ring name is a take off of Cajun western movie star Lash La Rue. In 1997 LeRoux saw an advertisement for the WCW Power Plant (the professional wrestling school owne

Is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for Raith Rovers on loan from Dundee United.Russell, wh

Is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for Raith Rovers on loan from Dundee United.Russell, who had featured just four times for Dundee United's under-19 side in 2006-07, made his professional debut on May 11, 2007 in the 2-0 defeat at Falkirk, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute.

A professional boxer. He is undefeated since making his pro debut on July 30, 2004, with a record of

A professional boxer. He is undefeated since making his pro debut on July 30, 2004, with a record of 12-0 (9 KOs). Prior to turning pro, Banks was a three time National Amateur Champion at 178 lbs.

Is a Chilean sprint canoer who competed in the mid 2000s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the

Is a Chilean sprint canoer who competed in the mid 2000s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-1 1000 m event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.