Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is an American professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA. In college he was a member of th

Is an American professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA. In college he was a member of the University of Michigan Wolverines' "Fab Five" (along with Chris Webber, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King and Ray Jackson) that reached the 1992 & 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship games as both Freshmen and Sophomores. Rose's biological father Jimmy Walker was a former #1 overall pick who started in the backcourt alongside Jerry West in an NBA All-Star game at one point in his career. Walker died in July 2007 of lung cancer. Although they eventually spoke several times over the phone, Rose never met his father in person.

Was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the Cross Country Team.He competed for Finland in the 1

Was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the Cross Country Team.He competed for Finland in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden in the Cross Country Team where he won the silver medal with his team mates Hannes Kolehmainen and Albin Sten

Was a Finnish writer and track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he

Was a Finnish writer and track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he finished seventh in the javelin throw competition and eighth in the freestyle javelin throw event. He also finished seventh in the shot put competition an

Is a cricketer who has played for the Cayman Islands national cricket team since 2005. Jalon Linton'

Is a cricketer who has played for the Cayman Islands national cricket team since 2005. Jalon Linton's first taste of international cricket came in July 2003 when he took part in the Americas Under-19 Championship at the Maple Leaf Cricket Club in King Cit

Is a Canadian professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA), currently

Is a Canadian professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA), currently on the Dallas Mavericks. The 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), 265 lb (120 kg/18.9 st) center was selected out of the University of Kentucky by the Charlotte Hornets with the 19th overall pick in the 2000 NBA Draft, after withdrawing his name from the previous draft. He was voted into the NBA All-Star Game once. He attended high school at Eastern Commerce Collegiate Institute in Toronto, and has previously played for the Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets, Milwaukee Bucks, Portland Trail Blazers, and New Jersey Nets.

Is an American professional basketball player, currently playing point guard for the NBA's Indiana P

Is an American professional basketball player, currently playing point guard for the NBA's Indiana Pacers. Tinsley was drafted out of Iowa State University by the Vancouver Grizzlies with the 27th pick of the 2001 NBA Draft, and was immediately dealt to the Pacers on draft night.

Is an American former National Basketball Association player who played the small forward position a

Is an American former National Basketball Association player who played the small forward position and won four NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors. Wilkes was also a key player in the run of NCAA championships accumulated during the John Wooden era of UCLA basketball. Upon entering the NBA in 1974, Wilkes converted to Islam and legally changed his name to Jamaal Abdul-Lateef, but retained his surname throughout his NBA career.

Is a former American football wide receiver for the New York Giants in the National Football League.

Is a former American football wide receiver for the New York Giants in the National Football League. The Giants selected Taylor in the 6th round of the 2004 NFL Draft out of Texas A&M. Jamaar was a promising prospect until he suffered a knee injury in college that drastically hurt his draft status.

Is a New Zealand rugby league player for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League competition. He

Is a New Zealand rugby league player for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League competition. He is of Samoan/Irish background.

Is a Jordanian-American basketball player who formerly played college basketball for the Minnesota G

Is a Jordanian-American basketball player who formerly played college basketball for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Abu-Shamala plays internationally for the Jordanian national team, first playing internationally in 2008. Abu-Shamala played significant min

Is a Dutch-Moroccan footballer. He currently plays for Moroccan club Moghreb Tétouan.He started his

Is a Dutch-Moroccan footballer. He currently plays for Moroccan club Moghreb Tétouan.He started his career for Ajax where he made his debut against FC Groningen on 1 September 2002, in July 2004 leave AFC Ajax and move to SC Cambuur after 3 years in Leeuwarden he left the club and signed in January 2008 an 3 year contract by Moghreb Tétouan.

Is a Moroccan football player who plays for FC Sion of the Swiss Super League.He was the captain of

Is a Moroccan football player who plays for FC Sion of the Swiss Super League.He was the captain of the Moroccan 2004 Olympic football team,[2] who exited in the first round, finishing third in group D, behind group winners Iraq and runners-up Costa Rica.

Is a Swiss figure skater. In the 2005/2006 season, Othman had to fight to earn his spot on the Swiss

Is a Swiss figure skater. In the 2005/2006 season, Othman had to fight to earn his spot on the Swiss Olympic Team. Switzerland had two spots to the Olympics, but Othman's silver medal at the Swiss Championships only secured him spots on the teams to World

Is a soccer player from Trinidad and Tobago who currently plays with Dardanel Spor A.S.. He began hi

Is a soccer player from Trinidad and Tobago who currently plays with Dardanel Spor A.S.. He began his career 2003 by Joe Public, moved after 1 year to El Dorado Secondary Comprehensive and joined than after one year in 2008 to Joe Public, who has played

Is a Welsh professional footballer who cuurently plays as a striker for Carmarthen Town. He is a Wal

Is a Welsh professional footballer who cuurently plays as a striker for Carmarthen Town. He is a Wales Under-21 international.Easter was born in Cardiff and joined Cardiff City as a trainee, turning professional in August 2006. On October 27, 2006 he joined Bristol Rovers on loan, where he played in three league games without scoring and one Johnstone's Paint Trophy game, where he scored one goal against his brother Jermaine's team, Wycombe Wanderers.

Is an English-Jamaican professional footballer currently playing for English Championship club Brist

Is an English-Jamaican professional footballer currently playing for English Championship club Bristol City. He is a Jamaican international, qualifying through his parentage. Campbell-Ryce played a handful of games for Southend United in the 05/06 season during a loan deal from Rotherham United.

Is an American football running back for the Cleveland Browns. He was originally drafted by the Balt

Is an American football running back for the Cleveland Browns. He was originally drafted by the Baltimore Ravens fifth overall in the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tennessee.After spending his first seven seasons with the Baltimore Ravens, Lewis signed a free agent contract with the Cleveland Browns prior to the 2007 season.Lewis was the fifth pick overall in the 2000 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Ravens and in his rookie season, rushed for over 1,000 yards, supplanting Priest Holmes as the team's starting RB. The Ravens' running game and punishing defense earned them their first World Championship when they defeated the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV. Lewis rushed for 103 yards and scored a touchdown in the game, becoming only the second rookie ever to rush for over 100 yards in a Super Bowl.

Is a Jordanian professional basketball player. He plays for Zain of the Jordanian basketball league.

Is a Jordanian professional basketball player. He plays for Zain of the Jordanian basketball league. He also is a member of the Jordan national basketball team. Maaytah competed with the Jordanian team at the FIBA Asia Championship 2009. In 2009, Soobzoko

Is a retired American professional basketball player. A small forward, Mashburn was a prolific score

Is a retired American professional basketball player. A small forward, Mashburn was a prolific scorer in his 12 seasons in the league, with a career scoring average of 19.1 points per game. He is nicknamed "The Monster Mash" and "Masher".

Is a Kenyan football midfielder who is playing for Kazma Sporting Club in Kuwait. His previous clubs

Is a Kenyan football midfielder who is playing for Kazma Sporting Club in Kuwait. His previous clubs include Hapoel Nazareth Illit F.C., and he played for Liberty Professionals F.C. and Mathare United before moving to Europe then to Asia. He has played fi

Is a Major League Baseball outfielder.Strong was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 6th round of

Is a Major League Baseball outfielder.Strong was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 6th round of the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft. Strong made his major league debut in 2003 and was called up again in 2005. Strong became a free agent after the 2005 season and signed with the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs released him on April 25, 2006, and he signed with the Atlanta Braves on April 28. The Braves released him on October 15, 2006, and he later signed with the New York Yankees in 2007. After becoming a free agent after the 2007 season, Strong signed with the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League for 2008. On June 6, the Ducks traded him to the Camden Riversharks for pitcher Abe Alvarez.

Is a Bahraini footballer currently playing for Al-Ahli of Bahrain and the Bahrain national football

Is a Bahraini footballer currently playing for Al-Ahli of Bahrain and the Bahrain national football team.

Is an Ethiopian football goalkeeper currently playing for Ethiopian Coffee. He is a member of the Et

Is an Ethiopian football goalkeeper currently playing for Ethiopian Coffee. He is a member of the Ethiopia national football team. He cames in Winter 2003 from Nyala SC.

Is a former running back in the National Football League, with the Atlanta Falcons. He played eight

Is a former running back in the National Football League, with the Atlanta Falcons. He played eight seasons with the Falcons, amassing 5,336 rushing yards, 156 receptions for 1,645 yards, and 41 touchdowns before he suffered what became a career-ending tear of his ACL in 2001.

S a former Lebanese international striker. He represented Lebanon at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup in Leban

S a former Lebanese international striker. He represented Lebanon at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup in Lebanon. He began his playing career with Al-Ansar (Lebanon), later coaching for the team after his retirement.