Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a first-team All-American out of USC and Manual Arts High School.He was a 5 time Pro Bowler with

Was a first-team All-American out of USC and Manual Arts High School.He was a 5 time Pro Bowler with the Los Angeles Rams from 1957-1963 and played with the Chicago Bears from 1964 to 1966.

Is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1996 and

Is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1996 and 1998. He also played one season in Japan for the Yokohama BayStars in 2001. He is currently an assistant coach at his alma mater, The University of California, Berkeley.

Is a British short track speed skater who competed at both the 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2010 Win

Is a British short track speed skater who competed at both the 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2010 Winter Olympics. Eley finished fifth in the 500 meters in Torino, and was a member of the British team that finished sixth in the 5000 meter relay in Vancouve

An Argentine former volleyball player and current coach, who represented his native country at the 1

An Argentine former volleyball player and current coach, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, winning the bronze medal with the men's national team. He also obtained the bronze medal at the 1982 World Championship held in Argentina.Uriarte played 8 seasons in Europe, at the Italian A1 first division, in France, and in the Netherlands. He obtained 3 Argentine leagues, and played 11 years for the Argentine national team, including four World Championships and two Olympic Games.As a head coach, he worked in Azul VC from 1991 to 2001, playing six Argentine League finals and winning the championship four of them: 1991/92, 92/93, 93/94 and 2000/01.

Is a Spanish slalom canoer who competed since the early 2000s. Ergüín also finished 16th in the C-

Is a Spanish slalom canoer who competed since the early 2000s. Ergüín also finished 16th in the C-1 event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played two games in the National Hockey League. He p

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played two games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Minnesota North Stars.

Is an American former professional basketball player. A 7'0" center from Southern Methodist Universi

Is an American former professional basketball player. A 7'0" center from Southern Methodist University, Koncak was selected with the 5th pick in the 1985 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks. Koncak spent ten seasons with the Hawks (1985-1995), mainly in a reserve role, then concluded his career with the Orlando Magic. He retired in 1996 with career totals of 3,520 points and 3,856 rebounds.

Is a British slalom canoeist who competed in the early 1970s. He competed in the C-2 event at the 19

Is a British slalom canoeist who competed in the early 1970s. He competed in the C-2 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, but did not finish.

Is an English footballer who plays as a left-back for Watford of the Football League Championship.Ha

Is an English footballer who plays as a left-back for Watford of the Football League Championship.Harley started his career with Chelsea, making his debut against Derby County in April 1998. Despite some impressive performances, especially in the 1999–2000 season, during which he was a member of Chelsea's FA Cup winning squad, albeit as an unused substitute in the final, he was unable to establish himself in the London side.

Is a retired male badminton player from Denmark.Jon Holst-Christensen competed in badminton at the 1

Is a retired male badminton player from Denmark.Jon Holst-Christensen competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Thomas Lund. In the first round they defeated Dean Galt and Kerrin Harrison of New Zealand and in second round th

Is a former Norwegian ski jumper from Hamar who competed from 1986 to 1992.

Is a former Norwegian ski jumper from Hamar who competed from 1986 to 1992.

Is a former professional tennis player from Australia. Ireland enjoyed most of his tennis success wh

Is a former professional tennis player from Australia. Ireland enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 1 doubles title. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 90 in 1995.

A Swedish football player who plays for Brøndby IF in the Danish Superliga. Jönsson made his first

A Swedish football player who plays for Brøndby IF in the Danish Superliga. Jönsson made his first team debut in IFK Hässleholm aged 15, and his talent was recognised by Tottenham Hotspur who brought him to London. In return IFK Hässleholm received roughly £ 70,000 and two players to play one season on loan, one of whom was Peter Crouch.

Is a former international butterfly swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the

Is a former international butterfly swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he finished in 7th position in the 200m Butterfly, and in twelfth place with the 400m Individual Medley.

Is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. Having grown up in Florida, Jon Court began ridi

Is an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. Having grown up in Florida, Jon Court began riding in Colorado at the now closed Centennial Park in 1980. He rode in Louisiana for 12 years before moving to Kentucky and Indiana in 1995 where he was a to

Is an Icelandic chess grandmaster, three-time national champion, and a successful businessman.Not un

Is an Icelandic chess grandmaster, three-time national champion, and a successful businessman.Not unlike fellow Scandinavians Simen Agdestein and Magnus Carlsen, Arnason in his youth was hailed as a potential world champion after a string of startling results. In 1976, while only 15, he tied first in an event for players under 21. The same year, he won an Icelandic open tournament with the outstanding score of 9.5/11. Just a year later, playing in a telex match for Iceland against England, he drew as Black against Jonathan Mestel, an established master.

Is widely considered to be the greatest whitewater canoe slalom racer ever. During the 1980s, he dom

Is widely considered to be the greatest whitewater canoe slalom racer ever. During the 1980s, he dominated international racing in Men's Individual C-1 (a decked canoe, similar to a kayak). He is the only slalom racer to ever appear on the Wheaties box. H

Was a Norwegian cross country skier who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics. In 1924 he finished fo

Was a Norwegian cross country skier who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics. In 1924 he finished fourth in the 50 kilometre competition as well as fourth in the 18 kilometre event.

A former American football running back in the National Football League who played for the New York

A former American football running back in the National Football League who played for the New York Giants from 1982 to 1988. Initially noted for his diminutive stature — 5' 7", Morris was a key member of the Giants team that won Super Bowl XXI in 1987. He rushed for 67 yards, caught 4 passes for 20 yards, and scored a touchdown in the game.

A Spanish football player who plays as a defender. He currently plays for the Spanish team UE Lleida

A Spanish football player who plays as a defender. He currently plays for the Spanish team UE Lleida. [1]

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Burton Albion in the Blue Square Premier, on loan un

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Burton Albion in the Blue Square Premier, on loan until January from Greenock Morton in the Scottish First Division.

Is an English former professional footballer. He was a central defender.Newsome began his career at

Is an English former professional footballer. He was a central defender.Newsome began his career at Sheffield Wednesday before joining Leeds United, where he won a first division championship medal in 1992. Norwich City manager John Deehan paid Leeds £1,000,000 for his services in 1994.

Is a retired English football defender.He started his career at Everton after joining in 1993. He ca

Is a retired English football defender.He started his career at Everton after joining in 1993. He captained England at youth level, and graduated through the F.A. School at Lilleshall. Although he was a centre back, Everton were well covered in this position, and so he had made his first team breakthrough at right back, after Joe Royle dropped Matt Jackson after a disastrous F.A. Cup in 1996.

Is a Sweden-born freeskier and alpine ski racer currently living in Monaco. Olsson made his debut in

Is a Sweden-born freeskier and alpine ski racer currently living in Monaco. Olsson made his debut in the Alpine Skiing World Cup in Val d'Isère in December 2010, as part of a plan to make the Swedish alpine ski team at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Hans Olsso

Is a professional footballer who plays for Norwich City. Otsemobor is a defender who can play as cen

Is a professional footballer who plays for Norwich City. Otsemobor is a defender who can play as centre-back or full-back. His main strengths are his pace and willingness to get forward.