Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a retired field hockey defender from Australia, who was a member of the national team that won th

Is a retired field hockey defender from Australia, who was a member of the national team that won the silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.After his career he became a hockey coach. Irvine was the assistant of head coach Terry Wals

Is a former Scottish footballer, who is currently the manager of Heart of Midlothian. Jefferies play

Is a former Scottish footballer, who is currently the manager of Heart of Midlothian. Jefferies played for Hearts for almost his whole playing career and enjoyed a successful first managerial spell with the club, winning the 1998 Scottish Cup. Jefferies has also managed Gala Fairydean, Berwick Rangers, Falkirk, Bradford City and Kilmarnock. Jefferies left Berwick in 1983 to become a manager at East of Scotland Football League club Gala Fairydean, but returned to the club to begin his senior managerial career in September 1988.

Is a Scottish former football goalkeeper. Among the clubs he played for are Aberdeen (two spells), M

Is a Scottish former football goalkeeper. Among the clubs he played for are Aberdeen (two spells), Manchester United, Arsenal, Dundee and Hibernian. Leighton joined Aberdeen from non-league Dalry Thistle in 1978. Ferguson's Aberdeen side won the Scottish Cup four times, the Scottish League Cup twice, as well as the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1983 and three Scottish Premier League titles in 1980, 1984 and 1985. Leighton's international career lasted for 16 years, from 1982 to 1998. He was an uncapped squad member for the 1982 World Cup, before making his debut against East Germany on 13 October 1982.

Is an American water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.Norris was a member of the

Is an American water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.Norris was a member of the American water polo team which finished fourth in the 1952 tournament. He played eight matches.

Was a South African boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920, he was eliminated in the

Was a South African boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920, he was eliminated in the first round of the light heavyweight class after losing his fight to Edwin Schell.

Is a Scottish professional footballer who is currently the manager of Arbroath.After starting in jun

Is a Scottish professional footballer who is currently the manager of Arbroath.After starting in junior football with his hometown boys club, Motherwell Orbiston, Weir signed professionally with Hamilton Accies in 1987. He spent six years at Douglas Park, making close to 200 league appearances for the club, before joining Premier League Hearts, then under the guidance of Sandy Clark. Weir's stay at Tynecastle was brief and he moved to St. Johnstone within a year, signed by Paul Sturrock in a swap deal that saw Colin Miller move in the other direction.

Was an American thoroughbred race horse jockey.Orphaned and homeless in his early teens, McLaughlin

Was an American thoroughbred race horse jockey.Orphaned and homeless in his early teens, McLaughlin was taken in by horse trainer William Daly who taught him how to ride. While individual statistics from all of McLaughlin's career races aren't documented,

Is an American poker player, teacher and writer living in Kenilworth, Illinois. McManus is best know

Is an American poker player, teacher and writer living in Kenilworth, Illinois. McManus is best known as the author of the book Positively Fifth Street: Murderers, Cheetahs, and Binion's World Series of Poker (ISBN 0-374-23648-8). The book is based on his trip to Las Vegas to cover the progress of women in the 2000 World Series of Poker (WSOP) and the death of Ted Binion. He has also written for The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Harper's Magazine, and The New Yorker among others.

Is an English born Scottish footballer who is contracted to League One side Brighton & Hove Albion.

Is an English born Scottish footballer who is contracted to League One side Brighton & Hove Albion. McNulty is a versatile defender, who prefers to play in the left-back position. McNulty is currently on loan at Championship side Scunthorpe United where it is hoped he can regain full-match fitness.

Is a former football (soccer) goalkeeper. He was a member of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in

Is a former football (soccer) goalkeeper. He was a member of the Australian 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany and represented Victoria in 1974. However, he never played a full international for Australia, and only played in unofficial matches.

Is a Scottish former footballer and manager, currently without a club after being sacked by Forfar.

Is a Scottish former footballer and manager, currently without a club after being sacked by Forfar. He played as a goalkeeper for several Scottish lower league clubs. After retiring from playing in 2001, Moffat was appointed as the assistant manager at Stirling Albion. He was appointed manager of Forfar in March 2007, but was sacked in April 2008 with the side just one point above last place in the Third Division.

Is a former Scottish football (soccer) goalkeeper. During his career, he played for Kilmarnock, Midd

Is a former Scottish football (soccer) goalkeeper. During his career, he played for Kilmarnock, Middlesbrough, Rangers and St Mirren. He earned 2 caps for Scotland, and was their third-choice goalkeeper at the 1974 FIFA World Cup. He was later the goalkeeping coach at Kilmarnock and Hearts, and currently the goalkeeping coach of Rangers and Scotland.

Is a Scottish former professional footballer and manager, best known as a centre forward who helped

Is a Scottish former professional footballer and manager, best known as a centre forward who helped Leeds United gain promotion in 1964 to the First Division. Storrie began his career at Airdrie, making his debut in the 1957–58 season, before being signed by Don Revie for Leeds United as a proven goalscorer for a fee of £15,000 in 1962.

Is an American sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s. He was eliminated in

Is an American sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-1 500 m event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Four years later in Barcelona, Terrell was eliminated in the semifinals of the

Is a Scottish footballer currently playing for Queen of the South. He has previously played for Clyd

Is a Scottish footballer currently playing for Queen of the South. He has previously played for Clyde, Stenhousemuir and Arbroath. Nicknamed 'JT', Thomson is a central defender. Thomson began his senior football career at Clyde in 1991.

Was a Canadian freestyle sport wrestler who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Summer

Was a Canadian freestyle sport wrestler who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Summer Olympics, and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Was a boxer from Northern Ireland. In 1966, McCourt won a gold medal, representing Northern Ireland,

Was a boxer from Northern Ireland. In 1966, McCourt won a gold medal, representing Northern Ireland, at the Commonwealth Games in Kingston in the Light Welterweight division.

Was an American professional wrestler during the 1960s and 1970s in the southern United States. He w

Was an American professional wrestler during the 1960s and 1970s in the southern United States. He was the frequent tag team partner of Jerry Lawler. White also frequently teamed with Jerry Lawler. In the Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling promotion, the t

Was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Is a Scottish former professional footballer. Adam began his career with local youth club Blantyre C

Is a Scottish former professional footballer. Adam began his career with local youth club Blantyre Celtic before moving south to English club Aldershot in 1950.

Was a Scottish footballer and Schoolmaster who played both North and South of the border. In Scotlan

Was a Scottish footballer and Schoolmaster who played both North and South of the border. In Scotland for Falkirk and Rangers and in England for Chelsea. He was judged to be a clever inside left who when paired with Bob McNeil was very effective.

Is a former field hockey striker from Australia, who was a member of the team that won the bronze me

Is a former field hockey striker from Australia, who was a member of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.He was nicknamed Jimmy by his team mates, and was considered as an exceptionally skilful player with good enduran

Was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward. He was born in Glasgow and began his care

Was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward. He was born in Glasgow and began his career at junior club St Roch's before joining Birmingham in 1931, where he failed to make any appearances for the first team. He moved to Chelsea in 1933.

A Scottish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Following his playing retirement

A Scottish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Following his playing retirement he moved into coaching and has managed a number of Scottish League clubs.Despite attending the rugby union-playing Stirling High School,[1] Bone developed a keen interest in football, through representative games with his local boys brigade. He began his professional career with Partick Thistle, whom he joined from junior side Airth Castle Rovers in 1968 and spent four seasons with the Jags. During this time they suffered their first ever relegation from the First Division,

Was a Scottish professional footballer, coach and manager.Bonthrone's playing career centred around

Was a Scottish professional footballer, coach and manager.Bonthrone's playing career centred around his time with a successful East Fife team, although he also played for Dundee, Stirling Albion and for George Farm atQueen of the South.