Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was an English cricketer who made ten first-class appearances between 1891 and 1896. He played five

Was an English cricketer who made ten first-class appearances between 1891 and 1896. He played five first-class matches for Somerset, and also appeared for the MCC and I Zingari. He also published a number of books, including A Cotswold Village; or, count

Was an American boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he was eliminated in the sec

Was an American boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he was eliminated in the second round of the bantamweight class after losing his fight to Oscar Andrén.

Was an American football running back. He played collegiately for Georgia Tech and professionally in

Was an American football running back. He played collegiately for Georgia Tech and professionally in the American Football League for the Buffalo Bills (1964-1965), and the Miami Dolphins (1966-1967). He also played in the National Football League for the Atlanta Falcons.

Was a Belgian football (soccer) player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a Belgian football (soccer) player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Is a former Bermudian cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. He w

Is a former Bermudian cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. He was the captain for Bermuda's inaugural first class match, against New Zealand in 1972. He also represented Bermuda in the first two ICC Trophy tournaments.

Is a Cameroonian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.Batangdon became African champion in 200

Is a Cameroonian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.Batangdon became African champion in 2004, a month before the 2004 Summer Olympics. Competing in the 200 metres contest, he did advance from the heats but pulled out of the competition.

Was a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the mid 1930s to the late 1940s. At the 1936 Winter Olympic

Was a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the mid 1930s to the late 1940s. At the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, he won two medals with a gold in the four-man and a silver in the two-man events.

Was an Irish amateur golfer.Carr won his first major tournament, the East of Ireland Amateur, at the

Was an Irish amateur golfer.Carr won his first major tournament, the East of Ireland Amateur, at the age of 19 in 1941, which started one of Ireland's greatest golfing careers. He went on to win twelve East of Ireland titles, twelve West of Ireland titles

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Florida Marlins from 2000 to 2001.Stron

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Florida Marlins from 2000 to 2001.Strong was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 15th round of the 1984 Major League Baseball Draft. He was a replacement player during spring training in 1995, and was barred from joining the Major League Baseball Players Association. After being released by the Chicago Cubs organization in 1995 and playing for the independent Surrey Glaciers of the Western Baseball League, he was inactive for two years, but returned to play in the Korean Baseball Organization in 1998.

Joe McClelland was the first manager of Halifax Town football club. He was present on the 24 May 191

Joe McClelland was the first manager of Halifax Town football club. He was present on the 24 May 1911 when a meeting at the Saddle Hotel in Halifax brought about the birth of the club. He was one of a small group of people willing to guarantee the sum of £1 to ensure the formation of Halifax Town.

Is a French swimmer and olympic medalist. He competed at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, where h

Is a French swimmer and olympic medalist. He competed at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, where he received a bronze medal in 4 x 200 m freestyle relay with the French swimming team (with Jean Boiteux, Aldo Eminente and Alexandre Jany).[1]

Is a former welterweight boxer from Cameroon.In 1965, Bessala won the All-Africa Games in Brazzavill

Is a former welterweight boxer from Cameroon.In 1965, Bessala won the All-Africa Games in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. He twice won the African Championships in welterweight: in 1966 in Lagos, Nigeria, (prevailing over Ghanaian, Eddie Blay in the f

Is a French former football midfielder.He was part of France in the FIFA World Cup 1966. He scored 3

Is a French former football midfielder.He was part of France in the FIFA World Cup 1966. He scored 3 goals during the 1966 season.

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1909 to 1930. He made hi

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1909 to 1930. He made his debut for Derbyshire against Sussex in May 1909 when he made 6 and 14. Over the next four years he played about five games a year, but in 1914 he played 16 matches for the club. Cricket was interrupted by the First World War, and Bowden did not return to the first class game until 1921. In that season he scored his first century of 108 against Gloucestershire. He played steadily in 1922 and in 1923 scored 114 against Somerset. After good but uneventful years in 1924 and 1925, Bowden managed an average of 30.52 in 1926, clocking up 1221 runs and making 106 against Warwickshire. Bowden was a right-hand batsman and played 395 innings in 231 first class matches with an average of 20.57. He made over 7,600 runs and scored four centuries with a top score of 120. He was a right-arm medium pace bowler who took one wicket in 21 overs at an average of 54.00.

Was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward. Born in Peggs Green, near Coa

Was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward. Born in Peggs Green, near Coalville, Leicestershire, Bradford made nearly 450 appearances for Birmingham in all competitions, scoring 267 goals. He was capped 12 times for England, scoring seven goals, and played five times for a representative Football League XI.

Is a Maltese football player who earned a total of 103 caps for the Maltese national team, scoring f

Is a Maltese football player who earned a total of 103 caps for the Maltese national team, scoring five goals.[2] He made his last appearance for the team in 2004 in a friendly match against Moldova

Is an English professional footballer. He currently plays for Southern League Division 1 side Truro

Is an English professional footballer. He currently plays for Southern League Division 1 side Truro City.Broad was born in Bristol and began his career as a trainee with Plymouth Argyle, turning professional in August 2000.

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1895 and 1896. He made his

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1895 and 1896. He made his debut for Derbyshire in August 1895 against Hampshire when he made 2 not out in the only innings he played. He played two more games in the 1895 season and two in the 1896 season. Brooks played seven innings in five first class matches with an average of 2,66 and a top score of 6. As last man in, he was only given out three times in his career. He was a left-arm fast-medium bowler and took 2 wickets at an average of 95.00.

Is a former Belgian cyclist.

Is a former Belgian cyclist.

Was a golf administrator.Dey was born in Norfolk, Virginia. He was Executive Director of the United

Was a golf administrator.Dey was born in Norfolk, Virginia. He was Executive Director of the United States Golf Association from 1934 to 1968 and then took over as the first Commissioner of the PGA Tour after the tournament players broke away from the PGA

Was an American badminton player who won major titles between 1951 and 1967.Despite a career in the

Was an American badminton player who won major titles between 1951 and 1967.Despite a career in the Federal Bureau of Investigation which sometimes interfered with his avocation, Alston reached the final round of more U.S.

Was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name J. C. Bailey. He wrestled for n

Was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name J. C. Bailey. He wrestled for numerous American-based professional wrestling promotions including Combat Zone Wrestling, IWA Mid-South, and IWA East Coast.

Is a former American football quarterback in the NFL. Ferguson played college football at the Univer

Is a former American football quarterback in the NFL. Ferguson played college football at the University of Arkansas, where he still holds the school's single game record for most completions (31 against Texas A&M in 1971) and in that same season was named the Southwest Conference's Offensive Player of the Year.

Was a Scottish professional footballer born in Motherwell, who played as an inside forward or wing h

Was a Scottish professional footballer born in Motherwell, who played as an inside forward or wing half. He represented Bathgate in the Scottish Football League, and made nearly 350 appearances in the Football League in England playing for Burnley, Newcastle United, Sunderland, Queens Park Rangers, Birmingham and Chesterfield.

Is a professional cricketer. From a young age through school he showed much potential to become a gr

Is a professional cricketer. From a young age through school he showed much potential to become a great cricketing prospect as a much respected all-rounder, later being inducted into the Australian Cricket Academy in Adelaide, South Australia, so much was his potential Queensland and South Australia sought after his services extensively with the latter being the more successful. He debuted with the Redbacks in the 1988/89 season. Scuderi was a regular face amongst the South Australian first-class team from 1988 until 2001, when he joined the Italian national cricket team (he is of Italian heritage). His class above the rest of the team was apparent for a developing cricket nation, and as their inspirational captain, he has helped a steady rise in Italian cricket, similar to John Davison in Canada.