Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is an English cricketer who plays for Somerset County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed batsman who

Is an English cricketer who plays for Somerset County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed batsman who also plays as a wicket-keeper. Buttler enjoyed a prolific cricket record while at school, sharing a record-breaking opening partnership while at King's College, Taunton in 2008, and the following season his school lost only one of seventeen matches under captaincy, and he was named 2009 Young Wisden Schools Cricketer of the Year. His performances led him to be selected to play for England at Under-19 level, touring Bangladesh, and then travelling to New Zealand for the 2010 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

Was a professional ice hockey defenseman who played 8 seasons in the National Hockey League for the

Was a professional ice hockey defenseman who played 8 seasons in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins and New York Americans.He had spells with the Canmore Moners and the Vancouver Lions joining the New York Rangers. Jerwa was soon traded to the Boston Bruins for Dutch Gainor and spent most of his time in the Canadian-American Hockey League with the Boston Cubs and played just 12 games for the Bruins. He was traded once more to the New York Americans for Nels Stewart where Jerwa made the Stanley Cup playoffs three times and enjoyed the most ice time of his NHL career. After spending the next three years with the American Hockey League's Cleveland Barons, Jerwa retired from hockey in 1942.

Was an American infielder in Major League Baseball who played for five teams from 1939 to 1945, play

Was an American infielder in Major League Baseball who played for five teams from 1939 to 1945, playing all four infield positions. He was born in San Francisco, California, and died there at age 73.

Is a retired American football player whose professional career in the National Football League (NFL

Is a retired American football player whose professional career in the National Football League (NFL) spanned the late 1970s through the mid-1990s.[2] Montana started his NFL career in 1979 with the San Francisco 49ers, where he played quarterback (QB) for the next 14 seasons.

Born to Joseph and Theresa Montana, Joe Montana expressed an early interest in sports, and it was Mo

Born to Joseph and Theresa Montana, Joe Montana expressed an early interest in sports, and it was Montana Sr. who first taught him the game of football. Montana started to play youth football when he was just eight years old, aided in part by his father. Montana Sr. listed his son as a nine-year-old so that Montana could meet the league's minimum age requirement.

Was an English-born Australian schoolmaster and cricketer. Coates was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshir

Was an English-born Australian schoolmaster and cricketer. Coates was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, the son of Joseph, a cordwainer, and his wife Ellen. While at Huddersfield College he gained medals for mathematics and classics and matriculated to the University of London. He was a founder and benefactor of the New South Wales Cricket Association and an original life member of the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.Inman playe

Is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.Inman played on the PGA Tour from 1974 to 1986. He won one event during this phase of his career, the 1976 Kemper Open. His best finish in a major was T-9 at The Mast

Is a Belgian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he was eliminated in the quarte

Is a Belgian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the bantamweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming gold medalist Ulderico Sergo.

Was an Irish cricketer. A left-handed batsman, he played twice for the Ireland cricket team, against

Was an Irish cricketer. A left-handed batsman, he played twice for the Ireland cricket team, against Scotland and the MCC in 1924. The match against Scotland had first-class status.

Is a former American football punter who won two Super Bowl rings playing for the Pittsburgh Steeler

Is a former American football punter who won two Super Bowl rings playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He is the father of current Kansas City Chiefs punter Dustin Colquitt and Tennessee Volunteers punter Britton Colquitt. He is also the brother of Jimmy Colquitt who was also a punter for UT.

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Warwickshire from 1895 to 1899. He joine

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Warwickshire from 1895 to 1899. He joined Warwickshire in 1889 and until 1893 played regularly in matches that were not accorded first class status. He made his first class debut in May 1895 in a match against Surrey when he took three wickets. Cresswell played 22 innings in 15 first class matches with an average of 10.53 and a top score of 16. He took 42 first class wickets at an average of 27.23 and a best performance of 6 for 69.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Gloucestershire. He was born

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Gloucestershire. He was born in Merriott and died in Lambridge. Cross made his first-class debut in July 1870 against Surrey. Cross' second and final first-class appearance came the following week against the MCC, against whom he scored his only runs in first-class cricket in the first innings of the match. Gloucestershire again won this match by an innings margin, thanks to an innings of 172 from WG Grace.

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1905. He played for Derbys

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1905. He played for Derbyshire in 1892 and 1893 when the club was outside the championship. Twelve years later he made his first-class debut, against Essex in May 1905. His second a

Is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and workin

Is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and working on the Raw brand, where he is a member of The Nexus. He previously wrestled at their developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). He was

Is a three time US Paralympic swimmer, competing at Sydney, Australia (2000), Athens, Greece (2004)

Is a three time US Paralympic swimmer, competing at Sydney, Australia (2000), Athens, Greece (2004) and Beijing, China (2008).

Was born after George Washington. Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1871 an

Was born after George Washington. Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1874. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871. He played as a lower-order batsman in Derbyshire's first ever match a

An Italian football defender of Nigerian descent playing currently for Widzew Lódz.Oshadogan was bo

An Italian football defender of Nigerian descent playing currently for Widzew Lódz.Oshadogan was born in 1986 in Genoa to a Nigerian father and an Italian mother. He grew up in Pisa, where he spent some time as part of the local team's youth system.[2][3] In 1994 he moved to Foggia, where he made his professional debut in the Serie B on August 26, 1995. In 1999 he signed for AS Roma, but left the giallorossi soon later to join Reggina, where he spent two seasons. After a two-year spell at Cosenza, in 2003 he joined French side AS Monaco, where he played only four domestic league matches in two seasons. He then returned in Italy,

Was a Belgian swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, 1928 Summer Ol

Was a Belgian swimmer and water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, 1928 Summer Olympics and 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a Belgian Olympic fencer.

Was a Belgian Olympic fencer.

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1884 and 1886. Chatterton made his debut

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1884 and 1886. Chatterton made his debut for Derbyshire in 1884 at the age of 17 against Sussex, when he made a duck in both innings. He played two matches in 1885 and in 1886 played eight first class and two other matches for Derbyshire. Chatterton was a right-handed batsman and played 22 innings in 11 first class matches with an average of 5.40 and a top score of 21. He was a right-arm slow bowler and took 5 wickets for an average of 23.80.

Was an English first-class cricketer who played for Nottingham Cricket Club from 1800 to 1829. A bat

Was an English first-class cricketer who played for Nottingham Cricket Club from 1800 to 1829. A batsman and occasional wicket-keeper, Dennis took part in seven first-class matches for Nottingham, mostly against Sheffield Cricket Club.

Was an American weightlifter from Paterson, New Jersey, both World champion and Olympic champion. He

Was an American weightlifter from Paterson, New Jersey, both World champion and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. He was eliminated in the repechage roun

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. He was eliminated in the repechage round of the C-2 1000 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.

Was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer.

Was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer.

Also known in Turkey as Desire Yosuef, is a Cameroonian footballer playing for Kasimpasa in the Turk

Also known in Turkey as Desire Yosuef, is a Cameroonian footballer playing for Kasimpasa in the Turkish Super League.He scored 2 goal in 11 matches in this season