Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1872 and 1879. In 1870 Flint played for a

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1872 and 1879. In 1870 Flint played for a Wirksworth team against an All-England XI with George Frost who followed him to Derbyshire. He debuted for Derbyshire in 1872 in a match against Lancashir

Is a former New Zealand representative rugby footballer, an entrepreneur and a campaigner for acquit

Is a former New Zealand representative rugby footballer, an entrepreneur and a campaigner for acquitted murder accused David Bain.

Was an American professional basketball player and coach.A 5'11" guard/forward from New York Univers

Was an American professional basketball player and coach.A 5'11" guard/forward from New York University, Reiser played professional basketball in three leagues (the NBL, BAA, and NBA) from 1943 to 1950. He was a member of the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, the Baltimore Bullets, and the Washington Capitols.

Is an American sprint canoer who competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He was eliminated in

Is an American sprint canoer who competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-2 1000 metres event. Dronzek was affiliated with the Yonkers Canoe Club, and trained for the world competition in New York's Hudso

Was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics.

Was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics.

Was an American football linebacker for the Chicago Bears. As a linebacker from 1955 through 1966, h

Was an American football linebacker for the Chicago Bears. As a linebacker from 1955 through 1966, he made the Pro Bowl 5 times, and was named to the NFL 300 Greatest Players team. He was #31 with the Chicago Bears.

Boxing champion of the world.

Boxing champion of the world.

Was light heavyweight boxing champion of the world. O'Brien turned pro in the 1890s. He stood 5-101/

Was light heavyweight boxing champion of the world. O'Brien turned pro in the 1890s. He stood 5-101/2 and weighed 152-165 pounds. He was agile, quick and limber, a two-handed puncher who landed often but not a particularly hard hitter. His best punches we

Was an American baseball outfielder. He played all or part of twelve seasons in the majors for the C

Was an American baseball outfielder. He played all or part of twelve seasons in the majors for the Chicago Cubs (1932-33 and 1935-38), New York Giants (1939-41), Boston Braves (1941-42), St. Louis Cardinals (1943) and St. Louis Browns (1944).Demaree helped the Cubs win the National League pennant in 1932, 1935 and 1938. During his only season with the Cardinals he helped them to win the National League pennant in 1943. During his last season he helped the Browns win the American League pennant. He was named to the National League All-Star Team in 1936 and 1937.

Is a retired American basketball player. He played eight seasons in the NBA all for the Warriors fra

Is a retired American basketball player. He played eight seasons in the NBA all for the Warriors franchise; the first five seasons were with the then San Francisco Warriors and the last three when the franchise relocated to Oakland and became the Golden State Warriors.

Was a United States basketball player, sometimes called "the first of the high-scoring forwards". He

Was a United States basketball player, sometimes called "the first of the high-scoring forwards". He was one of the first players enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame. The 63 points Fulks scored on February 10, 1949 was the most in an NBA game (then called the Basketball Association of America) until Elgin Baylor scored 64 November 8, 1959. Fulks' 63-point outburst came during a Warrior 108-87 victory over the Indianapolis Jets. In the game Fulks made 27 of 56 shots and nine of 14 free throws. Along the way he shattered the record for most points in one half (33); field goals; and field goal attempts.

Is a former football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level. Kissock mad

Is a former football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level. Kissock made his full All Whites debut in a 1-2 loss to Australia on 9 June 1923 and played two further official internationals that month, beating Australia 3-2 and

Was a backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for three different clubs from 1921 thro

Was a backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for three different clubs from 1921 through 1924. Listed at 6'0", 170 lb., Connolly batted and threw right-handed. He was born in San Francisco, California.Connolly reached the majors in 1921 with the New York Giants, spending part of the year with them before moving to the Cleveland Indians in 1921. Before the 1924 season, he was sent by Cleveland along with Dan Boone, Steve O'Neill, and Bill Wambsganss to the Boston Red Sox in the same transaction that brought George Burns, Roxy Walters, and Chick Fewster to the Indians. His most productive season came in 1923 with Cleveland, when he hit .303 with three home runs and 25 RBI in 52 games, all career-highs.

Is a British Chess International Grandmaster and former British Champion, as well as a chess author.

Is a British Chess International Grandmaster and former British Champion, as well as a chess author.Born to Irish parents Norah and Patrick, Gallagher was the eldest child (his sisters Catherine, Noreen, Pauline and Marie, and brother Stephen also played chess). His sister Marie also played chess to an international standard at age 11.[citation needed] He played for many years on the European chess circuit, before marrying and moving to Neuchâtel in Switzerland, taking Swiss nationality, being awarded the title of Grandmaster, and then winning the British Chess Championship in 2001 and the Swiss Chess Championship in 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005 and 2007.

Was an American football player.Gilliam grew up on the campus of Tennessee A&I State University (ren

Was an American football player.Gilliam grew up on the campus of Tennessee A&I State University (renamed Tennessee State University in 1968). His father was a defensive coordinator at TSU.

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire. He made his first cricketing appearance for the

Was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire. He made his first cricketing appearance for the Derbyshire in the 2nd XI against the Warwickshire 2nd XI in 1914. He then played two first-class matches in the 1914 County Championship, debuting against

Was an American professional boxer. Roach was originally from Dedham, Massachusetts and fought via L

Was an American professional boxer. Roach was originally from Dedham, Massachusetts and fought via Las Vegas, Nevada. Roach was the youngest of the 3 Fighting Roach Brothers along with Freddie Roach (boxing) and Pepper Roach. After his career as a fighter

Is a Gambian footballer that play for Wallidan F.C.. Gómez began his career on youth side from Wall

Is a Gambian footballer that play for Wallidan F.C.. Gómez began his career on youth side from Wallidan F.C. and was promoted to first team in January 2007. In May 2007 had an two-week trial at Paris SG, he was not signed an moved back to Wallidan F.C.. G

Is a French professional basketball player currently playing for Unicaja Málaga of the ACB league.

Is a French professional basketball player currently playing for Unicaja Málaga of the ACB league.

Was a French football player who participated at the 1934 FIFA World Cup. He played club football wi

Was a French football player who participated at the 1934 FIFA World Cup. He played club football with US Valenciennes, Fives and Olympique de Marseille; he was also the manager of Marseille in 1943 and 1944.

Is a French field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Fren

Is a French field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the French field hockey team, which finish fourth in the 1936 Olympic tournament. He played all five matches as forward.

Is an American professional basketball player currently with the Toronto Raptors of the NBA. After a

Is an American professional basketball player currently with the Toronto Raptors of the NBA. After a stellar senior year at Oklahoma State University in which he showed incredible athleticism and the ability to take control of a game while playing for the Cowboys, he was selected 16th overall in the 2005 NBA Draft by the Toronto Raptors.

Is a former Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played twice for the Ireland cricket team in

Is a former Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played twice for the Ireland cricket team in 1972, against Scotland and Wales. The match against Scotland had first-class status.

Is an English footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Brighton & Hove Albion, on loan fro

Is an English footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Brighton & Hove Albion, on loan from Preston North End. He is of Ghanaian descent, and comes from a family of groundskeepers.

In Birmingham, UK, is the reigning under 18's British Taekwondo champion, winning and defending the

In Birmingham, UK, is the reigning under 18's British Taekwondo champion, winning and defending the AIMAA British championships in 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007. Taking up the sport in 2002, he has made significant progress, and missed the European Championships in 2006 and World Championships in 2007 due to injury. He is hoping to make a return to competitive tournaments in early 2008.