Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a former French professional road bicycle racer. Groussard was professional from 1954 to 1968. He

Is a former French professional road bicycle racer. Groussard was professional from 1954 to 1968. He rode 9 editions of the Tour de France where he won one stage in the 1959 Tour de France and wore the maillot jaune for one day in 1960 Tour de France. Other victories include two wins in Paris–Camembert, stage wins in Paris–Nice, wins in Critérium International and Four Days of Dunkirk and the 1963 edition of Milan – San Remo. In 1965, Groussard became the Lanterne rouge (last finishing rider) in the 1965 Tour de France.

Was a French athlete, winner of 5000 m at the 1920 Summer Olympics. In the next year Guillemot won a

Was a French athlete, winner of 5000 m at the 1920 Summer Olympics. In the next year Guillemot won a French Military Championships, followed by his first national championship title in 5000 m in 1920. That qualified him to the Olympic Games. In Antwerp, the main favourite was Paavo Nurmi. In the 5000 m final, Nurmi has devised a bold strategy in order to exhaust the dangerous Swedes Eric Backman and Runar Falk in the first part of the course. After three laps Nurmi takes the lead and builds more speed and only Guillemot follows him

Is an American show jumping champion. In 1984 Fargis participated in the 1984 Summer Olympics held i

Is an American show jumping champion. In 1984 Fargis participated in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles where he won a gold medal in individual jumping with the mare Touch of Class. He participated on the American winning team in the Team Jumpin

Was an American professional basketball player. After playing college basketball at the University o

Was an American professional basketball player. After playing college basketball at the University of Houston, the six foot tall guard played for one season in the American Basketball Association with the Houston Mavericks.

Is a retired Air Commodore and an English cricketer. Joe was commissioned into the Royal Air Force a

Is a retired Air Commodore and an English cricketer. Joe was commissioned into the Royal Air Force and rose to the rank of Air Commodore. He played cricket for the Free Foresters in two first-class matches (1961-1962). He also captained the R.A.F. and Com

Was an American athlete who was active as a welterweight boxer in 1953 and 1954, and as a long dista

Was an American athlete who was active as a welterweight boxer in 1953 and 1954, and as a long distance runner from 1975 to 1980. Erskine's first professional fight against Roger Dennis, which took place on November 28, 1953 at the Community Building in W

Was an English footballer and cricketer. Hulme usually played as a right-winger. Hulme started his c

Was an English footballer and cricketer. Hulme usually played as a right-winger. Hulme started his career at then non-league York City in 1923, before moving to Blackburn Rovers in February 1924. He spent two years at Ewood Park and made 74 league appeara

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of t

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1990s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-1 1000 m event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Was an English football player who was born in Wellington, Shropshire.Better known as "Happy" Harry

Was an English football player who was born in Wellington, Shropshire.Better known as "Happy" Harry Hampton or as "The Wellington Whirlwind," he played for Aston Villa from 1904 to 1920.

Is a congressman and former professional football player. On November 7, 2006 Shuler was elected to

Is a congressman and former professional football player. On November 7, 2006 Shuler was elected to the U.S. House as a Democrat from North Carolina's 11th congressional district (map). The district, based in Asheville, includes most of the Blue Ridge Mountains in western North Carolina.

Was an England international footballer. Born in Liverpool, England, he spent virtually his entire c

Was an England international footballer. Born in Liverpool, England, he spent virtually his entire childhood growing up in Motherwell, Scotland. He is notable for being the first player to have played for England without playing in the English football league system, and scoring over 100 goals in both the English and Scottish leagues.

Nicknamed "Black Death", dominated British chess during the latter part of the 19th century. He lear

Nicknamed "Black Death", dominated British chess during the latter part of the 19th century. He learned the game at the relatively late age of 18 but quickly became a strong player and went on to develop a professional chess career that spanned over 50 years. At one point he was the world's second most successful player, with a string of tournament victories behind him, but he really enjoyed popularising chess by giving simultaneous and blindfold displays around the country. Bl

Was an English chess master.Blake was a winner in many tournaments played in England in the end of 1

Was an English chess master.Blake was a winner in many tournaments played in England in the end of 19th century. He won at Stamford 1887, Oxford 1891 (joint), Brighton 1892, Cambridge 1893, and Salisbury 1898 (joint). He also took 5th at Manchester 1882, tied for 3-4th at Birmingham 1883 (Section B), took 4th at Bath 1884, tied for 6-8th at London 1889 (Henry Bird won), took 2nd at Cambridge 1890, tied for 3rd-4th at Woodhall Spa 1893, shared 2nd at Craigside 1895, took 3rd at Hastings (Amateur) 1895, took 2nd, behind Henry Ernest Atkins, at Bristol 1896, and won at Folkestone 1901.

Is a former Australian cricketer who played for the Queensland Bulls in Australian domestic cricket.

Is a former Australian cricketer who played for the Queensland Bulls in Australian domestic cricket. He was a right-arm fast bowler. He spent much of his early career in and out of the side due to the success of Michael Kasprowicz, Andy Bichel and Adam Dale. In 2001-02 he enjoyed his first full season when Kasprowicz got injured and Bichel returned to the Test side. He cemented his spot in the side and was a regular until a career ending knee injury in 2005. He finished as Queensland's eighth-highest wicket-taker of all time with 238 victims at 24.94 from his 64 matches. His best season with the Bulls came in 2001-02 with 49 wickets, topping the Pura Cup wicket tally. 43 and 46 wickets came in his next few seasons as he helped Queensland to claim back to back titles.

Was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back for Southampton and Liverpool in th

Was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back for Southampton and Liverpool in the 1900s.Hoare was born in Southampton and trained as a carpenter and joiner, playing amateur football with Southampton Oxford F.C. He joined Southern League champions Southampton F.C. in 1902 and became understudy to England international George Molyneux.

Is a Filipino-Chinese professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who cu

Is a Filipino-Chinese professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for the San Miguel Beermen. He was drafted third overall by Coca-Cola in 2006.

Was an American cricketer, active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Scattergood was one of

Was an American cricketer, active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Scattergood was one of the Philadelphian cricketers that played from the end of the 19th century through the early years of the next. Scattergood was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to a prominent Quaker family. He began his sports career as a baseball catcher, but was converted to a wicket-keeper while a student at Haverford College.

Is an American umpire in Major League Baseball who has worked in the National League in 1976 and fro

Is an American umpire in Major League Baseball who has worked in the National League in 1976 and from 1978 to 1999, and throughout both major leagues since 2000. He is a crew chief. Nicknamed "Cowboy Joe", he is also known for being a singer/songwriter. H

Is an American former professional basketball player.White played college basketball at the Universi

Is an American former professional basketball player.White played college basketball at the University of Kansas, entering the NCAA Tournament and losing a double overtime thriller to UTEP, then known as Texas Western, in the Midwest regional final (UTEP went on to win the championship, which was depicted in the 2006 Disney film Glory Road, with Texas Western playing Kansas in the 1966 college basketball tournament).

Was an English first-class cricketer who played with Warwickshire. A right-arm fast medium bowler, M

Was an English first-class cricketer who played with Warwickshire. A right-arm fast medium bowler, Mayer took 1142 wickets for Warwickshire which has been bettered by only three players. He had his best season in 1929 when he took 126 wickets at 22.35 and

Is a football player from Rwanda, who plays for Young Africans FC. He began his career by Renaissanc

Is a football player from Rwanda, who plays for Young Africans FC. He began his career by Renaissance Kigali, before joined to Patro Maasmechelen in July 2004. He has played from 2005 to 2007 for the Rwanda national football team . Kabongo has also been h

Known as Joe was an English cricketer who played 62 first-class matches for Worcestershire in the 19

Known as Joe was an English cricketer who played 62 first-class matches for Worcestershire in the 1930s. Horton made his debut against Derbyshire in July 1934, but made only 5 and 0 and was not selected again that season. Horton appeared for the Worcester

Was an English cricketer, who played five first-class games for Worcestershire at the turn of the tw

Was an English cricketer, who played five first-class games for Worcestershire at the turn of the twentieth century. He made his debut against Yorkshire in May 1900, opening the batting in both innings but making only 0 and 1 as Worcestershire.

Is an American actor, and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. Son is the founder and sole practitioner

Is an American actor, and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. Son is the founder and sole practitioner of the martial art Joe Son Do, a style Joe Son described as a hybrid of Taekwondo and Judo.

Was an American featherweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s. He won a silver medal in

Was an American featherweight professional boxer who competed in the 1920s. He won a silver medal in Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics, losing against Jackie Fields in the final bout.