Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was an American basketball player.He played collegiately for the Oklahoma State University.

Was an American basketball player.He played collegiately for the Oklahoma State University.

Was the son of former middleweight boxing champion Jake LaMotta and his second wife Vikki LaMotta. L

Was the son of former middleweight boxing champion Jake LaMotta and his second wife Vikki LaMotta. Like his father, Joseph Lamotta took up boxing, going so far as to compete on the amateur boxing circuit. He entered some Golden Gloves competitions. Joseph

Is a German footballer who is playing for MSV Duisburg II.In 2006, Laumann moved to Bundesliga 2 sid

Is a German footballer who is playing for MSV Duisburg II.In 2006, Laumann moved to Bundesliga 2 side Rot Weiss Ahlen where he played 30 games, scoring 8 goals. He then moved on to VfB Lübeck before playing in the German Third Division for the first half

Was an English cricketer who played for Gloucestershire. He was born in Stroud, Gloucestershire and

Was an English cricketer who played for Gloucestershire. He was born in Stroud, Gloucestershire and died in Wellington, Shropshire. Lawson made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1914 season, against Northamptonshire.

Was an American football offensive tackle for the Chicago Bears from 1936 to 1942 and 1945 to 1946 a

Was an American football offensive tackle for the Chicago Bears from 1936 to 1942 and 1945 to 1946 and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was born and raised about 70 miles east of Pittsburgh in the small mining community of Kaylor, Pennsylvania in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.

Is an American steeplechase jockey who was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of F

Is an American steeplechase jockey who was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1978. Aitcheson retired as the winningest steeplechase jockey in history, posting 440 jump wins from 2,457 mounts over a career spanning more than t

Was an English footballer who represented both Wolverhampton Wanderers and Aston Villa.Smith began h

Was an English footballer who represented both Wolverhampton Wanderers and Aston Villa.Smith began his professional career with Wolves, making his senior debut in April 1947. He was part of the squad that won the league title in 1953/54, although managing only four appearances during the campaign.

Was an American foil fencer. He won nine national fencing championships and participated in three Ol

Was an American foil fencer. He won nine national fencing championships and participated in three Olympic Games representing the United States. The Roll of Honor at the US Fencing Hall of Fame (USFA) credits his individual Olympic silver medalist in foil

Is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA. His height is

Is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA. His height is listed as 6'10".Smith attended Maury High School and played at the University of Maryland. In a tighly contested draft, Smith was selected by the Golden State Warriors as the first overall pick of the 1995 NBA Draft over fellow power forwards Antonio McDyess and Rasheed Wallace as well as Jerry Stackhouse. Smith was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 1995-96 season and finished second in the Rookie of the Year voting to Damon Stoudemire.

Is an English international cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and leg break bowler. An excitin

Is an English international cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and leg break bowler. An exciting stroke player who relishes short pitched bowling, Denly first came to attention during the England 2005 Under-19 tour of India where he made three half-c

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Dumbarton, Rangers, Renton and the Scotland national team.W

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Dumbarton, Rangers, Renton and the Scotland national team.With Dumbarton he won the Scottish Cup in 1883. He won a total of 8 caps for Scotland between 1880 and 1886, scoring 6 goals.

Is a retired Guinean sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He also entered the World Championsh

Is a retired Guinean sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He also entered the World Championships in 1995,[2] 1997[3] and 1999[4] as well as the Olympic Games in 1996 and 2000,[5] but never reached the final round.

Is an English former footballer .Spence started his football career with Buxton and signed for Chest

Is an English former footballer .Spence started his football career with Buxton and signed for Chesterfield in 1948. He moved to York City in July 1950, after not making a single appearance at Chesterfield. He was a virtual ever-present at the club during the 1951–52 and 1952–53 seasons.

Joe Louis and nicknamed The Brown Bomber, a long-time resident of Detroit, Michigan, is considered t

Joe Louis and nicknamed The Brown Bomber, a long-time resident of Detroit, Michigan, is considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight boxing champions who has ever lived.

Was an American canoer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he finished fifth in the C-

Was an American canoer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he finished fifth in the C-1 1000 metre competition as well as fifth together with his brother William in the C-2 10000 metre event.

Whilst his batting was exactly what one would expect from a lower-order batsman, his fast-medium bow

Whilst his batting was exactly what one would expect from a lower-order batsman, his fast-medium bowling was above average and he was also a good slip fielder. Playing for Natal throughout

Is a boxer from Uganda, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his country. There he was s

Is a boxer from Uganda, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his country. There he was stopped in the first round of the middleweight (75 kg) division by Thailand's eventual bronze medal winner Prasathinphimai Suriya.

Is a former professional wrestler who was best known by his famous ring moniker, Chief Jay Strongbow

Is a former professional wrestler who was best known by his famous ring moniker, Chief Jay Strongbow. Scarpa portrayed a Native American wrestler, who wore a traditional headdress to the ring and would "go on the warpath" when the fans started cheering hi

Was an English cricketer. Lynn represented Hampshire in one first-class match in 1875 against Sussex

Was an English cricketer. Lynn represented Hampshire in one first-class match in 1875 against Sussex. In Sussex's second innings Lynn took 2 wickets for 25 runs.

Was an American professional wrestler, known by his ring name "Jumping" Joey Maggs, who competed in

Was an American professional wrestler, known by his ring name "Jumping" Joey Maggs, who competed in North American regional and independent promotions including the United States Wrestling Association, Smoky Mountain Wrestling and the Mid-Eastern Wrestlin

Was a French athlete who mainly competed in the 3000 metre steeple chase. He competed for France at

Was a French athlete who mainly competed in the 3000 metre steeple chase. He competed for France at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, California, where he won the silver medal in the men's 3000 metre steeplechase event.

Is a South African football (soccer) midfielder playing as right-winger for Orlando Pirates in the P

Is a South African football (soccer) midfielder playing as right-winger for Orlando Pirates in the Premier Soccer League and South Africa.

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1856 to 1873. A right-handed ba

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1856 to 1873. A right-handed batsman, occasional wicket-keeper and right arm medium pace roundarm bowler who was mainly associated with Cambridge University and Lancashire, he made 27 kn

Ross county football club, goalkeeper from lithuanian descent. original name was malinauskas.

Ross county football club, goalkeeper from lithuanian descent. original name was malinauskas.

Is a Welsh footballer who currently plays as a left-back for Bristol Rovers. He is the current capta

Is a Welsh footballer who currently plays as a left-back for Bristol Rovers. He is the current captain of the Wales U21 team and is a former captain of the Cardiff City reserve team.Jacobson signed professional terms with his hometown side Cardiff City in July 2006. He made his league debut as a substitute for Chris Barker in Cardiff's Championship defeat at home to Norwich City on 22 April 2006. He made his first start on the 22 August 2006 in Cardiff's surprise defeat at home to League Two side Barnet in the Football League Cup and was voted Man of The Match by the local press.