Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a Hungarian chess master.He was a judge by profession. Although an amateur he played in a number

Was a Hungarian chess master.He was a judge by profession. Although an amateur he played in a number of tournaments throughout the 1880s and 1890s and defeated some of the famous players of his time. In 1880, he took 8th in Graz (Adolf Schwarz, Miksa Weis

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 206 games in the National Hockey League. He p

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 206 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Montreal Canadiens.

Is a Nigerian professional football center forward who last played for Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan in Is

Is a Nigerian professional football center forward who last played for Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan in Israel.

Is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Kansas City & Oakland Athletics

Is a former left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Kansas City & Oakland Athletics (1967-76, 1982), California Angels (1977-80) and Boston Red Sox (1981). He batted and threw right-handed. He currently works in real estate in Baker City, Oregon.In 1974 he had a career best 22 home runs and 99 runs batted in and hit a home run in Game 5 of the 1974 World Series off Mike Marshall that would turn out to be the game winner and Series clincher. Rudi's Athletics became the first team since the 1949-1953 New York Yankees to win 3 straight World Championships.

Is a Kenyan cricketer who has played in One-Day Internationals, first-class cricket and List A crick

Is a Kenyan cricketer who has played in One-Day Internationals, first-class cricket and List A cricket for Kenya national cricket team|Kenya]]. He is a right-arm medium-pace bowler and lower-order batsman who plays for Swamibapa Sports Club. He once took

Was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the Fre

Was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the French rugby union team, which won the gold medal.

Is a Nigerian football player. As of January 2009, he plays for Hamburger SV II.He made his professi

Is a Nigerian football player. As of January 2009, he plays for Hamburger SV II.He made his professional debut in 2006 in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga for TuS Koblenz.

Was a Nigerian football forward, who scored twice in 18 appearances for Nigeria. The younger brother

Was a Nigerian football forward, who scored twice in 18 appearances for Nigeria. The younger brother of Segun Odegbami, he was a member of the team that competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He played for four seasons in Cyprus, for EPA Larnaca and Paralimni, and then moved on in 1993 to St. Pölten in the Austrian first division. In the 1994-1995 season he had try-outs in England with Millwall FC and Wimbledon FC, but was not offered any contract.

Is a retired American businessman and owner of Joseph LaCombe Stable Inc., a Thoroughbred horse raci

Is a retired American businessman and owner of Joseph LaCombe Stable Inc., a Thoroughbred horse racing stable. He is a former executive of a national accounts payable auditing business and one of the corporation's regional franchise owners. Other horses o

Is an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1960 Summer

Is an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Was an American Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was an American Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire during the 1901 season. He ma

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire during the 1901 season. He made his debut for Derbyshire in a draw against Nottinghamshire in July 1901 in which he made his career-best score of 51 not out from sixth in the batting order. In the same match, English Test cricketer Billy Gunn hit a career best innings of 273, and in response Levi Wright hit an innings of 193 for Derbyshire. Burton was a right-handed batsman and played twelve innings in seven first class matches with an average of 18.18 and a top score of 51 not out.

Is a former professional football full-back who played for Liverpool in the season they chased the "

Is a former professional football full-back who played for Liverpool in the season they chased the "The Treble".The treble, unprecedented in English football, was not forthcoming. Liverpool lost 2-1 in the FA Cup final at Wembley to Manchester United, though Jones supplied the accurate long pass for Jimmy Case to score Liverpool's goal. However, they won their first European Cup in Rome three days later, defeating Borussia Mönchengladbach 3-1.

Is a former Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he made his de

Is a former Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he made his debut for Ireland in a match against Lancashire in May 1954. He played for Ireland six times in total, his last match coming against the MCC in September 195

Was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1902.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1902.

Is a retired American basketball player in the NBA. A 6'5" 180 lb guard, he played college basketbal

Is a retired American basketball player in the NBA. A 6'5" 180 lb guard, he played college basketball at Providence College, where he still shares a record with four other players to score at least 500 points in a season in three consecutive years.[1] He also represented the US in the 1975 Pan American Games[2][3

Was an American welterweight boxer who competed in the early twentieth century.

Was an American welterweight boxer who competed in the early twentieth century.

Nicknamed Joltin' Joe and The Yankee Clipper, was a baseball player who played his entire Major Leag

Nicknamed Joltin' Joe and The Yankee Clipper, was a baseball player who played his entire Major League career (1936–1951) for the New York Yankees. He was the brother of Vince DiMaggio and Dom DiMaggio. He was born in Martinez, California, and moved to San Francisco at one year old. The family name was often spoken in the media as "di-MAH-gee-oh" (short A as in apple, IPA [d?'mæd?i.o?]) but was more properly pronounced "di-MA-zhee-oh" (IPA [di'm??i.o?]).

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played at Sacramento City College and graduated from C

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played at Sacramento City College and graduated from Cordova High School.He appeared in 47 games for the Montreal Expos in the 2004 season as a relief pitcher and had a record of 4-1 with an ERA of 3.15. He briefly played for the Washington Nationals during the 2005 season. He played his final season for the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes of the Pacific Coast League.

Is a former American football player and coach at both the collegiate and professional levels. His 1

Is a former American football player and coach at both the collegiate and professional levels. His 13-year career with the National Football League's Detroit Lions gained him a place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1973.

Is the current manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers and a former Major League Baseball player. He prev

Is the current manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers and a former Major League Baseball player. He previously played for, and later managed, the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, and New York Mets. He also, more recently, managed the New York Yankees.

Is a rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League. Joseph Paulo's posit

Is a rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League. Joseph Paulo's position of choice is as a second-row, and he can also lock the scrum.

Is an American professional ice hockey player currently playing for the San Jose Sharks of the Natio

Is an American professional ice hockey player currently playing for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He scored a goal in his first NHL game, making him the 11th Sharks player in the history of the team to do so.

Was an English international football player.Payne, born in Brimington Common near Chesterfield, Eng

Was an English international football player.Payne, born in Brimington Common near Chesterfield, England, was spotted playing as a centre forward for Bolsover Colliery and signed by Luton Town where he was assigned to the Luton farm team, Biggleswade Town, as a wing half.

Is a Indian football player who currently plays for SC Goa in Midfield position.

Is a Indian football player who currently plays for SC Goa in Midfield position.