Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was an English footballer.Tate played for Stourbridge Council School, Birch Coppice Primitives, Grai

Was an English footballer.Tate played for Stourbridge Council School, Birch Coppice Primitives, Grainger's Lane Primitives, Round Oak Steel Works FC (Brierley Hill) and Cradley Heath before joining Aston Villa in April 1925.

Is a former football goalkeeper who played for Manchester City and England. He is currently the goal

Is a former football goalkeeper who played for Manchester City and England. He is currently the goalkeeping coach at West Bromwich Albion.Corrigan joined Manchester City as a youth player in 1966. He made his debut in 1967, in a League Cup match against Blackpool.

Is an American former Major League Baseball player. A pitcher, Dawley played for the Atlanta Braves

Is an American former Major League Baseball player. A pitcher, Dawley played for the Atlanta Braves (2002-2003) and Cleveland Indians in 2004.After being released by the Orioles in 1995, Dawley played 3 1/2 seasons in independent ball before signing with the Braves for 1999.

Was an South African cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1896.

Was an South African cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1896.

Was an American football offensive lineman. He played with the Green Bay Packers for one season, and

Was an American football offensive lineman. He played with the Green Bay Packers for one season, and the Chicago Bears for six seasons.

Was a French professional road bicycle racer, who won one stage in the 1956 Tour de France.

Was a French professional road bicycle racer, who won one stage in the 1956 Tour de France.

Is an English former professional association football player. He played for West Ham United, Bristo

Is an English former professional association football player. He played for West Ham United, Bristol City, Cardiff City and Gillingham between 1971 and 1977.

Is a former English cricketer who played five first-class matches for Oxford University in 1998. In

Is a former English cricketer who played five first-class matches for Oxford University in 1998. In all his five innings, he was dismissed for between 11 and 19.

Was a South African cricketer who played in eleven Tests from 1963 to 1965.

Was a South African cricketer who played in eleven Tests from 1963 to 1965.

Was a professional footballer who played in the 1902 FA Cup final for Southampton. Southampton were

Was a professional footballer who played in the 1902 FA Cup final for Southampton. Southampton were a Southern League {third tier} club at the time, and their feat was all the more remarkable in that they had already been losing finalists two years earlier. Turner missed the 1900 final and had also previously missed a crucial penalty when Southampton lost a semi final to Nottingham Forest in 1898.

Was a French footballer with Hungarian descent, one of the best strikers in Division 1 (189 goals) i

Was a French footballer with Hungarian descent, one of the best strikers in Division 1 (189 goals) in the 1950s and 1960s.

Is a former catcher/right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for four different teams from

Is a former catcher/right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for four different teams from 1970 through 1983. Listed at 6' 2", 200 lbs., he batted and threw right-handed.A strong-armed catcher, Ferguson reached the majors in 1970 with the Los Angeles Dodgers, playing for them six and a half years before joining the St. Louis Cardinals (1976), Houston Astros (1977-78), again Los Angeles (1978-81), and finished his career with the California Angels (1981-83). He became the Dodgers everyday catcher in 1973 and set a major league record for catchers by committing only three errors, leading the National League catchers in fielding percentage (.996) and double plays (17), while hitting .263 with a .369 on-base percentage. He also reached career-highs in games played (136), home runs (25), RBI (88), runs (84), doubles (26) and walks (87).

Is a former French boxer who won the bronze medal in the featherweight division at the 1952 Summer O

Is a former French boxer who won the bronze medal in the featherweight division at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

Is an Indian-born Canadian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-hand off-break bowler

Is an Indian-born Canadian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-hand off-break bowler. Having played cricket since the mid-eighties, including a handful of matches for Barbados he became the leader of the Canadian cricket team in 2003, capt

Was an American basketball player who spent 13 seasons in the NBA. He was the third player to enter

Was an American basketball player who spent 13 seasons in the NBA. He was the third player to enter the NBA without having played in college, (Tony Kappen and Connie Simmons being the first two prep-to-pro players)[1]. A star at Tuley High School in Chicago, Illinois, the 6'6" power forward began his professional career with the hometown Chicago Stags, with whom he played from 1949 to 1950. He also played for the Indianapolis Olympians, Philadelphia Warriors, St. Louis Hawks, and Chicago Packers, and he retired in 1962 with 9,398 career points and 6,104 career rebounds.

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'1" guard from Hamline University, Hutton pl

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'1" guard from Hamline University, Hutton played two seasons in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Minneapolis Lakers. He averaged 2.5 points per game in his career and won a championship in 1952.

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played in the Major Leagues from 1980 to 1990. He play

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played in the Major Leagues from 1980 to 1990. He played college baseball for Oklahoma State University from 1975 to 1976,[1] and played for the University of Oklahoma in 1977.[2] On June 7, 1977, Price was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 4th round with the 102nd of the 1977 amateur draft.[3]

Was an English professional footballer.He was born in Manchester in June 1925, and began his playing

Was an English professional footballer.He was born in Manchester in June 1925, and began his playing career at the end of the Second World War with Manchester United. As a full-back, he was unable to displace Johnny Carey or John Aston in the line-up, and was transferred to Preston North End in March 1948 in hope of gaining regular first-team football, having only played 23 games in two seasons at Old Trafford.

Was an English cricketer who played for Tasmania. He was born in London and died in Lausanne. Ware m

Was an English cricketer who played for Tasmania. He was born in London and died in Lausanne. Ware made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1853-54 season, against Victoria.

Is a retired American professional basketball player and the father of Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe

Is a retired American professional basketball player and the father of Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant. Until April 4, 2007, Bryant was also the coach of the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks.After starring at La Salle University, Bryant, a 6'9" forward, was drafted in the first round by the Golden State Warriors in 1975.[2] Before the season started, though, he was dealt to his hometown team, the Philadelphia 76ers, with whom he played for four seasons. Bryant headed back to the west coast when he was traded by the 76ers[3] to the San Diego Clippers, for whom he played from 1980-82.

Was an English football player. Spence was purchased from Scotswood in March 1919 by Manchester Unit

Was an English football player. Spence was purchased from Scotswood in March 1919 by Manchester United. His first game for the club came on 30 August 1919 against Derby County.

Was an English former freestyle swimmer who competed for Great Britain in the 1928 Summer Olympics a

Was an English former freestyle swimmer who competed for Great Britain in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Is a former Olympic and World Heavyweight boxing champion, whose professional career lasted from 196

Is a former Olympic and World Heavyweight boxing champion, whose professional career lasted from 1965 to 1976, with a brief comeback in 1981. Frazier emerged as a contender in the mid-1960s, defeating Jerry Quarry, Oscar Bonavena, Buster Mathis, Eddie Mac

Is a former world heavyweight boxing champion, active mostly in the 1960s and 1970s. Frazier is perh

Is a former world heavyweight boxing champion, active mostly in the 1960s and 1970s. Frazier is perhaps most famous for his trilogy of fights with Muhammad Ali.

Was a footballer who played for Aston Villa.Joe Bache was a prolific centre forward for Aston Villa

Was a footballer who played for Aston Villa.Joe Bache was a prolific centre forward for Aston Villa between 1900 and 1919. He played for the England national team 7 times, and during that period scored 4 goals for his country, one in each of his first four appearances.