Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is an experienced Scottish footballer, having played as a striker for ten senior clubs in his career

Is an experienced Scottish footballer, having played as a striker for ten senior clubs in his career. He currently plays for Livingston, in the Scottish Third Division.He caught the attention of Aberdeen, and followed in his father's footsteps (also named Jim Hamilton) when he signed for them in March 1999. Hamilton cost the Dons £300,000, however his time with Aberdeen was to prove less productive as he made few appearances and scored only one league goal.

Is a former professional footballer and police officer. He played for Aberdeen in Scotland and a num

Is a former professional footballer and police officer. He played for Aberdeen in Scotland and a number of clubs in Australia - he most notably won the 1970 Scottish Cup with Aberdeen.Hermiston was overlooked for the Scotland squad for the 1974 World Cup, and this led him to seek a move to England. However, a proposed transfer to Chelsea failed to materialise, and Hermiston decided to retire from the game at the age of 27 to join Grampian Police as a Police Constable.

Is a Scottish footballer who is currently player-manager for Dunfermline Athletic in the Scottish Fi

Is a Scottish footballer who is currently player-manager for Dunfermline Athletic in the Scottish First Division. He normally plays either as a striker or on the left of midfield. McIntyre began his senior career in England, after having unsuccessful trials with Hearts and Dundee United, and serving a three-year joinery apprenticeship, signing for Bristol City in 1991. He was appointed as Dunfermline manager on a full time basis on the 3 January 2008, signing a two-and-a-half year deal after an impressive run of four successive victories.

Is a former Scottish footballer who spent most of his playing career in England.After 24 league appe

Is a former Scottish footballer who spent most of his playing career in England.After 24 league appearances, Anderson moved to Chester in the summer of 1957, playing regularly initially but then finding his opportunities limited after the arrivals of Bobby Hunt and Frank Clempson.

Was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward for clubs in Scotland and England.Brown was

Was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward for clubs in Scotland and England.Brown was a prolific goal-scorer in a brief career following the Second World War, notably scoring 16 goals in just 18 games for Motherwell and being Bradford City's club top scorer in his one season at the club, in 1948–49, when he amassed 11 goals in 20 games.

Is a former association football player who currently manages Berwick Rangers.Crease played for Berw

Is a former association football player who currently manages Berwick Rangers.Crease played for Berwick Rangers and Albion Rovers in the Scottish Football League. He has since managed Albion Rovers, Arniston Rangers, Fauldhouse United, Linlithgow Rose and is now in his fourth spell as manager of Berwick Rangers.

Is a Scottish ex-professional footballer. Born in Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, Harrower played

Is a Scottish ex-professional footballer. Born in Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, Harrower played for Sauchie FC Bo'ness United and Hibernian, before Liverpool manager Phil Taylor signed him for £11,000.He made his Liverpool debut on 11 January 1958 in a 2nd Division match at Anfield, Fulham were the visitors as Liverpool took the points with a 2–1 victory. The attacking midfielder scored his first goal on 28 March, as Liverpool beat Ipswich Town 3–1.

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Bradford City, whom he represented in the 1911 FA Cup Final

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Bradford City, whom he represented in the 1911 FA Cup Final. During the First World War he joined the Royal Field Artillery. After the war he joined Raith Rovers, but died before he played a game.

Was a Scotland international footballer who played for Liverpool.McDougall was originally signed as

Was a Scotland international footballer who played for Liverpool.McDougall was originally signed as a forward, where he played in Scotland, but was moved back into a half-back role a short time after signing for the Reds, Patterson must have seen something in Jimmy's game as this is the position he made his name. He was a very calm and reassuring defender who never let his team-mates down, his game was based on playing everything as easy as possible making sure he didn't over play anything, sounds like his style of play was a 30's version of the Liverpool way of playing, 'pass and move, the Liverpool groove.'

Is a former English first-class cricketer who played for Hampshire. Gray was a right-handed batsman

Is a former English first-class cricketer who played for Hampshire. Gray was a right-handed batsman and passed 2000 runs in a season on 3 occasions. He made his highest score of 213 not out against Derbyshire during the 1962 season.

Was an English first class cricketer. A wicketkeeper, he played for both Hampshire and Glamorgan. St

Was an English first class cricketer. A wicketkeeper, he played for both Hampshire and Glamorgan. Stone was the first choice keeper for Hampshire from 1900 until 1914 before the war intervened. After retiring, Stone became a first class cricket umpire. He

Was a New Zealand rugby union international. He played his only Test match for New Zealand when he t

Was a New Zealand rugby union international. He played his only Test match for New Zealand when he took the field as a fly-half in a 11 point loss to Australia at Christchurch in 1913. It was more of a second string All-Blacks team as the usual players ha

Was an English cricketer. Wootton was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace.

Was an English cricketer. Wootton was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace.

Was a dual international (Canada and Scotland) football goalkeeper. He began his career in Canada, s

Was a dual international (Canada and Scotland) football goalkeeper. He began his career in Canada, spent four years in the American Soccer League before finishing his career with Celtic F.C. in the Scottish Football League. He later coached the Brown University soccer team from 1946 to 1959.

Is an Irish race walker from Ring, County Waterford.He has qualified to represent Ireland in the 50k

Is an Irish race walker from Ring, County Waterford.He has qualified to represent Ireland in the 50km Walk at three Olympic Games. Having finished 38th at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, he was unable to compete at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens follo

Is a boxer from Canada, competing in the featherweight (– 57kg) division.A resident of St. Cathari

Is a boxer from Canada, competing in the featherweight (– 57kg) division.A resident of St. Catharines, Ontario he represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, where he was eliminated in the second round by Bulgaria's K

Is a volleyball player from the United States, who plays as an outside hitter for the Men's National

Is a volleyball player from the United States, who plays as an outside hitter for the Men's National Team.Polster joined the national team in 2001. In 2007 he played in 23 sets for the U.S. Men and finished the season averaging 2.17 kills per set and had

Was a welterweight boxer from the United States, who represented his native country at the 1968 Summ

Was a welterweight boxer from the United States, who represented his native country at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. Wallington won the bronze medal in the men's light welterweight division (– 63.5 kg) after a loss in the semifinals aga

Is a male hammer thrower from Canada. His personal best is 79.13 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Let

Is a male hammer thrower from Canada. His personal best is 79.13 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Lethbridge. Four Time CIS national champion weight throw champion.

Is one of the most successful American judo competitors, having won two bronze medals in the Olympic

Is one of the most successful American judo competitors, having won two bronze medals in the Olympics.Pedro retired from competitive judo after the 2004 Olympics. In recent years he has worked for Monster.com, promoted a brand of tatami and zebra (mats) u

Was the head college wrestling coach of the Oregon State Beavers wrestling team at Oregon State Univ

Was the head college wrestling coach of the Oregon State Beavers wrestling team at Oregon State University from 1911–1917 and in 1920. In eight seasons of coaching at OSU, he compiled a 10-3-3 dual meet record and won 5 conference championships.. He was a

Is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler although he

Is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler although he has also bowled off-spin in Test matches. Ormond made his first-class debut in 1995 for Leicestershire County Cricket Club and played a part in the succes

Was an English professional cricketer who made 24 known appearances in major cricket matches from 17

Was an English professional cricketer who made 24 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1794 to 1808. He was mainly associated with Middlesex.

A former American boxer who was briefly WBA heavyweight champion in the late 1980s.

A former American boxer who was briefly WBA heavyweight champion in the late 1980s.

Is a Scottish former professional football player who played as a midfielder. Dobbin started his car

Is a Scottish former professional football player who played as a midfielder. Dobbin started his career at Celtic. In 1982, he was part of the Scotland under-18 squad which won the European Under-19 Championship, although he missed out due to injury. In March 1984, Dobbin left Scotland and moved to Doncaster Rovers, signing alongside Scotland under-18 colleague John Philliben.