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Jim Lightbody
Jim Lightbody (James Davies Lightbody, 1882–1953), American middle-distance runner; triple gold medalist (800 m, 1500 m, steeplechase) at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics, 1906 Intercalated Games 1500 m champion.
Jim Lonborg
Jim Lonborg (James Reynold Lonborg, "Gentleman Jim"), born 1942, American MLB pitcher 1965-1979 with Red Sox, Brewers, Phillies; 157-137, 3.86 ERA; won the first AL Cy Young Award in 1967 at 22-9, 246 strikeouts.
Jim Mcconica
Jim McConica, American Masters swimmer from Ventura, California, Ventura County Masters; 46 FINA Masters world records, six NCAA titles at USC, English and Catalina Channel crossings, 2008 Masters International Swimming Hall of Fame inductee.
Jim McElwain
Jim McElwain, retired American college football coach from Missoula, Montana; head coach at Colorado State, Florida, and Central Michigan (2012-2024), Alabama offensive coordinator under Saban; 77-64 career record.
Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon (James Robert McMahon, born 1959), BYU record-setting quarterback and Chicago Bears QB who won Super Bowl XX (1985 season, 11-0 as starter); later Chargers, Eagles, Vikings, Cardinals, Packers; College Football Hall of Fame 1998.
Jim Miller (fighter)
Jim Miller (A-10), born 1983, American lightweight from Sparta, New Jersey; UFC record holder for most bouts (47), most wins (28), and most lightweight wins; only fighter at UFC 100, 200, and 300.
Jim Montgomery
Jim Montgomery (James Paul Montgomery, born 1955), American swimmer; first man under 50 seconds in the 100 m freestyle (49.99, Montreal 1976), three Olympic golds, five 1973 world titles, later a Dallas Masters coach and swim school founder.
Jim Montgomery (ice hockey)
Jim Montgomery, Montreal-born NHL coach and former player: Maine's 301-point scorer and 1993 NCAA champion, Denver's 2017 title coach, Jack Adams winner with the record-setting 2022-23 Bruins, now St. Louis Blues head coach.
Jim Morris
Jim Morris (James Samuel Morris, born 1964), American left-handed pitcher nicknamed The Rookie; debuted for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at age 35 in 1999 after a decade teaching high school science; inspired the 2002 Disney film The Rookie.
Jim Morrison (mountaineer)
Jim Morrison (James Morrison) is an American ski mountaineer, not the Doors singer, who made the first ski descent of Everest's Hornbein Couloir in October 2025 and, with Hilaree Nelson, the first from Lhotse's summit in 2018.
Jim Neidhart
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart (James Henry Neidhart, 1955 to 2018) was an American professional wrestler, a two-time WWF Tag Team Champion in The Hart Foundation with Bret Hart.
Jim Otto
Jim Otto (1938-2024), 'Mr. Raider' or 'The Original Raider,' Hall of Fame center for the Oakland Raiders 1960-1974; started 210 consecutive games, 12 Pro Bowls, 10 All-Pro, 1967 AFL champion, enshrined 1980.
Jim Palmer
Jim Palmer (James Alvin Palmer, born 1945), Hall of Fame pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles 1965-1984; three-time AL Cy Young winner, 268-152 with 2.86 ERA, never allowed a grand slam, elected 1990 first ballot.
Jim Peters
Jim Peters (1918-1999), British marathon runner and optician, set four marathon world bests from 2:20:42.2 to 2:17:39.4 (1952-1954) and is famous for his near-fatal collapse in the 1954 Vancouver Empire Games marathon.
Jim Piper
Jim Alan Piper, Australian breaststroke swimmer born 1981 in Campbelltown; 2002 short-course world 200 m breaststroke champion, 3:28.12 medley relay world record, Athens 2004 Olympian.
Jim Plunkett
Jim Plunkett, born 1947, is a Mexican-American quarterback, 1970 Heisman winner at Stanford, first pick of the 1971 NFL Draft, and two-time Super Bowl champion (XV MVP, XVIII) with the Raiders, still not in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Jim Rice
Jim Rice (James Edward Rice, born 1953, Anderson, South Carolina), Boston Red Sox left fielder 1974-1989, 1978 AL MVP with 46 home runs and 406 total bases, 382 career home runs, elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009 on his 15th ballot.
Jim Rosenberger
Jim Rosenberger (James Maher Rosenberger, 1887–1946), American sprinter of the Irish-American Athletic Club, 1912 Olympic 400 m semifinalist who anchored the first IAAF-recognized 4×440 y world record (3:18.2, 1911) and won the 1910 AAU 100 yards.
Jim Ross
Jim Ross, also known as Good Ol' JR, is an American professional wrestling commentator, a WWE Hall of Fame inductee and longtime voice of Raw.
Jim Ryun
Jim Ryun (born 1947, Wichita, Kansas), American middle-distance runner, first high schooler under 4:00 in the mile, six world records, 1968 Olympic 1500 m silver, later a Kansas congressman.
Jim Schwartz
Jim Schwartz, NFL coach since 1993; Detroit Lions head coach 2009-13, defensive coordinator for Titans, Bills, Eagles, and Browns; Wide 9 attack defense; AP Assistant Coach of the Year 2023.
Jim Shea, Jr.
Jim Shea, Jr. (born 1968, Hartford, Connecticut) is an American skeleton racer, 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic gold medalist, 1999 world champion, and third-generation Winter Olympian, grandson of Jack Shea.
Jim Stynes
Jim Stynes, full name James Peter Stynes, was an Irish-born Australian rules footballer who won the 1991 Brownlow Medal with Melbourne, co-founded the Reach Foundation, and served as club president until his death in 2012.
Jim Thome
Jim Thome, born 1970 in Peoria, Illinois, is a Hall of Fame first baseman and designated hitter who hit 612 home runs (8th all-time) and 1,747 walks (7th) over 22 MLB seasons, mostly with Cleveland, and holds the record of 13 walk-off home runs.
Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe (Wa-Tho-Huk, Bright Path), Sac and Fox athlete (1888-1953): 1912 Olympic pentathlon and decathlon gold medalist, stripped 1913 for semi-pro baseball, reinstated sole champion 2022; first NFL president, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963.
Jim Thwaites
Jim Thwaites (Jim Alec Joseph Thwaites, born 2007), English midfielder for Manchester United's academy; defensive/central midfielder, free-kick specialist, 0 senior Premier League appearances, called into first-team training by Amorim in 2024.
Jim Tomsula
Jim Tomsula, American football coach; 49ers DL coach 2007-14, head coach 2015 (5-11, fired, $14M payout); NFL Europe Rhein Fire 2006; Washington and Dallas DL coach; Rhein Fire ELF champion 2023-24; now AFLE president.
Jim Tyrer
Jim Tyrer (James Efflo Tyrer, 1939-1980), American AFL/NFL offensive tackle for the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs and Washington, nine-time Pro Bowler, Super Bowl IV champion, Chiefs Hall of Honor 1977, never elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame after his 1980 murder-suicide.
Jim Valvano
Jim Valvano (1946-1993), American college basketball coach and broadcaster; led NC State to the 1983 NCAA title over Houston, gave the 1993 ESPYs 'Don't give up' speech, and co-founded the V Foundation; Hall of Fame 2023.
Jim Walsh
Jim Walsh (James Patrick Walsh, 1930-1976) was an American basketball forward, Stanford graduate, Phillips 66ers AAU Player of the Year, 1956 Olympic gold medalist at Melbourne, and a 10-game NBA player with the 1957-58 Philadelphia Warriors.