Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a British slalom canoeist who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 32nd in the K-1 event at t

Is a British slalom canoeist who competed in the early 1970s. He finished 32nd in the K-1 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Is a former American football defensive lineman in the NFL for the Houston Oilers from 1985-1996, ea

Is a former American football defensive lineman in the NFL for the Houston Oilers from 1985-1996, earning Pro Bowl honors five times.

The son of an Army footballer, defensive midfielder Wilkins (nicknamed Butch from childhood) made hi

The son of an Army footballer, defensive midfielder Wilkins (nicknamed Butch from childhood) made his name in the 1970s with boyhood club Chelsea, whom he joined as an apprentice, progressing to his first team debut against Norwich City in October 1973. His brothers Graham and Stephen also joined Chelsea around this time, though did not achieve the same heights in the game as Ray. He made sporadic further appearances for the rest of that season before establishing himself as a fixture in the side the following year.

Was an American freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Was an American freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Is a former English international footballer, who played as a striker in a career that saw him score

Is a former English international footballer, who played as a striker in a career that saw him score over 300 goals at club level.Crawford began his career as a trainee at his hometown club Portsmouth. He made his league debut on 24 August 1957 in a goalless draw with Burnley.

Is a retired Puerto Rican professional basketball player. During most of his career, Dalmau played i

Is a retired Puerto Rican professional basketball player. During most of his career, Dalmau played in the National Superior Basketball league. His sons Richie,Christian and Ricardo also played basketball on the highest level of Puerto Rican basketball.

Is a Samoan American former American football player.He attended high school at Sweetwater High and

Is a Samoan American former American football player.He attended high school at Sweetwater High and then college at Arizona State. He played Nose tackle/Defensive tackle all through his pro/college career. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 7th round.

Was an American professional basketball player.A 6' 11" center from Long Island University, Felix wa

Was an American professional basketball player.A 6' 11" center from Long Island University, Felix was selected by the Baltimore Bullets with the first pick in the 1953 NBA Draft.

Is a former English cricketer. Flood was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. Floo

Is a former English cricketer. Flood was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. Flood made his first-class debut for Hampshire in the 1956 County Championship against Essex.

Is a retired Scottish football player. Deans started his career as an apprentice with Chelsea, befor

Is a retired Scottish football player. Deans started his career as an apprentice with Chelsea, before moving back to Scotland in 1983.

Was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. In the 1927 Tour de France, he won two stages and fin

Was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. In the 1927 Tour de France, he won two stages and finished 11th in the general classification.

Is a former French professional road bicycle racer. He started his career as an amateur in 1961 and

Is a former French professional road bicycle racer. He started his career as an amateur in 1961 and turned professional in 1965. He competed in 12 editions of the Tour de France between 1965 and 1977. He won two stages in the Tour de France, one in 1969 a

Was an American tennis player who committed suicide in 1932. He was ranked in the U.S. Top 10 eleven

Was an American tennis player who committed suicide in 1932. He was ranked in the U.S. Top 10 eleven times between 1900 and 1912, his highest ranking coming in 1907 when he was ranked 4th. He played on the United States Davis Cup team, and also won the in

Is a chess grandmaster, but is better known as a chess organiser, columnist and author.Keene won the

Is a chess grandmaster, but is better known as a chess organiser, columnist and author.Keene won the British Boys' title in 1964, and represented England at the 1965 Barcelona World Junior Chess Championship and the 1967 World Junior Chess Championship in Jerusalem. After education at Dulwich College and Trinity College, Cambridge (where he studied modern languages and graduated MA), Keene rose to prominence on the British chess scene in the early seventies.

Is a former American Football cornerback who played for the New England Patriots (1977-1989) and Cle

Is a former American Football cornerback who played for the New England Patriots (1977-1989) and Cleveland Browns (1990, 1991) in the NFL. Before his NFL career, he played for the University of Texas at Austin.

Is an English former cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler who p

Is an English former cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Cheshire. He was born in Liverpool. Digman represented Cheshire in the Minor Counties Championship between 1955 and 1972, and in 1970 joined Seft

Is a former French football player and the manager of the French national team. He is of partly Span

Is a former French football player and the manager of the French national team. He is of partly Spanish-Catalan descent.On July 12, 2004, Domenech was a surprise choice to succeed Jacques Santini after the country's disappointing exit from Euro 2004 by losing in the quarter-final match to the eventual tournament winners Greece.

Was a French football player. He played for France national football team at the 1920 and 1924 Summe

Was a French football player. He played for France national football team at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1920 Sum

Was an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Elliott, a flanker, was born in Sydney, New South

Was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Elliott, a flanker, was born in Sydney, New South Wales and claimed a total of 13 international rugby caps for Australia.

Is a former NFL offensive tackle and guard who played seven seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He

Is a former NFL offensive tackle and guard who played seven seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was selected by the Steelers in the second round of the 1976 NFL Draft. Was the Steelers Starting Right Tackle in Super Bowl XIII. He played in the USFL

Is the former American football head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers. He

Is the former American football head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers. He is the current assistant defensive backs coach of the Houston Texans. He is a graduate of the University of Tulsa. Ray broke into the NFL coaching ranks in 1981 as an assistant secondary coach with the San Francisco 49ers.

Was an American speed skater who competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. He placed 20th

Was an American speed skater who competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. He placed 20th in the Men's 1500 metres competition in a field of 45 and 17th in the Men's 5000 metres event in a field of 40. He was born in Nutley, New Jersey and was a

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'6" forward from Norfolk State University, E

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'6" forward from Norfolk State University, Epps was selected by the Golden State Warriors in the fifth round of the 1977 NBA Draft. He played 13 games for the Warriors during the 1978-79 NBA season and scored 26 points.[1]

Is a former New Zealand first class cricketer who played in England for Warwickshire. Hitchcock play

Is a former New Zealand first class cricketer who played in England for Warwickshire. Hitchcock played two games for Canterbury before moving to England. He scored 12269 runs for Warwickshire and took 182 wickets.