Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played eight first-class matches for the Wellington Firebirds in the

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played eight first-class matches for the Wellington Firebirds in the State Championship.

Is a Scottish footballer. Raised in Ayr, he signed his first professional contract for Hamilton Acad

Is a Scottish footballer. Raised in Ayr, he signed his first professional contract for Hamilton Academical during the 2002-03 season. Jellema made his debut appearance for the club against his future team Alloa Athletic during Hamilton's promotion-winning 2003-04 season. Jellema became a regular first-team goalkeeper during the 2006-07 season, starting eighteen league games, as Hamilton finished in fourth position in the table.

Is an English former professional footballer. He joined West Bromwich Albion in 1944 and was part of

Is an English former professional footballer. He joined West Bromwich Albion in 1944 and was part of the 1954 FA Cup winning team. Barlow joined Albion's neighbours Birmingham City in 1960. He won just one cap for England.

Is a former Welsh professional footballer.Ray Bishop, a forward, began his football career with Barg

Is a former Welsh professional footballer.Ray Bishop, a forward, began his football career with Bargoed Youth Club, joining Welsh League side Tredomen at the age of 18. He moved on to Ton Pentre before joining Southern League side Cheltenham Town, while working as a Post Office engineer. He had a two month spell on trial with Brighton & Hove Albion, then managed by Alan Mullery, but was unsuccessful and returned to Cheltenham from where he was signed by Cardiff City for a fee of £3,000 in January 1977. His league debut came in August the same year, and he went on to make 102 league appearances for the Bluebirds, scoring 33 goals.

Is a professional boxer from The Netherlands, who was formerly the International Boxing Organization

Is a professional boxer from The Netherlands, who was formerly the International Boxing Organization World Middleweight Champion.

Was a French rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. In 1952 he was a crew member of the Fre

Was a French rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. In 1952 he was a crew member of the French boat which won the gold medal in the coxed pairs event.

Was a football (soccer) player. He was part of France during 1958 FIFA World Cup.He was the member o

Was a football (soccer) player. He was part of France during 1958 FIFA World Cup.He was the member of The Board of directors of RC Strasbourg and resided in Illkirch-Graffenstaden before he was deceased.

Is a Swiss sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He finished 16th in the K-1 10000 m event

Is a Swiss sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He finished 16th in the K-1 10000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

Is an English former football player who won every domestic honour in the game with Arsenal and Live

Is an English former football player who won every domestic honour in the game with Arsenal and Liverpool in the 1970s.

Is a former Breton and French football player and manager, regarded as one the greatest players to h

Is a former Breton and French football player and manager, regarded as one the greatest players to have played for Stade Rennais, as well as one of the greatest ever Breton players.

Is a Cameroonian football player, who plays for Union Douala.He played for Cameroon national footbal

Is a Cameroonian football player, who plays for Union Douala.He played for Cameroon national football team and was a participant at three consecutive World Cups, in 1994, 1998 and 2002.

Is a French former football striker, integral to the French national team of the 1950s. Kopa was a g

Is a French former football striker, integral to the French national team of the 1950s. Kopa was a great playmaker and very versatile, who also scored plenty of goals.

Was a Welsh footballer who played for Liverpool.Lambert joined the Reds as an amateur schoolboy in 1

Was a Welsh footballer who played for Liverpool.Lambert joined the Reds as an amateur schoolboy in 1936 aged 13. In doing so, he set the record for being the youngest ever player to join a league side. He impressed Liverpool manager George Kay so much that he had Lambert sign professional forms on his 17th birthday in 1939. This was just a month before the F.A brought a premature halt to the league season because of the outbreak of the Second World War.

Was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was the goalkeeper of

Was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was the goalkeeper of the American ice hockey team, which won the silver medal.

Is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the VFL. Launceston born Ray Bi

Is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the VFL. Launceston born Ray Biffin went to the mainland in 1968 and joined Melbourne after starting his career in the NTFA. He was known for his physical approach to the game and played most games at either full-forward or fullback. Biffin topped Melbourne's goalkicking in 1976 with 47 goals and when he left the club after the 1979 season he became coach of Dandenong. In the 1967/68 Sheffield Shield season he played a first-class match for Tasmania, making 10 runs and taking two wickets.

Is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played five seasons in the majors, between 1947 and

Is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played five seasons in the majors, between 1947 and 1952, for the St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Athletics, and Chicago White Sox. Coleman actually played for the Browns on three separate occasions.

Is a former professional American Football player who played defensive back for the Chicago Cardinal

Is a former professional American Football player who played defensive back for the Chicago Cardinals (1950-1953). He also played in the All-America Football Conference and in the Canadian Football League.

Is a former American Football defensive end who was a first-round draft pick in 1989. He played for

Is a former American Football defensive end who was a first-round draft pick in 1989. He played for three teams in his 15-year career in the National Football League. He served as President of the NFL Players Association for 8 years before his retirement after the 2003 season. He currently serves as agent for former NFL head coach Marty Schottenheimer, among others.

A basketball and streetball player.

A basketball and streetball player.

Was a college and professional American football player. A defensive back, he played college footbal

Was a college and professional American football player. A defensive back, he played college football at the University of Alabama, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Buffalo Bills from 1962 through 1964, when the Bills won the AFL Championship game, 20-7, over the defending AFL Champion San Diego Chargers.

Is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments on both the PGA Tour and Champio

Is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour.He attended the University of North Carolina. He turned professional in 1961, and quickly established himself on the PGA Tour, with his first victo

Is a former American football player in the NFL. He played the defensive back position. He graduated

Is a former American football player in the NFL. He played the defensive back position. He graduated from the University of Louisville. He was drafted in 1993 by the Indianapolis Colts in the 3rd round (65th overall). He has also played for the Atlanta Falcons and the Oakland Raiders.

Is a former American professional wrestling manager and color commentator, best known for his time w

Is a former American professional wrestling manager and color commentator, best known for his time with the American Wrestling Association (AWA), World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). He was known for his skill in dr

Was a French professional road bicycle racer. He was the grandfather of cyclist Philippe Louviot. He

Was a French professional road bicycle racer. He was the grandfather of cyclist Philippe Louviot. He became a team manager after retirement. The British cyclist, Brian Robinson, accuses a commercial tie-up between Louviot and Miguel Poblet a rival in another team,

Is a former professional American football running back in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints. He pl

Is a former professional American football running back in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame.