Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was an association football player who represented New Zealand at international level. King was part

Was an association football player who represented New Zealand at international level. King was part of the 1954 New Zealand side which toured Australia. After being left out of the starting XI for the first game against a State side, he was given his cha

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'6" 225 lb small forward and played

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'6" 225 lb small forward and played college basketball at the University of Alabama. He had a career in the NBA from 1979 to 1985.

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1906 and 1911 and cap

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1906 and 1911 and captained the side in 1908 and 1909. In the 1906 season, Rickman made his debut for Derbyshire in an uninspiring performance against Lancashire in May. He co

Was a Welsh archer.Brooks-King shot a 393 in the first round of the competition, held in London. Thi

Was a Welsh archer.Brooks-King shot a 393 in the first round of the competition, held in London. This put him in second place, 10 points behind leader William Dod halfway through the event. On the second day of shooting, Brooks-King hit a 375 to take four

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Warwickshire. He was born in

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Warwickshire. He was born in Leamington and died in Rugby. Burton made a single first-class appearance, during the 1919 season, against Worcestershire, at the age of 19. Batting in the middle order, he scored 47 runs in the only innings in which he batted, as the game finished in a draw.

Was an American basketball player.He played for the Knicks (1980-82) in the NBA for 135 games.

Was an American basketball player.He played for the Knicks (1980-82) in the NBA for 135 games.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test match against England in 1886-87.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test match against England in 1886-87.

Was a professional footballer who played for Valletta, Sliema Wanderers and Marsaxlokk during his ca

Was a professional footballer who played for Valletta, Sliema Wanderers and Marsaxlokk during his career, he played as a goalkeeper.

Is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Houston Astros.Reggie graduated from Columbus High Sch

Is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Houston Astros.Reggie graduated from Columbus High School. He was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 23rd round of the June 1999 Major League Baseball Draft, but chose to attend Lake City Community College in Florida during the 1999-2000 school year. After a strong spring training in 2006, in which he batted .358 with a .394 on-base percentage and a .627 slugging percentage, the Florida Marlins called him up to the big clubHis ascent to the Majors was somewhat surprising, considering he had only had brief stints above Single-A ball. Though once viewed as a marginal prospect, the Marlins had high hopes for him. In 2006

Was an English football goalkeeper.In a playing career spanning almost 20 years, Matthews turned out

Was an English football goalkeeper.In a playing career spanning almost 20 years, Matthews turned out for Coventry City (1952-56), Chelsea (1956-61) and Derby County (1961-68), making over 100 league appearances for each.

Is an American football wide receiver who currently plays for the NFL's Indianapolis Colts.Reggie Wa

Is an American football wide receiver who currently plays for the NFL's Indianapolis Colts.Reggie Wayne was selected by the Indianapolis Colts with the 30th selection in the 2001 NFL Draft, and was taken to eventually compliment the Colts other star receiver, Marvin Harrison.In Wayne's first year, he caught only 27 passes for 345 yards with no touchdowns. His yards doubled the next year as he caught 49 passes for 716 yards and 4 touchdowns.Wayne became the full time starter for the Colts during the 2003 season, and he caught 68 balls for 838 yards and 7 touchdowns. The next season, Wayne caught 77 passes for 1,210 yards and 12 touchdowns during a season in which Colts quarterback Peyton Manning set a then-record by throwing for 49 touchdowns. During the playoffs,

Was an English footballer.Baines started his career with York City whilst the club was playing in th

Was an English footballer.Baines started his career with York City whilst the club was playing in the Midland League. He then played for Selby Town and Scarborough, until eventually re-joining York City in September 1931.

Was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played two first-class matches in the 1950s. Th

Was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played two first-class matches in the 1950s. Thoy's first recorded cricket was two matches for the Straits Settlements against the Federated Malay States in 1939 and 1940.

Was an English cricketer and football player. He is the only man to have captained England at both s

Was an English cricketer and football player. He is the only man to have captained England at both sports. He was educated at Malvern College and University College, Oxford.

Was an English cricketer and football player. He is the only man to have captained England at both s

Was an English cricketer and football player. He is the only man to have captained England at both sports. Foster was a right-handed middle-order batsman. In 1903 he scored 287 on Test debut, setting a world record for the highest Test score. He first pl

Was an English football player who made 602 appearances as a goalkeeper for Middlesbrough, scoring t

Was an English football player who made 602 appearances as a goalkeeper for Middlesbrough, scoring two goals, as well as 7 appearances for England.While he was young, Williamson played centre-forward for Coatham Grammar School. He also played at amateur level for Redcar Juniors and Redcar Crusaders before he kept goal for Middlesbrough in a friendly game versus Cliftonville as a 17 year old.

Was an English cricketer who played a single first-class game, for Worcestershire against MCC in 190

Was an English cricketer who played a single first-class game, for Worcestershire against MCC in 1900; he was bowled by Dick Pougher for 2 in his only innings.

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Hampshire. He also played at first-class

Was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Hampshire. He also played at first-class level for MCC, an England XI, Gentlemen of England, I Zingari and AW Ridley's XI. Hargreaves made his first-class debut for Hampshire against Kent at Catf

Is a Zimbabwean cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, Querl represente

Is a Zimbabwean cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, Querl represented Zimbabwe at Under-19 level in the Afro-Asia Under-19 Cup in November 2005, and during the 2006 Under-19 World Cup. In 2010, Querl was selected as one of

Was an English football player who played for Clapham Rovers, as well as the English national side.H

Was an English football player who played for Clapham Rovers, as well as the English national side.He also played international rugby union for England in 1871, as did his brother Louis and his son John.

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1853 to 1860. he was a right-ha

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1853 to 1860. he was a right-handed batsman and right arm medium pace roundarm bowler who was mainly associated with Oxford University, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and Surrey, and made

Was an American professional basketball player.A 7'0" native of Detroit, Michigan, Harding was selec

Was an American professional basketball player.A 7'0" native of Detroit, Michigan, Harding was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the fourth round of the 1962 NBA Draft. He became the first player drafted into the NBA without having played in college, [1] although he did not enter the NBA until the 1963-64 season. In four NBA seasons with the Pistons and Chicago Bulls, Harding averaged 9.0 points and 9.1 rebounds per game. Harding also spent part of the 1967-68 season with the ABA's Indiana Pacers, averaging 13.4 points and 13.4 rebounds in 25 games.

A useful right-handed batsman, he scored 0 and 7 in a match won convincingly by the visitors by 10 w

A useful right-handed batsman, he scored 0 and 7 in a match won convincingly by the visitors by 10 wickets

Was an English footballer who won the FA Cup with Old Etonians in 1882 and made one appearance for E

Was an English footballer who won the FA Cup with Old Etonians in 1882 and made one appearance for England in 1878 playing as a forward.Macaulay was born in Hodnet, Shropshire and educated at Eton College, where he played for the college "soccer" team in 1878. He went up to Cambridge University where he won a "Blue" in 1881 and 1882.

Was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and a right-arm bowler of both fast and medium pace

Was an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and a right-arm bowler of both fast and medium pace. He holds the distinction of being the oldest cricketer to appear in the County Championship. Moss played most of his first-class cricket for Oxford Unive