Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a retired American professional basketball player and current men's basketball coach at the Unive

Is a retired American professional basketball player and current men's basketball coach at the University of San Francisco.Walters played collegiately at Northwestern University before transferring to the University of Kansas, where he helped lead the Jayhawks to the Final Four in 1993. The 6'4" shooting guard was selected by the New Jersey Nets with the 16th pick in the 1993 NBA Draft. Walters played in the National Basketball Association from 1993 until 2000. He was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers in his third season and also played with the Miami Heat. After leaving the NBA, Walters played for León and Gran Canaria in Spain. In addition to his playing career, Walters had a minor role in the 1994 film Blue Chips. Walters is multiracial; he is half white and half Japanese.

Is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.He won the 196

Is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.He won the 1963 Cajun Classic Open Invitational in a playoff over Ron Cerrudo and the PGA Professional National Championship in 1970. His best finish in a major is T-33

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Auckland and Northern Districts

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Auckland and Northern Districts. A right-hand bat and slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler, Hooton played 19 first-class matches from 1968 until 1980, and enjoyed some success with both th

Is a quarterback of the National Football League for the Chicago Bears. He graduated from Bloomingto

Is a quarterback of the National Football League for the Chicago Bears. He graduated from Bloomington High School South and attended the University of Florida on an athletic scholarship.[1] Grossman led the Florida Gators to two championship games, and was the runner-up for the 2001 Heisman Trophy.[2]Grossman began his professional career with the Bears as the twenty-second overall selection in the 2003 NFL Draft, but spent most of his first three seasons sidelined with injuries. [3] He completed his first full season in 2006, leading the Bears to a National Football Conference Championship, and helping the team score the second most points in the league.

Is an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the team sabre events at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olym

Is an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the team sabre events at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics.

Was an American novelist, playwright, and Olympic water polo player. His first novel, The Spoilers,

Was an American novelist, playwright, and Olympic water polo player. His first novel, The Spoilers, was based on a true story of corrupt government officials stealing gold mines from prospectors, which he witnessed while he was prospecting in Nome, Alaska

Was an Australian sportsman who played Australian rules football in the Tasmanian Football League an

Was an Australian sportsman who played Australian rules football in the Tasmanian Football League and first-class cricket for Tasmania during the 1950s. Best known for his exploits on the football field, Garwood is the only person in history to have won three William Leitch Medals. He was mostly used as a ruck rover but could also play in key positions such as centre half-forward. Garwood played five first-class matches for Tasmania between the 1952/53 and 1955/56 Australian cricket seasons. He was a top order batsman but didn't manage to score a half century in his career, with a best of 49 which came against Victoria in 1953-54. In all he scored 189 runs at 18.90 and took five wickets at 32.00.

Is a retired American professional basketball player who played for four teams through his 12-year N

Is a retired American professional basketball player who played for four teams through his 12-year NBA career.Chapman was a star at Kentucky, named All-SEC during his freshman and sophomore years and scoring 1,073 points in only two years.

According to the Oct. 29, 1949 Tacoma News Tribune, Layne was a Mormon who was a staff sergeant with

According to the Oct. 29, 1949 Tacoma News Tribune, Layne was a Mormon who was a staff sergeant with an airborne division in World War II for 19 months, serving some time in Japan. He did not start boxing until he joined the Army. "When they sent out a ca

Was an Australian tennis player. He won the doubles in Wimbledon twice: In 1954 with Mervyn Rose and

Was an Australian tennis player. He won the doubles in Wimbledon twice: In 1954 with Mervyn Rose and in 1955 with Lew Hoad. In 1953 he also won the doubles and in 1953 and 1954 the mixed doubles in Melbourne. In 1953 he won the doubles at the US Champions

Was a New Zealand cricketer for Central Districts and Wellington between 1946 and 1955, in a total o

Was a New Zealand cricketer for Central Districts and Wellington between 1946 and 1955, in a total of 17 first class cricket matches. A legbreak spin-bowler, he took 45 wickets at 37.08, and contributed 98 runs in the lower order. Challies was both born a

Is a retired English professional player of snooker and English billiards. Williams was an excellent

Is a retired English professional player of snooker and English billiards. Williams was an excellent junior player, both of snooker and of billiards. His professional career initially coincided with a period of decline in snooker. In the 1960s, when the W

Is a former men's doubles badminton player from Indonesia who is often simply known as Rexy.

Is a former men's doubles badminton player from Indonesia who is often simply known as Rexy.

Is a Cuban soccer player, who, as of 2005, plays forward for the New Jersey Ironmen of the Xtreme So

Is a Cuban soccer player, who, as of 2005, plays forward for the New Jersey Ironmen of the Xtreme Soccer League.

Is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado (or masked professional wrestler) currently working for the Mexica

Is a Mexican Luchador enmascarado (or masked professional wrestler) currently working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). Rey Cometa fist gained national exposure when he worked for Asistencia Asesoría y

Is a Cuban baseball player and Olympic gold medalist.

Is a Cuban baseball player and Olympic gold medalist.

Is a Mexican professional wrestler , trainer and actor, as well as the uncle of well-known luchador

Is a Mexican professional wrestler , trainer and actor, as well as the uncle of well-known luchador Rey Mysterio, Jr.His name directly translates to "King Mystery" in English. He was one of the top stars and promoters in Mexico throughout the 1970s and 19

An Italian football (soccer) striker. Currently, he plays for Bari.He started his professional caree

An Italian football (soccer) striker. Currently, he plays for Bari.He started his professional career at Juventus, but went on loan to A.C. Siena and A.C. Arezzo in the next 2 years. On July 4, 2007 he was signed by Empoli in a co-ownership bid (€1m). In summer 2008, Juventus bought back Volpato but are likely to loan him out to another club upon his arrival.

Is a Libyan football Striker currently playing for Al-Ittihad, He is a member of the Libya national

Is a Libyan football Striker currently playing for Al-Ittihad, He is a member of the Libya national football team.

Is a French football (soccer) midfielder. He currently plays for SM Caen.

Is a French football (soccer) midfielder. He currently plays for SM Caen.

Is a French footballer of Spanish descent. He is a left-footed attacking midfielder, formed in Nante

Is a French footballer of Spanish descent. He is a left-footed attacking midfielder, formed in Nantes. He was part of the magic trio of FC Nantes with Patrice Loko and Nicolas Ouédec. He currently plays for Sud Nivernais Imphy Decize, a club in CFA2.

Is a football defender who currently plays in Costa Rica for Costa Rican first division side Asociac

Is a football defender who currently plays in Costa Rica for Costa Rican first division side Asociación Deportiva Ramonense.

Is a Salvadoran footballer who currently plays for C.D. Vista Hermosa.Hernández made his debut with

Is a Salvadoran footballer who currently plays for C.D. Vista Hermosa.Hernández made his debut with the Salvadoran senior team on May 30, 2009 against Jamaica at RFK Stadium, Washington D.C.. Although he played most of the game, he was subbed 4 minutes before the final whistle. The game ended with a scoreless draw.

Is a Filipino professional boxer, currently residing in Tagbilaran City, Bohol.On June 12, 2003, in

Is a Filipino professional boxer, currently residing in Tagbilaran City, Bohol.On June 12, 2003, in the Gaisano Country Mall in Cebu, Philippines, Bautista made his professional debut. He won a shutout, unanimous decision (UD) through six rounds against Reyco Compendio. At only 17 years of age, Bautista showed much potential.

Is a Cuban sprint canoer who competed in the early 1980s. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, he

Is a Cuban sprint canoer who competed in the early 1980s. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, he finished sixth in the K-2 1000 m event while being eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 500 m event.