Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was an English cricketer. Busk was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. Busk made his c

Was an English cricketer. Busk was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. Busk made his county cricket debut for Dorset in the Minor Counties Championship against Berkshire.

Is a professional Swedish ice hockey player. He is a defenceman currently playing for Rögle BK in E

Is a professional Swedish ice hockey player. He is a defenceman currently playing for Rögle BK in Elitserien.

Was an American swimmer. Hanley attended the University of Michigan.

Was an American swimmer. Hanley attended the University of Michigan.

Is an American former professional tennis player. He attended the University of Southern California

Is an American former professional tennis player. He attended the University of Southern California and won NCAA championships under their legendary coach, George Toley.At the University of Southern California he won the NCAA singles championship in 1963, 1964; and the NCAA doubles championship in 1963 with Rafael Osuna and in 1964 with William Bond; he was on the University of Southern California NCAA-winning championship tennis teams in 1962, 1963, 1964

Is a retired ice hockey player. Desmond played for the American 1952 Winter Olympics ice hockey team

Is a retired ice hockey player. Desmond played for the American 1952 Winter Olympics ice hockey team.

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s.

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s.

Is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball. After attending Arizona State University, Peters wa

Is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball. After attending Arizona State University, Peters was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1977 amateur draft. He played five seasons in the major leagues with the Detroit Tigers (1979-1981) and Oakland Athletics (1983 and 1986). He played in 307 games and had a career .277 batting average with a .356 on base percentage, 255 hits, 135 runs scored, 80 RBIs, 34 doubles, ten triples, and two home runs. His best season was 1980 when he played in 133 games for the Tigers (mostly in center field), batting .291 with a 369 on base percentage, 139 hits, 42 RBIs, 13 stolen bases, 19 doubles, seven triples, and two home runs.

Is a retired American basketball player. At 6'0" and 170 pounds, he played as a guard and a forward.

Is a retired American basketball player. At 6'0" and 170 pounds, he played as a guard and a forward.Triptow attended Lane Tech High School and DePaul University, both in Chicago, Illinois. From 1944 to 1949, he played professional basketball in the National Basketball League and National Basketball Association as a member of the Chicago American Gears, the Tri-Cities Blackhawks, the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, and the Baltimore Bullets. Playing alongside George Mikan,

Is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player for the St. Louis Hawks, Phoenix

Is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player for the St. Louis Hawks, Phoenix Suns, Seattle SuperSonics, and Cleveland Cavaliers. Snyder attended college at Davidson College. A solid shooting guard, Snyder achieved his greatest basketball successes with the SuperSonics franchise.

Was a public relations worker for the Anaheim Amigos of the American Basketball Association during t

Was a public relations worker for the Anaheim Amigos of the American Basketball Association during the 1967-68 season. He eventually found himself on the Amigos' active playing roster as the team struggled with finances and injuries.

Is a retired Scottish professional association footballer who played as a central defender.

Is a retired Scottish professional association footballer who played as a central defender.

Is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played 20 games for the Philadelphia Phillies in 19

Is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played 20 games for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1969. Originally signed by the New York Yankees in 1958, Barry played 11 seasons in the minor leagues before reaching the majors.

Is an American athlete who revolutionized the high jump using a back-first technique, now known as t

Is an American athlete who revolutionized the high jump using a back-first technique, now known as the Fosbury Flop. His method was to sprint diagonally towards the bar, then curve and leap backwards over the bar.

Is a Scottish cricketer. He played for Scotland in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka, and

Is a Scottish cricketer. He played for Scotland in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka, and has since played first-class, One-Day International, and List A cricket for Scotland.

Is a former relief pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers (1991-94), New York Mets (1995-96), San Francis

Is a former relief pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers (1991-94), New York Mets (1995-96), San Francisco Giants (1997 and 2000), Houston Astros (1998-2000) and Kansas City Royals (2001). Henry rejoined the Royals organization as the pitching coach for the Burlington Bees in the Midwest League after spending three years as a pitching coach in the Atlanta Braves organization. During the 2007 season, Henry was the pitching coach for the Single-A Rome Braves in the South Atlantic League.

Is a retired French international rugby union. He is the son of Claude Dourthe (to date, the younges

Is a retired French international rugby union. He is the son of Claude Dourthe (to date, the youngest ever French international rugby union player) and both Raphaël Ibañez and Olivier Magne's brother-in-law, being them married with his two sisters.

Was a Sydney solicitor, politician and cricket administrator. Driver was born in Cabramatta, New Sou

Was a Sydney solicitor, politician and cricket administrator. Driver was born in Cabramatta, New South Wales, son of Richard Driver, hotel-keeper, and his wife Elizabeth, née Powell. In 1859, he became a solicitor for the of Sydney City Council and also carried out a practice in the Sydney police court. Driver unsuccessfully contested three seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1858 and was defeated again for East Sydney in 1859, but won West Macquarie in 1860 and held it to 1869. He was the member for Carcoar from 1869 to 1872 and Windsor from 1872 to his death in 1880. From 1860 to 1880 Driver was an important organizer of visits by English cricket teams and intercolonial matches. In 1871, he married Elizabeth Margaret Marlow. He died in the Sydney suburb of Randwick and is buried at Waverley Cemetery. A road built in the 1890s outside the Sydney Cricket Ground called Driver Avenue is named in his honour.

Is an English former professional footballer. He currently manages Worcester City F.C., he was appoi

Is an English former professional footballer. He currently manages Worcester City F.C., he was appointed in December 2007. A very experienced defender, Richard started his career in 1986 as a trainee with Bristol Rovers, joining them as a professional in July 1987.

Was an American male tennis player. He was the son of Frederic Richard Sears and Albertina Homer She

Was an American male tennis player. He was the son of Frederic Richard Sears and Albertina Homer Shelton. He married Eleanor M Cochrane on Nov 24, 1891 and they had Richard Dudley Sears, Jr. and Miriam Sears. After giving up playing lawn tennis, Sears won

Is a former South African cricketer who played in 5 Tests from 1965 to 1966. Following his cricket c

Is a former South African cricketer who played in 5 Tests from 1965 to 1966. Following his cricket career, he emigrated from South Africa to the USA where he married and had 2 children. He currently lives in the Boston area.

Was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England is a boxer who unsuccessfully fought Muhammad Ali for the

Was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England is a boxer who unsuccessfully fought Muhammad Ali for the world heavyweight title in 1976. A southpaw, Dunn's career started off badly with a first round defeat on his debut against Danny McAlinden in July 1969.

Is a Swiss football player. He is currently without a club.Duruz has extensive experience in Europea

Is a Swiss football player. He is currently without a club.Duruz has extensive experience in European competition. He has played UEFA Champions League matches against Juventus, Manchester United and Valencia. He has represented Switzerland at U16, U18, U20 and U21 level. He speaks three languages: German, French and English. He had a trial at Cheltenham Town in July 2008 but wasn't offered a contract.

Is a former professional French footballer. He played as a goalkeeper.During his career, Dutruel rep

Is a former professional French footballer. He played as a goalkeeper.During his career, Dutruel represented Paris Saint-Germain FC, SM Caen, Real Club Celta de Vigo (his most successful period, also appearing in the UEFA Cup), FC Barcelona, Deportivo Alavés and RC Strasbourg, retiring in June 2005.

Was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Dutrow, along with King T. Leatherbury, John J. Tamm

Was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Dutrow, along with King T. Leatherbury, John J. Tammaro, Jr. and Hall of Fame inductee Bud Delp, were known as Maryland racing's "Big Four". They dominated racing in that state during the 1960s and '70s and

Was an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer whom the March 15, 1937 edition of the Los Angeles

Was an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer whom the March 15, 1937 edition of the Los Angeles Times called "one of the best trainers in America." In 1937, Richard Handlen became the only trainer in history to win the two most prestigious races in C