Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was an American speed skater who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics.In 1924 he finished eighth in

Was an American speed skater who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics.In 1924 he finished eighth in the 5000 metres event and ninth in the 10000 metres competition.

Is an American thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Known as Rick, his brother Anthony Dutrow is also a t

Is an American thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Known as Rick, his brother Anthony Dutrow is also a trainer. Their father, Richard E. Dutrow, Sr., was one of Maryland racing's "Big Four" who dominated racing in that state during the 1960s and '70s and who

Is a Thoroughbred horse trainer and a member of the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame. Richard Mandella retur

Is a Thoroughbred horse trainer and a member of the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame. Richard Mandella returned to California and opened his own stable. His wins began almost immediately with Bad 'n Big and continued with Phone Trick, Dare and Go, and Pleasantly

Was an American weightlifter who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was also a USA Senior Nati

Was an American weightlifter who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was also a USA Senior National Champion (1929-1931, 1934, 1935, and 1937).

Is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He is the father of Richard Earl Davis Jr.He played al

Is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He is the father of Richard Earl Davis Jr.He played all or part of six seasons in the majors from 1977 until 1982. He also played five seasons in Japan with the Kintetsu Buffaloes from 1984 until 1988.Davis struggled for the rest of the season in Pittsburgh, batting just .182 in 77 at bats. Not a very good defensive outfielder, Davis needed to hit well to keep his job, and Pittsburgh wound up releasing Davis in March of 1983.

Is a Writer and Professional Wrestler. White was born in Rutland Regional Medical Center in 1980 and

Is a Writer and Professional Wrestler. White was born in Rutland Regional Medical Center in 1980 and grew up in the small towns of Danby, and Dorset, VT for the first 18 years of his life. He joined the U.S. Army as a cavalry scout in May of 1999 and retu

Is an English footballer who plays as a defender. He plays for Macclesfield Town.Edghill started his

Is an English footballer who plays as a defender. He plays for Macclesfield Town.Edghill started his career with Manchester City, whom he joined as a schoolboy in 1988. His first team debut came in the 1993-94 season in a match against Wimbledon.

Is a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who is currently in the Colorado Rockies organizatio

Is a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who is currently in the Colorado Rockies organization. He is a 1995 graduate of Centennial High School in Eagle, Idaho and played two seasons for Treasure Valley Community College in Ontario, Oregon.[1]Bauer was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the fifth round of the 1997 amateur draft.[1] He was a starting pitcher in the Orioles minor league system from 1997 through 2001, compiling a 41-39 record in 119 games (114 starts) with a 4.39 ERA in 666 2/3 innings pitched.[2]

Is an English former professional football (soccer) player. He played for Shrewsbury Town, Swindon T

Is an English former professional football (soccer) player. He played for Shrewsbury Town, Swindon Town, Gillingham, Walsall, Rochdale and Northampton Town. In total he made 436 Football League appearances in a 15-year professional career.

Is a former English cricketer. Hayward was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace. Ha

Is a former English cricketer. Hayward was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace. Hayward made his debut in county cricket for Buckinghamshire in the 1978 Minor Counties Championship against Hertfordshire. Hayward played ten Minor Counties

Was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played first-c

Was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University and Middlesex, amongst others, in addition to playing for the Egypt national cricket team. He also played a first-class

Is a former South African first class cricketer. He played 61 matches for Western Province cricket t

Is a former South African first class cricketer. He played 61 matches for Western Province cricket team between 1967 and 1978 as an all-rounder.

Is an Australian racing cyclist who rides for American continental team Bissell Pro Cycling Team. En

Is an Australian racing cyclist who rides for American continental team Bissell Pro Cycling Team. England turned pro in 2005 and is a sprinter. His biggest success to date is winning stage 5 of the 2008 Tour de Georgia ahead of Rory Sutherland and George

Is a former Australian cricket player, who played for Tasmania. He played for the Tigers from 1983 u

Is a former Australian cricket player, who played for Tasmania. He played for the Tigers from 1983 until 1991. He was a talented Wicket-keeper, who played well during Tasmania's dark period in the 1980's when the side struggled for any success, and was also reliable lower order batsman.

Was a football player in the early years of professional football in England, who played more than 3

Was a football player in the early years of professional football in England, who played more than 350 games for Aston Villa. He played for Villa from 1915-1931. He was later sold to Port Vale.

Was an English cricketer who played 52 first-class games for Worcestershire either side of the First

Was an English cricketer who played 52 first-class games for Worcestershire either side of the First World War. Turner made his debut against Kent at Amblecote on 5 July 1909; he scored 6 and 19 in an innings defeat.

Is a South African cricketer who played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. He currentl

Is a South African cricketer who played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. He currently plays for Western Province and Cape Cobras. He attended Wynberg Boys' High school in Cape Town and received honours for cricket in 2005.

Is a football midfielder who plays for Warri Wolves F.C., he is best known by his games for PFC Levs

Is a football midfielder who plays for Warri Wolves F.C., he is best known by his games for PFC Levski Sofia. In the season 2003/2004 alongside with compatriot Emanuel Baba, he moved to top Bulgarian side Levski Sofia in the summer. He found it difficult to get a starting XI shirt and only played a handful of games during the season. Eromoigbe arrived with Levski in a very young age and was sent off to play on loan with Cherno More before returning to Levski in 2004. He played as a defensive midfielder, and was a very important component of Levski's game. Eromoigbe was considered a very good young player and was expected to earn his club in a hefty transfer fee upon leaving the club. The fans called him Richard because they had difficulty in pronouncing his surname.

Was a professional wrestler who performed for many promotions, most notably World Championship Wrest

Was a professional wrestler who performed for many promotions, most notably World Championship Wrestling, Extreme Championship Wrestling, and the World Wrestling Federation, in the 1980s and 1990s. Among other accolades, Rude was a four-time world champio

Is a retired American basketball player who played professionally in the NBA from 1955 to 1961.Garma

Is a retired American basketball player who played professionally in the NBA from 1955 to 1961.Garmaker was a 6'3" guard/forward from the University of Minnesota. He was a 1955 consensus All-America for the Golden Gophers, along with Sihugo Green (Duquesne), Tom Gola (LaSalle), Bill Russell (San Francisco) and Dick Ricketts (Duquesne). He was drafted by the NBA's Minneapolis Lakers twice (in 1954 and again in 1955) and joined the team for the 1955-56 NBA season. In his four-and-a-half seasons with the Lakers, Garmaker appeared as an NBA All-Star four times. He had his finest season in 1956-57, in which he ranked tenth in the league in points per game (16.3) and earned a spot on the All-NBA second team. In 1960, he was traded to the New York Knicks for Ray Felix and a draft pick, and he retired with the Knicks in 1961, having scored 5,597 career points.

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He had a four-season career in the majors, spread out ove

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He had a four-season career in the majors, spread out over six years.Lysander was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in 1974, and he toiled in the minors for several years before finally pitching five games for the A's in 1980. He was then returned to the minors, and remained there for the rest of 1980 and all of 1981. Oakland traded him to the Houston Astros after the 1981 season, but Lysander never played in the majors for Houston. The Astros traded him on to the Minnesota Twins for Bob Veselic the following off-season, and in 1983 Rick was back in the majors. He remained with the Twins until 1985, after which he was released, ending his major-league career.

Is a Welsh professional football player. He has been capped by Wales U21s.Evans began his career as

Is a Welsh professional football player. He has been capped by Wales U21s.Evans began his career as a trainee with Birmingham City, but left having never made the first team. An injury-hit three-year spell at Sheffield Wednesday followed, in which he made just 10 appearances for the Yorkshire club, scoring a solitary goal against Burnley in the 47th minute of a 7-2 victory in the penultimate game of the 2002-03 season on 26 April 2003 at Turf Moor.

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the Czechoslovak Extraliga and World Hocke

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the Czechoslovak Extraliga and World Hockey Association. He played for HC Brno, Toronto Toros, and Birmingham Bulls.

Is a retired South African-American soccer player who spent five seasons in the USISL, half a season

Is a retired South African-American soccer player who spent five seasons in the USISL, half a season each in South Africa and England and seven seasons with the Dallas Burn in Major League Soccer. He currently practices law in Austin, Texas.During his college years, Farrer also played for the Albuquerque Gunners of USISL. In the fall of 1990, the Gunners became the New Mexico Roadrunners before changing their name to the New Mexico Chiles in 1991. Farrer remained with the team through all these name changes.[1] He returned to the Chiles in 1993.[2] He played the first half of the 1994-1995 season with AmaZulu in the South Africa Premier Soccer League

Is an American bicycle racer in time trialing, cyclocross and marathon mountain bike races. He rides

Is an American bicycle racer in time trialing, cyclocross and marathon mountain bike races. He rides for the Durance-Colango team . In 2001, he was the first American to win the UCI world masters time trial championship, in St. Johann, Austria.