Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a basketball player from the Central African Republic. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics wi

Is a basketball player from the Central African Republic. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics with the Central African Republic national basketball team.

Was a German Graf and horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was a German Graf and horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Is a former New Zealander freestyle swimmer.Richard is also a general surgeon currently doing a fell

Is a former New Zealander freestyle swimmer.Richard is also a general surgeon currently doing a fellowship in colorectal surgery at St. Vincent's Hospital in Melbourne.

Is a former footballer, whose career was hampered by injuries, forcing him into early retirement in

Is a former footballer, whose career was hampered by injuries, forcing him into early retirement in 1999.During his brief club career, he played at youth team level for Manchester United and reserve team level at Wolverhampton Wanderers. He finally made his senior debut at Watford - as a substitute on 5 May 1997 - but this turned out to be his only appearance for the club.

Is a British-born, Australian slalom canoeist who competed for Great Britain from the late 1970s to

Is a British-born, Australian slalom canoeist who competed for Great Britain from the late 1970s to the early 1990s. He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with six golds (K-1: 1981, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1993; K-1 team: 1993) and a b

Is a Canadian professional golfer who has played on the Canadian Tour, PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour,

Is a Canadian professional golfer who has played on the Canadian Tour, PGA Tour and Nationwide Tour, winning at least one event in each venue.

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He is considered by many veteran basketball ob

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He is considered by many veteran basketball observers to be the greatest pure small forward of all time as a result of his very precise outside shot, uncanny court vision, knowledge and execution of team defense principles, tenacious and ofttimes demanding will to win, and unorthodox but accurate underhanded "granny shot" free throw shooting.[1] Barry is one of few elite players who have altered their games without losing effectiveness; he broke into the professional ranks as a rebounder and all-purpose points machine before he morphed into a primary ball distributor and lethal perimeter threat.

Is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. After a successful colleg

Is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. After a successful collegiate career at the University of Notre Dame, Mirer was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks with the second pick in the 1993 NFL Draft. Mirer never lived up to his expectations in Seattle and was traded to the Chicago Bears during the off-season in 1997

Is a former professional baseball player who played with the Baltimore Orioles primarily as an infie

Is a former professional baseball player who played with the Baltimore Orioles primarily as an infielder from 1976-85.Dauer was an All-American at the University of Southern California and helped the Trojans win the 1974 College World Series.

Is an Australian football player, currently playing for Hull City. He has previously played for West

Is an Australian football player, currently playing for Hull City. He has previously played for West Ham United and Colchester United. During his time in Perth he played for Balcatta FC, a local league club in Perth. Garcia was a product of the famed West

Is a Brazilian football (soccer) striker who plays for Varzim S.C. in the Liga de Honra.Miran moved

Is a Brazilian football (soccer) striker who plays for Varzim S.C. in the Liga de Honra.Miran moved to Portugal in 2003 and signed with C.F. Estrela da Amadora. The following season he played for C.D. Santa Clara, and after that season he played for S.C.

Is a former baseball player for Major League Baseball who played from 1990–1995. He played as a ba

Is a former baseball player for Major League Baseball who played from 1990–1995. He played as a backup catcher for the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox. In addition to catching, he also played sparsely as a designated hitter, first baseman, third baseman, and pinch runner (although appearing only as a pinch runner in a game does not count as a game played). Prior to playing professional baseball, Rowland attended Mendocino College in nearby Ukiah, California.[1] He also had a longer career in minor league baseball on and off from 1988–1997, where he even served as a pitcher in three games.

A French tennis player. He reached a career high of World Number 7 in July, 2007 after making it to

A French tennis player. He reached a career high of World Number 7 in July, 2007 after making it to the semi-finals of Wimbledon 2007, defeating American Andy Roddick in 5 sets, 4–6, 4–6, 7–6, 7–6, 8–6. Later that year, Gasquet qualified for the 2007 Tennis Masters Cup.Gasquet was born in Béziers in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. He is the only child in the family. He began playing tennis at the age of 4 under the guidance of his father, Francis, who ran a tennis club, the TC Sérignan, along with his mother Maryse.

Was a British horse rider who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a British horse rider who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was an English professional football inside-forward. He was born in Ottery St. Mary.Dick 'Digger' Eb

Was an English professional football inside-forward. He was born in Ottery St. Mary.Dick 'Digger' Ebdon joined Exeter City from local side Ottery St Mary in December 1935 and went on to score 52 goals in 139 league games for the Grecians in a career interrupted by war.

Is an Australian professional golfer.Green has been a member of the European Tour since 1996, with h

Is an Australian professional golfer.Green has been a member of the European Tour since 1996, with his first win coming at the 1997 Dubai Desert Classic, where he became the first left-hander to win on the European Tour since Bob Charles at the Swiss Open

Is a former cricketer who played 12 One Day Internationals for New Zealand.

Is a former cricketer who played 12 One Day Internationals for New Zealand.

Was an Irish field hockey player. He played for, amongst others, Three Rock Rovers and Ireland. Toge

Was an Irish field hockey player. He played for, amongst others, Three Rock Rovers and Ireland. Together with fellow Rovers players, Henry Murphy and Charles Power, he was a member of the Ireland team that won the silver medal at the 1908 London Olympics.

Was a South African cricket umpire. His umpiring career commenced in 1935 when he officiated in the

Was a South African cricket umpire. His umpiring career commenced in 1935 when he officiated in the second South Africa vs. Australia Test at Johannesburg in December. Ashman's fourteenth and final Test as umpire was in 1950. In domestic first-class crick

Is the head coach of the UCLA Bruins college football team.He has been linked to multiple severe rec

Is the head coach of the UCLA Bruins college football team.He has been linked to multiple severe recruiting and ethics violations over the course of his coaching career. He was the head coach for the Colorado Buffaloes football team as well as the Washington Huskies football team.

Was an American professional wrestler who used the ring name Bulldog Brower.Brower also wrestled for

Was an American professional wrestler who used the ring name Bulldog Brower.Brower also wrestled for National Wrestling Federation (NWF), where he won the NWF North American Heavyweight Championship. Brower went on to wrestle for another wrestling promoti

Is an English footballer. He is a midfielder, preferring to play in the centre of midfield. He plays

Is an English footballer. He is a midfielder, preferring to play in the centre of midfield. He plays for Hartlepool United, having signed on a free transfer in July 2008 after being released by Manchester United.

Is an ice speed skater from Australia. Goerlitz holds the national longtrack records on the 500, 1,0

Is an ice speed skater from Australia. Goerlitz holds the national longtrack records on the 500, 1,000 and 1,500 meters.

Is a German football goalkeeper. He has had a long career in German football, spending the vast majo

Is a German football goalkeeper. He has had a long career in German football, spending the vast majority of which at just two clubs, Hamburg SV and SC Freiburg.

Was a Canadian American ice hockey player for the Calgary Flames and the New York Islanders.Kromm wa

Was a Canadian American ice hockey player for the Calgary Flames and the New York Islanders.Kromm was raised in Dallas, Texas; Winnipeg, Manitoba; and Detroit, Michigan, while his father coached different professional teams. In minor hockey in Winnipeg, Richard played on a line with future NHL star, Brett Hull, whose dad, Bobby, played for the Winnipeg Jets (Rich's Dad, Bobby Kromm, was the coach of the Jets). Richard was drafted in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft by the Flames with the 37th overall pick.