Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a former Canadian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Can

Is a former Canadian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Canadian handball team which finished eleventh in the 1976 Olympic tournament. He played four matches and scored four goals.

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1820 to 1824. He was mainly ass

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1820 to 1824. He was mainly associated with Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), of which he was a member. He made 4 known appearances in first-class matches.

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'6" guard from Hofstra University, Laurel pl

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'6" guard from Hofstra University, Laurel played one season (1977-78) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Milwaukee Bucks. Laurel scored 24 points in ten games.[1]

Is a former professional American football running back in the NFL for seven seasons for the San Fra

Is a former professional American football running back in the NFL for seven seasons for the San Francisco 49ers, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Dallas Cowboys.Maegle was an All-American at Rice University. In 1979 he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He was born in Inglewood, California and attended high school i

Was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He was born in Inglewood, California and attended high school in Gardena, California.Anderson was drafted by the New York Yankees in the first round of the 1972 Major League Baseball Draft. In 1979, Anderson was named the International League Pitcher of the Year with the Columbus Clippers. He made his major league debut with the Yankees on September 18, 1979. This was the only game in which he pitched for the Yankees, as he was traded to the Seattle Mariners over the offseason. After developing arm problems during the 1981 season, Anderson was released, effectively ending his career.

Was an American football running back who played for the Los Angeles Rams from 1960 to 1969. Born in

Was an American football running back who played for the Los Angeles Rams from 1960 to 1969. Born in Georgetown, Mississippi, he played for Vallejo High School in the old North Bay League after his family moved to Vallejo, California.

Was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1963 and the Chica

Was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1963 and the Chicago Cubs in 1967.

Is a retired American professional basketball player who had a brief stint with the NBA's Minnesota

Is a retired American professional basketball player who had a brief stint with the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves.Coffey, a 6'6", 212 guard who played collegiately for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers, averaged 1.3 points and 1.5 rebounds in 52 games for the Timberwolves during the 1990-91 NBA season.

Is a former NASCAR driver who raced in the Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and the Winston Cup Ser

Is a former NASCAR driver who raced in the Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and the Winston Cup Series. "The King", as he is nicknamed, is most well-known for winning the Nascar Championship seven times (Dale Earnhardt is the only other driver to accompl

Was a Major League Baseball first baseman from 1958 to 1966 and 1969. In 1967 and 1968, he played in

Was a Major League Baseball first baseman from 1958 to 1966 and 1969. In 1967 and 1968, he played in Japan for the Taiyo Whales. Throughout his baseball career, Stuart was known as a fine hitter, but a subpar fielder, garnering the unique nickname of "Dr. Strangeglove" for his poor defense. That was a play on words of the movie Dr. Strangelove, which was released in the middle years of Stuart's career. Similarly, the movie Goldfinger inspired another nickname, "Stonefingers".[1] In 1963, he set a record by committing 29 errors, a major league record for first basemen that still stands. Yet another less-than-flattering nickname for Stuart was "The Man With The Iron Glove". It has been noted that had the designated hitter rule existed then, he would have been an excellent candidate for such.

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'11" center, Washington starred at UCLA in t

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'11" center, Washington starred at UCLA in the 1970s, where he was named NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player following UCLA's 1975 championship. He played six professional seasons in the NBA as a member of the Kansas City Kings, Milwaukee Bucks, Dallas Mavericks, and Cleveland Cavaliers. In his NBA career, he scored 3,456 points and grabbed 2,204 rebounds.

Legendre once represented Canada at the Davis Cup and had a career-high ranking of World No. 232 (De

Legendre once represented Canada at the Davis Cup and had a career-high ranking of World No. 232 (December 1978). He was the Quebec minister of sports in Bernard Landry's cabinet, after being elected as MNA for the riding of Blainville in 2001.

Was an English amateur cricketer. He was mainly associated with Surrey and he made 5 known appearanc

Was an English amateur cricketer. He was mainly associated with Surrey and he made 5 known appearances in first-class matches from 1806 to 1809.

Is an English former footballer and manager.Habbin joined Reading in March 1969 from non-league side

Is an English former footballer and manager.Habbin joined Reading in March 1969 from non-league side Cambridge United. He joined Rotherham United in January 1975 after making 219 appearances and scoring 24 goals in the Football League for Reading.

A retired American basketball player. He is the current head coach of the NBA's Houston Rockets. He

A retired American basketball player. He is the current head coach of the NBA's Houston Rockets. He was hired five days after the firing of Jeff Van Gundy on May 18, 2007.

Was an English cricketer, who played county cricket first for Middlesex County Cricket Club (1994-20

Was an English cricketer, who played county cricket first for Middlesex County Cricket Club (1994-2000) and 2007 and then for Somerset County Cricket Club (2001-2006). He was a lower order batsman and bowled right-arm medium pace.

Is a Welsh former professional footballer and football manager. He played as a central defender.Stua

Is a Welsh former professional footballer and football manager. He played as a central defender.Stuart Morgan joined West Ham United as a junior, turning professional in March 1967. However, he was never to make the West Ham first team. He joined Torquay United on loan in February 1969, making his league debut on the 15th in a 2-1 win at home to Watford. He remained at Plainmoor until the end of the season, playing 14 league games.

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6' 9"center from Grambling State University,

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6' 9"center from Grambling State University, Johnson played parts of three seasons (1968-1971) with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association. He averaged 4.7 points per game in his NBA career and won an NBA Championship ring in 1969.

Is a former English footballer who played as a defender.Born in Nottingham, England Liburd started o

Is a former English footballer who played as a defender.Born in Nottingham, England Liburd started out his football career as a youth trainee with Nottingham Forest. Released at the end of his two-year training period, he joined Eastwood Town. Rapidly making an impression at Eastwood, he joined Middlesbrough, on trial, in early 1993, completing a £72,500 transfer in March 1993.

Was a German Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1952 Summer

Was a German Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in one Test in 1934-35.

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in one Test in 1934-35.

A retired Alpine skier from Croatia, considered one of the greatest female skiers of all time. She i

A retired Alpine skier from Croatia, considered one of the greatest female skiers of all time. She is the only woman to win four gold medals in alpine skiing at the Winter Olympic Games (in 2002 and 2006), and the only woman to win three alpine skiing Olympic gold medals in one year (2002). She was World Cup champion in 2001, 2003 and 2006. On January 15, 2006 Kosteli? became only the third woman in World Cup history (after Swede Pernilla Wiberg and Austrian Petra Kronberger) to win World Cup races in all of the sport's five disciplines. On February 5, 2006 Janica became the second female skier (after Petra Kronberger) to win all five disciplines in one season.

Is an Austrian bobsledder who competed from the late 1920s to the mid 1930s.

Is an Austrian bobsledder who competed from the late 1920s to the mid 1930s.

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season. He pitched for the Washington S

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for one season. He pitched for the Washington Senators for seven games during the 1967 Washington Senators season.

Was a professional Major League Baseball player.Sharon graduated Kennedy Middle School and Sequoia H

Was a professional Major League Baseball player.Sharon graduated Kennedy Middle School and Sequoia High School in Redwood City, California.He first broke into the major leagues at age 23 with the Detroit Tigers on May 13, 1973. In 1974 he earned a peak salary of $19,000 with the Tigers. In 1975 he joined the San Diego Padres, playing his last professional game on September 28, 1975.