Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a former Major League Baseball infielder.Before the 1943 season, Cole was drafted as an amateur f

Is a former Major League Baseball infielder.Before the 1943 season, Cole was drafted as an amateur free agent by the St. Louis Cardinals. Over eight years later he made his debut with the Cardinals, but was traded after only 15 games of service to the Pittsburgh Pirates, where he would spend the majority of his career.Dick was used as at three different positions at his career with almost an even distribution of games. He played 169 games at shortstop, 118 games at second base, and 107 games at third base.

Is a retired American basketball player. A center/power forward, a graduate of Woodside High School,

Is a retired American basketball player. A center/power forward, a graduate of Woodside High School, played college basketball for Stanford, and in the NBA, for the New Orleans Jazz/Utah Jazz (1975-79 and 1983-85), New Jersey Nets (1979-80), Phoenix Suns (1980-82), Denver Nuggets (1982-83) and Sacramento Kings (1985-86).

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire and Oxford University between

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire and Oxford University between 1908 and 1912. He made his debut for Derbyshire in August 1908 and scored 31 in his second innings in a victory against Hampshire. Sale became a schoolmas

Was an English professional footballer who played as a winger. He made 120 appearances and scored 19

Was an English professional footballer who played as a winger. He made 120 appearances and scored 19 goals in all competitions for Birmingham over a ten year career, and helped them to the championship of the Football League Second Division in 1920–21. He then moved to First Division Manchester United where he made 12 appearances without scoring; they were relegated that season

Richie Sandoval, is a Mexican American former boxer whose life almost ended in tragedy during his la

Richie Sandoval, is a Mexican American former boxer whose life almost ended in tragedy during his last fight as a professional.

A Ukrainian-born, American bodybuilder, martial artist and actor, renowned for his physique at an ex

A Ukrainian-born, American bodybuilder, martial artist and actor, renowned for his physique at an extremely young age. He is probably best known for his appearance in the documentary The World's Strongest Boy, which has been shown on several TV channels across the world, and for his dedication to bodybuilding.[1],His ability to bench press heavy weights, as well as his training regimen, have made him known in the media of many nations as "The Strongest Boy in the World". His parents have worked to get him a career in movies, much like Richard's idol, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the family even launched a line of supplements featuring Richard's picture on the packaging that Richard himself promoted.

Is a retired male boxer from Puerto Rico, who won the bronze medal in the men's middleweight (– 75

Is a retired male boxer from Puerto Rico, who won the bronze medal in the men's middleweight (– 75 kg) category at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. He represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, falling in t

Is a former South African cricketer. Van der Knaap was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm m

Is a former South African cricketer. Van der Knaap was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Johannesburg, Transvaal Province. Van der Knaap made his debut for Berkshire in the 1975 Minor Counties Championship against Buc

Was a French boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was eliminated in the second

Was a French boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was eliminated in the second round of the lightweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming gold medalist Hans Jacob Nielsen.

Is a German rower.

Is a German rower.

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1

Was a Dutch Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1] He died in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp during World War II.[1]

Is a beach volleyball player from the Netherlands. He is a former volleyball player, who represented

Is a beach volleyball player from the Netherlands. He is a former volleyball player, who represented his native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Was a German track and field athlete who competed for the Russian Empire in the 1912 Summer Olympics

Was a German track and field athlete who competed for the Russian Empire in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1912 he was eliminated in the first round of the 100 metres competition.

Is a Canadian professional golfer.Scott was born in Kingsville, Ontario. He learned golf as a youth

Is a Canadian professional golfer.Scott was born in Kingsville, Ontario. He learned golf as a youth at the Kingsville Golf Club, south of Windsor, Ontario, near Lake Erie. He won the Canadian Amateur Championship in 2003, 2005, and 2006. In 2005, he was a

Is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. Proehl has played 16 se

Is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. Proehl has played 16 seasons with the Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, St. Louis Rams, Carolina Panthers, and Indianapolis Colts

Is an American former ESPN football analyst and former NFL and CFL quarterback.Many high school and

Is an American former ESPN football analyst and former NFL and CFL quarterback.Many high school and college coaches felt Salisbury was a better basketball player than football player. Salisbury averaged 26.5 points per game his senior year and was a high school All-American basketball player.

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1822 to 1835. He was mainl

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1822 to 1835. He was mainly associated with Sussex and made 3 known appearances in first-class matches.

Is an English cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium-pace bowler. he

Is an English cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium-pace bowler. he made his first-class debut for Essex against Surrey in 2001. He batted at number six in the first innings, making 36, but opened the batting in the second and hit 58 not out. Clinton enjoyed a long run in the team in 2005, hitting 811 first-class runs at 31.39 and hitting two centuries and five fifties. However, he made only three appearances in the one-day game, aggregating only 21 runs from these.

Is an English former professional football player, and currently a coach for Millwall.Shaw started h

Is an English former professional football player, and currently a coach for Millwall.Shaw started his career at Crystal Palace, coming up through their youth system. He enjoyed a brief loan spell to Hull City before becoming a major part of the first team, playing in the final of the 1990 FA Cup.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler who played

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Cheshire. Shenton, who made two appearances for the team during the 2001 Minor Counties Championship, made two appearances in the C&G Trophy in August

Has played 11 One Day Internationals for the West Indies in 1984

Has played 11 One Day Internationals for the West Indies in 1984

Was an Australian first-class cricketer who played for South Australia and after serving in World Wa

Was an Australian first-class cricketer who played for South Australia and after serving in World War II, represented the Australian Services cricket team, which played in the Victory Tests.

Is a former National Hockey League defenceman. He was drafted in the fifth round, 97th overall, by t

Is a former National Hockey League defenceman. He was drafted in the fifth round, 97th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft.

Is a retired English football defender.Smith enjoyed a steady 8 seasons with Leicester and played Pr

Is a retired English football defender.Smith enjoyed a steady 8 seasons with Leicester and played Premiership football for the club. He experienced relegation from the top tier of English football in 1995, and after a brief loan spell with Grimsby Town, he later joined them on a permanent deal.

A Dutch former footballer, who played as a midfielder.Sneekes started as a Youth player at Ajax Amst

A Dutch former footballer, who played as a midfielder.Sneekes started as a Youth player at Ajax Amsterdam, and made 22 appearances for Netherlands National Schoolboys. He made his debut for Ajax at the age of 16, and broke through into the Netherlands U21 team, but never quite fulfilled his potential for the club and was transferred out at the age of 21.After a short spell at Volendam Sneekes signed for Fortuna Sittard and spent four years at the club before moving to England.