Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played in one Test in 1956.

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played in one Test in 1956.

Is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Switzerland, who was a professional rider fro

Is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Switzerland, who was a professional rider from 1987 to 1989. He represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, where he won the silver medal in the men's team t

Is a French goalkeeper who currently plays for US Créteil-Lusitanos. He won the French League Cup i

Is a French goalkeeper who currently plays for US Créteil-Lusitanos. He won the French League Cup in 2000 and played in the UEFA Cup with FC Gueugnon.

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman who played for Devon. He was born in Torquay.

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman who played for Devon. He was born in Torquay. Twose, who made his debut for Devon in the Minor Counties Championship in 1985, made his only List A appearance in the 1988 NatWest Trophy, against Nottin

Is a former French football player and manager.

Is a former French football player and manager.

Is a former professional ice hockey player. A Canadian of Dutch descent, he played his entire pro ca

Is a former professional ice hockey player. A Canadian of Dutch descent, he played his entire pro career in the Netherlands for GIJS Groningen. He was also a member of the Netherlands national ice hockey team.A defenceman, Van Gog played a season in the OHA with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. He joined Groningen in 1977 and remained with the club to 1987. His best offensive season was 1979-80 when he scored 50 points in 34 games.

Was an American professional wrestler who wrestled in the 1970s, 1980s, and mid 1990s for various pr

Was an American professional wrestler who wrestled in the 1970s, 1980s, and mid 1990s for various promotions including Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Slater began wrestling with Mike Graham at Robinson High Sch

An Italian footballer who currently plays in the Serie A league for Empoli F.C.. He is best known in

An Italian footballer who currently plays in the Serie A league for Empoli F.C.. He is best known in Italy for having been the player who infamously tackled and injured Francesco Totti in a Serie A league match against A.S. Roma in 2006 inflicting a broken fibula which Totti recovered from just in time for Italy's victorious run at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Is a male badminton player from the United Kingdom.Vaughan played badminton at the 2000 Summer Olymp

Is a male badminton player from the United Kingdom.Vaughan played badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics in men's singles, beating Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand in the first round and Rasmus Wengberg of Sweden in the 2nd round, before losing to World Champion Sun Jun of China, 13-15 13-15.

Was an Austrian fencer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Was an Austrian fencer who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Is a former English cricketer. Lewis was a right-handed batsman who bowled Leg break. Lewis signed f

Is a former English cricketer. Lewis was a right-handed batsman who bowled Leg break. Lewis signed for Hampshire in 1967, making his first-class debut against Oxford University. This was Lewis' only first-class match in 1967. In 1968 Lewis became a regula

Is a retired Canadian professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling

Is a retired Canadian professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) between 1980 and 1995 under the ring name Rick "The Model" Martel. He is also known for his two-year long reign as AWA World Heavyweight

Is a former American professional basketball player and coach. The 6'4" Guerin played with the Natio

Is a former American professional basketball player and coach. The 6'4" Guerin played with the National Basketball Association's (NBA) New York Knicks from 1956 to 1963 and was a player-coach of the St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks franchise where he spent nine years.[1]

Is a former English cricketer who played ten first-class games for Cambridge University as a batsman

Is a former English cricketer who played ten first-class games for Cambridge University as a batsman in the 1950s. He also appeared for Devon in the Minor Counties Championship.

Is a retired French professional road racing cyclist. He was one of the most popular French riders w

Is a retired French professional road racing cyclist. He was one of the most popular French riders with fans[3] for his boyish personality and his long, lone attacks.[n 2] He was a climber, winning the King of the Mountains competition of the Tour de Fran

Was a German boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a German boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a German Olympic fencer.

Was a German Olympic fencer.

Is an English former footballer.

Is an English former footballer.

Was a French Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1900 Summer Olympics.

Was a French Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1900 Summer Olympics.[1] He was the brother of fencer Edmond Wallace.

Is a retired professional baseball player who played 4 seasons for the Detroit Tigers, California An

Is a retired professional baseball player who played 4 seasons for the Detroit Tigers, California Angels, and Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball.Egan currently serves as a special assistant to Detroit Tigers President, CEO, and General Manager Dave Dombrowski.

Was the head coach of the women's swim team at Stanford University, California, U.S. from 1988 throu

Was the head coach of the women's swim team at Stanford University, California, U.S. from 1988 through 2005. He has been a coach for the US Olympic team for six Olympics - 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004. Following the 2007 season, he returned to Au

Was a former English professional footballer, who played for Notts County and Huddersfield Town.

Was a former English professional footballer, who played for Notts County and Huddersfield Town.

Is a retired American professional basketball player. His NBA career was plagued by substance abuse.

Is a retired American professional basketball player. His NBA career was plagued by substance abuse.Dumas, a 6'8" small forward from Oklahoma State University, was selected with the 46th pick of the 1991 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns but was suspended for what would have been his first season by the NBA for violation of its drug policies.

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played in parts of four seasons in the majors, between

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played in parts of four seasons in the majors, between 1982 and 1986, for the New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals.While pitching at Santa Ana College in Santa Ana, California, Ownbey drew the attention of the Pittsburgh Pirates, who drafted him in the fourth round of the 1979 Major League Baseball Draft. However, he did not sign. A year later, the Mets drafted him in the thirteenth round the same year they drafted Darryl Strawberry #1 overall. In his first season of professional ball, Ownbey was 9-1 with a 1.80 earned run average for the Lynchburg Mets and Jackson Mets.

Is an American cricketer. He started his first-class cricket career playing for his native Jamaica f

Is an American cricketer. He started his first-class cricket career playing for his native Jamaica from 1989-90 to 1994-95. He later emigrated to the United States and became captain of his adopted nation. He played two further first-class games in the 20