Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a professional Dutch tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 368, which she reached on

Is a professional Dutch tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 368, which she reached on December 14, 2009. Her career high in doubles is 608, which she reached on December 14, 2009.

Was an American professional male tennis player.The right-hander represented the United States at th

Was an American professional male tennis player.The right-hander represented the United States at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated as the number 11 seed in the first round by India's Leander Paes. He also played on the American Davis Cup team.

Is a retired Australian football (soccer) player. He was a right full back who is mostly known for p

Is a retired Australian football (soccer) player. He was a right full back who is mostly known for playing with Adelaide United in the A-League. Richie is the brother of Matilda, Dianne Alagich. Alagich took up the role of Adelaide United W-League assist

Is an English former professional footballer who later undertook various non-playing roles including

Is an English former professional footballer who later undertook various non-playing roles including manager, assistant manager and chief scout.He played for 13 years in non-league football before finally signing professional forms with Derby County in 1967 at the age of 28. He also played for Notts County and Peterborough United.

Is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. He played for the Cronulla-

Is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. He played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL competition from 1994 to 1997, before playing a season with the Sydney Roosters. During this time he represented New Zealand m

Is an American professional basketball player.After he went undrafted following a college career at

Is an American professional basketball player.After he went undrafted following a college career at Gonzaga University and brief overseas stints, among others in the Philippine Basketball Association, the 6'5" (1.96 m) shooting guard signed with the Seattle SuperSonics in 2003, where he played one season, averaging 3.4 points and one rebound per game.

Is a former Welsh professional footballer who played in The Football League for Chester City.A midfi

Is a former Welsh professional footballer who played in The Football League for Chester City.A midfielder, Gendall was a contemporary of Ian Rush in the Chester youth squad in the late 1970s. Along with other homegrown youngsters such as Terry Cooke, Paul Needham and Peter Zelem, Gendall graduated to the first–team squad at Sealand Road in the early 1980s and was handed his professional debut as substitute for Cooke in a 0–0 draw against Burnley shortly before his 20th birthday on September 20, 1980.

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 14 games in the National Hockey League. He pl

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 14 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the New York Islanders and St. Louis Blues.

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 Staffordshire. He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Jervis, who represented Staffordshire in the Minor Counties Championship between 1997 and 1999, mad

Is a retired American boxer. Lamontagne's record is 29-7-1 with 24 knockouts. Lamontagne is also an

Is a retired American boxer. Lamontagne's record is 29-7-1 with 24 knockouts. Lamontagne is also an actor and model.

Is a Filipino professional boxer and current WBO Oriental flyweight champion.Mepranum suffered his f

Is a Filipino professional boxer and current WBO Oriental flyweight champion.Mepranum suffered his first loss on September 14, 2007, against Thai boxer Denkaosan Kaovichit at the Potawattana Saenee School, Ratchaburi, Thailand. Kaovichit won by unanimous decision with the scores of 116-112, 115-113, 116-112. Kaovichit became a world champion a year later, in a bout against Japan's Takefumi Sakata for the WBA World Flyweight title.

Is a former English professional footballer who played as a central defender, and who later became a

Is a former English professional footballer who played as a central defender, and who later became a manager.Powling began his career at Arsenal, signing on apprentice terms in September 1971. A regular for the club's reserve teams while still just fifteen, he turned professional in July 1973.

Is a former English World Champion super-middleweight boxer. He lost his last fight to his friend Jo

Is a former English World Champion super-middleweight boxer. He lost his last fight to his friend Joe Calzaghe in 2000, and subsequently retired in 2002. Woodhall was a body double for Brad Pitt in a fight scene in the movie Snatch, directed by Guy Ritchi

Is a naturalized Togolese football midfielder, who plays for Thouars Foot 79 in the Championnat de F

Is a naturalized Togolese football midfielder, who plays for Thouars Foot 79 in the Championnat de France amateur 2.As a youngster who started out with Sporting Club of Lome, Forson moved to France to FC Metz. His early promise which saw interest in him by such big clubs as Arsenal was almost eliminated when in 2001, while only 21, he was the victim of a serious road accident in France which left him unable to play for almost a year.

Is a former National Football League offensive tackle with the Miami Dolphins and the Cincinnati Ben

Is a former National Football League offensive tackle with the Miami Dolphins and the Cincinnati Bengals. He was selected by the Dolphins as the ninth overall pick in the 1990 NFL Draft.

Is a Swiss football player. He currently plays for BSC Young Boys.He joined Young Boys on 5 July 200

Is a Swiss football player. He currently plays for BSC Young Boys.He joined Young Boys on 5 July 2005.

Is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Genoa at Serie A and its Primavera U20 team. Boa

Is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Genoa at Serie A and its Primavera U20 team. Boakye started his carer at DC United of Agogo, Ghana and went to Vicenza, Italy for a tournament and scouted by Genoa, where he remained at Italy.

Is a former defensive tackle in the NFL. He played for the San Diego Chargers and Los Angeles Raider

Is a former defensive tackle in the NFL. He played for the San Diego Chargers and Los Angeles Raiders. He attended Glenbard North High School. He had a career 18 starts and 14 with the San Diego Chargers.

Is a retired American ice hockey left winger. He played in the NHL for the New York Rangers.

Is a retired American ice hockey left winger. He played in the NHL for the New York Rangers.

Is an American former professional basketball player.Brunson (full name: Eric Daniel Brunson) gradua

Is an American former professional basketball player.Brunson (full name: Eric Daniel Brunson) graduated from Temple University. Undrafted in 1995, he played in Australia in 1995-96, and in the CBA next season. He was signed as a free agent by the Portland Trail Blazers in 1997-98, playing again in the CBA at the start of the 1998-99 season. Brunson then signed with the New York Knicks, and was a member of the 1999 Eastern Conference championship team. In 2000-01, he started off with the Boston Celtics, but finished the season with the Knickerbockers again. He rejoined the Trail Blazers in 2001-02.

Is an American former swimmer who set a record for the 1500m freestyle. A graduate in 1973 of Terra

Is an American former swimmer who set a record for the 1500m freestyle. A graduate in 1973 of Terra Linda High School, he was a member of the US Olympic team and competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany where he won a gold medal in the 400-

Is a retired boxer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in L

Is a retired boxer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There he was defeated in the second round of the men's middleweight (– 75 kg) division by South Korea's eventual gold medalist Shin

Is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Rabobank.

Is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Rabobank.

Is a retired light welterweight professional boxer from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Folstad made his pro

Is a retired light welterweight professional boxer from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Folstad made his professional debut on January 29, 1975 with a decision win against Robert Bo Moody. He won his first seventeen professional fights, highlighted by back-to-bac

Is a former professional wrestler better known by his ring name , Black Bart. He is the son of the l

Is a former professional wrestler better known by his ring name , Black Bart. He is the son of the late George "Two Ton" Harris.Bart went to World Class Championship Wrestling where he feuded with Chris Adams and Kevin Von Erich over the World Class title