Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a former professional ice hockey player. He was drafted 162nd overall by the Montreal Canadiens i

Is a former professional ice hockey player. He was drafted 162nd overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft and played four games for the Los Angeles Kings during the 1990–91 NHL season, scoring no points and collecting five penalty min

Is a Dutch darts player.Hofstra reached the quarter finals of the 2001 Belgium Open and the 2002 Swi

Is a Dutch darts player.Hofstra reached the quarter finals of the 2001 Belgium Open and the 2002 Swiss Open before making his major debut in the 2003 International Darts League, where he beat Scotland's Bob Taylor in his opening group game before losing to Raymond van Barneveld. Hofstra then beat Co Stompé to qualify for the second group stage where he lost all three group games to Andy Fordham, Tony David and Jarkko Komula.

Was an Olympic weightlifter for the United States.

Was an Olympic weightlifter for the United States.

A football striker from the Netherlands, who is playing for ADO Den Haag since January 2007 in the D

A football striker from the Netherlands, who is playing for ADO Den Haag since January 2007 in the Dutch highest league, Eredivisie. He previously played for MVV Maastricht (1995-1997), FC Dordrecht (1997-1999), RKC Waalwijk (1999-2005), and VfL Wolfsburg (2005-2006). He also had a short spell at Celta de Vigo in Spain.

A Dutch football player who currently plays for SBV Excelsior.

A Dutch football player who currently plays for SBV Excelsior.

Is an American professional basketball player.Hughes went undrafted in the National Basketball Assoc

Is an American professional basketball player.Hughes went undrafted in the National Basketball Association but played 21 games for the Dallas Mavericks in 1999, averaging 3.9 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. Extremely talented and exciting player, a true 6’9” athlete who runs, jumps and dunks as well as any big man anywhere. He is fantastic on the low post and can handle the ball like a small forward. Inside scoring machine that can also come out and shoot the three pointer. Rick is a very balanced person who is very religious and spiritual.

A footballer from the Netherlands, who plays as an attacking midfielder for the Swedish football tea

A footballer from the Netherlands, who plays as an attacking midfielder for the Swedish football team Malmö FF.He has already represented the Netherlands at the Under-21 level and his father, Gert Kruys, was a professional football player as well, currently working as a manager in Dutch football. Dutch media reported that Kruys would sign a 4½-year contract with Malmö FF, and he eventually joined the team in July 2008.

Is a professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he has won 5 Grand Sla

Is a professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he has won 5 Grand Slam men's doubles titles (3 Australian Open, 1 Wimbledon, 1 US Open), and 4 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles (2 Australian Open, 1 Wimbledon, 1 US Open). Leach reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1990.

Is a retired professional ice hockey winger who played in the NHL for 11 seasons between 1971 and 19

Is a retired professional ice hockey winger who played in the NHL for 11 seasons between 1971 and 1982. He is perhaps most famous for playing on The French Connection line with Gilbert Perreault and Rene Robert for the Buffalo Sabres.

Mast grew up in racing as his father and uncle were both race team owners. He began racing at age 16

Mast grew up in racing as his father and uncle were both race team owners. He began racing at age 16 at Natural Bridge Speedway and Eastside Speedway, after he traded an Angus cow for his first car. After dominating at the hobby track level for the decade, Mast began running the Busch Series in 1982, and had four top-ten finishes in 11 eleven starts in his #22. Mast's first full-time season came in 1985, where he had fifteen top-ten finishes.

Is a Canadian professional skateboarder. He was voted Best Street Skater by TransWorld Skateboarding

Is a Canadian professional skateboarder. He was voted Best Street Skater by TransWorld Skateboarding Magazine in 2000. He co-founded and owns Anti-Social Skateshop and co-owns Momentum Wheels. He is sponsored by Girl Skateboards, éS Footwear, Matix, Thund

Is an American water polo player. He is a member of the United States men's national water polo team

Is an American water polo player. He is a member of the United States men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In the championship game, the USA team won the silver medal, defeated by Hungary.

Was a Center/Forward for the Los Angeles Lakers (1969-71), Cleveland Cavaliers (1971-73), Portland T

Was a Center/Forward for the Los Angeles Lakers (1969-71), Cleveland Cavaliers (1971-73), Portland Trail Blazers (1973-74), New Orleans Jazz (1974-75) and Kansas City Kings (1975-76).In 7 seasons he played in 423 Games and had 10,356 Minutes Played, .440 Field Goal Percentage (1,483 for 3,369), .585 Free Throw Percentage (860 for 1,470), 3,522 Rebounds, 591 Assists, 1,308 Personal Fouls and 3,826 Points.

Is an Equestrian Athlete, and Equine Breeder. Silvia has twice placed in the top ten at the National

Is an Equestrian Athlete, and Equine Breeder. Silvia has twice placed in the top ten at the National Young Horse Championships in Lexington, KY and finished third at the National Young Horse Championships held in Wayne, IL. At only 23 years of age he comp

American kickboxer from Milwaukee, Wisconsin,United States. He currently lives in Tempe, Arizona, US

American kickboxer from Milwaukee, Wisconsin,United States. He currently lives in Tempe, Arizona, USA. He is one of the most visible figures of his sport. His brother, Duke Roufus, is responsible for teaching him Muay Thai Kickboxing after spending a period of some years in Thailand learning the martial art. His other brothers include Tom, Kelly, Michal, and Brien (the last three being adopted).

Is a Canadian swimmer. Say swam as a child for the Salmon Arm Sockeye Swim Club with his two brother

Is a Canadian swimmer. Say swam as a child for the Salmon Arm Sockeye Swim Club with his two brothers and two sisters. At the age of 18, he began attending the University of Victoria and started to swim seriously. As of 2006, he swims full-time at the Pacific-Sport National Training Centre in Victoria. He was born in Salmon Arm, British Columbia.

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler who played for Northumberland. Sellers, who played for Benwell Hill between 2000 and 2001, made a single List A appearance for Northumberland in 2001, against Staffor

Is a former is a Trinidadian-Canadian footballer after retiring in 2008. He played in four Gold Cup

Is a former is a Trinidadian-Canadian footballer after retiring in 2008. He played in four Gold Cup qualifier games for the Trinidad and Tobago national team in 2002. In 2007 was named as Assistant Coach by Toronto Lynx and became later the Head Coach of

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.

An Dutch footballer who currently plays for Dutch Eredivisie club Vitesse and the Netherlands nation

An Dutch footballer who currently plays for Dutch Eredivisie club Vitesse and the Netherlands national U19 team.Van Wolfswinkel started his football career at the D-pupils of Vitesse. In the A-juniors he became topscorer of the national first divisions. Because of that, he got a price by the KNVB. This price was handed over by Wesley Sneijder in 2007. The 5 April 2008, Van Wolfswinkel made his debute for Vitesse's first team. It was in the match against Sparta Rotterdam. Van Wolfswinkel was substituted in the 85th minute for Santi Kolk

Is an American professional golfer from Murrieta, California. He was the number one ranked amateur g

Is an American professional golfer from Murrieta, California. He was the number one ranked amateur golfer in the world from late 2007 to early 2008.In 2008, Fowler repeated as Sunnehanna Amateur champion. In the first round of the U.S. Open, Fowler shot a

A Swedish curler.Hallström started playing curling in 1980. He plays in second position and is righ

A Swedish curler.Hallström started playing curling in 1980. He plays in second position and is right handed.[1]

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He threw right-handed and batted left-handed. In his thre

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He threw right-handed and batted left-handed. In his three-season career, he played for the New York Mets (1975-1977).Baldwin was drafted by the New York Mets in the 9th round of the 1971 amateur draft on June 8, 1971.[1] He made his major league debut on April 10, 1975, pitching a scoreless eighth inning in the Mets second game of the season, a 3-2 11-inning loss to the Philadelphia Phillies at Shea Stadium.[2] Baldwin finished the 1975 season with a 3-5 record and six saves in 54 appearances (all in relief), with a 3.33 ERA in 97.3 innings of work.[1]

Is a former American football linebacker in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints (1981-1993) and the S

Is a former American football linebacker in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints (1981-1993) and the San Francisco 49ers (1994-1995). He has been inducted into the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame.

Is a retired American basketball player.He played for the Warriors (1980-82) and Atlanta Hawks (1982

Is a retired American basketball player.He played for the Warriors (1980-82) and Atlanta Hawks (1982-85) in the NBA for 340 games.