Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a football (soccer) wide playing striker who plays for Melbourne Victory. Recruited in 2006 by Mi

Is a football (soccer) wide playing striker who plays for Melbourne Victory. Recruited in 2006 by Miron Bleiberg, Kruse was injured during an otherwise successful Hyundai A-League preseason during training. He scored on debut against Wellington Phoenix o

Is an Australian football (soccer) player currently signed with Australian A-League club Sydney FC.

Is an Australian football (soccer) player currently signed with Australian A-League club Sydney FC. He previously played for NSW Premier League club Bankstown City Lions. An approach was made by the Macedonia Football Federation for the Sydney FC youth le

Is an Irish professional boxer in the welterweight division. Murray has now moved to the welterweigh

Is an Irish professional boxer in the welterweight division. Murray has now moved to the welterweight but all of his fights as a professional were fought in the welterweight division. Murray is promoted by Brian Peters and although a native Dubliner, Murr

A Scottish professional football player currently playing as a right-back for Hearts in the Scottish

A Scottish professional football player currently playing as a right-back for Hearts in the Scottish Premier League.Robbie Neilson was originally attached to Rangers, the team he supported, through their Boys Club system, however, he joined Hearts Youth Academy at 16, as he felt it offered him a better chance of eventual first-team football and career progression. With hindsight, his judgment could be viewed as a wise one, for few of his contemporaries have established themselves at Ibrox.

Is a former English professional footballer. He played in The Football League for six clubs between

Is a former English professional footballer. He played in The Football League for six clubs between 1987 and 2001, usually as a striker.Painter was just 16 when he made his Football League debut as a substitute for Chester City at Bristol City on 21 November 1987 Although he appeared again from the bench a fortnight later against Doncaster Rovers, Painter then had to wait more than a year for his next first-team action.

Is a Scottish footballer who currently plays as a defender for Arbroath. Raeside began his career wi

Is a Scottish footballer who currently plays as a defender for Arbroath. Raeside began his career with Raith Rovers, winning two Scottish First Division titles and the Scottish League Cup during his six years at Starks Park.

Is an English professional football player currently playing for Coventry City as a striker.Simpson

Is an English professional football player currently playing for Coventry City as a striker.Simpson began his footballing career with Norwich City at the age of nine where he spent six years on schoolboy terms. When he was released by Norwich he was signed by Jez George, then head of youth development and Cambridge City, and he made his first team debut shortly after at the age of 16.

Was a former middleweight boxer out of Brockton, Massachusetts. A southpaw born November 5, 1959, he

Was a former middleweight boxer out of Brockton, Massachusetts. A southpaw born November 5, 1959, he rose to prominence as a middleweight contender after defeating Roberto Durán in a split decision on 6/23/86. Sims lost to Sumbu Kalambay in a shot for the

Is a former tour professional tennis player and NCAA Division 1 singles champion. The resident of La

Is a former tour professional tennis player and NCAA Division 1 singles champion. The resident of Las Vegas achieved a career-high ATP ranking in singles of World No. 85, which he reached on the heels of winning his only ATP Tour event, the 1990 Sao Paulo

Is a Scottish footballer. He is a former Dundee United and Aberdeen and current SK Brann player.

Is a Scottish footballer. He is a former Dundee United and Aberdeen and current SK Brann player.

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for FC Groningen, where he started his career. Wim Kieft is h

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for FC Groningen, where he started his career. Wim Kieft is his father.

Is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began riding at the age of 12 at bush tracks in

Is an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. He began riding at the age of 12 at bush tracks in his native Louisiana and after turning professional, earned his first win at Evangeline Downs in 1990. Since then he has gone on to win more than 3,000 rac

He started his career at the Feyenoord Rotterdam youth team but signed his first professional contra

He started his career at the Feyenoord Rotterdam youth team but signed his first professional contract with RKC Waalwijk in 2002 after rejecting a move on loan to Excelsior Rotterdam. In Waalwijk he played 84 matches in three seasons and scored 12 goals. In 2005 he moved to Sparta Rotterdam, where he became 'club top goalscorer' with 8 goals in the 2005-2006 season. He has recently rejected a new contract at Sparta. He said that the main reason was the lack of first team football as he was constantly used as a sub

Is an American former bodybuilder who won the IFBB Mr. America, Mr. World and Mr. Universe titles. H

Is an American former bodybuilder who won the IFBB Mr. America, Mr. World and Mr. Universe titles. He was the Masters Olympia overall champion the first year that the event was held in 1994 and then went on to win the 50+ division at that same contest in

Is a female badminton player from Canada, who won the gold medal in the women's doubles competition

Is a female badminton player from Canada, who won the gold medal in the women's doubles competition at the 1999 Pan American Games alongside Milaine Cloutier. She also took away silver from that tournament, won in the mixed doubles competition partnering

Is a retired male football defender from Colombia. He played for the Colombia national football team

Is a retired male football defender from Colombia. He played for the Colombia national football team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, wearing the #3 jersey.

Is a Honduran international[1] football midfielder who currently plays for Universidad.

Is a Honduran international[1] football midfielder who currently plays for Universidad.

Is an Ethiopian cross country skier who has competed since 2006. Competing in two Winter Olympics, h

Is an Ethiopian cross country skier who has competed since 2006. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 83rd in the 15 km event at Turin in 2006. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007 in Sapporo, Teklemariam finished 74th

Is a Brazilian central defender. He is currently plays for Caldense.

Is a Brazilian central defender. He is currently plays for Caldense.

Was a Turkish-Jewish football player.He began his football career in Istanbul soon after his family

Was a Turkish-Jewish football player.He began his football career in Istanbul soon after his family moved to Taksim, Istanbul in 1937. He joined Galatasaray when he was 16 years old in 1947. Rober said "After I played for different amateur teams in Istanbul, I was wanted by Pera (Beyoglu) and Taksim football clubs. I did not wanted to play for any of them. Because, at the time, only ethnic minorities used to play for these two teams.

. Roberto Merino Ramirez is a Midfielder who plays for Atromitos in the Super League Greece and wear

. Roberto Merino Ramirez is a Midfielder who plays for Atromitos in the Super League Greece and wears the number 10 jersey.While Merino was playing for Mallorca the Spanish national football team called him up for a U-20 match and he accepted even though he was born in Peru. Because of FIFA rules, this does not bind him to the Spanish national football team at senior level.

Is a Brazilian footballer. He currently plays for Grêmio.

Is a Brazilian footballer. He currently plays for Grêmio.

Is a retired American professional basketball player who spent the prime of his career with the NBA'

Is a retired American professional basketball player who spent the prime of his career with the NBA's Chicago Bulls. A versatile forward who could shoot with either his left or right hand, Love now works as the Bulls' Director of Community Affairs.[1]

Is the head men's basketball coach at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He took over for the retire

Is the head men's basketball coach at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He took over for the retired Riley Wallace in April 2007. Nash played professionally during the 1970s as a member of the Detroit Pistons, San Diego Conquistadors, and Kansas City Kings.

Is an American former professional basketball player. At 6'5" and 200 lb. he was positioned as a for

Is an American former professional basketball player. At 6'5" and 200 lb. he was positioned as a forward.Portman attended Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, and played for three seasons (1966-1969). He left Creighton as the school's all-time leading scorer, a mark that stood for 22 seasons. Portman still holds the Creighton men's basketball single-game record for points scored in a game, 51 points against the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on December 16, 1967. Portman also holds the record for most points in a single season, 738 points during the 1967-1968 season, for an average of 29.5 points per game, also still a Creighton Bluejays school record. [1]