Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is an American professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA.Martin, a 7'0" center from the Un

Is an American professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA.Martin, a 7'0" center from the University of Minnesota, played 53 games with the Los Angeles Clippers in 1993-94 and one game in 1994-95, averaging 2.1 points and 2.2 rebounds overall.

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scotland national football team as a cen

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and the Scotland national football team as a central defender. He was born in Falkirk, Scotland. He made his debut for Sunderland on 25 April 1931 against West Ham United in a 3–0 win at Upton Park.

A Scottish former football player and manager, most notable as member of Celtic's Lisbon Lions side

A Scottish former football player and manager, most notable as member of Celtic's Lisbon Lions side of 1967. He also earned 3 caps for Scotland early in his career.Auld first joined Celtic in March 1955 from local side Maryhill Harp, where he was converted from a fullback into a winger.[1] However his headstrong character and poor discipline impeded his progress and after spending a season on loan to Dumbarton, he was sold to Birmingham City in 1961 for £15,000. With the Midlands club he won a League Cup medal in 1963, as well as appearing in the final of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, where Birmingham were beaten 4-2 on aggregate by A.S. Roma.

Is an English-born Australian former professional footballer who played in the Football League for N

Is an English-born Australian former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Notts County and Birmingham City and played more than 300 games in the Australian National Soccer League. He played as a goalkeeper. He represented Australi

Is an English jump jockey who won the 1981 Grand National on Aldaniti. Champion was diagnosed with t

Is an English jump jockey who won the 1981 Grand National on Aldaniti. Champion was diagnosed with testicular cancer in July 1979. He was treated with an orchidectomy and with the chemotherapeutic drugs bleomycin, vinblastine and cisplatin, and also had a

Is a retired Canadian professional snooker and billiards player. Chaperon's greatest achievement was

Is a retired Canadian professional snooker and billiards player. Chaperon's greatest achievement was winning the 1990 British Open, beating Alex Higgins 10–8 in the final.He only reached one other ranking semi-final, the 1987 Grand Prix. He also won the W

Was an American water polo player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.Frojen was a member of th

Was an American water polo player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.Frojen was a member of the American water polo team which finished fifth in the 1956 tournament. He played all six matches.

Was a left-handed American tennis player, four-time U.S. singles championship winner, and one of the

Was a left-handed American tennis player, four-time U.S. singles championship winner, and one of the first "enshrinees" in the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Wrenn was born in Highland Park, Illinois. He won his titles in 1893, 1894, 1896 and 1897 (lo

Is an American water polo player and breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics a

Is an American water polo player and breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.Four years later he finished fifth with the American team the 1956 tournament. He played five matches. He also participated

Is a former American professional wrestling promoter and also a former professional wrestler. Geigel

Is a former American professional wrestling promoter and also a former professional wrestler. Geigel ran the NWA Central States promotion between 1963 and 1986, until it was bought out by Jim Crockett Promotions. He was also president of the National Wres

Was an English freestyle swimmer who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in t

Was an English freestyle swimmer who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Better known by his ring name "Hardcore" Bob Holly, is an American professional wrestler. He is best

Better known by his ring name "Hardcore" Bob Holly, is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his 15-year stint with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

Was a Scottish footballer and manager. An Outside-left by trade, Jack played in Scotland for Alloa A

Was a Scottish footballer and manager. An Outside-left by trade, Jack played in Scotland for Alloa Athletic, and in England for Bolton Wanderers, Preston North End, Glossop, Plymouth Argyle and Southend United in a career spanning almost twenty-years. Jack began his career with Alloa Athletic, making his debut at the age of 15 and turning professional in 1893. He moved to Bolton Wanderers in 1895. He was Bolton's leading scorer in the 1896-97 season. Jack became player-manager of Plymouth Argyle in 1905, but remained at Home Park for only one more season before becoming player-manager of Southend United. In his first two seasons with Southend they won the Southern League Second Division title, gaining election to the Southern League First Division in 1908.

Was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Canadi

Was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Canadian basketball team, which was eliminated after the group stage in the 1952 tournament. He played all six matches.

Is an American volleyball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.In 1992 he was part of the

Is an American volleyball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.In 1992 he was part of the American team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all eight matches. Samuelson led the US Team in blocks, and aces, and finish

Is a Scottish professional footballer, currently playing for Dundee. He began his career playing for

Is a Scottish professional footballer, currently playing for Dundee. He began his career playing for Scottish Premier League team Rangers, either as a centre back or a defensive midfielder. He had been linked with moves to Dundee United, Ipswich Town, Coventry City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Preston North End and Millwall before being released by Rangers on August 31, 2006.

Is an American water polo player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Oly

Is an American water polo player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics.Horn was a member of the American water polo team which finished fifth in the 1956 tournament. He played five matches as goalkeeper.

Was a Scottish-American soccer center forward who spent two years in the American Soccer League, lea

Was a Scottish-American soccer center forward who spent two years in the American Soccer League, leading the league in scoring during the spring 1931 season. He was born in Cambuslang, Scotland. McIntyre began playing soccer in Scotland with the Renfrewshire Juniors. In 1923, he moved to the United States, settling in Boston.

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre half. McKinlay spent his entire career

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre half. McKinlay spent his entire career with Nottingham Forest, making 614 appearances in the Football League – a club record, including a run of 265 consecutive league games beween April 1959 and October 1965; missing a single game against Aston Villa, he then played in the next 134 games. He won a FA cup winner's medal in 1959, and was Club captain from 1961 to 1966.

Was a Scottish footballer. Milarvie played for Pollokshield and Hibernian before moving south to the

Was a Scottish footballer. Milarvie played for Pollokshield and Hibernian before moving south to the English Midlands to join Stoke.

Is a canadian wrestler.

Is a canadian wrestler.

Was a professional footballer who won the FA Cup with Sheffield Wednesday in 1896 and was on the los

Was a professional footballer who won the FA Cup with Sheffield Wednesday in 1896 and was on the losing side in the 1900 FA Cup final with Southampton. After starting his career in his native Scotland, Petrie moved south to join Sheffield Wednesday in April 1894.

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Burnley, Huddersfield Town and Southend United.

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Burnley, Huddersfield Town and Southend United.

Was a former professional association football player and manager from the village of Glenbuck in Ay

Was a former professional association football player and manager from the village of Glenbuck in Ayrshire, Scotland.One of five brothers who all played football professionally, including Bill who would become a Scottish international and manager of Liverpool F.C., he began his career with junior club, Auchinleck Talbot F.C. before moving to the local club Glenbuck Cherrypickers.

Was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Wyllie began his career with hometown club Dun

Was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Wyllie began his career with hometown club Dundee United and made nearly 100 league appearances before moving to English side Blackpool.