Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a Scottish football player, who plays as a striker. He is currently playing for East Fife. He was

Is a Scottish football player, who plays as a striker. He is currently playing for East Fife. He was previously on loan at the club from Greenock Morton, in order to get more games under his belt and be closer to his family. He scored a long range goal on his debut for East Fife after coming on as a sub.

Is a Scottish former association football player for Celtic and Newport County.Ward was considered a

Is a Scottish former association football player for Celtic and Newport County.Ward was considered a hot prospect at Celtic until a managerial change forced him to try his luck down south at Newport County, where he played alongside legends such as John Aldridge and Tommy Tynan.

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a defender. Shannon, who played for a number of Scotti

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a defender. Shannon, who played for a number of Scottish clubs but spent around half his career with Dundee, also managed East Fife.

A retired footballer who played as a striker in his homeland and England. He also played for his Swe

A retired footballer who played as a striker in his homeland and England. He also played for his Sweden national side.Steiner started out playing football in his homeland with IFK Norrköping. He moved to England in 1996, originally on loan to Bradford City when manager Chris Kamara signed Steiner, fellow Swede Magnus Pehrsson and Norwegian striker Ole Bjørn Sundgot. Steiner was the most successful of the three and after scoring three league goals during his loan spell and more famously one of the three goals in the 3–2 FA Cup triumph over Everton.[1] Steiner's form earned him a call-up to the national side. He won three caps and scored one goal.[2]

Is a retired footballer from Luxembourg.Langers made his debut for Luxembourg in a September 1980 Wo

Is a retired footballer from Luxembourg.Langers made his debut for Luxembourg in a September 1980 World Cup qualification match against Yugoslavia and won 73 caps for Luxembourg over a period of eighteen years, and scored eight goals in the process.

Was an American athlete who competed mainly in the hammer throw.

Was an American athlete who competed mainly in the hammer throw.

Was an Irish athlete of English origin who won a gold medal in the 400 metre hurdles at the 1932 Sum

Was an Irish athlete of English origin who won a gold medal in the 400 metre hurdles at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Is a former international backstroke swimmer from the United States, who participated for his native

Is a former international backstroke swimmer from the United States, who participated for his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There he ended up in sixth place in the men's 100 m backstroke. Two years later he won the gold m

Was an Irish Canadian sprinter.However, Kerr's performances got better, and he set Canadian records

Was an Irish Canadian sprinter.However, Kerr's performances got better, and he set Canadian records in all sprint distances between 40 and 220 yards. He won Canadian titles in the 100 yards (1907) and 200 yards (1906 to 1908).

Is a former British boxer, who won the Super Heavyweight bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Is a former British boxer, who won the Super Heavyweight bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Is an athlete from the Netherlands. He competes in triathlon.

Is an athlete from the Netherlands. He competes in triathlon.

Is a retired decathlete from the Netherlands. He competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his

Is a retired decathlete from the Netherlands. He competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1988. In 1994 De Wit participated in the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, as a member of the Dutch bobsledding tea

Is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his home country at two Summer

Is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented his home country at two Summer Olympics: in 1988 and 1996.

Is a New Zealand rower, yachtsman and rugby union player. Waddell has one of the highest VO2 max int

Is a New Zealand rower, yachtsman and rugby union player. Waddell has one of the highest VO2 max intake levels of any athlete ever tested. He holds the fastest 2000 meter indoor rowing machine time in the world, clocking a time of 5 mins 36.6secs (5:36.6)

Is a professional boxer from Australia.

Is a professional boxer from Australia.

Is a former Scottish footballer.Carberry played for Avondale, Norwich City, Bedford Town and Gilling

Is a former Scottish footballer.Carberry played for Avondale, Norwich City, Bedford Town and Gillingham before joining Port Vale in July 1957. His debut came at centre-half in a 1-0 away triumph at Aldershot on 24 August 1957.

Was an Scottish association football Player who played for Preston North End , Bury, Hurlford, Stoke

Was an Scottish association football Player who played for Preston North End , Bury, Hurlford, Stoke and Abercorn.Barr had just three senior outings with Stoke in the first season of League Football, He scored on the debut for Preston North End against Wolves in September 1894 and helped the Deepdale club win the Lancashire Combination title in 1896.

Was a Scottish association football player who played for Abercorn and Stoke. McCormick started play

Was a Scottish association football player who played for Abercorn and Stoke. McCormick started playing for Scottish club Abercorn which he helped win the 1886 Scottish Cup. In 1889 he moved down to England to play for Stoke. McCormick played in 12 competitive games and scored two goals before returning to Abercorn.

Is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Peterhead. Mann, a defender, started his

Is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Peterhead. Mann, a defender, started his career with St Johnstone in 1991 before joining Forfar Athletic a year later.

Was a freestyle wrestler who won a gold medal at 48 kg (105.5 pounds) at the 1984 Summer Olympics i

Was a freestyle wrestler who won a gold medal at 48 kg (105.5 pounds) at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He also won a silver medal at the 1979 world championships and was a member of the 1984 Olympic team that boycotted the Moscow Olympics.

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Geddes is currently goalkeeping coach at

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Geddes is currently goalkeeping coach at first club Dundee, a position he previously held at city rivals Dundee United.

Was a Scottish international footballer and manager.McKay was a member of Morton's 1921 Scottish Cup

Was a Scottish international footballer and manager.McKay was a member of Morton's 1921 Scottish Cup-winning team before playing for Rangers. In November 1926, he signed for Newcastle United in a £2,750 deal, where he won the League championship that season, scoring a hat-trick on his debut.[1] McKay took his first steps into management with Dundee United in July 1939 but managed only four League matches before the outbreak of war caused the suspension of the competition in September 1939

Is a Scottish former international footballer who played as a midfielder. Beginning his career with

Is a Scottish former international footballer who played as a midfielder. Beginning his career with Falkirk, Robinson went on to spend around half his career with Dundee, winning four caps for Scotland during his time at Dens Park. Later playing for city rivals Dundee United, Robinson moved on to Hearts and Dunfermline, ending his career with The Pars in 1983.

Was a Scottish professional association football player of the early twentieth century. Born in Lana

Was a Scottish professional association football player of the early twentieth century. Born in Lanark, he played for Notts County and Nottingham Forest between 1901 and 1905, and made a total of 71 appearances in The Football League.

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Denver Nuggets in the f

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Denver Nuggets in the first round (19th overall) of the 1982 NBA Draft.A 6-foot-2 point guard from the University of Houston, Williams played in two NBA seasons for the Nuggets. When Williams reported to Denver's training camp as a rookie, he was badly out of shape, prompting Nuggets coach Doug Moe to describe Williams as "a fat little hog."