Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the mid 1950s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at t

Was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the mid 1950s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.

Is an English first class cricketer who played for Marylebone Cricket Club and the Fast Bowlers. Hi

Is an English first class cricketer who played for Marylebone Cricket Club and the Fast Bowlers. His highest score of 17 came when playing for the Fast Bowlers in the match against the Slow Bowlers. His best bowling of 1 for Unknown came when playing for Marylebone Cricket Club in the match against Gentlemen of Kent.

Is a Brazilian football (soccer) midfielder. He plays for Reggiana during the 2009/2010 season.

Is a Brazilian football (soccer) midfielder. He plays for Reggiana during the 2009/2010 season.

Is a Swedish handball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympic

Is a Swedish handball player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Is an English former football goalkeeper.Bobby Mimms, as he is commonly known, began his footballing

Is an English former football goalkeeper.Bobby Mimms, as he is commonly known, began his footballing career as an apprentice at Halifax Town, however he found it difficult breaking into the first team and joined Rotherham United in November 1981 for a fee of £15,000.

Is a Scottish cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium pace bowler. He has playe

Is a Scottish cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium pace bowler. He has played two first-class and 14 List A matches for Scotland and has represented his country 52 times in all since making his debut against Durham in 1997. His las

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 72 games in the World Hockey Association for

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 72 games in the World Hockey Association for the San Diego Mariners between 1976 and 1977 after starring for the US team in the 1976 Winter Olympics as well as the Bowling Green State University men's

Is a former Major League Baseball shortstop who spent his entire six year career with the New York Y

Is a former Major League Baseball shortstop who spent his entire six year career with the New York Yankees. Currently, he is serving as the First Base Coach for the Houston Astros.[1]He earned third team All-America accolades as a freshman, and was named San Diego State Aztecs team MVP in 1979. He was second team All-American in 1981 after batting .375 with seven home runs, 51 runs batted in and 44 stolen bases, and was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals with the eighth overall pick in the 1981 Major League Baseball Draft. He signed, ending his college career as SDSU's all-time leader in runs (214), hits (277) and at bats (767), and was second in career stolen bases (116), including a streak of thirty consecutive.

Is a former English cricketer, and is currently the coach of the England Under-19 team, having forme

Is a former English cricketer, and is currently the coach of the England Under-19 team, having formerly coached the Canadian national team. An express-pace bowler, Pick played county cricket for Nottinghamshire. He made a somewhat inauspicious first-class

Was an international cricketer, professional cricket coach and also a professional commentator. He p

Was an international cricketer, professional cricket coach and also a professional commentator. He played in 19 Test matches and 6 One Day Internationals for England and later coached South Africa, Warwickshire and Pakistan.

Is a Polish sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1960s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the

Is a Polish sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1960s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Is a Polish fencer who won a silver medal in Men's Team Épée (Fencing) at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Is a Polish fencer who won a silver medal in Men's Team Épée (Fencing) at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, together with Tomasz Motyka, Adam Wiercioch, and Radoslaw Zawrotniak.

Is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Egotistico Fantastico. He curren

Is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Egotistico Fantastico. He currently performs for various independent promotions, most notably Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) where he a former World Junior Heavyweight Champion. He is also a

Is an English football manager and former player.Gould started his career at Coventry City, making h

Is an English football manager and former player.Gould started his career at Coventry City, making his debut for the club whilst still an apprentice at the age of 16. He didn't sign professional until June 1964. A striker, he scored 40 goals in 82 league games for the Sky Blues, helping them to win the Second Division title in 1966–67.

Is an English former professional footballer.Thomson played as a left back for Wolverhampton Wandere

Is an English former professional footballer.Thomson played as a left back for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Birmingham City, Walsall, Luton Town and Port Vale in the Football League and for Hartford Bicentennials, Connecticut Bicentennials and Memphis Rogues in the NASL. He won eight caps for England.

A useful batsman and a medium pace bowler,

A useful batsman and a medium pace bowler,

Is an English retired association football player turned manager. He was appointed as manager of Dis

Is an English retired association football player turned manager. He was appointed as manager of Diss Town of the Eastern Counties Football League on April 25, 2008.

Was an English cricketer. He was born in London and died in Westminster. Antrobus made two first-cla

Was an English cricketer. He was born in London and died in Westminster. Antrobus made two first-class appearances, sixteen years apart from each other. His first appearance came at the age of just 20 years old for Gentlemen of England, in 1850, batting in the tailend against Gentlemen of Kent. Moving slightly further up the order for his second and final first-class match, he played for I Zingari, against a team which included, amongst others, EM and WG Grace.

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of August 2009, he is a free agent. He made his debut in th

Is a Russian professional footballer. As of August 2009, he is a free agent. He made his debut in the Russian Premier League in 1996 for FC Alania Vladikavkaz.

A swing bowler, he had a relatively short international career but is remembered for a Test debut in

A swing bowler, he had a relatively short international career but is remembered for a Test debut in 1972 at Lord's where he took eight wickets in each innings, with figures of 16/137 for the match. This was a world record until beaten by India's Narendra Hirwani, who took 16 wickets for just 1 run fewer. The parallels go deeper - neither man enjoyed an extended Test career; between the two of them, they played fewer than 25 Test matches.

Is an English former cricketer who played 43 first-class matches and one List A game for Lancashire

Is an English former cricketer who played 43 first-class matches and one List A game for Lancashire County Cricket Club between 1975 and 1979. After leaving Lancashire, he later played for Northumberland in the Minor Counties Cricket Championship.

Was a first-class cricket umpire who stood in two Test Matches, the first two played in England, in

Was a first-class cricket umpire who stood in two Test Matches, the first two played in England, in 1880 and 1882. His long umpiring career in first-class matches lasted from 1863 to 1900. He had appeared as a player in three first-class matches in the pe

Is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 4 Grand

Is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 4 Grand Slam men's doubles titles (2 Wimbledon, 1 French Open and 1 US Open).Seguso reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1985. He won a total of 29 career doubles titles between 1984 and 1991 .

Is a former English first class cricketer. He made his county debut in 1958 with Middlesex. In 1966

Is a former English first class cricketer. He made his county debut in 1958 with Middlesex. In 1966 he moved to Nottinghamshire and played with them until 1980 when he retired and became a first class umpire. White was regarded purely as a batsman until j

Is an Armenian football defender, who currently plays for Danish Superliga side Randers FC. Robert i

Is an Armenian football defender, who currently plays for Danish Superliga side Randers FC. Robert is also one of the key defenders of the Armenia national team, participated in 37 international matches and scored 3 goals since his debut in away friendly match against Kuwait on March 18, 2005. He scored his first international goal for Armenia in a Euro 2008 qualifying match against Kazakhstan.