Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a former NHL player and coach. He was enshrined as member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fam

Is a former NHL player and coach. He was enshrined as member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991. Ftorek is currently the head coach of the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League.

Is a Brazilian striker. He currently plays for Vasco da Gama.

Is a Brazilian striker. He currently plays for Vasco da Gama.

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1822 to 1824. He was mainl

Was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1822 to 1824. He was mainly associated with Sussex and made 4 known appearances in first-class matches, including 1 for The Bs.

Is a former American football wide receiver who played for the Green Bay Packers (1992-1998) and the

Is a former American football wide receiver who played for the Green Bay Packers (1992-1998) and the Denver Broncos.Brooks started playing football in a pee wee league at age 6. He then moved on to playing at Northside Junior High

Was a Scottish-born professional wrestler and talent agent in Auckland, New Zealand.Bruce retired fr

Was a Scottish-born professional wrestler and talent agent in Auckland, New Zealand.Bruce retired from wrestling due to injuries to his back and elbows, and decided to form a talent agency in 1978 when he realised that there was no such company in New Zea

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played just once

Was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played just once for Ireland, a first-class match against Wales in June 1926.

Is a former American professional ice hockey player who played 224 games in the NHL for the Buffalo

Is a former American professional ice hockey player who played 224 games in the NHL for the Buffalo Sabres, Hartford Whalers and New York Rangers between 1980 and 1983. However, he is best known for being a member of the U.S. hockey team in the 1980 Winte

Is a former San Francisco American football player known for fine play and eating raw beef. Because

Is a former San Francisco American football player known for fine play and eating raw beef. Because of his eccentricities, his teammates nicknamed him "The Geek".St. Clair holds the distinction of being one of the few players in history to have spent almost his entire playing career in the same city, playing in the same stadium. Bob St. Clair attended San Francisco's Polytechnic High School and the University of San Francisco, and was part of USF's undefeated 1951 team. After USF dropped football, St. Clair finished his college career at the University of Tulsa. He was then drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in 1953 and played his entire professional career in San Francisco until his retirement prior to the 1964 season.

Succeeded to his title on 24 February 1811, following the death of his uncle James Brudenell, 5th Ea

Succeeded to his title on 24 February 1811, following the death of his uncle James Brudenell, 5th Earl of Cardigan. Robert Brudenell was a keen cricketer who made eight known appearances in major cricket matches between 1790 and 1793. He was an early member of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), for whose team he played most of his matches. He sat as Member of Parliament (MP) for Marlborough in both the Parliaments of Great Britain and the United Kingdom from 1797 until 1802.

Was a Scottish football player and manager. He played as an outside right for Aston Villa, Newcastle

Was a Scottish football player and manager. He played as an outside right for Aston Villa, Newcastle United, Woolwich Arsenal, Celtic, Kilmarnock and Fulham. He represented the Scotland eleven times between 1902 and 1913. His first international would have been on 5 April 1902, but the match was declared void after 26 spectators died during the first Ibrox disaster.

Is a former French footballer born in Calonne-Ricouart with polish ancestors, who played as a defend

Is a former French footballer born in Calonne-Ricouart with polish ancestors, who played as a defender, notably for France at FIFA World Cup 1966.

Is a French former professional football player and manager. Whilst playing for Olympique de Marseil

Is a French former professional football player and manager. Whilst playing for Olympique de Marseille, Buigues started in the 1976 French Cup final and collected a winner's medal when Marseille defeated Olympique Lyonnais 2–0.

Is a professional ice hockey player who played 23 games in the National Hockey League for the Ottawa

Is a professional ice hockey player who played 23 games in the National Hockey League for the Ottawa Senators during the 1993–94 NHL season and has played in many leagues around Europe. Although he was born in Sweden, Burakovsky is of Russian descent.

Is a former Ecuadorian footballer.Burbano made 15 appearances for the senior Ecuador national footba

Is a former Ecuadorian footballer.Burbano made 15 appearances for the senior Ecuador national football team from 1991 to 2000.

Is an English former footballer. He played as a full-back for Newcastle United, Derby County, Cardif

Is an English former footballer. He played as a full-back for Newcastle United, Derby County, Cardiff City and Newport County and also football manager, coach and scout. In the 1970-71 season he was player-manager at Newport County A.F.C..

Was a French basketball player, coach and administrator.He coached French national men's team and Fr

Was a French basketball player, coach and administrator.He coached French national men's team and French national women's team in 1948-1960, winning silver in 1948 Olympics, silver in 1949 European Championships (he was also a player in that tournament),

Is a former Australian cricketer who played in 2 Tests and 4 ODIs in 1985.

Is a former Australian cricketer who played in 2 Tests and 4 ODIs in 1985.

Is a Scottish football player

Is a Scottish football player

Was a tennis player in the 1960s and 1970s. According to an article in the 5 July 1964, edition of

Was a tennis player in the 1960s and 1970s. According to an article in the 5 July 1964, edition of The Cincinnati Enquirer, Brien had defeated Neale Fraser, Owen Davidson, Tony Roche and Bill Lenoir. In 1963 Brien, with Greg Cotterill, won the Australian

Was an American professional football player and later an umpire in Major League Baseball, and is a

Was an American professional football player and later an umpire in Major League Baseball, and is a member of three major sports halls of fame. He is currently the only person to be enshrined at both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics.In 1932 he was a member o

Was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics.In 1932 he was a member of the American ice hockey team, which won the silver medal. He played one match.

Is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for East Fife.He is a left-sided forward a

Is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for East Fife.He is a left-sided forward and was part of the Kilmarnock side which won the Scottish Youth Cup in 2004, with Campbell himself scoring the winner.

Was a Danish boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was eliminated in the quarter

Was a Danish boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the heavyweight class after losing his fight to Henk de Best.

Is a retired ice hockey forward who played eleven seasons for the Timrå IK, the last eight of them

Is a retired ice hockey forward who played eleven seasons for the Timrå IK, the last eight of them in the Swedish Elitserien league.

Is a former French cyclist. He became professional in 1958, and stayed with the same team Mercier-BP

Is a former French cyclist. He became professional in 1958, and stayed with the same team Mercier-BP-Hutchinson until he retired in 1968. During his career, he had 36 professional victories. He participated in 8 Tours de France, won 4 stages and wore the