Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was an Austrian football forward. He died in 2000 after a long illness.Robert Dienst started his car

Was an Austrian football forward. He died in 2000 after a long illness.Robert Dienst started his career at Florisdsdorfer AC, where he played his first game as a midfielder during World War II. He turned into a prolific striker at Rapid Wien and became one of the most successful Austrian goalscorers in the 1950-s

Is a professional ice hockey defenceman with the Nashville Predators organization. Dietrich was draf

Is a professional ice hockey defenceman with the Nashville Predators organization. Dietrich was drafted 174th overall in the 6th round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the Nashville Predators. He played with the DEG Metro Stars of the DEL from 2005-06 to th

Is a cyclist from Switzerland.He competed for Switzerland in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow

Is a cyclist from Switzerland.He competed for Switzerland in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Soviet Union in the individual pursuit event where he finished in first place.

Is an English professional golfer.He went to college in the United States, where he attended Tenness

Is an English professional golfer.He went to college in the United States, where he attended Tennessee State University, and was the number one ranked English golfer.

Was a first class cricketer who played for Worcestershire CCC between 1899 and 1919, he also umpired

Was a first class cricketer who played for Worcestershire CCC between 1899 and 1919, he also umpired one test match and set a world record in 1911 when he sent a bail spinning 67 yards and 6 inches when he bowled Huddleston at Old Trafford. He bowled right arm fast medium and was a more than handy right-handed batsman. He took 96 wickets in 1901 and exactly 100 wickets in 1910, at 23.46 and 1913 at 21.41, leading his county's attack for some years. In all first class cricket he scored 5223 runs at 14.07 and took 894 wickets, with a best of 8 for 48 at 26.40 apiece. He held 138 catches, mostly at point. In 1923 he joined the first-class umpire's list and served during nine seasons. His sole test match in charge came in the England v Australia match at Trent Bridge from June 12 to 15, 1926.

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. He finished seventh in the K-4 1000 m

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. He finished seventh in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Is a former French football (soccer) player and manager. He most notably coached Alès, Valenciennes

Is a former French football (soccer) player and manager. He most notably coached Alès, Valenciennes, France (as assistant coach), Marseille, ES Tunis, Monaco, Strasbourg, Cannes and Dunkerque.[1]

Was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League.Chandler played in the Nation

Was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League.Chandler played in the National Football League between 1971 and 1982 for the Buffalo Bills (1971-1979) and the Oakland Raiders (1980-1982). He led the NFL in receptions from 1975-1977 with 176

Was a Second Baseman for the Minnesota Twins (1977-82), California Angels (1982-86) and San Francisc

Was a Second Baseman for the Minnesota Twins (1977-82), California Angels (1982-86) and San Francisco Giants (1987).He helped the Angels win the American League Western Division in 1982 and 1986 and the Giants win the 1987 National League Western Division.In 11 seasons he played in 959 Games and had 2,690 At Bats, 318 Runs, 668 Hits, 97 Doubles, 23 Triples, 39 Home Runs, 261 RBI, 54 Stolen Bases, 205 Walks, .248 Batting Average, .303 On-base percentage, .345 Slugging Percentage, 928 Total Bases, 86 Sacrifice Hits, 19 Sacrifice Flies and 13 Intentional Walks.

Was a footballer who played for Liverpool.Born in Runcorn, Cheshire, England, Robert played for Runc

Was a footballer who played for Liverpool.Born in Runcorn, Cheshire, England, Robert played for Runcorn before Reds manager Matt McQueen brought him to Anfield in April 1926, he made his debut, along with George Pither, on New Years Day 1927 in Football League First Division match at Burnden Park in a 2-1 defeat to Bolton Wanderers, his first goal didn't come till over 18 months later in the 6-3 victory over Leicester City on the 8 August 1928, it was the second goal and it came in the 31st minute, all 6 goals were scored by different players.

Is a professional skateboarder, snowboarder, break-dancer, gymnast, stuntman, and businessman from V

Is a professional skateboarder, snowboarder, break-dancer, gymnast, stuntman, and businessman from Vancouver, British Columbia. Sluggo is best known for his skateboarding and is most famous for being the first to land a back flip on a skateboard which is

Is a former American volleyball player, who was a member of the United States men's national volleyb

Is a former American volleyball player, who was a member of the United States men's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Four years later in Barcelona, Spain he claimed the bronze medal with t

Is a former American football fullback who played ten seasons in the National Football League for th

Is a former American football fullback who played ten seasons in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears, the Carolina Panthers, and the Atlanta Falcons from 1992 to 2002. Christian played with Chicago Bears and Carolina Panthers prior to signing with Atlanta in 1997 and had 831 yards and 12 touchdowns on 193 carries in 135 games, including 85 starts.

Commonly known as either Bob Houghton or Bobby Houghton, is an English football manager and former p

Commonly known as either Bob Houghton or Bobby Houghton, is an English football manager and former player, currently the head coach of the Indian national team. His career has spanned over 30 years and 10 different countries.

Is a former American football center who played twelve seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals first in

Is a former American football center who played twelve seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals first in the American Football League, and then in the National Football League. He was an AFL All-Star in 1968.

Was a Western Australian cricketer who played 14 first-class matches for Western Australia between 1

Was a Western Australian cricketer who played 14 first-class matches for Western Australia between 1968 and 1972. His father, Ken Meuleman was also a first-class cricketer (played 1 test for Australia) and son Scott Meuleman is also a first-class cricketer playing for Western Australia. He was the batting coach of former Australia wicket-keeper/batsman Adam Gilchrist. He is credited with giving Gilchrist the idea to bat with a squash ball in his batting gloves.

Is a Welsh footballer who currently plays for Newport County in Conference South. He is a former Wel

Is a Welsh footballer who currently plays for Newport County in Conference South. He is a former Welsh Youth and Under-21 international.Duffy, who is older brother to footballer Richard Duffy, played his junior football in Swansea for Garden Village. He came through the youth system at Rushden & Diamonds and made over 30 appearances for Rushden, most as a substitute. He fractured his kneecap in a training ground accident in August 2003 and did not play again until January 2004, when he played most of a reserve game.

A Romanian professional football player.

A Romanian professional football player.

Was a French rower who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics. In 1960

Was a French rower who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics. In 1960 he was a crew member of the French boat which won the silver medal in the coxed fours event.

Is a French figure skater.He represented France at the 1964 Winter Olympics, where he placed 17th.

Is a French figure skater.He represented France at the 1964 Winter Olympics, where he placed 17th.

A Polish football player. He has played for PAOK Athens, Pogon Szczecin, PAOK Salonika, and Widzew L

A Polish football player. He has played for PAOK Athens, Pogon Szczecin, PAOK Salonika, and Widzew Lódz.He ended his career in 2005.After municipal elections in 2006 he baceme member of city council of Szczecin. He is member of Platforma Obywatelska.

Is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA. He played four seasons in the leagu

Is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA. He played four seasons in the league, with the Chicago Bulls, Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers.

Is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. As a second generation trainer, Holthus learned the p

Is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. As a second generation trainer, Holthus learned the profession from his father, Paul Holthus. Holthus is the all-time winningest trainer at Oaklawn Park and as of 2005 had won nine trainer's titles there. He

Was a Las Vegas casino owner and entrepreneur. He was also a poker player, winning titles at the Wor

Was a Las Vegas casino owner and entrepreneur. He was also a poker player, winning titles at the World Series of Poker and the Super Bowl of Poker. He also competed on the World Poker Tour, and various other tournaments, as well as cash games, including High Stakes Poker on GSN.

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He played 11 seasons in the NBA, all with the

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He played 11 seasons in the NBA, all with the Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks (1954-1965). He was the first recipient of the NBA's Most Valuable Player Award. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1971. He also went by the nickname "Dutch" in college.