Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is an American speed skater who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics

Is an American speed skater who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics.

A German football goalkeeper, who plays for Hannover 96 in the Bundesliga.Enke started his career in

A German football goalkeeper, who plays for Hannover 96 in the Bundesliga.Enke started his career in the youth ranks of hometown club Carl Zeiss Jena and worked his way up to the first team during the 1995–96 season. He made his professional debut on November 11, 1995, against current club Hannover 96 in the 2. Bundesliga. He was given the opportunity after first choice Mario Neumann conceded 14 goals in just three matches, prompting coach Eberhard Vogel to drop him for the youngster Enke. Enke played three games during November 1995, but Neumann was restored to the team after this period and Enke did not appear for the first team again that season.

Is a leading American chess player, a Grandmaster, and a chess author. He won the U.S. Championship

Is a leading American chess player, a Grandmaster, and a chess author. He won the U.S. Championship in 1972, and was a World Chess Championship Candidate in 1974. Byrne represented the United States a total of nine times in Chess Olympiads from 1952 to 1976, and won seven medals. He was the chess columnist from 1972 to 2006 for the New York Times, which ran his final column (a recounting of his 1952 victory over David Bronstein) on November 12, 2006.

Was an infielder for the Major League Baseball Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He was drafted in the eleventh

Was an infielder for the Major League Baseball Tampa Bay Devil Rays. He was drafted in the eleventh round of the 1992 amateur draft by the Atlanta Braves, and was subsequently selected 12th by the Devil Rays in the 1997 MLB Expansion Draft.

Is a Canadian professional wrestler, currently wrestling for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where h

Is a Canadian professional wrestler, currently wrestling for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is one half of the tag team Beer Money, Inc., with his partner James Storm.In May 2004, Roode was brought into Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) by Sc

Is a Canadian snowboarder.He competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver in the men's snowboar

Is a Canadian snowboarder.He competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver in the men's snowboard cross competition on 15 February 2010 where he finished in fifth place.Although he hasn't celebrated a major win yet, never placed first on the World Cup

Is a Colombian professional tennis player.

Is a Colombian professional tennis player.

An English football player of Italian origin.After failing to secure a club in the English Leagues,

An English football player of Italian origin.After failing to secure a club in the English Leagues, Robert headed to his grandparents house in Italy, where his talent was soon realised and he began playing for A.C. Pavia. Although able to play in many positions, it was as a striker that he found most success. Robert, nicknamed Fardino, moved around in the lower leagues in Italy before heading back to England in 2006

Is a German luger who competed from 1997 to 2001. He won a silver medal in the mixed team event at t

Is a German luger who competed from 1997 to 2001. He won a silver medal in the mixed team event at the 1999 FIL World Luge Championships in Königssee, Germany. As of 2007[update], Fegg is a coach on the Canadian national luge team.

Was an Austrian weightlifter who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was an Austrian weightlifter who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Liverpool during the early part of the 20th century.Ferguso

Was a Scottish footballer who played for Liverpool during the early part of the 20th century.Ferguson was a reliable, hard-working defender during the period leading up to the Great War of 1914–18, but during the 1914–15 campaign Ferguson lost his place to Donald McKinlay and never really gained it back, Robert's Anfield contract ended in 1915 after he had made 103 appearances scoring two goals.

Was a Belgian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre competitions at the 1920

Was a Belgian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre competitions at the 1920 and the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was an English cricketer who played for Suffolk. He was a left-handed batsman. Flack made a single L

Was an English cricketer who played for Suffolk. He was a left-handed batsman. Flack made a single List A appearance for the side, during the 1966 Gillette Cup, against Kent. Batting in the opening order, Flack scored 46 runs in his only List A innings, f

Is an English former professional footballer. Flavell made nearly 250 league appearances during spel

Is an English former professional footballer. Flavell made nearly 250 league appearances during spells with a number of British clubs.

Was a footballer who played in the Football League for Barnsley and Stoke City. He made two hundred

Was a footballer who played in the Football League for Barnsley and Stoke City. He made two hundred and sixty seven appearances for Stoke.

Is a German footballer who plays for FC Ingolstadt 04. Fleßers first club was home town club 1. FC

Is a German footballer who plays for FC Ingolstadt 04. Fleßers first club was home town club 1. FC Viersen 05, before Borussia Mönchengladbach spotted him and signed him. He joined Borussia Mönchengladbach's senior team in 2005. He is a defender on the ri

Was a French boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1924

Was a French boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was eliminated in the second round of the light heavyweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming gold medalist Harry Mitchell.

Was a British water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.He was part of the British

Was a British water polo player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.He was part of the British team which was eliminated in the first round of the 1948 tournament. He played both matches.

Is a German professional road racing cyclist, specialising in bunch sprints, currently riding for Te

Is a German professional road racing cyclist, specialising in bunch sprints, currently riding for Team Milram.His career highlights have been wins in the final (Museo del Ghisallo-Milan) stage 21 of the Giro d'Italia 2006, and stage 15 (Motilla del Palanc

Was an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Swede Hanson. He spent much of his

Was an American professional wrestler best known by his ring name Swede Hanson. He spent much of his career wrestling as part of a tag team with Rip Hawk. Together, they held championships in four different promotions.Hanson and Hawk were heel (villain) w

Was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played seven match

Was a Scottish professional association footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played seven matches in the Football League Third Division North and made three FA Cup appearances for Nelson in the 1921–22 season.

A Scottish former professional football player who is best known for his time with Rangers.Main bega

A Scottish former professional football player who is best known for his time with Rangers.Main began his career at local team Baillieston Juniors and joined Rangers in 1929, initially as understudy to Sandy Archibald. He was in and out of the side for four years before becoming a regular in 1933. During his spell at the club he won two League championship's, two Scottish Cup, three Glasgow Cup and two Charity Cup. He made 158 appearances for Rangers and scored 35 goals.

Is a former basketball player and coach. A 6'0" guard, he played collegiately at Seton Hall Universi

Is a former basketball player and coach. A 6'0" guard, he played collegiately at Seton Hall University, and was selected by the Rochester Royals with the 10th pick in the 1948 BAA Draft. He played his entire nine-year career with the Royals, retiring from play after the end of the 1957 season. Wanzer was a five-time All-Star with the Royals, and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987. Wanzer was the first player to ever shoot over 90% from the free throw line in a season.

Was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Washington Redskin

Was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football and college lacrosse as a defenseman for the Maryland Terrapins at the University of Maryland and was drafted in the eighth r

Was a former American Football player. He began his career playing quarterback for Glendale Communit

Was a former American Football player. He began his career playing quarterback for Glendale Community College. He then played for United States International University (now Alliant International University) in San Diego, and Utah State University.