Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was a Canadian amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.In 1904 he

Was a Canadian amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.In 1904 he was a member of the Galt F.C. team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament. He played all two matches as a midfielder.

Known as Bob, is a former English cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Worcesters

Known as Bob, is a former English cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Worcestershire.

Is a former West Indian cricketer who played in six Tests and eight ODIs from 1996 to 1997.

Is a former West Indian cricketer who played in six Tests and eight ODIs from 1996 to 1997.

Was an English brewer and cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1891 and 1893 and was later um

Was an English brewer and cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1891 and 1893 and was later umpire in first class matches in Scotland. Tomlinson married Christiana Alexandrina Agnes Gibson Bowie, daughter of Alexander Gibson Bowie of Edinburgh in 18

Was a senior British Army officer and English cricketer. He saw active service during the Second Wor

Was a senior British Army officer and English cricketer. He saw active service during the Second World War, but spent much of the war as a prisoner of war in Germany. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played for Gloucestershire C

Is a former Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1960s, who won four Olympic medals, including an ind

Is a former Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1960s, who won four Olympic medals, including an individual gold medal. Windle won the 1500 m freestyle and took bronze in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and silver and b

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Wiltshire.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Wiltshire. Having appeared for the team in the Minor Counties Championship since 1974, Meale made two List A appearances for the team, the first in 1983 and the secon

A Dutch professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Rabobank. With his natural climbing capabili

A Dutch professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Rabobank. With his natural climbing capabilities Gesink is being touted as one of the biggest prospects of the sport.At the Junior World Championships of 2004 UCI Road World Championships in Verona, Gesink finished eighth in the individual time trial and sixth in the road race. He joined the Rabobank Continental team in 2006. He finished third overall in Volta ao Algarve and won the overall classification and the third stage of Settimana Ciclista Lombarda. He later won a stage and the overall classification of the Circuito Montañés and finished second in the prestigious Tour de l'Avenir. Gesink initially signed a two year deal with Rabobank Continental but team manager Theo de Rooij decided to move him to the Rabobank UCI ProTeam for the 2007 season.[1]

Was a footballer who played in The Football League for Sheffield United and Stoke City. Howitt start

Was a footballer who played in The Football League for Sheffield United and Stoke City. Howitt started his career in Scotland at Vale of Clyde and Partick Thistle before moving to England with Sheffield United. He joined Stoke City in 1958 at became a useful player around at the Victoria Ground.

Was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Worcestershire between 1950 and 1963. He was capp

Was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Worcestershire between 1950 and 1963. He was capped by the county in 1951, and ten years later received a benefit season which raised £5,481. He made his first-class debut for Worcestershire against Leicestershire at Grace Road; in a 177-run Worcestershire win Broadbent scored 77 and 29 not out.

Is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as an forward. He played most of his profess

Is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as an forward. He played most of his professional career in the West Midlands, making over 300 appearances in total for the two Birmingham clubs, and is probably best known for his four years at Aston Villa. He began his football career as an amateur first with Albion Rovers and then Airdrieonians.

Known as Junior Johnson, was a moonshiner in the rural South who became one of the early superstars

Known as Junior Johnson, was a moonshiner in the rural South who became one of the early superstars of NASCAR in the 1950s and 1960s. He won 50 NASCAR races in his career before retiring in 1966. In the 1970s and 1980s he became a NASCAR racing team owner

Is an American former professional basketball player. He is listed as a small forward at 6'6" and 24

Is an American former professional basketball player. He is listed as a small forward at 6'6" and 244 lb.McCann was born in Morristown, New Jersey. After attending Morehead State University, he played with five different teams in the NBA in as many seasons (from 1989–1998), averaging 4.2 points and 2.6 rebounds per game.

Is a former American football player who played college football for the University of Alabama and p

Is a former American football player who played college football for the University of Alabama and professional football for the Miami Dolphins of the NFL.

Is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenseman, and is considered to be one of the greatest hockey play

Is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenseman, and is considered to be one of the greatest hockey players of all time.[1][2] He played for the NHL teams Boston Bruins and Chicago Black Hawks.

Was a former Scottish footballer who played with Celtic and Rangers.Campbell joined Rangers in Janua

Was a former Scottish footballer who played with Celtic and Rangers.Campbell joined Rangers in January 1906 from Celtic, having only moved from Queen's Park in June 1905 and helped ease the injury crisis at Ibrox. He was a right back but in later years would convert to a striker.

Is a former road and track cyclist from New Zealand, who represented his native country in two disci

Is a former road and track cyclist from New Zealand, who represented his native country in two disciplines at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany: the men's individual road race and the men's team pursuit (track).

Is one of South Africa's most famous cricketers and one of the greatest Test batsman of all time wit

Is one of South Africa's most famous cricketers and one of the greatest Test batsman of all time with the third-highest batting average after Donald Bradman and Mike Hussey, among batsmen who have played in at least 20 innings. He is one of the greatest l

A lower-order batsman, medium pace bowler and a safe pair of hands in the field, Robert Graham enjoy

A lower-order batsman, medium pace bowler and a safe pair of hands in the field, Robert Graham enjoyed a brief first-class career either side of the 20th century.

Is a former English cricketer. Caple was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. Caple

Is a former English cricketer. Caple was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. Caple made his first-class debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Oxford University in 1958. This was Caple's only appearance for the Marylebone Cricket Club. In 1959 Caple joined his home county of Middlesex, making his debut against Oxford University. Caple played a further match for Middlesex in the 1959 season against Cambridge University. This marked Caple's final appearance for Middlesex.

Is a British chess player, writer, arbiter, coach, and promoter. He was New Zealand champion three t

Is a British chess player, writer, arbiter, coach, and promoter. He was New Zealand champion three times, British champion twice, and played in seven Chess Olympiads and one Interzonal tournament. Wade holds the titles of International Master and Internat

Is a footballer playing for Accrington Stanley. He made his debut for Stanley on May 5, 2007 in the

Is a footballer playing for Accrington Stanley. He made his debut for Stanley on May 5, 2007 in the Football League Two clash with Milton Keynes Dons.

Is a former cricketer. He represented Canada in the 1979 Cricket World Cup. He appeared in 2 matches

Is a former cricketer. He represented Canada in the 1979 Cricket World Cup. He appeared in 2 matches, taking a wicket against England but failed to score any runs.

Was an English cricketer who played for Gloucestershire. He was born in Chippenham and died in Pulve

Was an English cricketer who played for Gloucestershire. He was born in Chippenham and died in Pulverbatch. Green made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1924 season, against Yorkshire. From the middle order, he scored 3 runs in the

Is an Albanian football player who is on the U-21 national football squad. The central defender curr

Is an Albanian football player who is on the U-21 national football squad. The central defender currently plays for KS Flamurtari Vlorë.