Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a Macedonian footballer.

Is a Macedonian footballer.

Is a respected German chess Grandmaster, chess writer, and papyrologist (recognised as an expert in

Is a respected German chess Grandmaster, chess writer, and papyrologist (recognised as an expert in Egyptian hieroglyphics). In the July 2005 FIDE rating list he was ranked 65th in the world with an Elo rating of 2636.

Is an Australian swimmer and former world record holder in the short-course (25m) 50 metres backstro

Is an Australian swimmer and former world record holder in the short-course (25m) 50 metres backstroke. In 2009 he won a bronze medal as a team member on the 4x200m freestyle relay at the FINA World Championships in Rome.

Is an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s.Huscher also finished sixth in the two-man

Is an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s.Huscher also finished sixth in the two-man event at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France.

A German footballer who plays for Middlesbrough. He was signed for Chelsea from the youth system of

A German footballer who plays for Middlesbrough. He was signed for Chelsea from the youth system of German club Union Berlin in 2001 by then Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri. He is often referred to as "The Unstoppable Force", "The Friendly One" or "The Berlin Wall".

Was a South African-born English cricketer who played for Essex. He was born in Cape Town and died i

Was a South African-born English cricketer who played for Essex. He was born in Cape Town and died in Bradford. Hyndson made a single first-class appearance for the team, in 1919 against the Australian Imperial Forces.

Is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played 15

Is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played 15 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1979 and 1983,including three first-class matches and two List A matches.

Is a former Victorian cricketer. In 1999, Templeton was named as one of the 12 members in the Melbou

Is a former Victorian cricketer. In 1999, Templeton was named as one of the 12 members in the Melbourne Cricket Club's "Team of the Century" as the wicket-keeper. He played in two first-class matches in 1982/83.

Is a retired Austrian football player and a football manager. He is the brother of Andreas Ibertsber

Is a retired Austrian football player and a football manager. He is the brother of Andreas Ibertsberger. He had to retire in 2004 due to serious knee injury.

A Romanian association footballer currently playing for FC Brasov, a league 1 romanian football club

A Romanian association footballer currently playing for FC Brasov, a league 1 romanian football club.

Is a former football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand internationally in the late 1980s a

Is a former football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand internationally in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Is a former professional basketball player. A 6'8", 225 pound forward-center, Houbregs attended the

Is a former professional basketball player. A 6'8", 225 pound forward-center, Houbregs attended the University of Washington from 1949 to 1953. In 1952, Houbregs was a Second Team Consensus All-America selection. In 1953, as a senior, he was named NCAA Pl

Was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played three seasons in the majors, from 1882-1884, for t

Was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He played three seasons in the majors, from 1882-1884, for the Philadelphia Athletics and Indianapolis Hoosiers.

A Canadian curler. He currently plays lead for Peter Gallant.Campbell has skipped teams in six Brier

A Canadian curler. He currently plays lead for Peter Gallant.Campbell has skipped teams in six Briers (1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999 and 2003); played third at the 2002 Brier for John Likely and played lead in 2007 for Peter Gallant.Campbell has never won

Was an American canoer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he finished fifth together

Was an American canoer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he finished fifth together with his partner Clarence McNutt in the C-2 1000 metre event.

Is an American professional basketball player, formally of the NBA's New Jersey Nets and Miami Heat.

Is an American professional basketball player, formally of the NBA's New Jersey Nets and Miami Heat. Currently, he is playing for Turkish League and ULEB Cup side Galatasaray Café Crown.Hite, at 6’2” and 184 lb, played four seasons at the University of Miami appearing in 121 games (109 starts) and averaged 14.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.55 steals and 1.5 assists. He finished fifth on Miami’s career scoring list with 1,717 points, fourth on UM’s career steals list with 187 and third in three-point field goals made with 228. His 84.9 career shooting percentage from the free throw line ranks second in school history while his 38.4 shooting percentage from three-point range rank third all-time. His 109 career starts also rank second on Miami’s all-time list.

Is a former professional basketball player.A 6'8", 225 pound forward-center, Houbregs attended the U

Is a former professional basketball player.A 6'8", 225 pound forward-center, Houbregs attended the University of Washington from 1949 to 1953. In 1952, Houbregs was a Second Team Consensus All-America selection. In 1953, as a senior, he was named NCAA Player of the Year, was a Consensus All-America selection, helped lead the University of Washington to the Final Four, and was named to the All-Tournament team after averaging 34.8 points per game in the post-season.

Is a former tennis player and official, inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2000,

Is a former tennis player and official, inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2000, and a United States federal judge. He graduated from Williams College in 1935, where he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, and from Harvard L

Is an American professional basketball center for the Milwaukee Bucks.Drafted by the Chicago Bulls w

Is an American professional basketball center for the Milwaukee Bucks.Drafted by the Chicago Bulls with the 33rd overall pick of the 2000 NBA Draft, he only played 16 games in his rookie season, averaging 1.9 points and 2.1 rebounds per game. He was traded to the Phoenix Suns in the 2001 offseason, and got considerably more playing time in 2001-02, as he played 59 games and averaged 5.0 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. Overall he played four years with the Suns, posting career-best averages in his third year with the team (6.6 ppg, 5.2 rpg).

Was a French road racing cyclist, who won two stages in the 1922 Tour de France and 2 stages in the

Was a French road racing cyclist, who won two stages in the 1922 Tour de France and 2 stages in the 1923 Tour de France, and wore the yellow jersey for a total of four days. He was born in Aubervilliers, Seine-Saint-Denis and died in Bobigny.

Is an Australian-born Slovenian cricketer. He has played for Slovenia since 2006. He appeared as a l

Is an Australian-born Slovenian cricketer. He has played for Slovenia since 2006. He appeared as a lower-order batsman for two matches during the 2006 European Championships.

Was a former American football Running Back for the Chicago Rockets (1946-47), Brooklyn Dodgers (AAF

Was a former American football Running Back for the Chicago Rockets (1946-47), Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) (1947-1948), Chicago Hornets (1949), Detroit Lions (1950-1955). He attended United States Naval Academy and Indiana University.

A British-born New Zealand boxer, made boxing history as the sport's first three-division world cham

A British-born New Zealand boxer, made boxing history as the sport's first three-division world champion. He also achieved fame for beating Gentleman Jim Corbett, the man who beat John L. Sullivan. Nicknamed Ruby Robert or The Freckled Wonder, he took pri

Is an English former association footballer who played as a centre forward. He played more than 600

Is an English former association footballer who played as a centre forward. He played more than 600 matches in the Football League for a variety of clubs and scored at a rate better than one goal in every three matches.

Is a Scottish retired professional footballer who played as an midfielder. During his playing career

Is a Scottish retired professional footballer who played as an midfielder. During his playing career, Connor made nearly 600 appearances in the Scottish Football League, and earned four caps for the Scottish national side between 1986 and 1990.