Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is an American volleyball player, Olympic gold medalist, businessman and member of the International

Is an American volleyball player, Olympic gold medalist, businessman and member of the International Olympic Committee. Ctvrtlik is a 1985 graduate of Pepperdine University.

Is a retired water polo player from The Netherlands, who finished in ninth position with the Dutch t

Is a retired water polo player from The Netherlands, who finished in ninth position with the Dutch team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.Currently as of 2008 a board member of UNIBA Partners an independent network of insurance brokers

Is a former Croatian footballer who played left winger or wingback.He was a regular in the Croatian

Is a former Croatian footballer who played left winger or wingback.He was a regular in the Croatian national team throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. This allowed him to become the team's all-time most-capped player with 81 caps, although the record he held for four years following his retirement was by now surpassed by Dario Šimic, who won his 82nd cap in June 2006.

Is an American equestrian who has had international success in the sport of dressage.

Is an American equestrian who has had international success in the sport of dressage.

Is a New Zealand sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Ang

Is a New Zealand sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 1000 m event.

Nicknamed The Dobber, is an American retired professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons

Nicknamed The Dobber, is an American retired professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks of the NBA.

Is a former professional American football player in the NFL who was selected by the New York Giants

Is a former professional American football player in the NFL who was selected by the New York Giants in the 5th round (58th overall) in the 1958 NFL Draft. A 6'0", 194-lb. wide receiver from Texas A&M University, Conrad played in 12 NFL seasons from 1958 to 1969 with the Chicago/St. Louis Cardinals and Dallas Cowboys.

Is a former English footballer who played as a goalkeeper.He started his career with local team Dove

Is a former English footballer who played as a goalkeeper.He started his career with local team Dover Athletic before moving to Sheffield Wednesday at the age of just 19. He played over 200 games whilst at Hillsborough. In 1983 he started a two year stint as back-up for Bruce Grobbelaar at Liverpool. He won the European Cup in 1984, being placed on the substitutes bench in the final.

Is a former Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestler from Canada, who competed in three consecutive summer

Is a former Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestler from Canada, who competed in three consecutive summer Olympic Games, starting in 1952. He carried the Canadian flag at the opening ceremonies of the 1956 Summer Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia, the onl

Is a former English professional footballer.After starting his career at Aston Villa, Wilson joined

Is a former English professional footballer.After starting his career at Aston Villa, Wilson joined Cardiff City in August 1964 as manager Jimmy Scoular's first signing for a fee of £2,000. In his first season at the club he helped the side to win the Welsh Cup and reach the quarter-finals of the European Cup Winners Cup, where they were knocked out by Real Zaragoza.

Was an Australian first-class cricketer who played with New South Wales and represented them in the

Was an Australian first-class cricketer who played with New South Wales and represented them in the Sheffield Shield. Massie also served in World War I as an officer in the Australian Imperial Force, seeing action at Gallipoli and on the Western Front in France. Injuries sustained in the war ended his cricket career, but he had a successful business career, principally with British American Tobacco. In 1913 he won the NSW Amateur Boxing Heavy Weight Championship and the following year was state champion in the 120 yard hurdles. He also excelled at rifle-shooting and rowing.

S a former English cricketer who played in 4 Tests and 4 ODIs from 1985 to 1990 and suffered misfort

S a former English cricketer who played in 4 Tests and 4 ODIs from 1985 to 1990 and suffered misfortune that abbreviated his international career.

Was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward in the 1890s.Born in Johnstone he started his care

Was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward in the 1890s.Born in Johnstone he started his career as a youth player with Johnstone before joining Abercorn in 1887 Whilst on the books of Abercorn, he made his solitary international appearance for Scotland on 21 March 1891 scoring in a 4–3 victory over Wales.

Was an English professional association football player. He played for Gillingham in the 1929–30 s

Was an English professional association football player. He played for Gillingham in the 1929–30 season.

Was an American boxer whose career, which had included a bronze medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in

Was an American boxer whose career, which had included a bronze medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo as part of the flyweight division, was cut short when he was killed in action serving with the United States Army in the Vietnam War.

Is a former cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club between 1972 a

Is a former cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club between 1972 and 1977, but was more prolific in one-day cricket. A right-arm medium pace bowler, Clapp holds the record for the most List A wickets in one season for Somerset, with the 51 that he claimed in 1974. Clapp enjoyed only mediocre success in his other seasons of one-day cricket, 76 career one-day wickets signifying that 1974 aside, he claimed 25 wickets in his three other seasons. In 1977 the bulk of Clapp's cricket was for Somerset's Second XI, and he retired from county cricket at the end of the 1979 season.

Is an English footballer who currently plays in midfield for Norwich City. He is a product of the cl

Is an English footballer who currently plays in midfield for Norwich City. He is a product of the club's youth system and made his first team debut on September 19, 2006 when he started Norwich's Carling Cup tie with league one outfit Rotherham United in which he helped Norwich to a 4-2 victory.

Is a former Test and first-class cricketer. A right-handed batsman and left-arm orthodox spin bowler

Is a former Test and first-class cricketer. A right-handed batsman and left-arm orthodox spin bowler in his playing career, Inverarity was also one of the enduring captains in the Australian Sheffield Shield during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Has played in four Tests and seven One Day Internationals for New Zealand in 1996.

Has played in four Tests and seven One Day Internationals for New Zealand in 1996.

Is a former National Football League offensive lineman for the Miami Dolphins for fourteen seasons b

Is a former National Football League offensive lineman for the Miami Dolphins for fourteen seasons between 1970 and 1983, spending the 1984 season on injured reserve. He was a mainstay in a line that included Hall of Famers Jim Langer, Larry Little, and Dwight Stephenson and played in six Pro Bowls in the late 1970s and early 1980s

Is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire and Worcestershire

Is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire and Worcestershire in the early 1970s, as well as making a few one-day appearances. Lanchbury made a number of appearances for Gloucestershire's Second XI between 1969 and 19

Known as John Little or Johnny Little, is a retired Scottish football defender who played for Queen'

Known as John Little or Johnny Little, is a retired Scottish football defender who played for Queen's Park, Rangers, Morton and the Scotland national team.Little was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada but grew up in Scotland in Millport, Isle of Cumbrae. He started his career with Queen's Park, making 55 league appearances. He joined Rangers in 1951, and he made a total of 275 appearances, scoring once. His only ever goal for the club came in a 1–1 draw with Hamilton Academical in March 1954. During his time at Ibrox he won four League championships and two Scottish Cups.

Is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA. Nicknamed "Pac-Man", the 6'2" point

Is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA. Nicknamed "Pac-Man", the 6'2" point guard had a thirteen season career in the NBA, most notably with the Denver Nuggets.

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1836 to 1864. Mainly associated

Was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1836 to 1864. Mainly associated with Cambridge University and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), he made 26 known appearances in first-class matches. Broughton was an outstanding fielder who specialised at cover point.

Is an Australian cricketer who is a member of the Victorian Bushrangers side. He is a Left Handed Hi

Is an Australian cricketer who is a member of the Victorian Bushrangers side. He is a Left Handed Higher Middle Order Batsman & Right Arm Medium Bowler. He also plays for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League.