Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the New York Jets and

Is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the New York Jets and Washington Redskins. Riggins was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1992.

Better known as Bob Roberts, was an English football goalkeeper. He spent the majority of his career

Better known as Bob Roberts, was an English football goalkeeper. He spent the majority of his career at West Bromwich Albion, with whom he won an FA Cup winner's medal, and also played for Sunderland Albion and Aston Villa. He won three caps for England and is the first West Bromwich Albion player to have appeared at international level.

An American football center for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He was original

An American football center for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fifth round of the 1998 NFL Draft. He played college football at Marshall.Wade has also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in his career.Wade, a 10-year professional and perennial starter, split his time in the NFL between the Jacksonville Jaguars (1998-2002) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2003-2007). He started 88 games in the past six years, missing just eight games in 2004 due to a dislocated knee. On March 31, 2008 he signed with the Oakland Raiders.

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played 15 first-class matches between the 1873–74 and 1893–94 se

Was a New Zealand cricketer who played 15 first-class matches between the 1873–74 and 1893–94 seasons, all for Auckland. Yates scored only one half-century, making precisely 50 against Wellington at Auckland Domain in April 1887. He acted as captain for t

Known as Bob or Rob is a former first-class South Australian cricketer. Zadow abandoned a promising

Known as Bob or Rob is a former first-class South Australian cricketer. Zadow abandoned a promising SANFL career by moving to England in 1976 to play as an overseas amateur for Flowery Field Cricket Club in the Saddleworth and District League. From 1979/80 he started to play regular first-class cricket for South Australia and was soon chosen to captain the side. In 32 matches (59 innings) he scored 1472 runs at an average of 26.28 including 2 x 100s and 5 x 50s. After retirement from state cricket he went on to play for many years for his Adelaide grade club, Tea Tree Gully CC, where he became the highest run-scorer in South Australian grade cricket history with 9318, second only now to Wayne Bradbrook - Northern Districts CC with 9619 runs. The Rob Zadow Medal (the award presented to the Best Player of the One Day District Grand Final) was won in February 2008 by Cameron Borgas for the final between Sturt CC and Tea Tree Gully CC.

Is a former Canadian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Can

Is a former Canadian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Canadian handball team which finished eleventh in the 1976 Olympic tournament. He played two matches.

Was a Scottish-born New Zealand cricketer who played for Otago. Johnston made two first-class appear

Was a Scottish-born New Zealand cricketer who played for Otago. Johnston made two first-class appearances for the team, between 1873 and 1874, both against Canterbury.

Is a Canadian Landscape Architect and designer of FEI international equestrian show jumping courses.

Is a Canadian Landscape Architect and designer of FEI international equestrian show jumping courses. He is noted for designing the show jumping courses for a number of major equestrian competitions. He was the jumping course designer for the 1976 Olympic

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler who played f

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler who played for Buckinghamshire. He was born in Enfield. Jones, who played for Buckinghamshire in the Minor Counties Championship between 2000 and 2003, made a single L

, is a French former football defender. He played the majority of his professional career for the cl

, is a French former football defender. He played the majority of his professional career for the club Stade de Reims, winning five French championships and appearing in two European Cup finals.

Was an Argentine bobsledder who competed from the early 1950s to the mid 1960s. Competing in two Win

Was an Argentine bobsledder who competed from the early 1950s to the mid 1960s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of eighth in the four-man event at Oslo in 1952.Twelve years later he finished 16th in the four-man event at the 1964 Winter Olympics.

Is a former first baseman for the Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees and Atlanta Brave

Is a former first baseman for the Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves from 1966-1984, and currently serves as Major League Baseball's vice president of rules and on-field operations.Nicknamed "Bull," Watson was originally a catcher in the minor leagues, however, he converted to first base and the outfield by the time he made his major league debut with the Astros on September 9, 1966. Watson was a dependable hitter whose home run numbers were somewhat hurt by the fact that he played the majority of his career in the Astrodome.

Is a former French-American professional basketball player. The 6'1" (1.85 m), 175 pounds (79.4 kg)

Is a former French-American professional basketball player. The 6'1" (1.85 m), 175 pounds (79.4 kg) Cousy played point guard with the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Boston Celtics from 1951 to 1963 and briefly with the Cincinnati Royals in the 1969–70 season. Cousy, born to French immigrants in New York City, first demonstrated his basketball abilities while playing for his high school varsity team in his junior year. He obtained a scholarship to the College of the Holy Cross, where he led the Crusaders to berths in the 1948 and 1950 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and was named an NCAA All-American for three seasons. Cousy was initially drafted as the third overall pick in the first round of the 1950 NBA Draft by the Tri-Cities Blackhawks, but after he refused to report with the Blackhawks, he was picked up by the Boston Celtics.

Was an American professional basketball player, coach and general manager. He was born in San Franci

Was an American professional basketball player, coach and general manager. He was born in San Francisco, California.A 6-3 guard from Santa Clara University, Feerick played for the Washington Capitols from 1946 to 1950, the NBA's first four seasons of existence (the league was known as the Basketball Association of America during the first three). Playing under coach Red Auerbach, he was named to the All NBA First Team during 1947 and 1948 after averaging 16.8 (second behind Joe Fulks's 23.1) and 16.1 points per game respectively. In 1949, the league's first season as the newly formed NBA, the Capitols named Feerick player-coach. In 221 games, he scored 2936 points for an average of 13.3 per game.

Is a professional boxer. He is the former IBF Super Featherweight champion and a former two-time IBF

Is a professional boxer. He is the former IBF Super Featherweight champion and a former two-time IBF featherweight champion of the world. Nicknamed The Ghost, Guerrero's current record is 25 wins, 1 losses, and 1 draw, and 2 no contest with 17 of his wins coming by way of knockout. He vacated the IBF Super Featherweight champion due to his wife battle with leukemia.[1]After an impressive amateur career begun at a very young age, Guerrero turned professional, at the age of 18, on May 22, 2001 with a four-round unanimous decision win against Alejandro Cruz. After several impressive wins and only a single draw later, Guerrero won the WBC NABF Featherweight title against Cesar Figueroa on December 9, 2004. Defending his NABF title twice, Guerrero was seen as a rising, premier prospect, until meeting Gamaliel Diaz in a bout televised on ShoBox, on the Showtime channel, on December 12, 2005. A surprisingly aggressive Diaz upset Guerrero, winning by split decision and taking the NABF belt in the process.

Was an American football player. He played high school football at Mentor High School. He was a firs

Was an American football player. He played high school football at Mentor High School. He was a first-team All-Mid-American Conference choice in 1997 while playing at Kent State University. He was drafted in the 1998 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons and went on to play in Super Bowl XXXIII

Was a Major League Baseball shortstop who played for the Detroit Tigers from 1941-1945. Born in Braw

Was a Major League Baseball shortstop who played for the Detroit Tigers from 1941-1945. Born in Brawley, California, played for the Hollywood Stars in the Pacific Coast League. On October 1, 1942, the Detroit Tigers purhcased Hoover from the Stars after all three Detroit shortstops -- Billy Hitchcock, Johnny Lipon, and Murray Franklin -- were inuducted in the military during World War II. Hoover hit .243 with a .300 On Base Percentage in his three seasons with the Tigers. In 1943, he led the American League in outs with 478 and in sacrifice hits with 28. He was also second in the league with 101 strikeouts in 1943. Hoover's last Major League appearance came in Game 6 of the 1945 World Series. Hoover had a single in three World Series at bats. He also had an RBI and scored a run in an 8-7 loss to the Chicago Cubs.

Is a retired college and NFL football coach. His career as a college head coach included stints at T

Is a retired college and NFL football coach. His career as a college head coach included stints at The Citadel, the University of Maryland and Georgia Tech, and Army. He also coached the National Football League's San Diego Chargers and Detroit Lions.

Was an English cricketer, who played three first-class games, two for Lancashire in June 1898 and on

Was an English cricketer, who played three first-class games, two for Lancashire in June 1898 and one for Worcestershire in August 1900. He also played for Lancashire Second XI between 1897 and 1899.

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in 22 Tests from 1947-48 to 1953-54.

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in 22 Tests from 1947-48 to 1953-54.

Was an American thoroughbred race horse trainer whom ESPN called "one of the most successful and res

Was an American thoroughbred race horse trainer whom ESPN called "one of the most successful and respected trainers in the history of thoroughbred racing." He was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1995, and was a five-time wi

Is a former English first-class cricketer. A right-handed wicketkeeper batsman, Turner started his c

Is a former English first-class cricketer. A right-handed wicketkeeper batsman, Turner started his career in 1988 with Cambridge University, whom he captained. He started playing with Somerset 3 years later and was their keeper until his retirement in 200

Is a former American professional road bicycle racer who last rode for Team CSC in the UCI ProTour r

Is a former American professional road bicycle racer who last rode for Team CSC in the UCI ProTour racing series. He got his international breakthrough when he finished 3rd overall in the 1998 Tour de France race, but has since ridden mainly as a supporti

Is a retired weightlifter from Australia, who won the silver medal in the Lightheavyweight (82.5 kg

Is a retired weightlifter from Australia, who won the silver medal in the Lightheavyweight (82.5 kg) category at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Kabbas became president of the Australian weightlifting federation in October 2007.

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in West Indies' first Test in their inaugural Test tour of En

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in West Indies' first Test in their inaugural Test tour of England as wicketkeeper and captain. Nunes was born in Kingston, Jamaica, but educated in England at Dulwich College. He toured England with the 1923 West In