Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the

Is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'8" forward/center from Guilford College, Ka

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'8" forward/center from Guilford College, Kauffman was selected with the third pick of the 1968 NBA Draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. He played seven seasons in the NBA as a member of the Sonics, Chicago Bulls, Buffalo Braves, and Atlanta Hawks. A three-time All-Star (in 1971, 1972, and 1973), Kauffman averaged 11.5 points and 7.0 rebounds for his career. He had his finest season in 1970-71, when he averaged 20.4 points and 10.7 rebounds for the Braves.

Is a retired Goalkeeper who played for TP Mazembe and Zaire at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, In a group g

Is a retired Goalkeeper who played for TP Mazembe and Zaire at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, In a group game involving the Leopards and Yugoslavia. Kazadi conceded three goals in the first 20 minutes and was substituted by his Yugoslavian coach, Because of tha

Is a former top-ranking English tennis player. Wilson reached the quarter-finals of Wimbledon four t

Is a former top-ranking English tennis player. Wilson reached the quarter-finals of Wimbledon four times, Forest Hills twice, and Roland Garros once during the late 1950s and early 1960s. He was also a prominent Great Britain Davis Cup team member.

Is an American professional basketball player. Horry currently plays for the NBA's San Antonio Spurs

Is an American professional basketball player. Horry currently plays for the NBA's San Antonio Spurs, and is known for his clutch shooting in important games. Because of this skill, he is known as "Big Shot Rob".[1][2] This name is a play on the nickname of fellow former Laker "Big Game" James Worthy. In his playing career, Horry has won seven NBA championships: two with the Houston Rockets, three with the Los Angeles Lakers and two with the San Antonio Spurs. Horry's last name is pronounced "Orry", with the H being silent.

Is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Cowboy" Bob Orton. He

Is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Cowboy" Bob Orton. He is the father of Randy Orton, who is signed to World Wrestling Entertainment. Orton's father, Bob Orton, Sr., and brother, Barry O, were also professional wrestlers. Orton started wrestling in 1972 in the Florida and Georgia territories, sometimes performing under a mask and using the name "Young Mr. Wrestling."

Is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Cowboy" Bob Orton. He

Is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Cowboy" Bob Orton. He is the father of Randy Orton, who is signed to World Wrestling Entertainment. Orton's father, Bob Orton, Sr., and brother, Barry O, were also professional wrestlers.

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'8" forward from St. Mary's University, Texa

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'8" forward from St. Mary's University, Texas, Reid played thirteen seasons (1977–1982; 1983–1991) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Houston Rockets, Charlotte Hornets, Portland Trail Blazers, and Philadelphia 76ers. He had his best overall season in 1980-81, when he was the second leading scorer on the Rockets team that reached the NBA Finals before losing to the Boston Celtics. When he retired as a player in 1991, Reid had tallied 10,448 career points, 4,168 career rebounds, and 2,500 career assists.

Is a professional wrestler and actor, best known as The Maestro in World Championship Wrestling. He

Is a professional wrestler and actor, best known as The Maestro in World Championship Wrestling. He has also had success in the United States Wrestling Association and Smokey Mountain Wrestling, as well as the World Wrestling Council. The great nephew of

Was an American college and professional football player. He played in college at Auburn University,

Was an American college and professional football player. He played in college at Auburn University, and went on to play defensive back in the American Football League for the Dallas Texans, Kansas City Chiefs, and Cincinnati Bengals between 1962 and 1969. After retirement, he was an assistant coach for the Buffalo Bills.

Is a First class cricketer. Born in Port of Spain, Trinidad he is a left-arm orthodox spinner who ap

Is a First class cricketer. Born in Port of Spain, Trinidad he is a left-arm orthodox spinner who appeared for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club between 1946 and 1949. He also appeared for a West Indies XI in 1944 and for Learie Constantine's XI in 194

Was an English footballer who made one appearance for England in 1874, and was a member of the Wande

Was an English footballer who made one appearance for England in 1874, and was a member of the Wanderers team that won the 1873 FA Cup Final.Kingsford was born in Sydenham and was educated at Marlborough College, where he played football for the college. After leaving college, he played for the Old Marlburians and the Wanderers, winning the FA Cup with the Wanderers in 1873.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler who played for Essex. H

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler who played for Essex. He was born in Leigh-on-Sea and died in Westcliffe-on-Sea. King moved to South Africa in his early fifties, and umpired 29 first-class cricket matches in to

Is an American former handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was born in Milwau

Is an American former handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was born in Milwaukee and is the twin brother of Randolph Dean.

A Polish footballer (midfielder) who plays for Polish Orange Ekstraklasa side Widzew Lódz.

A Polish footballer (midfielder) who plays for Polish Orange Ekstraklasa side Widzew Lódz.

Is a former American football fullback of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by

Is a former American football fullback of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the second round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at Syracuse.

Was a Austrian footballer.He made his debut for Austria in November 1948 against Sweden and was a pa

Was a Austrian footballer.He made his debut for Austria in November 1948 against Sweden and was a participant at the 1954 FIFA World Cup where Austria finished third with his younger brother Alfred. He earned 16 caps, scoring 1 goal.

Is a Croatian football defender, currently a member of Dinamo Zagreb.Kovac started his career in low

Is a Croatian football defender, currently a member of Dinamo Zagreb.Kovac started his career in lower league clubs Rapide Wedding and Hertha Zehlendorf before making his Bundesliga debut with 1. FC Nuremberg in 1995. Regularly featuring in the first–eleven, Kovac attracted much attention to himself and was signed at the end of the season by Leverkusen.

Is a Polish athlete, sprinter, member of the Polish Team in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. He re

Is a Polish athlete, sprinter, member of the Polish Team in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. He represents the club of AZS Poznan and Poland in the 4 x 400 m relay race.

Is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. At the 1993 World Championships he f

Is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. At the 1993 World Championships he finished sixth in the 4x100 metres relay, together with teammates Marc Blume, Michael Huke and Steffen Görmer.[1]

Is a retired American National Basketball Association and American Basketball Association player. He

Is a retired American National Basketball Association and American Basketball Association player. He was selected by the Baltimore Bullets with the 18th overall pick (2nd round) of the 1968 NBA Draft.Quick, who played college basketball at Xavier University (Cincinnati), played in six NBA seasons from 1968-69 to 1971-72 with the Baltimore Bullets and Detroit Pistons. Also in 1971-72, he played in the ABA for the Dallas Chaparrals.

Is a retired American professional basketball player out of Norfolk State University and Maggie L. W

Is a retired American professional basketball player out of Norfolk State University and Maggie L. Walker High School in Richmond, VA.

Is an American chess Grandmaster. As of July 2009, his FIDE rating was 2560.Hess achieved his first

Is an American chess Grandmaster. As of July 2009, his FIDE rating was 2560.Hess achieved his first grandmaster norm at the 2008 Foxwoods Open, held on April 19, 2008 through April 23, 2008 at the Foxwoods Resort in Mashantucket, Connecticut.

Is an Indian football player who plays in defence position for I-League team Churchill Brothers SC.A

Is an Indian football player who plays in defence position for I-League team Churchill Brothers SC.After some eye catching performances in I-League 09/10 season he has been called to Indian squad for SAFF cup 2009 in Bangladesh.

Was a French football midfielder.

Was a French football midfielder.