Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a former American football linebacker who played for ten seasons with the Dallas Cowboys in the N

Is a former American football linebacker who played for ten seasons with the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League from 1975 to 1984. He played college football at Arizona State University.

Is an English professional footballer who currently plays for West Ham United as a goalkeeper. He ha

Is an English professional footballer who currently plays for West Ham United as a goalkeeper. He has made one appearance for England.

Was a Belgian international footballer who played as defender. Paverick played club football with Ro

Was a Belgian international footballer who played as defender. Paverick played club football with Royal Antwerp and Beerschot VAC. Paverick also earned 41 caps for the Belgian national side netween 1935 and 1946. Paverick participated at the 1938 FIFA World Cup.

Is a British pair skater. He competes with Erica Risseeuw.

Is a British pair skater. He competes with Erica Risseeuw.

Was an American wrestler and olympic champion. He competed at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles,

Was an American wrestler and olympic champion. He competed at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, where he won a gold medal in freestyle bantamweight.

Was a noted English cricketer and umpire. A right-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper, he pl

Was a noted English cricketer and umpire. A right-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper, he played for Cambridgeshire during its brief period as a first-class county in the 1850s and 1860s, as well as for the United All-England Eleven. He umpired in two Tests between England and Australia in the 1880s.

Is a retired Austrian footballer.He made his debut for Austria in October 1987 against Spain and was

Is a retired Austrian footballer.He made his debut for Austria in October 1987 against Spain and was a participant at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, playing in all three games

Is a Canadian freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was a member of

Is a Canadian freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was a member of the Canadian team which finished seventh in the 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay event. In the 400 metre freestyle competition as well as in the 1500 metre fr

Is a French retired professional football defender.

Is a French retired professional football defender.

Is a Scottish swimmer who first rose to prominence by swimming the anchor leg in the Scottish men's

Is a Scottish swimmer who first rose to prominence by swimming the anchor leg in the Scottish men's 4×200 metre freestyle relay team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. However, the team won silver, after Renwick was narrowly touched out by the opposing Engli

Was an Australian sportsman who played Australian rules football in the VFL and First-class cricket

Was an Australian sportsman who played Australian rules football in the VFL and First-class cricket during the 1970s. Following a car accident in 1974 he became a quadriplegic. His brother, Peter Rose, wrote a memoir about what happened to Robert Rose, titled Rose Boys (2001). Bob was a Copeland Trophy winning footballer with, and coach of, Collingwood and a member of the Australian Football Hall of Fame while his uncles Kevin, Ralph and Bill also played for Collingwood. Rose was also a talented cricketer and played as a right-handed middle order batsman for Victoria. He was a regular in their 1972/73 and 1973/74 Sheffield Shield teams and from 19 first-class games managed 981 runs at 30.65. Another career highlight was when he scored 67 against New Zealand who were touring the country.

Is a football player from Macedonia, who currently plays for Bulgarian side Slavia Sofia and the Mac

Is a football player from Macedonia, who currently plays for Bulgarian side Slavia Sofia and the Macedonian national football team. Petrov is a left defender/midfielder.

Was an American cricketer. He played seven first-class matches in 1912 and 1913. All these matches w

Was an American cricketer. He played seven first-class matches in 1912 and 1913. All these matches were against Australia, five for the Philadelphian cricket team and two for a combined Canada/USA team. He took nine wickets in his seven matches at an average of 29.55.

Was a French former professional football (soccer) player.

Was a French former professional football (soccer) player.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a left-arm slow bowler who played for Be

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a left-arm slow bowler who played for Berkshire. He was born in Welwyn Garden City. Pitcher, who represented Berkshire in the Minor Counties Championship between 1993 and 1995, made a single List

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a right back for Manchester United, Sunderland

Was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a right back for Manchester United, Sunderland and Birmingham in the Football League.

Is a footballer from Macedonia, currently playing for AJ Auxerre as a defender. Robert is a right de

Is a footballer from Macedonia, currently playing for AJ Auxerre as a defender. Robert is a right defender or defensive midfielder. He has capped for the FYR Macedonia national football team. He started his career with FK Belasica.

Is a former American football defensive end. He played for the Detroit Lions his entire career. He r

Is a former American football defensive end. He played for the Detroit Lions his entire career. He retired before the 2004 season with 95.5 career sacks. Porcher has been involved in the Detroit community since his retirement

Later known as Robert Posnett Stevens, was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for D

Later known as Robert Posnett Stevens, was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1884 and was captain of the side from 1876 to 1883. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871

Is an international soccer player from Trinidad and Tobago who plays professionally for San Juan Jab

Is an international soccer player from Trinidad and Tobago who plays professionally for San Juan Jabloteh as a defender.

Is a retired field hockey player from Australia, who was a member of the national team that won the

Is a retired field hockey player from Australia, who was a member of the national team that won the silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

Is a Croatian former football midfielder and current assistant manager of the Croatia national footb

Is a Croatian former football midfielder and current assistant manager of the Croatia national football team. Prosinecki moved to SR Croatia at an early age. He started his professional career at Dinamo Zagreb where former coach Miroslav Blaževic sent him away, saying that if Prosinecki ever became a real football player, he would eat his football diploma. Prosinecki has 49 caps for Croatia and has scored 10 goals for his country.

A former Swedish football player. He earned 56 caps with the Swedish national team.

A former Swedish football player. He earned 56 caps with the Swedish national team.

Is an Australian footballer currently playing for Perth SC as an attacking midfielder.Puca played th

Is an Australian footballer currently playing for Perth SC as an attacking midfielder.Puca played three seasons in the NSL with Gippsland Falcons, later known as Eastern Pride. Playing at Perth SC, he is regarded by some as one of the most naturally talen

The International Boxing Federation Super flyweight champion from 1990 to 1993. Quiroga successfully

The International Boxing Federation Super flyweight champion from 1990 to 1993. Quiroga successfully defended his title five times and retired in 1995. He finished with 20-2 with 11 KO's.