Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a scout for the Houston Astros and a former outfielder-first baseman, manager and coach in Americ

Is a scout for the Houston Astros and a former outfielder-first baseman, manager and coach in American Major League Baseball. Skinner, who has spent over 50 years in the game, is the father of former MLB catcher and coach Joel Skinner.Bob Skinner, a left-handed hitter who threw right-handed, played most of his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1954; 1956-63). He spent his last 3½ years as a pinch hitter and backup outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds (1963-64) and St. Louis Cardinals (1964-66). During his best season, 1962 with the Pirates, he batted .302 and hit 20 home runs. Over his 12-year career, he batted .277 with 103 homers. Skinner played for two World Series champions in two tries. Although he hit only .200 for Pittsburgh as a regular during the 1960 World Series, as a pinch hitter for St. Louis during the 1964 World Series, Skinner hit safely in two of three at-bats for a .667 average.

Was an Austrian road racing cyclist who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1912 he was a member

Was an Austrian road racing cyclist who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1912 he was a member of the Austrian cycling team which finished seventh in the team time trial event. In the individual time trial competition he finished 23rd.

Is a rugby league player for the Salford City Reds in England. His junior club was the Te Atatu Roos

Is a rugby league player for the Salford City Reds in England. His junior club was the Te Atatu Roosters in West Auckland. He has previously represented the New Zealand national side. His position of choice is at scrum-half. Robbie is the younger brother

Was an American swimmer. Sohl won a bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Sohl attende

Was an American swimmer. Sohl won a bronze medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Sohl attended the University of Michigan.

Was an English cricketer. Raynbird made a single first-class appearance in 1878 for Hampshire agains

Was an English cricketer. Raynbird made a single first-class appearance in 1878 for Hampshire against Kent.

Is an American professional wrestler, better known under his ring name Rick Steiner. Steiner is best

Is an American professional wrestler, better known under his ring name Rick Steiner. Steiner is best known for his tenure with World Championship Wrestling, where he was an eight time World Tag Team Champion (seven times with his brother Scott and once wi

Was an South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1899.

Was an South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1899.

Is a former Scottish football midfielder.Reilly played with 11 Scottish clubs during his career, his

Is a former Scottish football midfielder.Reilly played with 11 Scottish clubs during his career, his most notable spell came arguably whilst playing for Clyde, where he made 168 appearances, scoring 28 goals.

Is an American former WWE personality, and semi-retired professional wrestler better known by the ri

Is an American former WWE personality, and semi-retired professional wrestler better known by the ring name Sgt. Slaughter. From the late 1970s to the early 1990s, Slaughter had success in the National Wrestling Alliance, American Wrestling Association, a

Is an English footballer who currently plays as a tight back for Wycombe Wanderers.Rice joined Wycom

Is an English footballer who currently plays as a tight back for Wycombe Wanderers.Rice joined Wycombe as a trainee after being released by Fulham. He made his first appearance for Wycombe in a 1–0 defeat to Notts County at the end of the 2007–08 season.

Is a footballer, who plays in the left-back position and currently plays for English Premier League

Is a footballer, who plays in the left-back position and currently plays for English Premier League side Liverpool. The player began his career moving through the Liverpool youth ranks, training at The Academy and eventually graduating to Melwood in the 2006-07 season.

Is an English-Australian football (soccer) player. He is a centre back or right full back who curren

Is an English-Australian football (soccer) player. He is a centre back or right full back who currently plays for Adelaide United in the Australian A-League. ornthwaite signed for United for the inaugural A-League season and spent the majority of his firs

Was an English first class cricketer who was born in Berkshire. He played for Sussex and also repres

Was an English first class cricketer who was born in Berkshire. He played for Sussex and also represented PW Sherwell's XI.

Is a French retired professional football offensive midfielder.

Is a French retired professional football offensive midfielder.

Is a Dutch long track speed skater. His nickname is the Beer van Lemmer, which translates to the Bea

Is a Dutch long track speed skater. His nickname is the Beer van Lemmer, which translates to the Bear from Lemmer.

Was a Scottish professional footballer in the 1920s.Blyth was born in Muirkirk Scotland - his fathe

Was a Scottish professional footballer in the 1920s.Blyth was born in Muirkirk Scotland - his father was the Portsmouth player Bob Blyth, who went on to manage Portsmouth from 1901 to 1904 and his cousins included Bill Shankly and Bob Shankly.

Was a pioneer Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer who represented his country at both

Was a pioneer Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer who represented his country at both sports. He was one of Australia's early dual-code rugby internationals. He was a member of the Australian rugby union team, which won the gold medal at th

Is an English professional golfer.Rock was born in Armitage, Staffordshire. He joined the European T

Is an English professional golfer.Rock was born in Armitage, Staffordshire. He joined the European Tour as an affiliate member in 2003 and has remained a member ever since.

A fictional character, a boxer, created and portrayed by Sylvester Stallone who has appeared in the

A fictional character, a boxer, created and portrayed by Sylvester Stallone who has appeared in the Rocky series from 1976 to 2006.

Is a retired English footballer who played striker for Hull City, SC Cambuur, FC Wageningen, Willem

Is a retired English footballer who played striker for Hull City, SC Cambuur, FC Wageningen, Willem II Tilburg, FC Groningen, PSV Eindhoven, Sporting Clube de Portugal, Racing Jet de Bruxelles, Ikast FS, Newcastle United, Besiktas J.K. and BV Veendam.

Is a retired American / Australian professional basketball player in the Australian National Basketb

Is a retired American / Australian professional basketball player in the Australian National Basketball League.Rose began his NBL career in 1992 with the South-East Melbourne Magic, leading his team to the championship - which is still his only one. The next year Rose would average 19 points, 9 assists and 7 rebounds on his way to the National Basketball League MVP.

A Romanian footballer of German ethnicity. He currently plays for UTA Arad . In fact, Roszel is on l

A Romanian footballer of German ethnicity. He currently plays for UTA Arad . In fact, Roszel is on loan to Gloria Bistrita from CFR Cluj. Roszel was plagued by injuries since 2004, which made him lose a year and a half of playing time. He was also a Romanian Under-19 international scoring two goals for the U-19 team. Roszel is a striker.

Was a Swiss wrestler who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Was a Swiss wrestler who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Is a Bosnian-Israeli-Serbian professional basketball player playing the position of center for Macca

Is a Bosnian-Israeli-Serbian professional basketball player playing the position of center for Maccabi Haifa B.C. Robert was born in Sarajevo the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the time part of the former Yugoslavia. Due to the war, Robert's family

Is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played from 1962 to 1963, and in 1966 and 1969.

Is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played from 1962 to 1963, and in 1966 and 1969. He batted left-handed, threw right-handed, weighed 210 pounds and was 6'4" in height.Although Casey Stengel of the New York Mets tried to convince Garibaldi to sign with them (he even left a game early to travel to Stockton, California, to try and persuade Garibaldi), Garibaldi chose not to sign with the Mets. Instead, he signed with the Giants. After signing with the San Francisco Giants for a record bonus of $150,000, Garibaldi jumped straight from college to the major leagues, making his big league debut on July 15, 1962. Facing the New York Mets, he pitched a perfect inning in his debut, striking out one batter. He would pitch nine games in 1962, going 0-0 with a 5.11 ERA. He was the ninth youngest player in 1962.