Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a Norwegian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. He finished eighth in the C-1 500 m even

Is a Norwegian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1980s. He finished eighth in the C-1 500 m event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

Was a footballer who played for Liverpool in the early 20th century. He was the elder brother of Pet

Was a footballer who played for Liverpool in the early 20th century. He was the elder brother of Peter Pursell and uncle of the similarly named Robert Wilson Pursell.

Is a retired American basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A forward, he

Is a retired American basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A forward, he played college basketball at the University of Pennsylvania. He played for the Boston Celtics and San Diego Clippers after playing for the Kansas City Kings for 3 seasons.

Is a former college basketball forward for Texas A&M University who was a first-round draft pick for

Is a former college basketball forward for Texas A&M University who was a first-round draft pick for the Golden State Warriors. After retiring from basketball, Parker created the Sonny Parker Youth Foundation in Chicago to help inner-city students.

A Romanian football player, currently under contract with Gloria Buzau.

A Romanian football player, currently under contract with Gloria Buzau.

Is a Canadian college basketball player from North Vancouver, British Columbia. He is currently a Ju

Is a Canadian college basketball player from North Vancouver, British Columbia. He is currently a Junior at Gonzaga University and is also a member of the Canadian national basketball team. He wears a size 17 US shoe. Sacre was one of the top junior playe

Also known as Sonny Jaworski, Bobby Jaworski, Jawo, and Robert Jaworski, Sr., is a former Philippine

Also known as Sonny Jaworski, Bobby Jaworski, Jawo, and Robert Jaworski, Sr., is a former Philippine senator, basketball coach and Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association (MICAA) and PBA basketball player.

Is a former cricketer who played for Western Australia in the 1970s and 1980s. He was a left-handed

Is a former cricketer who played for Western Australia in the 1970s and 1980s. He was a left-handed middle order batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler. Langer's first-class career extended from 1973–1974 until 1981–1982. In 1977, he signed to play World Series Cricket for the WSC Australian team and spent the 1977–78 and 1978–79 seasons with WSC. Langer is the uncle of former Australian Test batsman and current Somerset captain, Justin Langer.

Was a professional footballer who played for Sunderland, Manchester City and Stockport County.Marsha

Was a professional footballer who played for Sunderland, Manchester City and Stockport County.Marshall started his career with local team Hucknall Olympic. In 1920 he transferred to Sunderland of the First Division, the highest level of English football.

Is a retired professional ice hockey player.He played 99 games in the National Hockey League for the

Is a retired professional ice hockey player.He played 99 games in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins and 37 games in the World Hockey Association for the New England Whalers in 1973–76. He was also a member of the United States nationa

Is a former Austrian football player. Sara became a club legend at Austria Wien, after staying 20 ye

Is a former Austrian football player. Sara became a club legend at Austria Wien, after staying 20 years at the club and winning major silverware with them. He started his professional career at 19 and won 8 league titles, 6 domestic cups and played in the 1978 Cup Winner's Cup Final which they lost 4-0 against Anderlecht. He made his debut for Austria in October 1965 against Romania and was a participant at the 1978 FIFA World Cup. He earned 55 caps, scoring 3 goals.

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1920 and 1922. Bestwi

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1920 and 1922. Bestwick junior made his debut for Derbyshire in May 1920 against Warwickshire when he made 2 and 6 at the tail end, but failed to take a wicket. He played one more game that season and was absent from the game in 1921. He reappeared again in 1922, sharing the bowling with his father in two matches. Bestwick was a right-hand batsman and played nine innings in five first class matches with an average of 3.62 and a top score of 10. He was a right-arm fast-medium bowler and took 2 first class wickets at an average of 75.50 and a best performance of 2 for 47.

Is an Austrian professional association football player who is currently the captain of Austrian Foo

Is an Austrian professional association football player who is currently the captain of Austrian Football Bundesliga side Kapfenberger SV. He plays as a midfielder.

Is a Luxembourgian Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1960, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.

Is a Luxembourgian Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1960, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.

Is a professional ice hockey player, currently playing for the New York Islanders.

Is a professional ice hockey player, currently playing for the New York Islanders.

Was a male track and field athlete from France, who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was bor

Was a male track and field athlete from France, who competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was born in Vesoul, Haute-Saône. In 1912 he won the silver medal with his team mates Charles Lelong, Pierre Failliot and Charles Poulenard in the men's 4 x 400 metre relay.

Is an English football defender who currently plays for Halifax Town.

Is an English football defender who currently plays for Halifax Town.

Is a professional footballer. He is a centre-forward and currently plays for Carlisle United.

Is a professional footballer. He is a centre-forward and currently plays for Carlisle United.

Was a catcher in Major League Baseball.

Was a catcher in Major League Baseball.

Is a former American football running back who played with the Ohio State Buckeyes and later with th

Is a former American football running back who played with the Ohio State Buckeyes and later with the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL. He is known for his academic hobbies including astronomy and medicine.

Is an American former professional wrestler. He is best known for his stint with World Championship

Is an American former professional wrestler. He is best known for his stint with World Championship Wrestling under the ring name Sick Boy and as a member of Raven's Flock. After training at the WCW Power Plant, he made his professional debut on the March

Played for Durham University and had trials with Nottinghamshire and Worcestershire before joining H

Played for Durham University and had trials with Nottinghamshire and Worcestershire before joining Hampshire. He played 37 first class matches as a right-handed opening batsman, enjoying his best season in 1994 when he averaged 49 and scored a career best

Was an American Olympic fencer and modern pentathlete.

Was an American Olympic fencer and modern pentathlete.

Was a footballer who played in The Football League for Stoke City. He made 175 appearances for Stoke

Was a footballer who played in The Football League for Stoke City. He made 175 appearances for Stoke.He made almost 200 League and Cup appearances for Stoke before leaving for non-league Macclesfield Town in 1961.

Was a Swiss boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he was eliminated in the second

Was a Swiss boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he was eliminated in the second round of the lightweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming gold medalist Imre Harangi.