Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a German rower.

Is a German rower.

Is an American former professional boxer. After beating up one kid, he was invited to his gym, where

Is an American former professional boxer. After beating up one kid, he was invited to his gym, where he began boxing at the age of 12. He would capture a national junior championship at 15, and a world junior championship at the age of 16. Shannon qualifi

Is a French former football defender.He played for France in the Euro 1960.

Is a French former football defender.He played for France in the Euro 1960.

Was a first class cricketer who played 9 matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1882 and 1 for

Was a first class cricketer who played 9 matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1882 and 1 for Jamaica against R.S. Lewis' XI in 1894/95. A right-handed batsman, he scored 72 runs at 4.8 with a best of 17 against Kent CCC. He took 7 catches in the f

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. He was born in Watford. S

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. He was born in Watford. Simons made two List A appearances for Hertfordshire, the first in 1964 and the second in 1966.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Cheshire. He was born in Altr

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Cheshire. He was born in Altrincham. Simpson, who played in the Minor Counties Championship and Minor Counties Trophy in 1983, made a single List A appearance for the side in the same

Is an English footballer who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers. The midfielder made his first tea

Is an English footballer who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers. The midfielder made his first team debut for Bolton in the 3rd Round of the 2005/06 FA Cup competition, against Watford at Vicarage Road, coming on as a substitute for Bruno N'Gotty, and is set for a promising career at the Reebok.

Is a Russian professional football player. In 2009, he played in the Russian Second Division for FC

Is a Russian professional football player. In 2009, he played in the Russian Second Division for FC Yelets.

Was an English cricketer who played for Middlesex. He was a right-handed batsman and occasional righ

Was an English cricketer who played for Middlesex. He was a right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium paced bowler. He captained a team to the West Indies in 1894-95.

Is a Scottish footballer, currently playing for Scottish Football League First Division side Raith R

Is a Scottish footballer, currently playing for Scottish Football League First Division side Raith Rovers.Sloan started his professional career with Heart of Midlothian, making his debut as an 18-year-old in a 2-0 defeat at Motherwell. He scored his first senior goal on Hearts' next visit to Fir Park, as the Maroons won 2-1 towards the end of the 2001-02 season.

Is a Scottish former professional association football player. Primarily a half-back, he began his p

Is a Scottish former professional association football player. Primarily a half-back, he began his professional career with Aberdeen F.C., before going on to play for a number of English clubs. He was captain of the original incarnation of Accrington Stanley when the club resigned from The Football League in 1962. Wilson began his career with local Junior club Musselburgh F.C. before joining Aberdeen F.C. in November 1954.

Is a former American professional wrestler better known under his stage name Bobby Blaze. He has per

Is a former American professional wrestler better known under his stage name Bobby Blaze. He has performed for several wrestling promotions, including Smoky Mountain Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling. He beat Jerry "The King" Lawler to win Smokey

Is an Australian professional tennis player. Though born in the Netherlands, Smeets moved to Austral

Is an Australian professional tennis player. Though born in the Netherlands, Smeets moved to Australia aged 13 and took residency. Smeets plays predominantly on the ATP Challenger Series and ITF Men's Circuit. However, he has enjoyed some success on the A

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman who played for Cumberland. Smith made a singl

Was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman who played for Cumberland. Smith made a single List A appearance for the team, in the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy in August 2001.

Was a Scottish professional footballer who made 79 appearances in the Football League playing for Bi

Was a Scottish professional footballer who made 79 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City and Watford. He had been on the books of Falkirk, but while stationed at Hednesford, Staffordshire, during the Second World War, he appeared for Birmingham City in the wartime Football League South. He made his debut in the Second Division on 14 February 1948, deputising for George Edwards in a home game against Leeds United which Birmingham won 5–1; Laing scored twice, his first goal coming inside the first five minutes.

Played 20 Test matches for New Zealand. His son Stephen plays cricket for Canterbury. Test Match Spe

Played 20 Test matches for New Zealand. His son Stephen plays cricket for Canterbury. Test Match Special commentator Alan Gibson once commented, "This is Cunis at the Vauxhall End. Cunis, a funny sort of name: neither one thing nor the other."[1]

Was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward. He started his career at Queen's Park F.C.

Was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward. He started his career at Queen's Park F.C. in 1894. He later played for Newcastle United F.C..He returned to Queen's Park in 1907, although the 'return' of his amateur status had to be decided by the board of the club beforehand. McColl finished his football career in 1912, scoring 6 goals in his final game against Port Glasgow Athletic, a Scottish scoring record which stands to the present day.

Is a Scottish footballer who plays for Leeds United as a winger comfortable playing on either side o

Is a Scottish footballer who plays for Leeds United as a winger comfortable playing on either side of the pitch. He can also play as a Forward. Snodgrass received a call up to the Scotland national team side in 2009. He has shown a lot of promise for the future. Snodgrass is a former Scotland under-19, under-20 and under-21 international. With the under-19 team, he was part of the squad that reached the final of the 2006 European Championships in Poland. Leeds' involvement in the play-offs against Millwall in 2009 meant that Snodgrass was unavailable to play in a Scotland B international.

Was a Romanian field handball player of German origin who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He wa

Was a Romanian field handball player of German origin who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Romanian field handball team, which finished fifth in the Olympic tournament. He played all three matches.

Is a former Croatian football striker. During his career, he played for NK Osijek, NK Zagreb, Club B

Is a former Croatian football striker. During his career, he played for NK Osijek, NK Zagreb, Club Brugge, AS Monaco, Verona, Sporting CP, Galatasaray, Standard Liege and AC Omonia.

Is an English former professional association football player. He played for Aldershot, Gillingham,

Is an English former professional association football player. He played for Aldershot, Gillingham, Colchester United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Leyton Orient between 1990 and 1999.

Is a Ugandan professional soccer player who currently plays for Charlotte Eagles) in the USL Second

Is a Ugandan professional soccer player who currently plays for Charlotte Eagles) in the USL Second Division. Late in the 2006 Major League Soccer season he made one start for DC United, but was not signed to a professional contract by them. He then played the 2007 season with the Richmond Kickers before moving to the Charlotte Eagles for the 2008 season.

Was an Irish cricketer, regarded as the best Irish cricketer not to have represented Ireland itself.

Was an Irish cricketer, regarded as the best Irish cricketer not to have represented Ireland itself. Fowler was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. Fowler made his first-class debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Fowler's futur

Was an English cricketer and rugby union footballer. He played cricket for Devon and rugby for Devon

Was an English cricketer and rugby union footballer. He played cricket for Devon and rugby for Devon and Exeter. Staddon made a single List A cricketing appearance, in the 1969 Gillette Cup, against Hertfordshire.

Was a Scottish professional footballer, he was the most capped Scottish footballer for Heart of Midl

Was a Scottish professional footballer, he was the most capped Scottish footballer for Heart of Midlothian with 29 caps until the record was broken in 2006 by Steven Pressley. He held the Scotland national team caps record at various points from 1905 to 1931.