Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a field hockey player from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal with the Dutch national squa

Is a field hockey player from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal with the Dutch national squad at the 2005 European Nations Cup in Leipzig and with their next attempt, gold in euro nations in Manchester. The midfielder/defender made his debut on De

Was a Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Dutc

Was a Dutch field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Dutch field hockey team, which won the silver medal. He played all four matches as forward and scored three goals.

Is a Belgian figure skater.

Is a Belgian figure skater.

Is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from the United States.As a professional pla

Is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from the United States.As a professional player, Van't Hof won his first top-level singles title in 1981 at Taipei. He won his second in 1989 in Seoul. His best singles performance at a Grand Slam event came in 1983 at Wimbledon, where he reached the fourth round.

Was a French professional road bicycle racer. In the first part of his career, Varnajo won some road

Was a French professional road bicycle racer. In the first part of his career, Varnajo won some road races, including a stage in the 1954 Tour de France. Later in his career, he specialized in track racing, and became French champion three times.

A Dutch former footballer and nowadays manager. Verbeek is the younger brother of Australia manager

A Dutch former footballer and nowadays manager. Verbeek is the younger brother of Australia manager Pim Verbeek. As a player he featured for Sparta Rotterdam, where he retired at the age of 31.Verbeek is an experienced coach whose strength lies in the development of youth players. He started his coaching career following his retirement as a youth coach at Sparta Rotterdam and also worked for amateur teams Neptunus and Unitas. In 1988 he was appointed by PSV Eindhoven, where he worked with the under 19 squad for a total period of eight years. In this period he assisted coaches like Guus Hiddink and Sir Bobby Robson. He worked with famous players like Romario, Ronaldo, Boudewijn Zenden and several others, which became famous after their spell with PSV.

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Nicknamed "The Whirly Bird," Walk spent his career pitchi

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Nicknamed "The Whirly Bird," Walk spent his career pitching for the Philadelphia Phillies (1980), Atlanta Braves (1981-83), and Pittsburgh Pirates (1984-1993).During his rookie season in Philadelphia, he recorded 11 regular season wins and a victory in Game One of the 1980 World Series, his Phillies defeating the Kansas City Royals in six games. Traded to the Braves, he bounced between the main club and AAA until being released in March 1984. He was signed to a minor league contract by the Pirates and led the Pacific Coast League in ERA and wins in 1985, earning a trip back to the majors. He was named to the All-Star team in 1988 when he won 12 games and posted a 2.71 ERA.

Was an English cricketer who played a total of 31 first-class matches for Oxford University Lancashi

Was an English cricketer who played a total of 31 first-class matches for Oxford University Lancashire County Cricket Club and Free Foresters between 1910 and 1922.

Is a former French football defender[1] who played for Ivry sur Seine, Bazar de l'Hôtel de Ville, T

Is a former French football defender[1] who played for Ivry sur Seine, Bazar de l'Hôtel de Ville, Toulon and SO Le Lavandou. He coached SO Le Lavandou, Châteauroux, Paris SG, Rouen, Paris FC, Gabon and Béziers.[2]

Is a retired English footballer, who played most notably for Chelsea and Crystal Palace in the 1960s

Is a retired English footballer, who played most notably for Chelsea and Crystal Palace in the 1960s and 1970s. He is Chelsea's all-time top scorer.

A Romanian football player, currently under contract at U Cluj.

A Romanian football player, currently under contract at U Cluj.

Was a French boxer. Villemain defeated Hall of Famers Kid Gavilan and Jake LaMotta during his career

Was a French boxer. Villemain defeated Hall of Famers Kid Gavilan and Jake LaMotta during his career, and lost his Pennsylvania middleweight title to Sugar Ray Robinson in 1950.

Is a politician in the Philippines. He is currently a Representative of the Lone District of Pasig C

Is a politician in the Philippines. He is currently a Representative of the Lone District of Pasig City. He was elected in the 2004 election.He is once a mayoralty Candidate of the 2007 Elections in Pasig City. He played for Ginebra San Miguel in the Phil

Also known as Dudut Jaworski and Robert Jaworski, Jr., is a politician in the Philippines. He is cur

Also known as Dudut Jaworski and Robert Jaworski, Jr., is a politician in the Philippines. He is currently a Representative of the Lone District of Pasig City. He was elected in the 2004 election.He is once a mayoralty Candidate of the 2007 Elections in Pasig City.

Is a Croatian football player. As of February 2009, he plays for Kickers Würzburg. He spent 2 seaso

Is a Croatian football player. As of February 2009, he plays for Kickers Würzburg. He spent 2 seasons in the Bundesliga with VfB Stuttgart.

Was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s.A life-long re

Was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s.A life-long resident of Portland, Oregon, Duden compiled a remarkable record in sectional golf competition. He won over 50 tournaments in a 40 year career that included

Was an American professional football player.Skoglund was born in Chicago, Illinois. He starred at L

Was an American professional football player.Skoglund was born in Chicago, Illinois. He starred at Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois before attending the University of Notre Dame. A 6'1" end, he participated in the 1945 and 1946 East-West Shrine Games and earned three letters with the Fighting Irish

Was an American horse trainer and owner/breeder in Thoroughbred racing. He was murdered in 2001. For

Was an American horse trainer and owner/breeder in Thoroughbred racing. He was murdered in 2001. For a number of years Bob Camac trained horses for stable owner Arthur I. Appleton, earning a Grade I win in the 1992 Philip H. Iselin Handicap with Jolie's H

Was an important figure in football history. He was match arranger, goalkeeper and team captain for

Was an important figure in football history. He was match arranger, goalkeeper and team captain for Queen's Park during the 1860s up till 1874, and a letter of his, dated 1868, is the oldest surviving letter pertaining to soccer. He holds the unassailable record of being the first goalkeeper to captain an international side.Information about the life of Gardner is scant, but he is believed to have been born 1847 or 1848, may have been a highlander who lived in Glasgow, is thought to have worn a full beard, and was evidently very well educated. According to a contemporary cartoon

Was an American archer who competed in the early twentieth century.

Was an American archer who competed in the early twentieth century.

Is a Filipino-American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Barako Bull Energy

Is a Filipino-American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Barako Bull Energy Boosters in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was directly hired by Sta. Lucia Realtors in 2000. He played with the Realtors in 2000 before playin

An Irish-Swedish football player playing for Allsvenskan side Örebro SK. Son of manager Patrick Wal

An Irish-Swedish football player playing for Allsvenskan side Örebro SK. Son of manager Patrick Walker, Robert has played for Swedish underage teams, but is also eligible to represent the Republic of Ireland. Walker was the second most effective goalscorer (goals/min) in the Swedish Allsvenskan 2007.

Is a former top Canadian soccer player from the 1920s. Harley earned his 7 Canadian national soccer

Is a former top Canadian soccer player from the 1920s. Harley earned his 7 Canadian national soccer team caps in captaining the side to a 2 wins, 3 loses, and 2 draws record in their 1924 tour of Australia and New Zealand in games against those countries' national sides. Raised in Scotland, and in Rangers F.C.'s youth program for a time, Harley immigrated to Canada in 1911, settling to Winnipeg. He captained amateur club soccer for United Weston, although he was not with the club when they won the Canadian Club Championships in 1924 and '26.

Was an English amateur cricketer who made 5 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1793 to

Was an English amateur cricketer who made 5 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1793 to 1808. He was mainly associated with Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and with Homerton Cricket Club.

Was an American cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished 72nd in the 18 km event a

Was an American cross country skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished 72nd in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. "Robert Pidacks was the second Olympic skier from Maine; he skied in the 1952 Oslo Games, despite an eye injury from hi