Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Played 19 Tests for New Zealand. One of his highlights in his career was scoring 33 for the last wic

Played 19 Tests for New Zealand. One of his highlights in his career was scoring 33 for the last wicket with Bert Sutcliffe against South Africa in 1953. He will be best remembered for coming in to bat at the fall of the ninth wicket in the aforementioned match in the best interests of his team despite receiving the news of his fiancée's death in a railway accident the previous day. Blair truly epitomized the fighting spirit of his team and his country.He was given a standing ovation by a teary eyed Johannesburg crowd as he walked off. Despite the fact that New Zealand lost the Test ,everyone present at the stadium that day will never forget the tenacity and courage displayed by Blair. In the late 1990's he was coach of the Zimbabwe domestic first class Matabeleland Cricket Team that competed for the Logan Cup.

Is a retired professional ice hockey forward who played 447 games in the National Hockey League betw

Is a retired professional ice hockey forward who played 447 games in the National Hockey League between 1984 and 1990.Brooke was the first of the "AB Pros," the handful of NHL players that grew up through the Acton-Boxborough youth hockey program of the 1

A former professional footballer. He was a striker who began his career with Rangers.Despite not bei

A former professional footballer. He was a striker who began his career with Rangers.Despite not being a first team regular, he scored many important goals for the club under Graeme Souness. In 1987, Fleck was transferred for £580,000 to Norwich City. He scored 66 goals in 181 appearances in his first spell with the club, earning a call-up to the Scotland Squad winning 4 caps, including 2 caps at the 1990 World Cup. 'Flecky' attained hero status among Norwich supporters and was voted Norwich City player of the year in 1992 at the end of the final season of his first spell at Carrow Road.

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'1" guard from the University of Michigan, H

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'1" guard from the University of Michigan, Harrison played nine seasons (1949-1958) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Minneapolis Lakers, Milwaukee Hawks, St. Louis Hawks, and Syracuse Nationals. He averaged 7.2 points per game in his professional career and appeared in the 1956 NBA All-Star Game.

Was an Australian cricket player, who played for the Tasmanian Tigers. He attended the Australian Cr

Was an Australian cricket player, who played for the Tasmanian Tigers. He attended the Australian Cricket Academy in 1996, but failed to live up to his early promise, and hasn't played for the Tigers since 1999.

Was a career British colonial governor, serving as Commissioner of the Seychelles from 1850 to 1852,

Was a career British colonial governor, serving as Commissioner of the Seychelles from 1850 to 1852, Governor of Trinidad from 1857 to 1864, of Natal from 1867 to 1872, and of Gold Coast from 7 March 1873 to 17 March 1873. Keate made his first-class debut

Was an American backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. In 1932 he finished six

Was an American backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. In 1932 he finished sixth in the 100 metre backstroke competition.

Was an Australian rules footballer and administrator who played with West Adelaide in the South Aust

Was an Australian rules footballer and administrator who played with West Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). He also represented the South Australian cricket team at first-class level in the Sheffield Shield. Lee managed 96 senior appearances for West Adelaide but it was his post playing contribution to South Australian football that he is remembered for. From 1966 to 1973 and then from 1979 to 1988 he served as the President of the West Adelaide Football Club. In a brief cricket career he played three first-class cricket matches for South Australia in the late 1950s, as a right-hand batsman specialist batsman. Two of those matches were in the Sheffield Shield competition and in all he made 142 runs at 35.50. The only significant innings of Lee's career was in his debut match, against Tasmania at Hobart when he opened the batting and made 86.

Is a Welsh footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Caernarfon Town in the League of Wales.

Is a Welsh footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Caernarfon Town in the League of Wales. Maxwell has played for ten clubs in his career, including spells at Liverpool and Cardiff City.Maxwell began his career as a trainee with Liverpool. He became a regular in the reserve team, keeping Steven Gerrard out of the squad on occasion, and signed a professional contract with the club by the time he was 19.

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 6 Tests 1892-93. His brother, Charlie, also played cricket

Was an Australian cricketer who played in 6 Tests 1892-93. His brother, Charlie, also played cricket for Australia.

Is an English former professional footballer and football manager. He was capped by England at Schoo

Is an English former professional footballer and football manager. He was capped by England at Schools and Youth level.Bobby Smith began his career with Manchester United who he joined in April 1961. He made over 200 appearances for the United reserve team, but left in March 1965 to join Scunthorpe United still waiting for his league debut. In March 1965 he moved to Grimsby Town, for a fee of £8,000, moving on again to Brighton and Hove Albion in June 1968.

Is a former English cricketer who played as wicket-keeper for Derbyshire between 1961 and 1984 and f

Is a former English cricketer who played as wicket-keeper for Derbyshire between 1961 and 1984 and for England between 1971 and 1984. He made 57 Test, and 639 first class cricket appearances in total, taking 1,473 catches. He made his first class debut fo

Is an American former professional basketball player and head coach in the NBA.He was most recently

Is an American former professional basketball player and head coach in the NBA.He was most recently the head coach of the Seattle SuperSonics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was named to the position on July 18, 2005, after 26 seasons as a coach in the league. After a 13-17 start to the 2005-06 season, his three-year deal was terminated on January 3, 2006.

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners (1995-1997), Arizona Diamondbacks

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners (1995-1997), Arizona Diamondbacks (1998), and Boston Red Sox (1999). He also played for the Kintetsu Buffaloes in Japan in (2000).Wolcott was a key member of the 1995 "Refuse to Lose" Seattle Mariner team, the first Mariner team to reach the playoffs. He was the team's late season call-up from the minor leagues in August, where he was most impressive in his first major league start against the Boston Red Sox, the team with which he would pitch his final game in 1999.

Is an American professional poker player from Dallas, Texas. Williamson grew up with three sisters a

Is an American professional poker player from Dallas, Texas. Williamson grew up with three sisters and his best friend, Chris Caywood in Granbury, Texas and received B.B.A. degrees in finance and real estate from Angelo State University in San Angelo. Williamson is known as an Omaha specialist, with numerous notable finishes in World Series of Poker (WSOP) Omaha tournaments, including: # 2002 $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha - Winner ($201,160)

Was a Scottish first-class cricketer from Angus. A left arm orthodox bowler, Sievwright made his deb

Was a Scottish first-class cricketer from Angus. A left arm orthodox bowler, Sievwright made his debut for Scotland against the touring South African national team in 1912 and took 6 wickets in the first innings. His following game came against Australia

Was a Scottish footballer. He was the son of Peter Pursell and nephew to Bob Pursell, who were also

Was a Scottish footballer. He was the son of Peter Pursell and nephew to Bob Pursell, who were also defenders who played for Port Vale. Pursell played for Northwood B.S.C., Chesterton and Wolverhampton Wanderers before joining Port Vale on trial from Chesterton in November 1939 and signing professional forms the next month.

Is a Polish high jumper.He finished eighth at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow. He

Is a Polish high jumper.He finished eighth at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow. He also competed in the 2004 Olympics, but failed to qualify from his pool.His personal best jump is 2.31 metres, achieved in September 2006 in Wroclaw.

Is an English cricketer who plays for Gloucestershire. He is a left-handed batsman and left-arm medi

Is an English cricketer who plays for Gloucestershire. He is a left-handed batsman and left-arm medium-fast bowler. Woodman attended The Castle School Taunton and Richard Huish College, also in Taunton. He played his 3 first-class matches in 2005 for Some

Was an English cricketer who played for Sussex. He was born in Chalvington. Wooller made a single fi

Was an English cricketer who played for Sussex. He was born in Chalvington. Wooller made a single first-class appearance for the team, against Marylebone Cricket Club in 1850.

Was one of the most successful trainers in thoroughbred horse racing during the last quarter of the

Was one of the most successful trainers in thoroughbred horse racing during the last quarter of the 19th century. Known by his middle name, Wyndham, in 1872 Walden and his wife Caroline moved from New York to Middleburg in Carroll County, Maryland where t

Was an American football player.He played right safety, a position which gradually became free safet

Was an American football player.He played right safety, a position which gradually became free safety, for the Lions from 1952 to 1964. He had 50 career interceptions, an outstanding figure for that era. He was a Pro Bowl selection for nine years

Was a footballer best known for his successful spells at Celtic F.C., Everton and Leeds United.Despi

Was a footballer best known for his successful spells at Celtic F.C., Everton and Leeds United.Despite of being just about 160 cm (5'3") tall, Collins was a strong, hard-working midfield player who was in the Celtic team as a 17 year old and stayed there for ten years, winning the Scottish Cup in 1951, and the Scottish cup double in 1954. He was also called up for international duty in 1950, and maintained a frequent presence in the Scottish squad in the later stages of the decade.

Is an Australian football (soccer) who is currently uncontracted. Younis signed for Adelaide in 2008

Is an Australian football (soccer) who is currently uncontracted. Younis signed for Adelaide in 2008 after an impressive two seasons for APIA Leichhardt in the NSW Premier League which saw him net a phenomenal 38 goals in just 43 appearances.

Is an Australian former football (soccer) player of Croatian descent. Zabica played as a goalkeeper.

Is an Australian former football (soccer) player of Croatian descent. Zabica played as a goalkeeper. Zabica represented the Australian national football team 28 times in 'A' international matches and also represented Western Australia. Zabica started his