Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a former professional American football safety in the NFL. He played for the San Francisco 49ers

Is a former professional American football safety in the NFL. He played for the San Francisco 49ers his entire NFL career from 1997 to 2003, but suffered a neck injury that hampered his performance and eventually led to his retirement. He attended McNeese State University.

Was an American football offensive lineman in the NFL for the New York Giants. He was drafted in the

Was an American football offensive lineman in the NFL for the New York Giants. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1995 NFL Draft out of the University of Nebraska. In college, he won both the Draddy Trophy and a Walter Byers Scholarship

Is a former American football defensive back who played six seasons in the American Football League

Is a former American football defensive back who played six seasons in the American Football League from 1960 to 1966.

Is a Swiss sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, he wa

Is a Swiss sprint canoer who competed in the early 1960s. At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, he was eliminated in the repechages in both the K-1 4 x 500 m and the K-2 1000 m events.

Is a former German football player. He spent one season in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

Is a former German football player. He spent one season in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

Is a retired Austrian alpine skier.

Is a retired Austrian alpine skier.

Was a Swiss cross-country skier and biathlete who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics. In 1948 he w

Was a Swiss cross-country skier and biathlete who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics. In 1948 he was leader of the Swiss relay team which finished fifth in the 4x10 km relay competition. At this time he had the military rank of an Oberleutnant. In the 1

A Dutch footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for ADO Den Haag.Zwinkels' career began when he signed

A Dutch footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for ADO Den Haag.Zwinkels' career began when he signed a professional contract with ADO Den Haag, making his first first-team appearance in 2006, at the age of 23.

Was a Scottish football fullback who played professionally in Scotland, Canada and the United States

Was a Scottish football fullback who played professionally in Scotland, Canada and the United States, including the American Soccer League and St. Louis Soccer League.

Was a pioneering figure in women's tennis.She paved the way for women's varsity athletics when she j

Was a pioneering figure in women's tennis.She paved the way for women's varsity athletics when she joined the men's tennis team at the University of Alabama in 1963 at the age of 19. Jason Morton, tennis coach at Alabama at the time, found Alison training on grass courts in Tuscaloosa in preparation for the U.S. National Championship (now known as the U.S. Open). He convinced her to attend Alabama and play on the men's tennis team.

Is a retired female racing cyclist from Italy. She represented her native country at five Summer Oly

Is a retired female racing cyclist from Italy. She represented her native country at five Summer Olympics: 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, and 2000. Her biggest achievements were winning the 1989 Giro d'Italia Femminile and the world title in the women's team tim

Is an Italian tennis player, who reached the semi-finals of the women's doubles competition with San

Is an Italian tennis player, who reached the semi-finals of the women's doubles competition with Sandrine Testud at the French Open in 2004.One of the biggest victories of her career came in 2005 when she beat Russian Anastasia Myskina (2004 French Open champion) on the grass of Eastbourne in the quarterfinals. As a qualifier she reached the semi-finals against another qualifier: Russian Vera Douchevina.

Is a retired Lithuanian football forward, who last played for WAF Procar in Austria during his profe

Is a retired Lithuanian football forward, who last played for WAF Procar in Austria during his professional career. He obtained a total number of ten caps for the Lithuania national football team, scoring two goals in 1992.

Is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. Javtokas is 2.11 m (6'11") in height and weighs 122

Is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. Javtokas is 2.11 m (6'11") in height and weighs 122 kg (270 lbs). He plays the center position. He has been a member of the Lithuanian national team since 2000. In the 2001 NBA Draft he was selected by the S

Is a Lithuanian professional footballer. As of August 2009, he is a free agent. A hard-working strik

Is a Lithuanian professional footballer. As of August 2009, he is a free agent. A hard-working striker, he stands 1.83 m tall and weighs 74 kg.

Is a former Lithuanian swimmer who competed for the USSR.In 1988 Žulpa emigrated to Italy, where he

Is a former Lithuanian swimmer who competed for the USSR.In 1988 Žulpa emigrated to Italy, where he started to coach swimming to 11 year old boys. Later he became Italian - Russian translator for various companies. Žulpa spents a lot of time these days in

Is a retired Lithuanian professional footballer. He played 3 games in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2002 fo

Is a retired Lithuanian professional footballer. He played 3 games in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2002 for FC Krylia Sovetov Samara.

Is a former Lithuanian swimmer who competed for the USSR. Žulpa trained at VSS Žalgiris in Vilnius

Is a former Lithuanian swimmer who competed for the USSR. Žulpa trained at VSS Žalgiris in Vilnius, becoming the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1980.

Is a volleyball player from Cuba, who plays as a middle-blocker.

Is a volleyball player from Cuba, who plays as a middle-blocker.

An Italian former footballer.He started playing in the Fiorentina youth system before being loaned t

An Italian former footballer.He started playing in the Fiorentina youth system before being loaned to Prato in 1964/1965, where he scored 11 goals in 24 matches and caused interest by Sampdoria of Serie B. He played for Sampdoria, both in Serie B and Serie A, until 1969/1970, when Juventus signed him for a then-record 800 millions ITL bid, plus Francesco Morini and Romeo Benetti. The next year, Vieri moved to AS Roma; in 1972/1973 he played for Bologna, where he stayed until January 1977

Was a Venezuelan professional baseball player who made a name for himself playing in Nippon Professi

Was a Venezuelan professional baseball player who made a name for himself playing in Nippon Professional Baseball and for Tiburones de La Guaira in the Venezuelan Winter League.

Is a football midfielder who plays for Salernitana in the Italia Serie B.While Merino was playing fo

Is a football midfielder who plays for Salernitana in the Italia Serie B.While Merino was playing for Mallorca the Spanish national football team called him up for a U-20 match and he accepted even though he was born in Peru. He currently plays for the Pe

A former Argentine footballer. He won four league championships with San Lorenzo in Argentina and re

A former Argentine footballer. He won four league championships with San Lorenzo in Argentina and represented the Argentina national football team at the 1974 FIFA World Cup.Telch started his professional career in a 3-2 win against Ferro Carril Oeste on September 9, 1962. He was first selected to play for the Argentina national team in 1964 when he played in the 1964 Cup of Nations.

Is a water polo player from Brazil. He competed in three consecutive Pan American Games for his nati

Is a water polo player from Brazil. He competed in three consecutive Pan American Games for his native country, starting in 1999.

Is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. Hatton has most notably played for Marist College

Is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. Hatton has most notably played for Marist College in the NCAA and the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico with the Arecibo Captains, San Germán Athletics, and the Ponce Lions. Hatton has als