Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

A heavyweight professional boxer from Minnesota.

A heavyweight professional boxer from Minnesota.

Is a South African former international footballer who played as a defender. Bush played mostly in h

Is a South African former international footballer who played as a defender. Bush played mostly in his native country for East London Celtic (he was born and bred in East London) and later Moroka Swallows but also had spells with Scottish side Dundee United and American team San Diego Sockers.[2]

Is an American professional golfer.Butcher does not currently play on a specific tour, and over the

Is an American professional golfer.Butcher does not currently play on a specific tour, and over the years has not amassed much success on either the PGA Tour or the Nationwide Tour. He has, however, won many state opens along with the 2003 Bay Mills Open

Was an English cricketer who played 34 first-class matches between 1930 and 1937. He was born in Bra

Was an English cricketer who played 34 first-class matches between 1930 and 1937. He was born in Brandon, Suffolk and died in Fulham, London. Most of his appearances came for Cambridge University, but he also played for Free Foresters and HDG Leveson-Gowe

Is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball at the University of Nor

Is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he was named national freshman of the Year by ESPN, and was selected by the Detroit Pistons with the 9th overall pick of the 2001 NBA Draft.

Is a former professional basketball player and television broadcaster. Hundley's life has revolved a

Is a former professional basketball player and television broadcaster. Hundley's life has revolved around the game of basketball. His love and talent for the game led him to achieve honors in high school and most notably during his college years. At West Virginia University Hundley played to packed crowds at the Old Field House. His dribbling antics and daredevil maneuvers on the floor led to his popular nickname - "Hot Rod" Hundley. He has most recently been known as the sports announcer for the Utah Jazz.

Is a former professional American football player who was selected by the New York Giants in the fir

Is a former professional American football player who was selected by the New York Giants in the first round of the 1990 NFL Draft. A 5'11", 215 lbs. running back from the University of Georgia by way of Kashmere High School in Houston, Texas, Hampton played his entire career with the Giants from 1990-1997.

Is a former first-class cricketer who played for Glamorgan County Cricket Club in England and variou

Is a former first-class cricketer who played for Glamorgan County Cricket Club in England and various South African teams. Ontong, who was coloured, originally came to England from South Africa to pursue a football career and had trials with Chelsea in th

Is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball at the University of Mem

Is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball at the University of Memphis and was selected in the 2006 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls and shortly afterwards traded to the Philadelphia 76ers.

Is a retired American basketball player. A 6'7" small forward, he spent ten seasons (1983–1993) in

Is a retired American basketball player. A 6'7" small forward, he spent ten seasons (1983–1993) in the National Basketball Association, tallying 9,014 career points and 5,087 career rebounds.

Was an American ice hockey player. He won a gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics.

Was an American ice hockey player. He won a gold medal at the 1960 Winter Olympics.

Is a former Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he made his de

Is a former Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he made his debut for Ireland against the MCC in September 1960 and went on to play for them on eight occasions, his last match coming against Scotland in July 1962. All

Is a New Zealand cricket player. He scored a century and a fifty in his only Test, against Pakistan

Is a New Zealand cricket player. He scored a century and a fifty in his only Test, against Pakistan in 1972-73, giving him a Test batting average of 81.50. He also played two One Day Internationals. He was picked for the 1973 tour of England, but showed little form, having trouble with his contact lenses, and was not chosen for the Tests.[1] He is the father of Aaron Redmond.

Is a former football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level and played f

Is a former football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level and played first class cricket for Wellington Firebirds. Reid played 13 matches for Wellington from 1958/59 to 1960/61, taking 39 wickets at 26.48 with a best of 6 for

Was a British bobsledder who competed during the early 1920s.

Was a British bobsledder who competed during the early 1920s.

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the 1970s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the

Is an Australian sprint canoer who competed in the 1970s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Is a former tennis player from Australia who arguably was the World No. 1 player for seven consecuti

Is a former tennis player from Australia who arguably was the World No. 1 player for seven consecutive years (1964-1970). He is the only tennis player to have twice won all four Grand Slam singles titles in the same year

Was an American lawyer, naval officer and masters skier.

Was an American lawyer, naval officer and masters skier.

Is an Irish professional snooker player.Born in County Wexford. He earned his place on the 2007/08 p

Is an Irish professional snooker player.Born in County Wexford. He earned his place on the 2007/08 professional Tour by finishing top of the Irish senior rankings last season. Goggins won the IBSF World under-21 Championship in 1999 when he beat Rolf de J

Was a Major League pitcher for eight seasons, and was the first Major League Baseball player directl

Was a Major League pitcher for eight seasons, and was the first Major League Baseball player directly linked to the Pittsburgh drug trials that dogged baseball during the mid-1980s. He died of a cocaine-induced heart attack on November 5, 1992.[3]During his time with the Yankees, Scurry went 2–2 with a 3.46 ERA in 36 appearances over a season plus with the team. Despite respectable numbers, he failed to make the team out of Spring training 1987. He signed with the San Francisco Giants in June, and spent the entire season with their triple-A affiliate.

Is a former professional tennis player the ATP. Perhaps Rodney's greatest result came at the 1982 U.

Is a former professional tennis player the ATP. Perhaps Rodney's greatest result came at the 1982 U.S. Open, when he got through to the quarterfinals. He beat 14th seeded and 1980 Australian Open champion Brian Teacher in the second round 7-6, 7-6, 7-6, b

Was an Australian male tennis player.

Was an Australian male tennis player.

Is a former professional American football player who played tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals (1

Is a former professional American football player who played tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals (1982-1992), and the Detroit Lions (1993-1995). Before his NFL career, Holman played football at Tulane University.

Was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler, he played for Hampshire

Was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler, he played for Hampshire County Cricket Club between 1930 and 1933. He also played first-class cricket for Cambridge University and minor counties cricket for Berkshire in addition

Is a professional football player from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. He is best known for his sp

Is a professional football player from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. He is best known for his spells with Torquay United and Crewe Alexandra. He has also played internationally for his country. He played 188 times and scored 42 goals for Crewe before