Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

A right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler., he has played first-class and One Day Inte

A right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler., he has played first-class and One Day International cricket for Bermuda. He made his first class debut in the 2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup against the Netherlands in November 2006.

Is a cricket umpire and member of the ICC Elite Umpire Panel. He was a cricketer who played briefly

Is a cricket umpire and member of the ICC Elite Umpire Panel. He was a cricketer who played briefly for New South Wales from 1985/86 to 1987/88, before moving to Tasmania who he played for from 1987/88 to 1998/99. He was also vice-captain of Tasmania from 1991/92 until 1995/96. He briefly played as Captain/Coach for the Canberra Comets in the 1999/00 season before retiring. A versatile left hand batsman, he scored 5076 first class runs at an average of 36.25, and took 123 first class wickets at 41.40 bowling right arm medium. He played in Tasmania's sides that were twice runners-up in the Sheffield Shield in 1993-94, and 1997-98. After his playing career, Tucker turned to umpiring. He appointed to the ICC International Panel of Umpires in 2008 and was quickly promoted to the ICC Elite Umpire Panel in 2010.

Is a former cricketer who played for Australia, Border, Derbyshire, Eastern Province, Natal, South A

Is a former cricketer who played for Australia, Border, Derbyshire, Eastern Province, Natal, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria. He now lives in South Africa. A fast bowler, he played in 11 One Day Internationals in the mid 1980s, and later joined in the South African rebel tours in 1985.

Is the president and general manager of the NBA's New Jersey Nets.A highly-regarded high school athl

Is the president and general manager of the NBA's New Jersey Nets.A highly-regarded high school athlete in both basketball and baseball, Thorn attended West Virginia University, where he was an All-American guard in basketball, as well as playing three seasons on the WVU baseball team.

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played for Central Districts and Taranaki in the Hawke Cup.

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played for Central Districts and Taranaki in the Hawke Cup.

Is an American professional wrestler, better known simply as Rodney from his appearances with the Wo

Is an American professional wrestler, better known simply as Rodney from his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation. He is currently working on the independent circuit as RodRageous. In early-2000, the Posse repeatedly tried to defeat Crash Holly

Better known by his ring name Dru Onyx, is a Canadian professional wrestler, He is a three-time hold

Better known by his ring name Dru Onyx, is a Canadian professional wrestler, He is a three-time holder of the NWA British Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship. He is currently a wrestler and promoter for the National Wrestling Alliance. On October 15, 20

S a former Victorian and Australian cricketer. He was a fast bowler.

S a former Victorian and Australian cricketer. He was a fast bowler.

Is a retired English professional footballer. His son, Clayton, is also a professional footballer.In

Is a retired English professional footballer. His son, Clayton, is also a professional footballer.In 1996, during his spell playing for Partick Thistle, McDonald received a yellow card for making the sign of the cross on entering the field of play.

Is an American professional basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2nd round

Is an American professional basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2nd round (30th overall) of the 1991 NBA Draft. A 6'3" guard-forward, Monroe played only one year in the NBA with the Hawks during the 1991-92 season, appearing in 38 games and scoring a total of 131 points. Monroe has also played professionally in Australia, Greece, Israel, Italy (for Carne Montana Forli (1998-1999), Fabriano Basket a.k.a. Banca Marche Fabriano (1999-2002) and Euro Roseto (2002-2003)), Spain, and the Philippines. Currently, Monroe is retired from basketball and works as a sports agent with Interperformances in Palm Beach, Florida.[1]

Is an American boxer in the welter-/cruiser-weight class. He was born in Wilmington, North Carolina,

Is an American boxer in the welter-/cruiser-weight class. He was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, but later moved with his family to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Initially wanting to become a policeman, he changed his mind upon graduating from the I.S.T

Is a professional pool player of Hawaiian descent. He currently resides in Phoenix, Arizona. In 1996

Is a professional pool player of Hawaiian descent. He currently resides in Phoenix, Arizona. In 1996, Morris won his first major tournament by defeating Efren Reyes in the finals of the US Open Nine-ball Championship. In 2003, after six years without a m

Is a professional freestyle and street skateboarder. He is considered by many to be the best skater

Is a professional freestyle and street skateboarder. He is considered by many to be the best skater in the history of skateboarding. Mullen is credited with inventing the flatground ollie, the kickflip (originally called the "magic flip") in 1983, the hee

Was an English cricketer. Exton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. Exton mad

Was an English cricketer. Exton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. Exton made his first-class debut for Hampshire in the 1946 County Championship, the first Championship after the Second World War. Exton's first match came against

Is an American professional basketball point guard for the Detroit Pistons of the NBA.Stuckey played

Is an American professional basketball point guard for the Detroit Pistons of the NBA.Stuckey played college basketball at Eastern Washington University. As a sophomore, Stuckey averaged 24.6 points (7th in the nation), 5.5 assists, 4.7 rebounds, and 2.4 steals per game. Against Portland State, he scored a season high 36 points. In his sophomore season, he had nine 30-point games and three 10-assist games. He had a career high 7 steals against Idaho. He was also fourth in the country in scoring.

Is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played for four seasons. He played for the Seattle

Is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played for four seasons. He played for the Seattle Mariners from 1979 to 1980, Cleveland Indians in 1982, and Chicago White Sox in 1986.

Was an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. Rodney Rash trained stakes-winning horses for Vi

Was an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. Rodney Rash trained stakes-winning horses for Vistas Stable owned by Motown Records founder, Berry Gordy and for the racing partnership of sportsman Bruce McNall and ice hockey superstar Wayne Gretzky. A

Is a retired American basketball player who last played power forward for the NBA's Philadelphia 76e

Is a retired American basketball player who last played power forward for the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers.Rogers played college basketball at Wake Forest University from 1990 until 1993, where he won Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year honors, averaging 21.2 points and 7.4 rebounds. His final college statistics were 19.3 points and 7.9 rebounds and he was the number nine draft pick in the 1993 NBA Draft for the Denver Nuggets.

Is a retired American professional basketball player and currently the assistant coordinator of bask

Is a retired American professional basketball player and currently the assistant coordinator of basketball operations at the University of Memphis.A native of the South Bronx, Strickland played for the New York Gauchos. While a junior he led Truman High School in Co-Op City to the state championship and was ranked as one of the top 10 high school recruits in the nation. As a senior he transferred to Oak Hill Academy(Mouth of Wilson, VA).

Is an English former footballer, who played for a number of clubs in Northern England.

Is an English former footballer, who played for a number of clubs in Northern England.

Harrison was originally drafted in fifth round of the 1994 draft (145th overall) by the San Diego Ch

Harrison was originally drafted in fifth round of the 1994 draft (145th overall) by the San Diego Chargers, the same year they made their first and only Super Bowl (Super Bowl XXIX). They lost to the San Francisco 49ers. Before the draft Harrison had ran a 4.82 second 40 yard dash. He became a starting member of their 1997 defense. He went to two Pro Bowls with the Chargers in 1998 and 2001.Following the 2002 season, on February 27, 2003, Harrison was released in a salary cap move by the Chargers. Harrison said it was "only a matter of time" before he was released, and that he "was happy to test the free agent market[3]."

Is a retired English footballer who played for Southampton, Leeds, Rangers, Bolton and Gillingham.He

Is a retired English footballer who played for Southampton, Leeds, Rangers, Bolton and Gillingham.He signed for the Saints as an apprentice in 1986 along with his twin brother Ray Wallace. Elder brother Danny Wallace had already become an established member of the Southampton first team.

Is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as midfielder for A.C. Milan, currently in the

Is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as midfielder for A.C. Milan, currently in their youth team. Strasser was discovered by one of his country's biggest clubs, F.C. Kallon at a local under-17 street football league in Freetown in 2007.

Played four Tests and also 33 One Day Internationals and he also played rugby for Canterbury.

Played four Tests and also 33 One Day Internationals and he also played rugby for Canterbury.

Is an Australian baseballer from Dutch descent.Van Buizen represented Australia at the Intercontinen

Is an Australian baseballer from Dutch descent.Van Buizen represented Australia at the Intercontinental Cup in 1999, which was played in Sydney. The Australian's defeated the highly regarded Cuban team in the gold medal game to finish tournament champions