Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a former professional basketball player. A 6’0” guard from La Salle University, Taylor joined

Is a former professional basketball player. A 6’0” guard from La Salle University, Taylor joined the American Basketball Association in 1969. After one year playing for the Washington Capitals, he moved on to the Virginia Squires, with whom he spent the prime of his career, tallying 3,495 points, 1,737 assists, and 1,715 rebounds in five seasons. For one-and-a-half seasons Taylor was a teammate of George Gervin, and Taylor has been credited with coining Gervin’s nickname “The Iceman” (he first called Gervin “Iceberg Slim”, which gradually developed into the more familiar nickname). Taylor spent one season in the NBA (1976-77) as a member of the Denver Nuggets, and he retired in 1977 with combined ABA/NBA totals of 5,098 points, 2,563 assists, and 2,524 rebounds.

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympic

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of sixth in the C-2 1000 m event at Munich in 1972.

A Swedish football manager, who currently manages Malmö FF in the Allsvenskan (the top tier of Swed

A Swedish football manager, who currently manages Malmö FF in the Allsvenskan (the top tier of Swedish football). As a player, Nilsson played 116 times for Sweden, making him second only to Thomas Ravelli in international appearances for Sweden. He also won the UEFA Cup and played in the semi-finals of the World Cup, the European Championships, and the European Cup during a career lasting over two decades.

Was a Worcestershire leg spinner in the period immediately after World War II. Along with Doug Wrigh

Was a Worcestershire leg spinner in the period immediately after World War II. Along with Doug Wright and Eric Hollies, Jenkins was a star of the last generation of English leg-spinners before a more defensive mindset, followed by the advent of one-day cr

He was an aggressive middle-order batsman who represented Middlesex between 1974 and 1990.

He was an aggressive middle-order batsman who represented Middlesex between 1974 and 1990.

Is an Ghanaian footballer who plays for C.D. Mafra.

Is an Ghanaian footballer who plays for C.D. Mafra.

Is a former American football defensive end from the University of Nebraska went to the Buffalo Bill

Is a former American football defensive end from the University of Nebraska went to the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League after spending the 1962 season with the AFL's Houston Oilers. McDole went on to anchor the left side of the Bills' great defensive line for the next eight seasons.

Is the most successful cricketer that The Netherlands has produced, and one of the very few players

Is the most successful cricketer that The Netherlands has produced, and one of the very few players from outside the Test-playing nations to achieve a significant career in the professional game.

Is a British sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He was eliminated in the heats of the K-

Is a British sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He was eliminated in the heats of the K-2 1000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

A former Swedish footballer.He started his career at Swedish club Åtvidabergs FF, and moved to Germ

A former Swedish footballer.He started his career at Swedish club Åtvidabergs FF, and moved to German club 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 1973. During his four years there he played 117 matches and scored 62 goals. He also played 37 matches and scored 15 goals for the Sweden national football team from 1969 to 1976, including scoring two goals in the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

Is a German chess grandmaster. His Elo rating was 2546. He has the nickname "Hawkeye" and is a champ

Is a German chess grandmaster. His Elo rating was 2546. He has the nickname "Hawkeye" and is a champion in Bullet chess.

Is a Dutch professional darts player who plays for the Professional Darts Corporation and formerly f

Is a Dutch professional darts player who plays for the Professional Darts Corporation and formerly for the British Darts Organisation. He is nicknamed Tripod or The Flying Dutchman and uses Chelsea Dagger by The Fratellis as his walk-on. He is currently ranked 37th in the PDC. Scholten turned full time professional in 2001 and formerly worked as a publican. Despite his Dutch nationality, Scholten speaks with a strong English accent having lived in Peterborough for several years.

Is a retired German rower who won a gold medal in 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[1]

Is a retired German rower who won a gold medal in 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[1]

Is a Swiss-international footballer of Spanish-Serbian ethnicity who currently plays for AC Milan as

Is a Swiss-international footballer of Spanish-Serbian ethnicity who currently plays for AC Milan as a centre back on loan from Arsenal FC.However, Senderos has played at all levels of football from the Under-15s upward for Switzerland, first coming to the general football world's attention when he captained Switzerland to the UEFA U-17 Championship in 2002.

Is a former Australian cricketer who played first-class cricket for Tasmania from 1983 to 1986. He p

Is a former Australian cricketer who played first-class cricket for Tasmania from 1983 to 1986. He played for Clarence District Cricket Club in the Tasmanian Grade Cricket competition. He was an all rounder who bowled right arm off spin. He made his first-class debut against Victoria at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 11 November 1983, in a match in which a remarkable 227 by David Boon gave Tasmania first innings points, despite in ending in a draw.

Is a retired East German hammer thrower.At the 1977 European Junior Championships he won the hammer

Is a retired East German hammer thrower.At the 1977 European Junior Championships he won the hammer throw and took a silver medal in shot put. On the senior level he won the silver medal at the 1978 European Championships, finished fourth at the 1980 Summ

Was a Belgian football player who won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 1958 while at K.A.A. Gent. He playe

Was a Belgian football player who won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 1958 while at K.A.A. Gent. He played his debut in the national team the same year in a friendly win to Switzerland. Until 1962 Storme played 10 times for Belgium. In the early 1960s, he moved to Club Brugge.

Is a former alpine ski racer from northern Italy. Roland Thöni was born in Trafoi, a frazione of St

Is a former alpine ski racer from northern Italy. Roland Thöni was born in Trafoi, a frazione of Stelvio (Bolzano-Bozen). His World Cup debut was on February 7, 1971 was a top ten finish; he took seventh place in the slalom at Mürren, Switzerland. He did

Is a Hungarian professional footballer who currently plays for Budaörsi SC.Tüske began his career

Is a Hungarian professional footballer who currently plays for Budaörsi SC.Tüske began his career with Vasas SC before moving to FC Tatabánya in 1997. He then signed for FC Sopron in November 2000,before moving to Szombathelyi Haladás in 2001.

Is a Hungarian football player who currently plays for Szombathelyi Haladás.

Is a Hungarian football player who currently plays for Szombathelyi Haladás.

Is a Hungarian footballer. He is currently playing for Újpest FC on loan from Brescia.

Is a Hungarian footballer. He is currently playing for Újpest FC on loan from Brescia.

Is a French striker currently playing for French Championnat de France amateur side Romorantin. His

Is a French striker currently playing for French Championnat de France amateur side Romorantin. His previous clubs include Olympique Lyonnais, SCO Angers and FC Libourne-Saint-Seurin.

Is a Hungarian football player who currently plays for Budapest Honvéd FC.He made his debut of the

Is a Hungarian football player who currently plays for Budapest Honvéd FC.He made his debut of the 28th of April 2009 against BFC Siófok in a match that ended 0-2.

Is a French former professional football player.

Is a French former professional football player.

Is an East German bobsledder who competed from the late 1970s to the late 1980s. Competing in two Wi

Is an East German bobsledder who competed from the late 1970s to the late 1980s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won two medals in the four-man with a gold in 1984 and a bronze in 1980.