Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a German bobsledder who has competed since 2006.

Is a German bobsledder who has competed since 2006.

A Dutch professional footballer who currently plays for FC Twente.

A Dutch professional footballer who currently plays for FC Twente.

Was an Australian rugby league footballer of the 1930s and 40s. He was a New South Wales and Austral

Was an Australian rugby league footballer of the 1930s and 40s. He was a New South Wales and Australian representative whose club career was played with the Newtown Jets and Canterbury Bulldogs in Sydney. He captained his country in one Test in 1946 and w

Is a retired East German long jumper. He won the gold medal at the 1983 European Junior Championship

Is a retired East German long jumper. He won the gold medal at the 1983 European Junior Championships[1] and finished seventh at the 1987 European Indoor Championships.[2] He represented the sports club SC Dynamo Berlin, and became East German champion in 1986 and 1988.[3]

Is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player.Ron Flockhart scored over 300 NHL points in the

Is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player.Ron Flockhart scored over 300 NHL points in the 1980s playing mostly with the Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues. After an impressive season with the Regina Pats during the 1979–80 Western Hockey League season, he was signed as a free agent by the Philadelphia Flyers.

Is a Canadian former professional wrestler and referee most known for his time in the National Wrest

Is a Canadian former professional wrestler and referee most known for his time in the National Wrestling Alliance.He held the NWA Georgia Television Title (also known as the National or World TV Title) 5 times, including a feud with then Legion of Doom me

Is a former professional footballer, football scout and manager.Gingell, who was born in Bradford on

Is a former professional footballer, football scout and manager.Gingell, who was born in Bradford on Avon, played as a full back for Exeter City and Chelsea. He later became chief scout for Bristol Rovers, and became their caretaker manager for one game in 1981 at the age of 61, following the departure of Terry Cooper from the club.

An Israeli professional football (soccer) player currently contracted to Maccabi Petah Tikva. Glick

An Israeli professional football (soccer) player currently contracted to Maccabi Petah Tikva. Glick is also a male model formerly with the Roberto Modeling Agency in Israel, he recently signed with Ford Models in the USA.

Signed for Darlington in the summer of 1955 from Newcastle United and established himself as the roc

Signed for Darlington in the summer of 1955 from Newcastle United and established himself as the rock at the heart of Darlington's defence for the next ten years, going on to make the most appearances for the club.

is a former English professional footballer. He played 52 (+3) league matches scoring 2 goals for N

is a former English professional footballer. He played 52 (+3) league matches scoring 2 goals for Newcastle United before joining Sunderland in January 1973. A defender, he appeared for Sunderland in the 1973 FA Cup Final winning team. He left Sunderland, joining Ashington, in 1975 after three seasons.

Is a grandmaster of chess, and a chess writer.Henley has written several chess books, and also serve

Is a grandmaster of chess, and a chess writer.Henley has written several chess books, and also served as a chess trainer and promoter of young, women chess stars such as Irina Krush. Henley narrated the double-volume chess video, "American Chess Princesses," in which Irina Krush, Elina Groberman, Laura Ross & Shirley Ben-Dak present some of their best games from the 1997 FIDE World Youth Championships held in Cannes, France.

Is a retired footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, and won one cap for England.Henry joined T

Is a retired footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, and won one cap for England.Henry joined Tottenham in 1952, and made his debut in 1955 as a centre half, but was soon converted to left back. He was a regular in Spurs' defence for many years, and his honours include being a member of The Double winning side of 1961, the 1962 FA Cup, and the European Cup Winners Cup in 1963.

Is a former Welsh professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was capped by Wales and pla

Is a former Welsh professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was capped by Wales and played in The Football League for three clubs.Howells began his playing career with Swansea Town, where he made nine appearances during the 1947–48 season. However, he dropped out of The Football League and played for Barry Town before resurrecting his professional career with Cardiff City in July 1950.

Was a professional footballer who played as a full-back. He spent his entire professional career wit

Was a professional footballer who played as a full-back. He spent his entire professional career with Chester City from 1950 to 1962, where he made the second most Football League appearances in the club's history after featuring in 399 games.

Is a retired Canadian professional wrestler, trainer and promoter who competed for Canadian independ

Is a retired Canadian professional wrestler, trainer and promoter who competed for Canadian independent promotions such as Grand Prix Wrestling and Maple Leaf Wrestling as well as a brief stint in the World Wrestling Federation during the mid-1980s. He is

A former Dutch football striker. He is the manager of FC Groningen.Jans is also known for his witty

A former Dutch football striker. He is the manager of FC Groningen.Jans is also known for his witty comments during press conferences and his positive attitude towards the press. He was also formerly active as a German teacher.

Better known as Ronjay Buenafe, is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Coca-Cola Tiger

Better known as Ronjay Buenafe, is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Coca-Cola Tigers in the Philippine Basketball Association. During his rookie year, he made a huge impact and was considered the biggest draft steal among his batch.

Was an Australian international football (soccer) goalkeeper during the 1950s, appearing for the hos

Was an Australian international football (soccer) goalkeeper during the 1950s, appearing for the host nation in the 1956 Olympic Games staged in Melbourne. Lord played well in the defeat of the Japanese side, but the Australians were well-defeated by Indi

Is an athlete from the Netherlands, who competes in archery.

Is an athlete from the Netherlands, who competes in archery.

A professional boxer.

A professional boxer.

Is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a wing half, making over 250 appearances

Is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a wing half, making over 250 appearances in the Scottish Football League.McKinven represented Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Was a professional ice hockey player who played 37 games in the National Hockey League. He played fo

Was a professional ice hockey player who played 37 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Detroit Red Wings.

Is a former association football (soccer) player and coach.Newman, after non-league football with Wo

Is a former association football (soccer) player and coach.Newman, after non-league football with Woking, played in the Football League with Portsmouth, Orient, Crystal Palace and Gillingham. In 1967 Newman came to the United States to play for the Atlanta Chiefs in the National Professional Soccer League (where he was team MVP in 1967), before being traded to the Dallas Tornado during the 1968 season.

Is an American poker player from Las Vegas, Nevada, is a two time World Poker Tour (WPT) Champion wi

Is an American poker player from Las Vegas, Nevada, is a two time World Poker Tour (WPT) Champion with a World Series of Poker bracelet. Prior to getting involved in the poker tournament circuit, Rose was a mathematician and project engineer in the Air Force. He later became an entrepreneur who started and sold two computer companies and an internet company. He also held a seat on the American Stock Exchange and owned his own commodities firm.

Was an English football player and successful manager. He remains the only manager to have taken cha

Was an English football player and successful manager. He remains the only manager to have taken charge of Aston Villa, Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion.