Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

A three-time Canadian and World curling champion and a Hall and of Fame member.Northcott began curli

A three-time Canadian and World curling champion and a Hall and of Fame member.Northcott began curling as a high school student at age fifteen. His talents saw him eventually represent the Province of Alberta at six Canadian Championships. He skipped his

Is a former English footballer.During his career he played for Blackburn Rovers from 1951 to 1969. H

Is a former English footballer.During his career he played for Blackburn Rovers from 1951 to 1969. He also earned 35 caps as right half for England, including five as captain.

He played 46 matches for the All Blacks including 16 tests from 1953 to 1960. He also played cricket

He played 46 matches for the All Blacks including 16 tests from 1953 to 1960. He also played cricket for the Auckland Aces.

Is an international-level backstroke swimmer from Bermuda. As of June 2009, he holds the Bermuda Rec

Is an international-level backstroke swimmer from Bermuda. As of June 2009, he holds the Bermuda Record in the long-course 200 freestyle, and 50 & 100 backstrokes.

Is a retired jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He is one of a number of successful Cajun

Is a retired jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He is one of a number of successful Cajun jockeys who began their careers riding in bush track races in Louisiana. After an injury in March 2003 kept him out of racing, Ardoin officially retired i

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'5" forward, Bonham starred at Muncie Centra

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'5" forward, Bonham starred at Muncie Central High School in Muncie, Indiana during the 1950s, where he earned the nickname "The Muncie Mortar." He played collegiately at the University of Cincinnati and, after being selected by the Boston Celtics with the 18th overall pick of the 1964 NBA Draft, professionally for the Celtics (1964-66) and Indiana Pacers (1967-68).

Is an English professional football defender currently playing for Conference North side Nuneaton Bo

Is an English professional football defender currently playing for Conference North side Nuneaton Borough. The club captain joined Nuneaton Borough in July 2003 following his release from Mansfield Town. He started his career at Everton and had loan spells with Blackpool, Oldham Athletic, Carlisle United, Rotherham United and Norwich City before moving to Burnley, and Macclesfield Town.

Is a former Dutch football midfielder who has played for the Dutch national team as well as a host o

Is a former Dutch football midfielder who has played for the Dutch national team as well as a host of professional clubs in Europe. He is the twin brother of Frank de Boer.

Was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer.

Was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer.

Is a tennis instructor who had a career in intercollegiate tennis and on the professional tennis tou

Is a tennis instructor who had a career in intercollegiate tennis and on the professional tennis tour. Holmberg started playing tennis on the public courts and won the first tournament he entered at age 12. In 1953, he won three out of the four possible U

Is a Cayman Islands cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace and off spin bowler,

Is a Cayman Islands cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace and off spin bowler, he has played for the Cayman Islands national cricket team since 2004. Ronald Ebanks made his debut for the Cayman Islands in July 2004, playing in the IC

Is an American professional basketball player. A 6'7" small forward, he plays with the Seattle Super

Is an American professional basketball player. A 6'7" small forward, he plays with the Seattle SuperSonics of the NBA.Dupree played at Louisiana State University (LSU) under Coach John Brady. He averaged 4.9 points and 3.3 rebounds in 12.7 minutes per game in the Tigers' 2000 Sweet Sixteen season. He was named All-SEC Second Team in his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons. During his sophomore season he led the SEC in scoring at 17.3 points per game and was second in rebounding with 8.8 per game. In each of his last three years he ranked second in the SEC in rebounding with averages of 8.8(2000-2001), 8.5(2001-2002), and 8.3(2002-2003) RPG. He also never finished lower than seventh in the league in scoring in his final three seasons. He finished his LSU career as the school's eighth most prolific scorer and sixth best rebounder.

Better known as Ron "Chopper" Harris, is a former English footballer who played for Chelsea in the 1

Better known as Ron "Chopper" Harris, is a former English footballer who played for Chelsea in the 1960s and 1970s. Harris is widely regarded as one of the toughest defenders of his era - along with players such as Tommy Smith MBE and Norman Hunter - hence the nickname.

Is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball who played almost his entire career with the Chic

Is a former third baseman in Major League Baseball who played almost his entire career with the Chicago Cubs. He was named a National League All-Star 9 times during his 15 seasons of play (1960 - 1974), and won five consecutive Gold Glove awards for fielding excellence (1964-1968).

Was an English cricketer who played 195 first-class matches in the years after the Second World War.

Was an English cricketer who played 195 first-class matches in the years after the Second World War. 190 of these were for Worcestershire, while the other five were for MCC. He captained Worcestershire between 1952 and 1954, though he had acted as such on many occasions during the previous two seasons when official captain Bob Wyatt was unavailable. The 1953 season was also quite successful for Bird, as he made 1,238 first-class runs at 26.91, with one hundred and five half-centuries. In late May of that year, he made his debut for MCC at Lord's, captaining the side for the only time and opening the batting; he scored 68 and 40 in a losing cause against Hampshire. He appeared a couple of times for the Second XI in 1959, then after leaving cricket represented Worcestershire at both squash and tennis.

Was an Indian born cricketer. He played six first-class cricket in British India between 1925 and 19

Was an Indian born cricketer. He played six first-class cricket in British India between 1925 and 1927, including one for the MCC. He later played twice for Egypt against HM Martineau's XI.

Was a South African cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1939.

Was a South African cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1939.

Is an English former footballer, coach and manager. He played as an inside forward and made nearly 2

Is an English former footballer, coach and manager. He played as an inside forward and made nearly 200 appearances in the Football League.Fenton was born in South Shields, and began his football career with his home town club before joining Burnley as a junior.

Is a former rower from the Netherlands and two-time Olympic gold medallist.

Is a former rower from the Netherlands and two-time Olympic gold medallist.

Is an English former footballer and manager who is currently assistant manager of Huddersfield Town.

Is an English former footballer and manager who is currently assistant manager of Huddersfield Town. His first and so far only full managerial job was with Gillingham, but he resigned in September 2007. In 2006 he obtained the UEFA Pro Licence qualification.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who playe

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Essex. He was born in Ford End and died in Prestwood.

Is an English former football player and manager. In recent years he has become one of Britain's bes

Is an English former football player and manager. In recent years he has become one of Britain's best-known football pundits. He is perhaps most famous for his idiosyncratic turn of phrase: his utterances have become known as "Big-Ronisms" or "Ronglish" - although in recent times, he has also attracted a lot of controversy over a racist comment broadcast on a TV sports show when he believed he was off the air.

Is a retired Lebanese-American basketball player. Rony Seikaly attended an American high school in A

Is a retired Lebanese-American basketball player. Rony Seikaly attended an American high school in Athens, Greece. In 1984, he began attending Syracuse University in upstate New York. He played basketball for the Orange (then known as the Orangemen). After his senior year, he was a 2nd Team All-American and named to the Wooden Award All-American Team.

Was a Welsh professional footballer and Wales international. A one club man he played his entire car

Was a Welsh professional footballer and Wales international. A one club man he played his entire career for his hometown club Cardiff City.Stitfall originally joined Cardiff in 1939 and made his debut in a wartime friendly at the age of 14. He went on to feature in a number of friendlies for the club before serving in the army for four years during World War Two. He eventually returned to play for Cardiff in 1947 and made his professional debut for the club in October 1947 when he started a match against Bradford City at left-back in place of Alf Sherwood who was away on international duty for Wales.

Was a renowned British water polo player and Olympian. Ron Turner played for The Penguins (the water

Was a renowned British water polo player and Olympian. Ron Turner played for The Penguins (the water polo club based in London, England) and represented Great Britain in the 1948 Summer Olympics as a reserve, in London, the 1952 Summer Olympics, in Helsin