Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was a former professional footballer who played as a striker for Ryde Sports, Cheltenham Town, Hudde

Was a former professional footballer who played as a striker for Ryde Sports, Cheltenham Town, Huddersfield Town, Sheffield Wednesday & Hull City. He later went on to manage clubs on the Isle of Wight such as Newport, Seaview and St. Helens.

Played first-class cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club between 1949 and 1955. He was a right-ha

Played first-class cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club between 1949 and 1955. He was a right-handed middle order batsman and a left-arm orthodox spin bowler. Smith made his first-class debut in 1949, scoring 40 in the second innings of the match agai

Is a former Australian tennis player who won 12 Grand Slam singles titles and 16 Grand Slam men's do

Is a former Australian tennis player who won 12 Grand Slam singles titles and 16 Grand Slam men's doubles titles. He is the only male player to have won singles and doubles titles at all four Grand Slam tournaments. His 28 Grand Slam titles are an all-time record for a male player. Most of his titles were won in the final years of the period where the Grand Slam events were open only to amateur players, just before the start of the open era when professionals were admitted into tennis' most prestigious events.

Is a former professional snooker player from the The Netherlands. In 2006/2007 he was on the Main To

Is a former professional snooker player from the The Netherlands. In 2006/2007 he was on the Main Tour, by winning the Polish Open. At the end of the season he slipped off.

Commencing his career with Surrey for whom he was understudy to Arthur McIntyre, Swetman soon came t

Commencing his career with Surrey for whom he was understudy to Arthur McIntyre, Swetman soon came to notice as a deft performer even though his appearances were limited. He went to Pakistan with MCC 'A' team in 1955-56 when playing mostly for the second eleven. Surprisingly retiring in 1961 after having replaced McIntyre, he returned in 1966 to play for Nottinghamshire. Again leaving rather abrubtly, this time in 1967, he emerged as a replacement for Barry Meyer at Gloucestershire in 1972 but left when replaced by Andy Stovold in 1974.

Is a former Lancashire cricketer who played 16 Tests for England as a specialist off spin bowler. He

Is a former Lancashire cricketer who played 16 Tests for England as a specialist off spin bowler. He had an unusual style quite different from the orthodox Jim Laker who kept him out of a Test place for most of his career. Tattersall held his index finger around the seam of the ball and this allowed him to bowl a carefully-disguised away-swinger to supplement his sharp off-break. He was rather faster than Laker, and this served to increase his penetration on the many wet wickets of his home county. Of very small account as a batsman, he did nonetheless help Reg Simpson in a tenth wicket stand of 74 to give England its first victory over Australia since their record win at The Oval in 1938.

Was an English footballer. He played over 200 senior games for Wolverhampton Wanderers, with whom he

Was an English footballer. He played over 200 senior games for Wolverhampton Wanderers, with whom he played in the 1949 FA Cup Final.Pritchard joined local side Wolverhampton Wanderers straight from school in 1941. The suspension of league football due to World War II delayed the official start of his Wolves career, and he also guested for Mansfield Town, Notts County, Swindon Town and Walsall.

Was a cricketer who played for Somerset and Northamptonshire. A right-handed opening batsman, Virgin

Was a cricketer who played for Somerset and Northamptonshire. A right-handed opening batsman, Virgin had a mostly unspectacular career in first-class cricket, but for two individual seasons, one for each of his two counties, he looked as good as any openi

Was an American chess player. Black was a judge by profession. Although his record against Capablanc

Was an American chess player. Black was a judge by profession. Although his record against Capablanca was one win, one draw and three losses, he beat Capablanca with black pieces in New York in 1911:

Was a Welsh international footballer who played for Blackburn Rovers, Everton and Stoke City.Vernon

Was a Welsh international footballer who played for Blackburn Rovers, Everton and Stoke City.Vernon was born in Ffynnongroyw in Flintshire, Wales. He made his debut for Blackburn Rovers at the age of 18. He signed for Everton for £27,000 in 1960 (an Everton player Eddie Thomas was the 'make-weight' in the deal and moved in the opposite direction.) Vernon made his debut for Everton in February 1960.

Is an English former footballer, who played as a wing half. He spent most of his professional career

Is an English former footballer, who played as a wing half. He spent most of his professional career at Birmingham City.

Better known by his ring name The Honky Tonk Man, is an American professional wrestler. Currently wo

Better known by his ring name The Honky Tonk Man, is an American professional wrestler. Currently working on the independent circuit, he previously worked for World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Federation (WWF). He is best known for his firs

Is a South African-American soccer player, who played for the United States in the 1994 and 1998 Wor

Is a South African-American soccer player, who played for the United States in the 1994 and 1998 World Cups. He is one of two players who played in both the NASL and MLS; the other is Hugo Sánchez.Although born in South Africa, and having a trial with Manchester United in 1980, Wegerle chose to play college soccer in the United States. He spent two season with the University of South Florida in 1982 and 1983 and holds the school's single season scoring record with 21 goals. The Tampa Bay Rowdies of the North American Soccer League drafted Wegerle in the first round of the 1984 NASL college draft. He would play 21 games and score 9 goals, adding 17 assists, during the last year of the NASL's existence in 1984

Is an American football safety for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He was origin

Is an American football safety for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Cowboys eighth overall in the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oklahoma.Roy Williams was a starter for the 2000 Oklahoma Sooners football team that won 2000 National championship as a sophomore, setting a school record for tackles for loss by a defensive back with 12.Nicknamed "Superman" while at OU, Williams is best known at Oklahoma for his actions in the 2001 Red River Shootout. The Sooners led 7-3 with only minutes remaining as the Texas offense took the field, hoping to execute a game-winning drive

Is an American professional basketball player in the NBA who plays for the Milwaukee Bucks. He start

Is an American professional basketball player in the NBA who plays for the Milwaukee Bucks. He started on the Benjamin N. Cardozo High School in Queens, New York City.[1] After a college career at the University of Texas at Austin, in which he finished as the school's all-time career leader in games started (126),[2] he was a second round draft choice of the Atlanta Hawks in the 2004 NBA Draft.

Is an American wrestler and mixed martial artist. Algerwon NCAA Division I national championships at

Is an American wrestler and mixed martial artist. Algerwon NCAA Division I national championships at the University of Iowa in 1987 and 1988 under coach Dan Gable. His collegiate career record was 131-12-3. After wrestling for Iowa, Alger went on to win t

Is an Australian football (soccer) player. He last played as a striker for the Wellington Phoenix. R

Is an Australian football (soccer) player. He last played as a striker for the Wellington Phoenix. Royce Brownlie was born in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales and began his football career at the Queensland Academy of Sport, representing them in the Nationa

Is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. He enjoyed most of his tennis success whil

Is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 1 doubles title. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 75 in 1992.

Was an Australian Rugby Union player who represented for the Wallabies twenty-five times. Prosser wa

Was an Australian Rugby Union player who represented for the Wallabies twenty-five times. Prosser was once Australia's most capped prop.Prosser played a club record 220 first grade games for Northern Suburbs Rugby Club and was a member of our three premie

Is a former international cricketer who played one One Day International for New Zealand in 1995.

Is a former international cricketer who played one One Day International for New Zealand in 1995.

Is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played all or part of three seasons in the majors,

Is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played all or part of three seasons in the majors, from1975 until 1977, for the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox.

Played one List A Cricket match for Somerset in the 1985 season. Sully was a right-arm medium-pace b

Played one List A Cricket match for Somerset in the 1985 season. Sully was a right-arm medium-pace bowler and a right-handed lower order batsman who had played occasional matches for Somerset's second eleven in the Minor Counties Championship and the Seco

Is a British swimmer who competed in the Olympic games in 1948 in London. He competed in the 1948 Su

Is a British swimmer who competed in the Olympic games in 1948 in London. He competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics in men's 200 metres breaststroke, but did not win a medal, despite having gone into the competition with the year's fastest time. He began swimming at the age of nine or ten and has continued into his 90th birthday, winning the world Masters Swimming competitions in his 70s and 80s

Was a Welsh footballer who played for Cardiff City, Manchester City, Stockport County and Wales as a

Was a Welsh footballer who played for Cardiff City, Manchester City, Stockport County and Wales as a winger.An outstanding schoolboy sportsman, Clarke became a miner during the Second World War, playing amateur football in his spare time. He signed amateur forms with Cardiff City in 1942, becoming a professional when league football resumed after the war. Part of the Cardiff side which won promotion from Division Three (South) in 1946–47, he signed for Second Division Manchester City in May 1947, Cardiff receiving £12,000 for the player. Manchester City had just secured promotion with matches to spare, resulting in Clarke achieving an unusual feat of playing in three different divisions in consecutive matches.

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for Real Madrid. Drenthe started his professional career main

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for Real Madrid. Drenthe started his professional career mainly playing as a left back. Drenthe's younger brother, Giovanni, plays international football for Suriname.At Feyenoord, Drenthe came into the D2 team. He played mainly as a left winger during his junior years. As a C player he was invited to join the B squad on a trip to Switzerland. Drenthe misbehaved during the trip and the trainer, Marcel Bout, wanted him to leave the club as a result. Due to technical director Rob Baan, Drenthe was able to stay and he was only temporarily suspended by the club.