Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was an English cricketer who played for Cambridgeshire. He was born in Cambridge. Arber made a singl

Was an English cricketer who played for Cambridgeshire. He was born in Cambridge. Arber made a single first-class appearance for the team against Surrey in 1871. Arber, batting as a tailender, scored 0 and 6 in the two innings in which he batted, and bowled in both innings, taking figures of 2-29 and 0-22.

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in four Tests in 1953.

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in four Tests in 1953.

Was an American businessman born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, who was also a prominent Thoroughbred

Was an American businessman born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, who was also a prominent Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder. In an era when many wealthy Americans maintained secondary residences in Paris, France, and/or estates on the French Riviera,

Is a volleyball player from Germany, who played for the Men's National Team in the 2000s. He played

Is a volleyball player from Germany, who played for the Men's National Team in the 2000s. He played as a middle-blocker.

Is a German figure skater who competed for both West Germany and East Germany. He competed at the 19

Is a German figure skater who competed for both West Germany and East Germany. He competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics representing the United Team of Germany and placed 11th. He first competed representing East Germany, then defected[1] in 1966 and compe

Is an Austrian figure skater. He is a seven time Austrian national champion. He competed at the 1992

Is an Austrian figure skater. He is a seven time Austrian national champion. He competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics and placed 18th.

Was an English male badminton player.

Was an English male badminton player.

Is a Scottish former association football player, who played for the three modern senior clubs in Ed

Is a Scottish former association football player, who played for the three modern senior clubs in Edinburgh; Hearts, Hibs and Meadowbank Thistle. He played in Scottish Cup finals for both Hearts and Hibs, but both were lost to Rangers.

Was a British Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Was a British Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He died at the Second Battle of Ypres during World War I.

Was an American gymnast who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Was an American gymnast who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Was a boxing historian and archivist. Frustrated at the poor state of boxing's statistical record, C

Was a boxing historian and archivist. Frustrated at the poor state of boxing's statistical record, Citro began to compile an exhaustive record of boxers and bouts in 1981. That led to the publication of the Computer Boxing Update, an annual record book th

Is a retired English football player who played for Burnley F.C., Tottenham and Leyton Orient F.C.

Is a retired English football player who played for Burnley F.C., Tottenham and Leyton Orient F.C.

Was a British Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.

Was a British Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.

Was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's top divisi

Was an American race car driver, best known for his career driving stock cars in NASCAR's top division. Earnhardt had four children, Kerry, Kelley Earnhardt Elledge, Dale Jr., and Taylor Earnhardt. His widow, Teresa Earnhardt (whom he married in 1982) is

Is a former Major League Baseball utility player who played for the Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers

Is a former Major League Baseball utility player who played for the Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers and Milwaukee Brewers all of the American League and the Montreal Expos of the National League from 1981 to 1989.During his sophomore season, Engle became the first player to hit a home run in Minneapolis's newly opened Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome. This occurred on opening day, April 6, 1982 and also marked the first hit, run scored, and R.B.I. in the stadium's history.

Was an English athlete and WWII aviation hero. He played cricket as a right-handed batsman. He play

Was an English athlete and WWII aviation hero. He played cricket as a right-handed batsman. He played 15 times for Worcestershire between 1936 and 1938. He made 383 runs at an average of 15.32 and had a top score of 60 not out, made against Nottinghamshi

Is a retired American basketball player. He played professionally in the ABA and NBA from 1970 to 19

Is a retired American basketball player. He played professionally in the ABA and NBA from 1970 to 1980.Simpson, a 6'5" guard/forward, was a star at Detroit's Pershing High School, where he teamed with Spencer Haywood to win the Michigan state championship in 1967. After two strong years at Michigan State University, he signed a professional contract with the ABA's Denver Rockets (later Denver Nuggets), and he would represent the franchise in five ABA All-Star games. Simpson had his finest season in 1971–1972, in which he averaged 27.4 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 3.1 assists. After the ABA merged with the NBA in 1976, Simpson joined the Detroit Pistons, but his level of production dropped significantly (from 18 points per game in 1975–1976 to 11 points per game in 1976–1977), and after one-and-a-half seasons, he returned to the Denver Nuggets (who were one of the ABA teams who had joined the NBA).

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1879. Docker played two ma

Was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1879. Docker played two matches for Derbyshire in the 1879 season making his debut against Marylebone Cricket Club in May 1879, as an opening batsman, and played his first and only

Was an American swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was an American swimmer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was an English cricketer. Evans was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Evans m

Was an English cricketer. Evans was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Evans made a single first-class appearance for Hampshire during the 1912 County Championship against Essex. Evans final first-class match came for the Free Forest

Was a boxer from New Orleans who won the world light middleweight championship. Dupas was the second

Was a boxer from New Orleans who won the world light middleweight championship. Dupas was the second of eleven children of a New Orleans fisherman, Peter Dupas. He became a professional boxer in 1950 at the age of 14. Trainer Angelo Dundee saw Dupas fight

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 5'9" guard from Butler University, O'Brien pl

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 5'9" guard from Butler University, O'Brien played two seasons (1951-1953) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Indianapolis Olympians and Baltimore Bullets. He averaged 7.1 points per game in his NBA career.[1

Was an American basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was an American basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Is an English former professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Charlton Athletic, Bo

Is an English former professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Charlton Athletic, Bournemouth and Gillingham, where he made over 100 Football League appearances.

Is the eldest of six children. At the age of 7yrs the family moved to Waterlooville, Hampshire, wher

Is the eldest of six children. At the age of 7yrs the family moved to Waterlooville, Hampshire, where later his father set up and ran the Waterlooville boxing club (still in existence today). Ralph Evans is a former boxer from Great Britain who won the br