Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a former East German/German nordic combined skier who competed during the late 1980s and early 19

Is a former East German/German nordic combined skier who competed during the late 1980s and early 1990s. He won a bronze medal in the 3 x 10 km team event at the 1989 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti.

Is an Zimbabwean football (soccer) player who currently plays for South African side Witbank Spurs o

Is an Zimbabwean football (soccer) player who currently plays for South African side Witbank Spurs on loan from Orlando Pirates. He is also a member of the Zimbabwe national football team. In 2007, he scored 10 goals in 11 games but left Highlanders FC to join Orlando Pirates for the 2007/2008 season.

Was an American golfer and tennis player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. McKittrick also c

Was an American golfer and tennis player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. McKittrick also competed in the single tennis competition but was eliminated in the second round. With his partner Dwight F. Davis he also participated in the tennis double

Is a Scottish former professional footballer whose clubs included Dundee United, Charlton Athletic,

Is a Scottish former professional footballer whose clubs included Dundee United, Charlton Athletic, Bristol City and Manchester United. He played as a midfielder. Milne's manager at Dundee United, Jim McLean has since stated that Milne would have had greater success in his career were it not for his problems with alcohol and discipline.

Was an American collegiate and professional basketball player. He was born in Hardinsburg, Kentucky.

Was an American collegiate and professional basketball player. He was born in Hardinsburg, Kentucky. Beard was a member of Adolph Rupp's "Fabulous Five" University of Kentucky basketball team. After the 1951 NBA season, both Alex Groza and himself were suspended from the NBA for life by commissioner Maurice Podoloff when the players admitted point shaving during their college careers. Beard died at his Louisville, Kentucky home in 2007.[1]

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Lancashire. He was born in Ne

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Lancashire. He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland and died in Milbourne Hall, near Ponteland, Northumberland. Mortimer made just one first-class appearance for Lancashire,

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

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-pace bowler who played first-class cricket for Essex. He was born in Southend-on-Sea and died in Thorpe Bay. Norman made one first-class appearance for Essex during the 1932 sea

Was an American Hall of Fame jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. Born in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, N

Was an American Hall of Fame jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. Born in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Neves won 3,772 races, including 173 stakes, and was elected to the Racing Hall of Fame in 1960. His long career was interrupted only by several injuries an

Is a Swiss slalom canoer who competed in the early 1990s. He finished 32nd in the K-1 event at the 1

Is a Swiss slalom canoer who competed in the early 1990s. He finished 32nd in the K-1 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Is a former professional American football player.Baker was drafted in both the 1964 AFL and NFL dra

Is a former professional American football player.Baker was drafted in both the 1964 AFL and NFL drafts—the Pittsburgh Steelers selected him with their 3rd-round pick, while the New York Jets used their 6th-round pick to select him.

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and Leeds United.

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town and Leeds United.

Is a Swiss bobsledder who competed from 1998 to 2006. He is best known for his third place finish in

Is a Swiss bobsledder who competed from 1998 to 2006. He is best known for his third place finish in the four-man event of the Bobsleigh World Cup championship in 2002-3.

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Newcastle United, Huddersfield Town and Exeter

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Newcastle United, Huddersfield Town and Exeter City.

Was an English professional footballer. He played as a forward and he was born in Newburn, Newcastle

Was an English professional footballer. He played as a forward and he was born in Newburn, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland.Ralph Allen was playing for Dipton United when signed by Fulham in 1928. After 8 goals in 16 games for the Cottagers, he moved to Brentford in March 1931 for a fee of £275. 3 successful seasons at Brentford, were followed by a move to Charlton Athletic in October 1934 for £650. At Charlton he averaged almost a goal a game, scoring 47 goals in only 52 league appearances. He still holds the Charlton record for league goals in one season, a feat made more impressive by the fact that he didn't join them until October. In June 1936, Allen moved on again, this time to Reading for a fee of £828, but moved to Northampton Town in October 1936 after only 10 league games in which he scored 7 times. He stayed for just over 2 years at Northampton, before moving to Torquay United in November 1938 in exchange (and as a direct replacement for) Jack Haycox.

Is an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1960 Summ

Is an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Is an Austrian football player who currently plays for Austrian team DSV Leoben. Spirk made his prof

Is an Austrian football player who currently plays for Austrian team DSV Leoben. Spirk made his professional debut at Grazer AK in the 2006/2007 season only to move to LASK Linz at the end of the season.

A Swiss curler from Lucerne.Stöckli began a successful curling career at the junior level, winning

A Swiss curler from Lucerne.Stöckli began a successful curling career at the junior level, winning a bronze medal at the World Junior Curling Championships as an alternate in 1994. In 1996, he was the Swiss skip and they won a silver medal, losing to Jame

Was an American swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was an American swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

A Dutch footballer who plays for Faroe Islands Premier League Football side B68 Toftir. He plays as

A Dutch footballer who plays for Faroe Islands Premier League Football side B68 Toftir. He plays as a Central Midfielder and Right Midfielder. He is a former U-19 player of the Dutch National Football Team. After his surprise move to B68 Toftir in March 2006, he became the first Dutch footballer to play in the football league of Faroe Islands. Van Dooren has not extended his one year contract at Faroe Islands. He followed his girlfriend to Denmark where he signed for second division club FC Hjørring for the rest of the season 2006-2007.[1] However, he returned to B68 Toftir at the beginning of 2008.

Played cricket as a batsman for the Leeward Islands in the 1980s, and has subsequently coached and m

Played cricket as a batsman for the Leeward Islands in the 1980s, and has subsequently coached and managed the team. He managed the Antigua and Barbuda team that competed in the 2008 Stanford 20/20 tournament.

Is an international freestyle swimmer from Romania, who represented her native country at the 2000 S

Is an international freestyle swimmer from Romania, who represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Pior to that tournament, at the European LC Championships 2000 in Helsinki, Finland,

Is a former professional tennis player from Romania, who achieved a career high WTA ranking of 343 i

Is a former professional tennis player from Romania, who achieved a career high WTA ranking of 343 in doubles (17 Sep 2007) and of 817 in singles (12 Jun 2006).

Is a Romanian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On September 13, 2010, she reached h

Is a Romanian tennis player playing in the ITF Women's Circuit. On September 13, 2010, she reached her highest WTA singles ranking of 619.

Is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Is a professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for

Is a professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for the Air21 Express. He was drafted by Shell twelfth overall in 2004. Sharma is a solid power forward who sometimes play the center spot. He gained a lot of