Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

A former Israeli football player and currently a coach at the Colorado Rapids U-23s.Fink started his

A former Israeli football player and currently a coach at the Colorado Rapids U-23s.Fink started his career playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv where he played for the U9-U12 Boys teams. He then transferred to Hapoel Kfar Saba, where he played all the way from U12-U16, and also played for the Israeli under-16 team.At the age of 16 Fink was purchased by Bnei Yehuda and led the team to a second place in the under-18 league and the youth cup final, and was capped by the under-18 team.

Is a former South African first class cricketer. He played for Western Province and Transvaal in dom

Is a former South African first class cricketer. He played for Western Province and Transvaal in domestic cricket and he spent 1987 until 1989 in England playing for Kent. In both 1983 and 1990 he won the South African Cricket Annual Cricketer of the Year

Is an American football player who played for the National Football League. He played offensive line

Is an American football player who played for the National Football League. He played offensive lineman for the New York Giants and then with the Washington Redskins during Super Bowl XVIII in 1984. In 1992, he came out of the closet as gay on the Phil Donahue Show.

Is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball. From 1975 through 1987, Smalley played for the Texas

Is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball. From 1975 through 1987, Smalley played for the Texas Rangers (1975-1976), Minnesota Twins (1976-1982; 1985-1987), New York Yankees (1982-1984) and Chicago White Sox (1984). He was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. His father Roy Jr. is also a former shortstop who played in the National League (1948-58), and manager Gene Mauch was his uncle.

Was a West Indian cricketer who played 13 Tests for the West Indies in the 1950's. He was born in Sa

Was a West Indian cricketer who played 13 Tests for the West Indies in the 1950's. He was born in Saint Thomas, Jamaica and died of Parkinson's disease in St Catherine, Jamaica at the age of 67. Gilchrist's Test career might have been longer had he not be

Was an English professional footballer. He played as a defender.Gratrix began his professional caree

Was an English professional footballer. He played as a defender.Gratrix began his professional career with Blackpool in 1953, just a few months after the club had won the FA Cup. He made his debut for Blackpool on March 13, 1954, succeeding Eddie Shimwell in the right-back berth in a goalless draw against Middlesbrough at Bloomfield Road.

Is a retired English former footballer who spent the majority of his career with Bolton Wanderers.he

Is a retired English former footballer who spent the majority of his career with Bolton Wanderers.he began his career as a striker, scoring twice in his league debut against Southampton in 1965. With the team struggling after the abolishment of the maximum wage he still managed to lead the side's goal scoring charts but was criticised as the club went into the Third Division for the first time.

Is a former American football wide receiver in the NFL who played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1979-

Is a former American football wide receiver in the NFL who played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1979-1987), Phoenix Cardinals (1988-1990) and Philadelphia Eagles (1991-1992).

Was a former professional footballer who played for many football teams in the 1970s & 1980s.

Was a former professional footballer who played for many football teams in the 1970s & 1980s.

Scott was a middle-order right-handed batsman and a medium-pace bowler who played for Canterbury acr

Scott was a middle-order right-handed batsman and a medium-pace bowler who played for Canterbury across the 1940s. His single Test was the one match in New Zealand played by the 1946-47 MCC side led by Walter Hammond. The match was ruined by rain; Scott scored 18 and took one wicket, that of Bill Edrich.

Is a Norwegian chess player who holds the title of International Master. He won the Norwegian Chess

Is a Norwegian chess player who holds the title of International Master. He won the Norwegian Chess Championship in 1998 . He represents the Bergen's Chess Club and plays the top board for the club in the current team chess championship.

Is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played thr

Is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played three times for the Ireland cricket team between 1967 and 1968 including one first-class match.

Is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer for Team Sparebanken Vest. He is the younger brother

Is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer for Team Sparebanken Vest. He is the younger brother of Morten Hegreberg.

A former Australian jockey who rode in the late 1960s and the 1970s. He grew up in the southern New

A former Australian jockey who rode in the late 1960s and the 1970s. He grew up in the southern New South Wales town of Deniliquin.Despite a constant battle with his weight Higgins won almost every major race on the Australian calendar.[citation needed].S

Is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the New York Yankee

Is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the New York Yankees between 1965 and 1979. White, a switch hitter, was named to two All Star teams (1969, 1970). He led the American League in Runs Scored in 1976 and in Walks in 1972. He played on two World Series champions, in 1977 and 1978 and a third AL pennant winner in 1976.

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1st round (20th overall) of the 1983 NBA Draft. A 6'9" forward-center from Rutgers, Hinson played in 8 NBA seasons from 1983 to 1991. He played for the Cavaliers, Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets.

Is an English football manager and former player, who is currently the manager of Fulham.Hodgson is

Is an English football manager and former player, who is currently the manager of Fulham.Hodgson is probably best known for guiding the Swiss national team to the 1994 World Cup and Euro 1996; before that Switzerland had not qualified for a major tournament since the 1960s.

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Teesside Athletic F.C. He started his career at West

Is an English footballer, currently playing for Teesside Athletic F.C. He started his career at West Bromwich Albion, before moving Northampton Town where he made 177 Football League appearances. He then moved to Oxford United in 2002, before joining Hucknall Town for their 2003/04 Northern Premier League championship season.

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played in 3 Tests in 1968.

Is a former New Zealand cricketer who played in 3 Tests in 1968.

Is an American former professional basketball player, who was notable during his career for being ba

Is an American former professional basketball player, who was notable during his career for being banned from the NBA. He starred at the University of Michigan, and in 1986 he was selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the seventh pick of the NBA Draft. Tarpley made the NBA All-Rookie Team in his first season and seemed destined for success until his career was cut short in 1991, when he was expelled from the league for violating the NBA's drug-use policies.

Is an English former professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Coventry City, Bourne

Is an English former professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Coventry City, Bournemouth and Gillingham, where he made over 140 Football League appearances.

Is a Northern Irish footballer of Ghanaian descent currently playing for Bishop's Stortford in the C

Is a Northern Irish footballer of Ghanaian descent currently playing for Bishop's Stortford in the Conference South. Essandoh began his career at Motherwell when he was 18 years of age. Following a short spell at East Fife, he moved to Finland to play for

Was arguably the best genuine all-rounder of the inter-war period and the most critical factor in Yo

Was arguably the best genuine all-rounder of the inter-war period and the most critical factor in Yorkshire's outstanding County Championship record during the early to middle 1920s, when they won four consecutive Championship and achieved a record 25 wins in 1923. Kilner's premature decline in health and early death at the age of 37 is indeed a tragedy to be compared to the deaths of Archie Jackson and Jock Cameron in the following decade, and put a temporary brake on Yorkshire amazing run of successes in county cricket during the late 1920s.

Is a Fiji football striker currently playing for New Zealand football club Waitakere United and Laba

Is a Fiji football striker currently playing for New Zealand football club Waitakere United and Labasa F.C. Krishna joined NZFC side Waitakere United from local outfit Labasa F.C. in January 2008. Krishna made his debut for Fiji at the South Pacific Games

Is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1s

Is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1st round (23rd overall) of the 1989 NBA Draft. Marble played for the Hawks during the 1989-90 NBA season, appearing in 24 games and scoring a total of 51 points for the year. He also had a brief stint with the Denver Nuggets during the 1993-94 season, appearing in 5 games.