Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who died as a result of a racing accident. An Assoc

Was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who died as a result of a racing accident. An Associated Press news release at the time of his death called him "one of the most promising young jockeys in the country."

Is a former professional baseball player who played third base in the Major Leagues from 1974-1984.

Is a former professional baseball player who played third base in the Major Leagues from 1974-1984. He would play for the Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, and Milwaukee Brewers.

Is an English football manager who was also a player, notably at Derby County where he played 434 le

Is an English football manager who was also a player, notably at Derby County where he played 434 league games helping him to earn 28 caps for England.Roy McFarland was a player for Tranmere Rovers, Derby County and Bradford City. He represented England at full international level. Brian Clough and Peter Taylor signed him for Derby County in August 1967.

Was an all-round athlete and doctor. He played both cricket for Australia and also AFL/VFL football.

Was an all-round athlete and doctor. He played both cricket for Australia and also AFL/VFL football.

Is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played 20 Test matches as a specialist batsman, and became the

Is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played 20 Test matches as a specialist batsman, and became the first Sri Lankan to hit 1,000 Test runs. He played representative cricket for Sri Lanka from 1979 to 1987, and with his 214 runs in the 1979 ICC Trophy he

Is a former Australian cricketer and baseballer who represented the Australian baseball team in 1936

Is a former Australian cricketer and baseballer who represented the Australian baseball team in 1936. He also played for the Queensland Sheffield Shield team for seven years, captaining them 11 times in his 25 appearances.

Is a former professional footballer. He was a half-back who spent the majority of his career with No

Is a former professional footballer. He was a half-back who spent the majority of his career with Norwich City before playing for Colchester United and Bristol Rovers.McCrohan was a member of the Norwich sides which reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup in 1959 as a third division team, won promotion to division two in 1960 and won the League Cup in 1962.

Is a former professional football player and manager in the English football league. His surname is

Is a former professional football player and manager in the English football league. His surname is occasionally misspelt in the media as Roy McDonagh.McDonough, a native of Solihull, England, was dubbed Donut or Big Roy by his fans. He clocked up some 80 goals in over 400 appearances in the professional and semi-professional (or "non-league") competitions in England.

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'3" guard from Eastern Montana College, McPi

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'3" guard from Eastern Montana College, McPipe played professional basketball with the American Basketball Association's Utah Stars in 1975. He had previously been drafted by the NBA in both 1973 (with the Los Angeles Lakers) and in 1974 (with the Washington Bullets) but decided to stay in school.

Is a Belgian professional football player who currently plays for Club Brugge.

Is a Belgian professional football player who currently plays for Club Brugge.

Is a Costa Rican professional football defender who currently plays for Norwegian team Rosenborg in

Is a Costa Rican professional football defender who currently plays for Norwegian team Rosenborg in the Norwegian Premier League.He made his debut for the Ticos in 2005 as a substitute against Ecuador and has since then collected 8 more caps until September 2006. He was left out for Costa Rica's 2006 World Cup squad.

Is a Costa Rican professional football defender who currently plays for K.A.A. Gent in the Belgian F

Is a Costa Rican professional football defender who currently plays for K.A.A. Gent in the Belgian First Division.Myrie has made 15 appearances for the senior Costa Rica national football team, his debut coming in a friendly against Ecuador on February 16, 2005.

Is a goalkeeper who featured in Liverpool's FA Youth Cup winning side of 1996. He was released by th

Is a goalkeeper who featured in Liverpool's FA Youth Cup winning side of 1996. He was released by the club in 1998, and had a brief spell with the Scottish side Clydebank (when they were in Division One), playing one game, before briefly representing Southport and Barrow.Now working as a postman in Ellesmere Port, no longer plays football

Is a Lebanese professional basketball center currently playing with Hekmeh of the Lebanese Basketbal

Is a Lebanese professional basketball center currently playing with Hekmeh of the Lebanese Basketball League. Samaha is a key element in the Lebanon national basketball team and participated lately in the 2006 FIBA World Championship, FIBA Asia Championsh

Was a cricketer who had a relatively short first-class career as a player with Somerset from 1965 to

Was a cricketer who had a relatively short first-class career as a player with Somerset from 1965 to 1970 and a much longer career as a first-class umpire, standing in two Test matches in 1992 and 1993. was a cricketer who had a relatively short first-cla

Was a former professional footballer who played for Derby County, Nottingham Forest, Southampton, Ex

Was a former professional footballer who played for Derby County, Nottingham Forest, Southampton, Exeter City and Burton Albion.

Was a footballer who played as a half-back for Swansea Town and Manchester City. He also represented

Was a footballer who played as a half-back for Swansea Town and Manchester City. He also represented the Welsh national team over 30 times and is regarded as one of Wales' best ever players.Raised in the Rhondda Valley, Paul became a miner after leaving school, but an offer of a professional contract from Swansea gave him the opportunity to leave the colliery, but his football career was then disrupted by Second World War, during which he was a physical training instructor.

Is a Dutch judoka.

Is a Dutch judoka.

Is a Honduran football fullback, who most currently plays for Motagua. He previously played for Hisp

Is a Honduran football fullback, who most currently plays for Motagua. He previously played for Hispano and integrated that club after Municipal Valencia sold it's category due to financial problems.

Is a German football player currently playing for TSV Hehlingen.

Is a German football player currently playing for TSV Hehlingen.

Was a backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1943 through 1948 for the Boston Red S

Was a backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1943 through 1948 for the Boston Red Sox (1943-44, 1946-47) and St. Louis Browns (1948). Listed at 5' 10" Weight: 180 lb., Partee batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Los Angeles, California to father Clair C. Partee and mother Eutha Wyche.In a five-season career, Partee was a .250 hitter (273-for-1090) with two home runs and 114 RBI in 367 games, including 89 runs, 41 doubles, five triples, two stolen bases, and a .334 on-base percentage. He was called up by the U.S. Military on 7 June of 1944 in Boston, but was rejected by the U.S. Military due to a bad ankle. However, when the 1944 baseball season was over, on 19 October 1944, he enlisted in the military at Fort MacArthur,

Is an American professional basketball player formerly in the NBA.Rogers, a 6' 9" power forward from

Is an American professional basketball player formerly in the NBA.Rogers, a 6' 9" power forward from the University of Alabama, was selected with the 22nd overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft by the Vancouver Grizzlies. He last played professionally in 2003 in Poland.

Is a former professional footballer.Saunders began his career as an amateur with Hull City before mo

Is a former professional footballer.Saunders began his career as an amateur with Hull City before moving to Liverpool when manager George Kay signed him in May 1948. His debut, which did not come for almost five years, was against Gateshead in the third round of the FA Cup on 10 January, 1953.

Was a Dutch-born track and road racing cyclist. After his retirement from active competition he beca

Was a Dutch-born track and road racing cyclist. After his retirement from active competition he became a team manager before starting his own restaurant. Schuiten's main achievements were on the track. In 1974 and 1975 he became World Champion at the 5km individual pursuit. He also won two silver medals in 1976 and 1978. At this discipline he became Dutch national Champion five times. He was also specialised in time trials; in 1975 he tried to break Eddy Merckx's world Hour record in Mexico twice, but failed on both occasions.

Is a Canadian slalom canoer who competed in the early 1990s. He finished 22nd in the C-1 event at th

Is a Canadian slalom canoer who competed in the early 1990s. He finished 22nd in the C-1 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.