Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics,

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of ninth in the K-4 1000 m event at Athens in 2004.

Is a professional poker player from New Jersey. Daut dropped out of the mathematics Ph.D. program at

Is a professional poker player from New Jersey. Daut dropped out of the mathematics Ph.D. program at Penn State University after one semester to play poker professionally. He was one of two players selected to become a protégé of Cardrunners founder Taylor Caby. On January 10, 2007 Daut won a World Poker Tour event at the PokerStars Caribbean Poker Adventure. He defeated Isaac Haxton heads up and won $1,535,255 for first place.

Is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Paignton, Devon.Ashington joined Torqua

Is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Paignton, Devon.Ashington joined Torquay United as a trainee and due to almost the entire midfield being out injured, manager Wes Saunders was forced to throw him into the first-team well before he would have liked.

A former American football quarterback who played for the San Diego Chargers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers,

A former American football quarterback who played for the San Diego Chargers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks between 1998 and 2002. As of 2008, he is the quarterback coach and head coach of the golf team for West Texas A&M University.[1] His brother Brady was a quarterback for the University of Oregon Ducks.Leaf had a successful college career at Washington State University, where he was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy his junior year. At Washington State University, Leaf was a member of Alpha Kappa Lambda, fraternity. He was selected as the second overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft after Peyton Manning of the University of Tennessee, after which many scouts predicted that Leaf would have a successful career in the league.[

Is an English professional footballer who plays for Rotherham United as a forward.Taylor began his c

Is an English professional footballer who plays for Rotherham United as a forward.Taylor began his career as a trainee at Rotherham United in July 2005. He made his first team debut during the 2005–06 season as a 81st minute substitute in a 1–0 home defeat to Swindon Town in December 2005.

Is a Welsh professional snooker player. He is known as a very solid breakbuilder and is one of only

Is a Welsh professional snooker player. He is known as a very solid breakbuilder and is one of only 32 players to have made over a century of centuries.

Is a finance executive and a retired lacrosse defenseman who played professional field lacrosse in t

Is a finance executive and a retired lacrosse defenseman who played professional field lacrosse in the Major League Lacrosse (MLL). He starred as a member of the Princeton Tigers men's lacrosse team from 1998 through 2001, where he was the best NCAA lacro

Is a Bermudian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He has pl

Is a Bermudian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He has played three One Day Internationals for Bermuda to date, also representing them in five ICC Intercontinental Cup games and the 2005 ICC Trophy.

Is an English footballer, currently with Norwich City on loan from Chelsea. He is a fast, attacking

Is an English footballer, currently with Norwich City on loan from Chelsea. He is a fast, attacking left-back, converted from a winger. He was signed in July 2005 from Gillingham for an initial £125,000. The fee was set by a tribunal and is subject to increase depending on progress.[

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for West Bromwich Albion, on loan from AZ. His former team is

A Dutch footballer who currently plays for West Bromwich Albion, on loan from AZ. His former team is RKC Waalwijk. His playing style is often compared to that of Jaap Stam and it is said Donk can possibly become better than Stam ever was.Ryan Donk had an outstanding 2005–06 season at RKC Waalwijk, and with an expiring contract, he wanted to make a step up to a higher level. AZ first approached him, AFC Ajax, PSV Eindhoven and even Spanish giants FC Barcelona showed serious interest in him. But Donk chose to go to AZ as a replacement for defender Joris Mathijsen who had been sold to German club Hamburger SV, thinking it to be the best for his development. Initially AZ wanted to put him on a season-long loan to RKC Waalwijk but Donk wasn't prepared for that and said he wanted to take on the challenge, even if he wouldn't play as much he would at least practise with strikers Shota Arveladze, Danny Koevermans and Moussa Dembele.

Is a cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he has played for the Cayman Islands natio

Is a cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, he has played for the Cayman Islands national cricket team since 2005. His debut for the senior side came in February 2005 when he played in the repêchage tournament for the 2005 ICC Trophy. The Ca

Is a Scottish professional football goalkeeper, who currently plays for Hereford United

Is a Scottish professional football goalkeeper, who currently plays for Hereford United

Is an American professional basketball player who plays for BK Kyiv in Ukraine's First League.Stack,

Is an American professional basketball player who plays for BK Kyiv in Ukraine's First League.Stack, a 6 ft 11 in (211 cm) forward/center from the University of South Carolina, was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round (48th overall) of the 1998 NBA Draft.

Is a professional footballer currently playing for Maltese Premier League side Sliema Wanderers on a

Is a professional footballer currently playing for Maltese Premier League side Sliema Wanderers on a season long loan from Maltese First Division side Hamrun Spartans. He plays as a midfielder.

Is a Scottish professional footballer, who currently plays for Falkirk.His first club was Falkirk, b

Is a Scottish professional footballer, who currently plays for Falkirk.His first club was Falkirk, but he signed for Liverpool in 2005 for £50,000. He helped Liverpool win successive FA Youth Cup victories in the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, with Flynn scoring the winner against Manchester City in the 2007 final.

Is an American Champion jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing.Fogelsonger began riding in

Is an American Champion jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing.Fogelsonger began riding in 2002 but was late getting started, earning his first win on May 1st at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. He immediately became a consistent winn

Is an English football midfielder.

Is an English football midfielder.

Is a professional footballer currently playing for Hull City. His preferred position is on the right

Is a professional footballer currently playing for Hull City. His preferred position is on the right side of midfield.France was signed for Hull City by then manager Peter Taylor on 26 September 2003 from Alfreton Town for a fee of £15,000.

Is a professional skateboarder,his stance is goofy footed currently riding for Expedition One Skateb

Is a professional skateboarder,his stance is goofy footed currently riding for Expedition One Skateboards, Venture Trucks, Bones Swiss Bearings, Gold Wheels, Circa. He is also affiliated with True East Skateshop, which is an East Coast based chain of mom

Is an English footballer who plays as a defender and can also operate as a midfielder for Bournemout

Is an English footballer who plays as a defender and can also operate as a midfielder for Bournemouth.Garry was considered a promising prospect out of Arsenal's youth academy, winning the FA Youth Cup twice. He signed professional terms with Arsenal in July 2001, and his debut performance came against Sunderland on November 6, 2002 in the League Cup.

Is a Canadian professional ice hockey center currently playing for the Anaheim Ducks of the National

Is a Canadian professional ice hockey center currently playing for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL).Born and raised in Regina, Getzlaf started skating at the age of four and grew up playing numerous sports with his older brother Chris, who is currently a slotback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). While hockey was his main focus as a young athlete, Getzlaf also played organized volleyball, football and baseball.

Is an English footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for League One team Northampton Town.G

Is an English footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for League One team Northampton Town.Gilligan was part of the promotion-winning team of 2005-06. He was signed in the summer of 2005 from Watford and played 23 times, scoring four goals to help his team to promotion.

Is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA. Gomes is of

Is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the NBA. Gomes is of Cape Verdean descent.Despite a highly successful career as an All-America power forward at Providence College where he also played with prospect Herbert Hill in the Big East Conference, the 6'7" Gomes fell in the 2005 NBA Draft to the late second round. His size and abilities did not fit scouts' prototypical image of either a power forward or a small forward. Celtics' director of basketball operations Danny Ainge, however, felt that Gomes' track record and work ethic were enough to take a chance on the local product with the 50th pick overall

Is a professional baseball pitcher. He graduated from Northpine Christian College at the end of 2006

Is a professional baseball pitcher. He graduated from Northpine Christian College at the end of 2006.2008 - Ryan went to spring training and extended spring to return to the Australian academy (MLBAAP) again, there he led the Starting pitchers in ERA, WHI

Is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays for Beijing Guoan in China. On March 18, 2007, R

Is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays for Beijing Guoan in China. On March 18, 2007, Ryan scored his first goal for Liaoning FC in the 32nd minute, giving his team a 1-0 win over Shenyang Ginde. Griffiths went on to produce several notable p