Rio Ferdinand is an English former professional footballer who played as centre-back for several various teams as well as for England’s national team. Ferdinand was born in Camberwell, England, and he began his career playing for West Ham United’s youth club before turning professional with them. Over the course of his career, Ferdinand went on to play for Bournemouth on... read full bio
Riyad Mahrez is a professional footballer that plays as a winger for the Premier League club Manchester City and he is also the captain of the Algerian national team. Mahrez was born in Sarcelles, France, and he began his career playing AAS Sarcelles during his youth. From there, he went on to join the CFA team Quimper for a year... read full bio
Rob Dyrdek is an American skateboarder, actor, entrepreneur, producer, and reality television personality. Dyrdek is best known for starring in hit MTV reality series “Rob & Big”, “Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory”, and “Ridiculousness”. Dyrdek started his career in skateboarding at 12 years old when he became sponsored and later went on to create Alien Workshop with Blender. By 16 he... read full bio
Rob “Gronk” Gronkowski is a tight end for the NFL New England Patriots. Sporting News and ‘Rivals.com’ named Gronk freshman All-American during his time playing college football at Arizona. He set the record for single-season touchdowns as a tight end with 18 overall touchdowns. Gronk also became the first tight end in NFL history to lead the league in receiving... read full bio
Rob Ryan is the assistant head coach for the Buffalo Bills. While he was a linebackers coach for the New England Patriots, the team won two Super Bowls (XXXVI, XXXVIII). He began his career as a graduate assistant at Western Kentucky, then Ohio State, after which he went on to Tennessee State. Rob entered the NFL as a defensive backs... read full bio
Robbie Findley is an American former professional soccer player who played as forward for various different teams as well as for the United States national team. Findley was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and he began his career playing college soccer at Oregon State University. He also played amateur soccer for the Boulder Rapids Reserve before turning professional. After graduating, Findley... read full bio
Robbie Keane is an Irish retired professional footballer who played as forward for various teams and for the Republic of Ireland national team. He also served as captain for several years for the Republic of Ireland national team and since retiring as a player, Keane has gone on to be assistant manager of Middlesbrough. Keane was born in Dublin, Ireland,... read full bio
Robbie Rogers is a television producer as well as a former American professional soccer player who player as winger and full back for various teams as well as for the United States national team. Rogers was born in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, and he began his career playing for the youth club IMG Soccer Academy. From there, Rogers went on... read full bio
Robby Gordon is an American racecar driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, owning his #7 Toyota Camry, and also competes part-time in the Nationwide Series driving the #55 Toyota Camry. He has also raced in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Champ Car, the IRL, Trans-Am, IMSA, IROC and Dakar Rally. Gordon is regarded as one... read full bio
Robert Horry is a retired professional basketball player, who is now a commentator on Time Warner Cable SportsNet. He played sixteen seasons in the National Basketball Association, winning seven championships. He is one of only two players to have won NBA championships with three different teams. He earned the nickname Big Shot Rob because of his clutch shooting in... read full bio
Robert Lewandowski is a Polish professional footballer that plays as a striker for Bayern Munich and is also the captain of the Poland national team. Lewandowski was born in Warsaw, Poland, and he began his career playing youth football with teams such as MKS Varsovia Warsaw, Delta Warsaw, and Legia Warsaw II. From there, Lewandowski began playing professionally for Znicz... read full bio
Robert Parish is a former American basketball player who played as a center. He played for the Golden State Warriors, the Boston Celtics, the Charlotte Hornets, and the Chicago Bulls. He was known for his incredible skills at defense and jump shooting, and was even inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. He was also named as one of the... read full bio
Former MLB player Roberto “Robbie” Alomar became the first Baseball Hall of Famer to be inducted as a Toronto Blue Jays. He was also inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame. The 2011 Caribbean Series was dedicated to him, after which he was inducted into the Caribbean Baseball Hall of Fame. Robbie’s... read full bio
Roberto Baggio is an Italian former professional footballer who is also the former president of the technical sector of the Italian Football Federation. Baggio was born in Caldogno, Italy, and he began his career as a footballer playing for youth clubs Caldogno and L.R. Vicenza. Baggio went on to turn professional with L.R. Vicenza and from there, he went on... read full bio
Roberto Duran is a former professional boxer who is known as one of the most talented boxers of all time. His nickname is Manos De Piedra which translates to Hands of Stone. Many even consider him the greatest lightweight of all time. He held world titles at four different weights—lightweight (1972–79), welterweight (1980), light middleweight (1983–84) and middleweight (1989). He... read full bio
Roberto Firmino is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for the Premier League club Liverpool as well as for the Brazil national team as a forward, winger, and attacking midfielder. Firmino was born in Maceio, Brazil, and he began his youth career playing with CRB before going on to play with Figueirense with their youth group and then made his... read full bio
Robin Yount, Rockin Robin, is a retired professional baseball shortstop. He played his entire twenty-year career with the Milwaukee Brewers. Throughout that time, Robin was a three-time All-Star, two-time AL MVP, three-time recipient of the Silver Slugger Award, and winner of the Gold Glove Award. In his first year of eligibility, he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.... read full bio
In 1991, Rocco Mediate became the first player to win on the PGA Tour using a long putter when he won the Doral-Ryder Open. He went on to pick up wins on the Tour for three consecutive years, in 1999, 2000 and 2002. Mediate has been featured in the Top 20 of the Official World Golf Rankings and considered to... read full bio
Rod Carew is a former Major League Baseball first baseman, second baseman and coach. He played from 1967 to 1985 for the Minnesota Twins and the California Angels and was elected to the All-Star game every season except his last. In 1991, Carew was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Carew was hired as the Angels hitting coach... read full bio
Roderick Smith is a former wide receiver who played thirteen seasons for the Denver Broncos. He is ranked 15th in NFL history in career receptions and 16th in receiving yards. His first NFL catch was a last-minute 43-yard touchdown from John Elway in a 38–31 win against the Washington Redskins. In fourteen seasons as an NFL player, Smith had eight... read full bio
