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
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 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
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
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
Riley Herbst got his start at the tender age of 5 when he began racing go karts. From there, it was a quick progression into more serious machines: legends, Speed Trucks, and then eventually, Super Late Models. Riley raced them at the Irwindale Speedway weekly, winning the Speed Truck’s championship. Riley finally made his NASCAR debut in 2016 with the... read full bio
Rick Smits is a retired professional basketball player from the Netherlands. With the Pacers, Smits originally backed up Steve Stipanovich, but when Stipanovich suffered a terrible injury that ended his career, Smits ended up starting 71 games in his rookie year, averaging 11.7 points and 6.1 rebounds per game and earning All-Rookie First Team honors. Smits continued to average double-digit... read full bio
Riddick Bowe is a retired American professional boxer who fought in 45 fights over the course of his career, won 43, won 33 by KO and lost one match. He is also known as the nickname, “Big Daddy”. Bowe reigned as the undisputed world heavyweight champion and after turning professional, became a two-time world heavyweight champion. Bowe has also represented... read full bio
Rico Petrocelli is a retired Boston Red Sox player. He played with the Sox for the entirety of his 16 year career. He has a .251 batting average, 210 home runs, and 773 runs batted in. Since retiring, Petrocelli has sporadically coached and managed the Red Sox's minor league team and works as a sports broadcaster for several shows.... read full bio
Growing up in Olive Branch, Mississippi, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. got his start racing karts when he was only six years old. From that point up until the time he moved into sprint car racing in 2003, he grabbed 47 wins and 90 podium finishes. He began his career driving 360 cubic inches winged spring cars and, while doing so, he... read full bio
When the checkered flag fell at the final race of the 2005 season, many believed veteran driver Ricky Rudd had competed in his final NEXTEL Cup Series race. While Rudd took a year away from NASCARs hectic 36-race schedule, he never lost the desire to participate at the highest level of stock car racing. As the 2006 season came to... read full bio
Ricky Davis is an American former professional basketball player who played in the NBA for several years. Davis was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, and he began his career playing basketball in high school before going on to play a season of college basketball at the University of Iowa before being selected in the first round, 21st overall pick by... read full bio
Ricky Craven is a former professional NASCAR driver, and an ESPN broadcaster who is an analyst for NASCAR races. Among Cravens many accomplishments he has been the champion of the Busch North Series, won Unity Raceway, Busch North Series, Winston Cup Series, and Busch Series Rookie of the Year, and won Busch North Series Most Popular Driver two years in... read full bio
Professional golfer Ricky Barnes currently plays on the PGA Tour. While playing at the University of Arizona, he was named the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, Pac-10 Player of the Year, second-team All-American twice, and first-team All-American. Barnes won the 102nd U.S. Amateur, defeating Hunter Mahan 2 & 1 in the final. Barnes and Mahan went on to share the... read full bio
Rickie Weeks is a Major League Baseball second baseman for the Milwaukee Brewers. Weeks was born in Altamonte Springs, Florida. Weeks's brother Jemile Weeks was drafted by the Brewers in 2005 out of high school, but never signed with them. Weeks signed a sponsorship contract with sportswear company 3N2, which designed a shoe for him. Weeks was voted ""Sexiest... read full bio
Rickie Fowler is a PGA Tour member who was the number one ranked amateur golfer in the world for a whopping 37 weeks during two consecutive years. He achieved a career high, being in the fourth place during the Official World Golf Ranking as a result of his victory in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship. Rickie is currently a... read full bio
Rickey Green is a retired professional basketball player who played in the NBA for the Warriors, the Pistons, the Jazz, the Hornets, the Bucks, the Pacers, the 76ers, and the Celtics. His most impressive season was with the Utah Jazz when he averaged over 14 points per game and represented his team in the NBA All-Star Game. He retired with... read full bio
Rick Smith is a former professional golfer, teacher, writer, designer, and communicator who is known for being one of the PGA Tour’s best people for swing advice. Smith was previously ranked as the number two golf instructor in the world by PGA Tour players and has also been featured as one of the top ten golf instructors in the world... read full bio
Rick Reilly is a celebrated American Sportswriter with over 30 years of experience in the world of sports. His contributions to the industry have allowed him to become a member of the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Hall of Fame. Reilly became recognized for his columns in Sports Illustrated, ESPN Magazine and ESPN.com. Rick has recently retired as a sportswriter and... read full bio
Pitcher Rick Porcello plays for the Boston Red Sox and was inducted into the Chester County Sports Hall of Fame. Porcello was the top high school talent going into the draft and was hailed as an "ace" who might be a "bona fide No. 1 starter." With a contract for $11.1 million, Porcello became the highest-paid high schooler in history after... read full bio
