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Reggie White
Reggie White (Reginald Howard White, 1961–2004), the "Minister of Defense," was an NFL defensive end for the Eagles, Packers, and Panthers; retired all-time sack leader with 198, two-time AP Defensive Player of the Year, Super Bowl XXXI champion, and Hall of Fame class of 2006.
Reginald Rodrigues
Reginald Rodrigues (Reginald Neville Rodrigues-Rodricks, 1922–1995), Indian field hockey player from Bombay; won gold with India's men's team at the 1948 London Olympics, where India beat Great Britain 4-0 in the final.
Regla Bell
Regla Bell (Regla Maritza Bell McKenzie, born 1970, Havana) is a Cuban volleyball outside hitter who won Olympic gold in 1992, 1996, and 2000, plus World Championship and World Cup titles; Hall of Fame 2024.
Regla Torres
Regla Torres (Regla Radameris Torres Herrera, born 1975, Havana), Cuban middle blocker; three straight Olympic volleyball golds 1992-2000, youngest champion at 17, FIVB Player of the 20th Century, Hall of Fame 2001.
Rei Nishiyama
Rei Nishiyama (西山麗), born 1984 in Yokosuka, Japan, is a retired softball infielder who won gold with Japan at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, took three Asian Games titles, and later coached Hitachi and Japan U-18 teams.
Rei Sakamoto
Rei Sakamoto (坂本 怜) is a Japanese tennis player, born in 2006, who won the 2024 Australian Open boys' singles title and reached junior world No. 1.
Reid Priddy
Reid Priddy (William Reid Priddy, born 1977, Richmond, Virginia) is an American volleyball outside hitter, four-time Olympian, 2008 gold and 2016 bronze medalist, and 2019 Manhattan Beach Open champion.
Reilly Opelka
Reilly Opelka, American ATP tennis player born in St. Joseph, MI; 2.11 m tall serve specialist, 2015 Wimbledon junior champion, career-high No. 17 (2022), 4 singles titles, comeback from hip tumor and wrist surgeries in 2025.
Reina Sato
Reina Sato (佐藤礼那, born 2005) is a Japanese ice hockey defenseman with Obihiro Ladies who won gold in girls' ice hockey and silver in 3-on-3 at the 2020 Lausanne Winter Youth Olympics; distinct from speed skater Ayano Sato.
Remco van Wijk
Remco van Wijk (born 1972, Breda) is a retired Dutch field hockey striker who won Olympic gold in men's hockey at Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000, played for SV Kampong, and earned about 242 international caps with 63 goals.
Renardo Green
Renardo Green, born 2000, Orlando, Florida, is a San Francisco 49ers cornerback drafted 64th overall in 2024 from Florida State; Second-Team All-ACC in 2023, 4.49-second 40-yard dash, and a 2026 PFF top-10 cornerback with 3 interceptions.
Renata Fast
Renata Fast, Canadian ice hockey defenceman born 1994, three-time Olympic medallist (gold Beijing 2022; silver 2018, 2026), seven-time World Championship medallist, PWHL Toronto Sceptres Defender of the Year 2024-25.
René Lacoste
René Lacoste (1904-1996), French tennis champion of the Four Musketeers, seven-time Grand Slam singles winner and Davis Cup victor, nicknamed the Crocodile, founded the Lacoste polo shirt brand and invented the steel racket.
Rene Toft Hansen
René Toft Hansen, Danish handball line player born 1984 in Rybjerg; Olympic gold 2016, European champion 2012, world champion 2019; clubs included AG København, THW Kiel, Veszprém, Benfica, Bjerringbro-Silkeborg; retired 2025.
Renée Richards
Renée Richards (born Richard Raskind, 1934), American ophthalmologist and tennis player; won Richards v. USTA (1977) to play the US Open women's draw, ranked No. 20, coached Navratilova.
Renee van Laarhoven
Renée van Laarhoven, Dutch field hockey defender born 1997 in Nijmegen; SCHC captain and Netherlands co-captain; Olympic gold Paris 2024, World Cup gold 2022, also a researcher at the Prinses Máxima Centrum.
Renita Farrell Garard
Renita Farrell Garard (Renita Maree Farrell-Garard, born 1972, Townsville) is an Australian field hockey player who won Olympic gold with the Hockeyroos in 1996 and 2000, later a sports director and AM.
Rennae Stubbs
Rennae Stubbs (born 1971, Sydney) is an Australian former tennis player, doubles world No. 1 in 2000, six-time Grand Slam champion, 60 WTA doubles titles, four-time Olympian, later coach of Serena Williams and ESPN broadcaster.
Reser Stadium
Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Oregon; opened 1953 as Parker Stadium, renamed 1999 for Al and Pat Reser; home of Oregon State Beavers football; capacity 35,548 after 2023 west side rebuild.
Reserve clause
Reserve clause: baseball contract provision, from 1879 National League rule to 1887 standard contract, binding players to one team in perpetuity; struck down by Peter Seitz's December 23, 1975 arbitration decision, creating free agency.
Restricted free agent
Restricted free agent (RFA): NFL player with three accrued seasons and an expired contract whose team can retain him via qualifying tenders with right of first refusal and draft-pick compensation.
Reuben Foster
Reuben Foster, born 1994, is a former NFL linebacker from Alabama, Butkus Award winner, drafted 31st overall by the 49ers in 2017; released in 2018 after domestic violence arrests, career ended by knee injury with Washington.
Rex Burkhead
Rex Burkhead, NFL running back (Bengals, Patriots, Texans, 2013-2022), Nebraska All-Big Ten back; won Super Bowl LIII, scored 2018 AFC Championship OT TD, retired 2024.
Rex Chapman
Rex Everett Chapman, born 1967, is a former NBA shooting guard drafted 8th overall in 1988 by Charlotte; 12 seasons, 14.6 PPG, later a Twitter personality and addiction-recovery advocate.
Rex Grossman
Rex Grossman (Rex Daniel Grossman III, "Sexy Rexy"), born 1980, NFL quarterback drafted 22nd overall by the Chicago Bears in 2003 from Florida; 2001 Heisman runner-up; started Super Bowl XLI loss; 10,232 career passing yards.
Rex Norris
Rex Norris (Richard Alexander Norris, 1899-1980), Anglo-Indian field hockey halfback who won gold for British India at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, then coached the Netherlands, Italy, and Mexico national teams from London.
Rex Ryan
Rex Ryan, former NFL head coach of the New York Jets (2009-14) and Buffalo Bills (2015-16), son of Buddy Ryan, blitz-oriented defensive mind, back-to-back AFC title games, now ESPN analyst since 2017.
Rey Isaac
Rey Isaac (Rey Vicente Isaac Vaillant, El Rey Azul), Cuban outfielder born 1973 in Santiago de Cuba; 1996 Olympic baseball gold medalist, 1995 Intercontinental Cup gold winner, and holder of a then-record 37-game Cuban hitting streak.
RFU Championship
RFU Championship, rebranded Champ Rugby from 2025-26, is English rugby union's second tier below the Premiership: 14 clubs, RFU-administered, funding cut from £600,000 to £160,000, promotion play-off until 2026-27.
Rhys Hoskins
Rhys Hoskins is an American professional baseball first baseman born in 1993 in Sacramento, California, who debuted in MLB in 2017 and helped the Phillies reach the 2022 World Series.