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Roy Hibbert
Roy Hibbert, born 1986, Georgetown center and two-time NBA All-Star with the Indiana Pacers; famous for verticality rim protection against LeBron's Heat, later Lakers, Hornets, Nuggets; now CBS Sports analyst.
Roy Oswalt
Roy Oswalt (born 1977) is a former MLB right-handed pitcher, mainly with the Houston Astros (2001-10): 163-102, 3.36 ERA, 1,852 strikeouts, 2005 NLCS MVP, 2004 NL wins leader, 2006 ERA title, 2000 Olympic gold.
Roy Williams (basketball coach)
Roy Williams (born 1950) is a retired Hall of Fame college basketball coach; 903-264 over 33 seasons at Kansas and North Carolina, three NCAA titles (2005, 2009, 2017), only coach with 400 wins at two schools.
Roy Williams (safety)
Roy Lee Williams (born 1980), Oklahoma Sooners safety and College Football Hall of Famer, drafted 8th overall by Dallas in 2002; 5 Pro Bowls, 2003 first-team All-Pro, namesake of the NFL horse collar rule.
Roy Williams (wide receiver)
Roy Williams (Roy Eugene Williams Jr., born 1981, Odessa, Texas) is a former NFL wide receiver, a Texas Longhorn drafted seventh overall by Detroit in 2004; 2006 Pro Bowler who led the NFC with 1,310 receiving yards, later traded to Dallas. Distinct from the Oklahoma safety Roy Williams.
Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport, Merseyside, England; links club founded 1889, royal status 1951. Hosted The Open 11 times (1954–2026, Ryan Fox the latest champion), six Women's Opens, and the 1969 Ryder Cup concession.
Royal Caledonian Curling Club
The Royal Caledonian Curling Club, founded as the Grand Caledonian Curling Club in Edinburgh in 1838, governed curling in Scotland, publishing the rules and running national competitions.
Royal Melbourne Golf Club
Royal Melbourne Golf Club is a private golf club in Black Rock, Victoria, Australia, founded in 1891 and home to the famed MacKenzie-designed West Course.
Royal Oak Leprechauns
Royal Oak Leprechauns: non-profit collegiate summer wood-bat baseball team in Royal Oak, Michigan; Northwoods League member since 2024, plays at Memorial Park; won its first Northwoods League championship in 2026.
Royal Portrush Golf Club
Royal Portrush Golf Club, founded 1888 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, is the only club outside Great Britain to host The Open (1951, 2019, 2025), on its Harry Colt-designed Dunluce Links.
Royal St George's Golf Club
Royal St George's Golf Club, Sandwich, Kent, founded 1887 by Dr William Laidlaw Purves; first Open venue outside Scotland (1894), 15 Opens including Morikawa's 2021 win; AIG Women's Open debut 2027.
Royal Troon Golf Club
Royal Troon Golf Club, founded 1878 in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland, is an Open Championship rota links. Its Old Course hosted ten Opens (2024 winner Xander Schauffele) and features the 123-yard Postage Stamp 8th.
Royce White
Royce White (Royce Alexander White) is an American former basketball player drafted 16th overall by Houston in 2012 whose NBA career was shaped by a mental-health dispute.
Roydell Williams (running back)
Roydell Williams is an American football running back from Hueytown, Alabama, who played college football for Alabama and Florida State before signing with the Detroit Lions in 2026.
Roza Salikhova
Roza Salikhova (Роза Галямовна Салихова, 1944–2026), Soviet volleyball player, two-time Olympic champion (1968 Mexico City, 1972 Munich), 1970 world champion, Hall of Fame inductee 2014.
Rube Foster
Rube Foster (Andrew Bishop Foster, 1879-1930), Negro leagues pitcher, manager, and owner of the Chicago American Giants; founded the Negro National League in 1920 and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981.
Rube Waddell
Rube Waddell (George Edward Waddell, 1876-1914), Hall of Fame left-handed pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics; 193-143, 2.16 ERA, 2,316 strikeouts, 1905 AL Triple Crown, famous for eccentric behavior.
Ruben Hyppolite II
Ruben Hyppolite II (born 2001) is an NFL linebacker for the Chicago Bears, drafted 132nd overall in 2025 out of Maryland; a 4.39-second 40 runner, 2023 team captain, and 2026 injured reserve player.
Ruben Wolkowyski
Ruben Wolkowyski (Rubén Óscar Wolkowyski), Argentine basketball power forward/center born 1973 in Juan José Castelli; 2004 Olympic gold medalist, 2002 world silver medalist, and NBA player with Seattle and Boston.
Ruby Tui
Ruby Malae Tui, New Zealand rugby union wing born 1991 in Wellington; Olympic sevens silver (Rio 2016) and gold (Tokyo 2020), 2019 World Rugby Women's Sevens Player of the Year, Black Ferns No. 235, 2021 World Cup winner, author of Straight Up.
Rudy Fernández (basketball)
Rudy Fernández (Rodolfo Fernández Farrés), Spanish small forward born 1985 in Palma de Mallorca; Joventut, NBA (Portland, Denver), Real Madrid 754 games and 26 trophies; Spain record 266 caps, six Olympics, retired 2024.
Rudy Gay
Rudy Gay, born 1986, American forward, 8th pick of the 2006 NBA draft from UConn; played 17 seasons for Memphis, Toronto, Sacramento, San Antonio, and Utah, retired 2024 with 15.8 ppg and two FIBA World Cup golds.
Rudy Gobert
Rudy Gobert, French NBA center (Minnesota Timberwolves, formerly Utah Jazz), four-time Defensive Player of the Year, 2013 draft pick 27, Olympic silver medalist with France at Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024.
Rudy Ruettiger
Rudy Ruettiger (Daniel Eugene Ruettiger), Joliet-born Navy veteran and 5'6" Notre Dame walk-on, sacked Georgia Tech's Rudy Allen on the final play, Nov. 8, 1975, inspiring the 1993 film Rudy; later a motivational speaker.
Rudy Scholz
Rudy Scholz, full name Rudolph John Scholz, was an American rugby union scrum-half who won Olympic gold with the United States in 1920 and 1924.
Rudy Tomjanovich
Rudy Tomjanovich, born 1948 in Hamtramck, Michigan, is a Hall of Fame player and coach who spent his career with the Houston Rockets, won NBA titles in 1994 and 1995, and coached Team USA to 2000 Olympic gold.
Rugby football
Rugby football: family of oval-ball contact sports founded at Rugby School (1823 Webb Ellis legend), split in 1895 into rugby union (15 players, contested rucks) and rugby league (13 players, six-tackle play-the-ball).
Rugby Football League
The Rugby Football League is the national governing body for rugby league in England, founded in 1895 and renamed from the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1922.
Rugby Football Union
Rugby Football Union (RFU), founded 26 January 1871 in London, is England's national governing body for rugby union, owned by 1,900 clubs, partner of Premier Rugby Limited, and subject of recent governance reviews.
Rugby league
Rugby league, the 13-player code formed by the 1895 Northern Union split from rugby union over player payments. Six-tackle sets, play-the-ball restarts; strongholds in Australia, England, New Zealand, France; NRL founded 1908.