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Rosalyn Fatima Gold-Onwude (; born April 28, 1987) is an American-Nigerian sports broadcaster. A native of New York City, Gold-Onwude played college basketball at Stanford and played on the Nigeria national team. Gold-Onwude covers NBA basketball on ESPN's…
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Rosaire Longelo-Mbule (born 20 October 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for EFL League One club Notts County.
1980–2010
Rosalind Chanette Ross (January 17, 1980 – September 15, 2010) was an American basketball player drafted by the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA. On September 15, 2010, she was shot and killed by her long time partner.
1939–2011
Roscoe Cook, Jr. (March 2, 1939 – December 30, 2011) was an educator and held three world records in track. Cook attended San Diego High, where he set numerous track and field records and was a member of the school's 1955 national championship football team.
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Roscoe Niiquaye Dsane (born 16 October 1980) is an English professional footballer who last played for Isthmian Division One South side Walton Casuals as a striker. A Crystal Palace youth product, Dsane made his professional debut for Southend United…
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Roscoe Lee Browne (May 2, 1922 – April 11, 2007) was an American actor and director. He is perhaps best known for his many guest appearances on TV series from the 1970s and 1980s, as well as movies like The Cowboys (1972) with John Wayne, and The World's…
1920–2006
Rose Agnes Rolls Cousins (March 26, 1920 – July 30, 2006) was an aviator from Fairmont, West Virginia. She became the first African American woman to become a solo pilot in the Civilian Pilot Training Program.
1904–1968
Roosevelt "Rosey" Davis (November 19, 1904 – December 28, 1968) was an American professional baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues and the Mexican League from the 1920s to the 1940s.
1966–
Rosey Edeh (born August 16, 1966) is a Canadian Olympic finalist and Commonwealth games medalist as a hurdler. In her subsequent television career, she was a news anchor for Global News at Noon at Global Toronto and the senior reporter for ET Canada. She…
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Roosevelt "Rosey" Grier (born July 14, 1932) is an American former football player, bodyguard, actor, singer, Protestant minister, fiber artist, and motivational speaker. He played professionally as a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL)…
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Roshumba Williams (born August 1, 1968) is an American supermodel who first became known for her appearance in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition in the early 1990s. She also works as an actress and reality TV show judge. As a teenager in 1987, she…
1944–
Rosie Bonds Kreidler (born July 7, 1944) competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics for the United States in the Women's 80 metre hurdles. She finished in 1st place in the fourth heat of the first round (10.6 seconds), in 4th place in the first semifinal (10.8…
1989–
Ross Davidson (born 6 September 1989) is an English footballer who played as a midfielder. A youth player at Port Vale, he was a professional at the club from 2008 to 2010. After two loan spells at Stafford Rangers and one at Nantwich Town, he signed…
1918–2013
Ross "Satchel" Davis (July 28, 1918 – January 1, 2013) was an American professional baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues. He played with the Baltimore Elite Giants in 1940, and with the Cleveland Buckeyes in 1943 and 1947. In 1940, he and Willie Hubert…
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Ross Peltier (born 24 April 1992) is a former Jamaican International Rugby League player who played as a prop. He is a Politician for the Green Party. He is a Green Party politician.
1966–
Ross Puritty (born December 18, 1966) is an American former professional boxer. A high-level journeyman and occasional heavyweight contender, Puritty is remembered for his fight with Wladimir Klitschko in 1998 in which he won the World Boxing Council (WBC)…
1972–
Rowan Alexander Barrett Sr. (born November 24, 1972) is a Canadian former professional basketball player. At a height of 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) tall, he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions.
1970–
Rowan Donaldson (born 6 September 1970) is a former Canadian and Jamaican boxer. Representing Jamaica, he competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Earlier, while representing Canada, he won a gold medal in the 1994 Commonwealth…
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Rowland Johnie Office (born October 25, 1952) is an American former professional baseball outfielder for the Atlanta Braves, Montreal Expos and New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1972 and 1983.
1953–
Roy Branch (born July 12, 1953) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in two games for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1979. Branch attended Beaumont High School in St. Louis, Missouri. His senior season, he…
1923–1989
Roy Henry Brown (20 December 1923 – November 1989) was an English professional footballer who played as both a centre half and a striker. Brown was the first black player in the history of his first team, Stoke City. Brown also played for Watford, making a…
1944–
Roy Callender (born October 31, 1944) is a Barbadian Canadian IFBB Hall of Famer retired professional bodybuilder, professional wrestler and actor.
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Roy Campanella (November 19, 1921 – June 26, 1993), nicknamed "Campy", was an American professional baseball player, primarily as a catcher. The Philadelphia native played in the Negro leagues and Mexican League for nine years before entering the minor…
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Roy Foster (July 29, 1945 – March 21, 2008) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Indians from 1970 to 1972.
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