European? NO
Retired? YES
Is this a footballer? NO
American? YES
A F1 driver? NO
Are we looking for the name of the person? YES (as confirmed to CdM above as 'a single identified individual')
Is what they are mainly remembered for (in) their post-retirement ... ? YES
... involvement in the sports world? NO
Schwarzenegger? NO but a fine guess
Recap? A somewhat timorous description of this character's previous sporting prowess and current status in the entertainment industry although, by and large, correct.
Dwayne Johnson it is! Not as Fast and Furious as some, I believe.
Here Tuj - have this baton hewn from Rock