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A. L. Brown High School
A.L. (Alfred Luther) Brown High School is a comprehensive public high school in Kannapolis, North Carolina. It is the only high school in the Kannapolis City Schools district as well as the city of Kannapolis. A.L. Brown was recognized by DPI as a "School of Distinction" under the state's ABC standards for public education for the 2003–2010 school years. History During the expansion of the Cannon Mills Corporation during the 1920s, James William Cannon donated a piece of land just east of the town for a school. Central High School would be built in 1924, about the same time, a new Concord High School opened. Later in 1930, Central High School was renamed J. W. Cannon High School, in honor of James William Cannon. In 1933, the school burned down, and was rebuilt in 1934. In 1951, the school was renamed A. L. Brown High School, and the school moved to a new building southeast of the old facility. The former building was converted into a junior high school, under the name Canno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kannapolis, North Carolina
Kannapolis () is a city in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, Cabarrus and Rowan County, North Carolina, Rowan counties, in the U.S. state of North Carolina, northwest of Concord, North Carolina, Concord and northeast of Charlotte, North Carolina, Charlotte and is a suburb in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The city of Kannapolis was incorporated in 1984. The population was 53,114 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, which makes Kannapolis the List of municipalities in North Carolina, 19th largest city in North Carolina. It is the home of the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers, the Low-A baseball affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, and it is the hometown of the Earnhardt racing family. It is also the headquarters for the Haas F1 racing team. The center of the city is home to the North Carolina Research Campus, a public-private venture that focuses on food, nutrition, and biotech research. History Name Early meaning and usage of the city's name was a direct reference to Cannon Mill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tavis Bailey
Tavis Bailey (born June 1, 1992) is an American discus thrower. Personal Bailey was born in Poughkeepsie, New York. He attended A.L. Brown High School in Kannapolis, North Carolina. After high school, he received a scholarship to play football and compete on the track team at Lenoir–Rhyne University. In 2012, he transferred to the University of Tennessee where he finished out his collegiate career. Career College In 2012, during his first year at Tennessee, he placed second in the discus at the SEC Outdoor Championships. He was the runner-up thrower at the 2015 NCAA Outdoor Championships. Professional Bailey qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ... by placing second at the 2016 US Olympic Trials with a throw of 63.42 met ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Parker
Brandon Malik Parker (born October 21, 1995) is an American football offensive tackle for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at North Carolina A&T before being selected by the Raiders in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft. Early life Parker was born in Kannapolis, North Carolina, to George Curtis Parker III and his wife Regina. Both of his parents have athletic backgrounds. Parker attended A.L. Brown High School, in Kannapolis, North Carolina where he started two of the three years he played varsity football. During his senior year, Parker led the Wonders to an 8–4 record. During Parker's high school career, the wonders averaged 287 yards rushing per game and completed 62.4 percent of its passes. College career Parker's tall and lanky frame was a point of concern and limited the number of schools interested in recruiting him for football. In an interview with Brian McLaughlin of Herosports.com, Parker said "I really was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Louis Rams
The St. Louis Rams were a professional American football team of the National Football League (NFL). They played in St. Louis from 1995 to the 2015 season, before moving back to Los Angeles, where the team had played from 1946 to 1994. The arrival of the Rams, which originated in Cleveland Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ... before moving to Los Angeles in 1946, gave St. Louis a professional football team for the first time since the St. Louis Cardinals (NFL), St. Louis Cardinals left for Arizona Cardinals, Arizona in 1987. The Rams played their home games at what is now known as The Dome at America's Center in downtown St. Louis, which the city had been building for a few years in the hopes of gaining an NFL team. Dubbed the Trans World Airlines, Trans World Dome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Bowl XXXIV
Super Bowl XXXIV was an American football game played at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on January 30, 2000, to determine the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1999 NFL season, 1999 season. The National Football Conference (NFC) champion 1999 St. Louis Rams season, St. Louis Rams defeated the American Football Conference (AFC) champion 1999 Tennessee Titans season, Tennessee Titans 23–16, to claim their first Super Bowl win and first NFL championship since 1951 NFL Championship Game, 1951.Super Bowl XXXIV To date, it is the most recent NFL championship game in which both teams were seeking their first Super Bowl title. The game featured teams both returning to the postseason after a period of struggles and relocation. Led by The Greatest Show on Turf offense, the Rams entered their second Super Bowl appearance with an NFC-best 13–3 regular season record. Their season marked the franchise's first playoff run since 1989 and first since relocating from History of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Morton (American Football)
Michael Anthony Morton (born March 28, 1972) is a National Football League (NFL) official and former American football linebacker. Morton played college football for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels and went on to play for four teams in a seven-year NFL career. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1995 NFL Draft. During his NFL career. Morton played in 103 games (17 starts) and recorded 120 tackles, 50 assists, four fumble recoveries, and two interceptions. He was a member of the 1999 St. Louis Rams team that won Super Bowl XXXIV in January 2000. Since his retirement from playing in the NFL, Morton has become a dentist and has opened his practice in Kannapolis, North Carolina. Morton has been a football official since at least 2014, working in the Atlantic Coast Conference. , Morton is also an official in the Alliance of American Football, working as an umpire on the crew led by referee Brandon Cruse. Morton worked his first NFL game on September 11, 2022, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games are considered the world's foremost sports competition with more than 200 teams, representing sovereign states and territories, participating. The Olympic Games are normally held every four years, and since 1994, have alternated between the Summer and Winter Olympics every two years during the four-year period. Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games (), held in Olympia, Greece from the 8th century BC to the 4th century AD. Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894, leading to the first modern Games in Athens in 1896. The IOC is the governing body of the Olympic Movement (which encompasses all entities and individuals involved in the Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melissa Morrison-Howard
Melissa Morrison-Howard (born July 9, 1971 in Mooresville, North Carolina) is an American hurdler best known for winning two Olympic bronze medals. She also won the bronze medal at the 2003 World Indoor Championships as well as one national indoor championships. From 1992 to 1993, the Southern Conference's indoor and outdoor championships voted her as The Most Valuable Performer. As of 2020, she is considered one of the top 6 US scorers of all time for the 100-meter hurdles. She is a 1993 graduate of Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. During her career at Appalachian, Morrison was coached by John Weaver. She won 12 individual Southern Conference The Southern Conference (SoCon) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. Southern Conference football teams compete in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly ... championships and was a 1993 All-American in the 100-meter hurdle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony Music Nashville
Sony Music Nashville is the country music branch of the Sony Music Group. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, Sony Music Nashville includes its three country recording labels Arista Nashville, Columbia Nashville, and RCA Nashville, as well as Christian music company Provident Label Group. History Since 2015, Sony Music Nashville has been overseen by CEO Randy Goodman. In January 2011, Sony Music Nashville announced an exclusive worldwide distribution deal with Skyville Records, a new Nashville label headed up by music producer Paul Worley. In August 2011, Sony Music Nashville announced a restructuring that realigned several artists among its labels and merged the promotion teams for BNA Records and Columbia Nashville, while retaining the respective label identities for both BNA and Columbia artists and releases. In February 2012, Sony Music Nashville entered into an exclusive distribution deal with new Nashville-based label, Streamsound Records, launched by producer Byron Gall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kameron Marlowe
Kameron Marlowe, born in 1997 in Kannapolis, North Carolina, is an American country music singer-songwriter signed to Columbia Nashville. He was a contestant on The Voice (American season 15), season 15 of NBC's ''The Voice (American TV series), The Voice''. His debut single, "Giving You Up" was released on June 14, 2019. Early life and education Marlowe was born and raised in Kannapolis, North Carolina. He has a younger brother, Aidan. As a child, Kameron became interested in music through his grandfather, who listened to country radio when they went hunting and fishing together. He started singing in church when he was 10 years old and later became a worship leader. Marlowe attended A.L. Brown High School, where he joined a band and performed around town before graduating in 2015. In 2017, Marlowe's mother was diagnosed with a degenerative disc injury in her back and had to quit her job. To help support her, Marlowe dropped out of college and began working as an auto parts sal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tracy Johnson (American Football)
Tracy Illya Johnson (November 29, 1966 – April 7, 2023) was an American National Football League (NFL) running back. He was drafted in the tenth round of the 1989 NFL Draft by the Houston Oilers The Houston Oilers were a professional American football team that played in Houston from its founding in 1960 to 1996 before relocating to Memphis, and later Nashville, Tennessee becoming the Tennessee Titans. The Oilers began play in 1960 as .... Johnson attended Kings Mountain High School (1982–1984), before transferring to A.L. Brown High School for his senior season. Johnson died of cancer on April 7, 2023, at the age of 56. References External linksNFL.com player page 1966 births 2023 deaths Players of American football from Concord, North Carolina American football running backs Clemson Tigers football players Houston Oilers players Atlanta Falcons players Seattle Seahawks players Tampa Bay Buccaneers players {{runningback-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pro Bowl
The National Football League All-Star Game (1939–1942), Pro Bowl (1951–2022), or Pro Bowl Games (starting in 2023) is an annual event held by the National Football League (NFL) featuring the league's star players. The format has changed throughout the years. Between 1939 and 1942, the NFL experimented with all-star games pitting the league's champion against a team of all-stars. The first official Pro Bowl was played in January 1951, matching the top players in the American/Eastern Conference against those in the National/Western Conference. From the merger with the rival American Football League (AFL) in 1970 up through 2013 and also in 2017, it was officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference (AFC) against those in the National Football Conference (NFC). From 2014 through 2016, the NFL experimented with an unconferenced format, where the teams were selected by two honorary team captains (who are each in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
