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Alan Hill (jockey)
Alan Hill may refer to: * Alan Richard Hill (Alan Richard Hill-Walker, 1859–1944), English recipient of the Victoria Cross * Alan Hill (author) (1928–2021), English cricket writer * Alan Hill (footballer, born 1933) (1933–2010), English professional footballer * Alan Hill (footballer, born 1943) (born 1943), English professional football goalkeeper * Alan Hill (footballer, born 1955) (born 1955), English professional footballer * Alan Hill (cricketer) (born 1950), English cricketer and umpire * Al Hill (ice hockey) (Alan Douglas Hill, born 1955), Canadian ice hockey player * A. Alan Hill (1938–1996), American government official See also * Al Hill (other) * Allen Hill (scientist) (born 1937) * Hill (surname) Hill is a surname of English origin, meaning "a person who lived on a hill". It is the 36th most common surname in England and 37th most common in the United States. A B * Baron Hill (other), multiple people * Basil Alexander Hill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Richard Hill
Alan Richard Hill VC (born Northallerton 12 July 1859 – 21 April 1944) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He won the VC for his actions on 28 January 1881 at the Battle of Laing's Nek during the First Boer War. After his marriage, he adopted the surname Hill-Walker. Early life Alan Richard Hill was the son of Captain Thomas Hill, chief constable of the North Riding of Yorkshire Constabulary and Frances Mirriam, daughter of Thomas Walker. He was educated at Richmond Grammar School. Hill was commissioned in July 1876 as a sub-lieutenant in the North Yorkshire Militia. He transferred to the 58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot in February 1879. The regiment was deployed to South Africa in 1879 for service in the Anglo-Zulu War and he saw action at the Battle of Ulundi in July 1879. Details Hill was 21 years old, and a lie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Hill (author)
Alan Hill (1928 – 5 February 2021) was a prominent biographer of cricketers. Career Hill grew up in Yorkshire, and worked as a journalist, first in Yorkshire, then in London, where he joined Hayter's Sports Agency. He won The Cricket Society/MCC Book of the Year award twice: in 1986 for ''Hedley Verity: A Portrait of a Cricketer'', and in 1991 for ''Herbert Sutcliffe: Cricket Maestro''. Reviewing ''Herbert Sutcliffe'' in '' Wisden'', John Arlott called Hill's biographies "distinguished", "right in subject, treatment and content", and added: "Mr Hill's style is both balanced and unfussy; he knows when to state and when to quote ... he constantly leads the reader to think, thus heightening both his concentration and his interest." Reviewing ''Daring Young Men'' for Cricinfo, Rob Steen called Hill "a nostalgist of occasional elegance and vast industry". In ''Wisden'' in 2003 Frank Keating said, "Down the years, the diligent cuttings-librarian Hill has been a productive cottage i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Hill (footballer, Born 1933)
Alan Hill (1 July 1933 – July 2010) was a footballer who played as a winger in the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ... for Tranmere Rovers. References Tranmere Rovers F.C. players Men's association football wingers English Football League players 1933 births 2010 deaths English men's footballers People from Bromborough Footballers from Merseyside Sportspeople from Wirral {{England-footy-midfielder-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Hill (footballer, Born 1943)
Alan Hill (born 3 November 1943) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, making over 250 appearances in the Football League for three clubs between 1960 and 1970. Career Born in Barnsley, Hill began his career with the youth team of hometown club Barnsley, turning professional in 1960. After making over 130 appearances, he signed for Rotherham United in 1966. Hill ended his career in 1970 with Nottingham Forest, after breaking his arm.The Times ''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper ''The Sunday Times'' (fou ..., 3 March 1970, ''Two substitutes may be allowed'' Between 1976 and 1987, Hill was the licensee of the Rancliffe Arms in Bunny, Nottinghamshire. References ;GeneralPost War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database ;Specific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Hill (footballer, Born 1955)
Alan Hill (born 22 June 1955) is an English former professional footballer, spending most of his footballing career (and all of his professional footballing career) playing in the English Football League with Wrexham, making over 200 total appearances for the club. Career Hill signed for Wrexham as a schoolboy. He made his first team debut in 1975 aged 19. Hill would prove a versatile player, playing in nine different positions during his time at Wrexham, including a game as goalkeeper in the Welsh Cup. After over 10 years at Wrexham, Hill would move to Oswestry Town Oswestry Town Football Club was a football club from Shropshire, playing at Victoria Road. They joined the Birmingham League in 1924 and switched to the Cheshire County League in 1959. In 1975 they made the move to the Southern League before ... for the final year of his career. References Living people 1955 births English men's footballers Men's association football defenders English Football Lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Hill (cricketer)
Alan Hill (born 29 June 1950) is a former English cricketer and umpire who played for Derbyshire from 1972 to 1986 and for Orange Free State in South Africa in 1976/77. Hill was born in Buxworth, Derbyshire and began playing for Derbyshire Juniors in 1965. He progressed to the Second XI by 1970 and in 1972 made his first-class debut against Somerset. He was a right-handed batsman, who usually opened for Derbyshire, and an occasional off-break bowler. In first-class cricket, he hit 65 fifties and 18 hundreds, giving him a career average of 30.89. His occasional off-break bowling took only a modest 9 wickets. Hill is one of only two cricketers to make a century without hitting a boundary, a record that he shares with Paul Hibbert, making 103 in the match for Orange Free State v Griqualand West in 1976–77. After he retired Hill became an umpire at first-class and List A level, but stopped after only two seasons. He began coaching cricket, working in many schools, and until the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Hill (ice Hockey)
Alan Douglas Hill (born April 22, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers. On February 14, 1977, Hill made his NHL debut for the Philadelphia Flyers and scored two goals and three assists in a 6–4 victory against the St. Louis Blues. Hill set the NHL record for most points (five) in a debut, including scoring twice in the first period (0:36) and (11:33) against goaltender Yves Bélanger. Career Hill started his NHL career with the Philadelphia Flyers in 1977. He retired from hockey after the 1988–89 AHL season. On February 14, 1977, Hill made his NHL debut for the Flyers. On that night, he tallied two goals and three assists for five points. His performance set a new record for most points by a player in his first NHL game (a 6-4 Philadelphia victory over the St. Louis Blues The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Hill (other)
Al Hill may refer to: * Al Hill (actor) (1892–1954), American character actor * Al Hill (ice hockey) (born 1955), Canadian ice hockey player * Al Hill, pseudonym used by some of the American lyricists of "Let Me Go, Lover! "Let Me Go, Lover!", a popular song, was written by Jenny Lou Carson and Al Hill, a pen name used by Fred Wise, Kathleen Twomey, and Ben Weisman. It is based on an earlier song called "Let Me Go, Devil", about alcoholism. Background "Let Me Go ...", a popular song released in 1954 See also * Alan Hill (other) * Albert Hill (other) * Alex Hill (other) * Alexander Hill (other) * Alexandra Hill (other) * Alfred Hill (other) {{hndis, Hill, Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allen Hill (scientist)
Hugh Allen Oliver Hill FRSC FRS (23 May 1937 – 30 July 2021), usually known as Allen Hill, was Professor, and later Emeritus Professor, of Bioinorganic Chemistry at the University of Oxford and Honorary Fellow of The Queen's College, Oxford, and Wadham College, Oxford. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1990 and was awarded the 2010 Royal Medal of the Royal Society "for his pioneering work on protein electrochemistry, which revolutionised the diagnostic testing of glucose and many other bioelectrochemical assays.". After studying at Queen's University Belfast Hill moved to Oxford in 1962, becoming a fellow of The Queen's College in 1965. His research awards include the Interdisciplinary award, the Chemistry and Electrochemistry of Transition Metals medal, and the Robinson award of the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Breyer medal of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute and the Mullard Award and the Royal Medal of the Royal Society. In 2012 his work on the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
