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Bill Collins (American Football Player)
Bill or Billy Collins may refer to: * Bill Collins (American football coach) (1894–?), American college football player and coach * Bill Collins (athlete) (born 1950), American athlete * Bill Collins (baker) (1931–2021), co-inventor of the Chorleywood process * Bill Collins (catcher) (1863–1893), American baseball player * Bill Collins (footballer, born 1871) (1871–1942), Australian footballer for Carlton * Bill Collins (footballer, born 1920) (1920–2010), aka Buster Collins, Northern Irish footballer * Bill Collins (footballer, born 1933) (1933–2004), Australian footballer for Hawthorn * Bill Collins (golfer) (1928–2006), American professional golfer * Bill Collins (ice hockey) (born 1943), Canadian former ice hockey player * Bill Collins (outfielder) (1882–1961), American baseball player * Bill Collins (racecaller) (1928–1997), Australian racecaller * Bill Collins (television presenter) (1934–2019), Australian film critic and television presenter * Billy Colli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Collins (American Football Coach)
William Newton Collins (born May 21, 1894) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Missouri Wesleyan College in Cameron, Missouri from 1923 to 1925 and William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri from 1927 to 1932. Collins was also the head basketball coach at William Jewell from 1928 to 1933, tallying a mark of 50–35. Collins played college football as a halfback at the University of Missouri from 1916 to 1919. In 1920, he coached Missouri's freshman football team. The following year, Collins was the football coach at Liberty High School in Liberty. After two years at Liberty High School, Collins was appointed athletic director An athletic director (commonly "athletics director" or "AD") is an administrator at many American clubs or institutions, such as colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, who oversees the work of coaches an ... and head footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Collins (athlete)
William Collins (born November 20, 1950) is an American sprinter, originally running for Mount Vernon High School in Westchester County, New York, where he won four state titlesMarc Bloom Running and later at where he achieved "All-American" status.RUNNING NOTEBOOK: Houstonian enjoys year for the ages , Outdoors , Chron.com - Houston Chronicle /ref> ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Collins (baker)
Thomas Hylton "Bill" Collins (11 July 1931 – 3 March 2021) was a British baker who, with George Elton and Norman Chamberlain, developed the Chorleywood bread process at the British Baking Industries Research Association in Chorleywood. He was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal The Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal (french: link=no, Médaille du jubilé d'argent de la reine Elizabeth II) is a commemorative medal created in 1977 to mark the 25th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession in 1952. The medal is p ... in 1978. Works * ''The Creation and Control of Bread Crumb Structure'' References 1931 births 2021 deaths British bakers People from Bootle {{bread-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Collins (catcher)
William J. Collins (1863 – June 8, 1893) was an Irish professional baseball catcher. He played six seasons in pro baseball; four of those in Major League Baseball. He was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1863 (exact date unknown). Collins died on June 8, 1893, and was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Maspeth, New York. Professional career Collins began his professional career in 1887 with the major league New York Metropolitans of the American Association. He appeared in one game with the Metropolitans and got one hit in four at bats. The next season, 1888, Collins played with the minor league Lynn Shoemakers of the New England League. In 1889, Collins played for the Philadelphia Athletics of the American Association; in one game he got one hit, one RBI, and one stolen base in four at bats. He continued playing for the Athletics in 1890, and went hitless in one at bat. Later that year, Collins played for the minor league Jersey City Jerseys of the Atlantic Association and the Monmo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Collins (footballer, Born 1871)
William Collins (14 May 1871 – 13 July 1942) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Collins debuted for Carlton in 1899, then returned home to Rutherglen to play with Excelsior in their 1900 Ovens & Murray Football League The Ovens and Murray Football Netball League (O&MFNL) is an Australian rules football and netball competition containing ten clubs based in north-eastern Victoria, the southern Riverina region of New South Wales and the Ovens and Murray are ... premiership before returning to Carlton to play the last three games in 1900. Notes External links * * Bill Collins's profileat Blueseum 1871 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Carlton Football Club players 1942 deaths Place of death missing Rutherglen Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1870s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Collins (footballer, Born 1920)
William Hanna "Buster" Collins (15 February 1920 – 3 November 2010) was an Irish professional footballer. His clubs included Distillery, Belfast Celtic, Luton Town and Gillingham. He later became reserve team manager at Gillingham, and in 1965 was appointed by manager Freddie Cox as the head of the club's newly organised youth scheme, a post he held for nearly twenty years. He served as first team trainer and kitman for a further ten years, finally retiring in 1993 at the age of 73. He has been cited as a major influence on the careers of future stars Micky Adams and Steve Bruce Stephen Roger Bruce (born 31 December 1960) is an English professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who played as a centre-back. He most recently managed West Bromwich Albion F.C., West Br .... He died in 2010 at the age of 90. References 1920 births 2010 deaths Belfast Celtic F.C. players Lisburn Distillery F.C. players Associa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Collins (footballer, Born 1933)
Bill Collins (23 January 1933 – 5 March 2004) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ... (VFL). Notes External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Collins, Bill 1933 births 2004 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Hawthorn Football Club players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Collins (golfer)
William R. Collins (September 23, 1928 – April 8, 2006) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s and the Senior PGA Tour in the 1980s. Life Collins was born in Meyersdale, Pennsylvania and grew up in Baltimore, Maryland. Collins joined the PGA Tour in 1958 and won four events between 1959 and 1962. His first victory came at the 1959 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational by three strokes (280) over Jack Burke Jr. and Tom Nieporte. In 1960, Collins finished in a three-way tie for first at the end of regulation at the Insurance City Open, which he and Jack Fleck lost in a playoff to Arnold Palmer. His best finishes in major championships were T-7 at The Masters in 1961 and a 7th-place finish at the 1964 U.S. Open. He was a member of the victorious 1961 Ryder Cup team. Collins was forced to quit the Tour after back surgery in 1963. In 1965, he took a club pro job at Brae Burn Country Club in Purchase, New York and remained there unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Collins (ice Hockey)
William Earl Collins (born July 13, 1943) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Minnesota North Stars, Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, and Washington Capitals between 1967 and 1978. Collins was born in Ottawa, Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca .... Career statistics Regular season and playoffs External links * 1943 births Living people Baltimore Clippers players Canadian ice hockey centres Detroit Red Wings players Ice hockey people from Ottawa Minnesota North Stars players Minnesota Rangers players Montreal Canadiens players New York Rangers players Philadelphia Flyers players St. Louis Blues players St. Paul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Collins (outfielder)
William Shirley Collins (March 27, 1882 – June 26, 1961) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. On October 6, 1910, while playing for the Boston Doves against the Philadelphia Phillies, Collins became the first major league player to hit for the natural cycle (a single, double, triple, and home run, in that order). In 228 games over four seasons, Collins posted a .224 batting average (173-for-773) with 91 runs, 3 home runs, 54 RBIs, 42 stolen bases and 54 bases on balls. He finished his career with an overall .967 fielding percentage playing at all three outfield positions. See also * List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle In baseball, completing the cycle is the accomplishment of hitting a single, a double, a triple, and a home run in the same game. In terms of frequency, the cycle is roughly as common as a no-hitter; ''Baseball Digest'' calls it "one of the ra ... References External links , oRetrosheet* 1882 births 1961 deaths Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Collins (racecaller)
William Henry Collins OAM (23 September 1928 – 14 June 1997) was an Australian racecaller and radio and television personality who earned the reputation for being able to accurately call the winner of even the closest of races. Known as "The Accurate One", he was well known for his call of the Melbourne Cup each year. One of his most notable commentaries was the 1986 Cox Plate, dubbed the " Race of the Century". Collins also called important races internationally including the UK, US, South Africa, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore. Collins died on 14 June 1997 from cancer. Radio and television broadcasting Collins' radio career began in the early 1950s in Sale, Victoria, and in 1953 he moved to Melbourne where he worked as a racecaller for the radio station 3DB, and appeared on television hosting the musical comedy program ''Sunnyside Up'' at HSV-7, leading to a Logie Award in 1959 for ''Outstanding Performance''. He would later host the Saturday Night "Seven's Pen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Collins (television Presenter)
William Roderick Collins (4 December 1934 – 20 June 2019) was an Australian film critic and film historian, radio and television presenter, journalist, author and lecturer best known for presenting Hollywood films on television in Australia. Collins specialised in the era of Classical Hollywood cinema, and his favourite film was ''Gone with the Wind''. He was well known for his association with Network 10, presenting ''Bill Collins' Golden Years of Hollywood'' for fifteen years, and later with Foxtel, presenting movies on the cable channel FOX Classics from 1995 to 2018. Biography Bill Collins was born in Sutherland, Sydney, the son of a policeman and school teacher. He was educated at Canterbury Boys' High School and the University of Sydney, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Latin in 1959, a Diploma of Education in 1960 and a Master of Education in 1965. Originally an English school teacher at East Hills Boys High School and his alma mater Canterbury ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |