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Bill Graham (strings Musician)
Bill Graham or Billy Graham may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Billy Graham (comics) (1935–1997), American comic book artist * Bill Graham (director) (1926–2013), American television and film director * Bill Graham (musician) (1918–1975), American jazz saxophonist * Bill Graham (promoter) (1931–1991), American music promoter * Bill Graham, character in ''Ann Carver's Profession'' Sports * Bill Graham (baseball) (1937–2006), American baseball player * Billy Graham (American boxer) (1922–1992), American boxer * Billy Graham (New Zealand boxer) (born 1947/1948), winner of four New Zealand titles at light welterweight * Bill Graham (Canadian football) (1935–2020), Canadian football player for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats * "Superstar" Billy Graham (1943–2023), American former professional wrestler * Billy Graham (born 1955), trainer of boxer Ricky Hatton * Billy Graham (footballer) (1914–1996), English footballer Others * Billy Graham (1918–2018), American evange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Graham (comics)
William Henderson Graham (July 1, 1935 – April 4, 1997) Note: Graham's date of death was given as 1999 in "Biographies: Billy Graham", ''Marvel Masterworks: The Black Panther Volume 1'' (Marvel Worldwide : New York, 2010), was an African-American comics artist best known for his work on the Marvel Comics series ''Luke Cage, Hero for Hire'' and the ''Jungle Action'' feature " Black Panther". Early career A graduate of New York City's Music & Art High School, Billy Graham was influenced artistically by the work of Al Williamson, Frank Frazetta, Burne Hogarth, and George Tuska. One of his earliest comics projects was illustrating writer Don Glut's "Death Boat!" in ''Vampirella'' #1 (Sept. 1969), one of Warren Publishing's influential black-and-white horror-comics magazines. Graham would pencil and self-ink a story in nearly each of the first dozen issues of ''Vampirella'', and an additional tale in issue #32 (April 1970) of its brethren publication ''Creepy''. Publisher James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
"Superstar" Billy Graham
Eldridge Wayne Coleman (born June 7, 1943), better known by his ring name "Superstar" Billy Graham, is an American former professional wrestler. He gained recognition for his tenure as the WWWF Heavyweight Champion in 1977–1978. He is a three-time world champion in major professional wrestling promotions. As an award-winning bodybuilder, he was a training partner and close friend of Arnold Schwarzenegger. He is most remembered for revolutionizing the interview and physique aspects of the professional wrestling industry, and for his charismatic performance style. Some of his wrestling protégés include Hulk Hogan, Jesse Ventura, and Ric Flair. Early life Coleman was born into a working-class family in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 7, 1943. His father was from Mississippi, and his mother, who claimed Cherokee ancestry, was from Arkansas. Coleman was attracted to weight lifting in the fifth grade. As a teenager he was an avid reader of bodybuilding magazines, his idols being Steve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Graham (Canadian Politician)
William Carvel Graham (March 17, 1939 – August 7, 2022) was a Canadian lawyer, academic and politician. Graham served as the minister of foreign affairs, minister of national defence, leader of the opposition and interim leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. After leaving politics, he was the chancellor of Trinity College at the University of Toronto. Early life According to his birth certificate, Graham was born on March 17, 1939, in Montreal, Quebec, to Loring and Helen (née White) Bailey. He was the youngest of four siblings: Arthur, Loring Jr and Helen. His parents divorced five months before he was born. On June 9, 1940, his mother married Francis Ronald Graham Sr, a wealthy widower over twenty years her senior with ten children of his own. Shortly after the wedding, his mother and step-father moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, and Bill and Helen were raised by their maternal grandparents in Toronto, Ontario. In 1943, when Bill was four, he joined his mother and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Graham (author)
Bill Graham (1951 – 11 May 1996) was an Irish journalist and author. He attended Blackrock College and Trinity College, Dublin and resided in Howth. In addition to authoring several books, Graham wrote for ''Hot Press'' magazine from its founding. He died of a heart attack at forty-four on 11 May 1996 being survived by his mother Eileen. Graham's long time colleague and ''Hot Press'' editor Niall Stokes described him: "In many ways, he was a founding father of modern Irish music. He inspired a whole generation of Irish fans and musicians to look at the world in a different and broader light. And he was good on more than music too. He felt a kinship with Northern Ireland and the people on both sides of the sectarian and political divide there that was unusual in those who were brought up within the narrow confines of the culture of Ireland in the '60s and '70s – and his political writing reflected this. And he was also ahead of the game in terms of his appreciation of the im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Graham (Australian Politician)
Bruce William Graham, OBE (22 August 1919 – 18 February 1995) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Liberal Party and served in the House of Representatives for over 20 years, representing the New South Wales seats of St George (1949–1954, 1955–1958) and North Sydney (1966–1980). Early life Graham was born in Sydney on 22 August 1919. He was educated at Sydney Grammar School before becoming an announcer on the ABC. He played rugby union with Eastern Suburbs RUFC, cricket for the Waverley Cricket Club, and was a member of the Tamarama Surf Life Saving Club. Military service Graham enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in March 1939. He spent time with No. 22 Squadron and No. 6 Squadron based out of RAAF Base Richmond. He joined the No. 2 Service Flying Training School at RAAF Base Forest Hill in August 1940. He was promoted flying officer three months later and then made flight lieutenant in January 1942. Graham was subsequently posted t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Graham
William Franklin Graham Jr. (November 7, 1918 – February 21, 2018) was an American evangelist and an ordained Southern Baptist minister who became well known internationally in the late 1940s. He was a prominent evangelical Christian figure, and according to a biographer, was "among the most influential Christian leaders" of the 20th century. Graham held large indoor and outdoor rallies with sermons that were broadcast on radio and television, with some still being re-broadcast into the 21st century. In his six decades on television, Graham hosted annual crusades, evangelistic campaigns that ran from 1947 until his retirement in 2005. He also hosted the radio show ''Hour of Decision'' from 1950 to 1954. He repudiated racial segregation and insisted on racial integration for his revivals and crusades, starting in 1953. He later invited Martin Luther King Jr. to preach jointly at a revival in New York City in 1957. In addition to his religious aims, he helped shape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Graham (footballer)
William Graham (3 October 1914 – September 1996) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward. Graham started his career in non-league football with Blyth Spartans before joining Football League Second Division club Burnley in September 1932. He made his debut for the club on 2 December 1933 in the 0–0 draw away at Millwall but did not appear again that season. Graham scored on his next outing for Burnley in the 3–3 draw with Bury on 27 October 1934. He scored again in the 1–3 defeat to Hull City on 19 March 1935 and played his final Burnley game on 13 April 1935 in the 1–2 loss against Bradford Park Avenue Bradford (Park Avenue) Association Football Club is an association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The team compete in , at the sixth tier of the English football league system. The name derived from their former hom .... Graham left Burnley at the end of the 1934–35 season and subsequently signed for Bury. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricky Hatton
Richard John Hatton (born 6 October 1978) is a British former professional boxer who competed between 1997 and 2012, and has since worked as a boxing promoter and trainer. During his boxing career he held multiple world championships at light-welterweight and one at welterweight. BoxRec ranks Hatton as the 11th greatest European fighter of all time and 5th greatest British fighter of all time, pound for pound. In 2005 he was named Fighter of the Year by '' The Ring'' magazine, the Boxing Writers Association of America, and ESPN. In 2000, Hatton won the British light-welterweight title, followed by the WBU title the following year; he made a record fifteen successful defences of the latter from 2001 to 2004. He reached the pinnacle of his career in 2005 by defeating Kostya Tszyu for the IBF, ''Ring'' and lineal titles. This was followed up later that year with a victory over Carlos Maussa to claim the WBA (Super) title, thereby becoming a unified light-welterweight world ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Graham (Canadian Football)
William Douglas Lionel Graham (November 15, 1935 – January 2, 2020) was a Canadian football player who played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1953 and 1957. Graham previously played football with the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen, and was educated at St. Andre's College. He was chairman of the Sources of Knowledge Forum of the Bruce Peninsula. Previously he was a manager, president, and eventually majority owner of University Scholarships of Canada. He lived on the Bruce Peninsula and in Mississauga, Ontario Mississauga ( ), historically known as Toronto Township, is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is situated on the shores of Lake Ontario in the Regional Municipality of Peel, adjoining the western border of Toronto. With a popul .... Graham died on January 2, 2020. References 1935 births 2020 deaths Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Sportspeople from Hamilton, Ontario Players of Canadian football from Ontario {{Cana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Graham (director)
William A. Graham (May 15, 1926 – September 12, 2013) was an American television and film director. Career Beginning in 1958, Graham worked as a prolific television director; he helmed episodes for dozens of series including ''Kraft Television Theatre'', ''Omnibus'', ''Checkmate'', '' Naked City'', '' Breaking Point'', '' 12 O'Clock High'', ''The F.B.I.'', '' The Fugitive'', ''Batman'', ''CBS Playhouse'', and ''The X-Files''. In 1980, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for directing the television film '' Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones''. In addition to his television work, Graham directed films, such as ''Honky'' (1971), ''Where the Lilies Bloom'' (1974), and ''Return to the Blue Lagoon'' (1991), the latter of which starred Milla Jovovich in an early role. He is known for directing American singer and actor Elvis Presley's final film, ''Change of Habit ''Change of Habit'' is a 1969 American crime drama musical film directed by William A. Graham and starrin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Graham (New Zealand Boxer)
William Neil Graham (born ) is a New Zealand boxing trainer and former amateur boxer. He won four New Zealand titles at light welterweight, plus an Australasian title and the Jamieson Belt. Born in Naenae, and trained by the legendary Dick Dunn, Graham's amateur career was outstanding. He did not turn pro, but in the late 1960s Bob Jones wrote the following about young Graham: When Graham was 28, his coach told him it was time to stop boxing. Graham left boxing after 18 years in the ring without ever having taken a blow to the head. He now runs the Naenae Boxing Academies in Naenae and Cannons creek, These academies help kids of the street and save their childhoods which has gained recognition from several newspapers. Honours and awards In 2011, Graham was named the Local Community Hero of the Year at the New Zealander of the Year awards. In the 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours, Graham was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Graham (American Boxer)
Billy Graham (September 9, 1922 – January 22, 1992) was an American boxer from New York City who had an impressive professional record of 102 wins and 15 losses. Though a leading lightweight contender, Graham was never the recipient of a world title. Graham did however, have the remarkable distinction of never having been knocked off his feet in his long career. He was elected into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1987, and is also in the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Early life and career Graham was born on the East side of Manhattan on September 9, 1922. Graham defeated Sugar Ray Robinson as an amateur, when they were both teenagers in NYC. He was undefeated in his first 58 fights, going 52-0-6, until he fought Tony Pellone, where he lost by a split decision. Boxing career Graham was known as a welterweight with stylish and subtle moves that made him a difficult target in the ring.''New York Times'', "Obituaries, Billy Graham, 70, Welterweight Boxer", New York, New York, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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