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Bill McGuire (other)
Bill McGuire may refer to: *Bill McGuire (volcanologist) (born 1954), British volcanologist *Bill McGuire (baseball) William Patrick McGuire (born February 14, 1964) is an American former professional baseball catcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). McGuire attended Creighton Preparatory School in Omaha where he was regarded as one of ... (born 1964), former Major League Baseball catcher * Bill McGuire (footballer), Irish soccer player during the 1930s * Bill McGuire (murder victim), a man killed by his wife in 2004 * Billy McGuire, one of the World's Heaviest Twins See also * William McGuire (other) {{hndis, Macguire, Bill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill McGuire (volcanologist)
William J. McGuire (born 1954) is a volcanologist and Emeritus Professor of Geophysical & Climate Hazards at University College London. His main interests include volcano instability and lateral collapse, the nature and impact of global geophysical events and the effect of climate change on geological hazards. Background McGuire studied at UCL and Luton College of Higher Education, now the University of Bedfordshire and has a PhD in Geology from University College London (1980). He began lecturing in Geology at the West London Institute of Higher Education in the 1980s, former home of well known TV geologist Iain Stewart. He was then appointed Reader at Cheltenham & Gloucester College of Higher Education (now the University of Gloucestershire), and made it into the university sector in the 1990s when he was appointed Professor of Geohazards and Director of the Aon Benfield UCL Hazard Research Centre at University College London. The centre is funded by the insurance industry. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill McGuire (baseball)
William Patrick McGuire (born February 14, 1964) is an American former professional baseball catcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). McGuire attended Creighton Preparatory School in Omaha where he was regarded as one of the best high school catchers in the country. He was named to the ABCA/Rawlings High School All-America Baseball Team in both 1981 and 1982. He committed to playing college baseball at Nebraska over competing offers from Arizona, Arizona State, USC, Miami and Mississippi State among others. Although selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 25th round of the 1982 Major League Baseball draft, he chose to honor his commitment and enroll at Nebraska. McGuire thrived at Nebraska as both a catcher and a pitcher. He received Second and Third Team All-America honors from '' Baseball America'' as a sophomore and junior respectively. He was also named to the All- Big Eight Conference team as a junior. McGuire was drafted by the Seattle Mariners ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill McGuire (footballer)
Bill McGuire was an Irish footballer who played as a defender during the 1930s. McGuire was a part of the Bohemians amateur team of the 1930s. He won full international caps for the Irish Free State making his debut against Holland alongside fellow Bohemian players Fred Horlacher, Paddy Andrews and Plev Ellis. Honours Bohemians * FAI Cup The Football Association of Ireland Senior Challenge Cup (FAI Cup), known as the Extra.ie FAI Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland (as well as Derry ...: 1934–35 References External links * * Year of birth missing Year of death missing Republic of Ireland men's association footballers Irish Free State men's association footballers Men's association football defenders Irish Free State men's international footballers League of Ireland players Bohemian F.C. players {{Ireland-footy-defender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melanie McGuire
Melanie Lyn McGuire (''née'' Slate; born October 8, 1972) is an American former nurse who was convicted of murdering her husband on April 28, 2004, in what media dubbed the "suitcase murder". She was sentenced to life in prison on July 19, 2007, and is serving her sentence at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Clinton, New Jersey. She will not be eligible for parole until she is 101 years old. Early life and education Melanie Lyn Slate grew up in Ridgewood and Middletown Township, New Jersey, attending Middletown High School South. She enrolled at Rutgers University with a double major in math and psychology and graduated in 1994. She graduated, second in her class, from the Charles E. Gregory School of Nursing (now Raritan Bay Medical Center) in 1997 with a nursing diploma. She married United States Navy veteran William T. "Bill" McGuire (born September 21, 1964) in 1999. Murder By April 2004, the McGuires had been married for five years. Melanie was a nurse at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy McGuire
Billy Leon McCrary (December 7, 1946 – July 14, 1979) and Benny Loyd McCrary (December 7, 1946 – March 26, 2001), known together as The McGuire Twins, were American professional wrestlers listed in the ''Guinness Book of World Records'' as the "World's Heaviest Twins" ( and , respectively). Stage careers Born in Hendersonville, North Carolina, the twins began using the stage name McGuire, as it was easier for ring announcers to pronounce; they gained popularity as tag team wrestlers and in carnival stunt shows. In wrestling The twins often used a finishing move called the "Tupelo Splash", which involved one of the twins diving belly-first onto a prone opponent; they would follow this with "The Steamroller", where the twin would roll back and forward over the opponent. Deaths Billy McCrary died on July 14, 1979, at the age of 32, following a motorcycle accident in Niagara Falls en route to a ''Ripley's Believe It or Not!'' museum. Benny lived for almost 22 mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |