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Bill Simpson (other)
Bill or Billy Simpson may refer to: *Billy Simpson (jockey) (c. 1840β1873), South Australian jockey * Billy Simpson (footballer, born 1878) (1878β1962), English football player for Sunderland and Lincoln City *Billy Simpson (footballer, born 1929) (1929β2017), Northern Ireland international football player *Bill Simpson (actor) (1931β1986), Scottish actor * Bill Simpson (racing driver) (1940β2019), American racecar driver *Bill Simpson (American football) (born 1951), American football defensive back *Billy Simpson (singer) Billy Simpson (born 17 July 1987) is an Indonesian singer-songwriter, musician, producer and multi-instrumentalist. He is the winner of the first season of ''The Voice Indonesia''. Early life Simpson was born in Jakarta on 17 July 1987 to parent ... (born 1987), Indonesian singer-songwriter See also * William Simpson (other) * Will Simpson (other) {{hndis, Simpson, Bill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Simpson (jockey)
William Henry Simpson (c. 1840 β 5 March 1873) was a prominent jockey in the early days of South Australia, who has been called "the colonial Chifney" and "the Fred Archer of South Australia". History Simpson was taught to ride by the noted trainer William Malcolm (c. 1813 β 25 November 1858) of "Wymondbury" at The Reedbeds, and was riding professionally when quite young. For some years he was employed by the Fisher brothers, then after they stopped racing was hired by other owners, among them Gabriel Bennett, Richard Holland and Thomas Ryan, and probably had more successes than any other contemporary jockey. On 30 December 1864 during the first heat for the Ladies' Purse at Thebarton, Simpson was riding J. Filgate's horse "Bacchus", and soon after the start the horse ran close to one of the posts, and Simpson was thrown violently to the ground. It was believed Simpson lost concentration while looking around to see how his younger brother, aspiring jockey George Simpson (per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Simpson (footballer, Born 1878)
William Simpson (1878β1962) was an English professional footballer who made 143 appearances in the Football League playing for Sunderland and Lincoln City. He played as a left back or centre half. Life and career Simpson was born in Sunderland, which was then in County Durham, and played football for Wearside League club Selbourne before beginning his professional career with Sunderland A.F.C. He played only three times in the First Division, all in the 1898β99 season, and scored once, the winning goal five minutes from time as Sunderland won 2β1 at Bury Bury may refer to: *The burial of human remains *-bury, a suffix in English placenames Places England * Bury, Cambridgeshire, a village * Bury, Greater Manchester, a town, historically in Lancashire ** Bury (UK Parliament constituency) (1832β19 .... He remained with the club until 1902, when he moved to Second Division club Lincoln City. He spent six seasons with Lincoln, making 151 appearances in senior competitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Simpson (footballer, Born 1929)
William J. Simpson (12 December 1929 β 27 January 2017) was a Northern Ireland international footballer, who played for Linfield, Rangers, Stirling Albion, Partick Thistle and Oxford United. Career Simpson signed for Rangers from Linfield for a sum of Β£11,500 in 1950. He spent nine years (1950β59) at Rangers making 239 appearances and scoring 163 goals. He won three championship medals and a Scottish Cup winners medal with Rangers to add to the two Irish League and two Irish Cups he won with Linfield. He left Ibrox in 1959 and spent the last couple of years of his career with Stirling Albion, Partick Thistle and (then non-league) Oxford United. As an illustration of his popularity, in the fictional song "A Trip to Ibrox" Billy Simpson is credited with scoring twice in a "Ne'erday" Old Firm Derby at Ibrox. Whereby Rangers were 1-0 down at half time, and Simpson inspired his team to a second half comeback after Willie Waddell had scored an equaliser. In recognition of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Simpson (actor)
William Nicholson Simpson (11 September 193121 December 1986) ''thePeerage.com'' website. Retrieved on 10 March 2008. was a Scottish actor, best remembered for his portrayal of the title role in the long-running series ''''. Career Beginnings Simpson began his career as an for |
Bill Simpson (racing Driver)
Elwood Jesse "Bill" Simpson (March 14, 1940 β December 16, 2019) was an American racing driver, best known as a pioneer in the racing safety business with his company Simpson Performance Products. Later during his business career he branched into developing equipment for football safety. Racing career Simpson started in drag racing and SCCA Formula racing, eventually moving up to the USAC Championship Car series. He raced in the 1968-1974 and 1976-1977 seasons, with 52 career starts. He qualified twentieth for the 1974 Indianapolis 500, and finished thirteenth. He finished in the top ten 11 times, with his best finish in 6th position in 1970 at Milwaukee. He decided to end his racing career in 1977, because he started to think about a telephone call that he needed to make while he was practicing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.Bill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Simpson (American Football)
William Thomas Simpson (born December 5, 1951) is a former American football defensive back who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) from 1974 to 1982. Before his NFL career, he played defensive back and punted for Michigan State University and was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the second round of the 1974 NFL Draft. He was a standout athlete at Royal Oak Shrine High School and was elected to the Archdiocese of Detroit Catholic High School League Hall of Fame in 2007. Professional career Simpson played five seasons with the Los Angeles Rams (1974β1978) which culminated in his receiving several postseason awards. He finished his pro career with the Buffalo Bills (1980β1982), retiring with 34 interceptions and 9 more in postseason play. During the 1981 Wild Card playoff game, played on December 27, 1981 at Shea Stadium, Simpson intercept a pass near the endzone in the closing seconds of the game to preserve a win for the Bills over the New Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Simpson (singer)
Billy Simpson (born 17 July 1987) is an Indonesian singer-songwriter, musician, producer and multi-instrumentalist. He is the winner of the first season of ''The Voice Indonesia''. Early life Simpson was born in Jakarta on 17 July 1987 to parents who have neither the interest nor background in music that throughout his childhood years, his exposure to music was thus relatively limited. In fact, the closest exposure to music that he had as a child was obtained from watching Disney movies. Being encouraged by his sister, Simpson's first βofficialβ encounter with music occurred as he began playing bass at a church at the age of 13. A few years later, he moved to Melbourne, Australia to pursue his collegiate studies. There he started to discover his love of singing through his involvement in various musical events organized by Indonesian students. Apart from his participation in musicals, Simpson also acted in Kado Kendo, a student-initiated movie filmed in Melbourne, Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Simpson (other)
Billy, Bill, Will, Willie and William Simpson may refer to: Artists * William Simpson (portrait artist) (c. 1818β1872), African American painter and civil right activist * William Simpson (Scottish artist) (1823β1899), Scottish war artist and correspondent *Will Simpson (comics) (born 1960), Northern Irish comics, film and television storyboard and concept artist Politicians *William Dunlap Simpson (1823β1890), American governor of South Carolina from 1879 *William John Simpson (1851β1901), Canadian journalist and political figure in Quebec *William T. Simpson (1886β1980), American legislator in New York state *William C. Simpson, American Republican mayor of Ashland, Kentucky in 1936 and 1948 Scholars * William Simpson (teacher) (before 1790βafter 1828), English headmaster, first (1823β1828) to lead Bootham School *William John Ritchie Simpson (1855β1931), Scottish physician and specialist in tropical medicine * William Douglas Simpson, 1896β1968), Scottish arch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |