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Bob Wood (other)
Bob Wood may refer to: Entertainment * Bob Wood (comics) (1917–1966), comic book artist during the Golden Age of Comics * Bob Wood (author) (born 1957), author of ''Dodger Dogs to Fenway Franks'' and ''Big Ten Country'' Politics * Bob Wood (MP) (born 1940), Liberal Member of Parliament for Nipissing in the Canadian House of Commons, 1988–2004 * Bob Wood (Ontario MPP) (born 1949), Progressive Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament for London South and London West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, 1995–2003 Sports * Bob Wood (baseball) (1865–1943), Major League Baseball catcher * Bob Wood (basketball) (1921–2014), National Basketball Association player * Bob Wood (ice hockey) (1930–2007), ice hockey player in the National Hockey League See also * Bob Woods (other) * Bobby Wood (other) Bobby Wood Bobby Shou Wood (born November 15, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Wood (comics)
Robert L. Wood (June 14, 1917 – November 7, 1966), was an American comics illustrator. Wood worked for the Harry "A" Chesler Company and provided art for multiple companies, including MLJ Magazines and Lev Gleason Publications. In 1942, Wood and Charles Biro co-created '' Crime Does Not Pay'', a series largely credited with beginning the "crime comics" trend in the industry. Wood's personal life was marred by drinking and gambling addictions, and he served a total of three years and eight months in prison between 1958 and 1963 for manslaughter. A few years after his release, Wood was struck by a car and killed. Career profile According to David Hajdu's ''The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic Book Scare and How It Changed America'', Wood was " derstood to have grown up in blue-collar South Boston," but he "rarely discussed his background or life outside of comics." Wood worked for the Harry "A" Chesler Group, which provided artwork for Lev Gleason Publications, MLJ Magazines, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Wood (author)
Robert Edward "Bob" Wood (born February 20, 1959) is an American author, teacher and activist. As a 26-year-old high school history teacher from Kalamazoo, Michigan, (though teaching in Seattle, Washington at the time), he wrote the 1988 best selling book ''Dodger Dogs to Fenway Franks''. In June 2008, the sports blog, Baseball Musings, wrote a story commemorating the 20th anniversary of ''Dodger Dogs to Fenway Franks''. Wood resides in Grand Haven, Michigan. First book During the summer of 1985, Wood visited each of the 26 Major League Baseball stadiums. He graded the sites on eight criteria: layout and upkeep, the ball field, seating, the scoreboard, food, courtesy of employees, facilities and atmosphere. Giving grades from A+ to D, Wood concluded that the two best ball parks in the majors were Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles and Royals Stadium in Kansas City. The worst, he decided, were Houston's Astrodome and Toronto's Exhibition Stadium. The book was well known for its hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Wood (MP)
Bob Wood (born March 11, 1940) is a Canadian former politician. Wood represented the riding of Nipissing in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 2004 as a member of the Liberal Party. Wood did not stand for re-election in the 2004 election. Wood was born in Ayer's Cliff, Quebec Ayer's Cliff ( 2021 population 1,180) is a village municipality in the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec. It is located just north of the Canada–United States border, on Lake Massawippi, near the mouth of .... Prior to entering politics, he was a radio broadcaster in North Bay, Ontario. External links * 1940 births Living people Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario People from North Bay, Ontario People from Estrie Anglophone Quebec people 21st-century Canadian politicians {{Liberal-Ontario-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Wood (Ontario MPP)
Robert "Bob" Wood, (born October 10, 1949) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was as a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2003 who represented the southern Ontario ridings of London South and London West. Background Wood was educated at the University of Western Ontario, receiving a law degree in 1970. He practiced law in London, Ontario after his graduation, and was the proprietor of the firm Walker and Wood. He also served on the Board of Managers for St. Paul's Cathedral in London, and was the Board Chairman for the Western Ontario Therapeutic Community Hostel. Politics Wood ran for the Ontario legislature in the provincial election of 1990, placing third in London South against incumbent Liberal Joan Smith and the winner, New Democrat David Winninger. He ran in the same riding in the 1995 provincial election, and easily defeated Winninger and Smith to become the riding's MPP. In the provincial election of 1999 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Wood (baseball)
Robert Lynn Wood (July 28, 1865 – May 22, 1943) was a professional baseball player. He played all or part of seven seasons in Major League Baseball, three with the Cincinnati Reds (1898–1900), and two each with the Cleveland Blues/Bronchos (1901–1902) and Detroit Tigers (1904–1905). Early years Wood was born in 1865 at Glasgow, Scotland. He moved with his parents to the United States at age eight and was raised in Youngstown, Ohio. Baseball career Wood began his professional baseball career with the Indianapolis Hoosiers of the Western League in 1895 at age 26. He remained with Indianapolis for three years. Wood made his major-league debut in 1898 for the Cincinnati Reds. He played three years for the Reds from 1898 to 1900. In 1899, he hit .313 with a .404 on-base percentage with the Reds. Wood jumped to the American League in 1900, appearing in 36 games for the Chicago Whitestockings. When the American League reached major-league status in 1901, Wood joined th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Wood (basketball)
Robert A. Wood (October 7, 1921 – October 26, 2014) was an American basketball guard who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Wood grew up in Rockford, Illinois, he played with the Sheboygan Red Skins during the 1949–50 NBA season The 1949–50 NBA season was the inaugural season of the National Basketball Association, which was created in 1949 by merger of the 3-year-old BAA and 12-year-old NBL. The 1950 NBA playoffs ended with the Minneapolis Lakers winning the NBA Cham .... In his one NBA season, Wood averaged 1.2 points per game and 0.2 assists per game. Career statistics NBA Source Regular season References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wood, Bob 1921 births 2014 deaths American men's basketball players Basketball players from Wisconsin Guards (basketball) Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball players People from Roscoe, Illinois Sportspeople from the Rockford metropolitan area, Illinois People from Vernon County, Wisconsin Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Wood (ice Hockey)
Robert Owen Wood (July 9, 1930 – November 11, 2007) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played in one National Hockey League game for the New York Rangers during the 1950–51. He played on March 25, 1951 against the Chicago Black Hawks. Wood later played two seasons in Great Britain. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs See also *List of players who played only one game in the NHL This is a list of ice hockey players who have played only one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1917–18 to the present. This list does not count those who were on the active roster for one game but never actually played, or players w ... External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wood, Bob 1930 births 2007 deaths Brighton Tigers players Canadian ice hockey defencemen New York Rangers players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States New York Rovers players Ice hockey people from Lethbridge St. Catharines Falcons (OHA) players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Woods (other)
Robert or Bob Woods may refer to: Entertainment * Robert Woods (actor) (born 1936), American actor in European films * Robert S. Woods (born 1948), American actor * Robert Woods (producer), classical music producer Sports * Robert Woods (offensive tackle) (born 1950), former NFL offensive lineman * Robert Woods (wide receiver, born 1992), American football player * Robert Woods (wide receiver, born 1955), former NFL wide receiver * Robert Woods (cyclist) (born 1968), Australian mountain bike racer * Robert Woods (coach) (1887–1949), American football coach and mayor of Athens, Ohio * Bob Woods (curler) (Robert Woods, born 1933), Canadian-Swedish curler * Bob Woods (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey coach and player Other * Robert Woods (surgeon) (1865–1938), Irish surgeon, UK MP 1918–1922 * Robert Carr Woods (1816–1875), lawyer and editor of ''The Straits Times'' * Robert John Woods (1859–1944), Ontario farmer and political figure * Robin Woods (Robert Wilmer Woods, 191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Wood (other)
Bobby Wood Bobby Shou Wood (born November 15, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club New England Revolution. Youth and early career Wood was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to a mother with partial ... (born 1992) is an American soccer player. Bobby Wood may also refer to: * Bobby Wood (American football) (1916–1973), American football player * Bobby Wood (footballer) (1892–1928), Scottish footballer * Bobby Wood (American politician) (1935–2023), American politician See also * Bob Wood (other) * Robert Wood (other) {{hndis, Wood, Bobby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
