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Bill Riley (Rugby League)
William, Bill, Billy, or Willie Riley may refer to: Sports * William Riley (Nottinghamshire cricketer) (1888–1917) * William Riley (Leicestershire cricketer) (1892–1955) *Bill Riley (ice hockey, born 1921) (1921–2000), American ice hockey player * Bill Riley (ice hockey, born 1950), Canadian ice hockey player * Bill Riley Jr., American ice hockey player and coach *Billy Riley (1889–1977), wrestler *Billy Riley (baseball) (1855–1887), outfielder in Major League Baseball Arts and entertainment *Willie Riley (1866–1961), British author *William K. Riley, one of the pen names of British author John Creasey (1908–1973) * Bill Riley Sr. (1920–2006), American entertainer *Billy Lee Riley (1933–2009), American musician Other * William Riley (architect) (1852–1937), British architect * William J. Riley (born 1947), United States federal judge * William F. Riley (judge) (1884–1956), United States federal judge * William F. Riley (engineer), American engineer and profes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Riley (Nottinghamshire Cricketer)
William Riley (11 August 1888 – 9 August 1917) was an English cricketer active from 1909 to 1914 who played for Nottinghamshire. He was born in Newstead, Nottinghamshire and died in military action near Koksijde (Coxyde), Belgium, during the First World War. He appeared in 80 first-class matches as a lefthanded batsman who bowled left arm slow medium. He scored 740 runs with a highest score of 48 and took 235 wickets with a best performance of seven for 80. He was killed in the First World War while serving as a gunner with the 133rd Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery The Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA) was formed in 1899 as a distinct arm of the British Army's Royal Regiment of Artillery serving alongside the other two arms of the Regiment, the Royal Field Artillery (RFA) and the Royal Horse Artillery (RHA) .... Notes 1888 births 1917 deaths English cricketers Nottinghamshire cricketers British military personnel killed in World War I Royal Garrison Arti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Lee Riley
Billy Lee Riley (October 5, 1933 – August 2, 2009) was an American musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer. His most memorable recordings include "Rock With Me Baby", "Flyin' Saucers Rock and Roll"Variously spelled as "...Rock & Roll" or "...Rock 'n' Roll" in different sources. and "Red Hot (song), Red Hot". Biography Riley was born in Pocahontas, Arkansas, the son of a sharecropper. He learned to play the guitar from black farm workers. After four years in the Army, he first recorded in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1955, before being persuaded by Sam Phillips to record for Sun Studios. He then recorded "Trouble Bound", produced by Jack Clement and Slim Wallace. Phillips obtained the rights and released "Trouble Bound" backed with "Rock with Me Baby" on September 1, 1956 (Sun 245). Riley’s first hit was "Flyin' Saucers Rock and Roll", backed with "I Want You Baby", released February 23, 1957 (Sun 260), with backing piano by Jerry Lee Lewis. Riley then recorded "Red Hot (s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William E
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name should b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Riley (criminal)
William "Mush" Riley ( fl. 1870–1878) was an American businessman, saloonkeeper and underworld figure in Manhattan, New York during the late 19th century. The owner of a Centre Street dive, he was a longtime Five Points personality and associated with many noted criminals of the era. Riley was said to have acquired his name for his fondness of eating corn meal mush dipped in hot brandy.Petronius. ''New York Unexpurgated: An Amoral Guide for the Jaded, Tired, Evil, Non-conforming, Corrupt, Condemned, and the Curious, Humans and Otherwise, to Under Underground Manhattan''. New York: Matrix House, 1966. (pg. 201) His saloon was located near other Five Points characters such as English-born pickpocket Tommy Taylor, Moss, Frank. ''The American Metropolis from Knickerbocker Days to the Present Time''. London: The Authors' Syndicate, 1897. (pg. 24–25) bare-knuckle boxer Jack McManus and Boiled Oysters Malloy, who owned the popular basement resort known as ''The Ruins'' just a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Bell Riley
William Bell Riley (March 22, 1861 in Greene County, Indiana, USA – December 5, 1947 in Golden Valley, Minnesota) was an American Baptist evangelical Christian pastor. Biography In 1878, at the age of 17, Riley publicly professed faith in Christ. He had planned to study law, but shortly after his conversion he felt called to the ministry. After being educated at normal school in Valparaiso, Indiana, Riley received his teacher's certificate. After teaching in county schools, he attended college in Hanover, Indiana, where he received an A.B. degree in 1885. In 1888 he graduated from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He served several Baptist churches in Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois before taking the pastorate at the First Baptist Church (Minneapolis), First Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1897. He was known as "The Grand Old Man of Fundamentalism." He resigned after forty-five years but served as pastor emeritus until his death ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |