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Bill Wallace (rugby Union)
Bill Wallace may refer to: *Bill Wallace (American football) (1912–1993), American football player *Bill Wallace (martial artist) (born 1945), American karateka and kickboxer * Bill Wallace (author) (1947–2012), American author of children's books * Bill Wallace (writer) (1924–2012), an American sportswriter for ''The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...'' See also * William Wallace (other) {{human name disambiguation, Wallace, Bill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Wallace (American Football)
Bill Wallace (July 21, 1912 – May 17, 1993) was an American football halfback at Rice Institute in 1932, 1934, and 1935. He was a first-team All-American in 1934 and has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, and the Rice Athletics Hall of Fame. Early years Wallace was born in 1912 in El Campo, Texas. He attended Eagle Lake High School in Eagle Lake, Texas. He competed in both track and football at Eagle Lake and was later inducted into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame. Rice Institute Wallace then enrolled at Rice Institute (now Rice University) where he competed in football as a halfback and in track as a sprinter and hurdler. He won the Southwest Conference championship in the 222-yard low hurdles and lost the event at the nationals to Jesse Owens and Glenn Hardin. In football, Wallace played on both offense and defense. As a sophomore, Wallace starred at halfback for the 1932 Rice Owls football team. In February 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Wallace (martial Artist)
William Louis Wallace (born December 1, 1945) is an American karateka and former professional kickboxer. He is known for his adept use of high-speed leg kicks, earning him the nickname "Superfoot." He was the Professional Karate Association (PKA) World Full-Contact Champion, and the Middleweight Kickboxing Champion for six years, retiring with a 23-0-0 record. Bill Wallace is the International Ambassador for PKA Worldwide. Background Wallace was born in Portland, Indiana, and trained in wrestling during his high school years. He began his study of Judo in 1966 and was forced to discontinue his Judo related activities because of an injury he suffered to his right knee during practice. He then began to study Shōrin-ryū Karate under Michael Gneck in February 1967 while serving in the U.S. Air Force. After entering the point fighting tournament scene and achieving success there, he switched to full-contact competition. With the coaching help of veteran fighter Jim 'Ronin' Harri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Wallace (author)
William Wallace (August 1, 1947 – January 30, 2012) was an American teacher and later an author of children's books. He started writing to quiet down his fourth grade students, who loved his stories and encouraged him to make "real" books. Personal life and career Wallace was born and raised in Chickasha, Oklahoma. He studied professional writing at the University of Oklahoma. He then got a B.S. in Elementary Education from The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma in 1971 and an M.S. in Elementary Administration from SWOSU in 1974. He started teaching in 1971, and became the principal/P.E. teacher at West Elementary in Chickasha in 1977. The school is now named The Bill Wallace Early Education Center. Wallace left the school system in 1988 to pursue writing. He wrote a total of 31 books, seven of which he wrote with his wife Carol. Death Bill Wallace died from Lung Cancer on January 30, 2012. He's buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in Chickasha, Oklahoma. Writings for children ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Wallace (writer)
William N. Wallace (April 29, 1924 – August 11, 2012) was an American sportswriter for the ''New York Times''. Early life Wallace was born in Washington, D.C. and graduated from Yale University in 1945 after serving in World War II. At Yale, he was a catcher on the baseball team. Career Wallace was hired by the ''World-Telegram'' as a yachting writer and in 1957 joined the ''New York Herald Tribune'', where he began his football writing career in 1959. He joined the ''New York Times'' after the newspaper strike of 1962–63. During his career he covered both the New York Giants and New York Jets. He is the author of the book ''Yale’s Ironmen: A Story of Football and Lives in the Decade of the Depression and Beyond''. In 1986, he was given the Dick McCann Memorial Award from the Pro Football Hall of Fame The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame for professional American football, located in Canton, Ohio. Opened on September 7, , the Hall of Fame enshrines exceptiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national " newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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