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Bob Carey (musician)
Bob Carey is the name of: * Bob Carey (racing driver) (1904–1933), American race car driver * Bob Carey (American football) (1930–1988), American football player * Bob Carey (singer), American folk singer, member of The Tarriers See also *Robert Carey (other) {{hndis, Carey, Bob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Carey (racing Driver)
Robert Elwood Carey (September 24, 1904 – April 16, 1933) was an American racecar driver. Career Carey's first American Championship Car Racing, national championship race was the 1932 Indianapolis 500. Having taken the lead after Billy Arnold (racing driver), Billy Arnold had crashed out, Carey endured a blown right rear tire (causing him to spin three times without hitting the wall or another car), and later a damaged shock absorber; in total he lost over twelve minutes to the leader and later winner, Fred Frame, but managed to erase four minutes of the interval and finished fourth. Carey went on to win rain-shortened races at the Dirt track racing, dirt tracks in Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway, Detroit and New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse, and clinched the 1932 AAA Championship Car season, 1932 national title by finishing second in the season finale at Oakland Speedway with points leader Frame dropping out. No other rookie driver would win the national champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Carey (American Football)
Robert Winfield Carey (February 8, 1930 – October 25, 1988) was an American football end who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL). He was a first-round pick (13th overall) by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1952 NFL Draft from Michigan State University. He played three season with the Rams between 1952 and 1956 and one season with the Chicago Bears in 1958. Michigan State University Two Sport All-American Carey earned a total of nine varsity athletic letters at Michigan State: three each in football, basketball and track. In his era, freshmen were not eligible for varsity competition. As captain of the undefeated Spartan 1951 football team, he earned consensus first-team All-America honors at end and was a member of the 1951 College Football All-America Team. Carey had also received All-American recognition in football by the Associated Press in 1950. He was Michigan State's receptions leader for three seasons, 1949–1951. His single season record of eig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Carey (singer)
Bob Carey is the name of: * Bob Carey (racing driver) (1904–1933), American race car driver * Bob Carey (American football) (1930–1988), American football player * Bob Carey (singer), American folk singer, member of The Tarriers The Tarriers were an American vocal group, specializing in folk music and folk-flavored popular music. Named after the folk song " Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill", the group had two hit songs during 1956-57: "Cindy, Oh Cindy" (with Vince Martin) an ... See also * Robert Carey (other) {{hndis, Carey, Bob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tarriers
The Tarriers were an American vocal group, specializing in folk music and folk-flavored popular music. Named after the folk song " Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill", the group had two hit songs during 1956-57: "Cindy, Oh Cindy" (with Vince Martin) and "The Banana Boat Song." The two singles became US Top Ten hits and peaked at No. 26 and No. 15 respectively in the UK Singles Chart. Career The group formed from a collection of folk singers who performed regularly at Washington Square in New York City during the mid-1950s, including Erik Darling and Bob Carey. "Eventually it became the Tarriers, with Bob, me, Karl Karlton and Alan Arkin," Darling told Wayne Jancik in ''The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders''. According to Darling, "Karl didn't really mesh" and left the group before the remaining trio secured a contract with Glory Records in 1956, where the Tarriers scored two hits.Wayne Jancik, ''The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders'', expanded first edition (Billboard Books, 1998) , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
