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Bobby Thompson (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Bobby Thompson may refer to: * Bobby Thompson (American football coach) (born 1937), American football coach and college athletics administrator * Bobby Thompson (running back) (born 1947), former NFL and CFL running back * Bobby Thompson (defensive back) (1939–2014), NFL and CFL defensive back * Bobby Thompson (tackle), Canadian football player * Bobby Thompson (baseball) (1953–2011), American Major League outfielder * Bobby Thompson (comedian) (1911–1988), British stand-up comedian, actor and entertainer * Bobby Thompson (musician) (1937–2005), American banjoist * Bobby Thompson (racing driver) (born 1996), British racing driver * Bobby Thompson (strongman), American strength athlete; see 2022 World's Strongest Man * Bobby Thompson, alias of John Donald Cody, former attorney and convicted scam artist associated with the fraudulent United States Navy Veterans Association See also *Robert Thompson (other) *Robert Thomson (other) Robert, Rob, Robbie, Bob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Thompson (American Football Coach)
Bobby Thompson (born August 2, 1937) is a former American football coach and college athletics administrator. He served at the head football coach at Northwestern Oklahoma State University in 1974 and two stints as the head football coach at Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas, from 1979 to 1980 and again in 1984, compiling a career college football coaching record of 16–23–2. He was the athletic director at Fort Hays State from 1980 to 1981, the University of South Dakota from 1981 to 1982, the University of Nebraska Omaha from 1985 to 1988, and University of Texas at San Antonio (USTA) from 1988 to 1999. Thompson was born on August 2, 1937, in Guthrie, Oklahoma, and attended Guthrie High School there. He played football and baseball at Eastern Oklahoma Junior College—now known as Eastern Oklahoma State College—in Wilburton, Oklahoma and at Adams State College—now known as Adams State University Adams State University is a public university in Alamosa, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Thompson (running Back)
Bobby Thompson (born January 16, 1947) is an American football executive and former running back. An alumnus of the University of Oklahoma, Thompson played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions and, before that, in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Thompson served as an executive with the Stars Football League A star is an astronomical object comprising a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by its gravity. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye at night, but their immense distances from Earth make ... (SFL), a league founded and managed by his former agent, Peter Hulthwaite, throughout that league's existence. References 1947 births Living people Sportspeople from Raleigh, North Carolina Players of American football from Raleigh, North Carolina American football running backs Oklahoma Sooners football players Detroit Lions players Saskatche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Thompson (defensive Back)
Robert Lee Thompson (March 30, 1939 – March 11, 2014) was an American and Canadian football player who played for the Montreal Alouettes, Detroit Lions and New Orleans Saints. He won the Grey Cup with Montreal in 1970. He previously played college football at University of Arizona The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it was the first university in the Arizona Territory. T .... References 1939 births 2014 deaths Sportspeople from Minden, Louisiana Players of American football from Louisiana American players of Canadian football American football defensive backs Canadian football defensive backs Arizona Wildcats football players Montreal Alouettes players Detroit Lions players New Orleans Saints players {{Canadianfootball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Thompson (tackle)
Robert Marvin Thompson Jr. (September 9, 1959 – January 27, 2005) was a Canadian football Canadian football () is a team sport, sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's sco ... player who played professionally for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Hamilton Tiger-Cats. References 1959 births 2005 deaths {{Canadianfootball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Thompson (baseball)
Bobby La Rue Thompson (November 3, 1953 – April 25, 2011) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly at centerfield for the Texas Rangers during the season. Listed at 5' 11", 175 lb., Thompson was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. He was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. Following his graduation from Harding University High School, Thompson became the first African American born in Charlotte to join the Major Leagues. He was selected by the Texas Rangers in the 1972 amateur draft, and played six years in the Rangers Minor league system before joining the big team on April 16, 1978. In his only major league season, Thompson served as a reserve outfielder for Al Oliver, Juan Beníquez and Bobby Bonds, being also used in pinch-hitting and pinch-running duties while appearing in 64 games. He hit for a .225 average (27-for-120), including three doubles, three triples, two home runs and seven stolen bases, while driving in 12 runs and scoring Scor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Thompson (comedian)
Robert Michael Thompson (18 November 1911 – 16 April 1988) was a stand-up comedian, actor and entertainer from Penshaw, Sunderland. Although he was raised in Penshaw, he also lived in Great Lumley and Barley Mow, near Chester-le-Street, later moving to Whitley Bay. Early years He was the seventh child of John and Mary Thompson, both of whom died by the time Bobby was eight years old. He was then raised by his elder sister in the village of Fatfield. After leaving school at fifteen, he started work at North Biddick Colliery, earning seven shillings and sixpence a week. He would supplement his income by playing the harmonica around local public houses and competing in Domino tournaments. His first stand-up performance took place at the Gem Cinema in Penshaw as a young boy. Thompson was married three times. His first wife was Anna Marjoram . His second wife, Phyllis, died on 25 April 1967. He announced his engagement to Mary Douglass, 62, of Annfield Plain a few years later, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Thompson (musician)
Bobby Thompson (born Robert Clark Thompson; July 5, 1937 – May 18, 2005) was an American banjoist and guitarist. He worked as a session musician from the 1960s through 1980s. He recorded with Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, Neil Young, Perry Como, among others. Thompson was born in Converse, South Carolina. In the late 1960s, he joined his fellow session musicians, Weldon Myrick (musician), Weldon Myrick, Charlie McCoy to form Area Code 615 (band), Area Code 615. He died in 2005 at the age of 67. Selected discography With The Monkees * ''The Monkees Present'' (1969) * ''Missing Links Volume Two'' (1990) With Charley Pride * ''Christmas in My Home Town'' (1970) * ''Charley (album), Charley'' (1975) * ''The Happiness of Having You (album), The Happiness of Having You'' (1975) With Dottie West * ''Country and West'' (1970) * ''Forever Yours (Dottie West album), Forever Yours'' (1970) * ''If It's All Right With You/Just What I've Been Looking For'' (1972) * ''Country Sunshine (Dottie We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Thompson (racing Driver)
Robert David Thompson (born 27 July 1996) is a British racing driver who currently competes in the British Touring Car Championship The Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship is a touring car racing series held each year in the United Kingdom, currently organised and administered by TOCA. It was established in 1958 as the British Saloon Car Championship and was renamed as ... driving for Autobrite Direct with JourneyHero. He was the 2022 Jack Sears Trophy winner. Racing record Karting career summary Racing career summary † As Thompson was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points. Complete British Touring Car Championship results ( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position – 1 point awarded just in first race; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap – 1 point awarded all races; * signifies that driver led race for at least one lap – 1 point given all races) References External links 1996 births Living p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 World's Strongest Man
The 2022 World's Strongest Man was the 45th edition of the World's Strongest Man competition, an event that took place in Sacramento, California from May 24 to May 29, 2022. The contest was won by Tom Stoltman with this being his second consecutive title. Joining him on the podium were the 2019 and 2020 World's Strongest Man winners, Martins Licis and Oleksii Novikov respectively, who tied on points. In the event of a draw, the highest placing athlete on the last event ranks higher. Participants Manuel Angulo, Nedžmin Ambešković and Kim Ujarak are the first representatives of Chile, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Greenland in WSM history respectively. Angulo is also the first South American athlete to compete at WSM. Heat results Format The 30 athletes were divided into 5 groups of 6 athletes, with 2 athletes from each group progressing to the final of 10. The winner of each group progressed to the final, and 2nd and 3rd in each group would then advance to a 'Stone Off', fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Donald Cody
John Donald Cody is a convicted felon who perpetrated several fraudulent activities across the United States since the 1980s. He disappeared from his law practice in Arizona in 1984 after investigators began looking into his activities, suspecting the theft of client funds. In the 2000s, using the alias Bobby Thompson, he ran a fraudulent charity named the United States Navy Veterans Association from Florida. After evading authorities for two years, he was arrested in 2012 on charges associated with fraud and identify theft and ultimately convicted, receiving a sentence of 28 years of prison. Early life and education Cody was born in Hoboken, New Jersey to John V. Cody, a bank teller, and Herminia, a bookkeeper. He has one younger sister. Cody graduated from Steinert High School in 1965. Cody graduated from the University of Virginia in 1969 and Harvard Law School in 1972. Early career and military service Cody worked in a number of law firms and served in the U.S. Army Reserv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
