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Charles Lea (other)
Charles Lea may refer to: *Charles Léa (born 1951), Cameroonian footballer *Charlie Lea Charles William Lea (December 25, 1956 – November 11, 2011) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. From through , Lea played for the Montreal Expos (1980–84, 1987) and Minnesota Twins (1988). He batted and threw right-handed. Caree ... (1956–2011), French-born baseballer player * Charles James Lea (1820s–1884), English interior artist * Henry Charles Lea (1825–1909), American historian See also * Charles Lee (other), several people {{hndis, Lea, Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Léa
Charles Léa Eyoum (born 16 January 1951) is a Cameroonian retired professional football player and manager. A forward, he competed for the Cameroon national football team at the 1972 African Cup of Nations. Club career Born in Douala, Léa began playing football as a center forward with local side Aigle Nkongsamba. Soon after, he joined Diamant Yaoundé and Canon Yaoundé. He won the 1971 Cameroonian Cup with Diamant Yaoundé and the 1971 African Cup of Champions Clubs title with Canon. Léa made 52 appearances for the Cameroon national football team from 1969 to 1972. In 2006, Léa was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years. Coaching career After retiring from playing, Léa became a football manager. He received a coaching license in France and began as a player-manager with D3 side Villemomble Sports in 1978. Next, he returned to Cameroon where he would lead local clubs AS Babimbi, Léopards Douala, Dynamo Douala and Union Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Lea
Charles William Lea (December 25, 1956 – November 11, 2011) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. From through , Lea played for the Montreal Expos (1980–84, 1987) and Minnesota Twins (1988). He batted and threw right-handed. Career Lea was drafted three times, by the New York Mets (1975), St. Louis Cardinals (1976) and Chicago White Sox (1977), but did not sign and decided to go on to Memphis State University. He signed with the Montreal Expos after being selected in the 1978 draft. Lea played for the Double-A Memphis Chicks in the Southern League from 1978–80 and was selected an All-Star in 1979 and 1980. After a 9-0 mark and a 0.84 ERA in his last season at Memphis, Lea was called to the majors and debuted with the Expos in the 1980 midseason. He finished his rookie season with a 7-5 record. On May 10 of the strike-shortened 1981 season, Lea no-hit the San Francisco Giants 4-0 in the second game of a doubleheader at Olympic Stadium. He was one of only th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles James Lea
Charles James Lea (1828 or 1829 – 1884) was an English interior artist. He described himself as an ecclesiastical decorator, completing many works mostly in his native Leicestershire before moving to work from Manchester from 1872. Perhaps his most famous work is the botanical paintings for the Ceilings of the Natural History Museum, London. Lea was born in 1828 or 1829. His father was probably Benjamin Lea, who worked as painter, paper-hanger and gilder from premises in Lutterworth in Leicestershire. By 1853 Charles Lea had his own similar but separate business in Lutterworth. He married Eliza, and they had at least four children, including Richard Henry Lea who later co-founded the Lea-Francis bicycle (and later car and motorcycle) manufacturing company. Charles Lea became an accomplished church decorator, exhibiting works at the meetings of the Architectural Society of the Archdeaconry of Northampton. He won the £2 second prize at a competition held by the Ecclesio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Charles Lea
Henry Charles Lea (September 19, 1825 – October 24, 1909) was an American publisher, civic activist, philanthropist and historian from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He took over the family publishing business from his father, Isaac Lea, and implemented several medical and scientific publications. The business operated under various names including Lea Brothers & Co., Lea & Febiger and Blanchard & Lea until his sons took over the business in 1880. He promoted health projects including the Lea Laboratory of Hygiene at the University of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Epileptic Hospital and Colony Farm. He organized the Citizens' Municipal Reform Association of Philadelphia to fight corruption in city government. He was a founding member of the Union League of Philadelphia during the American Civil War. He managed publications and supported their efforts for recruitment of Union soldiers including African-Americans. He helped found the National Republican League to prevent a third ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
