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Chiefs (rugby Union) Players
Chief may refer to: Title or rank Military and law enforcement * Chief master sergeant, the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force * Chief of police, the head of a police department * Chief of the boat, the senior enlisted sailor on a U.S. Navy submarine * Chief petty officer, a non-commissioned officer or equivalent in many navies * Chief warrant officer, a military rank Other titles * Chief of the Name, head of a family or clan * Chief mate, or Chief officer, the highest senior officer in the deck department on a merchant vessel * Chief of staff, the leader of a complex organization * Fire chief, top rank in a fire department * Scottish clan chief, the head of a Scottish clan * Tribal chief, a leader of a tribal form of government * Chief, IRS-CI, the head and chief executive of U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Places * Chief Mountain, Montana, United States * Stawamus Chief or the Chief, a granite dome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Chouneau
William "Chief" Chouneau (September 2, 1888 – September 17, 1946), born William Cadreau, was a Major League Baseball pitcher who appeared in one game for the Chicago White Sox in 1910, and later played for the Negro league Chicago Union Giants. He was a member of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in northeastern Minnesota. A native of Cloquet, Minnesota, the 22-year-old right-hander Chouneau was the starting pitcher on the last day of the 1910 season for a Chicago White Sox club that featured Baseball Hall of Fame hurler Ed Walsh and was led by Hall of Fame manager Hugh Duffy. The opponent was a strong Detroit Tigers team that finished the year in third place. The White Sox were ahead 1–0 after five innings, but Chouneau gave up two runs in the top of the sixth and was removed from the game with one out. Pitcher Wild Bill Donovan and the Tigers won the game, 2–1. Chouneau gave up seven hits and no walks in his 5.1 innings pitched. He had one strikeout, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Bey
James Hawthorne Bey (April 17, 1913 – April 8, 2004)Associated Press"Chief Bey, 91 Jazz Drummer."''The New York Times'', April 13, 2004. Retrieved October 28, 2016.Jenkins, Todd S"Chief Bey: Master of African drums."''www.jazzhouse.org.'' Retrieved October 28, 2016. was an American jazz percussionist and African folklorist. He played under the name of Chief Bey. Early life Born James Hawthorne in Yemassee, South Carolina, Bey moved with his family to Brooklyn and then to Harlem, where he began playing drums and singing in church choirs. He also served in the Navy during World War II and later attended cosmetology school. Later life and career In the 1950s, Bey performed in an international tour of ''Porgy and Bess'' starring Leontyne Price and Cab Calloway. He also began a busy recording career, performing on Herbie Mann's ''At the Village Gate'' (1961), Art Blakey's ''The African Beat'' (1962), Ahmed Abdul-Malik's ''Sounds of Africa'' (New Jazz, 1961), as well as albums by Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Zimmer
Charles Louis "Chief" Zimmer (November 23, 1860 – August 22, 1949) was an American professional baseball player whose playing career spanned from 1884 to 1906. He played for 19 seasons as a catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB), including 13 seasons for the Cleveland Blues/Spiders (1887–1899), three seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1900–1902), and one season as the player/manager of the Philadelphia Phillies (1903). Zimmer is regarded by some as "the finest defensive catcher of his day." He set major-league catching records for assists (188 in 1890), double plays (16 in 1895), runners caught stealing (183 in 1893), games at catcher (125 in 1890), and career fielding percentage (.943 as of 1896). As one of the game's first every-day catchers, ''The Sporting News'' in 1949 called Zimmer "baseball's original 'iron man'." Offensively, Zimmer had a career batting average of .269, but hit above .300 four times, including a career-high .340 batting average in 1895. Zimmer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Youngblood
Albert Clyde "Chief" Youngblood (June 13, 1900—July 6, 1968) was an American professional baseball player. A right-handed pitcher, his two-week career in Major League Baseball in 1922 lasted from July 16 to July 31. He batted left-handed. A native of Hillsboro, Texas, Youngblood was nicknamed "Chief", an appellation used throughout his brief career. He was signed by the Washington Senators and remained with the team for 16 days. He later played minor league baseball from 1924 to 1926. Youngblood died in Amarillo, Texas Amarillo ( ; Spanish for "yellow") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Potter County. It is the 14th-most populous city in Texas and the largest city in the Texas Panhandle. A portion of the city extends into Randall County ... three weeks past his 68th birthday. External links , oBaseball Almanac 1900 births 1968 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Washington Senators (1901–1960) players Chattanooga Lookouts players M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Wilson
John Owen "Chief" Wilson (August 21, 1883 – February 22, 1954) was an American professional baseball right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1916 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals. Wilson played minor league baseball for three teams until the end of 1907, when he signed with the Pirates. After spending six seasons with the organization, he was traded to the Cardinals, where he spent the last three seasons of his major league career. Wilson is best known for setting the single-season record for triples in with 36, a record that still stands. Early life Wilson was born on August 21, 1883, in Austin, Texas. He grew up at a ranch owned by his family located approximately 50 miles north of Austin in Bertram. Wilson started his baseball career playing on several teams in independent leagues, before joining the Austin Senators in 1905. He was known for his introverted nature; his Pirates teammate and roommate Bobby Byrne recounted how Wilso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Michael "Chief" Venne
Alfred Michael Venne (1879–1971) was an Ojibwa (Chippewa) Native American. He was educated at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, Pennsylvania. He later became an educator, athletic manager and coach, administrator and mentor to countless young men. Early life Alfred M. Venne was born near Leroy, Pembina County, Dakota Territory, in 1879. His Native American name was Soangetaha ( Fiero: ''Zoongide'e'', "Strong Hearted"). After early education at local Indian Schools, Alfred entered Carlisle in 1899. He was an excellent football and baseball player under their famous Coach Glenn S. "Pop" Warner. Venne graduated from Carlisle in the class of 1904. Warner coached Carlisle 1899-1903 and 1907-1914. The 1904-06 football teams were Indian coached with great success by Eddy Rodgers and Bemus Pierce, both former Carlisle All-Americans. Upon his graduation, Alfred was highly regarded and retained on staff at Carlisle as an athletic trainer and coach. His extraordinary skills were a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Roseman
James John "Chief" Roseman (July 4, 1856 – July 4, 1938) was an American Major League Baseball player from Brooklyn, New York. He played in the outfield for six teams, mainly in American Association, during his seven-season career. In he was the player-manager over a short period for the St. Louis Browns. Roseman died on his 82nd birthday in 1938 in Brooklyn, New York, and is interred at St. John Cemetery in Middle Village, New York. See also *List of Major League Baseball player-managers
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Robert Parish
Robert Lee Parish (born August 30, 1953) is an American former professional basketball player who played 21 seasons as a center in the National Basketball Association (NBA), tied for second most in league history. He played an NBA-record 1,611 games in his career. Parish was known for his strong defense, high arcing jump shots, and clutch rebounding late in games. During his college career at Centenary College, he racked up impressive enough numbers to be drafted three times, twice by teams from the ABA, and finally in 1976 by the Golden State Warriors of the NBA, for whom he played four seasons as the highlight of an otherwise lackluster team. The Boston Celtics needed a new center following the retirement of Dave Cowens, and organized a trade with the Warriors for Parish and a draft pick that they would use to select forward Kevin McHale. The two would join young star forward Larry Bird on the Celtics, forming what is often considered the greatest frontcourt in NBA histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Meyers
John Tortes "Chief" Meyers (July 29, 1880 – July 25, 1971) was a Major League Baseball catcher for the New York Giants (NL), New York Giants, Boston Braves (baseball), Boston Braves, and Brooklyn Robins from 1909 to 1917. He played on the early Giants teams under manager John McGraw and was the primary catcher for Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson. Meyers hit over .300 for three straight years as the Giants won three straight National League pennants from 1911 to 1913. Overall, he played in four World Series – the 1911, 1912, and 1913 Series with the Giants, as well as the 1916 Series with the Robins. Meyers was a Native American from the Cahuilla culture of California, and he was educated at Dartmouth College. Early years Meyers was born to John Meyer and Felicite Meyer, a Cahuilla Indian, in Riverside, California. At the age of seven, his father died; John Meyers continued to live in Riverside, and attended Riverside Polytechnic High School, Riverside High School. Meyers was pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Kickingstallionsims
Grlenntys Chief Kickingstallionsims Jr. (born September 15, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Gran Canion de Urique of the Mexico Liga Premier. He competed at the collegiate level with the Alabama State Hornets and Stetson Hatters. ''Sports Illustrated'' listed Kickingstallionsims's name as one of the "Great Names in Sports" in 2012, and Bleacher Report listed the name on its top 10 in 2009. Kickingstallionsims has previously appeared for many professional teams, including BC Timba Timișoara and ENAD. Collegiate career Freshman After completing his high school tenure, Kickingstallionsims was approached by and eventually signed by the Stetson Hatters men's basketball team at the collegiate level. He made his debut on December 28, 2004, finishing with 2 points, 1 rebound, and 2 blocks off the bench against Colorado State. He blocked a season-high 4 shots in a win over Campbell on January 31, 2005. Kickingstallionsims finished the year av ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Jones
Joseph Henry "Chief" Jones (b. December 18, 1879 – d. October 30, 1959) was a professional ice hockey goaltender who played in many games in various professional and amateur leagues, including the National Hockey Association and International Professional Hockey League. Amongst the teams Jones played with were the Cobalt Silver Kings. He was a "full blooded Indian" who hailed from Michigan. Before he played with Cobalt, he played with the St. Paul Victorias in St. Paul, Minnesota and in the International Professional Hockey League with a team in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Sault Ste. Marie ( ') is the only city in, and county seat of, Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. With a population of 13,337 at the 2020 census, it is the second-most populated city in the Upper Peninsula after Marquette. It i ... from the league's inaugural year until the 1908–09 season, when he signed with the Cobalt Hockey Club. He played for Waterloo in the Ontario Professional Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
