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Coury
Coury is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Al Coury (1934–2013), vice-president of American record label Capitol Records * Dick Coury (1929–2020), American football coach *Fred Coury (born 1964), American musician *Gabriel Coury (1896–1956), British Army officer and Victoria Cross recipient *Steve Coury (born 1957), American football player and coach *Tino Coury (born 1988), American singer, songwriter, producer *Mike Courey Michael J. Courey (August 11, 1959 – December 11, 2007) was an American football player and a starting quarterback for the University of Notre Dame. He was born to a teenage mother in Watertown, South Dakota, and at five weeks of age was ad ... (1959–2007), American football player {{surname, Coury Surnames of Irish origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Coury
Albert Eli Coury (October 21, 1934 – August 8, 2013) was an American music record executive and producer who was vice-president of Capitol Records, co-founder of RSO Records, founder of Network Records and general manager of Geffen Records. Coury released some of the best selling albums of all time such as the soundtracks of ''Saturday Night Fever,'' '' Grease and Flashdance,'' and albums such as Pink Floyd's ''The Dark Side of the Moon'' and Guns N' Roses' ''Appetite for Destruction,'' which earned him the title of the "Vince Lombardi of the record business". In his career that expanded almost 40 years, Coury helped to develop the careers of artists such as The Beatles, Nat King Cole, The Beach Boys, Pink Floyd, Bee Gees, Eric Clapton, Irene Cara, Glen Campbell, Bob Seger, Guns N' Roses, Aerosmith, Don Henley, Cher and Linda Ronstadt. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Coury
Fred Coury (born October 20, 1967) is an American musician best known as the drummer for the glam metal band Cinderella. Coury lists Neil Peart, Peter Criss, Bobby Blotzer, John Bonham, Eric Carr, Tommy Lee and Tommy Aldridge as his drumming inspirations. Early years Coury was born in Johnson City, New York, to a Lebanese family. At age 5, Coury started taking violin lessons. At age 6 he participated in his first public performance. Between the ages of 7 and 9 he studied at the Beirut Conservatory of Music in Beirut, Lebanon. At age 10, he added the trumpet to his repertoire. Finally, at age 12 he started to play the drums. By the age of 13, he was playing local bars with the band Sunjammer. As a teen, Coury was accepted to Berklee School of Music in Boston, for violin. Career Coury has played in other bands including London and Chastain and was playing with Ozzy Osbourne in 1985 filling-in for Randy Castillo who had a leg injury, before he joined Cinderella. Coury got ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tino Coury
Robertino Coury is the American President and member of the Board of Directors of The Coury Firm and ÉO Management. He is also the Treasurer and member of the Board of Directors for The Robert J. Coury Family Foundation. As owner of Eleventh Records, and as a singer songwriter under the name Tino Coury he had a number of hits, with his song "Diary" charted on Top 40 radios and on Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs Dance Club Songs is a chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine in the United States. It is a national look over of club disc jockeys to determine the most popular songs being played in nightclubs across the country. It was launched as t .... Business The Coury Firm, founded in 1984 by Robert J. Coury, and headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA and with offices in Los Angeles, CA, works with prominent individuals, families and their family offices, businesses, and institutional clients to help them define, implement, and protect their financial and investment objectiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Coury
Richard P. Coury (September 29, 1929 – August 15, 2020) was an American football coach. He served as head football coach at California State University, Fullerton from 1970 to 1971, compiling a record of 13–8–1. Coury was also the head coach for the Portland Storm of the World Football League (WFL) in 1974 compiling a record of 7–12–1, and the Boston/New Orleans/Portland Breakers of the United States Football League (USFL) from 1983 to 1985. He was named the USFL coach of the year in 1983 and compiled an overall record of 25–29–0. Biography Coury was born to Lebanese-American parents, Thomas ("Tannous") and Mary Coury ("Khouri"). Thomas immigrated to the USA in 1903 from Beirut, and Mary followed in 1910. A 1951 University of Notre Dame graduate, Coury was not a football player, but served as a student assistant for head coach Frank Leahy. After graduating he enlisted in the U.S. Army where he, with a recommendation from Coach Leahy, became the backfield coach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Coury
Gabriel Georges Coury VC (13 June 1896 – 2 February 1956), was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Early years Born on 13 June 1896 in Liverpool, Lancashire, to Lebanese parents, Coury was educated at Stonyhurst College from 1907 to 1913. He worked as an apprentice in a cotton brokerage when World War I broke out. Coury volunteered to join Kitchener's New Army in 1914. Victoria Cross While Coury was a second lieutenant in the 3rd Battalion, The South Lancashire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Volunteers) (attached to the 1/4th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment, the pioneer battalion of the 55th (West Lancashire) Division), he performed deeds on 8 August 1916, near Arrow Head Copse, France, for which he was awarded the VC. His actions also earned him a promotion to full lieutenant. Citation Royal Flying Corps On 15 November ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Coury
Steve Coury (born 1957) is a former American football wide receiver for the Oregon State Beavers and a current high school football coach at Lake Oswego High School and business executive. Playing career The son of college and professional football coach Dick Coury, Steve Coury attended Lakeridge High School in Lake Oswego, Oregon where he played wide receiver, before moving on to Oregon State in 1976. Despite the team's overall poor performance during the years he played (the team won just 8 games in his four seasons), Coury was named an All-American in 1979. When he left Oregon State, he held the records for career receiving yards (1,837) and career receptions (135), and remains in the team's top ten for both statistics. He is tied with Reggie Bynum for the school record for most touchdowns in a half with 3. He was inducted into the Oregon State University Sports Hall of Fame in 2003. Following his college career, Coury played one season with the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Courey
Michael J. Courey (August 11, 1959 – December 11, 2007) was an American football player and a starting quarterback for the University of Notre Dame. He was born to a teenage mother in Watertown, South Dakota, and at five weeks of age was adopted by Michael and Helen (Schlote) Courey of Sioux City, Iowa. At Bishop Heelan Catholic High School he became an All-State athlete in football, basketball and baseball, and was a Parade All-American when he was given a football scholarship to Notre Dame in 1977. In his freshman year Courey played halfback for the national champion team, and opened eyes when he completed an option pass for 24 yards in a comeback win at Clemson. In 1978, he was moved to flanker, and in 1979 became a backup quarterback. As a senior in 1980, Courey won the No. 1 quarterback job and went 3–0 as a starter, including wins over ninth-ranked Purdue and fourteenth-ranked Michigan. But then coach Dan Devine, who had a reputation for being fickle with hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
