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Champ (nickname)
Champ is a nickname of: {{tocright Athletes American football * Champ Bailey (born 1978), American former National Football League player * Champ Boettcher, American National Football League player in the 1926 season * Champ Henson (born 1953), American former football player Baseball * Champ Cooper, Negro league first baseman in the 1910s * Champ Osteen (1877–1962), American Major League Baseball player * Champ Summers (1946–2012), American Major League Baseball player Entertainers * Champ Hood (1952–2001), American singer and multi-instrumentalist * Champ Lui Pio, Filipino guitarist and singer Arthur Lui Pio (born 1982) Politicians * Champ Clark (1850–1921), American politician and attorney, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives * Champ Edmunds Richard Champion "Champ" Edmunds, Jr. is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Montana House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015. Personal and professional life Richard Champion "Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Champ Bailey
Roland "Champ" Bailey Jr. (born June 22, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs, where he earned consensus All-American honors, and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the first round of the 1999 NFL Draft. In 2004, Bailey was traded to the Denver Broncos, where he played for ten seasons until he was released in early 2014, following the Broncos' Super Bowl XLVIII loss. Bailey signed by the New Orleans Saints shortly afterward but was released before the start of the regular season. In October 2014, Bailey announced his retirement from the NFL after 15 seasons. He was selected to 12 Pro Bowls in his career, the most ever for a cornerback. He holds the current NFL record for most passes defended, with 203. In 2019, he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. Bailey is widely considered one of the greatest co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Champ Boettcher
Raymond Edward Boettcher was a fullback in the National Football League. He played with the Racine Tornadoes during the 1926 NFL season The 1926 NFL season was the seventh regular season of the National Football League. The league grew to 22 teams, a figure that would not be equaled in professional football until 1961, adding the Brooklyn Lions, the Hartford Blues, the Los Ang .... References 1900 births 1965 deaths American football fullbacks Lawrence Vikings football players Racine Tornadoes players People from Dodge County, Wisconsin People from Watertown, Wisconsin Players of American football from Wisconsin {{runningback-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Champ Henson
Harold R. "Champ" Henson III (born June 1, 1953 ) is a former college and professional American football fullback. Henson attended The Ohio State University where he led the nation in scoring as a sophomore in 1972. In the second game of the 1973 season, however, Henson tore the cartilage his knee and was out for the season. Linebacker Bruce Elia was converted to starting fullback. In his senior season Henson was hampered by the lingering effects of his knee injury and challenged by sophomore Pete Johnson. Henson was selected in the fourth round of the 1975 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings, who then traded him to the Cincinnati Bengals. Statistics Henson's statistics are as follows: Political career In March 2012, Harold was selected as the Republican nominee for Pickaway County Commissioner by a 67-33 margin. He was unopposed in the November election, where he received over 16,000 votes. He was sworn in and will serve until January 2015. In 2016, Henson was onc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Champ Cooper
Herbert "Champ" Cooper was a Negro league first baseman A first baseman, abbreviated 1B, is the player on a baseball or softball team who fields the area nearest first base, the first of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. The first baseman is responsible for the majori ... in the 1910s. Cooper made his Negro leagues debut in 1913 with the Cuban Giants. He went on to play for several teams, finishing his career with the Lincoln Giants in 1917 and 1918. References External links * anSeamheads Place of birth missing Place of death missing Year of birth missing Year of death missing Chicago American Giants players Cuban Giants players Lincoln Giants players Lincoln Stars (baseball) players Louisville White Sox (1914-1915) players Philadelphia Giants players Schenectady Mohawk Giants players Baseball first basemen {{negro-league-baseball-infielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Champ Osteen
James Champlin "Champ" Osteen (February 24, 1877 – December 14, 1962) was a professional baseball player. He played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball for the Washington Senators, New York Highlanders and the St. Louis Cardinals in 1903, 1904, 1908 and 1909, primarily as a shortstop. He batted left and threw right-handed. In 83 career games, he had 60 hits in 304 at bats. Osteen was born in Hendersonville, North Carolina and attended Erskine College. He died in Greenville, South Carolina Greenville (; locally ) is a city in and the county seat, seat of Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. With a population of 70,720 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the sixth-largest city in the state. Greenvil .... References External links 1877 births 1962 deaths Major League Baseball shortstops New York Highlanders players St. Louis Cardinals players Washington Senators (1901–1960) players Birmingham Barons players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Champ Summers
John Junior "Champ" Summers (June 15, 1946 – October 11, 2012) was a Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman for six teams during his eleven-year career that spanned from 1974 to 1984. Summers played with the Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres. Early career Summers, who was born in Bremerton, Washington, served in the United States Army in the Vietnam War and was a recipient of the Purple Heart, did not play his first Major League Baseball game until he was 28 years old. He was signed by the Oakland Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1971, after being discovered in a men's softball league following his service in Vietnam. Summers came from a family of athletes, with a father who was a prizefighter in the United States Navy and a mother who was a pro bowler. Summers received his nickname "Champ" from his father: "Dad took one look at me when I was born and said, 'He looks like he's just gone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Champ Hood
Carroll DesChamps "Champ" Hood (August 16, 1952 – November 3, 2001) was an American singer and multi-instrumentalist. He was inducted into the Austin Music Memorial in 2011, the Austin Chronicle’s Texas Music Hall of Fame in 2000, and was a five-time recipient of the Austin Best String Player Award. Early life Hood grew up in Spartanburg, South Carolina. His mother was a housewife and his father owned a lumberyard. Hood learned to play Dobro resonator guitar in his early teens, then he played electric guitar in local band Washington Subway. Career Early career In his senior year of high school, Hood met Walter Hyatt. Their first collaboration was the Walter Hyatt Consort. When David Ball joined them, they formed Uncle Walt's Band. When they decided a fiddle player would be a good sound for their band, he learned to play the fiddle as an adult. Champ also had a vocal range of almost three octaves. After moving to Nashville, in 1972 they met Willis Alan Ramsey, who p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Champ Lui Pio
Arthur Bernard Dolino Lui Pio (born February 8, 1982), popularly known as Champ Lui Pio, is a music artist and guitarist and vocalist of Hale. Biography Early and personal life Lui Pio was born on February 8, 1982, in Quezon City, Philippines. He matriculated in Marymount School and earned a degree in Business Administration. He has a sibling named Christian Lui Pio, also known as VJ Chino, who was featured in Hale's music video of their single ''Kahit Pa'' and a winner of Myx VJ Search 2008–2015, and is now a sports anchor of TV5. Lui Pio is also the son of Bernardita Dolino and musician Arturo Lui-Pio, also known as Nonoy Tan of the 1980s band Wadab. He also has two sisters: Cha Lui Pio and Cher Lui Pio. Raised in the Iglesia ni Cristo faith, he converted to Roman Catholicism when he got engaged to his non-showbiz girlfriend, Claire Nery. He married Nery in Muntinlupa in January 2022. 2004–2010: Hale In 2004, Lui Pio joined Hale as guitarist and vocalist. As a group, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Champ Clark
James Beauchamp Clark (March 7, 1850March 2, 1921) was an American politician and attorney who represented Missouri in the United States House of Representatives and served as Speaker of the House from 1911 to 1919. Born in Kentucky, he established a law practice in Bowling Green, Missouri. He won election to the House in 1892, lost his seat in 1894, and won the seat back in 1896. He became the House Minority Leader in 1908 and was elevated to Speaker after Democrats took control of the House in the 1910 elections. He inadvertently helped defeat the Canadian–American Reciprocity Treaty of 1911 by arguing that ratification of the treaty would lead to the incorporation of Canada into the United States. Entering the 1912 Democratic National Convention, Clark had won the backing of a majority of the delegates, but lacked the necessary two-thirds majority to win the presidential nomination. After dozens of ballots, Woodrow Wilson emerged as the Democratic presidential nominee, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Champ Edmunds
Richard Champion "Champ" Edmunds, Jr. is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Montana House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015. Personal and professional life Richard Champion "Champ" Edmunds Jr. was born September 9, 1963, in Sumter, South Carolina. An injury during birth resulted in the severing of nerves on the right side of his face, causing facial paralysis. Champ grew up working on his family's dairy farm. After high school he joined the United States Navy, navigating submarines for more than ten years. After leaving the Navy, he moved to Missoula, Montana. He attended the University of Montana and earned a degree in Business Administration with a focus on Accounting and Finance. Edmunds has worked as a public accountant and in banking as a mortgage banker. He and his wife now own a real estate franchise and an artisan chocolate shop / made-in-Montana boutique in Darby, Montana. Edmunds is married to Barbara Burnham Edmunds. They have four childre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Champ Ferguson
Samuel "Champ" Ferguson (November 29, 1821 – October 20, 1865) was a notorious Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War. He claimed to have killed over 100 Union soldiers and pro-Union civilians. He was arrested, tried, and executed for war crimes by the US government after the war. Early life Ferguson was born in Clinton County, Kentucky, on the Tennessee border, the oldest of ten children. This area was known as the Kentucky Highlands and had more families who were yeomen farmers and generally owned few slaves. Like his father, Ferguson became a farmer but also earned a reputation for violence even before the American Civil War. On August 12, 1858, an altercation that culminated in a feud between Ferguson and the Evans brothers, Floyd and Alexander, resulted in the death of James Reed, the Evans' cousin and acting constable of Fentress County, Tennessee and the near death of Floyd Evans. Both men were stabbed repeatedly by Ferguson as he attempted to flee mob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
