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Chris Anderson (bassist)
Chris Anderson may refer to: Sports * Chris Anderson (baseball) (born 1992), American baseball player * Chris Anderson (cheese roller), 22-time winner of annual cheese rolling * Chris Anderson (footballer, born 1925) (1925–1986), Scottish footballer * Chris Anderson (footballer, born 1990), English footballer * Chris Anderson (golfer) (born 1970), American professional golfer * Chris Anderson (high jumper) (born 1968), Australian high jumper * Chris Anderson (rugby) (born 1953), Australian rugby league player and coach, rugby union coach Music * Chris Anderson (trumpeter), American trumpet player, with Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes * Chris Anderson (pianist) (1926–2008), American jazz pianist Other * Chris Anderson (entrepreneur) (born 1957), Pakistan-born British publisher, entrepreneur and head of TED * Chris Anderson (writer) (born 1961), American business writer, former editor-in-chief of ''Wired Magazine'', popularized "The Long Tail" * Chris Anderson (poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Anderson (baseball)
Christopher Ryan Anderson (born July 29, 1992) is a retired professional baseball pitcher. The Los Angeles Dodgers selected him in the 1st round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft, and he signed with the team on June 12, 2013, for a signing bonus of $2,109,900. Career Amateur career Anderson attended Centennial High School in Blaine, Minnesota, where he was a two-year starter as a pitcher and first baseman. As a senior, he went 6–1 with a 1.86 ERA while batting .437. He was named All-Conference, All-State, was Minnesota's contender for Gatorade Player of the Year, and was named Minnesota's Mr. Baseball award winner for the 2010 high school season. He was also a two-year starter at quarterback for the football team. The Chicago Cubs drafted him in the 35th round of the 2010 MLB Draft, but he did not sign. Anderson attended Jacksonville University. In 2012, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League. As a junior a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Anderson (cheese Roller)
Chris Anderson is a groundworker and a British Army veteran, best known for winning the annual cheese rolling at Cooper's Hill in Gloucestershire a record 23 times. Chris is sponsored by Spa Security Ltd. He now spends his spare time training with Severn AC running club and entering local races. Biography Chris Anderson is a former light infantryman in the 1st Battalion, The Rifles of the British Army. He comes from Brockworth, the village in Gloucestershire at the foot of Cooper's Hill, venue for the cheese rolling races. Anderson first competed in the annual cheese rolling in 2004 at the age of 17 and came second. He won his first race in 2005 and beat the record, held by Stephen Gyde, in 2018. In his 14 years of competition he has suffered a broken ankle, concussion, a torn calf muscle and bruised kidneys. Despite taking home 22 Double Gloucester cheeses, he only likes cheddar Cheddar most often refers to either: *Cheddar cheese *Cheddar, Somerset, the village after whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Anderson (footballer, Born 1925)
Christopher Anderson (30 August 1925 – 27 May 1986) was a Scottish footballer, educator and football administrator. He is best remembered for his time as Vice-Chairman of Aberdeen F.C., where he was regarded as one of the game's most forward-thinking and innovative characters. He was inducted into the Aberdeen FC "Hall of Fame" as one of the founding members in 2003. Playing and coaching career Anderson was born and grew up in Aberdeen, and showed promise as a player from an early age. He was capped by Scotland Schoolboys and joined the Junior team Mugiemoss as a teenager. Bill Struth, manager of Rangers, expressed an interest in the young Anderson, but instead he signed for his local team in 1943. Wartime delayed his senior debut until 1948, and his time as a player at Pittodrie coincided with a lean period in the club's fortunes. One of the few highlights of his time there as a player was a Scottish Cup tie in 1950 against Celtic at Parkhead, in which Anderson scored ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Anderson (footballer, Born 1990)
Christopher Anderson (born 2 October 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Career Anderson signed a one-year professional contract with Burnley in May 2009, having first joined the club at the age of nine, before being released in May 2011. He signed for Singaporean club Gombak United for the 2012 season, making his professional debut for them in February 2012. Upon his return to England, he started training with North West Counties Football League Premier Division side Colne Colne () is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England. Located northeast of Nelson, north-east of Burnley, east of Preston and west of Leeds. The town should not be confused with the unrelated Colne Val ..., going on to sign for the club in December 2013. References 1990 births Living people English men's footballers Burnley F.C. players Gombak United FC players Colne F.C. players Men's association football midfielder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Anderson (golfer)
Christopher Michael Anderson (born December 11, 1970) is an American professional golfer. Anderson was born in West Covina, California. He attended Mt. San Antonio College, a community college in Walnut, California. He turned professional in 1992. Anderson played on the Canadian Tour (1996–97, 1999–2002), Nationwide Tour (1998, 2004, 2006–09), and PGA Tour (2003, 2005). He won once on the Nationwide Tour at the 2004 SAS Carolina Classic. His best finish on the PGA Tour was T-4 at the 2003 Southern Farm Bureau Classic. Professional wins (4) Nationwide Tour wins (1) Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–1) Other wins (3) *1997 Two wins on Golden State Tour *2000 Shawnee Open Results in major championships ''Note: The U.S. Open was the only major Anderson played.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied for place See also *2002 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates __NOTOC__ This is a list of the 38 players who earned their 2003 PGA Tour The PGA Tour (styliz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Anderson (high Jumper)
Chris Anderson (born 6 April 1968) is an Australian retired high jumper. He competed at the 1995 World Championships and the 1996 Olympic Games without reaching the final. His personal best jump is 2.28 metres, achieved in December 1994 in Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is .... References * 1968 births Living people Australian male high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Australia 20th-century Australian people 21st-century Australian people Place of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Anderson (rugby)
Christopher "Opes" Anderson (born 2 May 1952) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s, and coached in the 1990s and 2000s. An Australian Kangaroos and New South Wales Blues representative winger, he featured in Canterbury-Bankstown's third grand final win and captained Halifax ( Heritage № 941) to both League and Cup success. As a coach, Anderson took Australia to World Cup victory and coached both Canterbury-Bankstown and Melbourne Storm to premiership wins. He is also a member of the Halifax Hall of Fame. Playing career Anderson was a who was recruited by Peter Moore from Forbes, New South Wales, where he attended Red Bend Catholic College. As a flankman for the Bulldogs, Anderson gave the club a vital tryscoring power which had been quite absent from Belmore throughout the 1950s and 1960s. In 1974, when the Bulldogs reached the Grand Final, Anderson broke Morrie Murphy's 1947 record of sixteen tries for the club. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Anderson (trumpeter)
Chris Anderson is a trumpet player with Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes. He is a regular performer with Bobby Bandiera and has released his own CDs. He was in the 'Orquest 88' with Hector Lavoe. Discography *Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes - ''Pills and Ammo'' (2010) - Trumpet *Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes - ''Into The Harbor'' (2005) - Trumpet *Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes - ''Going To Jukesville'' (2002) - Trumpet *Various Artists - ''A Very Special Christmas 5'' (2002) - Trumpet *Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes - ''Superhits'' (2001) - Trumpet *Southside Johnny John Lyon (born December 4, 1948), better known by his stage name Southside Johnny, is an American singer-songwriter who usually fronts his band Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes. Southside Johnny has long been considered the Grandfather of ... & the Asbury Jukes - ''Messin' With The Blues'' (2000) - Trumpet References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Anderson (pianist)
Chris Anderson (February 26, 1926 – February 4, 2008) was an American jazz pianist, who might be best known as an influence on Herbie Hancock. Biography Born in Chicago on February 26, 1926, Anderson taught himself piano and started playing in Chicago clubs in the mid-1940s and played with Von Freeman and Charlie Parker, among others. Despite the respect of his peers, Anderson had difficulty finding work or popular acclaim due in large part to his disabilities. He was blind and his bones were unusually fragile, causing numerous fractures, which at times compromised his ability to perform at the times or places requested,John S. Wilson"Pop Jazz" ''The New York Times'', September 24, 1982. although he continued to record until he was well into his 70s. A ''Down Beat'' profile indicated he had "Osteogenesis", probably meaning osteogenesis imperfecta. He died of a stroke on February 4, 2008, in Manhattan, New York City, at the age of 81. Discography As leader/co-leader As sid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Anderson (entrepreneur)
Chris Anderson (born 1957) is a British-American businessman who is the head of TED, a non-profit organization that provides idea-based talks and hosts an annual conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Previously he founded Future Publishing. Early life Anderson was born to British parents in Pakistan in 1957. His father was "an eye surgeon and evangelical Christian", and ran a mobile hospital in rural Pakistan. He has two sisters, and is the middle child. He studied at Woodstock School in the Himalayan mountains of Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India briefly, before moving to Monkton Combe School, a boarding school in Bath, England. At the University of Oxford, Anderson first studied physics. He changed to the subjects of philosophy, politics and economics, graduating in 1978. Career Anderson began a career in journalism, working in newspapers and radio. He produced a world news service in the Seychelles. After returning in 1984 to the UK, Anderson was captivated by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Anderson (writer)
Chris Anderson (born July 9, 1961) is an English-American author and entrepreneur. He was with ''The Economist'' for seven years before joining ''Wired'' magazine in 2001, where he was the editor-in-chief until 2012. He is known for his 2004 article entitled "The Long Tail", which he later expanded into the 2006 book, '' The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More''. He is the cofounder and current CEO of 3D Robotics, a drone manufacturing company. Life and work Early life Anderson was born in London. His family moved to the United States, when he was five. He enrolled for a degree program in physics from George Washington University and went on to study quantum mechanics and science journalism at the University of California, Berkeley. He later did research at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Career He began his career with a six-year period as editor at the two scientific journals, ''Nature'' and ''Science''. He then joined ''The Economist'' in 1994, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Anderson (politician)
Chris Anderson is an American politician and Democratic Party political activist. He was a member of the Chattanooga, Tennessee City Council for District 7, but was defeated in a run-off election on April 11, 2017. He was the first openly LGBT individual to be elected to Chattanooga's City Council. He also serves as a member of the Tennessee Democratic Party State Executive Committee. Political career Anderson started his political career as a Democratic Party activist. He was elected in 2003 as the President of the Tennessee Young Democrats which also gave him a seat on the Tennessee Democratic Party State Executive Committee. He was later elected in 2007 as the Executive Vice President of the Young Democrats of America nationally when that organization would be led for the first time by an openly gay President and Executive Vice President. He was elected to the Chattanooga City Council in 2013. Domestic Partnership Benefits Ordinance Anderson proposed an equal domestic partner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
