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Corbitt is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Claude Corbitt (1915–1978), American baseball player * Don Corbitt (1924–1993), American football player * Gregory Corbitt (born 1971), Australian field hockey player * Helen Corbitt (1906 – 1978), American chef and cookbook author * James Corbitt (1913–1950), English murderer * Michael J. Corbitt (1944–2004), American police chief * Ted Corbitt (1919–2007), American long-distance runner See also * Corbitt (automobile company), an American automobile, truck, and farm equipment manufacturer * Corbett (surname) Corbett is an English-language surname. It is derived from the Anglo-Norman French, Middle English, and Old French ''corbet'', which is a diminutive of ''corb'', meaning "raven". The surname probably originated from a nickname referring to someone w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Corbitt
Ted Corbitt (January 31, 1919 – December 12, 2007)"Heroes of Running", interview by Gail Kislevitz in ''Runner's World'', December 2007, p. 70. Corbitt confirmed 1919 to the interviewer as his year of birth. was an American long-distance runner. The first African-American to run the marathon at the Summer Olympics (the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Finland) and the founding president of New York Road Runners, Corbitt is often called "the father of American long distance running." He was also an ultramarathon pioneer, helping to revive interest in the sport in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s. New York Times columnist Robert Lipsyte called Corbitt a "spiritual elder of the modern running clan". In a ''Runner's World'' feature honoring lifetime achievement, writer Gail Kislevitz called Corbitt a "symbol of durability and longevity". Corbitt was among the first five runners to be inducted into the National Distance Running Hall of Fame, and the first to be inducted intthe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Corbitt
Helen Corbitt (1906–1978) was an American chef and cookbook author. Corbitt was born in New York but spent nearly 40 years in Texas promoting gourmet cuisine with new and unusual flavor combinations and serving temperatures. She traveled widely searching for new culinary inspiration. She was an early advocate of using the finest, freshest ingredients. Career She moved to Austin in 1931 from her job as dietitian at Cornell Medical Center in New York City to become an instructor and manage the tearoom at the University of Texas. She was lured to the Houston Country Club before operating the tearoom at Joske's department store in Houston and had started her own catering business when the Driskill Hotel called her back to Austin. In 1955, after being courted by Stanley Marcus for eight years, she joined Neiman-Marcus as Director of Food Services. Several of her recipes are still on the department store's menu, including her famous Poppy Seed Dressing. In the 1969 edition of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Corbitt
James Henry "Tish" Corbitt (20 October 1913 – 28 November 1950) was an English murderer hanged at Strangeways Prison in Manchester by Albert Pierrepoint. Biography Corbitt was born in Oldham and knew his hangman even before he committed the crime. At the time of the murder, he was a frequent customer in Pierrepoint’s pub "Help The Poor Struggler" (on Manchester Road, in the Hollinwood area of Oldham), sang with him round the piano and called him "Tosh" while Pierrepoint called him "Tish" (Tish and Tosh were, at that time, common nicknames used between people who were passing acquaintances but who did not know each other's names; they were also the names of two popular fictional comic characters). Corbitt knew about the official sideline of his publican. At the time of the murder, Corbitt was separated from his wife and his 11-year-old son, and had a mistress, Eliza Woods. In August 1950, he throttled Woods in a hotel room in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire. Her body was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claude Corbitt
Claude Elliott Corbitt (July 21, 1915 – May 1, 1978) was an American professional baseball player, an infielder who appeared in 215 Major League games over four seasons for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1945) and the Cincinnati Reds (1946; 1948–1949). The native of Sunbury, North Carolina, attended Duke University. He threw and batted right-handed, stood tall and weighed . Corbitt's professional career began in minor league baseball in 1937, and was interrupted by almost four full seasons of military service with the United States Army Air Force during World War II. He joined the military in January 1942, was commissioned a lieutenant, and earned his wings. He was discharged late in the Major League season, but was able to make his big-league debut, at age 30, on September 23 as a defensive replacement for Dodger third baseman Augie Galan. Seven days later, he started at third base against the Philadelphia Phillies, and singled twice against Hugh Mulcahy in the seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corbitt (automobile Company)
Corbitt was an American automobile, truck, and farm equipment manufacturer. Founded as a horse-drawn carriage manufacturer in 1899, the company began building automobiles in 1907, and the business expanded over the years to include light and heavy trucks, intracity buses, personnel vehicles for the U.S. Army, and farm tractors. Based in Henderson, North Carolina, for its entire history, it sold in 1952 to the United Industrial Syndicate, a New York City-based company which gradually liquidated Corbitt and shut it down. The last production vehicles came off the line in 1954, though a few vehicles were cobbled together from leftover parts in the years after that. References Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of the United States Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1899 American companies established in 1899 1899 establishments in North Carolina Defunct truck manufacturers of the United States Defunct manufacturing companies based in North Carolina {{US ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory Corbitt
Gregory "Greg" Corbitt (born 2 September 1971 in Perth, Western Australia) is a former Australian field hockey player who played as a striker for the Australian national team. He was a member of the team that won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci .... Greg was known for his striking abilities. Notably, he was diagnosed with cancer from a urine sample submitted as part of drug screening for Australian National Team athletes and underwent successful surgery to remove a malignant tumor. References External links * Profile on AOC websiteProfile on IOC website 1971 births Living people Australian male field hockey players Male field hockey forwards Olympic field hockey players of Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Corbitt
Donald Oliver Corbitt (April 1, 1924 – September 3, 1993) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Arizona and was drafted in the 28th round of the 1948 NFL Draft The 1948 National Football League Draft was held on December 19, 1947, at the Fort Pitt Hotel in Pittsburgh. This was the second year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery, with the previous year's winner Chicago Bea .... 1924 births 1993 deaths American football centers Arizona Wildcats football players People from Creston, Iowa Players of American football from Iowa Washington Redskins players {{offensive-lineman-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael J
Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions * Michael (bishop elect), English 13th-century Bishop of Hereford elect * Michael (Khoroshy) (1885–1977), cleric of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada * Michael Donnellan (1915–1985), Irish-born London fashion designer, often referred to simply as "Michael" * Michael (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1993), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born February 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born March 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer Rulers =Byzantine emperors= *Michael I Rangabe (d. 844), married the daughter of Emperor Nikephoros I * M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |