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Davin Portz
Davin is a surname and masculine given name. It may refer to the following people: Surname * Dan Davin (1913–1990), New Zealand author of Irish descent * Daniele Davin (born 1962), Italian retired footballer * Delia Davin (1944–2016), British sinologist * Félix Davin (1807–1836), French journalist, novelist and poet * Franco Davín (born 1970), Argentinian tennis player and coach * Joe Davin (1942–2013), Scottish footballer * Martin Davin (1905–1957), Scottish footballer * Maurice Davin (1842–1927), Irish farmer, co-founder and first president of the Gaelic Athletic Association * Niko Davin (born 1997), Namibian cricketer * Nicholas Flood Davin (1840–1901), Irish lawyer, politician and journalist * Patrick Davin (1962–2020), Belgian orchestra conductor * Tom Davin, American businessman and CEO * William Davin (1890–1956), Irish station-master and politician Given name * Davin Bellamy (born 1994), American football player * Davin Joseph (born 1983), American fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Davin
Daniel Marcus Davin (1 September 1913 – 28 September 1990), generally known as Dan Davin, was an author who wrote about New Zealand, although for most of his career he lived in Oxford, England, working for Oxford University Press. The themes of his earliest fiction, in short stories that include ''Saturday Night, Late Snow'', ''The Apostate, The Basket, The Vigil'', and ''The Milk Round'', were about "Mick Connolly" and his Irish Catholic family in largely Protestant Southland. Early life Davin was born in Invercargill, New Zealand, into an Irish Catholic family, and was educated at local Catholic primary schools and the Catholic boys secondary school, Marist College. He won a scholarship for a final school year at Sacred Heart College in Auckland, then a university scholarship to the University of Otago. In 1934, he received First Class Honours in English, and in 1935 a Dip. MA Single Honours in Latin. Winning a Rhodes Scholarship in 1935, he studied at Balliol College Oxfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Davin
Patrick Davin (16 February 1962 – 9 September 2020) was a Belgian orchestra conductor. Biography Davin began studying violin at the Académie de Huy, then at the Royal Conservatory of Liège, where he took courses in violin, piano, harmonics, and fugue. He continued his education at the Conservatoire de Toulon. Davin was a pupil of René Defossez, Pierre Boulez, and Peter Eötvös. He helped many contemporary composers create their works, such as Philippe Boesmans, Henri Pousseur, Bruno Mantovani, Jean-Louis Agobet, Marco Stroppa, and Vinko Globokar. He served as musical and artistic director of the Orchestre symphonique de Mulhouse from 2013 to 2020. In July 2020, he became director of the music department of the Royal Conservatory of Liège. Patrick Davin died in Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Rég ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davin Pierre
Davin Pierre is a baseball coach and former player, who is the current head baseball coach of the Grambling State Tigers. He played college baseball at Grambling State from 2002 to 2005 for head coach James Randall. Playing career Pierre attended Grambling State University Grambling State University (GSU, Grambling, or Grambling State) is a public historically black university in Grambling, Louisiana. Grambling State is home of the Eddie G. Robinson Museum and is listed on the Louisiana African American Heritage ..., where he played baseball. Coaching career Pierre joined the Tigers baseball staff as an assistant in 2009. On November 10, 2021, Pierre was promoted to interim head coach following the resignation of James Cooper. He was promoted to head coach on October 21, 2022. Head coaching record References External linksGrambling State Tigers bio {{DEFAULTSORT:Pierre, Davin Living people Grambling State Tigers baseball coaches Grambling State Tigers baseba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davin Meggett
Davin Meggett (born March 22, 1990) is an American former running back football player. He played college football for the University of Maryland. He has also been a member of the Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins. Early life Meggett was born in Clinton, Maryland, on March 22, 1990, to Super Bowl champion and two-time Pro Bowl selection Dave Meggett and mother Victoria Davis. He grew up in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, with his mother and stepfather John Davis. At the age of 9, Meggett switched from his preferred sport of soccer to football because his childhood friend played the game. Meggett, however, was doubtful that he was of large enough stature to play intercollegiate football for a major college program.Jeff BarkerMeggett not running from legacy ''The Baltimore Sun'', November 21, 2008. At Surrattsville High School, Meggett was a three-year starting running back. As a junior in 2006, he ran for 1,150 yards on 156 attempts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davin Joseph
Davin Joseph (born November 22, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners, and was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft with the 23rd overall pick. A two-time Pro Bowler, Joseph also played for the St. Louis Rams. Early years Joseph was born in Hallandale, Florida, and is of Haitian descent. He played high school football at Hallandale High School. While there he was a four-year starter at both guard and defensive line and played in a school-record 532 plays. During his senior year, he was the Broward County Defensive Player of the Year and was awarded All-State after recording 100 tackles and 24 sacks. He was also a two-time 2A state and a national wrestling champion at heavyweight in Florida. College career Joseph played college football at Oklahoma. During his freshman year, he was named Freshman All-Big 12 by '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davin Bellamy
Davin Jamaurie Bellamy (born December 27, 1994) is an American football defensive end for the DC Defenders of the XFL. He played college football at Georgia. He signed with the Houston Texans after going undrafted in the 2018 NFL Draft. Professional career Houston Texans Bellamy signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2018. He was waived on September 1, 2018, and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Texans on January 7, 2019. The Texans waived him on August 31 during final roster cuts. Cincinnati Bengals On September 27, 2019, Bellamy was signed to the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad. His practice squad contract with the team expired on January 6, 2020. Houston Texans (second stint) On January 6, 2020, Bellamy was signed to the Houston Texans practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Texans on January 13, 2020. On September 5, 2020, Bellamy was waived by the Texans and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Davin
William Davin (19 February 1890 – 1 March 1956) was an Irish Labour Party (Ireland), Labour Party politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for over thirty years. He was also a Train station, station-master. His first candidacy for public office was at the 1922 Irish general election, 1922 general election, when he stood as a Labour Party candidate in the Laois–Offaly (Dáil constituency), Leix–Offaly constituency. He was returned to the Third Dáil, 3rd Dáil, and was re-elected at each successive general election until his death in office in 1956. Following his death, a by-election was held on 30 April 1956 which was won by the Fianna Fáil candidate Kieran Egan (politician), Kieran Egan. He was Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Local Government from 1954 to 1956. For most of this period, he was the only Labour deputy from Laois–Offaly, but after the June 1927 Irish general el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Davin
Tom Davin is an American businessman known as the CEO of Panda Restaurant Group. Early life Davin graduated from Duke University in 1979. He then joined the military where he served four years of infantry command assignments included roles as a company commander in 1st Recon Battalion and 3rd Recon Battalion, followed by selection to become an infantry tactics instructor at the USMC officer course, The Basic School, in Quantico VA. Davin obtained the rank of captain. He then attended Harvard Business School, graduating in 1987 with a MBA. Career Davin began his business career in the mergers group of Goldman Sachs and PepsiCo. He served as Chief Operating Officer of Taco Bell Corporation from 1996 to 2000. From August 2004 to November 2009, Davin served as the CEO of Panda Restaurant Group. Later, in 2010, he became the CEO of 5.11 Tactical until his retirement on 4 September 2018. Tom Davin is currently working with Black Rifle Coffee Company Black Rifle Coffee Company ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Flood Davin
Nicholas Flood Davin, KC (January 13, 1840 – October 18, 1901) was a lawyer, journalist and politician, born at Kilfinane, Ireland. The first MP for Assiniboia West (1887–1900), Davin was known as the voice of the North-West. Davin founded and edited the '' Regina Leader'', the first newspaper in Assiniboia. He tried to gain provincial status for the territory. Davin is considered one of the architects of the Canadian Indian residential school system. In 1879 he wrote the ''Report on Industrial Schools for Indians and Half-Breeds'', otherwise known as '' The Davin Report'', in which he advised the federal government to institute residential schools for Indigenous children. In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission concluded that the assimilation amounted to cultural genocide. Early life Davin entered the Middle Temple to study law and was called to the bar on January 27, 1868. Davin was a parliamentary and war correspondent in England before he arrived in Toronto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniele Davin
Daniele Davin (born 7 July 1962) is a retired Italian football defender. With Torino Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. T ... he became runner-up in the 1981 Coppa Italia, playing both legs of the final. References 1962 births Living people Italian footballers Torino F.C. players U.S. Pistoiese 1921 players Parma Calcio 1913 players Cagliari Calcio players A.S. Gubbio 1910 players Serie B players Association football defenders {{Norway-footy-defender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niko Davin
Niko Davin (born 19 December 1997) is a Namibian cricketer. In January 2016 he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Career He made his List A debut on 11 October 2015 in the CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge tournament. He made his first-class debut for Namibia in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 11 January 2018. In August 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. In October 2018, he was named in Namibia's squad in the Southern sub region group for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier tournament in Botswana. In May 2019, he was named in Namibia's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda. He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Namibia against Ghana on 20 May 2019. He was the leading run-scorer for Namibia in the Regional Finals, with 86 runs in three matches. In June 2019, he was one of twenty-five cricketers to be named in Cri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Davin
Maurice Davin (29 June 1842 – 27 January 1927) was an Irish farmer who became co-founder of the Gaelic Athletic Association. He was also the first President of the GAA and the only man ever to serve two terms as president. Sports Davin was born in Carrick-on-Suir, the son of John Davin and Bridget Davin and the eldest of 4 athlete brothers He became an extremely talented athlete and achieved international fame in the 1870s when he held numerous world records for running, hurdling, jumping and weight-throwing. In fact at a time he was regarded as the best athlete in the world. GAA founding From 1887 Davin actively campaigned for a body to control Irish athletics. Athletics in Ireland at the time was controlled directly by an English association which excluded the masses from most competitions. Davin wrote "the laws under which athletic sports are held in Ireland were designed mainly for the guidance of Englishmen, and they do not deal at all with the characteristic sports an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
