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Deon
Deon is a given name. People with the name include: * Deon Burton (born 1976), English-born Jamaican footballer * Deon Butler (born 1986), American football player * Deon Cain (born 1996), American football player * Deon Hemmings (born 1968), Jamaican female 400 metres hurdler * Deon Jackson (1946–2014), African-American singer * Deon Kruis (born 1974), South African cricketer * Deon Lacey (born 1990), American football player * Deon Lee (born 1982), South Korean born composer * Deon Lendore (born 1992), Trinidadian sprinter * Deon Miles, American chemist *Deon Strother, American football player * Deon Thomas (born 1971), American-Israeli basketball player * Deon van der Walt (1958–2005), South Afrikan operatic tenor * Deon Yelder (born 1995), American football player *Deon Temne (1972), Sierra Leonean-American, Afrocentrism, human rights activist Deon Chrisman(born 2007), American Singer * Deon Wilson, protagonist in Chappie (film) See also * * d'Eon, a surname * Deion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deon Burton
Deon John Burton (born 25 October 1976) is a football coach and former professional footballer who played as a striker and who is the current Under-23's Manager of EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion. His numerous clubs in English football included Portsmouth, Derby County and Sheffield Wednesday. He represented Jamaica internationally, including at the 1998 World Cup, and was named Jamaican Sportsman of the Year in 1997. Club career Early career Born in Reading, Berkshire, Burton began his professional career with Portsmouth, with whom he made his debut in the 1993–94 season, playing in two games. Burton would play intermittently for Portsmouth over the next three seasons and scored the goal that kept the club in the First Division in a 1–0 final day win against Huddersfield Town in May 1996. In 1997, former Portsmouth manager Jim Smith signed Burton for Premier League club Derby County in a £1 million move. Derby County, return to Portsmouth and loans Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deon Cain
Deon Cain (born August 9, 1996) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Clemson. Early years Cain attended Tampa Bay Technical High School in Tampa, Florida. He played quarterback for the high school football team. He was rated as a five-star recruit and committed to Clemson University to play college football under head coach Dabo Swinney. College career Cain moved to wide receiver at Clemson. As a true freshman in 2015, he played in 13 games, recording 34 receptions for 582 yards and five touchdowns. He did not play in the 2015 Orange Bowl or 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship due to suspension for failing a drug test. Cain returned from the suspension in 2016, and played in all 15 games, including Clemson's 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship victory over Alabama. For the season, he had 38 receptions for 724 yards and nine touchdowns. After his junior season, Cain decided to forgo his senio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deon Lendore
Deon Kristofer Lendore (28 October 1992 – 10 January 2022) was a Trinidad and Tobago sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and won medals at the Pan American Junior Athletics Championships, World Athletics Championships and World Athletics Indoor Championships. Lendore died in a car collision in Texas, United States, on 10 January 2022. Early life and college career Lendore was born in Mount Hope, Trinidad and Tobago, later moving to Texas where he started competing for Abilene Christian Wildcats. He attended Queen's Royal College, and later Texas A&M University, where he competed in the school's track and field team from 2012–2014. In 2014, He won The Bowerman, which is the highest individual honor in NCAA track and field. He had won all 14 events in the 2014 season, including the NCAA indoor and outdoor championships. Lendore later worked as a volunteer coach at Texas A&M Univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deon Butler
Vincent Deon Butler (born January 4, 1986) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Penn State. College career After redshirting as a freshman at Penn State without an athletic scholarship as a defensive back., Butler rose to the top of the depth chart alongside Derrick Williams to provide a solid deep threat for quarterbacks Michael Robinson and Anthony Morelli. During his freshman season, Butler broke four school freshman records: season receptions (37), receiving yards in a game (125, versus Wisconsin), season yards (691), and touchdown catches (9). Butler also holds the single-game receiving yards record with 216 yards on 11 receptions against Northwestern on September 30, 2006. He finished 2007 with 47 receptions for 633 yards and 4 touchdowns. He had a season-high 7 catches for 93 yards and a touchdown in Penn State's 38–7 blowout win over Wisconsin. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deon Lacey
Deon L. Lacey (born July 18, 1990) is a gridiron football linebacker for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at the University of West Alabama. He has also been a member of the Dallas Cowboys, Edmonton Eskimos, Miami Dolphins, and Buffalo Bills. Early years Lacey was born on July 18, 1990 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He lettered in football and track and field at Hueytown High School in Hueytown, Alabama. He was named All-state, Super All-Metro, Old Spice Player of the Year, and Defensive Player of the Year while playing for the Golden Gophers football team. He also set the school record in the 400 metres with a time of 52.57. College career Lacey played football for the West Alabama Tigers from 2008 to 2012. He was named the Gulf South Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2011, recording 97 tackles, nine tackles for loss, four sacks, two interceptions, four pass deflections, and a fumble recovery. He finished his college career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chappie (film)
''Chappie'' (stylized as ''CHAPPiE'') is a 2015 American dystopian science fiction action film directed by Neill Blomkamp and written by Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell. It stars Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman, Ninja, Yolandi Visser, Jose Pablo Cantillo, and Sigourney Weaver. The film, set and shot in Johannesburg, is about an artificial general intelligence law enforcement robot captured and taught by gangsters, who nickname it Chappie. ''Chappie'' premiered in New York City on March 4, 2015, and was released in U.S. cinemas on March 6, 2015. The film grossed $102 million worldwide against a $49 million budget. Plot A skyrocketing crime rate leads the city of Johannesburg, South Africa to buy a squadron of scouts—state-of-the-art armour-plated attack robots—from weapons manufacturer Tetravaal. These autonomous androids are developed by British scientist Deon Wilson and largely supplant the overwhelmed human police force. A competing project within the company is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deon Jackson (singer)
Deon Jackson (January 26, 1946 – April 18, 2014), was an American soul music, soul singer and songwriter. Jackson was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. He performed in vocal groups and as a soloist while he attended Ann Arbor High School, and was signed by producer Ollie McLaughlin while still in school. His first single was his own "You Said You Love Me", followed by "Come Back Home"; both were regional hits in his native Michigan.[ Biography], AllMusic; accessed April 23, 2014. Jackson toured heavily on the local club circuit before releasing his next record, 1965's "Love Makes the World Go 'Round (Deon Jackson song), Love Makes the World Go 'Round" on Carla Records. The tune became a major pop hit, and an album was released subsequently on Atco Records. Jackson had two more successful singles and recorded until the end of the decade, but then faded from view, living and performing in the Chicago area. He is often referred to as a "one hit wonder". However in the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deon Yelder
Deon Yelder (born March 6, 1995) is an American football tight end for the San Antonio Brahmas of the XFL. He played college football at Western Kentucky and signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2018. Yelder won a Super Bowl title as part of the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIV. Early life and high school Yelder was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky and attended Southern High School. He originally only played basketball at Southern and did not play football until his junior year. College career Yelder began his career at Western Kentucky as a walk-on and redshirted his freshman season. He saw his first collegiate action during his redshirt sophomore season, playing special teams, and did not catch his first career pass until his redshirt junior season. He earned a scholarship going into his redshirt senior season and finished the season with 52 receptions for 688 yards and eight total touchdowns and was named third-team All-Conference USA. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deon Miles
Deon Terrell Miles is an American Chemist who is Professor and Chair of Chemistry at the Sewanee: The University of the South. His research considers the development of functionalised nanoparticles and chemistry education. Early life and education Miles was born in Gary, Indiana. He studied chemistry at Wabash College and graduated in 1997. He won several awards for chemistry and was manager of the basketball team. He delivered the commencement address. He was a doctoral student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he worked with Royce W. Murray and studied functionalised nanoparticles. Research and career In 2002 Miles joined Sewanee: The University of the South, where he focusses on the development of nanoparticles and novel strategies for teaching chemistry. At Sewanee, Miles delivered a course on the science of food and chemistry of cooking. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Miles developed homemade kits that could be used to teach students about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deon Thomas
Deon La velle Thomas (born February 24, 1971) is an American-Israeli former basketball player. As a high school player, he led his team to the Chicago Public League title, and was named Illinois Mr. Basketball. As a college player at the University of Illinois, he finished his career as the all-time leading scorer in Fighting Illini history. Selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the 28th selection of the 1994 NBA Draft, he opted to play professional basketball in Europe and Israel. High school career Thomas was a star basketball player at Chicago's Neal F. Simeon Vocational High School, graduating in 1989. As a junior in 1988, he led the Wolverines to the Chicago Public League title. As a senior, he was named Illinois Mr. Basketball and played in the McDonald's All-American Game, which also featured future NBA star Shaquille O'Neal. College career Thomas played college basketball at the University of Illinois. Thomas finished his career as the all-time leading scorer in Fighti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deon Hemmings
Deon Marie Hemmings (born 9 October 1968 in Saint Ann, Jamaica) is a former female 400 metres hurdler. Hemmings was the first ever Jamaican woman to win an Olympic Gold when she won the 400m Hurdles at the 1996 Olympics breaking the Olympic record which stood to 2004. Hemmings also won two silver medals at the 2000 Olympics in the 400m Hurdles and 4 × 400 m Relay (together with Sandie Richards, Catherine Scott-Pomales and Lorraine Graham). Hemmings also won a Silver medal in the 1994 Commonwealth Games, Bronze Medal in the 1995 World Athletics Championships, Silver in the 1997 World Athletics Championships and Bronze in the 1999 World Athletics Championships all in the 400m Hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Summer Olympics, Olympic athletics (sport), athletics programme since 1900 Summer Olympics, 1900 for men and since 1984 Summer Olympics, 1984 for women. On a s .... Hemmings retired in 2003 and married Mich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deon Van Der Walt
Deon van der Walt (28 July 1958 – 29 November 2005), was a South African tenor. Van der Walt studied singing at Stellenbosch University and made his debut as Jaquino in Beethoven's ''Fidelio'' at the Cape Town Opera before he had graduated. Numerous scholarships and awards allowed him to continue his studies abroad. In 1981, he won the in Salzburg. His first formal engagement took him to Gelsenkirchen's Musiktheater im Revier, then to the Staatsoper Stuttgart and Zurich Opera. He was invited to perform at the Royal Opera House in London in 1985 and there made his debut as Almaviva in Rossini's ''The Barber of Seville''. He was counted amongst the leading lyric tenors of his day and performed at all the world's major opera houses, including *La Scala in Milan *the Hamburg State Opera *the Vienna State Opera *the Bavarian State Opera in Munich *the Zurich Opera, Switzerland *the Liceu in Barcelona *the Metropolitan Opera in New York He also performed at numerous internati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |