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Derwin
Derwin (also spelled Derwyn) is an English-language given name and surname. It shares the same etymology as the name Darwin with both being derived from the Old English words ‘deor’ (deer) and ‘wine’ (friend). Notable people with the name include: Surname * Hal Derwin (1914–1998), American dance bandleader * Mark Derwin (born 1960), American actor * Scott Derwin, Australian sports administrator Given name * Derwin Abrahams Derwin Abrahams (1903–1974) was an American film director. He directed four serials in the 1940s for Columbia Pictures, including ''Hop Harrigan'', ''Chick Carter, Detective'', ''Tex Granger'', and ''Son of the Guardsman'', followed by ''The Gr ... (1903–1974), American film director * Derwin Brown (1954–2000), American law-enforcement officer and politician * Derwin Christian (born 1983), Guyanese cricketer * Derwin Collins (born 1969), American basketball player * Derwin Gray (defensive back), Derwin L. Gray (born 1971), American football p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derwin James
Derwin Alonzo James Jr. (born August 3, 1996) is an American football Safety (gridiron football position)#Strong safety, strong safety for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida State Seminoles football, Florida State. He was drafted by the Chargers in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft. Early years James attended Auburndale High School in Auburndale, Florida before transferring to his hometown Haines City High School in Haines City, Florida. He was rated by Rivals.com as a five-star recruit and was ranked as the best safety and fifth best player overall in his class. James committed to Florida State University to play college football as a freshman, being offered a scholarship after his freshman year in high school. College career James entered his true freshman season at Florida State in 2015 as a backup, but eventually became a starter. As a freshman in 2015, James played in 12 games with 91 tackles, 4.5 sack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Derwin
Mark Derwin (born October 28, 1960) is an American film and television actor. Derwin began his career on ''Days of Our Lives'' in 1987 with a minor role as Jeremiah Brown. In 1988, Derwin appeared in the role of Adrian Hunter on ''The Young and the Restless''. Derwin was featured in a high-profile storyline: the elaborate George Rawlins murder mystery as the scheming psychotic serial killer. Derwin is also known for numerous other soap opera roles. From 2008-2013 Derwin was a lead on the ABC Family teen drama the ''Secret Life of the American Teenager'' as George Juergens, a furniture store owner married to Molly Ringwald's character Ann, and the father of the main character Amy played by Shailene Woodley. The main plot of the show is Derwin's character's 15-year old daughter having a child after a one night stand at a summer band camp and the developments this event has on those around her. Biography Derwin attended the State University of New York at Cobleskill, but was kicked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derwin Martina
Derwin Martina (born 19 July 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back. Club career Ajax Martina was born in Amsterdam, joining the Ajax Academy in 2008. He began his career in the youth teams of Ajax as a forward, but was moved back to play as a defender later in his career. It was youth trainer Said Ouaali who had opted to move the young forward to a more defensive role, after which comparisons of the young right back were commonly made to Michael Reiziger due to their similar playing style. In July 2013, he signed a one-year professional contract with Ajax. RKC Waalwijk On 25 June 2014, RKC Waalwijk signed Martina from Ajax on a free transfer. Martina signed a two-year contract with an option for an additional season. On 8 August 2014, he made his debut for RKC Waalwijk in an Eerste Divisie match against Roda JC Kerkrade, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–2 away loss. In October 2014, Martina contracted deep vein thrombosis on a trip to Curaçao to play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derwin Kitchen
Derwin Maurice Kitchen (born May 14, 1986) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Iowa Western Community College and Florida State University before playing professionally in Israel, Greece, Serbia, France and Turkey. Standing at , he primarily plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions. Early life and college career Kitchen graduated from Raines High School, in his hometown of Jacksonville, Florida, in 2005. Afterwards, he considered playing college basketball at several colleges, and initially agreed to play at the University of Florida, with the Florida Gators, but was ruled ineligible for the 2005-06 season due to his academics. He wanted to play college basketball during the 2006-07 season with St. Johns' college basketball team, the St. John's Red Storm, but was again ruled academically ineligible. During the 2007-08 season, Kitchen played for Iowa Western Community College's college basketball team, where he averaged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derwin Gray (defensive Back)
Dr. Derwin L. Gray (born April 9, 1971) is a former NFL football player and the founding and lead pastor of Transformation Church in Indian Land, South Carolina. College and NFL After graduating from Brigham Young University, Derwin was the 92nd pick in the 1993 NFL Draft. He played for five years with the Indianapolis Colts (1993-1997) and one year with the Carolina Panthers (1998). Church work Derwin and his wife Vicki began an itinerant speaking ministry, One Heart At A Time Ministries, in 1999. Derwin went on to graduate magna cum laude from Southern Evangelical Seminary Southern Evangelical Seminary is a Christian college in Matthews, North Carolina, United States. History The seminary was established in 1992 by Norman Geisler and Ross Rhoads. The college, Southern Evangelical Bible College (SEBC), was esta ... with a Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree, with a focus in apologetics. Derwin and Vicki founded Transformation Church in January 2010. In 2018, Derwin rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derwin Brown
Derwin Brown (June 22, 1954December 15, 2000) was an American police captain and the sheriff-elect of DeKalb County, Georgia, who was assassinated on the evening of December 15, 2000, on the orders of defeated rival Sidney Dorsey. Early life The firstborn of Burvena and George Robert Brown, Derwin was raised in Long Island, New York, where he attended Woodfield Road School and Malverne Jr. High School for his elementary years of grade school and Malverne High School. Career Derwin Brown first served DeKalb as a youth counselor for troubled teens and soon became one of the county's first black patrol officers. He later hosted his own local TV segment called "The Naked Truth" and was the author of his own column in the local ''Champion News Paper'' called "Tell It Like It Is." Brown was a 23-year veteran of the DeKalb County Police Department when he was elected to the position of Sheriff on a platform of cleaning up the corruption and graft that had historically troubled the De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Derwin
Scott Derwin is a leading Australian sport administrator. He was Chief Executive Officer of Surf Life Saving Australia, Australian Paralympic Committee and Basketball Australia. In 2012, he became Chair of Basketball Australia. Personal Derwin grew up in Newcastle, New South Wales. Whilst at school he was a competitive swimmer and after school concentrated on surf swimming. He represented Merewether Surf Life Saving Club and in 1966-67 was Australian Senior Surf Race Champion and in 1967-68 was Australian Junior Belt Champion. He became a lawyer and established a legal practice in the Newcastle area in 1978. Sport administration career Derwin sold his legal practice in 1992 to become Chief Executive Officer of Surf Life Saving Australia, a position that he held until 1996. Derwin was Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Paralympic Federation for the period 1997 to 1999. During this period, the organisation changed its name to the Australian Paralympic Committee and prepar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derwin Christian
Derwin O'Neil Christian (born 9 May 1983) is a Guyanese cricketer who played two Twenty20 Internationals for the West Indies in 2011, as a wicket-keeper. In West Indian domestic cricket, he played for the Guyanese national side. Christian was born in Klien Pouderoyen, in Guyana's Essequibo Islands-West Demerara region. He made his senior debut for Guyana during the 2004–05 Regional One-Day Competition, and his first-class debut the following season, in the 2005–06 Carib Beer Cup.First-class matches played by Derwin Christian – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 December 2015. Against during the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derwin Gray (offensive Lineman)
Derwin Devon Gray (born May 10, 1995) is an American football offensive tackle for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL)). He played college football at Maryland. Professional career Pittsburgh Steelers Gray was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the seventh round, 219th overall, of the 2019 NFL Draft. He was waived on August 31, 2019, and was signed to the practice squad the next day. On December 30, he was signed by the Steelers to a reserve/future contract. On September 5, 2020, Gray was waived by the Steelers and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on September 18, 2020. He was waived on December 26, 2020. Jacksonville Jaguars On December 28, 2020, Gray was claimed off waivers by the Jacksonville Jaguars. He signed a one-year exclusive-rights free agent tender with the Jaguars on March 26, 2021. He was waived on August 24, 2021. Tennessee Titans On August 25, 2021, Gray was claimed off waivers by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hal Derwin
Hal Derwin or Hal Derwyn (July 14, 1914 – February 9, 1998) was an American dance bandleader, principally active in the 1940s. Early in his career, Derwin was a member of a vocal trio with Lee Gillette (later a talent scout for Capitol Records).Leo Walker, The Big Band Almanac. Ward Ritchie Press, 1978, p. 96. In the 1930s he worked with musicians such as Boyd Raeburn, Louis Panico, Shep Fields, and Les Brown, and formed his own band in Chicago in 1940 that included Freddy Large (of Jan Garber's band) as a sideman. He toured the Midwest for much of the 1940s, and had several 10-inch singles released on Capitol Records after World War II, including the hit song "The Old Lamp-Lighter", which reached number six on the Billboard chart. In the early 1950s his band took up a residency at the Biltmore Bowl in Los Angeles for six years and was broadcast on NBC Radio. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derwin Williams
Derwin Dawayne Williams (born May 6, 1961) is a former wide receiver for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Patriots from 1985 through 1987. After his retirement, Williams became a resident of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, he also began working as a football official and currently works for Conference USA football games. When his son, Mason Williams, became a prospect in baseball, the Williams family moved to Winter Garden, Florida, where Mason could play baseball all year, to increase his chances of receiving a college scholarship. Mason Williams was drafted in the 4th round of the MLB draft and currently plays for the New York Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league .... References 1952 births Living people People fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derwin Abrahams
Derwin Abrahams (1903–1974) was an American film director. He directed four serials in the 1940s for Columbia Pictures, including ''Hop Harrigan'', ''Chick Carter, Detective'', ''Tex Granger'', and ''Son of the Guardsman'', followed by '' The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd'' in 1953.Cline, William C. (1984). In the Nick of Time. McFarland & Company, Inc. . He also directed around two dozen western features, as well as episodes of the TV series ''The Adventures of Kit Carson'', ''Hopalong Cassidy'' and ''The Cisco Kid''.Bernard A. Drew. ''Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide''. Routledge, 2013. Selected filmography * ''Texas Rifles'' (1944) * ''Northwest Trail'' (1945) * ''Both Barrels Blazing'' (1945) *''Rustlers of the Badlands'' (1945) *'' Drifting Along'' (1946) * '' South of the Chisholm Trail'' (1947) * ''Docks of New Orleans'' (1948) * ''The Girl from San Lorenzo'' (1950) * ''Whistling Hills ''Whistling Hills'' is a 1951 American Western film direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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