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Dick Knight (other)
Dick Knight may refer to: * Dick Knight (businessman), English businessman and former chairman of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. * Dick Knight (tennis) (born 1948), American tennis player * Dick Knight (golfer) John Richard Knight (December 26, 1929 – March 25, 1991) was an American professional golfer. Knight was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He played college golf at Oklahoma A&M. Knight work as a club pro in Hawaii, where he won the Hawaiian Open and ... (1929–1991), American professional golfer See also * Richard Knight (other) {{hndis, Knight, Dick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Knight (businessman)
Harry Richard Knight is an English businessman and former chairman of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., a post he held from 1997 to 2009. A lifelong fan of Brighton & Hove Albion, he took control in 1997 having led the fan pressure to oust the previous board following their sale of the club's Goldstone Ground to property developers. In 2005, he owned 375,000 shares in the club's holding company, making him the largest shareholder at 29.61%. On 18 May 2009 Knight was replaced as chairman at Brighton by Tony Bloom, who had successfully secured £93 million funding for the new Falmer Stadium The Falmer Stadium, known for sponsorship purposes as the American Express Community Stadium and also referred to as the Amex, is a football stadium in the village of Falmer, in the City of Brighton and Hove, East Sussex. With a capacity of 31 ... and secured 75% shareholding at the club. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Knight (tennis)
Dick Knight (born May 15, 1948) attended Shoreline High School in Seattle, Washington where he was a high school tennis standout competing with and against other tennis great Tom Gorman. From 1966 to 1970 he attended the University of Washington where he was named Tennis Captain and the first U.W. NCAA Coaches All American. He was inducted into the Husky Hall of Fame in 1995 and the USTA Pacific Northwest Hall of Fame in 2015. As a tennis player his career highlights include four years Washington State Open champion, five years ranked in the top 60 in the U.S. (1967–71), four years ranked number one in Pacific Northwest, and competitor in Wimbledon (1972) and three U.S. Open tournaments (1967, 1968, 1971) where he played such tennis greats a champion Arthur Ashe. One other notable moment in Knight’s career happened in a match against Mike Sprengelmeyer in Southampton, Long Island in 1967. The match lasted 5 ½ hours and 107 games which Dick eventually won 32–30, 3â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Knight (golfer)
John Richard Knight (December 26, 1929 – March 25, 1991) was an American professional golfer. Knight was born in Omaha, Nebraska. He played college golf at Oklahoma A&M. Knight work as a club pro in Hawaii, where he won the Hawaiian Open and Hawaiian PGA Championship in 1952, in San Diego, California, and at Field Club of Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska. He also played on the PGA Tour. His best finish in a major was 10th at the 1959 U.S. Open. He opened the tournament with a 69 to tie for the lead with Ben Hogan, Dow Finsterwald, and Gene Littler. Knight died in California of lung cancer. A United States Navy veteran during the Korean War, he was buried in Riverside National Cemetery. Amateur *1950 Nebraska Amateur Professional wins *1952 Hawaiian Open, Hawaiian PGA Championship *1956 Arizona Open *1958 California State Open, Northern California Open *1960 Iowa Open The Iowa Open is the Iowa state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
