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Dick Williams (other)
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Dick Williams (1929–2011) was an American baseball player and manager. Dick Williams may also refer to: * R. Norris Williams (1891–1968), American tennis player * Dick Williams (magician) (1927–2020), American magician * Dick Williams (singer) (1926–2018), American singer * Dick Anthony Williams (1934–2012), American actor * Dick Williams (executive), American baseball executive * Dick Williams (footballer) (1905–1983), English footballer * Dick Williams (bowls), Welsh-born Canadian international lawn bowler * Dick William, former host of Georgia politics show ''The Georgia Gang'' See also * Richard Williams (other) Richard Williams may refer to: Entertainment * Richard Williams (animator) (1933–2019), Canadian-British animator * Richard Williams (theatre director), theatre director, producer and teacher * Dick Anthony Williams (1934–2012), American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Williams
Richard Hirschfeld Williams (May 7, 1929 – July 7, 2011) was an American left fielder, third baseman, manager, coach and front-office consultant in Major League Baseball. Known especially as a hard-driving, sharp-tongued manager from 1967 to 1969 and from 1971 to 1988, he led teams to three American League pennants, one National League pennant, and two World Series triumphs. He is one of nine managers to win pennants in both major leagues, and joined Bill McKechnie in becoming only the second manager to lead three franchises to the Series. He and Lou Piniella are the only managers in history to lead four teams to seasons of 90 or more wins. Williams was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008 following his election by the Veterans Committee. Biography Playing career Williams was born on May 7, 1929, in St. Louis, Missouri, and lived there until age 13, when his family moved to Pasadena, California. He attended Pasadena High School, and then enrolled in Pasa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Williams (magician)
Dick Williams (17 July 1927 – 10 July 2020) was a television and radio presenter and magician who holds the Guinness World Record for hosting the longest-running television magic show in the world. Under the name "Mr. Magic" he presented the show ''Magicland'' on WMC-TV in Memphis, Tennessee, from 1966 until his retirement in 1989. Dick performed tricks and illusions, juggled clubs and scarves, and is often remembered for his signature magician's finger exercises. Life and career Williams was born on 17 July 1927. He spent his early life in Kansas and began learning magic at the age of seven from a "Gilbert" magic set, which he had received as a Christmas present. He remained so keen on magic and became so proficient that his local magic club, the "Wizards of Wichita", later made an exception to its minimum age rule and allowed him to join when he was 13 rather than the usual lower limit of 18. During the second world war he performed with the club at military bases. He joined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Williams (singer)
Richard Blaine Williams (June 7, 1926 – May 5, 2018) was an American singer. He and his brothers, Bob, Don, and Andy Williams, performed as a quartet, The Williams Brothers. Biography Richard Blaine Williams was born in Wall Lake, Iowa, the son of Jay Emerson and Florence (née Finley) Williams. While living in Cheviot, Ohio, he attended Western Hills High School (Cincinnati, Ohio), Western Hills High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. He finished high school at University High School (Los Angeles, California), University High School, in West Los Angeles, because of his family's move to California. Williams had three brothers: Bob, Don, and Andy. One of his first performances was in a children's choir at the local Presbyterianism, Presbyterian church. He and his brothers formed the Williams Brothers quartet in late 1938, and they performed on radio in the Midwest, first at WHO (AM), WHO, in Des Moines, Iowa. In July 1940 the family moved to Chicago and received a job at WLS (AM), WLS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Anthony Williams
Richard Anthony Williams (August 9, 1934 – February 16, 2012) was an American actor. Williams is best known for his starring performances on Broadway in ''The Poison Tree'', ''What the Wine-Sellers Buy'' and ''Black Picture Show''. Williams also had notable roles in 1970s blaxploitation films such as ''The Mack'' and ''Slaughter's Big Rip-Off''. Early life Born in Chicago, Illinois, Williams was raised in the Bronzeville neighborhood. During his early childhood, Williams spent several years in a local hospital due to having polio. For high school, Williams attended Hyde Park Academy High School. Williams later attended Herzl Junior College (now known as City Colleges of Chicago). Career Williams began his career during his late teens as a member of Williams Brothers Quartet, singing group founded in Chicago. He later moved to Los Angeles and began his acting career. Some of Williams roles included Pretty Tony in ''The Mack'' (1973), the limo driver in ''Dog Day Afternoon'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Williams (executive)
Richard Williams (born ca. 1971) is a former American professional baseball executive and the former president of baseball operations of the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball. Before his promotion, announced on December 27, 2016, he was the Reds' senior vice president and general manager. Williams is a graduate of the University of Virginia. He was an Echols Scholar at UVA, giving him priority to sign up for any class. He worked as an investment banker and from 2003–04 for the George W. Bush presidential re-election campaign. He joined the Reds in 2006, upon their purchase by a group led by majority owner Robert Castellini, as director of baseball business operations. He later became vice president of baseball operations and then was named vp/assistant GM in November 2014. Twelve months later, he was promoted to general manager, working under Walt Jocketty, then president of baseball operations. Jocketty became an advisor to Castellini with Williams' December 2016 appo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Williams (footballer)
Richard Williams (15 December 1905 – 27 May 1983) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Reading and Stoke City. Career Williams played for Jarrow before being spotted by scouts from Stoke City in 1926. It took him until the 1928–29 season before he could displace Bob Dixon. He played in 36 matches that season and then 24 in 1929–30 but he lost his place to Norman Lewis. He then spent a season at Reading and Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca .... Career statistics Honours ;Stoke City * Football League Third Division North champions: 1926–27 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Dick 1905 births 1983 deaths Footballers from Newcastle upon Tyne Men's association football goalkeepers English men's footballers Jarr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dick Williams (bowls)
Richard L Williams was a Welsh born Canadian international lawn bowler. Bowls career He won a silver medal in the pairs at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver with Sam Gardiner Alderman Samuel Gardiner MBE JP (24 March 1940 – 8 November 2022) was a Northern Irish Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Upper Bann from 2003 to 2016. Gardiner was elected t ... and was the President of the North Vancouver Lawn Bowling Club. Awards Both he and Sam Gardiner were inducted into the North Shore Sports Hall of Fame in 1968. Personal life He emigrated to Canada at the age of 15. References Canadian male bowls players Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Bowls players at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1898 births Year of death missing British emigrants to Canada Medallists at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Georgia Gang
The Georgia Gang is a long-running public affair program broadcast in Atlanta, Georgia. Dick Williams served as the host of the show for many years. The show features two panelists from the left and two from the right. Panelists have included Tharon Scott, Alexis Johnson and Janelle King. The show airs Sundays at 8:30 a.m. on Fox5. Williams died in January 2022. He was married to journalist and mayor Rebecca Chase Williams. The show was established as Sunday News Conference in the early 1980s on WSB-TV WSB-TV (channel 2) is a television station in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, affiliated with ABC. It is the flagship television property of locally based Cox Media Group, which has owned the station since its inception, and is sister to .... Lori Geary succeeded Williams as the show’s host. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Georgia Gang Television shows filmed in Georgia (U.S. state) American television talk shows ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |