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Duffy (nickname)
Duffy is the nickname of: * Duffy Ayers, English portrait painter born Elizabeth (Betty) Fitzgerald in 1915 * Duffy Cobbs (born 1964), American former football player * Duffy Daugherty (1915–1987), American college football player and Hall of Fame coach * Duffy Dyer (born 1945), American former Major League Baseball player * Duffy Jackson (1953–2021), American jazz drummer * Duffy Lewis (1888–1979), American Major League Baseball player * Norma "Duffy" Lyon (1929–2011), American farmer and butter sculptor See also * Duffy (other) * Duffy (surname) Duffy is a surname of Irish language, Irish origin that comes from the original Irish name ''Ó Dubhthaigh'', meaning descendant of Dubthach. Dubthach was an Old Irish first name meaning "black". Variations include: Duffey (surname), Duffey, Duffe ... {{Nickname Nicknames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duffy Ayers
Betty Mona Desmond Ayers (née FitzGerald; 19 September 1915 – 10 November 2017), known as Duffy Ayers, was an English portrait painter. She was known for most of her life by the nickname "Duffy". Born in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, one of a pair of identical twin girls of an American mother and an Irish father, the brother of the politician and poet Desmond FitzGerald,Mel Gooding"Duffy Ayers obituary" ''The Guardian'', 11 December 2017Betty M D Fitzgerald in ''England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915'', ancestry.com, accessed 15 November 2021 she trained at the Central School of Art in London, and later married the painter and printmaker Michael Rothenstein RA, son of William Rothenstein. In 1941 the couple moved to Chapel Cottage in the Essex village of Great Bardfield, and relocated the next year to Ethel House in the centre of the village. Duffy and Michael were important members of the famous art community which lived in the north Essex village dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duffy Cobbs
Robert Stephen "Duffy" Cobbs (born January 17, 1964) is a former professional American football player. He played defensive back for Penn State's 1982 and 1986 national championship teams, and one season (1987) in the National Football League for the New England Patriots. He was named to Bleacher Report Bleacher Report (often abbreviated as B/R) is a website that focuses on sport and sports culture. Its headquarters are in San Francisco, with offices in New York City and London. Bleacher Report was acquired by Turner Broadcasting System in Aug ...'s "Penn State All-Time Defensive Team". References {{DEFAULTSORT:Cobbs, Duffy Living people American football defensive backs Penn State Nittany Lions football players Sportspeople from Alexandria, Virginia Players of American football from Virginia New England Patriots players 1964 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duffy Daugherty
Hugh Duffy Daugherty (September 8, 1915 – September 25, 1987) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Michigan State University from 1954 to 1972, compiling a record of 109–69–5. His 1965 and 1966 teams won national championships. Daugherty's tenure of 19 seasons at the helm of the Michigan State Spartans football team is the longest of any head coach in the program's history. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1984. Early years, playing career, and military service Daugherty was born in Emeigh, Pennsylvania on September 8, 1915. Though Daugherty would later become known as "the Irish pixie, short and stocky, a man of endearing charm, with smiles and jokes," both of his parents were Pennsylvania natives whose parents were immigrants from Scotland. His father, Joseph Daugherty, was the manager of a general merchandise store at Susquehanna in 1920. By 1930, the family had moved to Barnesboro, Pennsylvania, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duffy Dyer
Donald Robert "Duffy" Dyer (born August 15, 1945) is an American former professional baseball player who is the manager of the Kenosha Kingfish of the Northwoods League collegiate summer baseball league. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the New York Mets (1968– 1974), Pittsburgh Pirates (1975– 1978), Montreal Expos (1979), and Detroit Tigers ( 1980–1981). Playing career Dyer was born in Dayton, Ohio. He was a three-sport athlete at Cortez High School in Phoenix, Arizona, and played collegiately at Arizona State University. Dyer played alongside Sal Bando and Rick Monday as a member of the Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team that won the 1965 College World Series. He was drafted by the Mets in the 1966 Major League Baseball draft and backed up Jerry Grote as a member of the 1969 Miracle Mets team that went on to win the World Series. Dyer caught most of the Mets games in 1972, as Grote battled injuries. In 94 games, he posted career-h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duffy Jackson
Duff Clark "Duffy" Jackson (July 3, 1953 – March 3, 2021) was an American jazz drummer. Career Born in Freeport, New York, Jackson was the son of jazz double-bassist and band leader Chubby Jackson. He played drums as a young child, making appearances with Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Woody Herman, and Buddy Rich before he finished high school. In 1971 he relocated to Los Angeles, where he played with Monty Alexander, Ray Brown (musician), Ray Brown, Herb Ellis, Lena Horne, Milt Jackson, and Barney Kessel. Following a tour of Japan with Benny Carter, he appeared on television for two years with Sammy Davis, Jr. (1974–1976). Later in the 1970s he played with Grover Mitchell and did a tour of Europe with the Count Basie Orchestra. In the 1980s Jackson worked with Lionel Hampton, Al Jarreau, James Moody (saxophonist), James Moody, and Sonny Stitt, and in 1985 re-joined the Basie orchestra while Thad Jones was its leader. Following this he worked with Illinois Jacquet and Art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duffy Lewis
George Edward "Duffy" Lewis (April 18, 1888 – June 17, 1979) was an American professional baseball left fielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, the New York Yankees, and the Washington Senators from 1910 to 1921. Lewis attended Saint Mary's College of California. He made his MLB debut with the Red Sox in 1910, where he formed the Golden Outfield with Tris Speaker and Harry Hooper. He won three World Series championships with Boston (1912, 1915, and 1916). The Red Sox traded Lewis to the Yankees, where he played in 1919 and 1920, before they traded him to the Senators before the 1921 season. He continued to play and manage in the minor leagues until 1929. Lewis continued to work in baseball as a coach for the Boston Braves from 1931 to 1935, and then as their traveling secretary through 1961. Lewis is a member of the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame and the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame. Early life George Edward Lewis was born to Mary () an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norma Lyon
Norma Duffield Stong "Duffy" Lyon (July 29, 1929 – June 26, 2011) was an American farmer and artist nicknamed The Butter Cow Lady. She was known for creating elaborate butter sculptures at the Iowa State Fair from 1960 until 2006, when she retired. She also created sculptures for other state fairs, as well as commissioned works for celebrities and politicians. Early years Lyon was born in Nashville, Tennessee on July 29, 1929, the daughter of Benton J. Stong, a newspaper reporter, and his wife, Elsa. Her grandmother, Bertha Clark, was a founder of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, and her uncle, Phil Stong, wrote the book ''State Fair'', which was later made into three movies and a stage musical. She studied animal science at Iowa State University, because they did not allow women in their Veterinary Sciences program at the time.Longden, Tom (December 25, 2004)Lyon, 'Duffy'.''Des Moines Register'' There she trained in sculpture with artist Christian Petersen. Family She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duffy (other)
Duffy may refer to: People * Duffy (surname), people with the surname Duffy or Duffey *Duffy (nickname) * Duffy (singer) (born 1984), Welsh singer, born Aimee Ann Duffy Places * Duffy, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra * Duffy, Ohio, United States, an unincorporated community * Duffy, West Virginia, United States, an unincorporated community *Duffy Fairgrounds, a stadium in New York, United States * Duffy's Hill, a hill in Manhattan, New York * Duffy's Peak, a hill or butte in Texas, United States *Duffy Peak, a mountain on Alexander Island, Antarctica Arts and entertainment *Duffy the Disney Bear, an anthropomorphic teddy bear character featured at Disney theme parks * ''Duffy'' (film), a 1968 comedy starring James Coburn * ''Duffy'' (novel), a 1980 novel by Julian Barnes writing as Dan Kavanagh *Tristan Duffy, a fictional character in ''American Horror Story'' Other uses * USS ''Duffy'' (DE-27), a US Navy destroyer See also * Duffy antigen system, a type of ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duffy (surname)
Duffy is a surname of Irish origin that comes from the original Irish name ''Ó Dubhthaigh'', meaning descendant of Dubthach. Dubthach was an Old Irish first name meaning "black". Variations include: Duffey, Duffee, Duff, Duthie, O'Duffey, O'Duffy, Duffe, O'Duffe, Dufficy, Doey, Dohey, Doohey, Duhig, Dowey and O'Dowey. The name originates from Connacht. It may refer to: Irish *Charles Gavan Duffy, Irish nationalist poet, later Australian colonial politician * Chris Duffy, several people * David Duffy (banker) (born 1960/61), Irish banker *Eamon Duffy, historian * Francis Noel Duffy, Irish Green Party politician, TD for Dublin South-West since 2020 * Gabriel Duffy, Irish writer *George Gavan Duffy, Irish politician *James Duffy (Irish publisher), an Irish publisher of Nationalist and Roman Catholic books, bibles and religious texts *James Duffy (VC), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross in 1917 *Jim Duffy (journalist), author, political commentator, and Irish advis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
