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Dwain L. Eckberg
Dwain is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: First names: *Dwain Anderson *Dwain Chambers * Dwain Esper * Dwain Lingenfelter *Dwain Sloat *Dwain Weston Middle names: *Anthony Dwain Lee *Dan Dwain Schoonover *David Dwain Phelps *Demorrio Dwain Williams * Edward Dwain (Ike) Brookens * Michael Dwain Gallo See also * Dewayne * Duane (other) * Dwaine * Dwane * Dwayne Dwayne or Dewayne is a traditionally male name. It is Gaelic in origin, deriving from the Irish saint Dubhán. History St. Dubhán was an Irish monk who established an abbey in Hook Head, Ireland during the 5th century. As a surname it is O'Dubha ... {{given name Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dwain Anderson
Dwain Cleaven Anderson (born November 23, 1947) is an American former professional baseball shortstop. Oakland A's The El Cerrito High School standout signed as an amateur free agent with the Kansas City A's in at just seventeen years old. He batted .249 with 31 home runs and 250 runs batted in over seven seasons in Athletics' farm system to earn a September call-up in . Anderson made his major league debut in the second game of a September 3 doubleheader against the Minnesota Twins. In his second at bat, he singled off Ray Corbin, and came around to score Oakland's only run of the game. On September 18, Anderson's ninth inning triple broke a 2–2 tie to lead his A's to a 4–2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. He started the following season back in the minors, but an injury to second baseman Dick Green led to a call-up in early May. He appeared in three games, and was hitless in seven at bats. On May 15, , he was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for relief pitch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demorrio Dwain Williams
Demorrio Dwain Williams (born July 6, 1980) is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Kilgore College for two years, then played at Nebraska. He has also played for the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Diego Chargers. College career Williams was born in Beckville, Texas. After high school, he signed with rural Cisco Junior College, but soon left the school. Following a year of oil field work, he decided to walk-on to Kilgore College located in the town of Kilgore, Texas. It was here that Kilgore head coach Jimmy Rieves decided to change him from a cornerback to a linebacker, and he excelled there. Williams helped lead Kilgore to an undefeated season in 2001, and a #2 national ranking. Prior to entering the NFL, Williams played for the University of Nebraska, where he completed his degree in sociology. Professional career Atlanta Falcons Williams started all 16 of the F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dwane
Dwane is a given name and an alternative spelling of Duane, Dwayne, Dewayne, Dwain, Dwaine and similar. Notable people by that name include: * Dwane Casey * Dwane Husbands * Dwane Lee * Dwane Morrison * Dwane Wallace Dwane Leon Wallace (October 29, 1911 – December 21, 1989) was an American aviation businessman and aircraft designer. He served as the president and/or chairman of the board of the Cessna Aircraft Company from 1935 until the 1970s, having then c ... * Kenneth Dwane Bowersox, American astronaut See also * {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dwaine
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Dwaine may refer to: ;First names: *Dwaine Board (born 1956), American football coach *Dwaine Carpenter (born 1976), retired American football player who also played Canadian football *Dwaine Wilson (born 1960), American retired Canadian football player ;Middle names: * Howard Dwaine Dorough (born 1973), American singer-songwriter, dancer, musician, entertainer, actor, and businessman * Michael Dwaine Phillips (born 1950), American Major League Baseball player See also *Dwayne Dwayne or Dewayne is a traditionally male name. It is Gaelic in origin, deriving from the Irish saint Dubhán. History St. Dubhán was an Irish monk who established an abbey in Hook Head, Ireland during the 5th century. As a surname it is O'Dubha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duane (other) , a rare type of strabismus
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Duane may refer to: * Duane (given name) * Duane (surname) * Duane, New York, a US town * the title character of ''Duane Hopwood'', a 2005 film featured in the Sundance Film Festival * Duane Adelier, a main character of ''Unsounded'', a 2012 fantasy adventure graphic novel * USCGC ''Duane'' (WPG-33), a US Coast Guard cutter and artificial-reef shipwreck See also * Duane syndrome Duane syndrome is a congenital rare type of strabismus most commonly characterized by the inability of the eye to move outward. The syndrome was first described by ophthalmologists Jakob Stilling (1887) and Siegmund Türk (1896), and subsequentl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dewayne
Dwayne or Dewayne is a traditionally male name. It is Gaelic in origin, deriving from the Irish saint Dubhán. History St. Dubhán was an Irish monk who established an abbey in Hook Head, Ireland during the 5th century. As a surname it is O'Dubhain, or Dubhan. Dubhain was a popular given name in 16th century southern Ireland. Its Anglicized form is Dwayne or Duane. In Irish "dubh" means "black". Variant forms * Dewayne * Dewaine * Dewane * Duaine * Duane * Duwain * Duwaine * Duwayne * Dwain * Dwaine * Dwane Given name * Dwayne Abernathy (born 1976), American musician and record producer better known as Dem Jointz * Dwayne Allen (born 1990), American football player * Dwayne Alons (1946–2014), American politician * Dwayne Ambusley (born 1980), Jamaican footballer * Dwayne Anderson (born 1986), American basketball player * Dwayne Anderson (American football) (born 1961), American football player * Dwayne Andreas (1918–2016), American business executive and political d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Gallo
Michael Dwain Gallo (born April 2, 1977) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. Biography He debuted for the Houston Astros on July 2, . Careerwise with the Astros, he was 4-3 with an ERA of 4.11. He attended Long Beach State. In , he was 0-1 with an ERA of 2.66 in 36 appearances. In the 2005 postseason, he pitched 5.1 innings and only gave up one run on 4 hits. He started with the Houston Astros, but was sent down to their Triple-A affiliate, the Round Rock Express, on June 2, 2006, after compiling a 1-2 record and a 6.06 ERA in 16.1 innings pitched. In 2006, he was on the Italian baseball team in the World Baseball Classic. On December 18, 2006, he signed a minor league deal with the Colorado Rockies. In , he spent the entire season in Triple-A with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox. In 56 relief appearances, he went 2-6 with a 5.10 ERA. During the 2007-08 off-season, Gallo signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays The Toronto Blue Jays are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ike Brookens
Edward Dwain "Ike" Brookens (born January 3, 1949), is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played in 1975 with the Detroit Tigers. He batted and threw right-handed. Brookens had a 0–0 record, with a 5.23 earned run average (ERA), in three games, in his one-year career. He was drafted by the Washington Senators in the fifth round of the 1967 amateur draft. Brookens' cousin, Tom Brookens, also played in the majors, with the Tigers, New York Yankees, and Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive Fi .... External links 1949 births Living people Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Pennsylvania Detroit Tigers players Salisbury Senators players Evansville Triplets players Geneva Senators players Tulsa Oilers (baseball) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Dwain Phelps
David Dwain Phelps (born October 26, 1947) is an American educator and politician and former Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois. Early life Phelps was born in Eldorado, Illinois. He graduated from Southern Illinois University in 1969. Phelps was trained as an educator. After teaching for several years, he became a school administrator. From 1980 to 1984 he served as Saline County, Illinois, Saline County Clerk and Recorder. Phelps was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1984 until 1998. U.S. Congress He was elected to Congress in 1998 from Illinois's 19th congressional district after 10-year incumbent Glenn Poshard made an unsuccessful run for governor of Illinois, governor. In 2002, Illinois lost a district as a result of the 2000 Census. Phelps' district was dismantled and split between three neighboring districts. His home in Eldorado, Illinois, Eldorado was drawn into the Champaign-Urba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dwain Chambers
Dwain Anthony Chambers (born 5 April 1978) is a British track sprinter. He has won international medals at World and European levels and is one of the fastest European sprinters in the history of athletics. His primary event is the 100 metres, with a best of 9.97 seconds, which ranks him fifth on the British all-time list. He is the European record holder for the 60 metres and 4×100 metres relay events with 6.42 seconds and 37.73 s respectively. Chambers ran a 100 m world junior record of 10.06 s in 1997 and became the youngest ever world medallist in the event at the 1999 World Championships, taking the bronze. On his Olympic début at the 2000 Sydney Olympics he was the best European performer in fourth place. He broke the 10-second barrier twice at the 2001 World Championships. In 2003 he received a two-year athletics ban after testing positive for THG, a banned performance-enhancing drug and was stripped of the 100 m European title and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Dwain Schoonover
Daniel Dwain Schoonover (October 8, 1933 – July 10, 1953) was an enlisted soldier of the United States Army during the Korean War and a posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor at the Battle of Pork Chop Hill#The second battle (July 6–11), Second Battle of Pork Chop Hill. He was killed in action July 10, 1953 and is buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii. Although his body is buried in Hawaii there is a cenotaph at Morris Hill Cemetery in Boise, Idaho. Medal of Honor citation Rank and organization: Corporal#United States, Corporal, U.S. Army, Company A, 13th Engineer Battalion (United States), 13th Engineer Combat Battalion, 7th Infantry Division (United States), 7th Infantry Division Place and date: Near Sokkogae, Korea, 8 to July 10, 1953 Entered service at: Boise, Idaho. Born: October 8, 1933, Boise, Idaho G.O. No.: 5, January 14, 1955 Citation: :Cpl. Schoonover, distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and outstanding co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Dwain Lee
Anthony Dwain Lee (July 17, 1961 – October 28, 2000) was an American actor and playwright. He began his career in the 1980s appearing in numerous stage productions, and in guest roles on television and in films. While attending a Halloween party on October 28, 2000, Lee was fatally shot by a Los Angeles Police Department officer. Lee's death, and the circumstances surrounding it, garnered significant national and international media attention. Early life and career Lee was born in Redding, California and grew up in a middle-class family in Sacramento where he attended Valley High School. Lee began acting at the age of 20 in a community acting class that performed productions at retirement and assisted living homes. His first professional productions were at The Sacramento Theater Company. In 1986, he traveled to Ashland, Oregon and auditioned at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) a nationally and internationally known Regional Equity theater. He was cast the following s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
