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Daniel O'Brien (other)
Daniel or Dan O'Brien may refer to: Politicians and nobles *Daniel O'Brien, 1st Viscount Clare (1577–1663), MP for County Clare, younger son of Connor O'Brien, 3rd Earl of Thomond *Daniel O'Brien, 3rd Viscount Clare (fl. 1670–1691), son of Connor O'Brien, 2nd Viscount Clare * Daniel O'Brien, 4th Viscount Clare (died 1693), son of Daniel O'Brien, 3rd Viscount Clare *Daniel O'Brien (Jacobite) (1683–1759), Irish Jacobite soldier and diplomat * Daniel Pitt O'Brien (1900–1957), Secretary of State of West Virginia Sportspeople Athletes *Dan O'Brien (born 1966), American decathlete * Dan O'Brien (footballer) (1884–1917), Australian rules football player *Dan O'Brien (pitcher) (born 1954), American baseball player * Dan O'Brien (soccer) (born 1986), American soccer player *Danny O'Brien (gridiron football) (born 1990), American college football quarterback Coaches / executives * Dan O'Brien (American football) (born 1963), American college football coach and administrator * Dan O' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel O'Brien, 1st Viscount Clare
Sir Daniel O'Brien, 1st Viscount Clare also called Donal ( – 1666) was an Irish politician and soldier. He was born a younger son of Connor O'Brien, 3rd Earl of Thomond. He fought against the insurgents at Tyrone's Rebellion, but for the insurgents in the Irish Rebellion of 1641 and the Irish Confederate Wars. He resisted the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland. He joined Charles II of England in exile and was in his eighties made a viscount at the Restoration. Birth and origins Daniel or Donal was born about 1577, the third and youngest son of Connor O'Brien and his second wife, Una O'Brien. or in 1666 and was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, Connor. His father was the 3rd Earl of Thomond. His mother was a daughter of Turlough Mac-i-Brien-Ara. His parents were from different branches of the O'Briens, an important Gaelic Irish dynasty that descended from Brian Boru, medieval high king of Ireland. His father was from the branch of the Earls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan O'Brien (baseball Coach)
Daniel Peter O'Brien (born 1971) is an American baseball coach who currently works in the player development department of the San Francisco Giants organization. He was named to that position prior to the 2018 season. He previously coached Santa Clara University and the University of California, San Diego's baseball programs. Education and minor league playing career O'Brien played at UC San Diego, led the team in home runs, continues to rank highly on several career lists. In his first year, he helped the team to a third-place finish in the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship. He then served as a player/coach for one season with the independent league team Greenville Bluesmen in 1996. Coaching career In 1997, O'Brien became a full-time assistant at UC San Diego. After two years, he was elevated to the top job. After three seasons, the Tritons moved the program to Division II, joining the California Collegiate Athletic Association. O'Brien helped establish the Trito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny O'Brien (journalist)
Danny O'Brien (born 1969) is a British technology journalist and civil liberties activist. He is the International Director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Career He wrote weekly columns for ''The Sunday Times'' and ''The Irish Times''; and before that for ''The Guardian'', and acted as a consultant in helping ''The Guardian'' formulate its online strategy. He worked for the UK edition of ''Wired'', as well as for Channel 4 and the British ISP Virgin.net. Together with Dave Green, he founded and wrote the now-defunct email newsletter ''Need to Know'' and with whom he also co-wrote and -presented the television show '' 404 Not Found''. In May 2005, he succeeded Ren Bucholz as Activist Coordinator for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and then became EFF's International Outreach Coordinator. In April 2010, he moved to a new position as Internet Advocacy Coordinator for the Committee to Protect Journalists. In February 2013, he became the Director of the International ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan O'Brien (sports Journalist)
Dan O'Brien is an American journalist, author and screenwriter with an emphasis in sports, having written books, television sports stories, magazine articles and a screenplay. O’Brien collaborated with former NFL star and current ESPN ''College Football'' analyst Mark May on ''Mark May’s Tales from the Washington Redskins (with) Dan O’Brien''. He co-authored ''MizzouRah! Memorable Moments in Missouri Tiger Football History'', with popular Los Angeles sportscaster Todd Donoho. A graduate of the University of Missouri’s School of Broadcast Journalism, O’Brien is a former television anchor, reporter and producer, including stints with network affiliates in Columbia, Missouri; Montgomery, Alabama; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Miami, Florida, Washington D.C., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Indianapolis, Indiana. His documentaries and special programming earned numerous broadcasting honors, including an Emmy Award for his series on women’s athletics at the University of Miami. '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan O'Brien (playwright)
Dan O’Brien (born 1974) is an American playwright, poet, essayist, and librettist. His most prominent works have been the play ''The Body of an American'' and the poetry collection ''War Reporter''. He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for 2015–16. His most recent play, ''The House in Scarsdale: A Memoir for the Stage,'' is the winner of the 2018 PEN America Award for Drama. Career O'Brien's plays include ''The Three Christs of Ypsilanti'', ''The Cherry Sisters Revisited'', ''The Voyage of the Carcass'', ''The Dear Boy'', ''The House in Hydesville'', ''Moving Picture'', ''Key West'', ''Am Lit'', ''Lamarck'', ''The Last Supper Restoration'', ''The Angel in the Trees'', ''"Will You Please Shut Up?"'', and ''The Disappearance of Daniel Hand''. His work has been produced by Second Stage Theatre, Ensemble Studio Theatre, The Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Geva Theatre Center, Page 73 Productions, The Produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan O'Brien (author)
Daniel Hosler O'Brien (born November 23, 1947, in Findlay, Ohio) is an American author, wildlife biologist, and rancher. Biography Dan O'Brien was born in Findlay, Ohio, on November 23, 1947. He attended Findlay High School and graduated in 1966. He went to Michigan Technological University to play football and graduated with a BS degree in Math and Business from Findlay College in 1970 where he was the chairman of the first campus Earth Day. He earned an MA in English Literature from the University of South Dakota in 1973 where he studied under Frederick Manfred. He earned an MFA from Bowling Green State University in 1974, worked as a biologist and wrote for a few years before entering the PhD program at Denver University. When he won the prestigious Iowa Short Fiction in 1986 he gave up academics except for occasional short term teaching jobs. O'Brien continued to write and work as an endangered species biologist for the South Dakota Department of Game Fish and Parks and lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel O'Brien (comedian)
Daniel O'Brien (born January 6, 1986), also known as "DOB", is an American humorist, author, writer, comedian and songwriter; formerly for Cracked.com. Since August 2018, O'Brien has worked as a staff writer on the HBO show '' Last Week Tonight with John Oliver''. In 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 he was part of the writing team that won four Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing on a Variety Series. Early life Daniel grew up in Hazlet, New Jersey, where he attended Raritan High School. He later attended Rutgers University in New Jersey. His college job as a bartender was the inspiration for his unpublished online novel, ''Bartender''. His uncle is actor Skip O'Brien. ''Cracked'' writer In 2007, O'Brien started working for Cracked.com as senior writer and editor. O'Brien has written over 200 articles for the site that have been seen more than 50 million times. O'Brien's writing encompasses a range from politics to pop culture. O'Brien mocked himself, such as in the sketch "Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan O'Brien (baseball Executive)
Daniel F. O'Brien Jr. (born c. 1954) is an American baseball executive who served as general manager of the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB) from October 2003 to January 2006. Biography O'Brien began his career in the Seattle Mariners front office in 1977 (the team's inaugural season), then switched to the Houston Astros in 1982, serving first as the team's farm system director and then its scouting director through 1996. He was assistant general manager of the Texas Rangers from 1997 until changing organizations in 2003. O'Brien was hired as the general manager of the Cincinnati Reds on October 27, 2003, succeeding Jim Bowden. He was fired by new Reds ownership on January 23, 2006. He then served as a special assistant to Milwaukee Brewers GM Doug Melvin during 2007–2009. O'Brien earned degrees at Rollins College and Ohio University. His father, Dan O'Brien Sr., was the general manager of three teams in the American League West division from 1974 through 1993 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan O'Brien Sr
Dan or DAN may refer to: People * Dan (name), including a list of people with the name ** Dan (king), several kings of Denmark * Dan people, an ethnic group located in West Africa **Dan language, a Mande language spoken primarily in Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia * Dan (son of Jacob), one of the 12 sons of Jacob/Israel in the Bible **Tribe of Dan, one of the 12 tribes of Israel descended from Dan * Crown Prince Dan, prince of Yan in ancient China Places * Dan (ancient city), the biblical location also called Dan, and identified with Tel Dan * Dan, Israel, a kibbutz * Dan, subdistrict of Kap Choeng District, Thailand * Dan, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States * Dan River (other) * Danzhou, formerly Dan County, China * Gush Dan, the metropolitan area of Tel Aviv in Israel Organizations *Dan-Air, a defunct airline in the United Kingdom *Dan Bus Company, a public transport company in Israel *Dan Hotels, a hotel chain in Israel *Dan the Tire Man, a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan O'Brien (American Football)
Dan O'Brien (born May 16, 1963) is an American college football coach and administrator. He is currently the Senior Associate Athletic Director for Football at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. O'Brien has served in a number of administrative roles at the University of Minnesota, Hamline University, and Concordia University of St. Paul. He was the head football coach of the Concordia Golden Bears from 1998 to 1999, compiling a record of 7–13 while ushering the team into NCAA Division II NCAA Division II (D-II) is an intermediate-level division of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It offers an alternative to both the larger and better-funded Division I and to the scholarship-free environmen ... status. Head coaching record College References External links Concordia Hall of Fame profile {{DEFAULTSORT:OBrien, Dan 1963 births Living people Concordia Golden Bears athletic directors Concordia Golden Bear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel O'Brien, 3rd Viscount Clare
Daniel O'Brien, 3rd Viscount Clare (died 1691), was with King Charles II in exile during the interregnum. At the Restoration, he obtained the title of Viscount Clare for his grandfather and full restoration of the family's lands. At the Glorious Revolution he supported James II, sitting in the Patriot Parliament and fighting for him at the Battle of the Boyne. He was in consequence attainted as a Jacobite. Birth and origins Daniel was born roughly about 1620, probably at Carrigaholt Castle, County Clare, his parents' habitual residence. He was the only son of Connor O'Brien ( – 1670) and his wife Honora O'Brien. At the time of his birth, his father was the heir apparent of his grandfather, O'Brien of Carrigaholt, who was a younger brother of Donogh O'Brien, 4th Earl of Thomond. His father's family was the senior branch of the O'Briens, a Gaelic Irish dynasty that descended from Brian Boru, medieval high king of Ireland. His mother's fami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny O'Brien (gridiron Football)
Daniel Matthew O'Brien (born September 26, 1990) is an American gridiron football assistant coach with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). As a professional quarterback, he had been a member of the Columbus Lions, Ottawa Redblacks, Edmonton Eskimos, and BC Lions. He played college football for the University of Maryland, University of Wisconsin and Catawba College. Early years O'Brien was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and at the age of 12, moved to Kernersville, North Carolina, where he attended East Forsyth High School. During his interscholastic career, he played basketball and football as a quarterback. As a junior in 2007, he completed 151 of 248 pass attempts for 1,905 yards and 15 touchdowns and rushed for 290 yards and seven touchdowns. As a senior, he completed 117 of 235 pass attempts for 1,640 yards and 16 touchdowns and six interceptions and had 160 rushing attempts for 780 yards and 11 touc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
