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Don Carter may refer to: *Don Carter (bowler) (1926–2012), American professional bowler *Don Carter (businessman) (1933–2018), basketball entrepreneur * Don Carter (footballer) (1921–2002), footballer for Bury FC and Blackburn Rovers * Don Carter (ice hockey) (born 1936), Canadian ice hockey player *Don Carter, creator of the TV short ''Happy Monster Band ''Happy Monster Band'' (also known as ''Happy Monster Band: Direct from Monsterland'' and ''Happy Monster Band: World Tour'') is a short-lived animated children's television series that originally aired on Playhouse Disney from October 1, 2007, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Carter (bowler)
Donald James Carter (July 29, 1926 – January 5, 2012) was a right-handed American professional bowler. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he learned the game while working a childhood job as a pinsetter, and went on to become one of the legends of ten-pin bowling and a founding member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) in 1958. He was six-time bowler of the year, a 10-time All-American, and became known simply as "Mr. Bowling." Carter and fellow St. Louis native Dick Weber are widely regarded as professional bowling's first superstars. He was voted the Greatest Bowler of All-Time in a 1970 ''Bowling Magazine'' poll, and ranked #1 among 20th Century bowlers by ''Bowlers Journal'' in 1999. At the vanguard of celebrity endorsement, he capitalized on his fame during televised bowling's most popular period to become the first athlete of any kind to earn $1,000,000 in a single endorsement deal, for Ebonite International. Bowling career Prior to the PBA being formed, Carter was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Carter (businessman)
Donald J. Carter (July 5, 1933 – February 14, 2018) was an American investor and businessman who was a founding owner of the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Dallas Sidekicks of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL).Aron (2003), p. 4–6. At the time of his death he was a minority partner in the Mavericks and a familiar courtside presence at the team's home games, always wearing a cowboy hat. Early life Carter was born into a poor family in Arkansas on July 5, 1933. Carter's mother remarried when he was 15.The leadership of Mary C. Crowley: Pioneer female business leader. Carver, Rita M. Dallas Baptist University, ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 2012. 3507449. He dropped out of high school and got a job at a gas station that paid enough to keep the car he used for drag racing running. After doing his military service in the U.S. Air Force, he joined his mother, Mary C. Crowley, in the successful company she founded selling interi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Carter (footballer)
Donald Frederick Carter (11 September 1921 – 2002) was an English professional footballer who scored 46 goals from 163 appearances in the Football League playing as an outside left or inside forward for Bury, Blackburn Rovers and New Brighton. Life and career Carter was born in Midsomer Norton, Somerset, in 1921. He played non-league football for Norton St John's before joining Birmingham League club Stourbridge early in the 1938–39 season. Playing at outside left, he soon attracted attention from bigger clubs, and in January 1939 signed for Bury of the Football League Second Division. He did not make his senior debut for the club until after the Second World War, and scored 27 goals from 56 matches over two seasons. The goals included a hat-trick in a 6–3 win against Bradford Park Avenue in 1947. Carter spent a few months with Blackburn Rovers, playing twice without scoring, and then joined New Brighton in November 1948. He scored 19 goals from 105 league appearanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Carter (ice Hockey)
Don Carter (born February 24, 1936) is a Canadian retired professional hockey winger who played 639 games in the Eastern Hockey League with the Greensboro Generals The Greensboro Generals were an East Coast Hockey League team based in Greensboro, North Carolina, and played at the Greensboro Coliseum from 1999 to 2004. The name was originally used by the Greensboro Generals in the Eastern Hockey League. Th ... from 1959 to 1973. External links * 1936 births Living people Canadian ice hockey right wingers Eastern Hockey League coaches Greensboro Generals (EHL) players Ice hockey people from Toronto Ice hockey player-coaches Southern Hockey League (1973–1977) coaches Winston-Salem Polar Twins (SHL) players Canadian ice hockey coaches {{Canada-icehockey-winger-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |