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Fred Davis (American Football)
Fred, Frederic, Frederick, or Fredrick Davis may refer to: Sports * Fred Davis (snooker player) (1913–1998), English billiards and snooker champion * Fred Davis (footballer, born 1871) (1871–?), English football (soccer) player * Fred Davis (footballer, born 1913), English football (soccer) player * Fred Davis (footballer, born 1929) (1929–1996), English football (soccer) player * Fred Davis (defensive lineman) (1918–1995), American football player * Fred Davis (tight end) (born 1986), American football player * Fred Davis (wrestler) Others * Fredrick Davis (dancer) (born 1986), African-American ballet dancer * Fred Davis (entrepreneur) (born 1955), American technology entrepreneur, author, and media executive * Fred Davis III, American political ad guru * Fred Davis (politician) (1868–1945), Canadian farmer and politician * Fred Davis (broadcaster) (1921–1996), Canadian broadcaster * Frederick W. Davis (1877–1961), operator of antiques and folk art shop in Mexico wher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Davis (snooker Player)
Fred Davis (14 August 1913 – 16 April 1998) was an English professional player of snooker and English billiards. He was an eight-time World Snooker Championship winner from 1948 World Snooker Championship, 1948 to 1956 World Professional Match-play Championship, 1956, and a two-time winner of the World Billiards Championship (English billiards), World Billiards Championship. He was the brother of 15-time world snooker champion Joe Davis; the pair were the only two players to win both snooker and English billiards world championships, and Fred is second on the list of those holding most world snooker championship titles, behind Joe. Davis' professional career started in 1929 at the age of 15 as a billiards player. He competed in his first world snooker championship in 1937 World Snooker Championship, 1937 and reached the final three years later, losing to Joe by 36–37. From 1947, Davis played in five straight finals against Scottish player Walter Donaldson (snooker player), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Davis (broadcaster)
Fred Davis (10 August 1921 – 5 July 1996) was a Canadian broadcaster, best known as host of the CBC Television programme '' Front Page Challenge'' for nearly all of its 38-year run. Born in Toronto, he became a trumpet player in his youth who performed at various concerts, particularly with the bands of Art Hallman and Howard Cable. At one point he was conductor of the Teentime Orchestra at CFRB radio. After serving in World War II, including performing in the Canadian Band of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force under the direction of Robert Farnon, he returned to Toronto to study broadcasting at Lorne Greene Academy of Radio Arts. His early radio career included Ottawa station CFRA since late 1946. In the early 1950s, Davis moved to television, as one of the hosts of the 1953-1954 documentary series '' On the Spot''. He began hosting the news-themed television quiz show ''Front Page Challenge'' in 1957, replacing host Alex Barris with whom the series be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Davies (other)
Frederick Davies may refer to: * Frederick Davies (GC) (1913–1945), English fireman and George Cross recipient *Fred Davies (1939–2020), English football goalkeeper and manager * Frederick H. Davies (1871–?), English forward who played for Sheffield United * Frederick T. Davies Jr., American scientist and professor of horticulture * Freddie Davies (born 1937), British comedian and actor * Fred Davies (footballer, born 1908) (1908–1978), Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy *Fred Davies (footballer, born 1921) Frederick James "Mulga" Davies (14 August 1921 – 13 August 1961) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Family The son of William Phillip Davies (1884–1983), and Marian Davies (1885–1963), n ... (1921–1961), Australian rules footballer for Carlton See also * Fred Davis (other) {{hndis, Davies, Frederick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Davis Jr
Fred may refer to: People * Fred (name), including a list of people and characters with the name Mononym * Fred (cartoonist) (1931–2013), pen name of Fred Othon Aristidès, French * Fred (footballer, born 1949) (1949–2022), Frederico Rodrigues de Oliveira, Brazilian * Fred (footballer, born 1979), Helbert Frederico Carreiro da Silva, Brazilian * Fred (footballer, born 1983), Frederico Chaves Guedes, Brazilian * Fred (footballer, born 1986), Frederico Burgel Xavier, Brazilian * Fred (footballer, born 1993), Frederico Rodrigues de Paula Santos, Brazilian * Fred Again (born 1993), British songwriter known as FRED Television and movies * '' Fred Claus'', a 2007 Christmas film * ''Fred'' (2014 film), a 2014 documentary film * Fred Figglehorn, a YouTube character created by Lucas Cruikshank ** ''Fred'' (franchise), a Nickelodeon media franchise ** '' Fred: The Movie'', a 2010 independent comedy film * ''Fred the Caveman'', French Teletoon production from 2002 * Fred Flints ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Lewis Davis
Frederick Lewis Davis (30 January 1863 − 17 May 1920) was a Liberal politician and a member of a notable family of coal owners in South Wales. His grandfather, David Davis, Blaengwawr was a pioneer of the coal trade in the Aberdare valley while his father, Lewis Davis and uncle, David Davis, Maesyffynnon developed the business and were pioneers of the coal trade in the Rhondda, most notably at Ferndale. Having trained as a barrister, Davis joined the family business. Political career In 1885, Davis was chosen as the Liberal candidate for the new Rhondda constituency but he was opposed by the trade union leader, William Abraham (Mabon). The constituency had been formed following the Third Reform Act of 1884, as a result of the rapid growth of population in the two valleys over the previous twenty years. During the 1880s the demand for working men representatives in the ranks of the Parliamentary Liberal Party were increasingly vociferous and there was a precedent for a Liber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Henry Davis
Fred Henry Davis (May 18, 1894 – June 20, 1937) was an American attorney and politician from the state of Florida, serving as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida from 1933 until 1935. Early life and military service Davis was born on May 18, 1894, in Greenville, South Carolina, though he settled in Tallahassee, Florida, with his family at an early age. He was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1914 and became a practicing attorney in Wakulla County, Florida. In 1917, Davis, a Democrat, became the Special Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. He resigned the same year to enlist in the Florida Army National Guard, serving as a private with the 124th Infantry during World War I, though he did not go overseas with the American Expeditionary Force. On December 10, 1918, Davis was discharged from the United States Army and was sent to Camp Hancock, near Augusta, Georgia, to begin his officers' training. Davis quickly worked his w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Langdon Davis
Frederick Langdon Davis, (August 6, 1868 – April 9, 1951) was a lawyer and political figure in Manitoba, Canada. He represented Neepawa in the House of Commons of Canada as a Unionist member. He was born in Belleville, Ontario, the son of James A. Davis and Sarah Way. Davis came to Winnipeg in 1881 and studied at the University of Manitoba. He articled in law with Frank Stayner Nugent and then William Egerton Perdue, entered practice in 1893 and was called to the Manitoba bar in 1900. He set up practice in Neepawa. Davis was president of the local board of trade and served on the school board. In 1895, he married Elizabeth Ellen Webster. In 1936, he was named King's Counsel. During World War I, Davis spoke out in favour of better treatment of "enemy aliens", persons residing in Canada who held citizenship in countries at war with Canada: If we treat such men as men and brothers, we will make Canadians of them; if we treat them in any other fashion, we will make of them a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Curtice Davis
USS ''Frederick C. Davis'' (DE-136) was an built for the United States Navy during World War II. It was the last US Naval vessel lost in the Battle of the Atlantic. Namesake Frederick Curtice Davis was born on 21 October 1915 in Rock County, Wisconsin. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin in early 1939. He enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve on 7 July, and began his primary flight training at Long Beach, California. He received his pilot's wings and was commissioned an Ensign on 4 September 1940, after successfully completing instruction at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida. He was assigned to the battleship , operating out of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Reporting to Observation Squadron One (VO-1), Battleship Division One he was board ''Nevada'' during the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor. With no aircraft on board at the time of attack, Davis ran forward to help load and command an anti-aircraft machine gun battery, until machine gun fire from st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucky (Marvel Comics)
Bucky is the name used by several different fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually as a sidekick to Captain America. The original version was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby and first appeared in ''Captain America Comics'' #1 (cover-dated March 1941), which was published by Marvel's predecessor, Timely Comics.The 1995 ''Marvel Milestone Edition: Captain America'' archival reprint has no cover date or number, and its postal indicia says, "Originally published ... as Captain America #000". Timely's first comic, ''Marvel Comics'' #1, likewise had no number on its cover, and was released with two different cover dates. Following the apparent death of the hero James "Bucky" Barnes, the Bucky nickname and costume (or one based on the uniform used by Barnes) have been used by various heroes including: Fred Davis, Jack Monroe, Rick Jones, Lemar Hoskins, and Rikki Barnes. For a time, a child looked after by Jack Monroe was named "Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick W
Frederick may refer to: People * Frederick (given name), the name Nobility Anhalt-Harzgerode *Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode (1613–1670) Austria * Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg), Duke of Austria from 1195 to 1198 * Frederick II, Duke of Austria (1219–1246), last Duke of Austria from the Babenberg dynasty * Frederick the Fair (Frederick I of Austria (Habsburg), 1286–1330), Duke of Austria and King of the Romans Baden * Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden (1826–1907), Grand Duke of Baden * Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden (1857–1928), Grand Duke of Baden Bohemia * Frederick, Duke of Bohemia (died 1189), Duke of Olomouc and Bohemia Britain * Frederick, Prince of Wales (1707–1751), eldest son of King George II of Great Britain Brandenburg/Prussia * Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg (1371–1440), also known as Frederick VI, Burgrave of Nuremberg * Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg (1413–1470), Margrave of Brandenburg * Frederick William, Elector ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Davis (politician)
Alfred Thomas "Fred" Davis (March 26, 1868 – July 24, 1945) was a farmer and a politician on the federal and provincial level in Canada. He was born in 1868 in Mitchell, Ontario to William J. Davis and Tabitha Worth. He married Margaret Davidson in 1898. Political career Davis first began his political career as a municipal councilor in his home town of Mitchell, Ontario. He later became the towns Mayor. Davis ran for a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1917 Alberta general election as a Conservative. He defeated Liberal incumbent John Peter McArthur and former Governor of Kansas John Leedy in a hotly contested election. Davis served one term in the Alberta Legislature before retiring from provincial politics in 1921. Davis ran for the House of Commons of Canada in the 1925 Canadian federal election. He defeated incumbent Member of Parliament William Irvine. Davis was defeated a year later by Herbert Adshead in the 1926 Canadian federal election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Davis (footballer, Born 1871)
Frederick William Davis (1871 – after 1900) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Woolwich Arsenal. A wing half, he also played for Soho Villa, Birmingham St George's and Nottingham Forest. Davis was born in Smethwick, Staffordshire, and played as a wing half for local clubs including Soho Villa and Birmingham St George's Birmingham St. George's F.C. was a football club based in Smethwick, England. The club started as St George's FC in Aston, before moving to the Cape Hill brewery in 1886 under the name Mitchell St George's. Ancestry The club's origin was in tw ... before in 1893 signing for Woolwich Arsenal, who had just become the first club from the south of England to join the Football League. He made his league debut for the side in their second-ever league match, a 3–2 defeat away to Notts County on 9 September 1893. He was a near ever-present for the 1893–94 season (missing only one more game) and continued to do so for the fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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