Gaylon Head
Gaylon is a given name, generally but not exclusively male, which may refer to: * Gaylon Alcaraz (born October 26, 1966), American community organizer and human rights activist * Gaylon Lawrence (1934–2012), American businessman and farmer * Gaylon Moore (born 1978), American former basketball player * Gaylon Nickerson (born 1969), American former basketball player * Gaylon Smith (1916–1958), American National Football League player * Gaylon H. White, American sportswriter * Gaylon Head (Born 1998) Public Figure See also * Galen (other) Galen was an Ancient Roman physician of Greek origin. Galen may also refer to: Places * Galen, Montana, United States, an unincorporated community * Galen, New York, United States, a town * Galen Peak, Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica * Galen (cr ...

Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. The idioms 'on a first-name basis' and 'being on first-name terms' refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or ''gentile name, gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ...
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Gaylon Alcaraz
Gaylon Alcaraz (born October 26, 1966) is an American community organizer and human rights activist in Chicago, Illinois. She is the former executive director of the Chicago Abortion Fund. Her autobiography, ''Tales of a Woojiehead'', was published by Blackgurl Press in 2002. Education Alcaraz earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees from DePaul University. She completed one year of coursework at Roosevelt University towards a Doctorate of Education. She is currently attending National Louis University to earn Ph.D. in community psychology. Career In 1997, Alcaraz became a founding board member of Affinity Community Services, an organization dedicated to developing leadership skills for black lesbian and bisexual women. In 2011, she joined the board of directors of the Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health and the Midwest Access Project. Alcaraz was Executive Director of Chicago Abortion Fund from 2005 - 2014. Awards * The Chicago Reader Newspaper - The People Issue - "T ...
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Gaylon Lawrence
Gaylon M. Lawrence (March 15, 1934 – July 10, 2012) was an American businessman and farmer. Lawrence owned more than 165,000 acres of farmland in Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas and Mississippi and was the owner of U.S. Airconditioning Distributors, the world's largest privately owned heating, ventilation and air conditioning distributor. His family also owned five community banks and 30,000 acres of citrus farms, making his companies Florida's largest producer of fresh fruit. Lawrence graduated from Piggott Arkansas High School and from Iowa State University in 1955 with a degree in agriculture/economics. From 1955 to 1960, he served in the U.S. Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Lawrence, Gaylon M. 1934 births 2012 dea ...
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Gaylon Moore
Gaylon Moore (born June 15, 1978) is an American professional basketball player, who most recently played for the Plymouth Raiders in the British Basketball League. The 6'7" Forward born in Union City, Tennessee was a star center for Gibson County High School from 1992 to 1996 and attended Union University in Jackson, Tennessee on a basketball scholarship from 1996 to 2000. Moore spent just one season with the BBL team where he only played three games. From 2001 to 2005, Moore played with leading EBL team Worthing Thunder where he caught the attention of many bigger clubs. Plymouth Raiders The Plymouth Raiders was a professional basketball team based in Plymouth, England. The team competed in the British Basketball League, the country's premier basketball competition. The club was founded in 1983 through a merger between two lo ... coach Gary Stronach, a long-time admirer of Moore's, was the first to step in and the EBL Player of the Year 2003 joined the Raiders in t ...
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Gaylon Nickerson
Gaylon Harrel Nickerson (born February 5, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and other leagues. Born in Osceola, Arkansas, he attended Wichita State University, Butler Community College, Kansas State University, and Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Nickerson was selected in the second round (34th overall) of the 1994 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks. He split the 1996–97 NBA season with the San Antonio Spurs and the Washington Bullets, playing just four games. Nickerson was also selected in the second round of the 1994 CBA Draft, and he led the league in scoring in 1996–97, averaging 22.5 points per game while with the Oklahoma City Cavalry The Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry was a professional basketball team based in Lawton, Oklahoma. They played in the Premier Basketball League after having been in the Continental Basketball Association. They have one PBL championship and also were .... ...
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Gaylon Smith
Gaylon Wesley Smith ( – ) was a professional American football back and defensive end who played five seasons for the Cleveland Rams in the National Football League (NFL) and one season for the Cleveland Browns of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). Before entering professional football, Smith starred as a halfback at Rhodes College and led the country in scoring in 1938. He was selected by the Rams in the second round of the following season's NFL draft and played for the Cleveland team until deciding to retire from the sport in 1943. After taking a job as a personnel director and playing on a regional basketball and baseball teams based in the Cleveland area, Smith joined the U.S. Navy in 1944 during World War II. He was discharged two years later and signed with the Browns, then a new team in the AAFC. Smith was a second-string player with the Browns but substituted for an injured Marion Motley late in the season as the team won the AAFC championship game. Smith retir ...
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Gaylon H
Gaylon is a given name, generally but not exclusively male, which may refer to: * Gaylon Alcaraz (born October 26, 1966), American community organizer and human rights activist * Gaylon Lawrence (1934–2012), American businessman and farmer * Gaylon Moore (born 1978), American former basketball player * Gaylon Nickerson (born 1969), American former basketball player * Gaylon Smith (1916–1958), American National Football League player * Gaylon H. White, American sportswriter * Gaylon Head (Born 1998) Public Figure See also * Galen (other) Galen was an Ancient Roman physician of Greek origin. Galen may also refer to: Places * Galen, Montana, United States, an unincorporated community * Galen, New York, United States, a town * Galen Peak, Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica * Galen (cr ...

Gaylon Head
Gaylon is a given name, generally but not exclusively male, which may refer to: * Gaylon Alcaraz (born October 26, 1966), American community organizer and human rights activist * Gaylon Lawrence (1934–2012), American businessman and farmer * Gaylon Moore (born 1978), American former basketball player * Gaylon Nickerson (born 1969), American former basketball player * Gaylon Smith (1916–1958), American National Football League player * Gaylon H. White, American sportswriter * Gaylon Head (Born 1998) Public Figure See also * Galen (other) Galen was an Ancient Roman physician of Greek origin. Galen may also refer to: Places * Galen, Montana, United States, an unincorporated community * Galen, New York, United States, a town * Galen Peak, Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica * Galen (cr ...