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Gene Roberts (mayor)
Gene Roberts may refer to: * Gene Roberts (journalist) (born 1932), American editor and professor of journalism * Gene Roberts (American football) (1923–2009), American football running back * Meg Randall (1926–2018), American actress, credited as Gene Roberts before 1949 * Gene Roberts, former List of mayors of Chattanooga, Tennessee, mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee * Gene Roberts, NASCAR NASCAR Cup Series, Winston Cup Series crew chief for Melling Racing during the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1992 season See also *Eugene Roberts (other) * Jean Roberts (born 1943), Australian athlete in the shot put and discus {{hndis, Roberts, Gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Roberts (journalist)
Eugene Leslie Roberts Jr. (born June 15, 1932) is an American journalist and professor of journalism. He has been a national editor of ''The New York Times'', executive editor of ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'' from 1972 to 1990, and managing editor of ''The New York Times'' from 1994 to 1997. Roberts is most known for presiding over ''The Inquirer'' "Golden Age", a time in which the newspaper was given increased freedom and resources, won 17 Pulitzer Prizes in 18 years, displaced ''The Philadelphia Bulletin'' as the city's "paper of record", and was considered to be Knight Ridder Knight Ridder was an American media company, specializing in newspaper and Internet publishing. Until it was bought by McClatchy on June 27, 2006, it was the second largest newspaper publisher in the United States, with 32 daily newspaper brand ...'s crown jewel as a profitable enterprise and an influential regional paper. Career Roberts was born in Pikeville in the Goldsboro, North Carolina Metropoli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Roberts (American Football)
Eugene O. "Choo-Choo" Roberts (January 20, 1923 – July 6, 2009) was an American football halfback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) from 1947 to 1950. Roberts played college football at Chattanooga, leading the NCAA in scoring in 1946 with 117 points. He set the NFL and the New York Giants single game rushing record with 218 yards on November 12, 1950 against the Chicago Cardinals. The NFL record was broken by Thomas Wilson of the Los Angeles Rams on December 16, 1956. The Giants single game rushing record stood for over 55 years, until it was broken by Tiki Barber on December 17, 2005. Roberts left the Giants in 1950 and played in the Canadian Football League for the Montreal Alouettes in 1951 and the Ottawa Rough Riders from 1952 to 1954. Roberts is the only person to lead the NCAA, the NFL (102 points in 1949) and the CFL (88 points in 1953) in scoring. See also * List of NCAA major college football yearly scoring leaders References Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg Randall
Meg Randall (born Genevieve Roberts;''The Milwaukee Journal'', September 18, 1949, Jesse Daniels, Hollywood, "It Paid Her to Do Nothing", Milwaukee, WI, p. 5. August 1, 1926 – July 20, 2018) was an American film actress. She was active in motion pictures A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ..., radio, and television between 1946 and 1961, changing her name from Gene Roberts to Meg Randall in mid-1948.''The Modesto Bee'', August 7, 1948, Dorothy Manners, "Starlet Stirs Up Furor Over Name; Becomes Meg Randall", Modesto, CA, p. 32. Randall was known for her portrayal of Babs Riley in the 1949 film version of the popular radio comedy ''The Life of Riley'', as well as her recurring role as Kim Parker Kettle in the ''Ma & Pa Kettle'' comedy series from 1949 to 1951. Randal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mayors Of Chattanooga, Tennessee
This is a list of mayors of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Tim Kelly has been the incumbent mayor of Chattanooga since his inauguration on April 19, 2021 at the Tivoli Theatre (Chattanooga, Tennessee). {, class="wikitable" , - ! Years Served!! Mayor{{Cite web, url=http://www.chattanooga.gov/about-chattanooga/history-of-mayors, title = History of Mayors , - , 1840 .html" ;"title="/sup>">/sup> , , James Enfield Berry , - , 1841 , , Dr. Beriah Frazier , - , 1842-1843 , , Dr. Milo Smith , - , 1844-1845 , , Dr. Joseph Strong Gillespie , - , 1846-1848 , , Henry White Massengale , - , 1849 , , Thomas Crutchfield, Sr. , - , 1850-1852 , , Dr. Milo Smith , - , 1853 , , Henry White Massengale , - , 1854 , , William Williams , - , 1854 , , William F. Ragsdale , - , 1855 , , Eldridge Gerry Pearl , - , 1856 , , David Claiborne McMillin , - , 1857 , , William D. Fulton , - , 1858 , , William Samuel Bell , - , 1859 , , Thomas Crutchfield, Jr. , - , 1860 , , Charl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. The privately owned company was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1948, and his son, Jim France, has been the CEO since August 2018. The company is headquartered in Daytona Beach, Florida. Each year, NASCAR sanctions over 1,500 races at over 100 tracks in 48 US states as well as in Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Europe. History Early stock car racing In the 1920s and 1930s, Daytona Beach supplanted France and Belgium as the preferred location for world land speed records. After a historic race between Ransom Olds and Alexander Winton in 1903, 15 records were set on what became the Daytona Beach Road Course between 1905 and 1935. Daytona Beach had become synonymous with fast cars in 1936. Drivers raced on a course, consisting of a stretch of beach as one straightaway, and a narrow blacktop beachfront highway, Florid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NASCAR Cup Series
The NASCAR Cup Series is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). The series began in 1949 as the Strictly Stock Division, and from 1950 to 1970 it was known as the Grand National Division. In 1971, when the series began leasing its naming rights to the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, it was referred to as the NASCAR Winston Cup Series (1971–2003). A similar deal was made with Nextel in 2003, and it became the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series (2004–2007). Sprint acquired Nextel in 2005, and in 2008 the series was renamed the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (2008–2016). In December 2016, it was announced that Monster Energy would become the new title sponsor, and the series was renamed the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (2017–2019). In 2019, NASCAR rejected Monster's offer to extend the current naming rights deal beyond the end of the season. NASCAR subsequently announced its move to a new tiered sponsorship model beginning with the 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melling Racing
Melling Racing was a Championship-winning NASCAR Winston Cup Series race team owned by Harry Melling and his son Mark Melling. Harry Melling ran the team from its inception in 1982, to mid-1999. When Harry died after a heart attack in mid-1999, his son Mark then took over Melling Racing until the team closed in 2003. The team was most notable for fielding cars for Bill Elliott in the 1980s, where he won the 1985 Southern 500 at Darlington to claim the first ever Winston Million bonus, claiming the fastest qualifying lap in NASCAR history at Talladega Superspeedway with a lap of 212.809 mph in 1987, and winning the 1988 Winston Cup championship. Melling won 34 career NASCAR Winston Cup races, all of them with Bill Elliott. History Car Nos. 9 and 92 History Bill Elliott and success (1982–1991) In 1982 the team became Melling Racing after Harry Melling bought the team from George Elliott on December 1, 1981, Melling first became involved in NASCAR when his company Mell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
The 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series was the 44th season of professional stock car racing in the United States and the 21st modern-era Cup season. The season began on February 9, 1992, and ended on November 15, 1992. Independent owner/driver Alan Kulwicki of AK Racing won the Winston Cup championship. The 1992 season was considered one of the most dramatic and emotional years in NASCAR. The seven-time champion, and "King of stock car racing," Richard Petty retired from the sport at the season's end, concluding a year-long "Fan Appreciation Tour." Petty appeared across the country for autographs and diecasts were made of his No. 43 car for all 29 of the races he appeared in. The season also saw the quiet debut of a future champion Jeff Gordon, who was planning to move up after two seasons in the Busch Series. Gordon debuted the rainbow No. 24 Chevrolet at the final race of the year. The season-long championship battle narrowed down to six drivers, the most ever going into the fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugene Roberts (other)
Eugene Roberts may refer to: * Eugene L. Roberts (1880–1953), American athletics coach * Eugene Roberts (neuroscientist) (1920–2016), American neuroscientist *Gene Roberts (American football) (Eugene O. Roberts, 1923–2009), American professional football player *Gene Roberts (journalist) Eugene Leslie Roberts Jr. (born June 15, 1932) is an American journalist and professor of journalism. He has been a national editor of ''The New York Times'', executive editor of ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'' from 1972 to 1990, and managing editor ... (Eugene Leslie Roberts Jr., born 1932), American journalist See also * Gene Roberts (other) {{hndis, Roberts, Eugene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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