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Grimsley (surname) (1922–1994), American baseball player
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Grimsley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Chet Grimsley (born 1956), American football player *Crawford Grimsley (born 1967), American boxer and kickboxer * Denise Grimsley (born 1959), American politician *Greer Grimsley, American opera singer * Jack Grimsley, Australian musician * James Grimsley, Jr. (1921–2013), United States Army general *Jason Grimsley (born 1967), American baseball player *Jim Grimsley (born 1955), American writer *John Grimsley (1962–2008), American football player *Ross Grimsley (born 1950), American baseball player *Ross Grimsley (1950s pitcher) Ross Albert Grimsley Sr. Retrieved August 26, 2018 (June 4, 1922 – Februar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chet Grimsley
Chet L. Grimsley (born July 14, 1956) is an American football player. Grimsley was the first White-American student athlete from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA). He joined the Groove Phi Groove Social Fellowship at Johnson C. Smith University, a historically black university. In 1976, Grimsley received the M.V.P. Award and the Pettis Norman Award for football. Grimsley was also named to the First Team all-CIAA and received Eastern Airlines most valuable player all american. Grimsley was also the president of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Athlete of the Month at an historically black university. Biography Early life Chet Grimsley was born on July 14, 1956 Crawford Long Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. Grimsley follows in his father’s footsteps: Chester Ramon Grimsley was an All-State football player for State Champion Tift County High School and at 6 ft 8 inches and 270 lbs, went on to play for the University of Alabama on a f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crawford Grimsley
Crawford Grimsley (born October 1, 1967) is a retired professional heavyweight boxer and kickboxer, who fought several significant fighters of his era. He challenged once for the lineal, WBU and vacant IBA heavyweight titles in 1996, and once for the IBO heavyweight title in 1997. Professional career He made his professional debut in 1994, stopping Steve Paolilli in the first round. His most notable match was against Jimmy Thunder. In 1.5 seconds, Thunder delivered a right hook to the head and Grimsley hit the mat and the match ended. This match serves as the fastest boxing match in history. Before the fight, Grimsley had a 20-1 record with 18 wins by KO and his sole loss being a twelve-round decision to George Foreman four months prior. He retired in 2002. Personal life After his boxing career he founded ProWebCast, one of the first webcasting companies, in the 1990s before entering the cannabis industry and becoming CEO of Cannabis Consulting Group Inc. Professional box ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denise Grimsley
Denise Grimsley (born September 21, 1959) is a Republican member of the Florida State Senate, representing parts of Central and Southwest Florida since 2012. She has represented the 26th district, which includes Highlands, Okeechobee, Glades, DeSoto, Hardee, southern Polk, eastern Charlotte, and northern Lee Counties, since 2016, after being redistricted from the 21st district. She previously served four terms in the Florida House of Representatives, representing the Highlands County-based 77th district from 2004 to 2012. Early life and career Grimsley was born in Lakeland, and attended Polk Community College, where she received her Associate of Science in Nursing; Warner Southern College, where she received a degree in organizational management; and the University of Miami, where she received her Master of Business Administration. When her father fell ill, she took over the family business, and served as the Chairwoman of the Florida Petroleum Markets and Convenience Store ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greer Grimsley
Greer Grimsley (born May 30, 1956) is an American bass-baritone who has had an active international opera career for the last three decades. He has sung leading roles with all of America's leading opera companies, including the Metropolitan Opera, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Seattle Opera, the San Francisco Opera, the Gran Teatre del Liceu of Barcelona, and the Houston Grand Opera. He has also performed on the stages of many important European opera houses. Since 1987 he has been married to mezzo-soprano Luretta Bybee. From January 1983 to December 1985, he was married to the former Virginia Hancock. The couple married and divorced in Houston, Texas. Life and career Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Grimsley is a graduate of Brother Martin High School. He studied voice at Loyola University New Orleans and at the Juilliard School in New York City. He made his professional opera debut in 1980 at the Houston Grand Opera as one of the Armed Men in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Grimsley
John Franklin Grimsley (18 October 1925 – June 8, 2015) known as Jack Grimsley was an Australian musical director and composer who worked as the Musical Director at Network Ten between 1966 and 1988. He also worked on many compilation albums involving various styles of music, including jazz and swing music. Grimsley responsible for the creating the theme music of ''Wheel of Fortune'' and ''Sale of the Century'' in Australia. The 2005 revival of ''Sale of the Century'', known as ''Temptation'' did not use Grimsley's theme, although ''Wheel of Fortune'' kept the original score with an updated rendition of his theme in 1995. Grimsley also worked on shows such as '' Blankety Blanks'', '' Benny Hill Down Under'', and the ''Ian Turpie'' era of ''The Price is Right ''The Price Is Right'' is a television game show franchise created by Bob Stewart, originally produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman; currently it is produced and owned by Fremantle. The franchise centers on television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Grimsley, Jr
James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (other), various kings named James * Saint James (other) * James (musician) * James, brother of Jesus Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Arts, entertainment, and media * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * James the Red Engine, a character in ''Thomas the Tank En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Grimsley
Jason Alan Grimsley (born August 7, 1967) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher who played for seven teams during a 15-year career. He was a member of both the 1999 and 2000 World Series champion New York Yankees. Major League career Jason attended Tarkington High School in Cleveland, Texas. He was selected 10th round (252nd overall) by the Philadelphia Phillies of the 1985 June amateur Baseball draft. Like many relief pitchers, Grimsley began his career as a starting pitcher. But he became a full-time reliever while a member of the Yankees. Philadelphia Phillies (1989–1991) Grimsley began his career in 1989 and pitched very poorly, surrendering 13 runs in 18 innings. The following year, he went 3–2 and made 11 starts. In 1991, he went 1–7 with a 4.87 ERA in 12 starts. Following the 1991 season, he was traded to the Houston Astros for Curt Schilling. Out of the league and Cleveland Indians (1992–1995) He spent the entire 1992 season in the minors and on March 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Grimsley
Jim Grimsley (born September 21, 1955) is an American novelist and playwright. Biography Born to a rural family in Grifton, North Carolina, Grimsley said of his childhood that "for us in the South, the family is a field where craziness grows like weeds". After moving to Atlanta he would spend nearly twenty years as a secretary at Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital before joining the creative-writing faculty at Emory University. During those years, Grimsley wrote prolifically, with fourteen of his plays produced between 1983 and 1993. Writing His initial forays into novel writing were less successful than his dramatic work. The semiautobiographical '' Winter Birds'' was rejected as "too dark" by American publishers for ten years before appearing in a German edition; it only appeared in English sometime two years later. The novel then brought Grimsley much recognition: the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and a PEN/Hemingway Award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Grimsley
John Glenn Grimsley (February 25, 1962 – February 6, 2008) was an American linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) who played for seven seasons for the Houston Oilers. Grimsley was born in Canton, Ohio, where he graduated from McKinley High School. He played college football at Kentucky under coach Jerry Claiborne. Grimsley was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1988 season. In 1991, he was traded to the Miami Dolphins and stayed there until he retired in 1993. He died of an accidental gunshot wound at his home in Missouri City, Texas on February 6, 2008. After his death, he was found to have chronic traumatic encephalopathy Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative disease linked to repeated trauma to the head. The encephalopathy symptoms can include behavioral problems, mood problems, and problems with thinking. The disease often gets worse ... as a result of his football career. References 1962 births 2008 deaths American fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross Grimsley
Ross Albert Grimsley Jr. Retrieved August 26, 2018 (born January 7, 1950) is a former left-handed in who played for the Cincinnati Reds (1971–73), (1974–77 and 1982), |
