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Jim Ellis (other)
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Jim Ellis may refer to: * Jim Ellis (jockey) (1910–1971), New Zealand jockey and racehorse trainer *Jim Ellis (baseball) (born 1945), former Major League Baseball pitcher * Jim Ellis (swimming coach) (born 1948), American swim coach and subject of the film ''Pride'' *Jim Ellis (computing) (1956–2001), American computer scientist * Jim Ellis (lobbyist) (fl. 2000), American Republican activist *Jim Ellis (King County activist) (1921–2019), American civic activist See also *James Ellis (other) *Jimmy Ellis (other) Jimmy Ellis may refer to: * Jimmy Ellis (boxer) (1940–2014), American boxer * Jimmy "Orion" Ellis (1945–1998), American singer * Jimmy "Preacher" Ellis (born 1935), American musician * Jimmy Ellis (1938–2012), lead singer of The Trammps * J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Ellis (jockey)
Leslie James Ellis (24 November 1910 – 30 March 1971) was a New Zealand jockey and racehorse trainer. He was born in Nightcaps, Southland, New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ... on 24 November 1910. He was posthumously inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1997. See also * Thoroughbred racing in New Zealand References 1910 births 1971 deaths New Zealand jockeys People from Nightcaps, New Zealand 20th-century New Zealand people {{NewZealand-horseracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Ellis (baseball)
James Russell Ellis (born March 25, 1945 in Tulare, California) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played in 1967 and 1969 for the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals. The , Ellis was originally signed by the Cubs as a free-agent in 1963, and he made his big league debut with them on August 11, 1967, at the age of 22. Although he allowed one run, three hits and two walks in the 2 innings he pitched in his big league debut earning the loss, his first big league at-bat was notable because he hit a double off an opposing pitcher Jim Bunning, driving in the Cubs only run of the game. Overall, Ellis went 1–1 with a 3.24 ERA in eight games (one started) in his first big league season. On April 23, 1968, Ellis was traded with Ted Savage to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Jim Hickman and Phil Regan. On October 21 of that year, he was traded to the Cardinals for Pete Mikkelsen. He appeared in two games for the Cardinals in 1969, starting one of them. In 5 innings, he allow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Ellis (swimming Coach)
James Ellis (born 1948) is an American swim coach who founded the PDR (Philadelphia Department of Recreation, or Pride, Determination, Resilience) swim team in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He coached the team from 1971 to 2010. Ellis has been inducted to the International Swim Coaches Association Hall of Fame, and received the President's Award from the International Swimming Hall of Fame. The 2007 feature film ''Pride'' is based on his life story. Background Ellis grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Westinghouse High School of Pittsburgh Public Schools. His name is on the Westinghouse High School Wall of Fame. He swam competitively in high school, and at the collegiate level for Cheney State, where he also studied mathematics. Career After graduating from Cheney State, Ellis wanted to get a job as a teacher, but was not able to secure a position. Having previously worked as a lifeguard, he became a water safety instructor at a local recreation cente ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Ellis (computing)
James Tice Ellis (May 6, 1956June 28, 2001) was an American computer scientist best known as the co-creator of Usenet, along with Tom Truscott. Ellis was born in Nashville, Tennessee to Henry Ellis (an auditor and teacher) and Elsa Ellis. James Ellis grew up in Orlando, Florida. Before developing Usenet, Ellis attended Duke University. After graduating, Ellis worked for the Microelectronics Center of North Carolina in Research Triangle Park, N.C. He later worked as an Internet security consultant for Sun Microsystems. He was also Manager of Technical Development at CERT. He came up with the word ''Usenet''. Ellis and Truscott were awarded the 1995 USENIX Lifetime Achievement Award. Personal life and death Ellis and his wife, Carolyn, had two children. He died of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a form of blood cancer, at his home in Harmony, Pennsylvania on June 28, 2001. He was 45. References External linksUsenet creator Jim Ellis dies ''Associated Press The Associated Press ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Ellis (lobbyist)
James W. Ellis is a political lobbyist self-described in 2018 as "a 35-year veteran of politics at the state and national levels". Ellis began his career with the San Diego County Republican Party, and then served as an original staff member for then-Congressman Bill Lowery (R-CA). He also worked as President of the Ramhurst Corporation of North Carolina and as a manager of the Public Issues Department of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Career and criminal convictions Ellis was the executive director of the Americans for a Republican Majority political action committee (ARMPAC). As such, he was swept up in the indictment of U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader, Tom DeLay Thomas Dale DeLay (; born April 8, 1947) is an American author and retired politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1985 until 2006. He was Republic ... in September 2005. " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Ellis (King County Activist)
James Reed "Jim" Ellis (August 5, 1921–October 25, 2019) was a municipal bond lawyer and civic activist based in King County, Washington. Although he never sought or held elective office, at the time of his death the ''Seattle Times'' described him as "one of ashington'smost visionary and successful civic leaders." Among the many projects for which he was a key leader were cleaning up Lake Washington, establishing King County Metro (the county's public transit system), and a series of ballot initiatives known collectively as Forward Thrust; he also founded the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust. He was also a key proponent of lidding Interstate 5 to create Freeway Park (now officially Jim Ellis Freeway Park) and the adjacent Washington State Convention Center (now Seattle Convention Center). Family life Ellis was born in Oakland, California in 1921. His parents were Hazel Reed Ellis (originally from Spokane, Washington) and Floyd Ellis (originally from Dayton, Washington. His f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Ellis (other)
James Ellis may refer to: Arts and entertainment * James G. Ellis (composer) (1880–1966), American violinist, silent film theater pioneer, and composer *James Ellis (actor) (1931–2014), British actor *James Ellis (musician), British rock guitarist and record producer Politics and law * James Ellis (antiquary) (1763–1830), English lawyer and antiquary * James Ellis (British politician) (1829–1901), British MP for Bosworth 1885–1892 * James Ellis (Australian politician) (1843–1930), Australian politician * James A. Ellis (1864–1934), mayor of Ottawa * James L. Ellis, California state legislator * James M. Ellis, lawyer and state legislator in West Virginia *James F. Ellis (1870–1937), Canadian physician and politician Others * James Ellis (footballer) (fl. 1892), Scottish footballer * Mooney Ellis (James Ellis, born 1896), American baseball player * James H. Ellis (1924–1997), British engineer and cryptographer *James G. Ellis (born 1947), American academic; dean of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |