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Jim Foster (other)
Jim Foster may refer to: * Jim Foster (American football), creator of arena football * Jim Foster (activist) (1934–1990), LGBT rights and Democratic activist * Jim Foster (basketball) (born 1948), women's college basketball coach * Jim Foster (musician) (born 1950), Canadian musician * Jim Foster (baseball) (born 1971), American baseball coach See also * Jimmy Foster (other) Jimmy Foster may refer to: *Jimmy Foster (basketball) (born 1951), retired American basketball player *Jimmy Foster (racing driver) (born 1977), former NASCAR driver * James Foster (ice hockey) (1905–1969), often known as Jimmy, Scottish-born Cana ... * James Foster (other) {{hndis, Foster, Jim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Foster (American Football)
James Foster is the inventor of the game of Arena Football, (and US patent recipient), the founder and first commissioner of the Arena Football League (AFL). He is also a former National Football League (NFL) and United States Football League (USFL) executive and was later the Managing Owner of both the Iowa Barnstormers and the AF2's Quad City Steamwheelers. Biography Born and raised in Iowa City, Iowa, Foster graduated from the University of Iowa in 1972 with a BGS in advertising/marketing and broadcast journalism, (working on air for UIowa radio stations WSUI and KICR). At Iowa, Foster lettered in track/cross country while also being a member and officer in the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. He also served as the paid Executive Director of the overall 22 houses fraternity system at UIowa from 1970-1972 when he graduated. In 1974 He founded, played and served as Club Director of the Newton Nite Hawks minor league football team of the Northern States AAA Pro Football League. Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Foster (activist)
James M. Foster (November 19, 1934 – October 31, 1990) was an American LGBT rights and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic activist. Foster became active in the early gay rights movement when he moved to San Francisco following his blue discharge, undesirable discharge from the United States Army in 1959 for being homosexual.Shilts (1993), p. 168 Foster co-founded the Society for Individual Rights (SIR), an early homophile movement, homophile organization, in 1964. Dianne Feinstein credits SIR and the gay vote with generating her margin of victory in her election to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1969.Armstrong, p. 125 In 1971, Foster, along with Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, transformed the SIR Political Action Committee into the Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club, Alice B. Toklas Memorial Democratic Club. The Toklas club was the first gay Democratic club in country. Also in 1971, Foster was instrumental in convincing Richard Hongisto to run for sheriff and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Foster (basketball)
Jim Foster (born October 16, 1948) is the former head coach of the women's college basketball team at Chattanooga. He has previously served as a head coach of the women's basketball team at St. Joseph's, Vanderbilt and Ohio State. He has been elected to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of the class of 2013. On February 1, 2018, Foster notched his 900th career win as a head coach, becoming the eighth fastest to reach that mark and tying for seventh in all-time career wins. He announced his retirement in May 2018, after 40 years on the bench. Early years Foster was born October 16, 1948 in Abington, Pennsylvania. He grew up in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, and attended Cardinal Dougherty High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He joined the Army in 1966, and served until 1969, with half of that time spent in Vietnam. While he was serving, his brother, John was drafted. Although Jim's tour was scheduled to end, he agreed to serve an additional tour in Vietnam so his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Foster (musician)
James Edwin Foster (born August 28, 1950) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, guitarist, and harmonica player. Biography Born in Victoria, British Columbia, Foster is best known for his Canadian singles "X-Ray Eyes" and his work with his band, Fosterchild, which existed from 1976 to 1980. In 1993, Foster joined the band One Horse Blue. Foster has had success in the adult contemporary, country, and rock-music fields, writing such songs as "Here We Go Again" for Patricia Conroy (1993), and the Western Canadian Music Award The ''Western Canadian Music Awards'' (WCMAs) are an annual awards event for music in the western portion of Canada. The awards are provided by the Western Canada Music Alliance, which consists of six member music industry organizations from Br ...-winning "X-Ray Eyes" (1986). He also co-wrote "I Put Away My Gun" with Murray McLauchlan. Awards Western Canada Music Awards 1986 Discography Albums Singles See also * One Horse Blue References {{DE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Foster (baseball)
James Thomas Foster (born August 18, 1971) is an American baseball coach and former catcher, who was most recently the head coach of Northwestern Wildcats. He played college baseball for the Providence Friars from 1990 to 1993. He served as the head coach of the Rhode Island Rams (2006–2014) and the Army Black Knights (2017–2022). Early life and playing career Born in Warwick, Rhode Island, Foster attended Bishop Hendricken High School and Providence College and played at catcher on the Providence Friars baseball team under Paul Kostacopoulos, where he was named MVP of the 1992 Big East Conference baseball tournament. As a senior in 1993, Foster had the Friars' best batting average at .386, in addition to 61 hits, 38 RBI, and seven homers. Selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 22nd round of the 1993 MLB draft, Foster played for the Orioles organization from 1993 to 1999, starting with the Bluefield Orioles. In 1999 and 2000, Foster also played for the Anaheim Angels, Ari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Foster (other)
Jimmy Foster may refer to: *Jimmy Foster (basketball) (born 1951), retired American basketball player *Jimmy Foster (racing driver) (born 1977), former NASCAR driver * James Foster (ice hockey) (1905–1969), often known as Jimmy, Scottish-born Canadian ice hockey goaltender See also *James Foster (other) James Foster may refer to: * James Foster (Baptist minister) (1697–1753), English Baptist minister * James Foster (architect) (c. 1748–1823), English mason and architect in Bristol * James Foster (cricketer, born 1854) (1854–1914), English cr ... * Jim Foster (other) {{hndis, Foster, Jimmy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |