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Joe Hughes (other)
Joe Hughes may refer to: * Joe Hughes (baseball) (1880–1951), baseball player for the Chicago Cubs *Joe Hughes (boxer) (born 1990), British boxer * Joe Hughes (British Army soldier) (died 1946), British recipient of the George Cross * Joe Hughes (footballer) (1898–?), Welsh professional footballer *Joe "Guitar" Hughes Joe "Guitar" Hughes (born Maurice Hughes; September 29, 1937 – May 20, 2003) was an American blues musician from Houston, Texas. Career Hughes was inspired by Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown and Johnny "Guitar" Watson – "anyone who had fire i ... (1937–2003), American blues musician See also * Joseph Hughes (other) {{hndis, Hughes, Joe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Hughes (baseball)
Joseph Thompson Hughes (February 21, 1880 – March 13, 1951) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder for the Chicago Orphans in 1902. He went to college at Geneva College. According to '' Sporting Life'' correspondent A.R. Cratty, due to injuries to the Orphans, Hughes shared time in right field during a series against the Pittsburgh Pirates with Hillebrand Hillebrand is a surname, with variants such as Hillebrandt and Hillebrant: Hillebrand *Art Hillebrand ( 1878–1941), American football player * Candîce Hillebrand, South African-born singer-songwriter *Harold Newcomb Hillebrand, (1887–1953), ..., who also played his only Major League game the previous day. Cratty suggested that Hughes may have been the brother-in-law of long time Major League infielder Bobby Lowe, who was playing for the Orphans that season. References External links 1880 births 1951 deaths Major League Baseball outfielders Baseball players from Pennsylvania Chicago Orphans p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Hughes (boxer)
Joe Hughes is an English professional boxer who was born with Erb's palsy. He held the European light-welterweight title from 2018 to 2019 and challenged twice for the same title, along with two attempts at the British light-welterweight title between 2017 and 2019. Early life Joe Hughes was born on 6 August 1990 in Bath, Somerset, and grew up in Malmesbury, Wiltshire. He developed Erb's palsy after dislocating his shoulder during birth, a condition which causes paralysis due to damaged nerves. Due to the condition, his right arm failed to develop properly and is three inches shorter than his left. Doctors told his parents that he would never be able to run in a straight line, have a manual job or participate in contact sports. His introduction to combat sports came through taekwondo around the age of five. His father took him to lessons as an alternative to physiotherapy for his shoulder, with Hughes stating in an interview with BBC Sports, "Since I was born I had to do physiot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Hughes (British Army Soldier)
Joseph Hughes, GC (1 September 1926 – 21 March 1946) was a British soldier and a recipient of the George Cross, awarded for the gallantry he displayed on 21 March 1946 in Lyemun Barracks in Hong Kong. Notice of his award appeared in the ''London Gazette'' of 26 June 1947. Military career The 19-year-old Hughes was driving a 3-ton truck full of cleared ammunition and explosives into the magazine area when it caught fire. Knowing it could explode at any moment, he tried to remove the burning camouflage netting and, when that failed, tackled the developing blaze with fire extinguishers. Despite his efforts the lorry exploded and Hughes died two days later of his wounds. A plaque containing a replica of his medal and summary of his action hangs in the St. Francis Centre in the Gorbals in Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
