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Joe West (Belize)
Joseph or Joe West may refer to: * Joe West (umpire) (born 1952), Major League Baseball umpire, actor, and country singer * Joe West (gridiron football) (born 1984), American football and Canadian football wide receiver * Joe West (footballer) (1910–1965), English football forward * Joseph West (athlete) (born 1924), Irish Olympic runner * Joseph R. West Joseph Rodman West (September 19, 1822 – October 31, 1898) was a United States senator from Louisiana, a Union general in the United States Army during and after the American Civil War and the chief executive of the District of Columbia. As a ... (1822–1898), U.S. Senator from Louisiana * Joseph West (politician) (died 1691), Governor of South Carolina * Joe West (Arrowverse), a character in the Arrowverse franchise {{human name disambiguation, West, Joseph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe West (umpire)
Joseph Henry West (born October 31, 1952), nicknamed "Cowboy Joe" or "Country Joe", is an American former Major League Baseball umpire. Born in Asheville, North Carolina, he grew up in Greenville and played football at East Carolina University (ECU) and Elon College. West entered the National League as an umpire in 1976; he joined the NL staff full-time in 1978. West wore uniform number 22 throughout his career. As a young umpire, West worked Nolan Ryan's fifth career no-hitter, was on the field for Willie McCovey's 500th home run, and was involved in a 1983 pushing incident with manager Joe Torre. On May 25, 2021, West broke Bill Klem's all-time record by umpiring his 5,376th game. West resigned during the 1999 Major League Umpires Association mass resignation, but was rehired in 2002. Since then, he has umpired throughout MLB. He served as crew chief for the 2005 World Series and officiated in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. West has worked several no-hitters, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe West (gridiron Football)
Joe Davis West Jr. (born February 1, 1984) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Texas-El Paso. West was also a member of the New Orleans Saints, Sacramento Mountain Lions, St. Louis Rams, and Calgary Stampeders. Professional career Dallas Cowboys After going undrafted in the 2008 NFL draft, West was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent. He was waived on June 19. New Orleans Saints West was signed by the New Orleans Saints, only to be waived during final cuts on August 30, 2008. He was subsequently re-signed to the team's practice squad. California Redwoods West was drafted by the California Redwoods of the United Football League in the UFL Premiere Season Draft in 2009. He signed with the team on August 18. Calgary Stampeders On May 7, 2012, West headed north to sign as a free agent with the Calgary Stampeders of the Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe West (footballer)
Joseph West (1910–1965) was an English footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Cardiff City and Darlington. Life and career West was born in 1910 in Walker, Northumberland, the sixth child of Joseph West, a colliery deputy, and his wife Alice. He played football as a centre forward for Walker Park, from where he signed for Newcastle United in May 1932 after scoring all five Newcastle goals in a trial appearance in a friendly match. He spent 18 months with the club, never appeared for the first team, and, described as a speedy inside forward, moved on to Cardiff City in November 1933. He made six appearances in the Third Division South and scored twice, in a 3–1 defeat to Luton Town in December and a 4–2 victory over Bournemouth in January 1934, and was released on a free transfer at the end of the season. West joined North Eastern League club Walker Celtic, scored four goals against North Shields on his debut, and two days later moved back i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph West (athlete)
Joseph West (6 January 1921 – 26 June 2000) was an Irish long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ... in Helsinki, Finland. References 1921 births 2000 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Irish male long-distance runners Irish male marathon runners Olympic athletes for Ireland Athletes from Cork (city) {{Ireland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph R
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled '' Yūsuf''. In Persian, the name is "Yousef". The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. In the first century CE, Joseph was the second most popular male name for Palestine Jews. In the Book of Genesis Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first son, and k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph West (politician)
Joseph West (born ? died 1691), was an English ship captain, and an early Colonial governor of South Carolina. Biography Early life Nothing is known of the circumstances of his birth or early years. In 1667 he was commissioned captain of , seeing service in the Second Anglo-Dutch War.''The South Carolina Encyclopedia'', p. 1015 West was probably attached to the service of one of the eight proprietors of Carolina, chief among whom were the Duke of Albemarle and Lord Shaftesbury. From his correspondence, preserved at the Public Record Office, his relations appear to have been specially close with the latter. On 27 July 1669 he was given the command of a small fleet and ordered by the proprietors to sail from London for Kinsale and thence by way of Barbados to Port Royal, Carolina, in the vicinity of which place he was to settle a new plantation under constitutions drawn up mainly by John Locke, the secretary of the proprietors. West was also appointed to act as storekeeper in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
