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Jim Gibbons (other)
Jim Gibbons may refer to: * Jim Gibbons (American politician) (born 1944), Republican governor of Nevada * Jim Gibbons (Irish politician) (1924–1997), Irish Fianna Fáil politician and government minister **His son Jim Gibbons Jnr (born 1954), former Irish Progressive Democrats Senator * Jim Gibbons (American football) (1936–2016), American football player *Jim Gibbons (businessman), former CEO of Goodwill Industries *Jim Gibbons (sportscaster) James Leo Gibbons (1914–2001) was an American sportscaster who called Washington Football Team, Washington Redskins games from 1943 to 1967. Early life Gibbons was born on June 3, 1914, in Greeley Center, Nebraska. He attended Creighton Unive ..., American sportscaster See also * James Gibbons (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Gibbons, Jim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Gibbons (American Politician)
James Arthur Gibbons (born December 16, 1944) is an American Attorney at law, attorney, Pilot (aeronautics), aviator, geologist, Hydrology, hydrologist and politician who was the List of governors of Nevada, 28th Governor of Nevada from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he was previously the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for Nevada's 2nd congressional district from 1997 to 2006. Following his service in the United States Air Force, Gibbons served as vice commander of the Nevada National Guard from 1990 to 1996. He unsuccessfully ran for governor of Nevada in 1994 Nevada gubernatorial election, 1994, losing to incumbent Bob Miller (Nevada governor), Bob Miller. Two years later he successfully ran for the United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives, where he represented Nevada's 2nd congressional district from 1997 to 2006. Gibbons again ran for governor 2006 Nevada gubernatorial elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Gibbons (Irish Politician)
James M. Gibbons (3 August 1924 – 20 December 1997) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Minister for Agriculture from 1970 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979, Minister for Defence from 1969 to 1970 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance from 1965 to 1969. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency from 1957 to 1981 and February 1982 to November 1982. He also served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1973 to 1977. Early life Gibbons was a native of Bonnettsrath, County Kilkenny. Gibbons was born into a very political family. His uncle Seán Gibbons was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Cumann na nGaedheal candidate at the 1923 general election, but later joined the Farmer's Party and eventually joined Fianna Fáil. Gibbons was educated locally and later attended Kilkenny CBS and St Kieran's College. Here, he earned a reputation on the sports field, winning a Leinster colleges' hurling title. Following the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Gibbons Jnr
James Gibbons (born 26 April 1954) is an Irish former Progressive Democrats politician who served as a member of Seanad Éireann. The son of former Fianna Fáil TD and cabinet minister Jim Gibbons Snr, Gibbons stood at the 1997 general election as the Progressive Democrats candidate in Carlow–Kilkenny constituency, previously represented both by his father Jim (between 1957 and 1981, then between February and November 1982) and by his brother Martin Gibbons (between 1987 and 1989). Gibbons came in eighth place in the five-seater constituency. After his defeat at the 1997 general election Jim Gibbons was nominated to the 21st Seanad by the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern. Gibbons was also unsuccessful at the 1999 local elections, failing to be elected either to Carlow County Council or to Carlow Town Council. References See also *Families in the Oireachtas There is a tradition in Irish politics of having family members succeed each other, frequently in the same parliament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Gibbons (American Football)
James Edwin Gibbons (September 26, 1936 – August 20, 2016) was an American professional football tight end for the NFL's Detroit Lions (1958–68). Early life Gibbons was born in Chicago, Illinois. He attended the University of Iowa, where played on teams with future Detroit Lion teammate Alex Karras. He earned All-America and All-Big 10 honors as a senior and Hawkeye team captain in 1957. In a 1957 game against Minnesota he caught nine passes for 164 yards and two touchdowns in a 44-20 Iowa victory. In the 1957 Rose Bowl, Gibbons was a starter on the #3-ranked Iowa team that defeated #10-ranked Oregon State 35-19, catching a 16-yard pass from quarterback and the game's MVP Ken Ploen. His touchdown catch in a home game against Ohio State on November 10, 1956, was the lone score in the game and clinched the Rose Bowl appearance and at least a tie for the Big Ten championship (which the team went on to win) for Iowa as the #7-ranked Hawkeyes defeated the #6-ranked Buckeyes, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Gibbons (businessman)
Jim Gibbons is an American nonprofit executive and was the CEO and president of Goodwill Industries from 2008 to 2018. Biography Gibbons earned his bachelor of science degree in industrial engineering from Purdue University, and attended the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration, where he was the first blind person to receive an MBA. Before coming to Goodwill in April 2008, he was CEO for 10 years of the National Industries for the Blind. Prior to NIB, Gibbons was the president and CEO of Campus Wide Access Solutions, a subsidiary of AT&T. Gibbons is a member of the Forbes Nonprofit Council and also serves as a member of the board of directors for the Independent Sector, the National Workforce Solutions Advisory Board and SourceAmerica. He lives in Indianapolis, Indiana. Honors On December 14, 2010, he was named to the newly established White House Council for Community Solutions. In 2015, he won the Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards The Henry Viscardi A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Gibbons (sportscaster)
James Leo Gibbons (1914–2001) was an American sportscaster who called Washington Football Team, Washington Redskins games from 1943 to 1967. Early life Gibbons was born on June 3, 1914, in Greeley Center, Nebraska. He attended Creighton University and the University of Nebraska Omaha, University of Omaha. In 1940 he moved to Washington D.C. to work as a comptometer operator at the Social Security Administration. He also took classes at George Washington University and at a radio school. Broadcasting career Gibbons began his radio career in 1942 as a part-time employee of WOL (AM), WWDC. He joined WSBN, WMAL in 1943, where he read commercials and provided color commentary for Redskins games. In 1946 he took over WMAL’s morning show, ''Town Clock''. He also hosted WMAL’s ''Country Store'', an annual Christmas drive that collected money and gifts for underprivileged children, called Maryland Terrapins football games, and hosted a weekly golf show on WMAL-TV. In 1953, Gibbons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
