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Jim Taylor (musician)
Jim or Jimmy Taylor may refer to: Sports * Jim Taylor (Australian footballer) (1932–2000), Australian rules footballer for South Melbourne and Norwood * Jim Taylor (footballer, born 1893) (1893–1969), Australian rules footballer for Essendon * Jim Taylor (footballer, born 1907) (1907–1987), Australian rules footballer for St Kilda * Jim Taylor (footballer, born 1917) (1917–2001), English football player * Jim Taylor (footballer, born 1934), English football player * Jim Taylor (footballer, born 1944) (born 1944), Scottish footballer * Jim Taylor (fullback) (1935–2018), American football player * Jim Taylor (linebacker) (1934–2005), American football player * Jim Taylor (tackle), American college football player * Jim Bob Taylor (born 1959), American football quarterback * Jimmy Taylor (basketball), South Alabama college basketball coach * Jimmy Taylor (rugby league) (born 1984), rugby league player * Candy Jim Taylor (1884–1948), American baseball player * Jim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Taylor (Australian Footballer)
James Taylor (6 January 1932 – 18 April 2000) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1950s. Junior career Athletics He was an outstanding schoolboy athlete, and displayed great talent both a sprinter and as a high-jumper whilst at Caulfield Grammar School. At the 1947 Associated Grammar Schools Combined Athletics Meeting, Taylor won both the under-16 high-jump and the open high-jump — his winning jump in each event was — and, according to Wilkinson (1997, p. 151), he was part of the winning team in the under-16 4x220 yard relay. At the 1948 A.G.S. Combined Sports he won the open high-jump, setting a new record of , and won the open 100 yards (in 10.7 secs), which was an extraordinary feat, given that he had badly strained his ankle a week earlier, and had been unable to train at all for the five days prior to the competition. He also competed in the long-jump. At 15 he had already c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmie Taylor
Jimmie Taylor (born September 3, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Debreceni EAC of the Hungarian First League. He played college basketball at Alabama. College career Taylor played four seasons for the Alabama Crimson Tide and played in 133 career games (2nd-most in school history) with 99 starts. Over the course of his collegiate career, he averaged 4.7 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.5 blocked shots per game. Taylor finished sixth all-time in blocks in Crimson Tide history, recording 205 blocks during his collegiate career. Professional career Sioux Falls Skyforce Taylor was drafted with the eighth pick in the second round of the 2017 NBA G League draft by the Sioux Falls Skyforce. In his first season of professional basketball, Taylor averaged 7.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 1.9 blocks over 28 games. Panionios Taylor signed with Panionios of the Greek Basket League (GBL) on September 20, 2018. Following disciplinary issues, he parted ways with the team on Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disappearance Of Jimmy Taylor
James Patrick Taylor (born 1 November 1961) was an Australian boy who disappeared at the age of 12 from Derby, Western Australia on 29 August 1974. In 2014 a coroner ruled that Taylor, an Aboriginal boy, had died but was unable to determine when or how. In May 2023 a $1 million reward was offered for information relating to Taylor's disappearance. Disappearance In the late afternoon of 29 August 1974, Taylor had walked to a local shop called Lwoy's Deli to buy lollies and softdrink for himself and his siblings. He had walked from his home in Knowsley Street to a shop on Loch Street barefoot but wearing his school uniform. When he failed to return home, his family rationalised that he had met up with a friend and had stayed the night at their house. The family commenced searching for Taylor the following day and his father reported him missing at the Derby police station on 5 September 1974. A witness later claimed to have seen a man driving a four-wheel-drive vehicle with an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sutton–Taylor Feud
The Sutton–Taylor feud began as a county law enforcement issue between relatives of a Texas state law agent, Creed Taylor, and a local law enforcement officer, William Sutton, in DeWitt County, Texas. The feud cost at least 35 lives and eventually included the outlaw John Wesley Hardin as one of its participants. It began in March 1868, not reaching its conclusion until the Texas Rangers put a stop to the fighting in December 1876. Background The Sutton–Taylor feud arose from a growing animosity between the Texas Taylor family—headed by Pitkin Taylor, the brother of Creed Taylor (a Texas Ranger)—and local lawman William E. Sutton, who moved to DeWitt along with his mother when she married a man named William McDonald. Sutton had been elected deputy sheriff in Clinton, Texas, before the feud began. The feud lasted almost a decade, and has been called "...the "longest and bloodiest in Texas history..." Events Lead-up On April 23, 1866, William P. "Buck" Taylor shot a bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Taylor (Jericho)
This is a list of characters from the television series ''Jericho'', which premiered in 2006 on CBS in the United States. Main characters Jake Green * Portrayed by Skeet Ulrich * Appears in: ''Season 1'', ''Season 2'' * Status: Alive Johnston Jacob "Jake" Green, Jr. is the oldest son of the Green family, as it was stated on the CBS website, and the principal character of the series. Jake was once a member of Jonah Prowse's group of survivalists; and, after a botched armed robbery job, in which Chris Sullivan (Jonah's son and the brother of Jake's girlfriend, Emily Sullivan) was killed, Jake fled Jericho. Five years later, Jake returned to Jericho to pay his respects to his recently deceased grandfather and to claim the money his grandfather left him. Because of the problems in their relationship, his father refused to hand over the money; and Jake was leaving town again when he witnessed the destruction of Denver. Jake was initially an unlikely hero, but his checkered past ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James R
James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (other), various kings named James * Saint James (other) * James (musician) * James, brother of Jesus Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Arts, entertainment, and media * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * James the Red Engine, a character in ''Thomas the Tank En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim B
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Jim Taylor (writer)
Jim Taylor (born 1962) is an American producer and screenwriter who has often collaborated on projects with Alexander Payne. The two are business partners in the Santa Monica based Ad Hominem Enterprises, and are credited as co-writers of six films released between 1996 and 2007: ''Citizen Ruth'' (1996), ''Election'' (1999), ''Jurassic Park III'' (2001, with Peter Buchman), ''About Schmidt'' (2002), ''Sideways'' (2004), and ''I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry'' (2007, with Barry Fanaro and Lew Gallo). Taylor's credits as a producer include films such as ''Cedar Rapids'' and ''The Descendants''. Early years Taylor was born in Seattle, Washington. He graduated from Bellevue High School in neighboring Bellevue, and subsequently from Pomona College, a liberal arts school in California that he attended instead of accepting an offer from the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Career Taylor began working for Cannon Films in 1987. After visiting China on an Avery Foundation grant, Tay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Taylor (politician)
James Hugh Taylor (20 March 1920 – 23 September 2005) was an Australian politician. He was a Country Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1960 to 1981, representing the electorate of Temora. Taylor was born in Sydney, and was educated by correspondence and at All Saints College in Bathurst. He worked as a station hand after leaving school, before enlisting in the Second Australian Imperial Force in 1940. He left the military at the conclusion of World War II and worked as a property manager at Warren for a period, before becoming a soldier settler at Bogan Gate in 1950. He was active in local affairs, serving as district president of the Farmer and Settlers' Association and chairman of the Forbes to Tottenham Water Development League. He was elected as a councillor of the Shire of Goobang in 1956 and the Central Tablelands County Council in 1959, holding both roles until 1962. Taylor entered state politics in 1960, winning a by-election for the sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Taylor (explorer)
James Lindsay Taylor (25 January 1901 – 28 June 1987) was an Australian born, Papua New Guinean explorer. He is most noted for leading patrols (explorations) into the Highlands of Papua New Guinea in the 1930s. In particular the 1933 patrol in the Wahgi Valley with the brothers Dan and Mick Leahy and surveyor Ken Spinks;Argus 1933 and for the Hagen-Sepik patrol with John Black in 1938–39. Taylor enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in March 1917 aged 16 and served with the 34th Battalion in France where he was gassed and wounded. He also served in the Second World War in the Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit (ANGAU) reaching the rank of Major. Following the war Taylor married and settled at Goroka in the highlands. Jim Taylor had two daughters and an adopted son. His daughter Meg Taylor was Ambassador of Papua New Guinea to the United States, Mexico and Canada in Washington DC during 1989–1994, and in 2014 was appointed as Secretary General of the Pacific Isl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Taylor (Afghan War)
Omar Ahmed Said Khadr ( ar, عمر أحمد سعيد خضر; born September 19, 1986) is a Canadian citizen who at the age of 15 was detained by the United States at Guantanamo Bay for ten years, during which he pleaded guilty to the murder of U.S. Army Sergeant 1st Class Christopher Speer and other charges. He later appealed his conviction, claiming that he falsely pleaded guilty so that he could return to Canada where he remained in custody for three additional years. Khadr sued the Canadian government for infringing his rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms; this lawsuit was settled in 2017 with a CA$10.5 million payment and an apology by the federal government. Born in Canada, Khadr was taken to Afghanistan by his father, who was affiliated with Al-Qaeda and other terrorist organizations. On July 27, 2002, at age 15, Khadr was severely wounded during fighting between U.S. soldiers and Taliban fighters in the village of Ayub Kheyl; Khadr is alleged to have thrown th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candy Jim Taylor
James Allen "Candy Jim" Taylor (February 1, 1884April 3, 1948) was an American third baseman and manager in Negro league baseball. In a career that spanned forty years, he played as an infielder in the early years of the 20th century for over a dozen black baseball teams; by the mid 1920s, he would play less regularly (doing so as a pinch hitter), with his final game came at 58. In 1920, the same year of the start of the golden era of Negro league baseball, he would take on the responsibilities of manager, where he would manage 1,967 games for twelve teams. Described as one of the great strategists of his era, Taylor is the all-time winningest manager in the Negro league era, having 955 wins along with two Negro World Series titles and one additional pennant in 27 seasons as manager. He has the most seasons managed by an African American manager along with having the seventh most for a manager in the history of baseball. Biography Born in Anderson, South Carolina, Taylor was one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
