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Jim Williams (basketball, Born 1945)
Jim or Jimmy Williams may refer to: Sports American football *Jim Williams (American football, born 1928) (1928–1989), American football coach *Jimmy Williams (linebacker) (born 1960), American football linebacker *Jimmy Williams (cornerback, born 1979) (1979–2022), American football cornerback *Jimmy Williams (cornerback, born 1984) (born 1984), American football cornerback Association football (soccer) *Jimmy Williams (footballer, born 1882) (1882–1960), English footballer *Jimmy Williams (footballer, born 1888) (1888–1951), English footballer (Stoke City) *Jimmy Williams (footballer, born 1982), English footballer Baseball *Jim Williams (outfielder, born 1906), American outfielder in the Negro leagues from 1931 to 1944 *Jim Williams (outfielder, born 1947), American outfielder in MLB from 1969 to 1970 *Jimmy Williams (coach) (1926–2016), Canadian minor-league player and manager; Baltimore Orioles first base coach from 1981 to 1987 *Jimmy Williams (manager) (184 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Williams (American Football, Born 1928)
James Davidson Williams (December 23, 1928 – June 11, 1989) was an American football coach. He served as the head coach of the Claremont-Mudd Stags football program, representing Claremont McKenna College and Harvey Mudd College, from 1961 to 1964 and two stints as the head football coach at California State University, Los Angeles, from 1966 to 1968 and 1974 to 1975, compiling a career college football coaching record of 33–49–2. Williams was born on December 23, 1928 in McLaughlin, South Dakota. He grew in up in Los Angeles, where attended and played football at Los Angeles High School, Los Angeles City College, and California State University, Los Angeles when it was known as Los Angeles State College. At Los Angeles City College he played as a quarterback in a T formation offense. At Los Angeles State he moved to fullback in a single-wing In American and Canadian football, a single-wing formation was a precursor to the modern spread or shotgun formation. The te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Williams (curler)
James (Ping) Alfred Williams (May 7, 1915 – September 3, 1987) was a Canadian curler. He was the third of the 1953 Brier Champion team (skipped by Ab Gowanlock Albert (Ab) Adam "Spats" Gowanlock (December 14, 1900 – September 27, 1988) was a Canadian curler from Manitoba. Gowanlock was a two-time provincial and two-time Brier champion. Gowanlock began curling in his hometown of Glenboro, Manitoba. ...), representing Manitoba. Archived aGhostarchiveand thWayback Machine References Brier champions 1915 births 1987 deaths Curlers from Winnipeg People from Dauphin, Manitoba Canadian male curlers {{Canada-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Arthur Williams
James Arthur Williams (December 11, 1930 – January 14, 1990) was an American antiques dealer and a historic preservationist based in Savannah, Georgia. He played an active role in the preservation of the Savannah Historic District for over 35 years. Williams is the main character in the book ''Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil'', published four years after his death in 1990. After four trials for an alleged murder that occurred in his house in 1981, he was acquitted in 1989. Life James Arthur Williams was born in Gordon, Georgia, to Arthur Costlar and Blanche Brooks Williams. He later moved to Savannah, where he became a noted antiques dealer and historic preservationist. He was active in the preservation of the Savannah Historic District. In 1955, at the age of 24, Williams bought and restored his first three buildings: the single-level houses located at 541, 543 and 545 East Congress Street. Over the following 35 years, he restored more than fifty homes in Savannah, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Williams (politician)
James Hunter Williams (June 17, 1926 – December 16, 2016), known as Jim Williams or J. H. Williams, was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. Williams is best known for serving as the 11th Lieutenant Governor of Florida from 1975 to 1979, and as the United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture from 1979 to 1981. Prior to his selection as Governor Reubin Askew's running mate during Askew's 1974 reelection campaign, Williams served for six years in the Florida Senate, representing parts of north-central Florida including his home county of Marion. In the Askew administration, Williams also served as Secretary of the Department of Administration and chairman of the state Bicentennial Commission. Williams ran for governor in 1978, but lost the Democratic nomination to Bob Graham. He was succeeded as lieutenant governor by fellow Democrat Wayne Mixson, Graham's running mate. Following his tenure in state government, Williams served as the Deputy Secretary of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Williams (pastor)
Sidney James Williams (11 September 1935 – 18 July 2015) was a pastor and leader of one of the most influential churches in the Assemblies of God in New Zealand. He was a published author and a General Superintendent of the NZ Assembly of God. Early ministry Williams received his training at a Bible College in Tauranga. In 1972 he moved with his wife Betty to become pastor of the Hamilton Assembly of God. During his ministry there his influence extended outside his local church through a series of conferences on church growth that attracted many from other Pentecostal denominations as well. In 1975 he became a member of the executive of the NZ AoG. Leadership and influence In 1979 Williams followed Frank Houston as General Superintendent of the NZ AoG. He proved a dynamic leader, gaining popularity as a speaker with his regular programme on the newly formed Radio Rhema. As Carew notes this "lifted the Assemblies of God’s profile considerably". The denomination as a w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Williams (militia Leader)
Jim Williams ( – March 6, 1871) was an African-American soldier and militia leader in the 1860s and 1870s in York County, South Carolina. He escaped slavery during the US Civil War and joined the Union Army. After the war, Williams led a black militia organization which sought to protect black rights in the area. In 1871, he was lynched and hung by members of the local Ku Klux Klan. As a result, a large group of local blacks immigrated to Liberia, West Africa. Early life Williams was born James Rainey in York County, South Carolina, on the plantation of Samuel Rainey about from Yorkville. He escaped from the Rainey plantation during the Civil War and joined the Union Army, where he eventually fought under General William Tecumseh Sherman in Georgia and the Carolinas. After the war, Rainey changed his surname to Williams and returned to York County and married a woman named Rose whom he fathered two kids with , and a previous son from his first Wife Olli Dunovant or Dunnavan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Williams (composer)
Jim Williams is an Ivor Novello Award and César Award nominated British TV and film composer and guitarist. His television credits include: ''Auf Wiedersehen Pet'', '' Hotel Babylon'', '' Harley Street'', ''Under the Greenwood Tree'', ''Heartless'', ''Wanted'', ''The Gift'', '' Lock Stock'', ''Outlaws'', '' Sorted'' and ''Minder''. His film credits include four Ben Wheatley films '' Down Terrace'', ''Kill List'', '' Sightseers'', and ''A Field in England'', Julia Ducournau's '' Raw'' and ''Titane'', and the British films ''The Dark Mile'' and '' Beast''. His score for ''Raw'' was nominated for Best Original Music at the 2018 43rd César Awards and Beast for the BIFA award for Best Music. His scores for Brandon Cronenberg's ''Possessor'' and Sidharth Srinivasan’s ''Kriya'' premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and the Fantasia Film Festival Fantasia International Film Festival (also known as Fantasia-fest, FanTasia, and Fant-Asia) is a film festival that has been based ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Williams (news Anchor)
Jim Williams (born February 4, 1957) is a weekday news anchor for WBBM-TV in Chicago. Early life and education A native of Chicago's South Side, Williams graduated from Kenwood High School in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. He earned a bachelor's degree in media management from Columbia College in Chicago. Professional career Williams began his broadcasting career in 1977 as a part-time news film librarian at WGN-TV in Chicago. Over the years, he was promoted to be a writer, producer and eventually, a reporter at WGN-TV in Chicago. In 1988, he was formally promoted from a newswriter and program producer to being an on-air general-assignment reporter. In all, Williams spent 15 years at WGN before leaving the station for a job in city government in 1992. From 1992 until 1997, Williams was the press secretary for Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, helping to create city government's first television magazine show, called "Chicago Works!" and also representing the city dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Williams (analog Designer)
James M. Williams (April 14, 1948 – June 12, 2011) was an analog circuit designer and technical author who worked for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1968–1979), Philbrick, National Semiconductor (1979–1982) and Linear Technology Corporation (LTC) (1982–2011). He wrote over 350 publications relating to analog circuit design, including five books, 21 application notes for National Semiconductor, 62 application notes for Linear Technology, and over 125 articles for EDN Magazine. Williams suffered a stroke on June 10 and died on June 12, 2011. Bibliography (partial) * * * * * * * * * * * * For a complete bibliography, see. See also * Paul Brokaw *Barrie Gilbert *Howard Johnson (electrical engineer) *Bob Pease — analog electronics engineer, technical author, and colleague. Pease died in an automobile accident after leaving Williams' memorial. *Bob Widlar — pioneering analog integrated circuit designer, technical author, early consultant to Linear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Williams (author)
Jim Williams (born 1947) is the name of the British lawyer, commercial consultant and writer, who has also written under the pen names Richard Hugo (not to be confused with an American author of the same name) and Alexander Mollin. Born and brought up in Oldham, Lancashire, England, Williams graduated with a BA Hons in Law and Sociology at Durham University, was called to the bar in 1970. He practised law for a number of years before changing to a career of legal and commercial work in the construction industry. He is married with three children. His work as an author falls under four categories: * Crime Stories as Jim Williams ** Thrillers ** Murder Mystery * A Historical Romance as Jim Williams * A Science Fantasy as Jim Williams * Non-fiction as Jim Williams * A Historical Romance as Alexander Mollin * Thrillers as Richard Hugo Writing career Williams came to public attention when his first novel, ''The Hitler Diaries'', was published nine months before the famous Hitl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Williams (rugby Union)
Jim Williams (born 8 December 1968) is a former international rugby union player and coach. He was most recently assistant coach to the Australian national rugby union team. Williams has been head coach of the Greater Sydney Rams in the National Rugby Championship since 2015, succeeding Brian Melrose Early life Born in Young, New South Wales, Williams played rugby league as a boy. He began rugby union after joining the army at age 17. He played for Young RFC, then moved to Brisbane where he played for Wests Bulldogs. West Hartlepool, England Williams moved to England in 1994 and played one season with West Hartlepool. Australian rugby On returning to Australia, Williams played Sydney club rugby while remaining on the fringes of the NSW Waratahs team. It wasn't until he changed to the back row that he was able to find enough form to be picked up by Eddie Jones at the ACT Brumbies in 1998. It was his form playing for the Brumbies that led to his selection for the Australian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Williams (darts Player)
Jim Williams (born 27 July 1984) is a Welsh professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Career Williams first ever rose to prominence in October 2012 at the Winmau World Masters in Hull. There he beat four players in the preliminary rounds to reach the main stage, most notably defeating reigning Lakeside World Champion Christian Kist 3–2 in his final match. Once on stage, he beat established campaigners Jan Dekker 3–1 and Ross Montgomery 3–2 to reach the quarter-finals, before losing out to eventual champion Stephen Bunting by 3 sets to 1. In February 2013, he came closest to winning his first BDO ranking title, beating Jan Dekker and Remco van Eijden to reach the Scottish Open final, before losing 5–4 to Wesley Harms. In April, he made it to the semi-finals of the German Open, beating Paul Jennings and Richie George, but lost to champion Geert De Vos. One week later, he defeated Glen Durrant, Tony Eccles and John Walton to r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
