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Joe Craig (other)
Joseph Craig may refer to: *Joseph A. Craig High School, a public high school in Janesville, Wisconsin, named after Joseph A. Craig, who was instrumental in attracting the General Motors Janesville Assembly plant to the city * Joe Craig (baseball) (1918–1991), American Negro leagues baseball player *Joe Craig (footballer) (born 1954), former Scottish footballer *Joe Craig (writer) Joe Craig (born 31 December 1981 in London) is an England, English children's novelist and musician. He is best known for the Jimmy Coates series of books. Early life and education Craig was born and grew up in the Finchley neighbourhood of no ... (born 1981), British writer * Joe Craig (Canadian football) (born 1992), Canadian football wide receiver {{hndis, Craig, Joseph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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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] |
Joe Craig (baseball)
Joseph P. Craig (March 22, 1918 – February 22, 1991) was an American Negro league outfielder in the 1940s. A native of Darby, Pennsylvania Darby is a borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The borough is located along Darby Creek southwest of Center City, Philadelphia, Center City Philadelphia. The borough of Darby is distinct from the near ..., Craig made his Negro leagues debut in 1945 with the Philadelphia Stars, and played with the Stars again the following season. He died in Darby in 1991 at age 72. References External links anSeamheads 1918 births 1991 deaths Philadelphia Stars players Baseball outfielders People from Darby, Pennsylvania Baseball players from Delaware County, Pennsylvania 20th-century African-American sportspeople {{Negro-league-baseball-outfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Craig (footballer)
Joseph Craig (born 14 May 1954) is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Sauchie, Partick Thistle, Celtic, Blackburn Rovers, Hamilton Academical and the Scotland national team. Craig, a striker, joined Partick Thistle in 1972 from Sauchie Juniors. After an impressive start, scoring seven goals in his first twenty games, he attracted the attention of Liverpool FC's Bill Shankly who watched him in Scottish Cup action against Dumbarton on 28 February 1973 but didn't follow it up with a bid.Liverpool Echo 1 March 1973 He helped the club to the First Division title in season 1975-76. He signed for Celtic in September 1976 for £60,000 where he won the Scottish Cup and League Championship in his first season. He moved to Blackburn Rovers in September 1978 where he remained until 1981 when he joined Hamilton Academical. He retired in 1983. Whilst at Celtic, he earned his only international cap against Sweden in April 1977. He started the match as a substitute and came o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Craig (writer)
Joe Craig (born 31 December 1981 in London) is an England, English children's novelist and musician. He is best known for the Jimmy Coates series of books. Early life and education Craig was born and grew up in the Finchley neighbourhood of north London. His mother is a poet and his two sisters are also writers. He studied philosophy at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he wrote and composed music for the Cambridge Footlights. Career In 2002, he provided the score for the musical theatre production ''Told You So: A Musical Hijacking of Aesop's Fables'' (book and lyrics by John Finnemore (writer), John Finnemore). His first children's book, ''Jimmy Coates: Killer'', was published in 2005. He described the plot as being about "a boy on the run from the secret service, battling Britain’s dictatorship, while resisting his own genetic programming that gives him the instincts and abilities of an assassin". He followed it with six more ''Jimmy Coates'' books, and as of 2017, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |