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John Gleeson (1853–1924), Irish poet and songwriter
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John Gleeson may refer to: *John Gleeson (cricketer) (1938–2016), Australian cricketer *John Gleeson (hurler) (born 1941), former Irish hurler *John Gleeson (judge) (born 1953), American judge *John Gleeson (rugby league) (1938–2021), Australian rugby league footballer *Johnny Tom Gleeson Johnny Tom Gleeson (1853–1924) was an Irish poet and songwriter. He wrote the ballad "The Bould Thady Quill" (c.1895), a spoof on a non-athlete, and two other noted poems: "The Battle Ship Sinn Féin" (c.1905), his only patriotic piece, and " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gleeson (cricketer)
John William Gleeson (14 March 1938 – 7 October 2016) was an Australian cricketer who played in 29 Test matches from 1967 to 1972. He is best known for his unique bowling style, which according to Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland "bamboozled batsmen" and could "regularly dumbfound the best batsmen in any team". Early years Gleeson was born in the northern NSW town of Wiangaree (14 km north of Kyogle) and grew up in the country town of Tamworth. He was the son of a Wiangaree dairy farmer, and attributed the finger strength required to bowl with his two-fingered grip to his childhood, which he spent milking cows. Aged 15, he worked for the Postmaster-General's Department, and later for Telstra. Style He used a grip similar to that of the then unique "bent-finger" action of Jack Iverson, using two fingers: a bent middle finger and the thumb pressing against the ball on both sides in an attempt to find a new variety of bowling tricks. He was one of a small number o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gleeson (hurler)
John Gleeson (born 1941) is an Irish retired hurling, hurler who played as a right corner-back for the Tipperary GAA, Tipperary senior team. Gleeson joined the team during the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1966, 1966 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1974, 1974 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, All-Ireland medal and two Munster Senior Hurling Championship, Munster medals. At club level Gleeson was a double Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship, county club championship medalist with Moneygall GAA, Moneygall. References 1941 births Living people Moneygall hurlers Tipperary inter-county hurlers Munster inter-provincial hurlers All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners {{Tipperary-hurling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gleeson (judge)
John Gleeson (born July 14, 1953) is an American attorney and judge who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. He is a member of the United States Sentencing Commission. Early life and education Gleeson was born in the Bronx, New York. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. in 1975, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law in Charlottesville in 1980. Legal career Gleeson worked as a law clerk for Boyce Martin on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit from 1980 to 1981. He was in private practice of law at the firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore in New York City from 1981 to 1985. He was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York from 1985 to 1994 where he was noted for his prosecution of Mafia cases, most notably that of Gambino crime boss John Gotti which resulted in Gotti's convictio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gleeson (rugby League)
John Gleeson (28 December 1938 – 25 December 2021), also known by the nickname of "Dookie", was an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. An Australian international and Queensland interstate representative half, he played club football in the country for Chinchilla's team, in the Toowoomba Rugby League for the All Whites club, and in the Brisbane Rugby League for the Wynnum-Manly and Brothers clubs, winning the 1967 BRL premiership with the latter. Playing career Gleeson was first player selected to represent Queensland in 1961 against New South Wales. In 1963, Brisbane Rugby League club Wynnum signed a host of big-name players, including Gleeson. At the end of the season, he was selected to represent his country on the 1963-64 Kangaroo tour of Britain and France, making him the first Wynnum-Manly player to achieve Kangaroo tour honours, and in doing so became part of the first Kangaroos squad to win the Ashes in England. Gleeson him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |