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Kiser
Kiser is a variation spelling of the Germanic Kaiser (surname), Kaiser surname, and is pronounced in the same manner as Kaiser. This spelling originated before Standard_German, Standard German was codified, in territory that today falls within the mountainous Black Forest area of Germany and neighboring areas of Switzerland. The Kiser Family spelling is also common among current descendants living in the forested mountainous Appalachian Mountains, Appalachian mountains of North America. This surname may refer to: * André Kiser (born 1958), A Switzerland, Swiss bobsledder who competed in the two man and the four man events at the 1988 Winter Olympics * Curtis Kiser (born 1944), politician * Earl Kiser (fl. 1900), bicycle racer * Emily Kiser (born 2000), basketball player * Garland Kiser (born 1968), baseball player * Holly Kiser (born 1986), blonde fashion model from Western Virginia. * Jack Kiser (born 1949), football coach * Jackson L. Kiser (1929–2020), American judge * Joe L. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Kiser
Richard Kiser (born February 23, 1947), is an American Contemporary Christian music, CCM guitar player. Kiser has received over seventy industry awards and was voted the 2009 Instrumentalist of the Decade. Biography Kiser taught himself to play the guitar when he was thirteen and joined a gospel group three years later. He began playing professionally and touring in the late 1960s, but stopped about five years later to raise his family, working occasionally as a session musician and playing at his local church. In the 1990s he resumed touring, this time as a solo concert guitarist. He has recorded eight acoustic albums and has two instructional videos. Kiser is a featured guest artist each year at the Chet Atkins Appreciation Society which holds its annual convention in Nashville, Tennessee. Kiser has shared the stage with performers such as Roy Clark, Charlie McCoy, Boots Randolph, David L Cook, Terri Gibbs, Phil Driscoll, The Oak Ridge Boys and Barbara Fairchild. Music Kiser's f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micah Kiser
Micah Kiser (born January 25, 1995) is an American football outside linebacker for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Virginia, and was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the 2018 NFL Draft. He has also played for the Denver Broncos. Early years Kiser attended the Gilman School in Baltimore, Maryland. He committed to the University of Virginia to play college football. College career Kiser played college football for Virginia from 2013 to 2017. As a senior, he won the William V. Campbell Trophy and was named an All-American by the Sporting News. During his career, he had 408 tackles, 19 sacks, and one interception. Professional career Los Angeles Rams Kiser was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the fifth round (147th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. Kiser was placed on injured reserve on August 31, 2019. In Week 2 of the 2020 season against the Philadelphia Eagles, Kiser recorded a team high 16 tackles (11 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Kiser
Emily Katherine Kiser (born February 10, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for A.O. Eleutheria Moschatou of the Greek Women's Basketball League. She played college basketball at Michigan. High school career Kiser attended Noblesville High School where she played both volleyball and basketball. She was named a three-time Hoosier Crossroads All-Conference Team honoree. During her junior year in 2017, she averaged 19.6 points and 11.6 rebounds per game and was named to the Indiana Junior All-Star team. During her senior year in 2018, she averaged 21 points and 13.4 rebounds for the Millers. She had two games with at least 20 points and 20 rebounds and had a triple-double against New Palestine with 18 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists. Following the season she was named to the IndyStar Indiana Girls All-Stars team. She finished her career with 1,328 points and 927 rebounds, setting the Noblesville record for career rebounds. She also played volleyball, and durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nate Kiser
Nate Kiser (born May 4, 1982) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. Playing career Kiser started his junior career with the Compuware Ambassadors of the NAHL, where he played from 1998 to 1999, scoring 5 points in goals and assists and spending a combined 46 minutes in the penalty box during regular season play. Kiser joined the Plymouth Whalers in the OHL from 1999 to 2003. While with the Whalers, he scored 41 points in combined goals and assists and earned 473 penalty minutes during regular season play. In the post-season, Kiser netted 12 points and 80 penalty minutes. In 2000, Kiser was picked by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 5th round of the NHL draft. He remained, however, with the Plymouth Whalers. Kiser turned pro in 2003, moving to the ECHL's Dayton Bombers, where he played from 2003 to 2004. While with the Bombers, he scored 15 points during regular season play and spent 144 minutes in the penalty box. Kiser was also called up to the AHL's Syracuse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John William Kiser
John William Kiser (June 20, 1857 – October 31, 1916) was a 19th-century industrialist who owned the Monarch Cycle Manufacturing Company in Chicago, Illinois. His company became one of the largest bicycle manufacturers in the world. Early life Kiser was born in St. Paris, Ohio, June 20, 1857. His parents were farmers George R. Kiser and Margaret Ellen (née McVey) Kiser. In 1884 he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four years ... degree from Wittenburg College. Career In 1889 when Kiser moved to Chicago, he had few resources, with his obituary in the ''American Artisan and Hardware Record'' later describing him as "practically penniless". That same year he took a job as manager of the Chicago Sewing Machine company. He rose to becom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Kiser
Terry Kiser (born August 1, 1939) is an American actor. Besides portraying the deceased title character of the comedy ''Weekend at Bernie's'' and its sequel, ''Weekend at Bernie's II'', he has more than 140 acting credits to his name, with a career spanning more than 50 years. He is the co-founder of the now defunct acting school The Actors Arena in Austin, Texas. Early life and education Kiser was born on August 1, 1939 in Elmhurst, Illinois, and was raised in Omaha, Nebraska. He attended the University of Kansas, where he received a football scholarship. He graduated in 1962 with a degree in industrial engineering. A few years later, on the advice of a drama teacher, he made the decision to quit his engineering profession in order to pursue acting full-time and moved to New York City in 1965. He joined the Actors Studio and worked with Lee Strasberg. Career After college, Kiser returned to his hometown Omaha and worked as an engineer for three years while acting in amateu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiser Lake
Kiser Lake (previously also known as Mosquito Lake) is a reservoir in Champaign County, Ohio located approximately northwest of St. Paris and north of Dayton along Ohio State Route 235, at . The community of Grandview Heights sits on the southern shore of the lake, the Kiser Lake Wetlands State Nature Preserve at the headwaters on the southeastern edge, and the Kiser Lake State Park surrounds the rest of the lake to the north. History Mosquito Lake was first created in 1840, when a dam was built across Mosquito Creek in the low, swampy region of Champaign County known as Mosquito Creek Valley to build a grist and saw mill A sawmill (saw mill, saw-mill) or lumber mill is a facility where logs are cut into lumber. Modern sawmills use a motorized saw to cut logs lengthwise to make long pieces, and crosswise to length depending on standard or custom sizes ( dimens .... After operations at the mill were shut down, the dam and lake were neglected for several years. In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Kiser
Earl Herbert Kiser (1875 – 19 January 1936) was an American world class bicycle racer in the period around 1893–1904. Biography Kiser was a member of the famous Stearns Yellow Fellow Team that toured the world and won a European championship in 1897. Like many cyclists he turned his interest to auto racing and was a star on the car racing circuit. While practicing for a race on August 12, 1905 at the Cleveland, Ohio race track in Winton Bullet 2, Kiser's car suddenly turned toward the fence which resulted in the Winton crushing his left leg and dislocating his right shoulder. His crushed leg was amputated at Glenville Hospital the same day. After recovering, he then turned his interest to developing the Miami Beach area. Kiser was from Dayton, Ohio. Ohio governor James Middleton Cox James Middleton Cox (March 31, 1870 July 15, 1957) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 46th and 48th governor of Ohio, and a two-term U.S. Representative from Ohio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garland Kiser
Garland Routher Kiser (born July 8, 1968) is an American former Major League Baseball player. Kiser played baseball at Sullivan Central High School in Blountville, Tennessee. As a senior, he had a 1.78 earned run average and attracted the attention of professional scouts. He was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 24th round of the 1986 Major League Baseball draft and assigned to the Bend Phillies to begin his professional career. He was released by the Phillies during spring training in 1988 but was quickly picked up by the Cleveland Indians. He made his Major League debut with the Indians on September 9, 1991 against the Boston Red Sox in front of 1,695 fans a Cleveland Stadium, the smallest crowd there for a game since 1974. He threw only one pitch in his debut, inducing a lineout from Steve Lyons to José González. He struck out the final batter he faced in the Major Leagues, Don Mattingly, on October 6, 1991. Kiser pitched in the farm systems of the Indians, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holly Kiser
Holly Kiser (born 1986) is an American fashion model. She was the first winner of '' Make Me a Supermodel''. Career Holly is currently signed with L.A Model Management in Los Angeles, Connected Models in Hong Kong and Red eleven in Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count .... She has appeared in ''GQ'' magazine, and on the cover of City Luxe. She has also appeared in Metrocity ads and in Fashion Workshop, Jessica Code, In Magazine and other various magazines. References External links * * New York Model Management SiteHolly's Bravo profile 1986 births Female models from Virginia Reality modeling competition winners Living people People from Coeburn, Virginia 21st-century American women {{US-tv-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtis Kiser
S. Curtis Kiser (born June 17, 1944) was an American politician in the state of Florida. Kiser was born in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He served in the Florida House of Representatives The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida Senate being the upper house. Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of Florida, adopted ... for the 54th district, as a Republican, from 1972 to 1982. He was Minority Leader of the House from 1980 to 1982. He also served in the Florida Senate from 1984 to 1994 in Senate District 19. He Left his seat early to run for Lieutenant Governor under Tom Gallagher unsuccessfully in 1994. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kiser, Curtis 1944 births Living people Republican Party members of the Florida House of Representatives People from Palm Harbor, Florida Politicians from Oskaloosa, Iowa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Kiser
Jack Dale Kiser (born February 4, 1949) is a former American football coach. He was the 16th head football coach at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas, serving for four seasons, from 1996 to 1999, and compiling a record of 21–20. Coaching career In 1986, Kiser was hired as an assistant coach at Texas Tech University by head football coach David McWilliams. He left Texas Tech after the 1986 season when McWilliams was named the head football coach at the University of Texas at Austin, and served as a defensive assistant there from 1987 to 1991. In 1992, Kiser became defensive coordinator at Southwest Texas State University Texas State University is a public university, public research university in San Marcos, Texas. Since its establishment in 1899, the university has grown to the second largest university in the Greater Austin, Greater Austin metropolitan area .... Head coaching record References 1949 births Living people American football de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
