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Les Wilson (golfer)
Les Wilson may refer to: * Les Wilson (baseball) (1885–1969), American baseball player * Les Wilson (field hockey) (born 1952), New Zealand field hockey player * Les Wilson (musician) (1924–1997), New Zealand country music singer and songwriter, also known as "The Otago Rambler" * Les Wilson (soccer) Leslie John "Les" Wilson (born 10 July 1947) is a football administrator and former professional player. He played in The Football League for Bristol City, Norwich City, and most notably Wolverhampton Wanderers, one of the first North American ... (born 1947), Canadian soccer administrator and former professional player See also * Leslie Wilson (other) {{hndis, Wilson, Les ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Wilson (baseball)
Lester Wilbur Wilson (July 17, 1885 – April 4, 1969) was a professional baseball player. He appeared in five games in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox during the 1911 season. Listed at , 170 lb., Wilson batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Wilson, who was nicknamed "Tug", went hitless in seven at bats (.000) and received two walks, without scoring or driving in any runs. In three appearances as an outfielder, two in left field and one in right (1), he collected a 1.000 fielding percentage In baseball statistics, fielding percentage, also known as fielding average, is a measure that reflects the percentage of times a defensive player properly handles a batted or thrown ball. It is calculated by the sum of putouts and assists, div ... in four chances. Wilson died at the age of 83 in Edmonds, Washington. External links Retrosheet Major League Baseball outfielders Boston Red Sox players Vancouver Beavers pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Wilson (field Hockey)
Ernest Leslie "Les" Wilson (born 14 February 1952 in Wanganui) is a former field hockey goalkeeper from New Zealand, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ..., Canada. References New Zealand Olympic Committee 1952 births Living people Field hockey players at the 1976 Summer Olympics New Zealand male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players of New Zealand Olympic gold medalists for New Zealand Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics {{NewZealand-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Wilson (musician)
Arthur Lesle Wilson (2 August 1924 – 22 July 1997) was a New Zealand musician and singer–songwriter who performed as Les Wilson and "The Otago Rambler". He began performing on stage at the age of nine, and from the 1950s was a country-music singer and songwriter, often performing with his wife, Jean Calder (c.1929–2019). He was billed as "Dunedin's own Tex Morton". Biography Wilson was born in Dunedin, the son of Robert Moffat Wilson and Louisa Elizabeth Wilson (née Lemon), and the younger brother of musician Cole Wilson. Wilson began playing harmonica on stage as a nine-year-old, and was soon also playing the banjo, guitar and violin, gravitating towards the country and western genre. By the time that he was 12 years old, Wilson was appearing at various venues in Dunedin. In the following years, Wilson was contracted by impresario Joe Brown to perform weekly at dances at the Dunedin Town Hall, and which were broadcast on radio station 4ZB. As a result, he was soon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Wilson (soccer)
Leslie John "Les" Wilson (born 10 July 1947) is a football administrator and former professional player. He played in The Football League for Bristol City, Norwich City, and most notably Wolverhampton Wanderers, one of the first North American-trained players to do so. Following his playing career with the original North American Soccer League's and his hometown Vancouver Whitecaps, Wilson became a Canadian Soccer Association coach and administrator involved in some of the national program's finest ever results. He is an honoured member of the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame. Childhood and youth career His family settled in Vancouver, Canada, when Wilson was seven years old. He played youth soccer for Collingwood Legion in the Vancouver and District Juvenile Soccer League. Playing career Les Wilson was just 16 years old when he made his Pacific Coast League debut on September 15, 1963, for the Westminster Royals FC. He scored three goals in that 1963-64 rookie season and won th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |