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Lyle Blair
Lyle may refer to: People Surname * Lyle (surname) Given name * Lyle Alzado (1949–1992), American NFL All-Pro football player * Lyle Beerbohm (born 1979), professional mixed martial arts fighter * Lyle Bennett (1903–2005), head coach of the Central Michigan college football program from 1947 to 1949 * Lyle Berman (born 1941), professional poker player and business executive * Lyle Bettger (1915–2003), character actor known most for his Hollywood roles from the 1950s * Lyle Bigbee (1893–1942), outfielder, pitcher and halfback * Lyle Blackwood (born 1951), played in the National Football League with the Miami Dolphins * Lyle Boren (1909–1992), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma * Lyle Bouck (1923–2016), lieutenant of the I&R Platoon of the 394th Infantry Regiment of the 99th Infantry Division in World War II * Lyle Bradley (born 1943), former ice hockey center * Lyle Campbell (born 1942), linguist and leading expert on American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyle (surname)
Lyle is a surname of Scottish origin which means "an island". It can be traced back to Radulphus de Insula, 11th-century Lord of Duchal Castle. Notable people with the surname include: * Aaron Lyle (1759–1825), member of the US House of Representatives from Pennsylvania * Abram Lyle (1820–1891), sugar refiner * Adrienne Lyle (born 1985), US Olympic equestrian * Alexander Gordon Lyle (1889–1955), US Navy dentist and Medal of Honor awardee * Amalya Lyle Kearse (born 1937), US judge * Amos Lyle (1866–1943), politician of Manitoba, Canada * Bobby Lyle (born 1944), jazz pianist * Brayden Lyle (born 1973), Australian rules footballer * Dan Lyle (born 1970), American rugby union footballer * Derek Lyle (born 1981), footballer with Hamilton Accies in the Scottish Premier League * Ethel Hedgeman Lyle (1887–1950), founder of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority at Howard University * Freddrenna Lyle, alderman of the 6th ward, in Chicago * Graham Lyle (born 1944), Scottish singer-songwrite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyle Franklin Lane
Lyle Franklin Lane (September 19, 1926 – December 26, 2013) was a United States diplomat. Among his overseas posts Ambassador Lane served as the first Chief of Mission of the United States Interests Section in Havana (heading the return of U.S. diplomats to Cuba in 1977), United States Ambassador to Uruguay, and United States Ambassador to Paraguay. Biography A career diplomat, Lyle Lane joined the United States Foreign Service in 1952. His overseas postings include: * United States Ambassador to Paraguay (1980–82) * United States Ambassador to Uruguay (1979–80) * Head of Mission to United States Interests Section in Havana (1977–79) * United States Deputy Chief of Mission to Peru (1976–77) * United States Deputy Chief of Mission / Chargé d'affaires to Costa Rica (1972–76) * Regional Office of Central American Projects (ROCAP) Guatemala (1966–68) * United States Principal Officer of Consulate, Cebu, Philippines (1962–66) * United States Diplomatic Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyle Preslar
Lyle Preslar is an American musician best known for being the guitar player and songwriter for the hardcore punk band Minor Threat. Before that, he was the vocalist for The Extorts, who later became State of Alert after he quit. Despite not performing on any State of Alert recordings, Preslar received co-writing credit for the songs "Draw Blank" from the ''No Policy'' EP and "I Hate the Kids" from the Dischord Records compilation ''Flex Your Head''. When Minor Threat dissolved, he played guitar in The Meatmen and the first incarnation of Samhain. After retiring from performing, he ran Caroline Records, signing Ben Folds, Chemical Brothers, and Fat Boy Slim; he was later a marketing executive for Elektra Records and Sire Records. In 2007, he graduated from Rutgers School of Law–Newark. He is admitted to practice law in the state of New York. He is married to Sandy Alouete, an executive at VH1 and they have a child named Romy. Preslar also won the Grammy Law Initiative Writin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyle Owerko
Lyle Owerko is a filmmaker and photographer whose work has ranged from Sundance Channel to ''Time'' to MTV. His photos are collected by many business, entertainment and celebrity clients. They have been used in several films including Henry Singer's ''The Falling Man'' and ''The Omen (2006 film)'', as well as books such as Jonathan Safran Foer's ''Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close''. His work is also included in the permanent archive of the Library of Congress in Washington DC. Owerko travels extensively around the world each year shooting assignments and personal work. He resides in New York City. Early life Lyle Owerko was raised in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He studied at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. This is where he earned a Masters in Science degree in the communication arts program. Career Photography and fine art In 2005 Princeton Architectural Press publisheJennifer New'sboo''Drawing From Life'' which featured Owerko's journals as well as those of Mike Fig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyle Overbay
Lyle Stefan Overbay (born January 28, 1977) is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Toronto Blue Jays, Pittsburgh Pirates, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, and Milwaukee Brewers from 2001 through 2014. College career Overbay attended the University of Nevada, Reno, where he played college baseball for the Nevada Wolf Pack baseball team. Professional career Draft and minors Overbay was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 18th round of the 1999 MLB draft. While playing in the farm system, he was named Diamondbacks minor league player of the year in 2001. Arizona Diamondbacks Overbay made his Major League debut on September 19, 2001. Overbay appeared in two games, getting one hit out of two plate appearances during his brief stint in the majors in 2001. He was also part of the Diamondbacks' postseason roster to serve as a backup first baseman and eventually won the World Serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyle Odelein
Lyle Theodore Odelein (born July 21, 1968) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played for eight National Hockey League (NHL) teams in 16 seasons, and was the inaugural captain of the Columbus Blue Jackets. Playing career Odelein played junior hockey for the Moose Jaw Warriors before being drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the seventh round (141st overall) in 1986. His playing style adapted through his career; primarily used as a defensive defenceman early in his career (as well as an enforcer), but became more of a two-way threat when former Montreal Canadiens coach Jacques Demers used him on the power play. His first NHL goal was a highlight-reel end-to-end rush against Chicago Blackhawks goalie Ed Belfour on December 19, 1991. Odelein won the Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens in 1993. The 1993–94 NHL season marked Odelein's career highlight. He scored 11 goals, 29 assists and 40 points, all career highs, scoring 24 of those points in 26 game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyle Oberg
Lyle Knute Oberg (born January 6, 1960) is an Albertan politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly. He is also a physician and business executive. Life and career Oberg was born near Forestburg, Alberta in 1960. A physician by profession, Oberg was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta as a Progressive Conservative in 1993. He was first appointed to the Alberta Cabinet in 1997 and served numerous posts. Oberg was appointed Minister of Family and Social Services in March 1997. Over the next two years, he oversaw the move of children's services and services for persons with developmental disabilities to community-based delivery. He launched a western Canadian initiative to address Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and implemented an interprovincial strategy to share resources and develop new and better approaches for addressing FAS. As part of the Alberta Children's Agenda, he introduced the Alberta Child Health Benefit Program and played a key role in the dev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyle Neff
Lyle Neff (born 1969) is a Canadian poet and journalist in Vancouver, British Columbia. Born in Prince George, British Columbia, he is the author of three books of poetry published by Anvil Press. He has also written scattered essays, cultural journalism and literary criticism for various Canadian publications, ranging from the national newspaper ''The Globe and Mail'' to such obscure literary journals as '' Sub-Terrain''. Notorious for his hotheaded nationalism and elaborate use of profanity, Neff elaborated in 2003 his controversial Three Laws of Honest Dominion Belletrism, a sort of code for Canadian writers. The Laws, as published in ''Monarchist'' magazine, went as follows: *1. Don't ask for subsidies from the Canadian people. *2. Don't teach. *3. Don't work for Americans Americans are the Citizenship of the United States, citizens and United States nationality law, nationals of the United States, United States of America.; ; Although direct citizens and nationals m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyle Mouton
Lyle Joseph Mouton (born May 13, 1969) is a former professional baseball player who played outfield in the Major Leagues from 1995 to 2001. He also played part of 1998 in Japan for the Yakult Swallows. Mouton attended St. Thomas More School in Lafayette. College Lyle originally entered school at LSU on a basketball scholarship and played as a guard. After two seasons, he focused solely on baseball, playing outfield for the LSU Tigers from 1989 to 1991. He led the Tigers to three straight College World Series tournaments, with the team winning the championship in 1991. He also led them to back-to-back SEC championships, 1990-91. He was on the 1990 All-Tournament College World Series team as a designated hitter, then again for the 1991 tournament as an outfielder. In 1990, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League The Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL or Cape League) is a collegiate summer baseball wooden bat league located ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyle And Erik Menendez
Joseph Lyle Menendez (born January 10, 1968) and Erik Galen Menendez (born November 27, 1970) are American brothers who were convicted in 1996 for the murders of their parents, José and Mary Louise ("Kitty") Menéndez. During the trial, the Menéndez brothers stated that they committed the murders in fear that their father would kill them after they threatened to expose him for years of sexual, emotional, and physical abuse, while the prosecution argued that they did it to inherit their father's multimillion-dollar estate. They were first tried separately, with one jury for each brother. Both juries deadlocked, which resulted in a mistrial. For the second trial, they were tried together by a single jury, which found them guilty, and as a result, they were sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Background Lyle and Erik's father, José Enrique Menéndez, was born on May 6, 1944, in Havana, Cuba. At age 16, shortly after the start of the Cuban Revolutio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyle Mays
Lyle David Mays (November 27, 1953 – February 10, 2020) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and member of the Pat Metheny Group. Metheny and Mays composed and arranged nearly all of the group's music, for which Mays won eleven Grammy Awards. Biography While growing up in rural Wisconsin, Mays had a lot of curiosity but had to learn many things all by himself due to a lack of available resources and information. He had four main interests: chess, mathematics, architecture, and music. His mother Doris played piano and organ, and his father Cecil, a truck driver, taught himself to play guitar by ear. His teacher allowed him to practice improvisation after the structured elements of the lesson were completed. At the age of nine, he played the organ at a family member's wedding, and fourteen he began to play in church. During his senior year of high school, at summer national stage band camp in Normal, Illinois, he was introduced to jazz pianist Marian McPartland. ''Bill Ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyle Martin
Lyle Martin (born March 25, 1985) is an American soccer player. Career College and amateur Martin made his debut in the football field in 2004, and played college soccer at California State University, Bakersfield, appearing in 79 career games and scoring 29 goals. In his senior year, he earned the 2006 California Collegiate Athletic Association goal-scoring title with 17 goals in 19 matches, which paved the way for him to become the second most single-season goals in school history. During his college years he also played for Bakersfield Brigade of the USL Premier Development League, scoring five goals in 10 games in his rookie season in 2005, and playing in 16 matches and scoring nine goals in 2006. Professional Martin was drafted by Chivas USA in the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft, but signed instead with the Vancouver Whitecaps of the USL First Division. In his first season, in Vancouver he earned 19 starts in 24 games and played 1,657 minutes, and was honored with the Whitec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
