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Landon
Landon is a personal name of English origin that means "long hill". It is a variant of Langdon. Landon became popular in the United States in the 1990s, and by 2010 had become the 32nd most popular name for boys. BehindtheName.com. Notable people with the given name "Landon" include A * (born 1984), American actorB * (born 1995), Canadian ice hockey player * |
Landon Donovan
Landon Timothy Donovan (born March 4, 1982) is an American former professional soccer player. Donovan is also the co-founder and vice-president of soccer operations for USL Championship side San Diego Loyal SC, and serves as strategic advisor for English side Lincoln City. He was voted as the best U.S. soccer player of all time by a poll conducted by ESPN, along with Major League Soccer having ranked Donovan as the greatest American soccer player of all time. A former forward, he holds numerous individual records in Major League Soccer (MLS) and for the United States national team and is regarded as the greatest U.S. men's soccer player of all time. Donovan signed for Bayer 04 Leverkusen in 1999. In 2005, after six years with Leverkusen, the majority of which were spent on loan with the San Jose Earthquakes of MLS, Donovan moved back to the United States permanently to sign with the Los Angeles Galaxy. He later returned to Germany for a loan with Bayern Munich, and twice went ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landon Collins
Landon Alexander Collins (born January 10, 1994) is an American football safety and linebacker for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama, where he was a part of the team that won the 2013 BCS National Championship Game. He was selected by the New York Giants in the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft. Collins was named to the 2016 All-Pro Team and went to three Pro Bowls during his tenure with them. He has also played for the Washington Redskins / Football Team. High school career Collins attended Dutchtown High School, in Geismar, Louisiana, where he was a two-sport star in football and track. In football, he was an All-American defensive back. As a sophomore, he had 26 tackles with 1.5 sacks, one interception and one fumble recovery, while playing alongside senior Eric Reid. Replacing Reid, Collins accounted for 102 tackles with 12 tackles for loss and four interceptions as a junior, earning an 5A All-State selectio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landon Cassill
Landon Douglas Cassill (born July 7, 1989) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 10 Chevrolet Camaro for Kaulig Racing. Early career Cassill was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and began racing on a quad when he was 3 years old. Cassill moved to go-karts. He finished second in the Pro Kart Tour at Atlanta Motor Speedway at age 10. The following year, he earned his first of two Kart Series national championships. Cassill won four International Kart Federation (IKF) championships, some on dirt and some on asphalt. In 2000, Cassill competed in three different classes: two karting and a midget class. He won all three state championships on the same night. Cassill won four more state championships at the Newton Kart Klub in Newton, Iowa in 2001. He then started racing in a modified at the half-mile Hawkeye Downs. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landon Dickerson
Landon Dickerson (born September 30, 1998) is an American football guard for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida State and Alabama, and was drafted by the Eagles 37th overall in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft. Early life and high school Dickerson grew up in Hickory, North Carolina, attending Hickory High School and then South Caldwell High School. He was named first-team All-State and played in the Under Armour All-America Game as a high school senior. Dickerson was rated a four-star recruit entering college and committed to Florida State over offers from Virginia Tech, Tennessee Volunteers football, Tennessee, Georgia Bulldogs football, Georgia, and Auburn Tigers football, Auburn. College career Florida State Dickerson began his collegiate career at Florida State. He was named the Seminoles' starter at right guard during training camp and became the first true freshman offensive lineman to start a season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landon Ferraro
Landon Christopher Ferraro (born August 8, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is currently playing under contract with Kölner Haie of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Ferraro was drafted 32nd overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, with whom he began his NHL career. Playing career Junior Ferraro was drafted second overall by the Red Deer Rebels in the 2006 WHL Bantam Draft. During the 2008–09 season, Ferraro was the leading scorer for the Red Deer Rebels in his second WHL season while playing on a Rebels team that finished last in the Central Division, missing the WHL playoffs. He recorded 37 goals and 18 assists in 68 games. During the 2009–10 season, Ferraro missed time early in the season due to a knee injury. He recorded 16 goals and 30 assists in 53 games. The much-improved Rebels made the WHL playoffs after finishing fourth in the Central Division. Ferraro skated in three of the four games in the series against Saskato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landon Cider
Landon Cider (born Kristine Bellaluna) is an American drag king, actor and host. He won season 3 of ''The Boulet Brothers' Dragula'' and was crowned the "World's Next Drag Supermonster". Early life and background Kristine Bellaluna was born and raised in Los Angeles, and performs under the name Landon Cider. Bellaluna began her career as a theatre actor in Southern California. She took a hiatus from theatre following the death of her mother, and later became interested in drag after attending drag shows at the Starlette Revue. In an interview with ''Gay Times'', Cider cited male impersonator Vesta Tilley, Australian drag king Sexy Galexy and lesbian icon Stormé DeLarverie as inspirations. Career Landon Cider began his career performing in the Southern California drag circuit, where he became one of the more well known drag kings. He performs Drag King Explosion at Hamburger Mary's. He is the master of ceremonies for the annual Los Angeles event series ''Bent'', which celeb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landon Cohen
Landon Cohen (born August 3, 1986) is a former gridiron football defensive tackle. He was most recently a member of the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Ohio. He has also been a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars, New England Patriots, and Arizona Cardinals. Early years Cohen was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina to Carolyn Ragin and Charles Cohen. He played high school football at Spartanburg High School in Spartanburg, South Carolina, where he also lettered in track and field. In football, Cohen recorded 107 tackles, six sacks, and 28 quarterback pressures as a senior and earned all-state honors. College career After high school, Cohen attended Ohio University, where he played in 12 games as a true freshman in 2004, making three starts at nose guard. In 2005, he started all 11 games as a sophomore, finishing with 28 tackles and two quart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landon Mackenzie
Landon Mackenzie (born November 29, 1954) is a Canadian artist based in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is nationally known for her large-format paintings and her contribution as a professor at the Emily Carr University of Art and Design (she is now Professor Emeritus). Early life and education Mackenzie was born was in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up in Toronto, Ontario. She has credited the mentorship of the Painter's 11's Harold Town, a friend of her parents and neighbour of her grandmother as being one of her inspirations around her decision to pursue a career as an artist, she has said "I went into Harold's studio and I just thought 'I want this'". She earned a Bachelor's Fine Arts degree from the Nova Scotia School of Art and Design in 1976 where she studied printmaking with a focus on etching and earned a Master's of Fine Arts from Concordia University in 1979 where she studied with Guido Molinari and Irene F. Whittome. Mackenzie studied printmaking at both NSCAD and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landon Milbourne
Landon Milbourne (born June 29, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Maccabi Ashdod of the Israeli Premier League. He played college basketball at the University of Maryland before playing professionally in France, Greece, Italy, Spain, Puerto Rico and Israel. Milbourne is a left-handed 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) tall small forward-power forward. Early life and college career Milbourne attended St. Francis in Roswell, Georgia, where he led the squad to a 29–1 record during his junior campaign. Milbourne averaged 23.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 4.0 blocked shots as a junior and was named Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore and junior. Milbourne played his senior season at Oak Hill Academy and helped the Warriors to a record of 40–1, setting a new school record for single-season wins. He was one of five players to average double figures in scoring (10.3 ppg) and connected on 56 percent of his shots from the floor and made 52 percent from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landon Powell
Landon Reed Powell (born March 19, 1982) is an American former professional baseball player and current coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 2009 to 2011 for the Oakland Athletics. Powell is the current head baseball coach of the North Greenville Crusaders. He played college baseball at South Carolina from 2001 to 2004. He was the Athletics' catcher on May 9, 2010 when pitcher Dallas Braden threw a perfect game. High school Powell led Apex High School in Apex, North Carolina to the 2000 4-A state championship as a junior. Because he was already 18 years old, he was eligible to enter the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft and did so. However, he went undrafted because his agent, Scott Boras, did not inform teams he was available. This made Powell a free agent, but he chose to attend college after failing to receive an acceptable offer from an MLB club. This loophole in the drafting system was later closed due to this incident and one a year later involving pit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landon Bussie
Landon Bussie (born c. 1988) is an American college basketball coach who is the current head coach of Alcorn State team. Playing career Bussie played his first two years at Livingstone College before finishing his playing career at Xavier University of Louisiana Xavier University of Louisiana (also known as XULA) is a private, historically black, Catholic university in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is the only Catholic HBCU and, upon the canonization of Katharine Drexel in 2000, became the first Cathol .... Coaching career XULA Bussie started his coaching career at his Alma mater. He was an assistant coach at XULA for four seasons. Prairie View A&M Bussie was first hired by Prairie View A&M as the women’s assistant coach. Bussie then switched over to the men’s side. Bussie is credited with recruiting several key contributors to the team. Alcorn State On April 23, Bussie was named the new head men’s basketball coach at Alcorn State. He replaces Montez Robinson, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landon Bow
Landon Bow (born August 24, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for Rytíři Kladno of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). He has previously played for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Major junior Bow was drafted 78th overall by the Swift Current Broncos in the 2010 WHL Draft. After playing nearly four seasons with the Broncos, Bow was traded to the Seattle Thunderbirds in exchange for Jamal Watson, Taz Burman, and a conditional 2nd round WHL Bantam Draft pick. Professional As an undrafted free agent, Bow was signed by the Texas Stars of the American Hockey League (AHL) to a one-year contract for the 2016–17 season. During his rookie season, Bow split his time between the Stars and their ECHL team, the Idaho Steelheads. For his efforts, Bow was named to the ECHL All-Rookie Team. Following that season, Bow signed a two-year entry level NHL contract with the Dallas Stars on March 10, 2017. After attending the Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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