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Meads (surname)
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Meads is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Colin Meads (1936–2017), New Zealand rugby union footballer * Johnny Meads (born 1961), American football player * Stanley Meads (born 1938), New Zealand rugby union footballer * Tommy Meads (1900–1983), English footballer * Lloyd Meeds (1927–2005), American politician See also *Mead (surname) *Meade (surname) Meade is a surname, and may refer to: Actors *Ada Meade (1883-1965), American actress *Emily Meade (active from 2006), American actress *Garth Meade (1925–2002), South African comedian/actor, active in Australia since 1970 * Mary Meade (1923–20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Meads
Sir Colin Earl Meads (3 June 1936 – 20 August 2017) was a New Zealand rugby union player. He played 55 test matches (133 games), most frequently in the lock forward position, for New Zealand's national team, the All Blacks, from 1957 until 1971. Meads is widely considered one of the greatest players in history. Nicknamed 'Pinetree' due to his physical presence, he was an icon within New Zealand rugby, and was named the country's Player of the Century at the NZRFU Awards in 1999. Early life and family Colin Earl Meads was born to Vere Meads and Ida Meads (née Gray) on 3 June 1936, in the town of Cambridge in the Waikato region. His father Vere was a descendant of early settlers Joseph Meads and Ann Meads (née Coates), who emigrated to New Zealand from England in 1842. Vere's grandfather Zachariah Meads was among the first British children to be born in Te Aro, Wellington, in 1843, and his grandmother Elizabeth Meads (née Lazare) was the daughter of an Irish minister who had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Meads
Johnny Sand Meads (born June 25, 1961) is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Houston Oilers from 1984 to 1992 and Washington Redskins in 1992. Meads was selected by the Oilers in the third round of the 1984 NFL draft, and was also a third round (56th overall) selection by the New Orleans Breakers in the 1984 USFL Draft. Meads played college football at Nicholls State University and high school football at Assumption High School in Napoleonville, Louisiana Napoleonville is a village and the parish seat of Assumption Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The population was 660 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Pierre Part Micropolitan Statistical Area. The village is best known as the loc .... Later Professional Career As of 2024 Johnny Meads is a Scout/Talent Recruiter for NFLPA Collegiate Bowl. References Nicholls State Colonels media guide External linksNicholls State Colonels bio [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Meads
Stanley Thomas Meads (born 12 July 1938) is a New Zealand former rugby union player and brother of Colin Meads. He played as a lock, number eight and flanker, and scored four tries for New Zealand in 30 games (15 tests). He played for King Country The King Country (Māori: ''Te Rohe Pōtae'' or ''Rohe Pōtae o Maniapoto'') is a region of the western North Island of New Zealand. It extends approximately from the Kawhia Harbour and the town of Otorohanga in the north to the upper reaches of ... between 1957 and 1966, when he abruptly announced his retirement to concentrate on his sheep farm near Te Kuiti. References 1938 births New Zealand international rugby union players New Zealand rugby union players Living people People from Arapuni King Country rugby union players Rugby union locks Rugby union players from Waikato {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Meads
Thomas Meads (2 November 1900 – 1983) was a professional footballer, who played for Stockport County, Huddersfield Town, Reading, Tottenham Hotspur and Notts County. Football career Meads played for non league sides Grassmoor Ivanhoe, Claycross Town and later Matlock Town before joining Stockport County in 1923 where the left half completed 117 matches and netting on 21 occasions. He moved to Huddersfield Town in 1926 and went on to feature in 40 matches and scoring twice for the club. In 1928 he joined Reading and played 31 games and finding the net four times. Meads went on to play for Tottenham Hotspur between 1929 and 1934 where he featured in 189 matches in all competitions and scoring on six occasions for the Lilywhites. Retrieved 4 December 2012 He left [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lloyd Meeds
Edwin Lloyd Meeds (December 11, 1927August 17, 2005) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1965 to 1979. He represented the second district of Washington as a Democrat. Early years Born in Dillon, Montana, Meeds moved with his family to Monroe, Washington, northeast of Seattle, in 1944. He graduated from Monroe High school in 1946, served in the United States Navy from 1946 to 1947, and graduated from Everett Junior College in 1950. Meeds owned and operated a gas station until 1954, when he returned to school. He earned his law degree from Gonzaga University in Spokane in 1958, and passed the bar; he was a prosecutor, briefly in Spokane County, then in Snohomish County. Congress Meeds first won election to Congress in 1964 by defeating incumbent Republican Alfred Westland. Meeds won each of his subsequent bids for re-election with comfortable margins from 1966 up to 1974. In that year, when U.S. District Court ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mead (surname)
Mead is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Albert E. Mead (1861–1909), fifth Governor of U.S. state of Washington *Andrea Mead Lawrence (1932–2009), American alpine skier and Olympic gold medalist *Andrew Mead (born 1952), American justice *Benjamin C. Mead (1873–1934), American lawyer *Beth Mead (born 1995), English association footballer * Bob Mead (born 1937), American politician *Carver Mead (born 1934), U.S. computer scientist *Cato Mead (c. 1761–1846), black American Revolutionary War veteran *Charlie Mead (1921–2014), Canadian baseball player * Chip Mead (1950–1993), American race car driver from Dayton, Ohio *Chris Mead (1940–2003), ornithologist *Chuck Mead, American singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer, and musical director *Courtland Mead (born 1987), U.S. actor, best known for playing Danny Torrance in Stephen King's ''The Shining'' *Cowles Mead (1776–1844), U.S. Representative from Georgia * Curtis Mead (born 2000), Australian basebal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |