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McElroy Family
McElroy is an Irish surname originating in County Fermanagh, Ireland, where the placename Ballymackilroy is found McElroy is the surname of a number of people: Family of Clint McElroy * Clint McElroy (born 1955), American radio personality, comics writer and podcaster * Griffin McElroy (born 1987), American video games journalist and podcaster; son of Clint * Justin McElroy (born 1980), American podcaster and writer; son of Clint * Sydnee McElroy, American doctor, podcaster; wife of Justin * Travis McElroy (born 1983), American podcaster; son of Clint Other notable people with the surname * Alan B. McElroy, American writer * Albert McElroy (1915–1975), Northern Irish politician * Brennan McElroy (born 1912), American basketball player * Caralee McElroy (born 1983), American multi-instrumentalist * Chuck McElroy (born 1967), American baseball player * Codey McElroy (born 1992), American football player * Colleen J. McElroy (born 1935), American writer * Drake McElroy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clint McElroy
Clinton Emil "Clint" McElroy, Jr. ( , born August 10, 1955) is an American podcaster, comic book writer and former radio personality. He is known for his work on the podcast ''The Adventure Zone'', as well as for hosting several FM radio shows in West Virginia. Additionally, McElroy is an adjunct professor in the Department of Theatre at Marshall University. Career Radio Clint McElroy is an alumnus of Marshall University, at which he worked with campus radio station WMUL. He then worked as news director at WKEE-FM in 1975, followed by roles at WRVC and WEMM-FM, as well as a sports director role at WWBA in Florida. Beginning in 1994, he co-hosted the morning show at WTCR-FM, along with co-host Judy Eaton. In 2017, he retired from radio. Podcasting In 2014, Clint McElroy and his sons – Justin, Travis, and Griffin – launched a tabletop role-playing game podcast entitled ''The Adventure Zone''. Initially playing ''Dungeons & Dragons'', the show moved into other game systems i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy McElroy
Guy Clinton McElroy (1946 – May 31, 1990) was an African American art historian and curator. Most notably, McElroy curated the major exhibition titled '' Facing History: The Black Image in American Art, 1710-1940''. He died during the run of the show in 1990. Career Born to George and Geraldine Woods, McElroy was born and raised in Fairmont. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from the local Fairmont State College in 1970. McElroy then received two Master of Arts degrees: one from the University of Cincinnati in Art History in 1972, and another of Emerson College in Communications in 1975. At Cincinnati, he wrote a master's thesis on the artist Robert S. Duncanson, supervised by Gabriel P. Weisberg. While at Emerson, he wrote a thesis on the Roxbury Conglomerate and had a stint as a Rockefeller Fellow in Museum Studies at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Between 1976 and 1980, he pursued a Doctor of Philosophy in Art History from the University of California, Berkeley, but late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilly McElroy
Lilly McElroy (born 1980, in Willcox, Arizona) is an American photographer. Her best known effort might be "I Throw Myself At Men", which involved her boyfriend, later husband, photographing her as she literally threw herself at men.Pete Brooke"Photographer Lilly McElroy throws herself at men" Wired (magazine), Wired, 2012-06-06 Exhibitions (selection) * 2000 ''Spring Show'' – Solar Culture Gallery, Tucson * 2003 ''Locations'' – Lionel Romback Gallery Solo Exhibition, Tucson * 2004 ''Last Show'' – Flash Gallery, Tucson * 2005 ''Wish/Alchemy'' – Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle * 2006 ''WPA/C's Experimental Media Series'' – Cowboys, Clichés, Codes, and Conspiracies, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC * 2007 ''Lilly invites you to watch the sunset with her'' – Roger Smith Lab Gallery NY * 2008 8th International Photographic Triennial – Tampere * 2008 ''I throw myself at men'' – Thomas Robertello Gallery, Chicago * 2008 ''Three Hours Between Planes'' – Wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lillian McElroy
Lillian McElroy (April 28, 1917 – November 12, 2009) was an American politician who served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977. She died on November 12, 2009, in Nebraska City, Nebraska Nebraska City is a city in Nebraska, and the county seat of, Otoe County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 7,289. The Nebraska State Legislature has credited Nebraska City as being the oldest incorporated ... at age 92. References 1917 births 2009 deaths Republican Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives 20th-century American politicians {{Iowa-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leeland McElroy
Leeland Anthony McElroy (born June 25, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a running back and kick returner in the National Football League (NFL) for two seasons during the 1990s. He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies, and was recognized as an All-American kick returner. A second-round pick in the 1996 NFL Draft, he played professionally for the Arizona Cardinals. Early years McElroy was born in Beaumont, Texas.Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players Leeland McElroy Retrieved February 8, 2012. He attended Central High School in Beaumont,databseFootball.com, Players Leeland McElroy. Retrieved February 8, 2012. and played high school football for the Beaumont Central Jaguars. College career McElroy accepted an athletic scholarship to attend Texas A&M University, and played for the Aggies from 1992 to 1995. In 1995, McElroy became the undisputed starter — his only year to start at running back at A&M. A&M was coming off a 10-0-1 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken McElroy
Ken Rex McElroy (June 1, 1934 – July 10, 1981) was an American criminal and convicted attempted murderer who resided in Skidmore, Missouri, United States. He was known as "the town bully", and his unsolved killing became the focus of international attention. Over the course of his life, McElroy was accused of dozens of felonies, including assault, child molestation, statutory rape, arson, animal cruelty, hog and cattle rustling, and burglary. In all, he was indicted 21 times but escaped conviction each time, except for the last.Harry N. MacLean, '' In Broad Daylight''. NY: Harper & Row, 1988. In 1981, McElroy was convicted of attempted murder in the shooting of the town's 70-year-old grocer Ernest "Bo" Bowenkamp. McElroy successfully appealed the conviction and was released on bond, after which he engaged in an ongoing harassment campaign against Bowenkamp and others who were sympathetic to Bowenkamp, including the town's Church of Christ minister. He appeared in a local bar, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph McElroy
Joseph Prince McElroy (born August 21, 1930) is an American novelist, short story writer, and essayist. He is noted for his long postmodern novels such as '' Women and Men''. Personal background McElroy was born on August 21, 1930, in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in Brooklyn Heights. He graduated from Poly Prep Country Day School in 1947 and was given an Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award in 2007 from the school's Board of Governors. He graduated from Williams College in 1951. The following year, McElroy earned a master's degree from Columbia University. He served in the Coast Guard from 1952 to 1954, and then returned to Columbia to complete his Ph.D. in 1961.''World Authors 1975–1980 In 1961, McElroy married Joan Leftwich, of London, in London. She is the daughter of Yiddish-speaking Orthodox Jews; her father, Joseph Leftwich, was a translator and anthologizer of Yiddish poetry. The McElroys' only child, Hanna, was born in 1967. McElroy assisted with the birth. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McElroy (author)
John McElroy (1846–1929) was an American printer, soldier, journalist and author, known mainly for writing the novel ''The Red Acorn'' and the four-volume ''Andersonville: A Story of Rebel Military Prisons'', based upon his lengthy confinement in the Confederate Andersonville prison camp during the American Civil War. Biography McElroy was born to Robert and Mary Henderson McElroy in Greenup County, Kentucky. When his father died, he traveled to St. Louis to become an apprentice in the printing business. As a sixteen-year-old in 1863, McElroy enlisted with the Union Army as a private in Company L of the 16th Illinois Cavalry regiment, having earlier served with local Union troops in operations near St. Louis. In January 1864, he was among dozens of men captured in a skirmish near Jonesville, Virginia, by Confederate cavalrymen commanded by William E. Jones. According to his book, ''Andersonville: A Story of Rebel Military Prisons'', McElroy was first sent to Richmond, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McElroy (Jesuit)
John McElroy was born in Ireland in 1782, and emigrated to the United States in 1803. McElroy enrolled in Georgetown University in 1806, the same year in which he joined the Society of Jesus as a lay brother. His brother Anthony also became a Jesuit. Fr. McElroy assumed the management of Georgetown's financial affairs. He was ordained a priest in 1817. In 1822 he was sent to Frederick, Maryland, where he was to remain for 23 years as pastor of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in downtown Frederick. It was in Frederick that he founded St. John's Literary Institution. During the Mexican–American War, McElroy served as an Army chaplain, and on his return from Mexico he went to Boston, where he established Boston College and Boston College High School. Early years John McElroy was born 14 May 1782 in Enniskillen, Ireland, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim McElroy (baseball)
James D. McElroy (November 5, 1862 – February 24, 1889) was an American professional baseball player who played one season at the major league level. He pitched thirteen games for the Philadelphia Quakers, and one game for the Wilmington Quicksteps. His W– L record was 1–13, and he had an earned run average of 5.12. He attended Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga, California. He is first seen on May 2, 1884, pitching for the Baltimore Monumentals of the Eastern League, when he pitched against the Quicksteps.Nemec, p. 27 Before the 1884 season, Harry Wright took over as the Phillies manager, and liked McElroy's talent. He threw extremely hard, but was very wild. In his 14 starts, there were seven different catchers who caught him, four of whom claimed that McElroy was the first pitcher they had ever caught at the major league level. In an era when catcher's equipment was still very meager, and with no other catchers willing to work with McElroy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim McElroy
James Charles McElroy, Jr. (born October 4, 1953) is an American former professional basketball player. He was born in Cotton Plant, Arkansas. A 6'3" guard from Central Michigan University, McElroy played in the National Basketball Association from 1975 to 1982 as a member of the New Orleans Jazz, Detroit Pistons, and Atlanta Hawks. He averaged 9.9 points and 3.5 assists in his career and ranked tenth overall in total assists (453) during the 1978–79 NBA season The 1978–79 NBA season was the 33rd season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Seattle SuperSonics winning the NBA Championship, beating the Washington Bullets 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals, a rematch of the previ .... External links * 1953 births Living people African-American basketball players American men's basketball players Atlanta Hawks players Basketball players from Arkansas Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball players Detroit Pistons players Junior colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Roma McElroy
Jane (Jennie) Roma McElroy (1867-1923) was an American painter. Biography McElroy was born in 1867 in San Francisco, California. She attended the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art at the California School of Design. Her professors included Emil Carlsen and Raymond Dabb Yelland. McElroy exhibited her paintings at the California State Fair in 1890 and 1891, the California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894 The California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894, commonly referred to as the "Midwinter Exposition" or the "Midwinter Fair", was a World's Fair that officially operated from January 27 to July 5 in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. In ..., the San Francisco Art Association from 1896 through 1917, the San Francisco Mechanics' Institute in 1899, the San Francisco Sketch Club from 1907 through 1912, and the San Francisco Sequoia Club in 1909. She also exhibited her work at the California State Building at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
