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McKoy is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Millie and Christine McKoy (1851–1912), siamese twins, "The Two-headed Nightingale" * David McKoy (born 1983), Canadian football player *Grainger McKoy (born 1947), American artist *Lorna McKoy, West Indian cricketer *Mark McKoy (born 1961), Canadian/Austrian hurdler *Nick McKoy (born 1986), English footballer *Noel McKoy, English soul singer *Olivia McKoy (born 1973), Jamaican javelin thrower *Wayne McKoy Wayne McKoy (born March 26, 1958) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a highly-recruited high school player during his career at Long Island Lutheran in Brookville, New York, and earned comparisons to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millie And Christine McKoy
Millie and Christine McKoy (also spelled ''McCoy''; July 11, 1851 – October 8, 1912) were African-American pygopagus conjoined twins who went by the stage names "The Carolina Twins", "The Two-Headed Nightingale" and "The Eighth Wonder of the World". The twins traveled throughout the world performing song and dance for entertainment, overcoming years of slavery, forced medical observations, and forced participation in fairs and freak shows. Life Millie and Christine (the "Carolina Twins") were born in Whiteville, North Carolina on July 11, 1851, to Jacob and Monemia McKoy who were enslaved by the blacksmith Jabez McKay. The McKay farm was near the town of Whiteville. Prior to the sisters' birth, their mother had given birth to seven other children, five boys and two girls, all of ordinary size and form. The twins were conjoined at the lower spine and stood at an approximately 90-degree angle to each other. The twins were first sold at 10 months of age to South Carolinian John C. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David McKoy
David McKoy (born July 5, 1983) is a former Canadian football wide receiver. He was originally drafted ninth overall by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the 2007 CFL Draft. He played CIS Football at Guelph. Due to a knee injury suffered in 2007 and recurring problems the following two years, McKoy has played sparingly during his CFL career. He played in the first nine games of 2007 and both playoff games in 2009. The Saskatchewan Roughriders released McKoy on June 5, 2010 after he failed his physical testing. McKoy was signed by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a professional Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Blue Bombers compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West division. They play their home games at IG Fiel ... on August 3, 2010. After still having difficulty with his knee, he was released on August 5, 2010. McKoy was re-signed by the Bombers on March 16, 2011. McKoy signed a practice r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grainger McKoy
Grainger McKoy (born in 1947) is an artist who draws inspiration from the dynamics of bird behavior. He is best known for his wood sculptures but also produces jewelry and gifts. History Victor Grainger McKoy was born in North Carolina in 1947. After receiving an antique duck decoy from his grandmother as a child, McKoy carved his first bird out of wood - a shorebird from cypress wood. He is a graduate in the class of 1965 of Edmunds High School (now Sumter High School), Sumter, S. C. In 1965, he attended Clemson University in South Carolina and pursued a bachelor's degree in architecture, which turned into a zoology degree. After college, he took an apprenticeship under the bird carver Gilbert Maggioni. Once McKoy learned how to mold bronze and gold, he expanded his repertoire into steel, bronze, sterling silver, gold, and platinum. for these, he first carves into wood and then uses a lost-wax cast to produce metal pieces. He subsequently began creating smaller sculptures and ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorna McKoy
Lorna McKoy is a Jamaican former cricketer who played primarily as a right-arm Fast bowling, medium Bowling (cricket), bowler. She appeared in two Women's One Day International, One Day Internationals for the West Indies women's cricket team, West Indies, both at the 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup, 1997 World Cup. She played domestic cricket for Jamaica women's national cricket team, Jamaica. References External links * * Living people Date of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Jamaican women cricketers West Indies women One Day International cricketers {{Jamaica-cricket-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark McKoy
Mark Anthony McKoy (born December 10, 1961) is a Canadian retired track and field athlete. He won the gold medal in the 110 metres hurdles at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. He also won the 60 metres hurdles title at the 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships, and the 110 metres hurdles titles at the Commonwealth Games in 1982 and 1986. He is the World record holder for the 50 metres hurdles with 6.25 secs (1986), and the Canadian record holder in the 60 metres hurdles with 7.41 secs (1993), and the 110 metres hurdles with 13.08 secs (1993). Athletic career Born in Georgetown, British Guiana, Mark McKoy spent his youth in England, before moving to Canada as a teenager. He attended Clemson University in 1980, but dropped out. McKoy came to the international athletics scene in 1982 by winning a gold medal in 110 m hurdles and silver in 4 x 100 m relay at the Commonwealth Games. In the next year McKoy finished fourth at the first World Championships and repeated this place at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick McKoy
Nicholas Paul McKoy (born 3 September 1986) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Following a match fixing scandal, McKoy was banned from the sport for life by FIFA in 2014. Playing career McKoy was born in Newham and began his career as a trainee with Wimbledon. He made his league debut on 13 December 2003 as a late substitute for Alex Tapp in a 1–0 defeat at home to Walsall. He remained with the Dons as they became Milton Keynes Dons until being released at the end of the 2005–06 season. After being released by the Dons, he was signed by Championship side Cardiff City. He joined Torquay United on loan in January 2007 until the end of the 2006–07 season. He made his Torquay debut two days later in the 2–0 defeat at home to Southampton in the FA Cup. He was released by Cardiff in May 2007, having only made one appearance for them during a 2–0 loss to Barnet in the Football League Cup. He went on trial at Shrewsbury Town in December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noel McKoy
Noel McKoy ( – 3 November 2022) was a British soul music singer. His music was a collection of soul, gospel, funk and Northern soul. McKoy created, produced and presented the Dutch Pot new artist nights in London – which ran for five years. Over 300 artists including Hill St. Soul, Shaun Escoffery, Michael Jackson (writer), and Jeffrey Williams gave early performances at these nights – which proved to be pivotal to their later careers. International names topping the bill included Omar, Lynden David Hall, and Def Jam's Tashan. McKoy cited his influences as The Beatles, Dennis Brown, Chaka Khan, Martin Luther King Jr., and Nelson Mandela. Biography Born in South London, McKoy fronted the James Taylor Quartet in the early 1990s and has duetted with Juliet Roberts, Mica Paris, Vanessa Simon, Beverley Knight, and Ebony Alleyne. He released five solo albums and, in 2007, he recorded new songs for the record producer Ian Levine's ''Northern Soul 2007'' and ''Disco 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivia McKoy
Olivia Celia McKoy (born 1 December 1973) is a retired female shot put, weights, hammer, javelin, and discus thrower from Jamaica West Indies. Olivia McKoy also competes in the local 5K, 10K, & 1/2 Marathon Road Races. She won gold and bronze at the 1992 Carifta Games in Nassau Bahamas. She won silver medals at the 1999 and 2005 Central American and Caribbean Championships and the bronze medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, and finished fourth at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games. She also competed at the 2000 Olympic Games, the 2005 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games. Her personal best throw is 61.10 metres, the standing Jamaican Woman's record, achieved in July 2005 in Nassau. trackfield.brinkster.net McKoy received All-American status (2nd place finishes) at the 1997 & 1998 NCAA Division 1 I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |