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Neil Roberts (racing Driver)
Neil Roberts may refer to: *Neil Roberts (actor) (born 1964), English actor *Neil Roberts (anarchist) (1960–1982), activist who killed himself when he bombed the New Zealand police database *Neil Roberts (Australian footballer) (born 1933), Australian rules footballer *Neil Roberts (basketball) (born 1945), former American basketball coach *Neil Roberts (politician) (born 1955), Australian politician *Neil Roberts (author) (born 1946), English professor and author * Neil Roberts (racing driver), NASCAR Cup Series driver; see 1953 Southern 500 *Neil Roberts (Welsh footballer) (born 1978) *Dr. Neil Roberts, fictional character from American TV series ''The OC'' See also *Neill Roberts Neill Roberts is a retired South Africa soccer forward who spent six seasons in the North American Soccer League and four in the Major Indoor Soccer League. Roberts spent seven years as a professional in South Africa. In 1979, Roberts signe ... (born 1954), soccer player * Robert Neill (disamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Roberts (actor)
Neil Roberts is an English actor, known for portraying Rex Buckland in ''Charmed'', Gavin Arnold in ''Family Affairs'', Richard in ''Life Bites'', DS Jason Wise in ''Emmerdale'' and Glenn Donovan in ''Hollyoaks''. Life and career Roberts trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School; following his graduation, he played the titular role in various productions of ''Hamlet''. Roberts' credits include secret agent Max Meltus in the television advertisements for cough medicine Meltus, and a 1998 commercial for Nescafé Gold Blend, opposite Simone Bendix in the last Gold Blend couple ads. From 2016 to 2020, he appeared in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' as DS Jason Wise. In 2016, he appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera ''Doctors'' as Ricky Delaine. He returned to the role in 2021. In 2017, Roberts appeared in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' as Glenn Donovan. Roberts married actress Dianne Pilkington Dianne Lesley Pilkington (born 7 June 1975) is an English theatre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Roberts (anarchist)
The Wanganui Computer Centre bombing occurred in Wanganui, New Zealand, in 1982. The event was carried out to protest New Zealand's ability to record the personal information of citizens which was seen as potentially dangerous by civil libertarians. The Computer Centre continued to operate until its closure in 2005. Wanganui Computer Centre Proposed by the National Party at the 1972 general elections and picked up by the Labour Party after they became the government, the computer system was initially proposed to be called the Law Enforcement Data System (Wanganui), then called the Justice Data Bank, until the name National Law Enforcement Data Base was settled on. Wairere House Sited on the corner of Bates Street and Somme Parade, "''Wairere House''" was the name given to the purpose-built building for the Wanganui Computer from the time of its initial construction in 1974. A large re-enforced three/four story building, it only has windows on the top floor, giving it the app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Roberts (Australian Footballer)
Neil Edwin Roberts (born 15 June 1933) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Brownlow Medalist. Early life Neil Roberts was born on 15 June 1933 to parents Edwin (Ted) Roberts (a former soccer player who migrated from England to East Brighton, Victoria) and Lelia Elfreda Roberts, nee Kilby. Roberts attended Melbourne High School between 1946 and 1949. He played under 19s football at full-forward with the Melbourne High School Old Boys Football Club where he was recruited by the St Kilda. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Roberts (basketball)
Neil Roberts (born May 8, 1945) is a former American basketball coach who coached at both Dixie State and Southern Utah. Playing career Roberts played college basketball at BYU from 1964 to 1967. He was named Look Magazine All-American in 1967. Coaching career Roberts' coaching career would begin in the high school ranks, notably at Skyline High School, where he won two state championships. He compiled a 172–38 overall record as a high school coach. In 1978, Roberts would accept the head coaching position at then-NJCAA program Dixie State. He remained with the Trailblazers until 1985, making three national tournaments and winning the 1985 NJCAA Division I championship. After a brief hiatus from coaching, Roberts would become the head coach at Southern Utah, helping guide its transition from NCAA Division II to Division I. He served as coach until 1992, ending with a 54–51 record. Roberts resigned as coach during the 1991–92 season after being accused of shoplifting a $3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Roberts (politician)
Neil Stuart Roberts (born 3 January 1955) is a former Australian politician. Politics Roberts represented the seat of Nudgee in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1995 to 2012. He was the Minister for Emergency Services, Corrective Services, and Police in Queensland. On 11 December 2011, he announced he would not be contesting the 2012 Queensland state election The 2012 Queensland state election was held on 24 March 2012 to elect all 89 members of the Legislative Assembly, a unicameral parliament. The Labor Party (ALP), led by Premier Anna Bligh, was defeated by the opposition Liberal National Pa .... References 1955 births Living people Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland 21st-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Labor-Queensland-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Roberts (author)
Neil Roberts (born 1946, Manchester) is an Emeritus Professor of English literature at the University of Sheffield. He is the author of critical studies of Ted Hughes, D. H. Lawrence, George Eliot and George Meredith, including the first critical study of Peter Redgrove. Roberts's book ''A Lucid Dreamer'' was shortlisted for the 2013 East Midlands Book Award. Life Neil Roberts was born in Manchester in 1946 and educated in Latymer Upper School, London, and Clare College, Cambridge Clare College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. The college was founded in 1326 as University Hall, making it the second-oldest surviving college of the University after Peterhouse. It was refounded .... Selected publications * * * * * References {{DEFAULTSORT:Roberts, Neil 1946 births Alumni of Clare College, Cambridge Academics of the University of Sheffield British academics of English literature Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Roberts (racing Driver)
Neil Roberts may refer to: *Neil Roberts (actor) (born 1964), English actor *Neil Roberts (anarchist) (1960–1982), activist who killed himself when he bombed the New Zealand police database *Neil Roberts (Australian footballer) (born 1933), Australian rules footballer *Neil Roberts (basketball) (born 1945), former American basketball coach *Neil Roberts (politician) (born 1955), Australian politician *Neil Roberts (author) (born 1946), English professor and author * Neil Roberts (racing driver), NASCAR Cup Series driver; see 1953 Southern 500 *Neil Roberts (Welsh footballer) (born 1978) *Dr. Neil Roberts, fictional character from American TV series ''The OC'' See also *Neill Roberts Neill Roberts is a retired South Africa soccer forward who spent six seasons in the North American Soccer League and four in the Major Indoor Soccer League. Roberts spent seven years as a professional in South Africa. In 1979, Roberts signe ... (born 1954), soccer player * Robert Neill (disamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 Southern 500
The 1953 Southern 500, the fourth running of the event, was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on September 7, 1953, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Junior Johnson would make his NASCAR Cup Series debut in this event; amongst a long list of other rookie drivers. Bob Weatherly, Lonnie Bragg, and Elmer Cooper would race their only NASCAR event here along with several others. " Just months prior to the 1953 running of the Southern 500, the shape of the track made passing opportunities very few. A reconstruction helped to mold the racetrack into a fast venue for stock car racing prior to the completion of Daytona International Speedway. Along with this track, almost every track in the Southeastern United States had a weekly racing series. During the 1950s, regular passenger cars were not so different from the cars that the NASCAR drivers used at the races. The gulf between everyday passenger vehicles and NASCAR vehicles started to widen in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Roberts (Welsh Footballer)
Neil Roberts (born 7 April 1978) is a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales international. He is currently working as a project manager for Manchester City. Career Roberts started his career in 1994 when he played for Wrexham. After signing for the club as a trainee, he made his debut on 27 September 1997 during a 0–0 draw with Chesterfield before going on to score five goals in his next four games. He became an established first-team player at the Racecourse Ground, making 75 appearances and scoring 17 goals. He left Wrexham in 2000 to join Wigan Athletic, where he made 125 appearances and scoring 19 goals. He also spent time on loan at Hull City and Bradford City, scoring on his debut for the latter against Bristol City. He then made a permanent move to Doncaster Rovers in 2004. In 2006 Roberts came back to his hometown club Wrexham, where he became the team captain. He is a Welsh international with four caps. Roberts had a good start to the 2006–07 season by sco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neill Roberts
Neill Roberts is a retired South Africa soccer forward who spent six seasons in the North American Soccer League and four in the Major Indoor Soccer League. Roberts spent seven years as a professional in South Africa. In 1979, Roberts signed during the season with the Atlanta Chiefs of the North American Soccer League and promptly scored fourteen goals in nineteen games. During the offseason, the Tampa Bay Rowdies purchased his contract from the Chiefs. However, his goal production dropped with the Rowdies. He played the 1980 and 1981 outdoor seasons with the Rowdies, scoring twelve goals in fifty-three games. Following the 1981-1982 indoor season, the Rowdies sent him to the Edmonton Drillers. Roberts began the 1982 season in Edmonton before being sent to the Toronto Blizzard in June. He was the league's 6th leading scorer in 1982 with 42 points in 12 games. Before the 1984 season, the Rowdies acquired Roberts. He was the 15th leading scorer in 1984 with 23 points in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |