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Pistol Pete
Pistol Pete may refer to: People *Frank Eaton (1860–1958), American scout, Indian fighter and cowboy *Peter Handscomb (born 1991), Australian cricketer *Pete Loncarevich (born 1966), American former bicycle (BMX) racer *Pete Maravich (1947–1988), American basketball player *Pete Reiser (1919–1981), American baseball player *Peter Rollack (born c. 1974), founder and leader of the Bronx-based street gang Sex Money Murda *Pete Sampras (born 1971), American tennis player *Peter Smith (curler) (born 1964), Scottish curler * Leon Dorsey (1975-2008), American serial killer; nicknamed “Pistol Pete” while incarcerated Mascots * Pistol Pete (New Mexico State University), the mascot for New Mexico State University athletics * Pistol Pete (Oklahoma State University), the mascot for Oklahoma State University–Stillwater athletics * Pistol Pete (University of Wyoming), the mascot for University of Wyoming athletics Other uses *Pete (Disney), a Disney character, and nemesis of Mickey M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Maravich
Peter Press Maravich ( ; June 22, 1947 – January 5, 1988), known by his nickname Pistol Pete, was an American professional basketball player. Maravich was born in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area, and raised in the Carolinas. Maravich starred in college at Louisiana State University's Tigers basketball team; his father Press Maravich was the team's head coach. Pete Maravich is the all-time leading NCAA Division I scorer with 3,667 points scored and an average of 44.2 points per game. All of his accomplishments were achieved before the adoption of the three-point line and shot clock, and despite being unable to play varsity as a freshman under then-NCAA rules. He played for three National Basketball Association (NBA) teams until injuries forced his retirement in 1980 following a 10-year professional basketball career. One of the youngest players ever inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Maravich was considered to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Eaton
Frank Boardman "Pistol Pete" Eaton (October 26, 1860 – April 8, 1958) was a scout, sheriff, and cowboy. Early life Eaton was born in 1860 in Hartford, Connecticut, and at the age of eight, he moved with his family to Twin Mound, Kansas. When Eaton was eight years old, his father, an abolitionist, was shot in cold blood by six former Confederates, who during the war had served with the Quantrill Raiders. The six men, from the Campsey and the Ferber clans, rode with the Southerners who after the war called themselves " Regulators". In 1868, Mose Beaman, his father's friend, said to Frank, "My boy, may an old man's curse rest upon you, if you do not try to avenge your father". That same year, Mose taught him to handle a gun. Adult life At the age of fifteen, before setting off to avenge his father's death, Eaton said he visited Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, a cavalry fort, to learn more about how to handle a gun. Although too young to join the army, he outshot everyone at the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pistol Pete (Oklahoma State University)
Pistol Pete is the athletics mascot of Oklahoma State University. The Pistol Pete mascot costume features traditional cowboy attire and a headpiece resembling Frank Eaton. Pistol Pete has been the mascot for the Oklahoma State Cowboys since 1923. History From the 1890s on, Oklahoma A&M sports teams had been referred to as the Agriculturists or Aggies, the Farmers, and officially but unpopularly, the Tigers. By 1924 Charles Saulsberry, sports editor of the Oklahoma City Times, and other writers who regularly covered college events had begun to refer to Stillwater's teams as the A&M Cowboys. The Athletic Council authorized Athletic Director Edward C. Gallagher to have 2,000 balloons printed, "Oklahoma Aggies - Ride 'Em Cowboy" for sale at football games in 1926. Around 1923, when Oklahoma A&M College was searching for a new mascot to replace their tiger (which had been copied from Princeton and accounts for the orange and black school colors), a group of students saw Frank Eato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Swartzwelder
John Joseph Swartzwelder Jr. (born February 8, 1949) is an American comedy writer and novelist, best known for his work on the animated television series ''The Simpsons''. Born in Seattle, Washington, Swartzwelder began his career working in advertising. He was later hired to work on comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' in the mid-1980s as a writer. He later contributed to fellow writer George Meyer's short-lived '' Army Man'' magazine, which led him to join the original writing team of ''The Simpsons'', beginning in 1989. He worked on ''The Simpsons'' as a writer and producer until 2003, and later contributed to ''The Simpsons Movie''. He wrote the largest number of ''Simpsons'' episodes (59 full episodes, with contributions to several others) by a large margin. After his retirement from the show, he began a career as a writer of self-published absurdist novels. He has written more than eleven novels, the most recent of which, ''The Spy With No Pants'', was published in Decem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Type 92 10 Cm Cannon
The was a field gun used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II. The Type 92 number was designated for the year the gun was accepted, 2592 in the Japanese imperial year calendar, or 1932 in the Gregorian calendar.War Department Special Series No 25 ''Japanese Field Artillery'' October 1944 The Type 92 cannon was intended to supersede the Type 14 10cm cannon in front-line combat service. History and development The Type 92 10 cm cannon was developed from 1923–1924, as a long range alternative to the Imperial Japanese Army's existing 75 mm field artillery. Production was delayed due to technical issues, notably a desire by the army to reduce the weight of the weapon to a minimal level, and additional requirements issued by the army in 1927 to increase the range of the yet-to-be-completed weapon to . A suitable prototype was finally completed in 1932, and, after extensive testing, went into production and combat service in 193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goof Troop
''Goof Troop'' is an American animated sitcom television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. The series focuses on the relationship between single father Goofy and his son, Max, as well as their neighbors Pete and his family. Created by Robert Taylor and Michael Peraza Jr., the main series of 65 episodes aired in first-run syndication from 1992 to 1993 on ''The Disney Afternoon'' programming block, while an additional thirteen episodes aired on Saturday Mornings on ABC. A Christmas special was also produced, which aired in syndication in late 1992. Walt Disney Pictures released two films that served as follow ups to the television series: the theatrical ''A Goofy Movie'', released on April 7, 1995, as well as the direct-to-video sequel ''An Extremely Goofy Movie'', released on February 29, 2000, as the series finale. Premise ''Goof Troop'' bears similarity to several early-1950s ''Goofy'' cartoon shorts which depicted Goofy as a father to a mischievous red- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete (Disney)
Pete (also called Peg-Leg Pete, Bad Pete and Black Pete, among other names) is a fictional character of The Walt Disney Company. Created by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, Pete is traditionally depicted as the arch-nemesis of Mickey Mouse and his associates in various cartoons and comics. He originally bore the appearance of an anthropomorphic bear, but with the advent of Mickey in 1928, he was defined as a cat. Pete is the oldest continuing Disney character, having debuted three years before Mickey Mouse in the cartoon '' Alice Solves the Puzzle'' ( 1925). Pete was unnamed in the first year of Mickey Mouse cartoons until 1930, when he was given the name “Peg-Leg Pete”. Pete appeared in 67 animated short films between 1925 and 1954, having been featured in the ''Alice Comedies'' and '' Oswald the Lucky Rabbit'' cartoons, and later in the ''Mickey Mouse'', ''Donald Duck'', and ''Goofy'' cartoons. Pete's final appearance during this era was ''The Lone Chipmunks'' (1954), which was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pistol Pete (University Of Wyoming)
The Wyoming Cowboys and Cowgirls are the athletic teams that represent the University of Wyoming, located in Laramie. Wyoming is a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW) and competes in NCAA Division I, fielding 17 NCAA-sanctioned sports. Two Wyoming teams compete in other conferences in sports that the MW does not sponsor. The men's swimming and diving team competes in the Western Athletic Conference, and the wrestling team competes in the Big 12 Conference. Tom Burman has served as Wyoming's athletic director since October 9, 2006. History Nickname The nickname Cowboys was used as early as 1891 when a cowboy assisted the Wyoming football team against a team from Cheyenne, Wyoming. One of the Cheyenne players allegedly yelled "Hey, look at that cowboy," and the name stuck. Mascots Wyoming's mascot is "Pistol Pete" (first seen in 1917 and redesigned in 2002), a student dressed up like a cowboy. UW Athletics also features "Cowboy Joe", a pony primarily present at footb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leon Dorsey
Leon David Dorsey IV (November 17, 1975 – August 12, 2008), also known as Pistol Pete, was an American serial killer who shot and killed two Blockbuster store employees and a Korean store clerk in Texas over several months in 1994. He confessed and was later given a death sentence. He was executed at the Huntsville Unit on August 12, 2008. Murders On the night of April 4, 1994, Dorsey entered a Blockbuster store in Dallas, where 20-year-old Brad Lindsey and 26-year-old James Armstrong were working. Dorsey forced the two into the back room, where he forced them to open the safe. When Armstrong tried to flee, Dorsey shot him, and then shot Lindsey, presumably to prevent a possible eyewitness. He then took over $400 from the register, leaving Armstrong and Lindsey to die. The perpetrator was caught on a surveillance camera entering the store, but police would not know who the killer was until much later. While Dorsey was questioned by police in the weeks after, he maintained hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
