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Richard Finch (rugby)
Richard Finch may refer to: * Richard Finch (boxer), Australian boxer who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics * Richard Finch (golfer) (born 1977), English professional golfer * Richard Finch (musician) (born 1954), American musician * Richard Finch (Quaker) See also * Finch (surname) {{hndis, Finch, Richard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Finch (boxer)
Richard Finch (born 29 August 1962) is an Australian boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon .... References External links * 1962 births Living people Australian male boxers Olympic boxers for Australia Boxers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Commonwealth Games medallists in boxing Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Boxers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Light-middleweight boxers 20th-century Australian people 21st-century Australian people Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games {{Australia-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Finch (golfer)
Richard Finch (born 9 July 1977) is an English professional golfer. Finch is currently a member of the European Tour. He has been a member since 2005. Finch earned his card through Qualifying School in 2004. In his rookie season, he finished 60th on the Order of Merit, but missed out on the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year award, which went to Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño of Spain. His best finish in 2005 was as joint runner-up in the Telecom Italia Open. Finch picked up his first professional win at the 2007 Michael Hill New Zealand Open. Finch shot a 14 under par total of 274 (73-65-64-72) to win the tournament. One further victory during the 2008 European Tour season took Finch to his best finish of 20th on the Order of Merit. Since 2008 his best finish has been as runner-up; in the 2010 Avantha Masters, the 2010 Open de Andalucia de Golf, the 2011 Nordea Scandinavian Masters and the 2013 Alfred Dunhill Championship. Amateur wins *2000 Spanish International Amateur Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Finch (musician)
Richard Raymond Finch (born January 23, 1954) is an American songwriter, producer, engineer, and song arranger. He is best known as the co-founder, producer and former bass guitar player of KC and the Sunshine Band. Along with Harry Wayne Casey, he co-wrote six No. 1 ''Billboard'' Hot 100 hits. Biography Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Finch's family moved to Hialeah, Florida, when he was an infant. At five years old and the second youngest of five children, Finch's father died unexpectedly leaving his mother to raise Finch and his four siblings alone. His favorite group growing up was The Beatles. His musical tastes grew to include soul and country and western music. In his early teens, Finch got his first electric bass guitar and began to learn country music bass lines. He joined several country bands before joining the band Ball & Chain. Finch became interested in audio recording techniques while working at an Opa Locka, FL electronics and record store. A schoolmate introd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Finch (Quaker)
Richard Finch was a merchant in London and a Quaker. In 1746, he wrote a pamphlet entitled ''The Nature and Duty of Self-Defence: Addressed to the People called Quakers'', which argued against Quaker beliefs on pacifism. His opposition to pacifism takes the form of two arguments, one theological and the other not. The theological argument is that man has a right to self-defence which was not abolished by Jesus in the gospels. The second argument draws an analogy between defending against an external aggressor and the right for a government to defend against a civil rebellion or a criminal. Finch mentions in his pamphlet a number of Quaker soldiers who deserted their duty. Peter Brock supposes that these may have included Joseph Harwood and two of his fellow soldiers. While in hospital, Harwood had slept alongside a soldier who had been raised a Quaker and who lamented his non-adherence to the pacifism of his faith. Harwood and two other soldiers he had influenced were convicted unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |