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Rod (given Name)
Rod is a common diminutive (hypocorism) of various masculine given names, including Rodney (name), Rodney, Roderick, Rodford and Rodion. It may refer to: * Rod Allen (born 1959), American baseball player and commentator * Rod Allen (advertising executive) (1929–2007), nicknamed the "jingle king" * Rod Bernard (1940–2020), American singer * Rod Blagojevich (born 1956), American politician * Rod Bonella (1937–2000), Australian long-distance runner and horse trainer * Rod Brind'Amour (born 1970), Canadian ice hockey player * Rod Brown (born 1978), American basketball player * Rod Brown (gridiron football) (born 1963), American former football player * Rod Cameron (actor) (1910–1983), Canadian film and television actor born Nathan Roderick Cox * Rod Cameron (footballer) (born 1939), English former footballer * Rod Daniel (born 1942), American film director * Rod Davies (1930–2015), British astronomer * Rod Davis (gridiron football) (born 1981), American National Football Lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' for Robert, or it may be unrelated. In linguistics, the term can be used more specifically to refer to the morphological process by which the standard form of the word is transformed into a form denoting affection, or to words resulting from this process. In English, a word is often Clipping (morphology), clipped down to a closed monosyllable and then suffixed with ''-y/-ie'' (phonologically /i/). Sometimes the suffix ''-o'' is included as well as other forms or templates. Hypocoristics are often affective in meaning and are particularly common in Australian English, but can be used for various purposes in different semantic fields, including personal names, place names and nouns. Hypocorisms are usually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Davis (sailor)
Roderick Hopkins Davis (born August 27, 1955 in the United States) is a former competitive sailor who won Olympic medals for two countries. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, representing the United States, he won the gold medal in the Soling class along with Robert Haines and Edward Trevelyan. After moving to New Zealand he was chosen to represent that country at the next three Olympic Games. Along with Don Cowie he won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain in the Star class. Davis and Cowie finished fifth at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and were also fifth in the Soling class at Sydney along with 3rd crewman Alan Smith. Davis began his involvement with the America's Cup in 1977, sailing with Lowell North on ''Enterprise'' during the 1977 America's Cup defense trials. For the 1987 Louis Vuitton Cup, assisted the Consorzio Italia syndicate until he was appointed skipper of the American Eagle Foundation challenge, representing the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Mandelstam
Alan Rodney 'Rod' Mandelstam (born 8 April 1942) is a former South African tennis player. Mandelstam won the 1960 Wimbledon Boys' Singles title. At the 1961 Maccabiah Games in Israel he won a gold medal in mixed doubles, and a silver medal in men's doubles. Mandelstam played collegiate tennis for the Miami Hurricanes at the University of Miami, where he was inducted into the University of Miami Hall of Fame. Tennis career Mandelstam won the 1960 Wimbledon Boys' Singles title by beating Jaidip Mukerjea in the final. He attended college in the United States at the University of Miami, where he was a member of the university's tennis team and he earned All-American honours for three years from 1962 to 64. Mandelstam was inducted into the University of Miami Hall of Fame in 1990. At the 1961 Maccabiah Games in Israel he won a gold medal in mixed doubles with Marlene Gerson, and a silver medal in men's doubles, playing with Julie Mayers and against American gold medal winners Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Macqueen
Roderick Ian Macqueen, AM is an Australian former rugby union coach. He coached Australia at the Rugby World Cup, and the Waratahs, Brumbies and Rebels in the Super Rugby competition. Career One of Macqueen's first major coaching positions was at the Waratahs, where he was present from 1991 to 1992. In 1992 he was also a selector for the Australian team. He went on to coach the Australian XV in 1995 and again acted as a selector 1994–95. Following the inception of Super 12, Macqueen became the coach of the Brumbies. Macqueen was appointed the head coach of the Wallabies in September 1997, and would coach them until 2001. He led the Wallabies to victory at the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales, where they defeated France in the final, becoming the first nation to ever win the World Cup twice. The following year Australia won the Tri Nations Series for the first time. He retired from the game after guiding the Wallabies to a victory over the highly rated 2001 Lions side captain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Jones (other)
Rod Jones may refer to: Sports American football *Rod Jones (cornerback) (born 1964), American football cornerback in the National Football League *Rod Jones (offensive lineman) (born 1974), American football tackle in the National Football League *Rod Jones (tight end) (1964-2018), former professional American football tight end Other sports * Rod Jones (English footballer) (born 1945), goalkeeper for Rotherham United, Burnley and others * Rod Jones (Welsh footballer) (born 1946), Welsh footballer known also known as 'Roddy' *Roddy Jones (born 1944), British Olympic swimmer Others *Rod Jones (author) (born 1953), Australian author *Rod Jones (musician) Rodric Iwan Pryce Jones (born 3 December 1976) is a British guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is best known as a founding member of Scottish indie rock band Idlewild, with whom he has co-written and recorded six studio albums. Jones has rel ... (born 1976), guitarist with the band Idlewild See also * Rodney Jones (disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Johnson (programmer)
Roderick "Rod" Johnson is an Australian computer specialist who created the Spring Framework and co-founded SpringSource, where he served as CEO until its 2009 acquisition by VMware. In 2011, Johnson became Chairman of Neo4j's Board of Directors. At the JavaOne 2012 it was announced that he joined the Typesafe Inc. Company board of directors. In 2016, he founded Atomist. Biography Johnson studied at the University of Sydney The University of Sydney (USYD), also known as Sydney University, or informally Sydney Uni, is a public research university located in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and is one of the country's si ..., graduating in 1992 with a BA Hons (music and computer science). In 1996 he completed a PhD in musicology, also at Sydney, with a thesis entitled 'Piano music in Paris under the July monarchy (1830-1848)'. Working between Sydney and San Francisco, Johnson currently serves on the board of four corporation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Johnson (footballer)
Rodney Johnson (8 January 1945 – December 2019) was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Born in Leeds, Johnson played for Leeds United, Doncaster Rovers, Rotherham United, Bradford City and Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough Trinity Football Club is a football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. Established in 1873, the club became members of the Football League in 1893 and remained members of the Second Division until 1912, making Gainsbo .... He was also an England youth international. He died in December 2019, aged 74. References 1945 births 2019 deaths English footballers Leeds United F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players English Football League players Association football midfielders England youth international footballers {{England-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Hay
Rod Hay (27 August 27 1947 – 30 November 2019) was an English filmmaker who worked in Australia and South Africa. He started off as an actor, then as an assistant director and editor on many features, before becoming a writer, producer, director. He lived and worked in South Africa for eight years. He also wrote ''Catch Me If You Can'', a biography of Darcy Dugan. Select credits *''A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court'' (1970) (TV movie) - editor *''Tales of Washington Irving'' (1970) (TV movie) - editor *''Night of Fear'' (1972) - executive producer *''Spyforce'' (1972–73) - editor *''Inn of the Damned'' (1975) - producer, editor *'' Mama's Gone A-Hunting'' (1975) (TV movie) - editor *''Lost in the Wild'' (1976) - editor *'' Plugg'' (1977) - producer, editor *''Dot and the Kangaroo'' (1977) - editor *''Gone to Ground'' (1978) - editor *'' The Little Convict'' (1979) - editor *''A Way of Life'' (1981) - writer/producer/director *''Will to Win'' (1982) - writer/producer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Hardy
Rod Hardy (born in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian television and film director. Career His interest in film began before the age of 12, when he shot several short films on his brother's 8 mm film camera. Rod has over 350 hours of credits directing television drama in his native Australia. His first feature film, ''Thirst'', won Best Picture in its category at the 1980 Asia Pacific Film Festival. Having honed his directing and producing skills in Australia, primarily on the TV series, '' E Street'' from 1989 to 1991 of which he was the co-executive producer, Hardy moved to Los Angeles in 1992 to launch his American career. His first assignment was to direct '' Lies and Lullabies'' the traumatic life story of pregnant cocaine addicts, starring Susan Dey and Piper Laurie. The movie was awarded the Scott Newman Award (founded by Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward in memory of their son) that is presented annually to the production that best illustrates the degradation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Gilbert
Rodrigue Gabriel Gilbert (July 1, 1941 — August 19, 2021) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played his entire career for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Known as "Mr. Ranger", he played right wing on the GAG line (Goal-A-Game line) with Vic Hadfield and Jean Ratelle but never with a Stanley Cup championship team. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1982, and was the first player in Rangers history to have his number retired. After his playing career, he became president of the Rangers' alumni association. Early life Gilbert was born in Montreal on July 1, 1941, the son of Alma, a homemaker, and Gabriel Gilbert, a blacksmith. He grew up a fan of the Montreal Canadiens. He played three seasons for the Guelph Biltmore Mad Hatters of the Ontario Hockey Association from 1957 to 1960. In his final year with the team, Gilbert slipped on some garbage strewn on the ice and fell back into the boards, breaking a vertebra in his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Foster
Roderick Allen Foster (born October 10, 1960) is a retired American professional basketball player (6'1", 160 lb) who played for the Phoenix Suns of the NBA. He was drafted out of UCLA in 1983 in the second round of the NBA Draft (28th pick overall). Career As a senior at St Thomas Aquinas in New Britain, Connecticut, "Rocket" Rod Foster averaged 30.2 points per game, and led his team to the State Championship. He was named an Adidas All-American and second team Parade All-American. A prized recruit, Foster chose to attend UCLA, recruited to the school by coach Larry Brown. As a freshman at UCLA, Foster helped lead the Bruins to the 1980 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament Finals in 1980, where they lost to the Louisville Cardinals, playing under coach Larry Brown. Foster led UCLA with 16 points in the 59–54 loss, adding 6 steals and 5 assists. In the second round of the 1980 NCAA tournament, #8 seed UCLA upset the #1 overall seed DePaul Blue Demons, led by Foster' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rod Fergusson
Rod Fergusson is a Canadian video game producer, best known for overseeing the development of the ''Gears of War'' franchise, originally at Epic Games and then as head of The Coalition. More recently, Fergusson moved over to Blizzard Entertainment to oversee development on the '' Diablo'' series. Career Early years and Microsoft (1996–2005) Fergusson grew up in Ontario, Canada, and while he had an interest in video games, he thought the industry was too far out of reach for him, though he had programmed his own multi-user dungeon (MUD). Fergusson started his career in 1996 at Microsoft, initially as part of its consulting services providing technical support to enterprise customers with Microsoft Solutions Framework before moving into the Redmond campus directly. While there, an opening at Microsoft Game Studios under Shannon Loftis opened up, which Fergusson was able to get. He joined Microsoft's internal simulations group, later renamed to Aces Game Studio, where one of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |