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Ron Smith (Australia Baseball Federation)
Ron or Ronald Smith may refer to: In sports * Ron Smith (defensive back) (1943–2013), American NFL player * Ron C. Smith (born 1942), American football player *Ron Smith (wide receiver) (born 1956), American NFL player *Ron Smith (defensive tackle) (born 1978), American NFL player * Ron Smith (footballer, born 1929) (1929–2010), English professional footballer *Ron Smith (footballer, born 1936), English professional footballer *Ron Smith (footballer, born 1949), professional football (soccer) player and coach * Ron Smith (Australian footballer, born 1916) (1916–1979), Australian footballer for Essendon and North Melbourne * Ron Smith (Australian footballer, born 1917) (1917–1998), Australian footballer for Collingwood * Ron Smith (Australian footballer, born 1934) (1934–2009), Australian footballer for Fitzroy * Ron Smith (Australian footballer, born 1937), Australian footballer for Geelong * Ron Smith (ice hockey, born 1952), Canadian former professional hockey player and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Smith (defensive Back)
Ronald "Trousers" Smith (May 3, 1943 – June 2, 2013) was an American football defensive back and return specialist. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for ten season with five teams: the Chicago Bears (1965, 1970–1972), the Atlanta Falcons (1966–1967), the Los Angeles Rams (1968–1969), the San Diego Chargers (1973), and the Oakland Raiders (1974). He was traded along with Jim Seymour from the Rams to the Bears for Dick Evey on September 1, 1970. He went to the Pro Bowl after the 1972 season as a kick returner. On June 2, 2013, Smith died in Denver, Colorado Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ... from lung cancer. References External links * 1943 births 2013 deaths American football defensive backs American football retu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronnie Robinson (roller Derby)
Ronnie Smith Robinson (25 September 1939April 2001) was an American roller derby skater and coach. The son of boxer Sugar Ray Robinson, Robinson grew up distant from his father, who divorced his mother shortly before his birth. Herb Royd and Ray Robinson, ''Pound for Pound: A Biography of Sugar Ray Robinson''. Sugar Ray advised Ronnie not to follow him into the world of boxing.Chester Higgins, "People Are Talking About", '' Jet'', 4 February 1971, p. 42. After watching roller derby on television, he decided to join the sport, and enrolled in its training school in March 1958, initially under the pseudonym "Ronald Smith." He turned professional after five months, being placed on the New York Chiefs team. Robinson was the fourth African American to play roller derby professionally, after Maurice Plummer, George Copeland, and Darlene Anderson. He was a member of the All-Star team for more than ten consecutive years, and was twice named the Most Valuable Player."The Old Brawl Game", ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Smith (meteorologist)
Ronald Smith is the Damon Wells Professor in the department of Geology & Geophysics at Yale University. He leads Yale’s program in mesoscale meteorology and regional climate, and is the Director of the Yale Center for Earth Observation (YCEO). Academic biography Ronald Smith earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in aerospace engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Princeton University and his PhD in geophysics from Johns Hopkins University. Research He is the PI of The DOMinica EXperiment, a project to measure orographic precipitation in the tropics. He is also the PI of the DEEPWAVE Project, which studies gravity waves generated in the troposphere that propagate upwards to the mesophere near New Zealand. Honors He is a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society The American Meteorological Society (AMS) is the premier scientific and professional organization in the United States promoting and disseminating information about the Atmospheric sciences, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald L
Ronald is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse ''Rögnvaldr'', Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 234; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Ronald. or possibly from Old English '' Regenweald''. In some cases ''Ronald'' is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic ''Raghnall'', a name likewise derived from ''Rögnvaldr''. The latter name is composed of the Old Norse elements ''regin'' ("advice", "decision") and ''valdr'' ("ruler"). ''Ronald'' was originally used in England and Scotland, where Scandinavian influences were once substantial, although now the name is common throughout the English-speaking world. A short form of ''Ronald'' is ''Ron''. Pet forms of ''Ronald'' include ''Roni'' and ''Ronnie''. ''Ronalda'' and ''Rhonda'' are feminine forms of ''Ronald''. '' Rhona'', a modern name apparently only dating back to the late nineteenth century, may have originated as a feminine form of ''Ronald''. Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) pp. 230, 408; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Rhona. The names ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Smith (firearms Designer)
Ron Smith (born 8 April 1951) is an American small arms designer and President of Smith Enterprise Inc. Smith is most famous for developing the Vortex Flash Hider for use on a variety of small arms and developing the major upgrades and refinements found on the M14 rifle, particularly the United States Navy Mark 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle. Early life Smith became a Certified Journeyman in Ordnance and Metallurgy at age 22 in California in the San Francisco Bay Area working at his father's facility in 1972, trained by immigrant German, Austrian, Hungarian, French and Czechoslovakian craftsmen and ordnance manufacturers. In 1979 he became co-owner with his father and the company relocated to Mesa, Az and became Western Ordnance International (dba Smith Enterprise). The company produced over 500,000 M16 bolt carriers 60,000 M16 bolts, M14 receivers and building M14 and M16 rifles as well as M1911 handgunss, ANS/PVS5 night vision goggles for Lorton, ITT, and Varo of Garland, Texas. Smi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Smith (peace Activist)
Ronald Joseph Smith (2 May 1921 – 16 June 1995) was a notable New Zealand public servant, communist and peace activist. He was born in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1921, and educated at Wellington College. He died in Wellington in 1995. He stood unsuccessfully for the Communist Party A communist party is a political party that seeks to realize the socio-economic goals of communism. The term ''communist party'' was popularized by the title of ''The Manifesto of the Communist Party'' (1848) by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. A ... for the electorate in , , , , and . References 1921 births 1995 deaths People from Wellington City New Zealand public servants New Zealand communists Democratic Labour Party (New Zealand) politicians Unsuccessful candidates in the 1949 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 1954 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 1960 New Zealand general election Unsuccessful candidates in the 1963 Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Bert Smith, Jr
Ronald is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse ''Rögnvaldr'', Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 234; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Ronald. or possibly from Old English '' Regenweald''. In some cases ''Ronald'' is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic ''Raghnall'', a name likewise derived from ''Rögnvaldr''. The latter name is composed of the Old Norse elements ''regin'' ("advice", "decision") and ''valdr'' ("ruler"). ''Ronald'' was originally used in England and Scotland, where Scandinavian influences were once substantial, although now the name is common throughout the English-speaking world. A short form of ''Ronald'' is ''Ron''. Pet forms of ''Ronald'' include ''Roni'' and ''Ronnie''. ''Ronalda'' and ''Rhonda'' are feminine forms of ''Ronald''. ''Rhona'', a modern name apparently only dating back to the late nineteenth century, may have originated as a feminine form of ''Ronald''. Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) pp. 230, 408; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Rhona. The names '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Allen Smith
Ronald Allen Smith (born September 7, 1957) is a Canadian man who was sentenced to death in Montana for murdering two people. As of 2019, Smith is one of two prisoners on Montana's death row (the other is William Gollehon). Judge Jeffrey Sherlock granted Smith a stay of execution so his civil lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of lethal injection could be decided. Murder in Montana Smith was sentenced to death in March 1983 after he asked for the death penalty after his conviction. Seven months earlier, he, along with an accomplice, who were both under the influence of LSD, killed two Native American men who offered them a ride while hitchhiking. They marched cousins Harvey Mad Man, 23, and Thomas Running Rabbit, 20, into the woods by the highway and shot them both in the head with a sawn-off .22-calibre rifle. Smith refused a plea deal that would have seen him avoid death row but spend his life in prison. He pleaded guilty three weeks later and then asked for — and wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Smith (politician)
Ronald Whitefoord Smith (1855 – 8 August 1909) was an Australian politician. Smith was born in Sandy Bay in Van Diemen's Land in 1855. In 1897 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly, representing the seat of Launceston. He served until his defeat in 1900. He died in 1909 in Hobart Hobart ( ; Nuennonne/Palawa kani: ''nipaluna'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Home to almost half of all Tasmanians, it is the least-populated Australian state capital city, and second-small .... References 1855 births 1909 deaths Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly Colony of Tasmania people {{Australia-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Smith (musician)
Ronald Bertram Smith (3 January 192227 May 2004) was a British classical pianist and teacher. Birth and education Smith was born in London, and grew up in Sussex. He was educated at Lewes County Grammar School and the Brighton College of Music. He entered the Royal Academy of Music at the age of 16 with the Sir Michael Costa Scholarship for composition. After leaving the academy he studied privately in Paris with Marguerite Long, while also taking an external BMus degree from Durham University. He was influenced by the pianist Edwin Fischer, whom he impressed as a contestant in the 1949 Geneva international piano competition. When Fischer visited London he selected Smith and Denis Matthews to play the second and third piano parts in his recording of Bach's triple keyboard concerto. Smith said he learnt more in four days working with Fischer than he had in his years of previous study. Professional career As a performer, Smith championed piano works from the romantic peri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Smith (trade Unionist)
Ron Smith CBE (15 July 1915 – 20 October 1999) was a British trade unionist. Born in North London, Smith studied with the Workers' Educational Association, following his father into a job delivering mail, and also becoming active in the Labour Party and the Union of Post Office Workers. He became a full-time official in 1951, and in 1956 was elected as General Secretary of the union, also being elected to the General Council of the Trades Union Congress.Geoffrey Goodman,Ron Smith, ''The Guardian'', 25 October 1999 Smith joined the National Economic Development Council and was a part-time director of the British Overseas Airways Corporation. He stood down from his trade union post in 1966, to become Director of Labour Relations at the British Steel Corporation, in which role he frequently came into conflict with the steel workers' trade unions. In his spare time, Smith collected beer mat A coaster, drink coaster, beverage coaster, or beermat is an item used to rest dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Smith (radio Host)
Ronald Coleman Smith (December 2, 1941 – December 19, 2011) was an American talk radio show host on WBAL in Baltimore, Maryland. Early life A native of Troy, New York, Smith dropped out of high school at age seventeen. He served in the Marine Corps from 1959 to 1963. Following his discharge, he moved to Albany, New York, where he worked in community theater. In 1963 he enrolled in Northeast Broadcasting School and after graduating, worked as a disk jockey at WHAV in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Broadcast career He began his television reporting career at WTEN-TV in Albany in 1968. Five years later, in 1973, he became a weekend anchor at WBAL-TV in Baltimore. From 1976 to 1980 he was co-anchor on that station's evening "Action News" broadcast, sharing the news desk with the likes of Sue Simmons, Mike Hambrick, Spencer Christian and Stan Stovall. On August 5, 1984, after a four-year stint as a stockbroker, Smith became a radio show host at WBAL-AM. Calling himself "The Voice o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |