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Schwenk
Schwenk may refer to: *Adolph G. Schwenk (1922–2004), American Marine general * Bud Schwenk (1917–1980), football player * Fran Schwenk (born c. 1948), football player * Hal Schwenk (1890–1955), baseball pitcher * Theodor Schwenk (1910–1986), water researcher * Thomas L. Schwenk (born 1949), dean of the University of Nevada School of Medicine * Tripp Schwenk William Douglas "Tripp" Schwenk III (born June 17, 1971) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. Schwenk represented the United States at two consecutive Olympic Games. At the 1992 Summer O ... (born 1971), swimmer * Zane Schwenk (born 1975), wakeboarder See also * Schwenk's theorem {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolph G
Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo and when Latinised Adolphus) is a given name used in German-speaking countries, Scandinavia, the Netherlands and Flanders, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Latin America and to a lesser extent in various Central European and East European countries with non-Germanic languages, such as Lithuanian Adolfas and Latvian Ādolfs. Adolphus can also appear as a surname, as in John Adolphus, the English historian. The female forms Adolphine and Adolpha are far more rare than the male names. The name is a compound derived from the Old High German ''Athalwolf'' (or ''Hadulf''), a composition of ''athal'', or ''adal'', meaning "noble" (or '' had(u)''-, meaning "battle, combat"), and ''wolf''. The name is cognate to the Anglo-Saxon name '' Æthelwulf'' (also Eadulf or Eadwulf). The name can also be derived from the ancient Germanic elements "Wald" meaning "power", "brightness" and wolf (Waldwulf). Due to negative associations with Adolf Hitle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bud Schwenk
Wilson Rutherford "Bud" Schwenk Jr. (August 26, 1917– October 1, 1980) was a professional American football quarterback who played four seasons for the Chicago Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Colts, and New York Yankees. Schwenk grew up in St. Louis, Missouri and attended Washington University in St. Louis, where he starred on the Washington University Bears football team. He set numerous college football records for passing in the 1941 season, his senior year. After college, Schwenk played one season for the Cardinals in the National Football League (NFL), before leaving to serve for three years in the United States Navy during World War II. Upon his discharge, Schwenk joined the Cleveland Browns, a team under formation in the new All-America Football Conference (AAFC). After one season with the Browns during which the team won the AAFC championship, Schwenk was traded to the Buffalo Bills and then to the Colts before the start of the 1947 season. He went on to have his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fran Schwenk
Fran Schwenk (born ) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Doane College from 1984 to 2004 and at William Jewell College from 2005 to 2009, compiling a career college football coaching record of 136–116–3. Coaching career Schwenk was the 31st head football coach at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska Crete is a city in Saline County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 7,099 at the 2020 census. History The railroad was extended to the area in 1870, bringing settlers. In 1871, two rival towns merged to form a new town, which was name ... and he held that position for 21 seasons, from 1984 until 2004. His coaching record at Doane was 114–87–3. Head coaching record ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hal Schwenk
Harold Edward "Hal" Schwenk (August 23, 1890 – September 4, 1955) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in one game for the St. Louis Browns The St. Louis Browns were a Major League Baseball team that originated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the Milwaukee Brewers. A charter member of the American League (AL), the Brewers moved to St. Louis, Missouri, after the 1901 season, where they ... on September 4, . External linksBaseball Reference.com 1890 births 1955 deaths St. Louis Browns players Major League Baseball pitchers Baseball players from Pennsylvania Oakland Oaks (baseball) players Saginaw Ducks players Burlington Pathfinders players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1890s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodor Schwenk
Theodor Schwenk (8 October 1910, in Schwäbisch Gmünd – 29 September 1986, in Filderstadt) was an anthroposophist, engineer and a pioneering water researcher who founded the Institute for Flow. He is most well known for his book ''Sensitive Chaos'' which explores subtle patterns and phenomenon of water, air and their relationship to biological forms. The narrative of the book is in the tradition of Goethe and Rudolf Steiner Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner (27 or 25 February 1861 – 30 March 1925) was an Austrian occultist, social reformer, architect, esotericist, and claimed clairvoyant. Steiner gained initial recognition at the end of the nineteenth century as a ..., viewing nature as ruled by a single unifying principle which is apparent in all movement and form. 1910 births 1986 deaths People from Schwäbisch Gmünd People from the Kingdom of Württemberg Anthroposophists Chaos theorists {{Germany-engineer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas L
Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (other) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Apostle * Thomas (bishop of the East Angles) (fl. 640s–650s), medieval Bishop of the East Angles * Thomas (Archdeacon of Barnstaple) (fl. 1203), Archdeacon of Barnstaple * Thomas, Count of Perche (1195–1217), Count of Perche * Thomas (bishop of Finland) (1248), first known Bishop of Finland * Thomas, Earl of Mar (1330–1377), 14th-century Earl, Aberdeen, Scotland Geography Places in the United States * Thomas, Illinois * Thomas, Indiana * Thomas, Oklahoma * Thomas, Oregon * Thomas, South Dakota * Thomas, Virginia * Thomas, Washington * Thomas, West Virginia * Thomas County (other) * Thomas Township (other) Elsewhere * Thomas Glacier (Greenland) Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Thomas'' (Burton novel) 1969 nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tripp Schwenk
William Douglas "Tripp" Schwenk III (born June 17, 1971) is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. Schwenk represented the United States at two consecutive Olympic Games. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, he competed in the men's 200-meter backstroke and finished fifth in the event final in a time of 1:59.73. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, he received a gold medal for swimming for the winning U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×100-meter medley. Individually, Schwenk also received the silver medal for recording a 1:58.99 second-place finish in the men's 200-meter backstroke. He also competed in the men's 100-meter backstroke, finishing in fifth place in the final with a time of 55.30 seconds. See also * List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men) * List of University of Tennessee people * World record progression 4 × 100 metres medley relay This article includes the worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zane Schwenk
Zane Schwenk (born July 17, 1975 in Sarasota, Florida, USA) is a professional Wakeboarder. He now lives in Winter Haven, Florida. He started professional wakeboarding in 1993 and is still active in the sport today. 2008 marked his 15th year as a Professional, he has also competed in the X Games. He is host of the MasterCraft Video series ''Rewind''. Schwenk also has his own line of CWB wakeboards, the Absolute. Schwenk's sponsors include: CWB Wakeboards, Proline Ropes & Handles, MasterCraft Boats The MasterCraft Boat Company is an American manufacturer of luxury high-performance boats. The company was founded in 1968 in Maryville, Tennessee, and is currently headquartered in Vonore, Tennessee. MasterCraft boats are used in waterskiing, ..., Spy Optics, Rusty Clothing. Signature tricks * ''Discombobulator'': A wrapped Heelside Backroll with a frontside 540 – invented back in the ski jumping days by Dave "Tha Dawg" Reinhart. First landed on a wakeboard by Zane Schw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |