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Spinks
Spinks is a surname, and may refer to: * Alfred Spinks (1917–1982), British chemist * Brett Spinks (b. 1973), Australian athlete in football * Charlton Spinks (1877–1959), British Army officer * Cory Spinks (b. 1978), US athlete in boxing * Darrell Spinks (b. 1973), US athlete in boxing * David Rubio (1934–2000), British musical instrument maker (born David Joseph Spinks) * Ford Spinks (1927–2016), American politician * Fred Spinks (1902–1982), Bermudan athlete in cricket * Gracie Spinks (died 2021), English lifeguard believed to have been murdered * Jack Spinks (1930–1994), US athlete in football * Joe Spinks (b. 1972), US athlete in baseball * Johanna Spinks, British-American artist * John Spinks (academic) (1908–1997), English-born Canadian university president * John Spinks (musician) (1953–2014), English musician and songwriter * Leon Spinks (1953–2021), US athlete in boxing * Michael Spinks (b. 1956), US athlete in boxing * Nicky Spinks (b. c. 1968), English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Spinks
Michael Spinks (born July 13, 1956) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 1988. He held world championships in two weight classes, including the undisputed light heavyweight title from 1983 to 1985, and the lineal heavyweight title from 1985 to 1988. As an amateur he won a gold medal in the middleweight division at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Nicknamed "Jinx", which spawned the nickname of his straight right hand, "The Spinks Jinx", Spinks is the brother of former world heavyweight champion Leon Spinks, and uncle of Cory Spinks, a former welterweight and light middleweight champion. After a successful amateur career, which culminated in his Olympic gold medal win, Spinks went undefeated in his first 31 professional fights, beating Dwight Muhammad Qawi, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Marvin Johnson and Eddie Davis en route to becoming the undisputed light heavyweight champion. After defending the title against 10 different fighters, Spinks moved up to heavy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cory Spinks
Cory Spinks (born Cory Calvin; February 20, 1978) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2013. He held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the undisputed welterweight title from 2003 to 2005, and the IBF junior middleweight title twice between 2006 and 2010. Additionally, he challenged once for the lineal middleweight title in 2007. Early life and amateur career Spinks is the son of former world heavyweight champion Leon Spinks and nephew of former world heavyweight and light heavyweight champion Michael Spinks. He has an amateur record of 78–3, and won the National Golden Gloves and National Police Athletic League welterweight titles in 1997. Professional career Undisputed welterweight champion Spinks went 29–2 in his first 31 contests, only losing to Antonio Díaz (regarded as a controversial decision by some boxing analysts and ringside observers) and Michele Piccirillo, whom he defeated by decision in a re-match. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicky Spinks
Nicola "Nicky" Spinks (born 22 April 1967) is a British long-distance runner, specialising in fell running, who set women's records for the major fell-running challenges the Ramsay Round, the Paddy Buckley Round and the Bob Graham Round. She held the women's records for all three Rounds simultaneously until 2016, and is the holder of the overall record for the double Bob Graham Round and the only person ever to complete doubles of the other two Rounds. Born in London, she moved to the Peak District while still a child. She is now a farmer in Yorkshire. Early life Nicky Spinks was born in London. She moved to Glossop in the Peak District while still a child. Running career Early running career Spinks began running competitively in 2001 in a 4-mile fell race. UK 24-hour Rounds Spinks first completed the Bob Graham Round in 2005. She subsequently set a woman's record of 18:12 in 2012 then lowered her own record to 18:06 in 2015. She set the women's record for the Paddy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Spinks (rugby Union)
Tommy Spinks (born 22 April 1994 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a Scotland, Scottish rugby union player who plays for Glasgow Hawks RFC, Glasgow Hawks at the Flanker (rugby union), Flanker or Lock (rugby union), Lock positions. Spinks states his preferred position is openside flanker. Rugby Union career Amateur career Spinks started playing mini rugby when he was 5 years old. By his fourth year of high school at North Berwick he played for the 1st XV. The rugby coach at Fettes College got Spinks a scholarship there. In June 2014 it was announced that Spinks would join Glasgow Warriors as part of their Elite Development Programme. As part of his deal Spinks was able to play for Glasgow Hawks when not involved with the Warriors. After a stint in Jersey he re-joined the Hawks in 2016. Professional career The back-row forward was to sign for London Scottish straight from Fettes College. During the 2014–15 season he was loaned out to the Ospreys. and played twice in the LV Cup. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johanna Spinks
Johanna Spinks is a British-born, Los Angeles-based oil portrait artist. Spinks is primarily a portrait artist of heirloom, family, corporate, religious, and bridal portraits, but also a landscape and still life painter. Spinks' work has been featured in New York Times, American Artist Magazine, along with TV appearances and radio broadcasts on L.A. TALK Live and OurVentura TV. Biography Spinks moved from the UK to New York aged 22, and worked as a makeup artist before becoming a professional painter. In addition to her commissioned work, Spinks has worked on two public portrait projects: "The Face of Malibu" and a similar series in Ventura. She worked on another series called "The Face of Charleston". In 2012, "The Face of Ventura" portrait collection was exhibited at the Martha V. Smith Pavilion at the Museum of Ventura County sponsored by the non-profit FOOD Share. This was followed by a solo show in 2014 at the Museum of Ventura County including an invitational artist's t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terence Spinks
Terence "Terry" George Spinks MBE (28 February 1938 – 26 April 2012) was a boxer from Great Britain, who won the gold medal in the flyweight division (– 51 kg) at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. In the final he defeated Mircea Dobrescu of Romania on points. He was also British featherweight champion from 1960 to 1961. Amateur career Spinks had 200 amateur fights, and was the 1956 ABA flyweight champion. 1956 Olympic results *Round of 32: Defeated Samuel Harris (Pakistan) on points *Round of 16: Defeated Abel Laudonio (Argentina) on points *Quarterfinal: Defeated Vladimir Stolnikov (Soviet Union) on points *Semifinal: Defeated René Libeer (France) on points *Final: Defeated Mircea Dobrescu (Romania) on points (won gold medal) Pro career Spinks had 49 professional bouts of which he won 41. He had his first professional bout in April 1957, against Jim Loughrey, at Harringay Arena, winning on a stoppage for a cut eye. In September 1960 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Spinks
Joseph S. Spinks (born June 20, 1972) is an American-Dutch retired basketball player and coach. He played eight seasons for ABC Amsterdam in the Netherlands and is considered one of the best players to have played in the Eredivisie. Spinks also was head coach and assistant coach for Amsterdam for two years. Spink's nickname during his playing career was "The Bull". College career Spinks played for Cambell from 1990 to 1994, and helped the Fighting Camels to their first-ever NCAA tournament berth in 1994. In 2010, he was inducted into the Campbell Sports Hall of Fame. Professional career Spinks started his career in 1994 with Södertälje BBK of the Swedish Basketligan. In the following season, he played with Namika Lahti in the Finnish Korisliiga. In 1996, Spinks had the opportunity to play work out for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA), however, after a torn achilles. After stints in Belgium and Portugal, he arrived to the Amsterdam Astronau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Spinks
Alfred Spinks (25 February 1917 – 11 February 1982), was a British chemist and biologist. Biography Alfred Spinks was the only child of Alfred Robert Spinks, manager of a Littleport brewery, and Ruth (née Harley). He was born in Littleport on 25 February 1917. In 1932 Spinks won a scholarship to Soham Grammar School. From there he won an Isle of Ely County Major Scholarship and entered University College, Nottingham. In 1938 he gained the highest chemistry marks of any candidate in the University of London BSc external degree examination. He went to Imperial College, where he worked with A. W. Johnson, under Ian Heilbron, on vitamin A synthesis. He was awarded his PhD in 1940. That year, both Spinks and Johnson were offered jobs at the Dyestuffs Division of ICI at Blackley. The first two years were spent at Imperial with Heilbron (who was a consultant to the Dyestuffs Division). Spinks then moved to Blackley to begin his industrial career. He was an experimental scien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Spinks (musician)
John Frederick Spinks (28 November 1953 − 9 July 2014) was an English songwriter and musician. He was best known as the guitarist and songwriter for The Outfield. Early life and career John Spinks was born on the East End of London in November 1953. Spinks, Tony Lewis, and Alan Jackman first played together in the 1970s band Sirius B. After rehearsing for six months, the group disbanded due to the advent of punk rock. In the 1980s, Spinks recorded several demos under the name Baseball Boys, a name chosen because it closely resembled a gang called The Baseball Furies from the film '' The Warriors''. "Just to be outrageous, I put what I felt was a stupid name on the demos," said Spinks, "and the people I took them to said, `Sounds great. Can we see the band?` And there wasn't really a band." Spinks joined together with Lewis and Jackman to perform as Baseball Boys, and then changed their named to The Outfield in 1984. Their debut album, ''Play Deep'', became a multiplatinum-sel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scipio Spinks
Scipio Ronald Spinks (born July 12, 1947) is a former right handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1969 through 1973 for the Houston Astros and St. Louis Cardinals. Life and sports Born in Chicago, Illinois, Spinks was a promising prospect until injuries prematurely ended his career. Spinks graduated from Harlan High School in Chicago and was drafted by the Astros organization in 1966. That August, he set a record in the Northern League by striking out 20 batters in a game.Costello, Rory"Scipio Spinks" ''sabr.org''. Retrieved 2010-11-2. In 1968, he went 9–6 with a 2.27 earned run average in the Carolina League. He was shuttled between Class AAA and the major league club for the next few seasons. The hard-throwing Spinks had control problems but also struck out an average of one batter per inning in the American Association. Spinks was traded along with Lance Clemons from the Astros to the Cardinals for Jerry Reuss on April 15, 1972. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killing Of Gracie Spinks
Gracie Spinks was a lifeguard from Old Whittington whom, it is suspected, was murdered by a former colleague. Background Spinks was a swimming instructor and lifeguard but had been working as a warehouse operative at the time of her death. She was a keen horse rider and kept a horse at Blue Lodge Farm in Duckmanton. In February 2021 she had reported a former colleague, Michael Sellers, to police for stalking. He had been her supervisor at a warehouse where she once worked. Discovery Spinks was last seen alive by her mother at 7:30am on 18 June 2021, when she left home to tend to her horse. She was found unconscious in the horse's field after 8am and a man was seen running away. Initially it was thought she had been kicked by the horse, but paramedics realised she had been attacked and called police. She was declared dead at 8:50am. Sellars was found dead in a field less than a mile away, at 11am the same day. Inquests Separate inquests were held into the two deaths. A post-mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darrell Spinks
Darrell Spinks (born July 24, 1973) is an American former professional boxing, boxer. Family Spinks was born in St. Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri, one of three sons his father Leon Spinks had with Zadie Mae Calvin. Darrell had four siblings. His older brother Leon Calvin was shot to death in 1990. His younger brother Cory Spinks is a former List of welterweight boxing champions, welterweight champion. His uncle, Michael Spinks was a former light heavyweight and heavyweight world champion. Professional career Spinks won his first bout by unanimous decision on March 6, 1995 against Earl Abernathy. His most significant win was a unanimous decision over Troy Weaver for the WBO NABO light heavyweight title on October 1, 1999. It was one of the only two professional fights Spinks won against fighters with winning records. He also lost bouts for the IBA Continental Americas Cruiserweight title and the NABF light heavyweight title. His last bout was a split decision loss against Er ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
