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Stovall may refer to: Places: * Stovall, Georgia * Stovall, Mississippi * Stovall, North Carolina, a town in North Carolina * Stovall Drive, in Clovis, California * Stovall House, historic home in Tampa, Florida * Stovall's Inn, a Best Western hotel across the street from Disneyland in Anaheim, California * Stovall Middle School, middle school in Houston, Texas * Stovall Mill Covered Bridge, smallest covered bridge in the U.S. state of Georgia * The Stovall, a high rise in Tampa, Florida * 24010 Stovall, an asteroid People sharing the surname "Stovall": * Anthony Stovall (born 1982), American professional soccer player * Babe Stovall (1907–1974), American blues musician * Carla Stovall (born 1957), Attorney General of Kansas 1995–2003 * Dale E. Stovall (born 1944), USAF Brigadier General * Di Stovall (born 1947), American artist * Dick Stovall (1922–1999), NFL football player * Don Stovall (1913–1970), American jazz saxophonist * Fred Stovall (1882–1958), oilma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Stovall
Fred Alonzo Stovall (September 17, 1882–October 8, 1958) was the founder of an oil drilling company and the Negro league baseball team the Monroe Monarchs. Born one of four brothers in Dallas, Texas to J.H. Stovall and Frances (née Giard), he attended local public schools. At the age of 19, in 1901, he went to the oil fields of South Texas and joined a drilling outfit operating at Spindle Top near Beaumont. For foue worked for Bob Allison of Shreveport, Louisiana before setting up on his own account in Monroe, Louisiana in 1917. With no capital, the Stovall Drilling Company was fragile at first, but he developed it into one of the largest drilling contractors in the Southwest USA. He owned and operated the J.M. Supply Company (a machine shop with extensive repair facilities), and the Tiger Factory and Machine Works of Monroe. He also co-founded Commercial Transportation, Inc. to operate a fleet of tugs and barges on the Ouachita River. He was assisted in his businesses by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rawson Stovall
Rawson Law Stovall (born 1972) is the first nationally syndicated video game journalist in the United States. Stovall's first column appeared in the ''Abilene Reporter-News'', his local newspaper, in 1982, when he was eleven. He began being distributed by the Universal Press Syndicate in April 1983 and by 1984 his column, 'The Vid Kid', appeared in over two dozen newspapers. After being reported on by ''The New York Times'', he was featured on ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'', was on Discovery Channel's '' The New Tech Times'' and helped introduce the Nintendo Entertainment System at its North American launch. He retired from video game journalism in 1990 to attend college at the Southern Methodist University, and later went on to work various roles at companies such as Sony, Activision, Electronic Arts, MGM Interactive, and currently Concrete Software. At EA, he produced video games in ''The Sims'' franchise. Biography Early life and education Rawson Law Stova ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queena Stovall
Queena Stovall (20 December 1887 – 27 June 1980) was an American folk artist. Sometimes called "The Grandma Moses of Virginia," she is famous for depicting everyday events in the lives of both white and black families in rural settings. Early life Born Emma Serena Dillard in Amherst County, Virginia, she received the nickname “Queena” from her grandmother because of the way young children would pronounce "Serena". She married Jonathan Breckenridge Stovall, a traveling salesman, in 1908 and the pair had nine children. The family lived in Lynchburg, Virginia during the fall and winter and on a farm near Elon, Virginia during the spring and summer. Career After her brother persuaded her to take an art class at nearby Randolph-Macon Woman’s College in Lynchburg, Stovall began painting at age sixty-two. Her instructor there was Spanish artist Pierre Daura, who encouraged her to stop taking classes and develop her own unique style. Stovall's career spanned less than t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Simpson Stovall
State Treasurer of Mississippi is a post created in 1817 when the state was admitted to the Union. Before the state was formed by splitting the Alabama Territory from the Mississippi Territory, an equivalent post was the Territorial Treasurer General, established in 1802. The elected office of the State Treasurer was created under Article 5, Section 134, of the Mississippi Constitution. The Treasurer's responsibilities include the issuance of State debt, responsibility for the timely payment of principal and interest on the State's bond and note obligations, and receiving, disbursing and investing State funds. The State Treasurer also represents the Executive Branch on over a dozen boards and commissions. The treasurer's salary is $90,000 per year, but is set to increase to $120,000 annually in 2024. Post holders Territorial Treasurers General State Treasurers References 'Functions of the Treasurer', ''Mississippi Treasury Department'', State of Mississippi Retrieved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Stovall
Paul L. Stovall (August 16, 1948 – January 9, 1978) was an American basketball small forward in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Phoenix Suns. He also was a member of the San Diego Conquistadors in the American Basketball Association (ABA).He was recruited and played basketball for Pratt Community Junior College straight out of prison. He played college basketball at Arizona State University. Early years Stovall experience a troubled youth, being in jail at the Kansas State Industrial Reformatory in Hutchinson after being convicted for a series of crimes, before even attending high school. It was while serving time, that he developed physically and as a basketball player. He was a part of the prison basketball team that toured small towns throughout Kansas between 1966 and 1967. On one occasion, the team competed against Pratt Community College, where head coach Jim Douglas had a chance to scout him. He attended Wichita North High School briefly beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Stovall
Maurice Aurilius Stovall (born February 21, 1985) is a former American football wide receiver and tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Notre Dame. He has also been a member of the Detroit Lions and Jacksonville Jaguars. Early years Stovall grew up in Philadelphia and went to Archbishop John Carroll High School. Following his high school career, he played in the 2002 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. College career After being chosen to USA Today's first-team high school All-American list, Stovall chose to attend the University of Notre Dame. He did not start as a freshman, but played in all 13 games that season, finishing the year with 18 catches including three touchdown receptions. He was also featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated early that year. He played in every game in 2003 as well, with slightly improved statistics. However, during that year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Marcellus may refer to: * Marcellus (name) * Marcus Claudius Marcellus, Roman commander Places * Marcellus, Lot-et-Garonne, France * Marcellus Township, Michigan ** Marcellus, Michigan, a village in Marcellus Township ** Marcellus Community Schools ** Marcellus High School (Michigan) ** ''Marcellus News'', a newspaper * Marcellus, New York ** Marcellus Central School District ** Marcellus High School ** Marcellus (village), New York Other uses * ''Marcellus'' (1811 ship) * Marcellus Formation, a mapped bedrock unit in eastern North America * ''Protographium marcellus'', a butterfly * ''Pseudorhabdosynochus marcellus'', a fish parasite * , a collier in service with the United States Navy from 1898 to 1910 See also * * Marsalis (other), a family of American musicians * Marcello * Marcelo * Marcel (other) Marcel may refer to: People * Marcel (given name), people with the given name Marcel * Marcel (footballer, born August 1981), Marcel Silva Andrade, Brazilian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lloyd Stovall
Lloyd Jackson Stovall (August 20, 1911 – October 16, 1983) was an American football coach. He was the third head football coach at Southeastern Louisiana College—now known as Southeastern Louisiana University—in Hammond, Louisiana and he held that position for three seasons, from 1938 until 1940. His coaching record at Southeastern Louisiana was 14–13–3. Stovall had previously coached football at Southwest Mississippi Community College and Pearl River College. He played college football at Louisiana State University (LSU). Stovall served as athletic director An athletic director (commonly "athletics director" or "AD") is an administrator at many American clubs or institutions, such as colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, who oversees the work of coaches and ... from 1941 to 1946 for Southeastern Louisiana. Head coaching record College References External links * 1911 births 1983 deaths American fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Stovall
Jim Stovall (born August 3, 1958) is an American writer best known for his bestselling novel ''The Ultimate Gift''. The book was made into the movie ''The Ultimate Gift'', distributed by 20th Century Fox. ''The Ultimate Gift'' has a prequel called ''The Ultimate Life'' and a sequel called ''The Ultimate Legacy''. Stovall is blind and is an advocate on behalf of people with blindness. He works to make television and movies accessible to the blind as President of the Narrative Television Network, an organization that has received various award recognitions including an Emmy award, a Media Access Award, and an International Film and Video Award. He was chosen as the International Humanitarian of the Year, joining Jimmy Carter, Nancy Reagan, and Mother Teresa as recipients of this honor. He has also received an Honorary Doctorate of Law from ORU for his work with disabled people. In the book, ''Forbes Great Success Stories: Twelve Tales of Victory Wrested from Defeat'' by Alan F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Stovall
Jesse Cramer Stovall (July 24, 1875 – July 12, 1955) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for two seasons. He played for the Cleveland Naps in 1903 and the Detroit Tigers in 1904, pitching in 28 career games. His younger brothers, George Stovall George Thomas Stovall (November 23, 1877 – November 5, 1951), nicknamed "Firebrand", was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the Cleveland Naps and the St. Louis Browns in the American League, and he also played two ... (1877–1951) and Samuel Woodson Stovall (1881–1924), were also baseball players. Personal Jesse Stovall and his 1st wife Dorothy Evangeline Klapp (1884–1981) were married in Seattle, WA on February 25, 1904. The couple had 1 child, Margaret Etta Stovall (1907–1999) and were divorced in Reno, NV in 1914.Divorce Records, Reno, Washoe, Nevada, USA It is unknown when Jesse married second wife Bonnie Ethel Erickson (1888–1955). References External links 1875 bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Stovall
Jerry Lane Stovall (born April 30, 1941) is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played college football at Louisiana State University (LSU), where he was a unanimous selection to the 1962 College Football All-America Team as a halfback. Stovall played professionally as a defensive back and punter in the National Football League (NFL) with the St. Louis Cardinals from 1963 to 1971. Stovall served as the head football coach at his alma mater, LSU, from 1980 to 1983, compiling a record of 22–21–2 in four seasons and leading the 1982 team to an appearance in the 1983 Orange Bowl. He was the athletic director at Louisiana Tech University from 1990 to 1993. He is the only player in LSU history to be named a Unanimous All-American (1962), be selected to the college football hall of fame (2010), be selected as a first round pick (1963), and to be selected to the pro bowl (1966, 1967, and 1969). Early life and college Born and ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
