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Skilton
Skilton may refer to: *Avery Judd Skilton (1802–1858), American physician and naturalist *Bob Skilton (born 1938), Australian rules football player who played as a rover for South Melbourne and Victoria *Charles Sanford Skilton (1868–1941), American composer, teacher and musicologist *Chris Skilton (born 1955), Archdeacon of Lambeth * Edward Skilton (1863–1917), British sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics *Emmett Skilton (born 1987), New Zealand based actor * Raymie Skilton (1889–1961), American professional ice hockey defenseman See also *Bob Skilton Medal The Bob Skilton Medal is an annual Australian rules football award presented to the player(s) adjudged the best and fairest at the Sydney Swans (formerly the South Melbourne Football Club) throughout the Victorian Football League/Australian Footb ..., awarded to the Sydney Swans player adjudged the Best and Fairest over the home and away season * Skilton Ledge, relatively flat rectangular rock p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Skilton
Robert John "Bob" Skilton (born 8 November 1938) is a former Australian rules footballer who represented in the Victorian Football League (1897–1989), Victorian Football League (VFL). Playing as a Football (Australian rules) positions#Followers, rover, Skilton is one of only four players to have won the Brownlow Medal three times—in 1959 Brownlow Medal, 1959 (when he tied with Verdun Howell), 1963 Brownlow Medal, 1963, and 1968 Brownlow Medal, 1968. His Brownlow record is shared by Fitzroy Football Club, Fitzroy's Haydn Bunton, Sr (1931 Brownlow Medal, 1931, 1932 Brownlow Medal, 1932, 1935 Brownlow Medal, 1935), Essendon Football Club, Essendon's Dick Reynolds (1934 Brownlow Medal, 1934, 1937 Brownlow Medal, 1937, 1938 Brownlow Medal, 1938), and Ian Stewart (Australian rules footballer), Ian Stewart (1965 Brownlow Medal, 1965, 1966 Brownlow Medal, 1966, 1971 Brownlow Medal, 1971). He was rated by Jack Dyer as better than Haydn Bunton, Sr and equal to Dick Reynolds, making ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Skilton Medal
The Bob Skilton Medal is an annual Australian rules football award presented to the player(s) adjudged the best and fairest at the Sydney Swans (formerly the South Melbourne Football Club) throughout the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL) season. It is named after Bob Skilton, who won the award a record nine times from 1958 to 1968. The voting system as of the 2017 AFL season The 2017 AFL season was the 121st season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior men's Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season feature ..., consists of five coaches giving an undetermined number of players up to ten votes each after every match. Players can receive a maximum of 50 votes for a game. Recipients Multiple winners References ''General'' * ''Specific'' ; {{Bestandfairest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymie Skilton
Raymond Nelson Skilton (September 26, 1889 – July 1, 1961) was an American ice hockey defenseman who played one game in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Wanderers. The rest of his career was spent playing amateur hockey in the Boston area, and he retired in 1923. Playing career Skilton was working as a munitions expert posted by the U.S. government in Montreal and offered the Wanderers $1 to play in the NHL. His lone game came on December 22, 1917 against the Montreal Canadiens. He continued to play amateur hockey in the Boston area after World War I. Legal issues In 1926, Skilton was found not guilty of leaving the scene of an accident. In 1928, Skilton was charged with larceny of $10,000 from the Framingham National Bank. The bank accused Skilton of making a false statement by claiming assets of over $150,000 during loan negotiations when he was virtually bankrupt. Skilton contented that the bank knew of his financial situation and was acquitted. He later sued ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Sanford Skilton
Charles Sanford Skilton (August 16, 1868 – March 12, 1941) was an American composer, teacher and musicologist. Along with Charles Wakefield Cadman, Blair Fairchild, Arthur Nevin, and Arthur Farwell, among others, he was one of the leading Indianist movement, Indianist composers of the early twentieth century. Life Skilton was born in Northampton, Massachusetts, and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University in 1889. From that year until 1891 he taught languages at a Preparatory school (UK), preparatory school in Newburgh, New York; while there, he studied composition with Dudley Buck and organ (music), organ with Harry Rowe Shelley. Skilton traveled to Berlin for further study in 1891, remaining there until 1893 and studying at the Hochschule für Musik with Woldemar Bargiel and Otis Boise. Returning to the United States, he became director of music at the Salem College, Salem Academy and College in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in which position he served unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmett Skilton
Emmett Skilton (born 23 September 1987) is a New Zealand actor and director. He played the lead character, Axl Johnson, in the comedy-drama, The Almighty Johnsons, and most recently had roles in Avatar: The Way of Water and American comedy series Young Rock, portraying Dwayne Johnson's real-life college football coach, Ed Orgeron. Early life Emmett was born in Wellington, New Zealand. He grew up in Titahi Bay and attended Mana College, all in his home town of Titahi Bay. Emmett performed in the New Zealand Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival every year that he was at Mana College, and one year directed ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. In 2005 he was selected to attend the New Zealand Schools Shakespeare Production. During high school, Emmett performed with improvisation troupe, Joe Improv, at Wellington's Capital E. New Zealand director Danny Mulheron saw Emmett perform and asked him to audition for the role of Willem in Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby. The following year he t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avery Judd Skilton
Avery Judd Skilton M.D. (February 1, 1802 – March 22, 1858) was an American physician and naturalist who practiced medicine in Troy, New York, for 30 years. He was also a curator at the Troy Lyceum of Natural History, studying mineralogy, geology, botany, conchology, and paleontology, and in his later years pursued genealogy. Skilton was born in Watertown, Connecticut, the second son of James and Chloe (Steele) Skilton. He attended Yale Medical College. from 1826 to 1827. He commenced the practice of medicine in Troy in the year 1827, and continued it until December 10, 1857, when incapacitated by illness. In addition to medical practice, he pursued natural history, philology , and genealogy. Results of his genealogical efforts were published posthumously in ''Steele Family: A Genealogical History of John and George Steele and Their Descendants''. His contributions to herpetology include the descriptions of the rough-skinned newt (''Taricha granulosa'') and Oregon alligator li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Skilton
Edward Skilton (26 September 1863 – 21 June 1917) was a British sport shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be .... In 1912 he won the silver medal with the British team in the team military rifle competition. In the 600 metre free rifle event he finished 16th. References External linksEdward Skilton's profile at databaseOlympics.com* 1863 births 1917 deaths British male sport shooters ISSF rifle shooters Olympic shooters for Great Britain Shooters at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from London {{UK-sportshooting-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Skilton
Christopher John Skilton (born 19 March 1955) is a former Archdeacon of Croydon and Archdeacon of Lambeth. He was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge and ordained in 1981. After curacies at Ealing and Wimborne he became Team Vicar of St Paul's Great Baddow. From 1995 to 2003 he was the Team Rector of Sanderstead. He was collated Archdeacon of Croydon at Southwark Cathedral Southwark Cathedral ( ) or The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of St Saviour and St Mary Overie, Southwark, London, lies on the south bank of the River Thames close to London Bridge. It is the mother church of the Anglican Diocese of Southwar ... on 14 April 2013; he retired effective 29 February 2020. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Skilton, Christopher John 1955 births Alumni of Magdalene College, Cambridge Archdeacons of Croydon Archdeacons of Lambeth Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
