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Spikes (surname)
Spikes is the surname of: * Brandon Spikes (born 1987), American National Football League (NFL) linebacker * Cameron Spikes (born 1976), American former NFL football guard * Charlie Spikes (born 1951), Major League Baseball player * Irving Spikes (born 1970), American former NFL running back * Jack Spikes (born 1937), former American collegiate and American Football League running back and placekicker * John Spikes (1881–1955), American jazz musician and entrepreneur * Ken Spikes (1935-2009), former NASCAR Cup Series driver * Reb Spikes (1888–1982), American jazz saxophonist and entrepreneur * Richard Spikes (1884–1962), African-American engineer * Takeo Spikes (born 1976), American NFL linebacker See also * Spike (surname) Spike is the surname of: * John Spike (born 1951), American art historian, curator and author * Michèle Kahn Spike, American lawyer, historian, and prominent lay figure in the Episcopalian church * Paul Spike, American author, editor and journal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, as the forename, or at the end; the number of surnames given to an individual also varies. As the surname indicates genetic inheritance, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations; for example, a woman might marry and have a child, but later remarry and have another child by a different father, and as such both children could have different surnames. It is common to see two or more words in a surname, such as in compound surnames. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names, such as in traditional Spanish culture, they can be hyphenated together, or may contain prefixes. Using names has been documented in even the oldest historical records. Examples of surnames are documented in the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Spikes
Brandon Spikes (born September 3, 1987) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football for the University of Florida, was recognized as an All-American twice and was a member of two BCS National Championship teams. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft. Early years Spikes was born in Shelby, North Carolina.Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players Brandon Spikes Retrieved September 6, 2011. He attended Crest High School in Shelby, and was a standout high school football player for the Crest Chargers. Coming out of high school, he was considered one of the best linebacker prospects in the nation, and was rated the number one prospect in the state of North Carolina by Rivals.com and 33rd overall best player in the country according to Scout.com. He was also selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. College career Spikes accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida over offers fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameron Spikes
Cameron Spikes (born November 6, 1976) is a former American football guard in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the fifth round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas A&M Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, or TAMU) is a public, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System in 1948. As of late 2021, T .... College career At Texas A&M Spikes was a starting tackle in 1997 and moved to guard in 1998 Professional career Pre-draft St. Louis Rams The Rams drafted Spikes in the fifth round of the 1999 NFL Draft with the 145th overall pick. He played in 19 games for the Rams from 1999-2001. Houston Texans Spikes played 12 games with five starts in 2002. Arizona Cardinals In 2003 Spikes won a starting job on the Arizona Cardinals, playing in and starting 16 games in 2003 and playing in 16 games (with 9 start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Spikes
Leslie Charles Spikes (born January 23, 1951) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played from 1972 through 1980 for the New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, and Atlanta Braves. He also played 26 games for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan in 1981. His playing career nickname was "The Bogalusa Bomber." Spikes was drafted in the first round of the 1969 Major League Baseball Draft by the Yankees. He made his major league debut with the Yankees in 1972. He, along with John Ellis, Rusty Torres and Jerry Kenney, was traded from the Yankees to the Indians for Graig Nettles and Jerry Moses at the Winter Meetings on November 27, 1972. His best season was in 1974 for the Indians, when he hit .271 with 22 home runs and 80 RBI. He played for the Indians through the 1977 season. He was dealt to the Tigers for Tom Veryzer Thomas Martin Veryzer ( ; February 11, 1953 – July 8, 2014) was an American baseball shortstop. He played 12 years in Major League Baseball, app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irving Spikes
Irving Eugene Spikes (born December 21, 1970, in Ocean Springs, Mississippi) is a former professional American football player who played running back for four seasons for the Miami Dolphins The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami metropolitan area. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member team of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team pla ... from 1994 to 1997. References 1970 births Living people American football running backs Miami Dolphins players Alabama Crimson Tide football players Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football players {{runningback-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Spikes
Jack Erwin Spikes (born February 5, 1937) is a former American football running back and placekicker. He played in the American Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs, Houston Oilers, and the Buffalo Bills. He played college football at Texas Christian University (TCU). Spikes played a key role in professional football's longest championship game, the 1962 American Football League Championship game between the Texans and the Houston Oilers. Spikes' teammate Bill Hull intercepted the Oilers' George Blanda late in the first overtime. Hull's interception allowed the Texans to start the second overtime with two powerful runs by Spikes, to move the ball to the Oilers' 25-yard line, and Tommy Brooker kicked a field goal to give the Texans the win, 20–17. See also * List of American Football League players The following is a list of men who played for the American Football League (AFL, 1960–1969). Players A B C D Elbert Dubenion E F G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Spikes
John Curry Spikes (July 22, 1881 – June 28, 1955) was an American jazz musician and entrepreneur. Along with his brother Reb Spikes, John ran a traveling show band in early 1900s. At one point, Jelly Roll Morton was a member of the band.''The Rough Guide to Jazz''. Ian Carr, Digby Fairweather, Brian Priestley and Charles Alexander. Rough Guides, 2004. pp. 752-753. The Spikes brothers were performing in San Francisco around 1915, under the name The Original So-Different Orchestra, with Reb Spikes billed as the "World's Greatest Saxophonist".Floyd Levin: "The Spikes brothers - a Los Angeles saga", ''Jazz Journal'', December 1951 Around 1919, they settled in Los Angeles, where they started a music store, a nightclub, an agency and a publishing house. They were the first to record an all-black jazz band in 1922. In 1927, they shot a short sound film that predated ''The Jazz Singer'', the first full-length sound film. Their most enduring musical collaborations were writing the ly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Spikes
Kenneth "Ken" L. Spikes (born February 2, 1935, in Cordele, Georgia - died November 16, 2009, in Albany, Georgia) was a driver for the NASCAR Grand National Series who drove from 1964 to 1970. Before he was in NASCAR, Spikes served in the United States Air Force. During his spare time, Spikes would devote his time to operating a company specializing in heavy equipment. Career Spikes officially drove in 1755 laps of professional stock car racing action; which is the equivalent of .''Ken Spikes'' career statistics at Racing Reference The primary manufacturers for this driver were , |
Reb Spikes
Benjamin Franklin "Reb" Spikes (October 31, 1888 – February 24, 1982) was an American jazz saxophonist and entrepreneur. His composition with his brother John, "Someday Sweetheart", has become an often-recorded jazz standard. Biography Spikes was born in Dallas to an African American family, and also had Irish, French, Norwegian and Native American heritage. Nicknamed "Rebel" since childhood, the name was eventually shortened to "Reb". His family moved to Los Angeles in 1897, where Spikes worked on building sites before moving to San Francisco in 1907. Almost all of Spikes's siblings were pianists, but for a long time, Spikes preferred painting to music. He eventually took up music when his brother John bought him a set of drums. The brothers started touring the Southwest and Midwest as a piano and drums duo. Reb learned to play several instruments, including the saxophone, the clarinet, the trombone, and some piano. In 1914, Spikes returned to San Francisco and was hired as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Spikes
Richard Bowie Spikes (October 2, 1878 – January 22, 1963) was an African-American inventor. The holder of a number of United States patents, his improvements on existing inventions include a beer tap, automobile directional signals, an automatic gear shift device based on automatic transmission for automobiles and other motor vehicles and a safety braking system for trucks and buses. Life Richard B. Spikes was born in San Francisco, California and the fifth of nine children of Monroe Spikes, a barber, and his wife Medora (Kirby) Spikes. Two of his younger brothers, John Curry Spikes (1881–1955) and Reb Spikes (1888–1982), were musicians and songwriters (Someday Sweetheart, a jazz standard 919was their biggest hit). Reb Spikes was a noted jazz saxophonist who worked with Jelly Roll Morton, Kid Ory and Sid Le Protti; among the well known jazzmen he gave a start to were Lionel Hampton and Les Hite. Although a capable musician—piano and violin—Richard Spikes learned to cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takeo Spikes
Takeo Gerard Spikes (; born December 17, 1976) is a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Auburn University. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals 13th overall in the 1998 NFL Draft. A two-time Pro Bowl selection and one time All-Pro, Spikes also played for the Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers and San Diego Chargers. Spikes is one of only seven linebackers to achieve more than 200 career starts with the NFL. Only once did Spikes record less than 70 tackles in a season. He was a team captain in 13 out of his 15 seasons of play. Spikes has the distinction of playing in 219 regular season games without a playoff appearance, which is the most in NFL history. The Eagles, 49ers, and Chargers all made the playoffs the year after Spikes left each team. After retiring from the NFL, Spikes became a media personality. He is currently a football analyst on NBC Sports Network, co-hosts S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
