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Tiny Giant
Tiny may refer to: Kane Places * Tiny, Ontario, a township in Canada * Tiny, Virginia, an unincorporated community in the US * Tiny Glacier, Wyoming, US Computing * Tiny BASIC, a dialect of the computer programming language BASIC * Tiny Encryption Algorithm, in cryptography, a block cipher notable for its simplicity of description and implementation * Tiny Computers, a defunct UK computer manufacturer * TinyMCE, a web-based editor * TinyMUD, a MUD server ** MU*, a family of MUD servers often called the Tiny family Automobiles * Tara Tiny, an Indian electric car * Tiny (car), a British cyclecar manufactured between 1912 and 1915 People Nickname * Nate Archibald (born 1948), American National Basketball Association player * Tiny Bonham (1913–1949), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Tiny Bradshaw (1905–1958), American jazz and rhythm and blues bandleader, singer, composer, and musician * Tiny Broadwick (1893–1978), American pioneering parachutist * Tiny Cahoon (1900 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiny, Ontario
Tiny, also known as Tiny Township, is a township in Simcoe County, south-central Ontario, Canada. The Township of Tiny can be found in the southern Georgian Bay region and is approximately long or . Communities The township comprises the communities of Ardmore Beach, Balm Beach, Belle-Eau-Claire Beach, Bluewater Beach, Cawaja Beach, Cedar Point, Clearwater Beach, Cove Beach, Crescent Beach, Coutenac Beach, Deanlea Beach, Dorion's Corner, East Tay Point, Edmore Beach, Georgian Bay Estates, Georgian Heights, Georgian Highlands, Georgian Sands Beach, Georgina Beach, Gibson, Ishpiming Beach, Kettle's Beach, Kingswood Acres, Lafontaine, Lafontaine Beach, Laurin, Mary Grove, Mountain View Beach, Nottawaga Beach, Ossossane Beach, Perkinsfield, Randolph, Rowntree Beach, Sandcastle Beach, Sandy Bay, Sawlog Bay, Silver Birch Beach, Sloane Point, Thunder Beach, Tiny Beach, Toanche, Wahnekewaning Beach, Wendake Beach, Woodland Beach, Wyebridge, Wyevale and Wymbolwood Beach. Lafontaine Laf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Engebretsen
Paul Joseph “Tiny” Engebretsen (July 27, 1910 – March 31, 1979) was a professional American football player who played offensive lineman for two seasons for the Chicago Bears, Chicago Cardinals, and Pittsburgh Pirates, and 9 years for the Green Bay Packers. Paul J. Engebretsen was born in Chariton, a town in Lucas County, Iowa to Henry J. Engebretsen (1880–1974) and Frankie Ophelia Kridelbaugh (1881–1972). He was named most valuable player of the Big Ten co-champion in 1931 playing at Northwestern University. Engebretsen had a large presence in his 1932 rookie season with the Chicago Bears, starting at guard and leading the NFL in extra points (10) and attempts (15). He was acquired in a trade with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1934 and played for nine years in Green Bay. He was an all-league choice on the 1936 and 1939 champion Packer teams, topped the NFL in extra points (18) in 1939 and retired on September 16, 1941, two days after the season opener. In the NFL, Engebre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiny Ron Taylor
Ronald "Tiny Ron" Taylor (November 21, 1947 – November 28, 2019) was an American film actor and former basketball player, known for his work in feature films such as ''The Rocketeer'' (1991) and '' Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'' (1994), and in television series such as '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', '' Star Trek: Voyager'', and as Al, the very tall police detective whose face is always out of frame in the ''Police Squad!'' and ''The Naked Gun'' franchise. His roles tended to exploit his 7 ft (2.13 m) frame. Early life Taylor was born in Torrance, California. He attended North Torrance High School and graduated from the University of Southern California. Sports career Taylor was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in the second round of the 1969 NBA draft, but never played in the NBA, instead he started playing in the American Basketball Association. He played for four teams from 1969 to 1972: the New York Nets and Washington Caps (1969–70); the Virginia Squires (1970 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiny Rowland
Roland Walter "Tiny" Rowland (; 27 November 1917 – 25 July 1998) was a British businessman, corporate raider and the chief executive of the Lonrho conglomerate from 1962 to 1993. He gained fame from a number of high-profile takeover bids, in particular his attempt to take control of Harrods. He was known for his complex business interests in Africa and his closeness to a number of African leaders. Early life He was born Roland Walter Fuhrhop on 27 November 1917 during World War I in a British internment camp for aliens outside Calcutta, India. His mother was Anglo-Dutch and his father, Wilhelm Fuhrhop, was a German export-import trader in Calcutta. Having been born in British India, he acquired automatic British citizenship by the custom of ''jus soli''. However, his parents remained "enemy aliens" for the duration of the First World War, and after the war, the Fuhrhops were refused entry into the United Kingdom. They settled in Hamburg, Germany. He was said to have been nickn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kendal Pinder
Kendal Nathaniel "Tiny" Pinder (born 25 April 1956) is a Bahamian former professional basketball player. Early life Pinder was born in the Bahamas. College career Pinder played four seasons of college basketball in the United States, first for Miami Dade College between 1975 and 1977 and then for the North Carolina State Wolfpack between 1977 and 1979. Pinder was selected in the fifth round of the 1979 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks. Professional career For the 1979–80 season, Pinder played in Israel for Hapoel Jerusalem. He led the Israeli League in scoring with 586 points. Between 1980 and 1983, Pinder performed with the Harlem Globetrotters. For the 1984–85 season, Pinder played in Finland for Turun NMKY. His 32.8 points per game was second in the Korisliiga, while his 14.8 rebounds per game led the league. Pinder moved to Australia in 1985 and played eight straight seasons in the NBL. In 1985 and 1986, he played for the Sydney Supersonics. In his first season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiny Osborne
Earnest Preston "Tiny" Osborne (April 9, 1893 – January 5, 1969) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1922 to 1925 for the Chicago Cubs and Brooklyn Robins. His nickname was ironic: Osborne was listed as tall and . The native of Porterdale, Georgia, batted left-handed and threw right-handed. In 142 big-league games pitched, including 74 starting assignments, and 646 innings, Osborne allowed 693 hits and 315 bases on balls. He registered two shutouts, 31 complete games, 263 strikeouts and seven saves. His professional career began in 1919 and ended in 1935, but he was out of "organized baseball" during 1920 and from 1928–34. His son, Bobo Osborne, was an MLB first baseman and third baseman A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball or softball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. In the scoring system us ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiny Lund
DeWayne Louis "Tiny" Lund (November 14, 1929 – August 17, 1975) was an American stock car racer. He was a journeyman racer-for-hire in the top level NASCAR Grand National Series, running partial seasons for a number of years, including a victory in the 1963 Daytona 500. Lund saw his greatest success in the NASCAR Grand American Series, where he was the season champion in three of the four full years the series was run – Lund won 41 of the 109 Grand American events that ran.The Grand National East Division Retrieved October 3, 2007 Lund stood 6 feet 5 inches tall and weighed about 270 lbs., earning the ironic nickname "Tiny". Background Lund started racing at a young age on a motorcycle, then moved up to |
Big Tiny Little
Dudley "Big Tiny" Little, Jr. (August 31, 1930 – March 3, 2010) Thedeadrockstarsclub.com, accessed March 2010 was an American musician who appeared on '''' from 1955 to 1959. His primary instrument was the . Biography Born in , United States, and the son of Tiny Little, Sr., a prominent musician and bandleader, Big Tiny Little, Jr. first took up playing piano at the age of five, bec ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Lister Jr
Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name) Characters * Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' * Tom Beck, a character in the 1998 American science-fiction disaster movie '' Deep Impact'' * Tom Buchanan, the main antagonist from the 1925 novel ''The Great Gatsby'' * Tom Cat, a character from the ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoons * Tom Lucitor, a character from the American animated series ''Star vs. the Forces of Evil'' * Tom Natsworthy, from the science fantasy novel ''Mortal Engines'' * Tom Nook, a character in ''Animal Crossing'' video game series * Tom Servo, a robot character from the ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' television series * Tom Sloane, a non-adult character from the animated sitcom ''Daria'' * Talking Tom, the protagonist from the ''Talking Tom & Friends'' franchise * Tom, a character from the '' Deltora Quest'' books by Emily Rodda * Tom, a cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiny Leys
Eric Tiki "Tiny" Leys (25 May 1907 – 21 January 1989) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A halfback, Leys represented at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks The New Zealand national rugby union team, commonly known as the All Blacks ( mi, Ōpango), represents New Zealand in men's international rugby union, which is considered the country's national sport. The team won the Rugby World Cup in 1987 ..., on their 1929 tour of Australia. He played five matches on that tour, including one international. References 1907 births 1989 deaths Rugby union players from Wellington City People educated at Wellington College (New Zealand) New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand international rugby union players Wellington rugby union players Rugby union scrum-halves {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiny Kox
Martinus Josephus Maria Kox (; born 6 May 1953 in Zeelst) is a Dutch politician who is serving as President of Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. As a member of the Socialist Party (SP) he has been serving as Senator since 10 June 2003, as well as being the longest-serving incumbent Senator in the Dutch Senate. On 24 January 2022 he was elected the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), initially for a one-year term. Prior to this, he was for several years the President of the Unified European Left Group in the Assembly, where he has been a member since 2003. Biography Early career In 1973 Kox finished an economical-judicial study programme at the School for Higher Economics & Administrative Sciences in Eindhoven. After which, in 1975, he got his bachelor of law-degree at Tilburg University, which ended his law study. From 1975 to 1982 he worked at the Tilburg law centre, at which point in time he was already an active member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
