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Toots (nickname)
Toots is a nickname of: * Toots Barger (1913—1998), American duckpin bowler * Salvador Camarata (1913–2005), American composer, arranger, trumpeter and record producer * Toots Ferrell (1929–2002), American Negro league pitcher * Toots Hibbert (1945–2020), Jamaican ska and reggae musician, founder of Toots and the Maytals * Albert Holway (1902–1968), Canadian National Hockey League player * Denis Kelleher (1931–2002), Irish former Gaelic footballer * Irving Meretsky (1912–2006), Canadian basketball player, on the 1936 Olympic silver medal team * Toots Mondello (1911–1992), American swing jazz alto saxophonist * Toots Mondt (1894–1976), American wrestling promoter * Susan Ople (born 1962), Filipino politician * Tommy Sampson (baseball) (1912–2002), American Negro league baseball player * Toots Shor (1903–1977), American restaurateur * Toots Shultz (1888–1959), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Toots Thielemans (1922–2016), Belgian jazz musician * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nickname
A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing. Commonly used to express affection, a form of endearment, and sometimes amusement, it can also be used to express defamation of character. As a concept, it is distinct from both pseudonym and stage name, and also from a title (for example, City of Fountains), although there may be overlap in these concepts. Etymology The compound word ''ekename'', literally meaning "additional name", was attested as early as 1303. This word was derived from the Old English phrase ''eac'' "also", related to ''eacian'' "to increase". By the 15th century, the misdivision of the syllables of the phrase "an ekename" led to its rephrasing as "a nekename". Though the spelling has changed, the pronunciation and meaning of the word have remained relatively stable ever since. Conventions in various languages English nicknames are generally represented in quotes between the bearer's first and last names (e.g., '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Ople
Maria Susana "Toots" Vasquez Ople (born February 9, 1962) is a Filipino politician and advocate of Overseas Filipino Workers' (OFW) rights who is the first Secretary of the Department of Migrant Workers. Biography Susan Ople was born on February 9, 1962, the youngest of the seven children of Blas F. Ople and Susana Vasquez. Her father served as Labor Secretary/Minister during the Marcos regime. She served as chief of staff of the Office of her father Senator Blas Ople and later as chief of staff of the Department of Foreign Affairs when her father became its Secretary. In 2004, Ople was appointed as Undersecretary of the Department of Labor and Employment by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. She then ran for Senator in the 2010 Philippine elections but lost, ranking 34th out of 61 candidates. Susan Ople is the founder and current president of the Blas Ople Policy Center (BOPC) which assist distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWS) in various parts of the world. To promote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toots Zynsky
Mary Ann Zynsky, better known as Toots Zynsky, (born 1951) is an American glass artist. Early life A native of Boston, Zynsky was known as "Toots" almost from the time she was born. She studied at the Rhode Island School of Design, receiving her BFA before traveling to Seattle to work at the Pilchuck Glass School under Dale Chihuly; she has continued to return there as an instructor. She spent six months in the 1980s in Ghana researching the local music. Career Her work is known for featuring the ''filet-de-verre'' technique, in which fine threads are pulled from glass canes. Zynsky has shown her work at exhibitions worldwide. She designed the torch, in the shape of a prosthetic limb, for the 2002 Paralympic Winter Games. She was a resident artist at the Corning Museum of Glass in 2016. In 2008 she was named to the American Craft Council College of Fellows. Her work is included in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Seattle Art Museum The Seattle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Tietje
Leslie William "Toots" Tietje (September 11, 1910 – October 2, 1996) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Browns between 1933 and 1938. Tietje batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Sumner, Iowa. He broke into professional baseball in 1931, pitching for the Waterloo Hawks and going 8–13 with a 5.03 ERA. He spent 1932 with Waterloo, going 8–14, and hitting .212 with four home runs. In 1933, he spent most of the season with the Dallas Steers, going 14–10 with a 3.51 ERA. He earned a call up to the big leagues, and on September 18 he made his debut. He started three games for the White Sox that year, going 2–0 with a 2.42 ERA. As he would throughout his entire career, he walked more batters than he struck out: in 22 innings, he walked 15 batters and struck out only nine. According to John Carmichael, Tietje was on pace for a successful career, but he developed arthritis in his arm and was hampered by that for the res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toots Thielemans
Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans (29 April 1922 – 22 August 2016), known professionally as Toots Thielemans, was a Belgian jazz musician. He was mostly known for his chromatic harmonica playing, as well as his guitar and whistling skills, and composing. According to jazz historian Ted Gioia, his most important contribution was in "championing the humble harmonica", which Thielemans made into a "legitimate voice in jazz".Gioia, Ted. ''The History of Jazz'', Oxford Univ. Press (2011) p. 382 He eventually became the "preeminent" jazz harmonica player.Morton, Brian, and Cook, Richard. ''The Penguin Jazz Guide: the History of the Music in the 1000 Best Albums'', Penguin UK, (2010) ebook. His first professional performances were with Benny Goodman's band when they toured Europe in 1949 and 1950. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1951, becoming a citizen in 1957. From 1953 to 1959 he played with George Shearing, and then led his own groups on tours in the U.S. and Europe. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toots Shultz
Wallace Luther "Toots" Shultz (October 10, 1888 – January 30, 1959) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Schultz played for the Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ... in and . External linksBaseball-Reference.com Philadelphia Phillies players 1888 births 1959 deaths Baseball players from Pennsylvania Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Sacramento Sacts players Providence Grays (minor league) players Seattle Rainiers players Los Angeles Angels (minor league) players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1880s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toots Shor
Bernard "Toots" Shor (May 6, 1903 – January 23, 1977) was best known as the proprietor of a legendary saloon and restaurant, Toots Shor's Restaurant, in Manhattan. He ran three establishments under that name, but his first – and most renowned – was located at 51 West 51st Street. He was known as a saloonkeeper, friend, and confidant to some of New York's biggest celebrities during that era. Early life Shor was born in Philadelphia to Orthodox Jewish parents – his father of Austrian descent from Germany and his mother from Russia. He and his two older sisters were raised in a home above the family candy store in South Philadelphia. When Shor was 15 years old, his mother was killed by an automobile while she sat on the stoop outside their home. His father committed suicide five years later. Shor attended the Drexel Institute of Technology and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania before working as a traveling shirt-and-underwear salesman. First rest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Sampson (baseball)
Thomas "Toots" Sampson (August 31, 1912 – January 24, 2002) was an American second baseman in the Negro leagues. He played from 1938 to 1948, playing mostly with the Birmingham Black Barons. During the 1944 Negro World Series, Sampson was injured in a car accident. Fellow players John Britton, Pepper Bassett, Art Wilson, and Leandy Young were also in the car, but sustained minor injuries. Sampson's right leg was broken, and he missed the remainder of the series. In 1946 and 1947, he served as the manager of the Black Barons, before being replaced by Piper Davis. In 1948, Sampson discovered future Baseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays Willie Howard Mays Jr. (born May 6, 1931), nicknamed "the Say Hey Kid" and "Buck", is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball (MLB). Regarded as one of the greatest players ever, Mays ranks second behind only Babe Ruth on most all-tim ..., which led to Mays signing with the Black Barons. References External links anSeamheads 1912 b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toots Mondt
Joseph Raymond "Toots" Mondt (January 18, 1894 – June 11, 1976) was an American professional wrestler and promoter who revolutionized the wrestling industry in the early to mid-1920s and co-promoted the World Wide Wrestling Federation. Some of the stars Mondt helped create from the 1920s through the 1960s included Wayne Munn, Jim Londos, Antonino Rocca, Bruno Sammartino, Stu Hart and Cowboy Bill Watts. Early life Joseph Raymond Mondt was born in Garden Grove, Iowa on January 18, 1894. Joseph (Joe) Toots was his professional name. Toots' father, Frank, was a farmer and building contractor. The Mondt family moved to Weld County, Colorado in 1904. Professional wrestling career Early wrestling career Toots Mondt made his wrestling debut in Greeley in 1912 at the age of 18 in a carnival/wrestling style match, a match he would wrestle in for many years. Stu Hart claimed he ran into Toots by chance while wrestling in New York City and that Mondt said he received his first wrestling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toots Barger
Elizabeth "Toots" Barger (March 30, 1913 - September 28, 1998) was a Baltimore, Maryland duckpin bowling champion. She was born Mary Elizabeth Ryan in Hamilton, Maryland and graduated from Eastern High School in 1931. She was dubbed "Tootsie" by her aunt, which she later shortened to the nickname "Toots". She married Ernest Barger, a plumber, and they had two children. Barger began duckpin bowling in 1939, when she played in her cousin's duckpin league in Baltimore. Popularly thought to have been invented in Baltimore in 1900, the sport of duckpin bowling reached the height of its popularity in the 1940s and 1950s. The ''Baltimore Evening Sun'' newspaper sponsored an annual tournament from 1925 to 1968, which was often broadcast on local television. Barger won that tournament 12 times in 22 years, including six consecutive wins from 1946 to 1951. She was ranked the number one duckpin bowler by the National Duckpin Bowling Congress thirteen times during her career. She al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toots Mondello
Nunzio (Toots) Mondello (August 14, 1911 in Boston, Massachusetts – November 15, 1992 in New York City, New York) was an American swing jazz alto saxophonist. Mondello played with Mal Hallett from 1927 to 1933, where he also simultaneously performed saxophone and trombone, and with Irving Aaronson's Commanders, Joe Haymes, and Buddy Rogers. In 1934–35 he was a member of the Benny Goodman Orchestra; he returned to play with Goodman in 1939–40. In the interim he worked with Haymes, Ray Noble, and Phil Harris. He did extensive work as a studio sideman, with Chick Bullock, Bunny Berigan, Miff Mole, Claude Thornhill, Larry Clinton, Teddy Wilson, Louis Armstrong (1938–39), Lionel Hampton, and the Metronome All–Stars. He recorded as a leader between 1937 and 1939, doing two sessions with a big band, one with a nonet, and one with a trio. Mondello served in the military during World War II. He continued doing session work and remained active into the 1970s. He and Goodm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irving Meretsky
Irving "Toots" Meretsky (May 17, 1912 – May 18, 2006) was a Canadian basketball player who won the first and to this date only Silver medal for Canada in the first Olympic basketball competition, playing forward as a part of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. Biography Born in Windsor, Ontario on May 17, 1912, his pinnacle of athletic success was winning the silver medal for Canada in the 1936 Olympics, playing in two games. He was one of only around nine Jewish Olympians from six countries who won medals at the Berlin games conducted by the Nazis while Adolph Hitler was Chancellor. Many athletes had boycotted the games protesting Nazi rule, and the games were particularly noteworthy as Germany had instigated the anti-Semitic Nuremberg Laws one year earlier in September, stripping German Jews of their citizenship, rights to a public education, their access to many professions including law, medicine, and theatre, and their ability to marry German citizens. The followin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
