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Van Every
Van Every is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Dale Van Every (1896–1976), American writer and film producer *Hal Van Every (1918–2007), American footballer *Jonathan Van Every (born 1979), American baseball player *Kermit Van Every Kermit Van Every (March 5, 1915 – November 20, 1998) was a noted American aeronautical engineer best known for his work in the area of very high speed flight. He was a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and had the u ... (1915–1998), American aerospace engineer {{surname, Van Every Surnames of Dutch origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Van Every
Jonathan Eugene Van Every (born November 27, 1979) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder. Amateur career Van Every attended Itawamba Community College in Fulton, Mississippi where he played college baseball. At Itawamba CC, Van Every had a career batting average of .375 with 16 home runs over two seasons. Professional playing career Cleveland Indians Van Every was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 29th round (876th overall) of the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft. He did not play in 2000 because he did not sign until May 19, . From 2001 to , Van Every played in the Indians organization. His best season came in , when he played for the Single-A Kinston Indians. That year, he hit .276 with 21 home runs. In , he was an Eastern League All-Star. Following the 2007 season, Van Every became a minor league free agent. Boston Red Sox (first stint) On December 1, 2007, the Boston Red Sox signed him to a minor league contract. Van Every made his major leagu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dale Van Every
Dale Van Every (July 23, 1896 in Van, Michigan – May 28, 1976 in Santa Barbara, California) was an American writer, film producer, and studio executive. Biography Van Every's parents were Wilbert and Estella (Palmer) Van Every from Petoskey, Michigan. He graduated from a San Bernardino, California-area high school in 1914 and attended Stanford University. When the United States entered World War I, "in his junior year he enlisted with the Stanford ambulance unit, serving overseas for about three years, first in the ambulance corps, later as a commissioned officer in the Convois Automobils '' ic'. He graduated from Stanford in 1920 and went to work for the United Press news agency, first in New York, then around 1921, as a bureau chief in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He eventually quit and pursued writing. With Morris DeHaven Tracy, he wrote a biography of Charles Lindbergh which was published in 1927, the year Lindbergh made his famous solo trip across the Atlantic. He also w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hal Van Every
Harold "Hal" Van Every (February 10, 1918August 11, 2007) was an American football Running back, back in the National Football League (NFL) who played 21 games for the Green Bay Packers. In 1940, the Green Bay Packers used the ninth pick in the first round of the 1940 NFL Draft to sign Van Every out of the University of Minnesota. Van Every went on to play for two seasons with the Packers and retired in 1941. Van Every then joined the United States Army for World War II, then transferred to the Air Corps after six months, becoming a bomber pilot. He was assigned to 510th Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Eighth Air Force, flying a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber out of RAF Rattlesden, Rattlesden Air Base in England. On his ninth mission, his B-17 was shot down by flak on May 12, 1944. He was taken prisoner and sent to Stalag Luft III, arriving just after the famous "Great Escape". Near the end of the war, with the Russians closing in, the Germans marched their Prisoner of wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kermit Van Every
Kermit Van Every (March 5, 1915 – November 20, 1998) was a noted American aeronautical engineer best known for his work in the area of very high speed flight. He was a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and had the unusual distinction of receiving the Wright Brothers Medal twice, in 1948 and 1958. Van Every was a native of San Jose, California. In 1937 he transferred from San Jose State University to Stanford University, where he earned his undergraduate and aeronautical engineering degrees in 1938 and 1939 respectively, and was elected to the honorary science fraternity Sigma Xi. Van Every worked for Douglas Aircraft Company for 25 years, ultimately serving as Chief Aeronautical Engineer, in which role he won widespread respect for leading design of high-speed aircraft that set a number of speed and altitude records, including the Douglas SkyrocketHunley, J.D. ''et al.'' (1999''Toward Mach 2: The Douglas D-558 Program (The NASA History Series)'' N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
